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Barry Wright/The Independent Casey Schouten’s shorthanded tally with 4:32 left in the third period broke a 4-4 tie and propelled the Flags to a 7-4 win over Dresden in PJHL action at Moore Sports Complex Wednesday. Jace Dupuis, into an empty net, and Mitchell Stack scored in the final 63 seconds to solidify the victory. Geremia Nappi led the Flags

Heather Wright/The Independent “I was totally stunned that I got the most votes, honestly,” says Jane Joris. The Watford resident is the newest member of Warwick Township council. Joris, a former long-term care administrator in Lambton, received 800 votes in Monday’s municipal election. That put her at the top of the polls for one of the four council seats. “I’m

Barry Wright/The Independent Easton Walos of the Sting is one of ten players from the OHL rated as potential first round picks for the National Hockey League draft in 2027. He was one of five Sting players on NHL Central Scouting’s Players to Watch list released Monday. The Wisconsin native, who turns 18 in two months, is third in league

Blake Ellis/The Independent “It is an amazing building,” said Lambton County Warden Kevin Marriott, as the Watford Public Library was officially reopened. One of the few Carnegie libraries still in operation, Marriott said when the library first opened, books were kept behind the service desks and patrons relied on the librarian to retrieve a book. “It is remarkable to think

Barry Wright/The Independent Gage Brandon scored three times and assisted on the game-winning goal in the third period to lead the Pickering Panthers to an 8-7 win over North York in OJHL action Friday. It was the first OJHL hat trick for the Petrolia native. Brandon is among the rookie scoring leaders in the league this season with six goals

The Independent 8:18 pm, Oct. 26, 2026 The first results are now in Warwick Township. Jane Joris has topped the polls in Warwick Township. The first-time candidate garnered over 800 votes to join incumbents John Couwenberg, Joe Manning and Wayne Morris around the council table with Todd Case who was acclaimed. 8 pm, Oct. 26, 2026 The polls are now

Barry Wright/The Independent Olivia Minten made her first collegiate goal a dramatic one. The LCCVI grad from Watford notched the overtime winner for the University of Waterloo Warriors in a 3-2 win over Ontario Tech on the weekend. The Warriors are 2-1 on the season.

Heather Wright/The Independent John VanLieshout has spent a lot of time at the Watford Arena. And now, his name is on the walls in honour of his service to the community. On April 8, VanLieshout retired as a minor hockey referee after a game in Forest. He’d been helping young hockey players for 42 years. Friday night, VanLieshout came to

Point Edward and Petrolia have highest voter turnout since online voting began Oct.16 The Independent It’s Election Day in Ontario. Across the province, residents of over 400 municipalities will be casting votes today for their next municipal council and school board trustees. In Lambton County, there are races in all the municipalities, except the Township of Enniskillen where the entire

Heather Wright/The Independent Two candidates for public school trustees were surprised to hear concerns from the Lambton-Kent District School Board that they’d used the parking lot of a school to talk with parents. Chris White and Joselyn Young Cormier organized ameeting with parent’s from Zone Central School in late September, after hearing concerns about the reorganization of the classrooms at

The Independent Long-time Warwick Township councillor Jerry Westgate has been the Mayor’s award for his service to the community. Westgate was honoured Saturday during his retirement party at the East Lambton Community Complex. Westgate first served in Watford as a councillor and has been on Warwick Township council since the township and Watford amalgamated. He’s served 32 years in total

Heather Wright/The Independent If Bill Dennis gets elected mayor of Sarnia, he may have a hard time making a new planning deal at Lambton County council. Oct. 19, Dennis raged against the planning process which forces Sarnia to go through county council to get approval for zoning amendments to the Official Plan. The relationship between Dennis and county councillors has