Image

April 12, 2024

The rain didn’t stop the annual tradition of Tractor Day at LCCVI.

Dozens of tractors of every age and colour driven by students at the high school packed the parking lot Friday in the annual celebration of the student’s rural roots.

Parents with toddlers came by to take a look at the giant machines before the students made their way through Petrolia’s downtown and then out to Lambton Centennial School on Oil Heritage Road.

Preschoolers watched in amazement as LCCVI students drove their tractors out of the high school’s parking lot during lunch break.
The convoy headed through downtown Petrolia enroute to Lambton Centennial School on Oil Heritage Road.
Tammy Bourque took her tractor-loving son, Rhett, 5, to see the parade Friday.
A student walks among the tires to get to his ride.
Emilee Langford and Krysten Campbell were staying dry in their John Deere as they waited for the parade to pull out of the parking lot.
The convoy of tractors left the parking lot and went by St. Philip’s School, made its way through Petrolia’s downtown and then to Lambton Centennial to greet the elementary school students there.
Teacher Steve McGrail shared this photo, thanking LCCVI students for stopping by Lambton Centennial.

Share This

Image
Front Page

Conservation authority watching flood waters as rain continues

December 9, 2024

Today’s rain is likely to cause some flooding according to the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority. Officials expect ponding to occur in low-lying areas as the soil become saturated. Here’s the authority’s bulletin. Message: Rain-on-Snow event •             10 mm to 35 mm in precipitation (snow-water equivalent) over the past week •             5 mm to 15 mm of rain forecast for

Read More

Image
Entertainment

Twenty years of ‘bringing joy’ and a some jingle to merchants

December 6, 2024

Cathy Dobson/The Independent The motor coaches delivering visitors to Victoria Playhouse Petrolia’s annual Starbright Christmas show this week, isn’t just a sign the musical powerhouse is back for its 20th year. It’s adding some jingle to the pockets of the owners of restaurants and local shops part of an annual Christmas economic boom. This year, 30 motor coaches from all

Read More

Image
Front Page

Bears, Bees and Squires, Oh My; Petrolia host Teddy Bear Toss game Friday

December 6, 2024

Barry Wright/The Independent The heated rivalry between the Petrolia Squires and Alvinston Killer Bees will be used to help those less fortunate when the teams meet in Ontario Super Hockey League action this Friday at Greenwood. The Squires and Bees have challenged their respective fans to a teddy bear toss when the teams go head-to-head for the second time this

Read More

Image
Front Page

Flaring from Nova ‘disruption’ seen as far south as Dresden

December 6, 2024

Nova Chemical’s says a disruption in their process at the Corunna facility is responsible for a large flare which lit up the night sky Thursday. The glow and flame from the stack could be seen as far south as Dresden. “We are actively working to return the facility to normal operating conditions as soon as possible,” the company said in

Read More