Heather Wright/The Independent There will be more gravel roads in Brooke-Alvinston before winter or at least patches of gravel. Brooke-Alvinston councillors have agreed to tear up the asphalt in sections of two roads which have been damaged and repaired countless times. Public Works Supervisor Jamie Butler recommended tearing up about 700 meters of asphalt on Petrolia Line east of Nauvoo

The Independent About 1,000 contractors are getting to work on Imperial Oil’s $100 million turnaround this week. The company, in a social media post, says process units will be safely shut down first, which could cause increased flaring. “Safety remains our highest priority. Extensive planning and preparation have gone into this turnaround to help protect our workforce, neighbours, and the

Barry Wright/The Independent Not surprisingly, veteran Tyler McGregor of Forest is one of 25 players named to Team Canada’s Para hockey training camp this month in Surrey, BC. The camp runs from Sept. 20-25 and is a lead up to two prominent international events. Team Canada will participate in the International Para Cup in Czechia next month and then be

The Independent Families, hockey teams, and neighbours joined to fight cancer across Lambton County this weekend in the annual Terry Fox Run. Petrolia’s event has topped $45,000 this year. The Terry Fox Foundation website says the Sarnia run has brought in over $51,000, Alvinston’s over $3,200 and the Dresden run over $40,000 this year. The memorial run has raised over