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Heather Wright/The Independent There were more than 1,200 people at the Lambton-Kent District School Board on the list. That’s a 38 per cent increase over last year. But the Lambton-Kent board is not alone.  The province’s Public Salary Disclosure Act list was released for 2024. It reveals all the public employees in Ontario who make over $100,000. The local public

Heather Wright/The Independent Larry Grogan admits he didn’t pay enough attention to what Robert Bradshaw was doing. That’s according to documents in a civil case in which Grogan asks the court to place 44 cars which were stolen and then resold back into his company’s name.  The documents give a better idea of what may have led to the charges

The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority says six roads have been closed in the wake of Wednesday and Thursday’s heavy rain. And officials are warning more rain is in the forecast. Here’s the SCRCA’s warning issued Thursday afternoon. Highlights: Yesterday’s intense rain event brought 20 to 75 mm of rainfall across the region, with most areas reporting around 50 mm.

It appears Warwick Township is getting the worst of this rain. The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority, in a flood alert says about 20 to 35 mm of rainfall Wednesday “with some weather stations reporting upwards of 50 mm north of Highway 402 near Warwick. The township has had two major floods in the past two summers. Environment Canada is

Heather Wright/The Independent Public Health Ontario says there have now been six measles cases in Lambton County – three more than the local public health unit had reported. The information is contained in the latest update of the measles outbreak in Ontario. Southern Ontario is the middle of a measles outbreak. Public Health Ontario reported 557 cases across the province

There is s a new group hoping to build businesses up in Lambton while Canada face a tariff threat from the US. A number of non-profit groups, government agencies and municipal governments – including Lambton Shores, Warwick Township, Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership, Tourism Sarnia Lambton and Chambers of Commerce in Grand Bend and Sarnia-Lambton – have banded together to create the

Heather Wright/The Independent Classic car collectors caught up in a complex investigation of the theft of classics from a Watford car dealer will get their day in court. Twenty-four classic car collectors and two companies who purchased classic cars only to have them seized by OPP will be able to argue their case to reclaim the vehicles in a civil

Special Weather Statement in effect for: Additional information: Rain begins Wednesday morning over extreme southwestern Ontario before reaching the Golden Horseshoe Wednesday afternoon. With thunderstorms expected, rainfall amounts may exceed 50 mm over some areas, particularly over southwestern Ontario. Rain will end from west to east Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Rainfall warnings may be required for some areas

The Independent Sarnia City Councillor George Vandenberg will carry the Liberal banner in the federal election. Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong Liberal Association spokesperson Caroline DiCocco confirmed the former Sarnia police detective’s selection late Thursday. Vandenberg’s appointment to the position comes five days into the 36-day campaign. The 70 year-old Bright’s Grove man was elected to Sarnia Council in 2018 and was re-elected twice.

Watford Best Start to close in June Heather Wright/The Independent Families at East Lambton Central School in Watford will be losing their before and after school day care. And Warwick Mayor Todd Case says the township is working to change that. Case was told by a parent Friday that Lambton Rural Child Care’s Best Start Program in Watford will end

“I’m running basically to express my disdain with some of the policies and politics that are going on and how it’s dividing the country” says retired Lambton Centennial principal Heather Wright/The Independent Retired Lambton Centennial School principal Tony Mitchell says if you think politics is a joke and Parliament a circus, vote for the clown. But don’t let the red

The Independent The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the second outbreak of Avian flu this month in Lambton is in St. Clair Township. Lambton Public Health announced CFIA and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food are investigating a second case Tuesday just days after an outbreak was detected on a commercial Enniskllen poultry farm March 13. While the Avian