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John Wright/The Independent Kole Chapman will be LCCVI’s lone OFSAA returnee but he won’t be the only Lancer heading to the provincial track and field championships after an impressive meet from their newcomers. Chapman will be joined by Rayah Minten, Kallee Elliott, Jaylen Helps, and Liam Hackett at the OFSAA Track and Field Championships in St. Catharines that run from

John Wright/The Independent Three LCCVI athletes hit the podium during the first day of the OFSAA West Regional track and field championships. Rayah Minten, Kole Chapman and Kallee Elliott are among seven Lambton athletes advancing to the provincial championship. Minten topped a field of 16 competitors with a throw of 11.56m, just one centimetre more than her throw best throw

Heather Wright/The Independent Tricar says it is working with Cargill Grains hoping to ease concerns about the company’s 14-storey, 105 unit apartment near the Sarnia Harbour. In late 2025, Cargill asked Ontario’s minister of municipal affairs to use a Ministerial Zoning Order to override plans for housing developments in the area, including the Tricar tower. Cargill’s letter to the minister

The Independent The 2025-26 hockey season for the Alvinston Killer Bees officially came to a close with their year-end banquet on Saturday night. James McEwan and Joseph Raaymakers were chosen as the most valuable players for the season. McEwan was given the trophy as the regular season MVP and the postseason honour went to goaltender Raaymakers. McEwan led the team in

Heather Wright/The Independent The federal riding which serves Lambton County will continue to be called Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong. That’s after MP Marilyn Gladu wrote to the Procedure and House Affairs Committee removing her request to drop Bkejwanong from the riding name. Gladu says the issue dates back several years when Charles Sampson was Chief of Bkejwanong. When it was suggested the First

The Independent There will soon be more recreation options in Oil Springs thanks to the Judith and Norman Alix Foundation. The village has received a $81,300 grant to turn a little used skate park at the Youth Centre into a multi-use court for pickleball, tennis and basketball. The project also includes new lights for the baseball field. The grant was

John Wright/The Independent For the third consecutive year LCCVI has won the ‘AA’ team title at the SWOSSAA Track and Field Championships at Sandwich Secondary School in LaSalle. Kole Chapman (Senior Boys 110m Hurdles), Kallee Elliott (Novice Girls High Jump), Liam Hackett (Novice Boys 300m Hurdles), Rayah Minten (Novice Girls Shot Put), and Jonah Wagner (Novice Boys Long Jump) were

Heather Wright/The Independent There could some day be a clean-energy storage project in St. Clair Township. NRStor, an energy storage company which creates several kinds of power storage plants, came to township council May 19 to talk about an air energy storage project. The Independent Electricity Supply Operator is looking for long-term, clean energy electricity storage projects and NRStor is

The Independent Lambton OPP are looking for a man on a bike after power tools were taken from a Port Lambton business. On May 14, police were called to Old River Road by a business owner. Police found a man in a black hoodie and a large white logo on his chest, grey Carhartt jacket, black pants and riding a

EDITORS’ NOTE: This article was editted May 20 to correct the name of the Conservative Co-Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman. Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative Lianne Rood says sitting Conservative MPs will give a voice to Sarnia-Lambton Conservatives abandoned by their MP. Hundreds of people from Sarnia and Lambton County and the surrounding region packed into the exhibition hall at the Plympton-Wyoming

Heather Wright/The Independent Ryan Beattie is getting ready to compete against the best student welders in Canada. The LCCVI student was recently the Gold medal winner at the Skills Ontario welding competition in Toronto, opening the door to the Canadian championships in Toronto May 28. His welding teacher, Johnny Dawson, says Beattie and his LCCVI teammates Gauri Patel and Brayden

The Independent Lambton OPP are reminding people that golf carts are not allowed on roadways. Const. Tyler Campbell says there have been several complaints about the carts in Lambton Shores and St. Clair Township recently. Police say if you’re driving a golf cart on a highway, you could be charged with operating motor vehicle without insurance or a permit. And