Swimmer missing in Lake Huron off Pinery Park
Enbridge helps with fire training
March 2, 2023
Enbridge Gas is helping the Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Department purchase firefighting training materials, through Safe Community Project Assist. It is a program with the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety
Council supplementing existing training for Ontario volunteer and
composite fire departments in the communities where Enbridge Gas operates. Pictured accepting the $5,000 from Enbridge are Petrolia Councillor Chad Hyatt, Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley, Fire Chief Jay Arns, Enniskillen Township Deputy Mayor Judy Krall and Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott. Hyatt and Krall are members of the fire board. The donation is part of a $250,000 commitment by Enbridge for fire prevention.
NEXT
Winter storm watch issued in Lambton for Friday
PREVIOUS
LCCVI’s Landon brings home bronze to go with silver from OFSAA pool
Front Page
Swimmer missing in Lake Huron off Pinery Park
August 26, 2026
The Independent A man is missing in the waters off Piney Park. Eyewitnesses at the provincial park say early this afternoon a group of friends was swimming when one man disappeared. One of the man’s friends tried to rescue him, but later was himself taken from the water for medical treatment. Boats along the shoreline could be seen searching for
Read More
Front Page
2027 IPM finds its new home near Petrolia
August 26, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The Ontario Plowmens’ Association has found a new Lambton County home for the 2027 International Plowing Match. It will be at the farm of Clayton and Linda McLauchlin east of Petrolia. In a news release the OPA says, their farms provide an “open agricultural landscape” and is accessible for the show which is expected to draw upwards
Read More
Front Page
‘Amazing’ opportunity to showcase Sarnia-Lambton
August 26, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Tourism officials are hoping Sarnia-Lambton’s 15 minutes of fame during a popular CTV reality show will turn into tourism dollars in the future. Tuesday, an episode of The Amazing Race Canada which was shot in Sarnia-Lambton May 7, aired. Tourism Sarnia-Lambton Interim Executive Director, Adam Veen, says opportunity came in late 2025. “They’re always scouting for new
Read More
Front Page
Doubling down on potential power generation in St. Clair
August 26, 2026
Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative With the Canadian/US. tariff war ramping up, Ontario’s Energy Minister Stephen Lecce has announced $500,000 for St. Clair Township to move public consultation ahead for new power generation in Courtright. Standing on the banks of the St. Clair River Tuesday with the U.S. in view, Lecce said the Ford government takes public consultation seriously and has
Read More