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Dawn-Euphemia School students Bailey Rickman, left, and Alysha Anderson have something to smile about. Their designs to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday were chosen as the best in the school. The logos, which show Dawn-Euphemia’s agricultural roots and more iconic Canadian symbols, like a moose, were put together and then made into a T-shirt. The Township of Dawn-Euphemia had a shirt

Petrolia power lifter Janine Frayne-Wheeler has placed fourth in the World Classic Powerlifting Championship in Minsk, Belarus. Frayne-Wheeler won a silver medal in the bench press and then battled and lost with Finland for bronze overall. In a Facebook post she says she is “still very happy with my day.” More to follow    

Farmers across Central Lambton were in the fields whenever they could be this week trying to get their corn and soybeans planted since the fields finally had a chance to dry. This farmer was out on the field just outside of Alvinston on Nauvoo Road around 10 pm, spraying his crop. Heather Wright Photo

It’s not clear if all Dawn-Euphemia residents will have to use a new roadside garbage and recycling system if it moves ahead. The municipality is investigating offering roadside collection of both garbage and recycling through the entire municipality using ‘Wheelie Bins.’ The rolling garbage containers are used by Bluewater Recycling’s automated trucks and are shown to dramatically increase the amount

Marion Price says Brooke-Alvinston is  “sticky” and she means it in a very good way. The representative of Play Works was in Brooke-Alvinston to give the mayor and council its second Youth Friendly Award. It’s the smallest community in the province to be recognized by the organization which encourages communities to provide programs and services to keep young people engaged.

First Petrolia Scout members Gavin Brophy and Nathan Gubbels help stack an assortment of cast-off cellphones, computers, and other assorted electronics at the Scout’s E waste event Saturday. The E Waste collection is a fundraiser for the Scouts who plan to go to summer camp in Quebec this summer. It was also a test run for the waste-for-profit collection as

Thera Wagner’s wish for Petrolia’s youth has come true with the official opening of the Rec Room. The youth and seniors’ centre is at the corner of Robert and Centre Streets. The blue house will now be open to young people and seniors’ for activities and ‘hanging out.’ Wagner, who is the program coordinator at the Oil Heritage District Community

Waste Management to provide services for 2017 Petrolia residents won’t have access to the town’s compost site for at least a year. Councillors approved a plan Monday night which provides seven compost days at Waste Management’s Progress Drive site as the town tries to figure out if the Maude Street compost site is feasible to operate. On March 22, inspectors

Pat Traichevich and Hilarie Hudson take a look at some of the smoke detectors purchased by the Margaret Stokes IODE for Petrolians in need. Members want to make sure everyone has a smoke detector. The club recently purchased 40 detectors for the clients of the Petrolia Food Bank. The detectors will be given to those who can’t afford one and

  People in Petrolia and Warwick will vote in 2018 with the click of a mouse or by phone instead of  marking an X with a pencil. Both councils have approved contracts for Internet voting with Intelivote System Inc. to take care of its voting procedures. The two municipalities were among a group of Lambton municipalities that asked for proposals

The Independent Staff The Petrolia Squires are hoping for another road win. The Squires head to Palmerston Friday for game three of its Western Ontario Senior Hockey League semi-final after winning on the road, but losing at home. Petrolia opened the best-of-seven series with a 5-2 win, while the 81’s came into Petrolia two days later and skated away with

It was a celebration of Canada as skaters from Brooke-Alvinston took to the ice for the annual carnival. All of the routines celebrated something unique about Canada including its animals, fishing and skiing.