Petrolia’s Leighton joins Red Wings
Pregnancy Options and Support Center speaks to Women’s Missionary Society
February 24, 2014
Sarnia- Lambton WMS Presbyterial Annual meeting was held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Petrolia recently.
Rev. Janine Dekker from Laurel Lea St. Matthew’s led the Bible Study on the Feeding of the Five Thousand emphasizing the importance of the verbs in this parable.
Guest speaker was Tina Hunter, Director of the Petrolia branch of the Pregnancy Option and Support Centre. Her job is to inform young women what their options are and to give all the support and love they need. They provide free pregnancy tests, information and support, prenatal and parenting classes, adoption information, post-abortion counselling, baby clothes and needs. A crisis hotline is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
Officers for 2014 were installed by Rev. Harvey Osborne. Beverley Cassel from St. Andrew’s , Sarnia is President.
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Petrolia’s Leighton joins Red Wings
July 10, 2025
Barry Wright/The Independent Michael Leighton is heading across the Detroit River to continue his coaching career. After three seasons as goaltending coach with the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires, the Petrolia native has been hired as the new goaltending coach with the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings. Originally a sixth round pick by the Chicago Blackhawks in 1999, he played more than 700
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Campbell House likely to stand until fall: SCRCA
July 10, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent A year and a half after Brooke-Alvinston council gave up the battle to save Campbell House from demolition, it’s still standing. And officials with the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority says it probably will be until at least the fall. The fate of the historic farm house at Alvinston’s AW Campbell Conservation Area has been hanging in
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Classic cars on display in Alvinston
July 10, 2025
The Independent Well over 55 cars and antique tractors lined River Street in Alvinston on Sunday for the annual car show hosted by Brooke-Alvinston and the Alvinston Royal Canadian Legion branch. Despite the high temperatures, people stopped to look at some of the classics. The event is part of the community’s Canada Day celebrations.
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Packed crowd for Florence Tractor Pull
July 10, 2025
The Independent The stands were full as hundreds came out to the Florence Tractor Pull on Friday, July 4. Here’s some pictures from the event:
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