Plympton-Wyoming will hook into Huron Shores transit
PHOTO GALLERY: No one injured in Petrolia industrial fire
January 8, 2025
Firefighters from Petrolia, Plympton-Wyoming and St Clair Township are battling an industrial blaze on Centre Street
A large drive shed at the back of the Concrete Systems property caught fire just before 2 pm Wednesday afternoon.
Tim Williams, education officer for the Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Department, says there were people working inside the building when the fire started. All got out safely.
About 50 firefighters worked to control the fire. St Clair Fire arrived on scene with a second ladder truck to join Petrolia Tower 13 to attack the fire from above.
As darkness came, the roof of the building has collapsed and a backhoe is heading in to knock some of the building down so firefighters can get at the hot spots.
Smoke and steam from the fire has been drifting south over Petrolia as firefighters work to put out the blaze.
Right now, officials are not saying what caused the fire.
NEXT
Cause of million dollar industrial fire in Petrolia undetermined
PREVIOUS
One dead, one arrested after incident at Sarnia Jail
Front Page
Plympton-Wyoming will hook into Huron Shores transit
April 15, 2025
Residents have been asking to be involved in the rural transit system since it started Heather Wright/The Independent Rural transit is coming to Plympton-Wyoming. The town will soon partner with Lambton Shores, Bluewater and Kettle and Stony Point with the Huron Shores Transit System. The buses began running the roads of North Lambton in 2020, taking residents into Sarnia for
Read More
Front Page
The Independent wins four provincial awards
April 15, 2025
The Independent The Independent of Petrolia and Central Lambton has won four provincial awards in the Ontario Community Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Competition. It also picked of two second place and three third place accolades at a ceremony in Niagara-on-the-Lake Saturday. The Independent’s coverage of York1 Environmental’s plans to reopen the Dresden dump won the Best Investigative News Story category.
Read More
Front Page
International Plowing Match coming to Lambton in 2027
April 15, 2025
Lambton County is going to host the 2027 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo. The event creates a small city in the middle of a farmers field and attracts thousands of people to view everything from the plowing competition to the latest in farm equipment, local foods, crafts and entertainment. The last IPM in Dufferin drew 70,000 people. It also
Read More
Front Page
Lambton’s MPPs to work together in Rural Affairs
April 13, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent The two MPP’s serving Lambton County will be working together in the Ministry of Rural Affairs. Premier Doug Ford released the list of MPPs to serve as parliamentary assistants for the next four years and both Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault and Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey will serve as assistants to the Minister of Rural Affairs, Lisa Thompson.
Read More