Two Ontario men face charges after alleged immigration fraud at Lambton College
On the road again: Petrolia celebrates end of construction
November 18, 2016
There will be construction workers along Petrolia Line for a while yet but work on the $5 million reconstruction of the downtown is essentially complete.
That according to Mike Thompson, director of operations with the Town of Petrolia.
He says Henry Heyink workers had “substantially completed the work by Friday around 5 p.m. and the town immediately opened the road to traffic.
Thompson says there are a number of things still to be done. Some of the parking will be blocked off during the week as crews erect and connect streetlights and pour concrete.
The town still has to return the street furniture, such as benches and garbage cans from King Street to the Kerby area as well.
Thompson added the town is doing its best to clean up the street as it prepares for Saturday’s Big Dig Street Party. The town is closing Petrolia Line from Greenfield to Centre St. for a day-long celebration which includes free food, a ball hockey tournament and free concerts at night.
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Two Ontario men face charges after alleged immigration fraud at Lambton College
July 10, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was edited July 10 to include comments from the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Two men are facing immigration and criminal charges after Lambton College tipped authorities off about a student immigration scam. College officials called the Canada Border Services Agency in February 2025, about students who had dealt with immigration consultants.
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Whoops: Local plowing match officials back track, confirms Brigden will host 2027 IPM after all
July 9, 2026
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Integrity Commissioner dismisses complaint against Dennis’ ‘woke’ art tirade
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The Independent The Integrity Commissioner says a Sarnia councillor’s comments about an Indigenous mural at City Hall were “a political argument” and has dismissed the complaint. In March, Sarnia unveiled a mural depicting the relationship between Sarnia-Lambton and The Council of Three Fires Confederacy; the Ojibway, Odawa, and Potawatomi people. The project included the $5,000 mural, a new wall honouring
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