All St. Clair Township News

The Independent The Lambton County International Plowing Match has a new leader. Dave Henderson will lead the group bringing the massive farm show to Lambton County in 2027. The 2027 IPM was originally planned at the Brigden Fairgrounds. Planning was well underway when the local committee quit saying it would not host the event because a deal was not in

St. Clair appears to be in dark about plans Heather Wright/The Independent Clean Harbors is building a new process water storage pond on what the Ministry of the Environment calls ‘virgin land’ next Petrolia Line. And it appears St. Clair Township officials we not aware the project was in the works. The hazardous waste disposal company has already been given

The Independent Two vehicles collided at the corner of Plank Road and Petrolia Line in the Tuesday morning fog. St. Clair Township Fire Chief Richard Boyes says firefighters arrived to the corner – a site of frequent accidents – to find the damaged vehicles. One had spun off and clipped the guide wire for a hydro pole. It has to

The Independent Emergency responders are on the scene of an accident at the corner of Petrolia Line and Plank Road. St. Clair Fire, the OPP and paramedics were called to the corner just before 8 am Tuesday morning in the fog. There are no details about the accident but fire officials are asking people to avoid the area.

The Independent The Mooretown Jr. Flags U11 ‘B’ team went undefeated all weekend at the Aurora Early Bird Tournament, capping off a dominant run with a 6-1 championship victory over the North London Nationals Sunday. The team opened the tournament with wins over North London (7-3), Brantford 99ers (5-1), Lake Erie North Stars (8-0) and Norfolk Knights (8-0), before defeating

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