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Oct 10, 2024 · Heather Wright/The Independent There are calls for improvements to Courtright Line after two people died in a Thanksgiving weekend accident. And St. Clair’s mayor says he’s already asked Lambton County officials to take a look at any issues that may have contributed to the loss of a Brigden teen and an elderly driver.
Drugs, guns, cash seized in $500K OPP raid | The Independent
19 hours ago · Lambton OPP have seized a half million dollars of drugs, weapons and cash in a raid on Walpole Island. OPP are just now telling us about a raid Oct. 18 on Union Hall Road at the First Nation. Lambton OPP, Community Street Crime Units from Lambton and Elgin-Middlesex, the Tactical, Emergency Response ...
Tiny Houses, big costs according to Lambton County
16 hours ago · Cathy Dobson/The Independent. What’s a tiny home cost? It depends on who you ask. While neighbours surrounding the Rainbow Park encampment in Sarnia insist a tiny home can be built for as little as $5,000 – and Sarnia Councillor Brian White suggests the cost may actually be $76,000 per unit – Lambton County staff estimate one tiny home costs a whopping $293,000 to $365,000.
Styrolutions moves up date for Sarnia site closure
1 day ago · INEOS says its Sarnia plant will be closed by the end of 2025. The company announced in June it would close Styrolutions in Sarnia by June 2025. At the time, it was facing new regulations to limit the release of benzene. In May, a number of people in nearby Aamjiwnaang were ill after high levels of ...
Call for action on Courtright Line after two die in Thanksgiving ...
3 days ago · Heather Wright/The Independent. There are calls for improvements to Courtright Line after two people died in a Thanksgiving weekend accident. And St. Clair’s mayor says he’s already asked Lambton County officials to take a look at any issues that may have contributed to the loss of a Brigden teen and an elderly driver.
A second person dies after Thanksgiving Weekend accident in St.
4 days ago · A second person has died after a Thanksgiving Weekend accident in St. Clair Township. Sunday, around 2:15 pm, Lambton OPP were called to the scene with St. Clair Fire and paramedics and found the three car accident. One driver, a 19 year-old from St. Clair Township, was pronounced dead at the scene ...
Floodwaters peak in Petrolia’s Bridgeview Park
Jul 17, 2024 · Water eight feet above normal. The heavy rain that pelleted Lambton County is now flooding low-lying areas from Strathroy to Dresden. In Petrolia, Bridgeview Park, which historically floods in the spring, the water now covers the entire park with picnic tables and and porta potties bobbing in the water.
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Plans builds in Forest instead Cathy Dobson/The Independent Forest will benefit after safety concerns postponed construction of five Habitat for Humanity tiny homes across the street from a large homeless encampment in Sarnia. Instead, four or five new homes for families in need of housing will be ...
$3M watermain would lead to development | The Independent
Mar 4, 2024 · Petrolia is planning to upsize a Petrolia Line watermain from Bear Creek to Oil Heritage Road to be ready for development. Feb. 20, council approved a $143,000 contract for engineers to complete drawings for the work estimated at $3 million.