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Public school board revamps travel regulations in the wake of educators Hawaii conference
February 13, 2025
Blake Ellis/The Independent Lambton Kent District School Board has a completely rewritten is travel expense rule in the wake of thee educators trip to Hawaii for a conference. . Trustees passed new regulation at its Feb. 11 school board meeting approval of travel outside of Ontario. A three Indigenous educators travelled to Hawaii in January 2024 for a conference at
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Tariffs, health and housing issues in LKM
February 13, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent They’re back. Ten months after knocking on the doors of prospective voters in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex in a May by-election, the same four candidates are out on the streets again, vying for votes in the provincial election. And depending on which candidate you talk to it’s either vital or completely unnecessary. Doug Ford called the snap election for Feb.
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Lambton EMS looking for $10.8 million headquarters in research park
February 11, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent There could be a new $10.8 million paramedic headquarters in Lambton. The idea to consolidate the administration, which had been based at Lambton Meadowview, operations, logistics and storage, was part of an emergency medical services master plan brought to county council last year, said Stephen Turner, Manager, emergency medical services, in his report to council. It said
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Three Lambton girls hockey teams win titles in Buffalo
February 10, 2025
The Lambton Attack under-11 and under-15 B teams combined for eight straight victories in each capturing their titles at the River Outdoor Classic in Buffalo on the weekend. The younger squad beat Burlington, 4-0 in the final after being teams from Brantford, Kitchener and Burlington to reach the championship contest. The under-15 team won its title with a 3-1 win
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Aamjiwnaang’s chief files complaint against Dennis’ “untrue, reckless, offensive, disparaging and abusive” remarks at Lambton County council
February 6, 2025
“I find the new Chief of the Amjiwnaang (sic)remarks to be a threat against me for doing my job,” says Dennis Heather Wright/The Independent Aamjiwnaang’s chief has filed complaints to both the Lambton County and Sarnia Integrity Commissioner over comments made by Bill Dennis. Nov. 27, Lambton County Council received a letter from Chief Janelle Nahmabin about fines paid by
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Warwick’s mayor wants to governments to ‘buy Canadian’
February 5, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick Township Mayor Todd Case wants to make sure Lambton County is buying as many Canadian products as possible. The request comes just days after US President Donald Trump gave a month’s reprieve from a threatened a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods coming into the US. At Wednesday’s county council meeting, Case asked county
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Warwick needs grants for Centennial Park plans
February 2, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick Township is looking for grants to help pay for the first two phases of the Centennial Park Revitalization plan. A permanent stage-bandshell, creative playgrounds, a bigger splash pad and reorienting the tennis/pickleball courts are part of the plans for Centennial Park. The township has been looking at options for the land behind the East Lambton Community
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‘The kids deserve more’ CUPE says more provincial cash needed for EAs
January 30, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Michele LaLonge-Davey has been kicked, scratched and head butted by the school children she was trying to help. It’s part of the increasing amount of violence members of CUPE working for both the public and Catholic boards in Lambton County are reporting. The educational assistant and president of Local 1238 of CUPE says lack of provincial funding
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Marriott to lead regional caucus through provincial election
January 29, 2025
The Independent Lambton County ‘s Warden, Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott, has a new, temporary title – Chair of the Western Warden’s Caucus. Earlier this month, Marriott was elected the vice-chair of the group which represents 15counties and single-tier municipalities in Southwestern Ontario with more than 1.6 millionresidents. But today, the organization’s Chair Amy Martin of Norfolk County, stepped aside to
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Lambton gets $3 million to get people into housing, clean up vacant encampments
January 28, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton is getting more money for affordable housing for people living in the rough and cash to clean up the encampments as they leave. The province, in its last minute spending spree before the election call, gave the county over $2.9 million out of a $75 million fund to wind down encampments and move people into safe
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Watford Shanahan sent to North Middlesex
January 10, 2025
Sean Shanahan has been sent to the North Middlesex Stars from the Essex 73’s in a PJHL deal. Shanahan, from Watford, was 11-2 with the 73’s with a 2.01 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage. The LCCVI grad was dealt after the 73’s acquired goaltender Brogan Colquhoun from Elliott Lake of the NOJHL. The Stars are in fifth place
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Some people with developmental disabilities ‘wait their entire lives’ to get help say advocates
January 9, 2025
Wait list for service over 52,000 people Heather Wright/The Independent One in three people with developmental disabilities in Ontario can’t get any help. Some will die before they receive services because the waiting lists for services are so long. That’s from Ontario Agencies Supporting Individuals with Special Needs, Community Living Ontario and local service providers. They’re sounding the alarm bells
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