LCCVI, North Lambton bow out in Lambton-Kent boys volleyball finals
VIDEO – Coming down: Oil Rig demolished for new seniors residence
November 10, 2020
A piece of Petrolia’s history is being removed to make way for more senior’s apartment.
Doug Simpson of Albany Retirement Village has been taking apart the former Oil Rig Restaurant for months. Today, the heavy machinery moved in to start taking down the building.
The uniquely shaped building has been a fixture on Albany St. for decades. It began as the Dominion Sink Factory. The exact date it began production is not known. The building also housed the Petrolia Topic at one time.
It became a restaurant in the 1970s and remained a family favourite for decades.
One of the draws of the restaurant was the unique paintings inside which depicted the fathers of the oil industry.
Those paintings were removed last year and donated to Lambton County for preservation.
It’s not clear how long it will take before the new seniors apartment building will be built.
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LCCVI, North Lambton bow out in Lambton-Kent boys volleyball finals
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John Wright/The Independent John McGregor took down both Lambton County ‘AA’ schools in the LKSSAA boys volleyball finals Wednesday in Chatham. The Panthers beat North Lambton 25-20, 25-18, and 25-20 in the junior final. The match was the Eagles first appearance in a Lambton-Kent ‘AA’ championship game since moving up to the division last season. John McGregor defeated LCCVI 25-15,
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Wyoming Lions make over $90K in donations to local health care
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