Marriott determined to get provincial attention for lagoon work
Floral fun
November 25, 2021
Members of the Meadowview Villa Auxiliary have been busy elves. The group has made a number of Christmas arrangements and may be purchased at Meadowview.
Due to the pandemic, the auxiliary has not been together at the Villa, as usual, to raise funds; which over the past years have gone to a very long list of ways to support extras for the residents.
Seen here are Barb Horton, Helen Gilfoyle, Shannon Inglis and Susanne Nyjak.
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Marriott determined to get provincial attention for lagoon work
August 24, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent A visit by Thornhill MPP Laura Smith to Oil City seems to have disappeared from the Progressive Conservative politician’s list of priorities this summer. Smith, who serves as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Rob Flack, had promised to come to Oil City this summer to see the lagoon at Oil City. Enniskillen
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Petrolia’s Vanderburgt and Norris win national lacrosse gold
August 24, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent Three members of the Sarnia Pacers lacrosse organization are the proud owners of shiny new gold medals from the Canadian minor box lacrosse nationals in Halifax. Petrolia’s Hazen Vanderburgt and Brody Norris were both on the Ontario U13 roster that won the national championship with a 5-2 win over B.C. in the gold medal game. Also SMLA
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Mini-minor lives up to its name
August 23, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent In a sea of long, shiny classic cars with giant fins and chrome as far as the eye can see, Bob Hyde’s Austin Mini stands out. The car isn’t just a mini in name – it was by far the smallest car at the annual Fins and Fenders Car Show in Wyoming last Saturday. Hyde’s car is
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Cougars, Alvinston, Wyoming win big
August 23, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent The Camlachie Cougars-Black U15 team went five-for-five over the weekend to capture the London and District Baseball trophy. The Cougars downed Strathroy, 12-3, DKMB – Delaware, Komoka and Mt. Brydges – 14-3 and North Middlesex twice, 13-7 and 6-5 to reach the final. Camlachie scored six runs in the second inning on its way to a 12-3
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