‘I’ve been silent far too long,’ says Pinsonneault
Pot left on a stove cause of Petrolia fire
September 5, 2020
A pot left on a stove generated so much smoke, residents of a downtown Petrolia building had to be evacuated.
Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters were called to Petrolia Line and Oil Street around 10 am by residents who said smoke was filling the building.
Chief Jay Arns says everyone inside the building got out without a problem and no one was injured. Firefighters were also able to rescue three cats from the smoke.
Arns says one of the residents of the apartment left a stove on and left the building. The pots which caught fire could be seen on the back step of the building.
Arns says about $10,000 damage was done to the apartment and the building smells of smoke.
NEXT
Half of the people in Lambton looking for a detox bed turned away
PREVIOUS
Origins of Fairbank concrete a mystery
Front Page
‘I’ve been silent far too long,’ says Pinsonneault
May 17, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault took to social media Friday night to reassure his constituents he still opposes the York1 Environmental project. Pinsonneault has been keeping a low profile since the Ford Government reneged on the promised Environmental Assessment for the project at the derelict dump just outside of Dresden. He released a statement expressing his disappointment when
Read More
Front Page
Fraud pilot project in Lambton saves $160,000 in six months
May 16, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent A unique program in Lambton is saving seniors from telephone scammers and catching the eye ofbanks in Canada. Lambton OPP Inspec. Chris Avery told Petrolia councillors Monday an anti-fraud program has stopped scammers from pocketing about $160,000 from Lambton residents in the last six months. Frauds are big business in Canada. Over $638 million was stolen in
Read More
Front Page
Five LCCVI athletes win at Day Two of LK Track and Field meet
May 16, 2025
Five LCCVI athletes were at the top of the podium at the Lambton-Kent Track Meet . Meagan Munro, Kole Chapman, Jamison Helps, Jayden Davis-Lumley and James Grant all placed first in their events Wednesday at Great Lakes Secondary School. Munro won the 300M Junior Women’s Hurdles in 44 seconds. She had already won in the 80M Hurdles and second in
Read More
Front Page
One person seriously injured in accident near Rutherford
May 15, 2025
One person was taken to hospital by air ambulance after an accident near Rutherford. Lambton OPP were called to Lambton Line near Pantry School Road just before 4 pm Thursday for a collision between a large fertilizer truck and a farm tractor towing a wagon with a water tank. Ornge air ambulance was called to the scene to take one
Read More