All Warwick News

The Independent Traffic is backed up on Highway 402 on the westbound lanes at Kerwood Road. Lambton OPP say just before 6:30am, the police, paramedics and Warwick firefighters were called to a crash involving two tractor trailers in the westbound lanes in Warwick Township. One of the drivers has been sent to hospital with what police say are non-life threatening

Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick’s Birnam Orchards, Wyoming’s Scott Helps and the late Tom Lassaline of Alvinston will be inducted into the Lambton Agriculture Hall of Fame in July. The organization announced their choices to add to the hall which already contains 24 members. Lassaline was active in the beef industry in Lambton, and was one of the driving forces behind

The Independent No one has been injured in a house fire in Brooke-Alvinston. Around 10:30 pm Saturday, firefighters were called to Petrolia Line between Suitorville and Little Ireland Road for a fire in an older brick home. Bystanders saw flames shooting above the trees in the front lawn. Firefighters from Warwick, Watford, Brooke-Alvinston and the North Enniskillen departments were on

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County needs 1,096 affordable and specialized housing units in the next 10 years. That from Org Code Consulting which presented a 10-year Housing Plan for the county at Wednesday’s county council meeting. “Affordability concerns are now affecting more people, with rents rising between 38 and 42 per cent since 2020 and deeply affordable housing is also

Heather Wright/The Independent The future of track and field at LCCVI is in good hands after three members of the Novice Girls’ Team placed second overall at the provincial championship. Kallee Elliott, Rayah Minten and Jaylen Helps scored 30 points with their four medals, just one point behind Scholard Hall from North Bay for the Novice Girls Team championship. Track

The Independent A 74-year-old has died after a tractor crashed on Churchill Line near Wyoming. Lambton OPP say around noon Thursday, police, Wyoming firefighters and paramedics were called to Churchill near Minielly Road after a tractor crashed. A 74-year-old from Warwick Township died at the scene. The road was closed for several hours for the investigation. Anyone who may have

Barry Wright/The Independent Jack Stephenson scored twice, including the game-winning goal in overtime, to lead the Point Edward Pacers to an 8-7 OLA Junior B lacrosse victory in Owen Sound last week. Stephenson, a rookie from Oil Springs, has points in nine of his last 11 games dating back a month. Meantime, Watford’s Ryan Bork registered five points in three

FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH With the prediction of hot and humid weather expected for Wednesday, June 10through Thursday, June 11, Environment and Climate Change Canada is issuing a Heat Warning forLambton County. Heat warnings are issued when two or more consecutive days of daytime maximum temperatures areexpected to reach 31°C or warmer and nighttime minimum temperatures are expected to sit

Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu is calling out the OPP after failing to charge a man who released her home address online. Gladu has been subject to public ridicule and harassment online, attacks at her Sarnia constituency office and threats to her staff as well as personal death threat after the long-time Conservative MP decided to join the

Barry Wright/The Independent Watford’s Kyle Brothers is the latest area talent to return home to play senior hockey for the Alvinston Killer Bees of the Northern Premier Hockey League. The 32-year-old has played professionally in Europe for the past eight seasons. He played junior hockey in Alvinston, Lambton Shores and Chatham before skating for four seasons of NCAA hockey at

FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH AN AIR QUALITY WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA FOR SARNIA-LAMBTON. The Yellow Warning is issued when the Air Quality Health Index is forecast to reach the high risk category. This following a ‘Yellow Warning – Air Quality’ issued for Sarnia-Lambton by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and Environment and Climate Change

The Independent A Thedford man is facing five charges after a crash. Sunday, Lambton OPP were called to a collision on Egremont Road near Digby Street up the road from the Warwick Conservation Area when a vehicle left the road. The driver fled. Police later arrested a 46-year old from Thedford and charged him with two counts of impaired driving,