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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was editted April 1 for clarity to include that this is the first municipal politician in Lambton to be on the Sunshine List. Heather Wright/The Independent In the thirty years the province has disclosed the salaries of public servants, a Lambton municipal politician’s name has never appeared on the so-called Sunshine List. Until now. The province

Heather Wright/The Independent Tourism Sarnia Lambton is looking for a new executive director. Board Chair Al Duffy says Mark Perrin was recently released from his position after seven years leading the organization. Duffy announced the move in a letter to tourism “partners” where he thanked Perrin for his work at TSL. “The board remains committed to strengthening Tourism Sarnia-Lambton as

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative Helen Cole wants to know why fewer people are voting in municipal elections. Across Ontario, only 32.9 percent of eligible voters marked their ballot in the 2022 municipal election – an historic low.  The picture was a bit different in Lambton where 53.6 per cent of Brooke-Alvinston voters cast a ballot and the lowest turnout was

About 50 people join Sarnia ‘Fight Ford Protest’ Heather Wright/The Independent Being a child welfare worker has never been an easy job, but in Doug Ford’s Ontario, Mel Barnett says, it’s getting more difficult all the time. Barnett is a member of OPSEU and works at the Sarnia-Lambton Children’s’ Aid Society. She stood in front of Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey’s

John Wright/The Independent It was a historic moment for the LCCVI Girls’ Hockey team, but it was marred by frustration. “The girls made history today and we’re really proud of them,” said Coach Scott Watson after the Lancers lost 3-2 in a shootout to Crestwood Preparatory College from Toronto in the bronze medal game of the OFSAA A/AA girls hockey

The Independent If you’re one of those people who can’t miss a text, even when you’re driving, Lambton OPP is looking for you. Starting Friday, the detachment is part of the Stay Focused traffic enforcement campaign. Police say in 2024, in 114 collisions, 125 people died; 45 of those deaths were linked to inattentive driving. There were 22 deaths linked

The Independent Heartbreak in Cobourg as the LCCVI Lancers fall to Crestwood Preparatory College in the bronze medal game. It was 2-1 for LCCVI after 2 with goals from Rylan Hall and Heidi Shaw. Crestwood tied it up in the third. The overtime period was scoreless with Crestwood winning in a shootout. MORE TO COME…

The Lancers fell to Georgian Bay District 4-2 Thursday morning John Wright/The Independent LCCVI made a valiant comeback effort but fell just short, losing 4-2 to Georgian Bay District Secondary School from Midland in the semifinals of the OFSAA A/AA girls hockey championships Thursday morning in Cobourg. Georgian Bay jumped out a lead when Daelia Coutts buried a loose puck

Barry Wright/The Independent Dale Hunter’s London Knights took fourth place and home ice in round one of the postseason when Jack Nesbitt and the Windsor Spitfires beat the Greyhounds, 5-3 in the Soo on the final day of the regular season. Nesbitt, the Philadelphia Flyers first round pick last summer, with family ties to Petrolia and Alvinston, had a hat

John Wright/The Independent Relentless forechecking and strong goaltending from Chloe Reid helped LCCVI take down St. Charles College (Sudbury) 2-0 in the OFSAA A/AA girls’ hockey quarterfinals on Wednesday afternoon in Port Hope. Mya Thorne broke the seal with 2:40 remaining in the first period. She was first player to get a puck past St. Charles goalie Kloe Rienguette who

Barry Wright/The Independent Oil Springs’ Cash McKinnon and Team Ontario blanked Montreal, 2-0 in the championship contest to capture the Tier 1 title at the Silver Stick Sled Finals in Grand Rapids, Michigan last weekend. The win avenged a 1-0 loss to Montreal in the preliminary round. Ontario beat Pittsburgh and New York in pool play and went 3-1 overall.

Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick Township politicians are voicing concerns about a plan by Waste Management to dig up, rebuild and reuse the former Watford dump land. Wayne Jenkin, the landfill engineering manager, talked to council Monday about three construction projects planned at the Twin Creeks Landfill including the first of a three-year project to reuse the acreage which was the