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Blake Ellis/The Independent The Lambton Kent District School Board will have 15 meetings annually beginning in November. A revised plan was presented to trustees at its Sept 22 meeting after trustees voted down a plan in a 4-4 vote at its Sept. 8 meeting to reduce its schedule from 18 meetings to nine meetings. Trustee David Shortt said the new

The Independent St. Clair Township’s three food banks are benefiting from a day of golf in the sun. The St. Clair Township Fire Department and CF Industries raised $48,000 for Brigden Caring Cupboard, Sacred Heart Port Lambton Food Bank and St. Andrew’s Food Bank in Corunna during its tournament in June. “It’s a great example of community partners working together

Barry Wright/The Independent Overtime was not kind to the Mooretown Flags last week. Despite Lucas Ross tying the game in the final minute of regulation time on Friday in Lakeshore, the Canadiens won the contest 4-3 at 2:08 of the fourth period. Carson Crawford and Ty Therrien also scored for Mooretown. Nolan Bourdage and Thomas Browning McFeggen each had two

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