Marriott determined to get provincial attention for lagoon work
Heat, dry conditions lead to wheat fire on Churchill Line
July 25, 2022
Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters spent several hours trying to get a fire in a wheat field under control.
Chief Jay Arns says they were called to the field on Churchill Line Saturday afternoon and found the field and 10 large round bales of hay already on fire.
Crews spent several hours on the scene trying to contain the blaze which damaged several acres of the field which was being harvested at the time.
The temperature was in the 30s with humidex readings edging towards 40 C at the time. Arns says the firefighters took lots of breaks, drank a lot of water and at times removed some of the heavy bunker gear to avoid heat exhaustion.
Front Page
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
Read More
Front Page
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
Read More
Front Page
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
Read More
Front Page
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
Read More