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Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu is praising the Liberal plan to put more money into tradestraining. The Carney government released its fiscal forecast Tuesday with officials say there will be a $66.9 billion budget deficit instead of the projected $78.3 billion. The reduction comes from higher than projected revenue and cost cutting on the government operations. Gladu notes

Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu is keeping a lower profile after facing death threats and vandalism since becoming a member of the Liberal government. The long-time Conservative MP was welcomed into the Liberal fold April 8. While the Carney government had been wooing MPs, hoping to secure a majority government at the time, virtually no one expected Gladu,

Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative & Heather Wright/The Independent Family and friends sat listening as Sarnia Police gave details of the arrest of the suspect in the murder of Dane Nisbet Tuesday. The 20-year-old Sarnia man was with two friends at the Lambton College pub – The Lion’s Den – April 10 when shots were fired around 1 am. Nisbet and

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County spent $1.14 million more than expected for winter maintenance in 2025. That’s 50 per cent more than officials budgeted. The cost over run was not a surprise. The county’s general manager of infrastructure and development said in February the $2.4 million snow budget was over by at least a million. Staff, in a report to

The Independent The man wanted in the murder of Dane Nisbet has been arrested in London. The 20-year-old Sarnia man was with two friends at the Lambton College pub – The Lion’s Den – April 10 when shots were fired around 1 am. Nisbet and his two teammates from the Mooretown Flags, were hit and Nisbet died of his injuries.

Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Tourism Sarnia-Lambton is coming under heavy criticism from Sarnia council with one councillor suggesting the promotional organization has “gone dormant” since the pandemic. And some councillors, including Councillor Anne Marie Gillis, suggest it may be time to create a new tourism group with Sarnia, Point Edward and possibly St. Clair Township.  Sarnia does not have its

Barry Wright/The Independent The Alvinston Killer Bees will travel a return trip of nearly 1,200 km to eastern Ontario this weekend to play the Tilbury Bluebirds in the quarter-finals on Thursday. The Bees were among eight teams which played a seeding round over the weekend. Alvinston opened the preliminary round in Smiths Falls on Saturday with a 7-2 win over

The Independent Members of the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority board will have one big task to complete before it merges into a new regional authority – building a budget. And it has to be done by June. General Manager Ken Phillips told board members April 16 the province is now directing the 37 conservation authorities to prepare one last

Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Sarnia-Lambton Crime Stoppers is offering the largest reward in its history for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in the April 10 murder of Sarnian Dane Nisbet. “In my 10 years as president of Crime Stoppers, this is the biggest reward we’ve ever offered,” said Sean Robbins during a press conference at police headquarters

Barry Wright/The Independent A three-week hiatus for the Alvinston Killer Bees will end this weekend when the Bees take on the Deseronto Bulldogs in the first game for both teams at the inaugural NPHL Outlaw Tournament in Smiths Falls, southwest of Ottawa. Game time Saturday is 5 p.m. The Bees – who are ranked fourth in the eight-team tournament –

Barry Wright & Heather Wright/The Independent There will be a major shift in the leadership of the Mooretown Flags; long-time president Bob Barnes, Head Coach Mark Davis, who had been behind the bench in Mooretown since 2015, Assistant Coach Jeff Perry and General Manager John Baker are all leaving the organization. The departure of the leaders in the organization comes

Heather Wright/The Independent Patients are still waiting too long to get into Bluewater Health when they arrive by ambulance. That’s according to Stephen Turner, chief of emergency medical services in Lambton. In a report to council, Turner says paramedics answered 21,361 calls in 2025, a six per cent increase over 2024. “Off load delay times have continued to remain high