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Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township Councillor Brad Langstaff wants to know what it cost for the fire department to help fight an ethanol plant fire in Chatham. Sept. 16, 15 firefighters, the township’s two tower trucks and its drone headed to Chatham to help battle a massive fire at Greenfield Global. St. Clair was called on because it has

Barry Wright/The Independent North Lambton teammates Keegan Turner and AJ Wilson both finished in the top half of the field at the recent Ontario high school golf tournament in Windsor. Turner tied for seventh with rounds of 76 and 77. Wilson tied for 29th with rounds of 83 and 81. ••• It was a night to forget for the Sarnia

The Independent Lambton OPP are looking for a thief after an e-bike was stolen in Corunna. The OPP were called to a home on Argyle St. Oct. 16 around 11 am after the e-bike was stolen from a garage at the home. Police say the theft occurred around 4:30 am; surveillance footage shows someone entered through the side man door

‘We don’t want to turn down new development’ during discussion about approval of energy projects Heather Wright/The Independent Energy was on the minds of St. Clair Township council candidates during a recent Round Table discussion hosted by The Independent. In the last year, the municipal council viewed and gave support to five different proposals for natural gas-powered electricity plants in

The Independent NOVA Chemicals has been found guilty of failing to report a benzene spill at its Petrolia Line plant. On Jan. 20, 2024, there was a spill of about 1,475 litres of benzene. An investigation found the benzene leaked out of the gear box vent of a pump due to a failed seal within the pump. The benzene which

Barry Wright/The Independent The puck drops this Friday on a new season of Petrolia Squires senior hockey and it’s a tough task right out of the gate. The Squires entertain the defending Ontario Elite Hockey League champion Seaforth Centenaires at Greenwood at 8:30. Seaforth won the south division banner last season with a 15-4-1 record and went on to win

Barry Wright/The Independent Hayden Duncan is back with the Strathroy Rockets of the Greater Ontario Hockey League. The Alvinston goalie was acquired from Drayton Valley of the Alberta Junior Hockey League last week for a playerdevelopment fee. Duncan made 34 regular season and playoff appearances with three teams in the OJHL last season. It’s his second stint with the Rockets.

Audience member calls the messaging ‘quite alarming’ Heather Wright/The Independent A candidate for the Lambton-Kent public school board says she will “stand strong against the progressive heists of the Canadian education system” including returning to the “history we all grew up with” so students can be proud to be Canadian. Cynthia Workman’s words raised some eyebrows at the Brooke-Alvinston All-Candidates

OPP, Ministry of Labour investigating The Independent A worker at a Sombra greenhouse was taken to hospital by air ambulance Wednesday morning after crashing through the roof. St. Clair Township fire officials say the department was called to the Envirofresh Produce greenhouses near CF Industries on the St. Clair Parkway just after 9 am. Chief Richard Boyes says a man

Heather Wright/The Independent Chris Edgar says it “impossible” to think about this year’s hockey season at LCCVI without his mentor and coaching partner Bobby Gould. Gould died Saturday after a short illness. Born in Petrolia, Gould’s passion for hockey took him first to the University of New Hampshire and earned his teaching degree and then went all the way to

Barry Wright/The Independent The Mooretown Flags go up against the Sharks in PJHL action tonight (Wed) in Wheatley. Mooretown is coming off a 4-1 loss to the Essex 73’s at the Moore Sports Complex Saturday. Ty Therrien snapped Essex’s shutout bid with the Flags’ lone goal in the final minute of regulation time. Ciaran Guitton-Quayle made 35 saves in the

The Independent More than 45,000 people spent time at the Brigden Fair on the Thanksgiving Weekend. Dennis Robson of the Moore Agricultural Society, which hosts the fair, says 45,376 people came through the gates. Even Sunday, when rain threatened, there was a good crowd. “We had one family say they didn’t even have to open their umbrella until 4 o’clock,”