LCCVI evacuated after alarm in tech wing sounds
Petrolia wins Breakaway Challenge
February 6, 2023
The Petrolia Oilers won five straight games to capture the U9 MD division title at the Winter Breakaway Challenge in Niagara Falls on the weekend.
The Oilers beat Orillia, Vaughan and Northumberland in the preliminary round then defeated Oakridge, 3-2 in the semi-finals and Bradford, 5-1 in the final. Overall, the Oilers outscored their opposition, 32-5.
Meantime, the Oilers U9 HL team also reached the final but lost to Thorold in the championship contest. They had beaten teams from Mt. Brydges, West Niagara, Nobleking and Port Stanley to each the final.
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LCCVI evacuated after alarm in tech wing sounds
June 18, 2026
The Independent Morning classes were disrupted at LCCVI Thursday when the students and staff were evacuated. The fire alarm at LCCVI was activated after 9 am. The Petrolia/North Enniskillen fire department was searching through the tech wing for about 45 minutes. School officials say an alarm company was called in to return the system to normal operations. There was no
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Sports Briefs: Express finish third at U17 tourney
June 18, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent The Enniskillen Express finished in third place in a rain-shortened U17 girls’ fastball tournament in Mitchell. The Express beat teams from Goderich and Exeter but lost to the Sweaburg Storm to finish the tournament with a record of 2-1. ••• The Corunna Giants U11 girls’ fastball team won silver medals at a tournament in Chatham last weekend.
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Retirement, training deadlines leave Oil Springs without fire chief on July 1
June 17, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The retirement of the Oil Springs/South Enniskillen fire chief and new training regulations are creating a unique situation in Oil Springs. The Oil Springs/South Enniskillen Chief Mike Cumming is retiring on June 30. Monday, Oil Springs council appointed John Berdan as the new chief. But Berdan is in administrative limbo because of new training regulations and cannot
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Montanino, Jolicoeur among locals picked in OHL Draft
June 17, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent Defenceman John Montanino led the local contingent drafted at the OHL Priority Selection in Kingston. The Brampton Steelheads selected him in the third round. The Sarnia native played with Detroit-Little Caesars this season. Windsor chose Sarnia’s Cameron Jolicoeur, a power forward from the London Jr. Knights, in the seventh round and the Knights took Grand Bend’s Liam
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