Bank deal in Petrolia close

April 3, 2024

A deal to re-use the now vacant Scotia Bank building in downtown Petrolia is close.

When the bank announced it was closing the 112 year-old branch in November, Mayor Brad Loosley expressed interest in having the building turned over to the municipality.

Loosley tells The Independent negotiations have been ongoing and an announcement could be coming this spring.

“It’s been really good to work with them and I’m really pleased with their cooperation,” he said.

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Lambton-Kent-Middlesex byelection May 2

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‘Recession-like conditions’ in Lambton say officials

January 2, 2025

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Local labour analysts are choosing their words carefully as they describe a challenging employment picture for Sarnia-Lambton. “It’s not dismal. It could be worse,” said John Pilat, general manager of the Sarnia Construction Association. “We are doing considerably better than in (the) 2008 (recession), which was an extremely slow year.” Sarnia-Lambton’s latest unemployment rate is 8.3 per

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Vriesema signs with Admirals

January 2, 2025

Tyler Vriesema has signed to play the remainder of the Provincial Junior Hockey League season with the Amherstburg Admirals. Vriesema, formerly of Plympton-Wyoming, is best known for his portrayal of a young Wayne Gretzky in a television commercial in 2019. Vriesema, now 17, attended John Knox Christian School in Wyoming before his family moved to the Windsor region. Amhersburg is

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Girls’ Silver Stick open in Sarnia

January 2, 2025

Sixty-one teams from Ontario, Michigan, Ohio and Colorado have converged on Sarnia to play for championships in seven divisions at the girls’ North America Silver Stick finals. Play continues through the finals on Sunday afternoon. Games will be played at Progressive Auto Sales Arena, the Pat Stapleton Arena, both ice pads at Clearwater Arena and the Point Edward Arena. The