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Committee says it couldn’t reach a hosting agreement with IPM officials Heather Wright/The Independent The 2027 International Plowing Match will not be in Brigden after all. In a news release today, the committee spearheading the massive event says it has withdrawn its offer to host the event which had the potential to draw upwards of 50,000 people to the Bridgen

Heather Wright/The Independent A long-standing tradition of honouring LCCVI graduates will soon come to a close. The Nicol Foundation says it will wrap up the foundation which gave $10,000 US student scholarships at the end of 2029. Tim Hummel, the Canadian representative to the Nicol Foundation and former LCCVI principal, said in a news release “the balance of funds available

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County mayors are voicing concern about a plan to bring transports with garbage through the middle of several communities. York1 Environmental is turning a derelict dump on the outskirts of Dresden to a construction and soil waste recycling centre. It’s also rebuilding a landfill which used to be used for ash from Dresden’s incinerator. The Mississauga

FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH Following Environment and Climate Change Canada’s issuance of a Heat Warning for Lambton County for June 29, 2026, that is expected to continue through Friday and possibly lasting into the weekend, an Extended Heat Warning has been issued for Lambton County by the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Karalyn Dueck. Extended Heat Warnings are issued when

Blake Ellis/The Independent A new survey of Sarnia-Lambton voters shows they’re worried about the growing political divide in municipal politics and that disinformation is a barrier to casting a ballot. With the municipal and school board elections set for October, a local group wanted to figure out the barriers to voting and increase voter participation with Sarnia-Lambton. Healthy Democracy is

EF0 tornado touches down southeast of Alvinston Heather Wright/The Independent A major storm blew through Lambton Thursday dumping an estimated 15 to 75 mm of rain in the wake of its path. Around 4:20 pm Environment Canada issued a tornado warning saying a heavy band of storms would be passing through Marthaville, Wyoming and Petrolia. While there was rain, there

Trucks coming from Sarnia are expected to go down Oil Heritage Road, through six Lambton communities Heather Wright/The Independent It appears York1 has scaled back the size of its project on the outskirts of Dresden. But Lambton County will still see increased traffic, particularly on Oil Heritage Line. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent held a public meeting in Dresden Wednesday to

The Independent Lambton OPP and officers across the province want to reinforce the importance of fully stopping at regulated intersections. Rolling stops may appear to save time, police say, but it significantly increases the risk of a collision. “Every time a driver approaches a stop sign, they are making a decision that impacts not only their own safety, but the

Heather Wright/The Independent Twenty-five years ago, as Plympton Township prepared to join with the Village of Wyoming, then Mayor Pat Davidson admitted they had no idea what the future held for the new municipality. Davidson read from that speech Saturday as Plympton-Wyoming marked its 25th anniversary. “I quote; ‘We know the answers to many questions and can control them. Some,

Barry Wright/The Independent The Enniskillen Express finished in third place in a rain-shortened U17 girls’ fastball tournament in Mitchell. The Express beat teams from Goderich and Exeter but lost to the Sweaburg Storm to finish the tournament with a record of 2-1. ••• The Corunna Giants U11 girls’ fastball team won silver medals at a tournament in Chatham last weekend. 

LCCVI Athletics honoured this year’s top athletes. Students from each grade and sport were honoured during the year end banquet June 10. Here are the athletes honoured as MVP for their year. In the back row, left to right are Jonah Wagner, Jaylen Helps, Nadia Alfadili, Zander Knapp, Jamison Helps, Belle Stewart, Meagan Munro, Mya Beaudoin, Elijah Robinson and kneeling

Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick’s Birnam Orchards, Wyoming’s Scott Helps and the late Tom Lassaline of Alvinston will be inducted into the Lambton Agriculture Hall of Fame in July. The organization announced their choices to add to the hall which already contains 24 members. Lassaline was active in the beef industry in Lambton, and was one of the driving forces behind