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When Janet Denkers asked the children at Brooke Central School what they would do if they found over $6,000 in cash the first answer was not too surprising: “Keep it!” shouted one young student. “Give it to people who need it,” said another. “Give it to Jump Rope for Heart,” another replied. The Clerk-Administrator of Brooke-Alvinston wasn’t asking the students

Petrolia will have to find another way to deal with rising costs of its water system. Officials with the Lambton Area Water System say they will sell the town water at double the rate of production but aren’t interested in having Petrolia become a partner in the system.. Petrolia has owned its own water system since 1896 however the Bright’s

The Petrolia Discovery Foundation is hoping to attract some cash and national interest to the site with a new fundraising campaign. The Discovery Foundation is partnering with National Trust of Canada in a crowd funding campaign called This Place Matters. Chair Dawn Sperling says the goal is to raise $10,000 to repair the clutch in what she calls the “heart

Petrolia’s post office will be off limits this weekend as contractors change locks on post office boxes in preparation of a change to municipal addressing. Starting May 16, residents will no longer use their post office box number to direct mail to their homes, instead they are to use their municipal address – a method one Canada Post official said

If you need a book for the weekend, you might want to do that soon. The Petrolia Library is going to be closed on May 14 and 15 for maintainence. The 113-year old former railway station will be getting a new water meter, some plumbing repairs and the carpet will be replaceds Town officials say the extra day to make

The people of Fort McMurray are getting a helping hand from Victoria Playhouse Petrolia. During the opening night performance of Scotland Sings, Artistic Director David Hogan told the audience the night’s proceeds from ticket sales and the nightly 50/50 draw would be going to the Canadian Red Cross to help the people of Fort McMurray. “It’s clear that we, as

  Petrolia residents are scratching their heads and businesses are counting the costs after learning Canada Post is changing the way almost everyone in town addresses their mail. Last week, Canada Post began sending out notices and new keys to people who use the main post office. “Postal Box customers will no longer be required to include their PO Box

It appears the historic buildings at Petrolia Discovery will be repaired. Last August, officials from the Town of Petrolia asked the Lambton County building inspector and experts from the Ontario Electrical Authority and the fire chief to tour the property. The town had taken over management of the site and wanted to get an idea of how much work was

Although he officially retired, it’s unlikely that Dr. Tim MacDonald will have any time to twiddle his thumbs. After serving Petrolia for 45 years, the popular family doctor has closed his practice, ending a career that saw him care for three generations of patients. “I’ve enjoyed it very much,” Dr. MacDonald said Wednesday during his retirement party. “Your patients are

Dawn-Euphemia homeowners are among the first to receive their new municipal tax assessments. Tracy Pringle of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation came to Dawn-Euphemia council Monday to explain the assessment the same day the residential notices were sent out in the mail. Pringle says the average home across the province will see their assessment rise about 4.5 per cent in

The Ontario Hockey Association has approved the Alvinston Flyers move to Petrolia. The Jr. C team decided to make the move in an effort to attract a higher calibre of players. It faced opposition from Alvinston residents who started a letter writing campaign to the OHA. Brooke-Alvinston Council also wrote a letter opposing the move. More details to follow.

Long before The Property Brothers were popular, Julie and Chuck Vriesema were buying homes no one else wanted and turning them into bright new spaces. In fact the couple started flipping houses unintentionally. When they were first married, they had a home on Michigan Line which they were fixing up to live in. When a farm came onto the market,