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Heather Wright/The Independent While many eyes were watching Sarnia’s mayoral race Monday, it appears the people of Point Edward were the most engaged citizens in the 2026 municipal election. The messy construction on St. Clair Street in Point Edward drew heated questions at an all candidates meeting 20 days before the election. That issue drove 55 per cent of eligible

Barry Wright/The Independent The Petrolia Flyers ended a four-game stretch over six days with a 2-2 record following a 4-3 loss to the Exeter Hawks at Greenwood Sunday. The game was made up after an early season contest between the teams was called off after two periods due to poorice conditions in Petrolia. After falling down 4-1 through 40 minutes,

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

Heather Wright/The Independent The entire council in Plympton-Wyoming has been returned to office.  Mayor elect Gary Atkinson defeated Tim Wilkins 2,061 to 1,633 in the polls Monday. Deputy mayor elect Netty McEwen got more than double the votes of challenger Brad Zantingh.  Alex Boughen topped the polls for councillors with 2,446 votes; John Van Klaveren had 2,164 votes; Mike Vasey collected

The Independent 8:52 pm, Oct. 26, 2026 The entire council in Plympton-Wyoming has been returned to office.  Mayor elect Gary Atkinson defeated Tim Wilkins 2061 to 1633 in the polls.  Deputy Mayor select Netty McEwen got more than double the votes of challenger Brad Zantingh.  Alex Boughen topped the polls for councillors. 8 pm, Oct. 26, 2026 The polls have

The Independent A $10,000 hand painted mural was a little rich for Plympton-Wyoming councillors. During their last meeting before the Oct. 26 election, councillors considered applying for a Creative County grant. Staff had suggested a hand-painted mural on the back of the Wyoming Pool building. But the price tag would be $10,000. If the town received the grant, it would

The Independent Lambton Centennial won both the girls and boys division this year at the LKESSA Cross Country meet that took place Oct. 14. Ecole Hillcrest claimed second place in both divisions. The top three in each race are: Grade 4 Girls – Jayla Robinson, Centennial, Kailyn Blanchette, QEII, Lily Phillips, Centennial. Grade 4 Boys, – Kane VanDamme, Brooke, Miller

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 The Forest Legion is opening its doors to the community during an eight-hour planned power outage. Hydro One has a planned outage Sunday from 7 am to 3 pm. Customers affected are in far northeastern Plympton-Wyoming, Kettle and Stony Point, and western Lambton Shores. About 4,900 Hydro One customers in the Municipality of Lambton Shores and surrounding areas

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

The Independent The Wyoming fire hall is benefiting from the ongoing giving spree by the Clark Family. Ron and Todd Clarke have been presenting donations across Central Lambton to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Ron Clark Motors including Pathway’s Health Center for Children, St Joseph’s Hospice, and Petrolia Fire Department. Friday, the Clarks, with Mike Barron, the executive director of