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Blake Ellis/The Independent “Our education system is in crisis,” said Chandra Pasma, the NDP’s education critic at Queen’s Park, as well as the Ottawa West-Nepean MPP. Pasma was speaking Wednesday at the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation office in Sarnia during a town hall meeting. “The Ford government has taken more than $6.3 billion out of the education system since

The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority is keeping an eye on local streams and creeks as rain and warm weather are expected to cause water levels to rise. A weather system is expected to bring 10 to 25 mm of rain by Saturday and the temperatures are expected to be above zero throughout the time period rising to 18 C by

Cabin Fever received Creative County grant to record video Heather Wright/The Independent The printing press at Huron Web is usually a noisy place with dozens community newspapers rolling off the presses weekly. But Feb. 19, music filled the Wyoming plant as Cabin Fever worked on a video for the alternative folk/roots trio’s song No Back Page. It’s a song about

‘You’ve already got a really strong foundation’ says consultant Cathy Dobson/The Independent Amid all the angst about hundreds of homeless in Sarnia-Lambton, a consultant is praising the community for doing a lot of things right. “The shelters I visited are doing really good work.  The Hart Hub, the youth programs…there is so much that we’d often say should be your

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Human trafficking has escalated in Sarnia Lambton increasingly targeting young teens, say local counsellors and educators. It’s a very tough subject to discuss but it is a problem that won’t go away without a lot more community awareness, said Chantel Butterfield, executive director of The Centre, which hosted a symposium Monday warning that human trafficking is on

Barry Wright/The Independent The Petrolia Flyers will not defend their PJHL Yeck Division championship. Petrolia’s season came to a close with a 7-1 loss to Mt. Brydges before a crowd of 289 fans in Petrolia Sunday. The Bulldogs won the first round series in five games. Mt. Brydges had period leads of 1-0 and 4-0 and increased their advantage to

The Independent The Independent of Petrolia and Central Lambton has been nominated in six categories, including for best newspaper, in the Ontario Community Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Competition. The Independent has been nominated in the General Excellence category for best newspaper in the 1,500 to 8,000 circulation category with the Eganville Leader and the New Liskeard Temiskaming Speaker. Reporter Tara

Petrolia beat Tillsonburg 3-2 to move on in OEHL playoffs. Barry Wright/The Independent Second round playoff dates have been released for the Ontario Elite Hockey League series between the Petrolia Squires and Elora. The Squires host the opener on Friday at Greenwood at 8:30. Game two is at Elora on Saturday at 9 pm. Statistically, the teams are very evenly

Barry Wright/The Independent Corunna’s Blake Barnes has recorded his first Ontario Hockey League goal. He scored with 9.8 seconds left in the third period to give the Saginaw Spirit a 2-1 win over Sudbury last Thursday in Michigan. Barnes is a graduate of the Lambton Jr. Sting program. He was drafted by the Spirit in 2024. ••• The Lambton Attack

Heather Wright/The Independent Chris Verrall never expected he’d help a bald eagle down from a tree. But that’s exactly what the City of Sarnia arborist did Feb. 11 after an eagle was caught in a tree nearDresden. An eagle-eyed resident spotted the bird in distress hanging from its leg in a tree and called the Bluewater Centre for Raptor Rehabilitation

The Independent Mya Beaudoin is a SWOSSA wrestling champion.  The LCCVI grappler won the women’s 95-kilo category at the regional event at Riverside Secondary School in Windsor Thursday. Several other Lancer wrestlers finished in the top four. They included Micah Kember, Alex Campbell, Kylee Somerville, Jesse Somerville, Abbi White, Kalyn Kwarciak-Bishop, Connor O’Brien and Amelia Limoges. Meantime, six wrestlers from

The Independent The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority expects water levels in local watercourses to peak in the next two days. Officials say above seasonal temperatures and 8-24 mm or rain in the last week have elevated water levels with some spilling into low-lying areas that often flood during the spring. Water pooling on roads is possible. More runoff is expected