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Plowing Match and Pretty Roads closed The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority has issued a flood warning; Highlights: Over the last two days, the SCRCA watershed has received upwards of 20 mm of mixed precipitation, mainly in the form of rainfall. This, coupled with warm temperatures, has resulted in snowmelt, deteriorating ice conditions, and increased runoff throughout the region. Below

Heather Wright/The Independent The number of new homes built in Lambton County in 2024 was down about 2.4 per cent from the year before, but the over all value of construction jumped $47.4 million. That from statistics released by the County of Lambton. The county takes care of planning matters in all municipalities except Sarnia and Lambton Shores. Across the

The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority says water levels are expected to rise over the next couple of days. In a Flood Watch, officials said after the snow Saturday, temperatures will mean an additional 10 to 25 mm of rain between Tuesday and Wednesday. Here’s the rest of the anaylsis: A snow survey conducted Friday found the remaining snowpack to

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Fewer people took advantage of advance polls heading up to Thursday’s provincial election. Only 6.59 per cent of eligible voters in Sarnia-Lambton voted in advance trending closely with the 6.1 per cent advance balloting turnout for all of Ontario, according to Elections Ontario. That means 5,806 of Sarnia-Lambton’s 88,055 eligible registered voters cast their ballots at advance

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County road crews have been working around the clock, trying to keep up with heavy snow and high winds. And, it’s lead county officials to take a second look at the 2025 snow budget. That’s according to Jason Cole, general manager of infrastructure and development services. There have been several major snowfalls in the last week,

From Feb. 23 to 28, the hospital has a shortage of general surgeon coverage The Independent Bluewater Health is warning people who may need urgent general surgery may be transferred to another hospital starting Saturday. In a news release, officials said the temporary closure is due to a general surgeon staffing shortage. It’s the second time this has happened –

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County property owners are looking at a 4.8 per cent tax increase to run their county government. Treasurer Larry Palarchio gave Lambton politicians the first look at the $312.3 million budget Wednesday. If it is approved with a 4.8 per cent tax increase, it will mean about $24 more for every $100,000 of assessment, pushing the

Sarnia men win Dream Home Heather Wright/The Independent Robert McLean hardly knew what to say when Kathy Alexander of the Bluewater Health Foundation called his cellphone. “Do you remember buying a dream home ticket?” she asked. “That was a long time ago,” he said. “We have a ticket number here with your name attached to it, as well as Samuel

Three LCCVI wrestlers are headed to OFSAA. Carson Toms, Abbi White, and Ellie Callister all placed second in their divisions at SWOSSAA Thursday at Lambton College to punch their ticket to the provincial championship. Toms placed second in the in Boys 47.5, seen here against Billy Hansor of Tecumseh, who won the event. Ellie Callister placed second in the Girls

Tariff threats holding companies back says SLEP leader Heather Wright/The Independent The head of Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership says there are nearly 50 organizations “actively considering” setting up shop here. But Matthew Slotwinski says the potential for massive tariffs from the US government is making companies nervous enough to put their plans on hold. Slotwinski provided his annual report to Lambton

Blake Ellis/The Independent Lambton Kent District School Board has a completely rewritten its travel expense rules in the wake of three educators trip to Hawaii for a conference. .Trustees passed the new regulation at the Feb. 11 school board meeting for approval of travel outside of Ontario.Three Indigenous educators travelled to Hawaii in January 2024 for a conference at a

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.