Trustee candidate calls for the return of ‘true’ history
Rosters for Flyers, Flags taking shape
June 26, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent
Nathan Beer is the first signing announced for the coming PJHL season by the Petrolia Flyers.
The 18-year-old left-shot forward played the past two seasons with the Burlington-based Blyth-Deerview Raiders prep team following two seasons with the U16 and U18 squads in Strathroy.
Beer played one game with the Flyers in 2024 scoring in a contest against the Sailors in Port Stanley.
Meantime, goaltender Theron Morningstar has signed with Welland of the Greater Ontario Hockey League. The Kingston native was assigned to the Flyers by the Strathroy Rockets last October and made 18 appearances with Petrolia posting a record of 10-2-3 with an .897 save percentage.
In other PJHL news, the Mooretown Flags have added to its goaltending depth signing Ciaran Guitton-Quayle.
The 18-year-old Kitchener product last played with the Waterloo Wolves AA team during the 2024-25 season.
On the GOHL front, blue-liner Emerson Jackson has re-signed with the Sarnia Legionnaires and fellow defenceman John Montanino of Sarnia has signed with the Strathroy Rockets.
Montanino, who played minor hockey in Detroit last season, was a third-round pick by Brampton in the OHL draft earlier this month.
Former Jr. Sting Michael Robertson is returning to play for his hometown Chatham Maroons. He played tier two junior hockey in eastern Ontario last season.
NEXT
Petrolia passes its own Right of Access bylaw
PREVIOUS
City is behind affordable housing proposal despite pushback from some neighbours
Front Page
Trustee candidate calls for the return of ‘true’ history
October 14, 2026
Audience member calls the messaging ‘quite alarming’ Heather Wright/The Independent A candidate for the Lambton-Kent public school board says she will “stand strong against the progressive heists of the Canadian education system” including returning to the “history we all grew up with” so students can be proud to be Canadian. Cynthia Workman’s words raised some eyebrows at the Brooke-Alvinston All-Candidates
Read More
Front Page
Lambton College to open more seats in health, STEM, trades
October 14, 2026
The Independent There will be space for about 300 more students in Lambton College next year. Lambton College is among the post secondary institutions which submitted a proposal for more classroom spots for in demand fields. Friday, the province announced 2,077 new spaces across southern Ontario, including 297 at Lambton College; 160 in Health programs, 90 in the STEM field
Read More
Front Page
Worker injured after falling through Sombra greenhouse roof
October 14, 2026
OPP, Ministry of Labour investigating The Independent A worker at a Sombra greenhouse was taken to hospital by air ambulance Wednesday morning after crashing through the roof. St. Clair Township fire officials say the department was called to the Envirofresh Produce greenhouses near CF Industries on the St. Clair Parkway just after 9 am. Chief Richard Boyes says a man
Read More
Front Page
Paving on rebuilt Grand Bend Bridge continues Thursday
October 14, 2026
The Independent Drivers heading to Grand Bend are going to face some traffic slowdowns starting Thursday. The project to widen the bridge has been going on for two years, with work taking place before and after the busy summer tourist season. So far, officials say the concrete work, bridge retaining walls, waterproofing the east half of the new deck and
Read More