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The Independent sent a questionnaire to each candidate for Warwick Township Council. Below are the unedited responses from the candidates who responded to the survey:  Age: 58 Work Experience: certified Agronomist Political experience: seeking fifth term as councillor Why do you want to serve on Warwick Township council? I want to continue to serve on council because I care deeply about

Barry Wright/The Independent The Petrolia Flyers evened its PJHL record at 5-5-1 with a 6-3 win over Aylmer at Greenwood Thursday. Cameron Davidson led the winners with a hat trick while Ryan Nichols scored twice and added an assist. Logan Crummy had the other goal for Petrolia. Parker Davidson contributed a trio of assists while Isaac Truman and Lucas Rogers

Heather Wright/The Independent After years of planning and nearly two years of construction, WM’s renewable natural gas plant in Watford is almost ready for production. Since September, crews have been working to bring the $150 million plant and pipeline up to standard to bring it online and sell to Enbridge Gas. The methane produced at Twin Creeks – one of

Barry Wright/The Independent The Sting has fallen below .500 for the first time this season as a result of 7-4 setback to the Spirit in Saginaw. Jonas Gulbrandsen’s first OHL goal with less than seven minutes remaining pulled the Sting even at 4 on Oct. 17. before the Spirit scored three times, including twice in an empty net, in the

Barry Wright/The Independent North Lambton teammates Keegan Turner and AJ Wilson both finished in the top half of the field at the recent Ontario high school golf tournament in Windsor. Turner tied for seventh with rounds of 76 and 77. Wilson tied for 29th with rounds of 83 and 81. ••• It was a night to forget for the Sarnia

Natural gas decision may come soon, but warwick has heard that before Heather Wright/The Independent In 2018, the Ford government sent the then Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP to Warwick with good news; natural gas was coming to the community. Eight years and dozens of meetings with the provincial government later, the community is still waiting. During a Round Table hosted by The

Barry Wright/The Independent A second period assist in Kitchener on Tuesday was a milestone point for Watford’s Evan Gorp. The veteran forward now has 100 points in 181 games since signing with the London Knights in September 2023. He has 41 goals and 59 assists. Van Gorp has four goals and four assists in eight games this season with London.

Blake Ellis/The Independent Growth, taxes and housing were just some of the issues raised by voters in Warwick Township. The Watford Legion hosted an all-candidates meeting on Oct. 7, where residents could hear from the six candidates vying for the four council seats for Warwick Township. In a question about needing more growth in the township, incumbent council candidate Joe

Barry Wright/The Independent The Petrolia Flyers will be busy over the next two weeks. The Flyers begin a stretch of six games in 11 days when they host the Lucan Irish Thursday night at 7:30. Petrolia will head out on the road after that to take on the North Middlesex Stars Saturday and follow that with a trip to Port

Barry Wright/The Independent Hayden Duncan is back with the Strathroy Rockets of the Greater Ontario Hockey League. The Alvinston goalie was acquired from Drayton Valley of the Alberta Junior Hockey League last week for a playerdevelopment fee. Duncan made 34 regular season and playoff appearances with three teams in the OJHL last season. It’s his second stint with the Rockets.

Audience member calls the messaging ‘quite alarming’ Heather Wright/The Independent A candidate for the Lambton-Kent public school board says she will “stand strong against the progressive heists of the Canadian education system” including returning to the “history we all grew up with” so students can be proud to be Canadian. Cynthia Workman’s words raised some eyebrows at the Brooke-Alvinston All-Candidates

Blake Ellis/The Independent As many as eight companies may be interested in setting up data centres in Lambton County. And the prime site seems to be the former Lambton Generation Station site in Courtright. Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu was asked about the data centres Friday at AlumaPower where the announcement was made that two Sarnia companies would receive a combined