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Kole Chapman, Xander Knapp and Megan Munro all won two events each at therecent CK Relays in Chatham. Chapman won the junior boys’ 100 metre and 300 metre finals setting a record inthe longer of the events. His time of 44.14 seconds was almost two seconds fasterthan the previous meet record set a decade ago. Munro crossed the finish line

Blake Ellis/The Independent In what People’s Party Candidate Brian Everaert called “a two party horse race,” there was little room for the smaller parties. Locally, the Liberals and Conservatives nabbed over 97 per cent of the vote. With the NDP taking 5.6 per cent locally, that left a little more than three per cent of the vote going to four

Tara Jeffrey/The Independent George Vandenberg was all smiles Monday night surrounded by friends and family at the Best Western for his election night celebration. You wouldn’t have known he’d lost his bid to become Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong’s next MP. “It’s been a great ride,” said the 71-year-old Sarnia City Councillor who swiftly threw his hat into the ring after Mark Carney called

“I think the Conservative Party needs to reflect on this election and what was not a resonating message.” Cathy Dobson/The Independent Winning CPC incumbent MP Marilyn Gladu was met with cheers and hugs from a roomful of party faithful at her election watch party Monday night. There was a lot of congratulatory handshaking as Gladu’s weary team celebrated her fourth

Marilyn Gladu will serve as Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong’s MP, but not in government. While the ballots are still being counted, the Liberals will form the next government. At 1 am, April 29, the party is leading or elected in 169 seats while the Conservatives are elected or leading in 149 seats. The NDP is leading or elected in eight seats. The party’s

Gladu projected winner in Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong Cathy Dobson/Tara Jeffrey/Blake Ellis/Heather Wright/The Independent The Liberals will form government again but it is not clear yet whether it will be a majority or minority government. In Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong, Incumbent Marilyn Gladu of the Conservatives is leading with 53 per cent of the vote with 37 polls reporting. We’ll be updating the race in Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong

Blake Ellis/The Independent During the 2025 federal election, candidates have used social media to their advantage to connect with voters. But, it can also reveal what they really believe in short time span of the campaign. The Independent took a dive into the social media accounts of the seven candidates vying for to be MP of Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong.  Incumbent Marilyn Gladu

Tara Jeffrey/The Independent It’s a damp and dreary Thursday morning in Petrolia, where George Vandenberg has joined a group of men who meet regularly at the Coffee Lodge. “George and I go way back, like 50 years,” says John McCharles, the town’s former mayor who invited Vandenberg to talk with farmers, seniors, some new, and old familiar faces ahead of

Cathy Dobson/The Independent There was a period around 2020 when Marilyn Gladu was so disillusioned that she considered retiring from politics. At the time, she’d been Sarnia-Lambton’s MP for five years and was badly stung by a failed attempt to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC). When Erin O’Toole won that race, Gladu says she did not

The Independent Soon another banner will be on display at the Watford Arena. The Lambton Lightning won five consecutive contests last weekend to capture the championship in the Senior C division at the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association provincials in the GTA.   They defeated the Honeywood Badgers, 4-1 in the final.  Lambton had beaten Cornwall, 4-1, blanked Otonabee, 8-0, edged Waterloo, 1-0

Heather Wright/The Independent The two MPP’s serving Lambton County will be working together in the Ministry of Rural Affairs. Premier Doug Ford released the list of MPPs to serve as parliamentary assistants for the next four years and both Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault and Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey will serve as assistants to the Minister of Rural Affairs, Lisa Thompson.

Blake Ellis/The Independent Among the names on the ballot for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong is a leader of a federal party.  Jacques Boudreau is the leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada and is running to be the MP for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong in the April 28 election. This is his seventh time he has run since 2015– four times federally and three times provincially.