Four departments respond to Petrolia Line house fire
PHOTO GALLERY: Across Petrolia and Central Lambton, we paused to remember
November 11, 2021
The Wyoming Legion Colour Guard arrives at Camlachie 
Pat Poland, whose son Cpl Brent Poland was killed in Afghanistan April 2007, places a wreath in Camlachie 
Lambton County Warden Kevin Marriott lays a wreath in Camlachie Sunday 
he The Sparks were one of the community groups at the Camlachie cenotaph 
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Leading off the Colour Guard in Camlachie 
Dawn-Euphemia Mayor Al Broad laid a wreath at his community’s service in Florence Sunday 
Members of the Thamesville Legion led the service 
Rev. Justin Comber lead the readings in Florence. 
Dawn-Euphemia Councillor Ann Gray with her grandson. 
Remembrance Day 2021 
Chaplin Ray Terpstra talks to Korean War Veteran Wally Carvan in Petrolia 
The Petrolia Legion’s Colour Guard 
The Last Post in Petrolia 
Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley makes sure the wreath he laid remains steady 
Lambton County Warden Kevin Marriott lays a wreath during Thursday’s ceremony 
The piper plays a lament 
Some of those who came to remember in Petrolia 
Wyoming residents gathered Remembrance Day to remember. 
Plympton-Wyoming Mayor Lonny Napper laid a wreath at the cenotaph during the service 
Sgt At Arms, Chester Meredith, pauses at the cenotaph 
The Watford Legion led the service on the Main Street Thursday 
Brigden residents laid wreaths at the cenotaph 
Members of the Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation paid tribute at the cenotaph.
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Four departments respond to Petrolia Line house fire
June 14, 2026
The Independent No one has been injured in a house fire in Brooke-Alvinston. Around 10:30 pm Saturday, firefighters were called to Petrolia Line between Suitorville and Little Ireland Road for a fire in an older brick home. Bystanders saw flames shooting above the trees in the front lawn. Firefighters from Warwick, Watford, Brooke-Alvinston and the North Enniskillen departments were on
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Welcome Home: New Alvinston Legion officially opens
June 12, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent “I would like to welcome you to our new home,” said Alvinston Legion Branch President Jack MacDonald. After 56 years at its River Street location, the Alvinston Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion moved into its new home on Nauvoo Road at the beginning of 2026. The Branch 249 made it official with a grand opening celebration
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Plan calls for 1K of new affordable/supportive homes
June 12, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County needs 1,096 affordable and specialized housing units in the next 10 years. That from Org Code Consulting which presented a 10-year Housing Plan for the county at Wednesday’s county council meeting. “Affordability concerns are now affecting more people, with rents rising between 38 and 42 per cent since 2020 and deeply affordable housing is also
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Lancer trio place second in Novice Girls category at OFSAA
June 12, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The future of track and field at LCCVI is in good hands after three members of the Novice Girls’ Team placed second overall at the provincial championship. Kallee Elliott, Rayah Minten and Jaylen Helps scored 30 points with their four medals, just one point behind Scholard Hall from North Bay for the Novice Girls Team championship. Track
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