Sarnia drug investigation leads to arrest in Petrolia
Four groups get $9k in Petrolia Community Foundation grants
January 13, 2023
Four Petrolia groups are getting a helping hand from the Petrolia Community Foundation.
The executive director, Mike Barron, was at Petrolia Council Monday to give out $9,000 to four groups.
Petrolia Community Refrigerator will receive $ 3,000 to purchase equipment.
Sarnia Lambton Rebound will use $2,000 to present a family movie night in Petrolia.
Organization for Literacy Lambton will use its $2,500 to present a Train Your Brain program for Grade 3 & 4 students.
YMCA Petrolia will buy a mesh wheelchair to help people get in and out of the pool with its $1,500 grant.
The four projects were chosen from 11 applications.
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Sarnia drug investigation leads to arrest in Petrolia
June 30, 2025
Police allege Scarborough man was using Petrolia AirBnB to make fentanyl The Independent Sarnia Police seized over $200,000 in drugs after stopping a suspect in Petrolia. Thursday, the Sarnia Police Major Case Action Team with the Emergency Response Team and the Canine unit stopped vehicle in Petrolia. During the arrest, the drive was combative, so police used a taser to
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Brooke-Alvinston gets up to $1M to repair arena floor
June 30, 2025
The Independent Brooke-Alvinston is getting a big financial boost from the province to help fix the local arena. The municipality has been staring down a $1.2 million bill to repair the ice making equipment in the arena floor. It applied to the Ontario community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund earlier this year. Earlier this month, Brooke-Alvinston was given the news
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Brooke-Alvinston assault
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A Brooke-Alvinston resident is facing an assault charge after a fight in Alvinston. Around 7:20 pm, June 24, OPP were called to River Street over a fight between two people. No one was injured. A 57 year-old has been charged with assault. He’ll appear in court Aug. 18.
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Inn of the Good Shepherd looking for new leader as Vanni announces coming retirement
June 27, 2025
The Independent Myles Vanni, the head of the Inn of the Good Shepherd Food Bank, has announced his retirement. Vanni was appointed the executive director of the food bank in 2005. “Over the past twenty years, as poverty levels increased and the need for service grew in Sarniaand Lambton County, Myles responded with innovative leadership, introducing important newservices including: construction of
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