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Barry Wright/The Independent LCCVI is now 2-1 in high school girls’ rugby after beating the CKSS Golden Hawks, 37-nil. Mya Beaudoin led the winners with three tries. Emily White, Noelle Edgar, Miley Anderson and Kennedie Urquhart also crossed the goal line for the Lancers. Urquhart also added a convert. LCCVI ends the regular season against the St. Patrick’s Irish on

Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Newly-minted Liberal MP Marilyn Gladu says she continues to serve her constituents despite death threats and police charges related to someone accused of criminal harassment against her. “It’s not an easy time,” said Gladu, formerly the Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong Conservative MP who crossed the floor and joined the Liberal government April 8. “That said, I’m doing lots of

The Independent Anne McGugan who for decades worked alongside her politician husband, and was a force of nature in her own right, has passed away. McGugan died May 9 at the age of 85. She had been married to former Brooke-Alvinston Mayor Don McGugan 58 years. Anne was a teacher for decades, starting in a one-room school in Brigden at

Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township hopes to bring in some extra advertising dollars. Sue Knight, coordinator of parks and recreation, in a report to council outlined an agreement with the Mooretown Flags to share revenue from arena advertising had not been renewed since 2017. Council agreed to resign the agreement, giving the Flags, minor hockey and the Lady Flags

Barry Wright/The Independent Hurdlers from LCCVI won a trio of races at Great Lakes Secondary School leading up to the LKSSAA track and field championship. Kole Chapman crossed the finish first in the senior boys’ 400-metre hurdles in a time of 57.3, nearly five seconds faster than his nearest competitor.  Xander Knapp won the junior boys 300-metre hurdles event in

The Independent A couple of big road construction projects are getting the nod in Lambton County. In St. Clair Township, councillors approved a $1.52 million contract for GIP Paving to fix Lambton Line. Engineer Andrew Malpass says in his report to council Lambton Line between Pretty and Mandaumin Road is at the end of its life but that sections of

Heather Wright/The Independent There are a lot of familiar faces, some in new places, as the first would-be politicians file their papers to run in the Oct. 26 municipal elections. The nomination period opened May 1. One of the first people to file was Joel Field. The long-time Petrolia councillor and now deputy mayor has thrown his hat into the

Heather Wright/The Independent The head of the Sarnia-Lambton Ontario Health team says more doctors and health professionals will be hired to make sure 5,600 people have health care, thanks to an additional $2.8 million from the province. Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey announced the funding April 30 saying both the Rapids Family Health Team and the new E-nangaabe-jig Health Services have

Barry Wright/The Independent The Ontario Hockey League final between the Barrie Colts and Kitchener Rangers will have a Petrolia flavour to it. Eamon Edgar and the Barrie Colts won the Eastern Conference championship with a 5-0 win over the Bulldogs in Brantford on Monday night. The win gave the Colts the conference title in seven games. Edgar, whose parents are

Barry Wright/The Independent Forest resident Brett Case is the new general manager of the PJHL’s Blenheim Blades. He was hired after a season as assistant general manager with the Chatham Maroons. Case, born and raised in Watford, serves as the general manager of the Alvinston Killer Bees and he will continue in that role. ••• Plympton-Wyoming’s Pat Verbeek and his

Heather Wright/The Independent Joanna Holmes and her Curran Ave neighbours see light at the end of the murky tunnel. The retiree says the water along the street has been murky and discoloured for months. It all started when the township disconnected Shell Canada from the water system. Without the flow of water going through the 1950’s cast-iron pipes to Shell,

Heather Wright/The Independent A St. Clair Township businessman is voicing his frustration after an offer to purchase the Mooretown campground and develop it into housing stalled. The township has been talking about the future of the site beside the municipally-owned golf course since May 2023. The township’s director of community services, Kendall Lindsay, brought up the issue again in April