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The Independent LCCVI’s Carter Duff finished second in the novice boys’ race at the LKSSAA cross-country championship at Sarnia’s Canatara Park Thursday. His time of 15:03 was only two seconds off the championship time in the 4K race. Hayden Prangley of Dresden’s Lambton Kent Composite placed fifth while North Lambton teammates Charlie Perker and Darragh Lawlor were seventh and ninth

The Independent sent a questionnaire to each candidate for Plympton-Wyoming Council. Below are the unedited responses from the candidates who responded to the survey:  MAYORAL CANDIDATES Age: N/AWork Experience: Retired from Shell CanadaPolitical Experience: Councillor 2018-2022, Mayor 2022 to present . Why do you want to serve Plympton-Wyoming mayor?The last four years Council has dealt with many concerns and issues. We

John Wright/The Independent After losing to Ursuline College in a tight LKSSAA final last season, LCCVI had something to prove. “We came into this season with a chip on shoulder.” said Lancers coach Brett Brydges. “We wanted to get over the hump and get to SWOSSAA.” That’s exactly what LCCVI did, getting a 10-2 win over North Lambton in the

Blake Ellis/The Independent Oil Springs has put off a request for support and the appointment of a representative to a regional arena feasibility committee. In the last meeting of the term for council on Oct. 13 before voters cast their ballots, councillors reviewed a letter from the Community Access Recreation Expansion (CARE) Committee. It was established in 2025 after Lisa

The Independent An accident in Wyoming led to multiple charges including uttering death threats. Oct. 21, just before 6 pm, the OPP was called to a home on Brooke St. near London St. for a disturbance. There was a single car accident and police conducted a traffic stop. A 41-year-old man from Middlesex County was arrested and charged with He

The Independent People in Plympton-Wyoming, Warwick, Brooke-Alvinston and Forest can resume normal water use. Yesterday, the Lambton Area Water Supply System asked people to conserve water while workers repaired a major problem on London Line. Clinton Harper, LAWSS general manager, said crews were working on a waterline on London Line near Mandaumin when there was a problem. He says the

Voter declined to vote on behalf of deceased spouse says the mayor Heather Wright/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming officials are warning voters violations of the Election Act have serious consequences after the town learned someone cast a ballot for a family member who had recently died. In an email Tuesday, obtained by The Independent, Clerk Erin Kwarciak said staff became aware of

Heather Wright/The Independent Some Plympton-Wyoming council candidates took aim at mayoral candidate Tim Wilkins’ suggestion he might use Strong Mayor’s Powers to hire a CAO. The criticism came during the opening statements of the second All-Candidates meeting in the community; this one held in Wyoming by the local Lions Club. Oct. 1, Wilkins told the Camlachie audience there had been

Barry Wright/The Independent The puck drops this Friday on a new season of Petrolia Squires senior hockey and it’s a tough task right out of the gate. The Squires entertain the defending Ontario Elite Hockey League champion Seaforth Centenaires at Greenwood at 8:30. Seaforth won the south division banner last season with a 15-4-1 record and went on to win

Strong mayors powers panned by council contenders Heather Wright/The Independent The people running to be the next Plympton-Wyoming council members aren’t fond of the extra powers the next mayor will have. And even the mayoral candidates don’t agree on how the powers handed out by the province to build more homes faster, should be used. The Ford government has given

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

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