Inn of Good Shepherd drops plans for Sarnia affordable housing
Santa and his farmyard friends come to Petrolia
December 10, 2025
Heather Wright and submitted photos
The streets of Petrolia’s downtown were lined with people as Santa and a whole lot of farmyard friends arrived in town.
There were farm animals galore for this year’s theme Christmas on the Farm.
The Kiwanis Club of Petrolia and Area won the best float this year. LCDS and the Petrolia Lions were recognized in the Community Category. Johnny G’s Premium Pizza was first in the commercial category with Rock Glen and Heidi’s Independent also recognized, and the Elite Star Dance Academy, First Petrolia Scouting and the Petrolia and District Skating Club won in the Youth category.
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Inn of Good Shepherd drops plans for Sarnia affordable housing
July 9, 2026
Board says its needs to focus on organizations long-term sustainability The Independent The Inn of the Good Shepherd says it won’t build a 56-unit, six-storey affordable housing complex on the site of the former Laurel Lea Church in Sarnia. The Inn’s board announced the decision July 9, saying the difficult decision “reflects the significant changes in the organization’s financial position
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Clark family invests in community they believe in
July 8, 2026
Cathy Dobson/The Independent The Clark family of Petrolia has donated nearly a quarter of a million dollars to three local groups they call the driving forces of their community. Together, two Clark family funds administered by the Sarnia Community Foundation are supporting the “Reaching New Heights” capital campaign at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia (VPP), the Bluewater Health Foundation’s fund to expand
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Potential all-Canadian pipeline to Sarnia “fantastic” news
July 6, 2026
Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative & Heather Wright/The Independent The security of Sarnia-Lambton’s industrial future received a big boost with Monday’s announcement that a new proposed pipeline will be routed entirely through Canada from Alberta to Sarnia’s refineries. “What it means is Canadian feedstock (will be) moving to Canadian production through Canadian transmission, solely in Canada,” said Matthew Slotwinski, CEO of
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Ontario, Alberta ink pipeline deal leading to Sarnia
July 6, 2026
500k – 800k barrels of oil per day could flow from Alberta to local refineries Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia’s refineries could soon be getting a lot more Alberta oil. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the route for the Northern Shield pipeline from Alberta to Sarnia’s refineries. Smith says the pipeline would move an additional 500,000 barrels of
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