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The Independent NOVA Chemicals will pay a $130,000 fine after a sub-contractor was injured by hot liquid during maintenance work. May 7, 2024, two employees of Kel-Gor Limited were at the plant on Petrolia Line near Corunna doing maintenance work, according to the Ministry of Labour. The pair were working on boilers and had to remove water from them to

Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township has given its blessing to a fifth proposal for a natural gas powered electricity plant. Monday, council gave a letter of support to Vogtech Renewables for a bid to the Independent Electricity System Operator for a 250-megawatt plant at the corner of Greenfield and Bickford Lines near Courtright. That was despite plea from Canadian

Barry Wright/The Independent The Legionnaires open the regular season next Thursday against the Strathroy Rockets and there will be a familiar face on the opposition benches.   The Rockets recently added to its roster with the signing of Petrolia’s Adam Broad.  The 18-year-old had four goals and 21 points in 47 games last season for the Mooretown Flags. Sarnia has

Heather Wright/The Independent A St. Clair Township woman wants to keep her backyard chickens, but her bid to change the township’s bylaw banning was not greeted warmly.  Annette Wares came to council Monday asking councillors to approve the ownership of up to eight chickens in residential areas. “As rural areas expand and lifestyles evolve, the idea of keeping chickens in

The Independent Lambton County ‘s Warden, Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott, has a new, temporary title – Chair of the Western Warden’s Caucus. Earlier this month, Marriott was elected the vice-chair of the group which represents 15counties and single-tier municipalities in Southwestern Ontario with more than 1.6 millionresidents. But today, the organization’s Chair Amy Martin of Norfolk County, stepped aside to

Heather Wright/The Independent There are calls for improvements to Courtright Line after two people died in a Thanksgiving weekend accident. And St. Clair’s mayor says he’s already asked Lambton County officials to take a look at any issues that may have contributed to the loss of a Brigden teen and an elderly driver. Oct. 13, around 2:15 pm, Lambton OPP

A second person has died after a Thanksgiving Weekend accident in St. Clair Township. 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. Family has identified the victim as Noah Nicholson.

A St. Clair Township man is facing 19 drug and gun charges after OPP raided a home on Wilkesport Line. The arrest was made as police searched two homes Thursday. Lambton OPP along with officers from Essex and Elgin-Middlesex OPP Community Street Crime Units and West Region OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, Emergency Response Team, Canine Unit and Chatham-Kent Police

Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township wants to build a $20 million addition to the Moore Sport Complex.And council is hoping the province will step up with at least half the project’s cost with its new Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund. The province recently announced the $200 million initiative to repair old arenas across the province. Part of the

A Wallaceburg man is facing a raft of charges after a stolen vehicle crashed on Walpole Island. Lambton OPP got a call about a stolen vehicle on the St. Clair Parkway in St. Clair Township just after 2:30 Sunday morning. Police then received a traffic complaint with a similar vehicle. Police found the car and tried to stop it on

Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township Mayor Jeff Agar is ecstatic. St Clair Township will be able to expand the Courtright waste water treatment plant after the province kicked in $33.87 million for a $45 million expansion. Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey made the announcement today on behalf of Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surman. The funding is part of the provinces Housing

Corunna’s Derek Drouin has officially been recognized for his silver medal performance at the London 2012 Olympics. Friday, the two-time Olympic champion received his upgraded silver medal for the men’s high jump at London 2012 in a ceremony at Paris 2024’s Champions Park at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.  Drouin finished in a three-way tie for bronze in the