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A column by Blake Ellis I have always been fascinated by history, so when I came across an interesting piece of information about the beginnings of Petrolia – or perhaps I should say Petrolea – I just had to look into it further. It turns out Petrolia was founded on Christmas Day in 1866. This was when the area we

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a series of stories on the federal candidates in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex and Sarnia-Lambton in the Oct. 21 election. Jesse McCormick has been politically active his entire life and hopes that experience will help his vies to become the next Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MP.McCormick grew up in Mt. Brydges and is a member of the Chippewas of the

Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of stories about the federal candidates in the Sarnia-Lambton and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex ridings in the Oct. 21 election Marilyn Gladu wants to return to Ottawa to help repair Canada’s health care system.The 57 year-old Conservative candidate is the incumbent in the Sarnia-Lambton riding. She was the shadow minister of health while in the

Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of stories about the federal candidates in the Sarnia-Lambton and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex ridings for the Oct. 21 election Lianne Rood has a passion for agriculture and politics and she’s hoping that translates into becoming the next MP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex.Rood grew up on a 1,000-acre vegetable farm in Grand Bend and after graduating from

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of articles about the federal candidates in the Sarnia-Lambton and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex ridings for the Oct. 21 election. The Christian Heritage Party has returned to the Sarnia-Lambton ballot this electionFirst-time candidate Tom Laird will run for the party Oct. 21.Laird has been a personal support worker for the past 14 years. He recently

Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of stories about the federal candidates in the Sarnia-Lambton and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex ridings in the Oct. 21 election Marilyn Gladu wants to return to Ottawa to help repair Canada’s health care system.The 57 year-old Conservative candidate is the incumbent in the Sarnia-Lambton riding. She was the shadow minister of health while in the

Editors Note: This is one of a series of profiles of the federal candidates in Sarnia-Lambton and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex in the Oct. 21 election. Carmen Lemieux says the Conservative candidate is taking a lot of credit for Liberal investment in Sarnia-Lambton.The 54 year-old former elementary school principal (she worked at both Hillcrest and Queen Elizabeth II in Petrolia over the years)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a series of stories on the federal candidates in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex and Sarnia-Lambton in the Oct. 21 election. Jesse McCormick has been politically active his entire life and hopes that experience will help his vies to become the next Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MP.McCormick grew up in Mt. Brydges and is a member of the Chippewas of the

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is one of a series on the candidates for the federal election in the ridings of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex and Sarnia-Lambton In his work as a chef, Dylan McLay has travelled Canada and he says that’s given him a “good all-around vision” of what Canada is about.The 30 year-old father of two is the New Democrats candidate in

Editor’s Note: The following profiles are part of a continuing series of the candidates in the Sarnia-Lambton and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex ridings leading up to the Oct. 21 federal election. Adam Kilner knows people in Sarnia-Lambton are tired of politics as usual.The candidate for the NDP hears it every time he knocks on a door or talks to someone on the street.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a series of profiles on the candidates in the federal election in the Sarnia-Lambton and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex ridings. Brian Everaert – once a card-carrying member of the Conservative Party of Canada – says the People’s Party of Canada is now the true voice of conservative voters in the country.That’s why the 45 year-old ironworker who

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a series on the Federal Candidates in Sarnia-Lambton and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex ridings Bria Atkins has never been involved in politics and she thinks that may be one of her greatest strengths as she runs for the new People’s Party of Canada.Atkins was born and raised in Wallaceburg and now makes her home in Dresden with