Appliance likely started fire in Brigden area home

Oilers, Eagles and Flags move on in Silver Stick Action
December 29, 2017
The Petrolia Oiler Reps are in the finals at the 50th Annual Earle Trevail Petrolia Regional Silver Stick.
The Reps beat the Kent Cobra AE club 7-0 Friday night to clinch a spot in the finals.
The Reps beat Ilderton 11-3 and the Wallaceburg Lakers 4-1 earlier in the tournament.
The finals are Saturday at 8 pm at the Greenwood Recreation Centre.
Petrolia Midget AE is also in the hunt. They play a 9 am semi final game against Lucan Irish Saturday.
Meantime the Petrolia PeeWee Reps are in the semi finals at the Watford Regional Silver Stick. They beat the Lambeth Lancers 6-0 to advance. The semi final game is at 4 pm in Watford.
The East Lambton Eagles have also advanced in PeeWee play. The team hits the ice next at 8:40pm Saturday.
And in Atom action at the Alvinston Tournament, the Petrolia Oilers also made the semi finals after beating Wallaceburg 9-2 Friday. They’ll play in at 10:05 in Alvinston Saturday.
The Mooretown Jr. Flags and the East Lambton Eagles are also still in the hunt at the Atom Tournament. The Flags take on Lambeth at 9 am and the Eagles play Lucan Irish at 11:10.

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Appliance likely started fire in Brigden area home
September 15, 2026
The Independent St. Clair Township fire officials say an appliance likely started a fire in a home near Brigden. Around 2:30 am Saturday, Sept. 12, firefighters from Bridgen, Courtright, Wilkesport and Becher were called to a home on Oil Springs Line. No one was home at the time. Firefighters fought the blaze and were on the scene until 9:15 the
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Another new owner for former Sarnia school property
September 15, 2026
Valued at $2.4 million, Devine Street school land sold for $1.5 million Cathy Dobson/The Independent A key three acres in the heart of Sarnia’s southend was auctioned off for $1.5 million on Monday, suggesting that the vacant lot may finally see some development. The former Devine St. School site at the corner of Brock and Devine streets has sat idle
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CEEH emergency department construction to begin in late October or November
September 15, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Construction on Petrolia’s new emergency department will start in late October or early November. That from Bluewater Health officials during a Petrolia Council meeting Monday. Officials revealed K&L Construction has won the $14 million contract to build the new ER and the official ground breaking will be held in late October or early November. Construction will begin
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Lambton County Plowing match draws more competitors than usual as 2027 IPM in Petrolia nears
September 14, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott may not have a municipal election contest this year, but he did face some of his political colleagues at the Lambton County Plowing Match. And Marriott, who is also Lambton’s Warden, handily handled the competition. Marriott won the annual plowing contest between politicians over St. Clair Township Mayor Jeff Agar, Plympton-Wyoming Mayor, Gary
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