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Heather Wright/The Independent The cause of a million dollar industrial fire in Petrolia will go down as undetermined. That’s according to Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Chief Rick Cousins. Wednesday, a large drive shed at the back of the Concrete Systems property on Centre Street caught fire just before 2 pm. Cousins says one person had been working in the building, also

Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick Township is still the lowest-taxed municipality in Lambton. That from figures provided by Treasurer Trevor Jarrett recently as he presented the draft 2025 budget. The municipality is expected to spend close to $12 million on capital projects, operating expenses and paying down its debt, particularly on the new East Lambton Community Complex in 2025. Jarrett says

Heather Wright/The Independent St Clair Township’s renovation of the Courtright Water Treatment plant will boost capital spending in 2025 to over $70 million. Township council recently reviewed and approved the capital budget, which will be finally approved when the township completes its operational budget in the New Year. There is $21,949,164 in capital spending planned for 2025 aside from the

The Independent Lambton OPP are once again warning seniors to be careful of callers claiming to be grandchildren in trouble. In early December, police heard from a Corunna resident who lost $8,500 to scammers. The victim told police they’d received a call from someone they thought was their grandchild. They had talked to the grandchild’s lawyer and arrangements were made.

Lambton OPP hopes to find the owner of an urn. OPP received a call New Years’ Day about an urn recovered from the St. Clair River, near St. Clair Parkway, south of Moore Line. The urn is made of metal and is blue and silver in colour. The OPP is hoping to get the urn back to its rightful owner.

Nova Chemical’s says a disruption in their process at the Corunna facility is responsible for a large flare which lit up the night sky Thursday. The glow and flame from the stack could be seen as far south as Dresden. “We are actively working to return the facility to normal operating conditions as soon as possible,” the company said in

With the giant snowstorm in cottage country top of mind, the OPP is issuing its annual warning to be prepared for anything when you head out on the roads this winter. OPP say drivers should expect and prepare for the unexpected. Police suggest: More winter driving safety tips can be found at :https://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/winterdrive/winterdrive.shtml).

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County will spend about $20,000 to improve four intersections along Courtright Line. There have been several calls to improve safety along Courtright Line after a number of accidents in the last two years. Most recently, two people died on the Thanksgiving Weekend at the corner of Courtright and Mandaumin Line.  That prompted Kailey Dalgety to start

One person was injured in a fire south of Corunna. Firefighters from Corunna, Brigden and Courtright were called to Rokeby Line around noon Monday and found smoke coming through the windows of the split level brick home. St Clair Township Fire Chief Richard Boyes says one man – believed to be the homeowner – was taken to hospital with unknown

Diageo ‘indefinitely delays’ St. Clair Township plant Cathy Dobson/The Independent The much-anticipated construction of a $245-million Crown Royal distillery in St. Clair Township is on hold with no date for when the project might go ahead. St. Clair’s Mayor Jeff Agar said the economic blow came as a surprise and is “very disappointing.” Work on the distillery’s site plan had

Lambton OPP are investigating after an accident at the corner of Petrolia Line and Plank Road. A black mini van crashed into a hydro pole at the St. Clair Township corner around 11 am Monday. Police have yet to release details about the accident and it is not clear if anyone was injured in the crash. Hydro One is on

A 19 year-old from St. Clair Township has died in an accident on Courtright Line near Mandaumin Road. Sunday, around 2:15 pm, Lambton OPP were called to the scene with St. Clair Fire and paramedics and found the three car accident. One driver, a 19 year-old from St. Clair Township, was pronounced dead at the scene. Another driver was transported