Over 50 ed assistants cut for First Nations students
End of the mud road near Oil Springs
June 19, 2016
Enniskillen Township is planning to close one of the area’s oldest roads.
Recently, Fairbank Oil’s Charlie Fairbank came to council to explain the poor condition of Crooked Road just outside of Oil Springs and ask the municipality to do something about it. Mayor Kevin Marriott says the clay road is a favourite for thrill-seekers looking for a place to kick up some mud with four wheelers and trucks. “It ruins it for those who need it,” says Marriott.
“They cut ruts in it and we can’t keep up. We just get it fixed and they cut more ruts in it.
“We don’t have the money to gravel it because it is not used by a lot of people and it is a very old road. If it was used enough to justify gravel then we would but it would take some work.”
The township will be closing the road to traffic. Marriott says it will likely be gated and the two or three landowners in the area which use it for farming and business purposes will have a key to get in and out.
The municipality still has to pass a bylaw to approve the move.
NEXT
HEAT ALERT issued by Lambton Public Health
PREVIOUS
Petrolia Line lot purchase a year ago to be sold
Front Page
Over 50 ed assistants cut for First Nations students
July 3, 2025
Blake Ellis/The Independent Lambton-Kent District School Board passed a $383 million balanced budget for the 2025-26 school year but local Indigenous leaders are concerned. While Trustee Roberta Northmore called it a wonderful budget during the June 24 meeting, she did not support it saying there was no consultation with the four First Nations within the Lambton-Kent boundaries. Northmore called the
Read More
Front Page
Ham radio fans say hello to the Netherlands without leaving Enniskillen
July 3, 2025
Blake Ellis/The Independent Ham radio enthusiasts tuned into locations throughout North America and the world, connecting with Texas, Argentina, the Caribbean and the Netherlands all from Enniskillen Township. The Lambton County Radio Club held its annual field day on Saturday and Sunday, for a 24 hour period at Krall Park in Enniskillen Township. Field day demonstrates ham radio’s ability to
Read More
Front Page
Petrolia splash pad almost ready
July 3, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia’s long-awaited splash pad should be up and running by the end of July. That from Town of Petrolia officials who acknowledged they’d hoped it would be open July 1. In 2019, a community survey called for a splash pad. The 2020 Parks and Recreation Master Plan also picked up on the desire for the water feature.
Read More
Front Page
Two drowned in the waters off Ipperwash on the Canada Day weekend
July 2, 2025
The Independent It was a deadly long weekend on Lake Huron in Lambton Shores. Monday, an 18 year-old London resident died and a 12 year-old had to be rescued from the waters at Ipperwash Beach. Today, Lambton OPP report another person – a 44 year-old from Lambton Shores – has also died while swimming. Police, paramedics and Lambton Shores firefighters
Read More