All St. Clair Township News

Blake Ellis/The Independent St. Clair Township council candidates were answering questions about future of the Mooretown campground at the first All-Candidates debate. The Sombra Township Optimist Club held the event in Port Lambton on Sept. 16, even though the two incumbents in the southern ward of St. Clair have already been acclaimed. Mayoralty candidates Jeff Agar and Bruce Gibson as

Barry Wright/The Independent The Mooretoown Flags will be the latest team to try to hand the Lakeshore their first loss of the season when they face the Canadiens on Friday night. Lakeshore comes into the matchup with a 4-0 record. The Flags returns home to entertain Wheatley on Saturday at the Moore Sports Complex. Puck drop is 7:30. Mooretown is

Heather Wright/The Independent Fundraisers in Lambton are working harder than ever to raise the cash they need with six million-dollar-plus campaignsunderway. And, they say, it is getting harder with the competition and the concerns about the economy. Non-profit groups constantly fundraise to support their operations. Lambton County Developmental Services, for example, runs several large events each year to help meet

Barry Wright/The Independent A player with family ties to Petrolia has been named one of four assistant captains with the OHL Barrie Colts. Eamon Edgar was handed the honour by the OHL team late last week. The 16-year-old had seven goals and 19 points in 64 games as a rookie last year. ••• The goaltender with the most wins in

The Independent About 1,000 contractors are getting to work on Imperial Oil’s $100 million turnaround this week. The company, in a social media post, says process units will be safely shut down first, which could cause increased flaring. “Safety remains our highest priority. Extensive planning and preparation have gone into this turnaround to help protect our workforce, neighbours, and the

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County councillors have thrown their support behind the Northern Shield pipeline. The federal and provincial governments have pledged to build a pipeline from Alberta to Sarnia’s petrochemical industries which would bring 500,000 barrels of crude oil a day to the region for refining. It’s an effort to maintaincontrol of Canada’s energy resources. The feds have promised

Blake Ellis/The Independent A move to cut back on the number of public school board meetings in Lambton-Kent has failed. But administration will try again to convince trustees in September. The move, as explained Lambton Kent District School Board Chief Executive Officer Gary Girardi, would lead to more efficiencies with the board and would bring Lambton-Kent in line with other

Barry Wright/The Independent With the OHL preseason in the rear view mirror, the Sting is now preparing for its league opener against the Greyhounds in the Soo on Saturday night. Sarnia ended its exhibition schedule with a 7-1 win over the London Knights before 2,298 fans at Progressive Auto Sales Arena Friday. Matthew Manza and Myles Dunn each scored twice

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Efforts are being stepped up to revive American tourist traffic, left on life support by the pandemic and tariff threats, says Adam Veen. The new executive director of Tourism Sarnia-Lambton (TSL) has been on the job only a few weeks but had some good news for local politicians and tourism leaders attending TSL’s annual general meeting Thursday.

Barry Wright/The Independent The first step in erasing the dubious memory of last season’s record-setting winless season comes this week for the GOHL’s Sarnia Legionnaires. With new ownership and a revamped coaching staff and roster, Sarnia takes on the Komoka Kings on Thursday (Sept. 17) at Pat Stapleton Arena. Game time is 7 p.m. Sting prospect Ethan Glavin will wear

The Independent Firefighters from Lambton County were among the first responders called to an early morning blaze at Chatham’s Ethanol Plant. Chatham-Kent firefighters were called to the Greenfield Global facility around midnight for a fire. By 3 am, firefighters from St. Clair Township, Borouge International – formerly NOVA – and Shell were on the scene to help with about 15

Blake Ellis/The Independent The Township of Enniskillen will reach out to the Ontario Plowmen’s Association (OPA) to meet about plans for the International Plowing Match to be hosted in the township in 2027. During the Sept. 8 council meeting, Councillor Tim Williams questioned whether the township had been notified about the 2027 International Plowing Match. It was announced in April