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  He’s toured Canada and the United States. He’s been on Letterman. But on Saturday, Fred Eaglesmith will pull up a stool in the middle of the Old Plympton Township Hall and put on a concert for about 60 people. It may seem unusual for a musician to pick such a small, out of the way venue – a hall

Cathy Dobson Special to The Independent Larry Towell was embedded with the Ukranian troops on the front lines this winter. “The Ukranian army had so little, I helped them get gasoline,” says the 62-year-old photojournalist whose home base is a 75-acre farm in Dawn-Euphemia. From the sweat shops in Bangladesh to the gang activity dogging migrants at the southern Mexican

Dave Whitlock wasn’t expecting this. The Wyoming racing legend will be inducted into the 2016 Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame joining racing greats such as Paul Tracy and Mario Andretti. Whitlock is a three-time CASCAR champion and was Rookie of the Year in 1989. He had 19 wins in his 24-year career. He was also the first to win back-to-back

If you saw a tractor or two – or 26 – in Petrolia today, your eyes weren’t deceiving you. It’s Tractor Day at LCCVI and 26 students convinced their parents to let them take the family farm vehicle to school for the day. It’s the most tractors that have been involved in what is becoming a yearly event at the

You will have a chance June 11 and 12 to get a peek into some of Lambton County’s historic buildings. This is the third time Doors Open Lambton County has been held. In 2014, 44 sites were featured, logging 6,800 visits. This year, the event will highlight some of the cutting edge contributions Lambton County has made. “Building on our

When Tim Maitland was just 12 he was bit by the history bug. In the summer of 1972, Maitland and some of his friends were “just rummaging around” in what was a dumpsite off Tank Street. They found a few old bottles from Petrolia druggists from the early days of the oil town. As they looked, there were all kinds

Seven pizzarias will be serving up slices in Petrolia’s third annual Pizzafest. Streets Eatery & Pub, Helen’s Hideaway Restaurant & Pizzeria, Bud’s Pizza, Matteo’s Pizza, Petrolia Pizza and Subs, Johnny G’s Premium Pizza Plus and Godfather’s Pizza have all agreed to set up shop in Victoria Park June 4 between 11 am to 7 pm, selling slices for $2 each.

It will be a time to see Plympton-Wyoming’s newest park and a time to say goodbye a much-loved summer camp. Plympton-Wyoming Mayor Lonny Napper says the gates to Lamrecton Park will be opened Sunday at noon for a celebration. The town was given the waterfront park by the trustees of the camp. Lamrecton Camp opened its doors in 1926 and

Christine Peck helps Red Hat Society member Erma Wright of Oil Springs make her facinator. About 50 ladies came to the Oil Museum of Canada Saturday for an afternoon of hat making and tea Saturday. Heather Wright Photo

Frank Luhovy was a wrestler before wrestling was cool. The Alvinston man, known in the ring as Cowboy Frankie Lane, died May 24 after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Brooke-Alvinston Councillor Frank Nemcek was cousins with Luhovy and says he loved life in the ring. “He was wrestling all his life, since he was a young kid in his

When Lamrecton Park opens to Plympton-Wyoming residents there will be a lot fewer trees. The former summer camp was donated to the municipality last year and council has decided to open it to the public for day use. The camp, which includes several buildings including cabins and a meeting hall, also has a beach. The 2016 budget set aside $10,000

RPN Lori McKinlay and her colleagues in the ambulatory care unit at Charlotte Eleanor Engelhart Hospital in Petrolia don’t have to do as much running around as before. The unit is now using a new mobile storage unit, which holds everything hospital staff might need in any situation. It was purchased with the proceeds from the 2015 edition of Shoppe