Memorial to the fallen in Petrolia
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Memorial to the fallen in Petrolia
November 1, 2024
Catherine Lesley, Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley and Joe Card were among the volunteers at Hillsdale Cemetery in Petrolia Friday morning erecting over 400 crosses in memory of the veterans buried there. The Margaret Stokes IODE spearheads the project with members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 26 helping out. This year, volunteers also planted 3,500 daffodil bulbs near the memorial
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A pre-teen charged with assault after school fight in Forest
November 1, 2024
A 12 year-old is facing assault charges after an incident at a Forest school Lambton OPP were called to MacDonald Street in Forest, near Kinwood Central School, for a report of a disturbance. Police are releasing no details of what happened, saying only there were no serious injuries. A 12 year-old from Lambton County has been charged with four counts
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North Middlesex hands Flyers a rare loss
November 1, 2024
Former Flyer Maddox Nazwaski made 30 saves to backstop the North Middlesex Stars to a 3-1 win in Petrolia Thursday. The St. Thomas native is now 4-1 on the season for the Parkhill-based Stars with a 2.46 goals against average and a .937 save percentage. Ethan Everaert made 24 stops for Petrolia. It was his first loss in more than
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Wheelie bins roll into Petrolia in two weeks
October 31, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent You’ll soon be getting your new garbage and recycling wheelie bins. Town of Petrolia Operations Director, Mike Thompson, said Monday Waste Management will begin using the automatic collection system, which requires the specialized wheelie carts, Dec. 4. “This will entail the delivery of 64 gallon carts to all town residential properties, theweek of Nov. 18-29,” said Thompson
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