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A Day in the Life of Petrolia and Central Lambton

April 23, 2020

It is a diary of how the people of Petrolia and Central Lambton are living. A snapshot taken by the people on Sunday April 19.

We were so pleased with the submissions – nearly 100 in all. You can see some of the photos in the April 23, 2020 edition of The Independent. Here are all of the photos of

A Day in the Life of Petrolia and Central Lambton.

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TRAFFIC NOTE: Nauvoo Road between Petrolia and Rokeby closed

November 11, 2025

TRAFFIC NOTE FROM THE OPP Nauvoo Road is fully closed between Petrolia Line to Rokeby Line near Alvinston in Lambton County. Crews are working to remove a tractor trailer that rolled over yesterday evening. The closure is expected to last several hours.

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UPDATE: Highway 402 reopened; traffic problems in London area because of snow

November 11, 2025

The Independent Highway 402 between Oil Heritage Line and Kerwood Road has reopened. It reopened around 6:30 Tuesday morning. An accident involving two transports near Nauvoo Road around 3:30pm Monday initially closed the road at the Nauvoo Road exit. But around 7:30 pm, Lambton OPP closed the entire road between Oil Heritage Road and Kerwood Road because of poor road

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Highway 402 closed from Oil Heritage to Kerwood Road

November 10, 2025

Accident and poor weather conditions the cause The Independent Road conditions are poor in Eastern and Northern Lambton tonight. An accident involving two transports near Nauvoo Road around 3:30pm initially closed the road at the Nauvoo Road exit. But around 7:30 pm, Lambton OPP closed the entire road between Oil Heritage Road and Kerwood Road because of poor road conditions.

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Highway 402 closed at Watford after accident

November 10, 2025

Highway 402 eastbound is closed at Nauvoo Road after two tractor trailers collided. A streamer across Lake Huron is dumping the traditional snow belt area with about a foot of snow on the ground around Highway 402 and Arkona Road. Lambton OPP say a number of vehicles are involved but no injuries have been reported. One of the transport jackknifed.

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