The Independent For each of the 87 names on Petrolia’s cenotaph, there is the story of a young man who went to serve his country and never returned. Robert James Atkins was one of those men. There is little known about Atkins other than he was born Feb. 28, 1917 in Petrolia, the son of George and Roxie May (Tithecott)

Blake Ellis/The Independent “On Indigenous Veterans’ Day, we recognize the courage, sacrifice and service of our First Nations veterans who answered the call to serve our country,” said Chief Kim Bressette of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. She led the community in honouring those who served on Indigenous Veterans’ Sunday Nov. 8. “Many left their families,

Cathy Dobson/The Independent This Remembrance Day, local historian, Gord MacKenzie, wants Canadians to reflect on the sacrifices of two Canadian battalions in Hong Kong that he says are generally forgotten. “The Canadian government wanted to forget it. They just didn’t want to admit they sent untrained, unprepared troops to go fight in Hong Kong,” said MacKenzie. “And they listened to

John Wright/The Independent North Lambton will have a shot at school history after getting a five-set comeback victory over LCCVI in their LKSSAA Junior Boys ‘AA’ volleyball semi-final Monday in Petrolia. The Lancers took the first two sets of the match, 25-17 and 25-23 before the Eagles stormed back winning the final three sets, 26-24, 25-21, and 15-12. The Eagles