Petrolia’s recycling blues
Ag Hall of Fame nominations requested
March 7, 2014
The Lambton Agricultural Hall of Fame is seeking nominations for its 2014 Hall of Fame induction. This is an exciting year as we will see an area at the Lambton Heritage Museum focusing on the Hall of Fame, sometime later this year.
We have made it easier than ever to submit a nomination – Online!
http://lfawebsite.ca/lambton-agricultural-hall-of-fame-association/
and of course people can always contact Christina at the LFA office for more info 519-864-4246.
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Petrolia’s recycling blues
November 11, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia is returning to blue box recycling and nobody is happy about it. Residents, according to Circular Materials Ontario, will soon receive two-80L blue boxes for their recyclables. The wheelie bin with the yellow top, which rolled into Petrolia backyards last November, will be taken away – recycled to be used in other communities which will receive
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PHOTO GALLERY: Remembrance Day 2025 across Lambton County
November 11, 2025
Across Lambton County this weekend, people stopped to reflect on the sacrifices made by Canadians. Photos by Blake Ellis/The Independent In Oil Springs, residents gathered at the local cenotaph Sunday, Nov. 9. Chrystal Bressette Photos In Alvinston, residents faced the cold and mounds of freshly fallen snow as they paused at the cenotaph on River Street Nov. 11. Lambton Shores
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Petrolia pauses on Nov. 11
November 11, 2025
Photos by John Wright/The Independent At the 11th Hour of the 11th month on the 11th day, people in Petrolia stopped to remember at the Cenotaph in Victoria Park.
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‘Would you want it out your back door’ ask Enniskillen residents
November 11, 2025
Residents urge council not to support battery storage project Blake Ellis/The Independent “I am very upset that this has gotten this far,” said Jean St. Pierre, a neighbour of the proposed Inwood Energy Storage project. St. Pierre, who lives on Courtright Line, appeared before Enniskillen Township council on Nov. 3 wanting to go on the record with her concerns about
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