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Firefighters from Petrolia, Dawn-Euphemia and St. Clair helped turn an ordinary day into Christmas for a dying boy. Theytravelled to St. George at the request of the local fire department to be part of Christmas in St. George. The small community in Brant County celebrated Christmas Oct. 25 for Evan Leversage. The seven-year old boy has had brain cancer for

John Curtis Benitema holds his drawing of a colourful rainbow and tells his mom, Corrie, how he did it. “It looks a little like the Northern Lights to me,” she says. His face beams with pride at his mom’s words and from knowing his artwork will be seen by hundreds of patrons at the Petrolia Library. Benitema’s is one of

Lexi Hext’s mom, Tracy, was always her biggest skating fan. So the Petrolia teen is getting ready to honour her mother and raise some money for St. Joseph’s Hospice using her talents on ice. Hext is planning a figure skating showcase called “I Skate for Mom” at the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre Nov. 15 to raise money for St.

Revenue at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia climbed over 30 per cent this summer. That’s left the local theatre $73,249 to the good – money which will be put into reserves to improve the VPP in the future. Richard Poore, director of cultural services, in a report to council says the theatre generated $1,472,443 in revenue in the 2015 summer season. It

Terry Graff, curator of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, talks to Lambton County Warden Bev MacDougall about some of the work now on display at the county’s main art gallery. Cara Vosburg The Independent When Terry Graff, the Director/CEO and Chief Curator of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, heard that Sarnia’s Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery (JNAAG) was interested in hosting their

Regina Gudelis paints with her emotions. It seems to work for the Sarnia woman who took Best of Show in the Third Annual Juried Art Show by the Victoria Hall Art Committee. Gudelis’ painting Frosty was one of five honoured at the opening of the exhibit Sunday. Gudelis is an intuitive painter which means she doesn’t begin with an idea

Rebekah Batterink and Sharina Mastrolacasa of Strathroy look through an album of their lives after coming to Canada from the Families for Children Ophanage in India. Batterink is planning a fundraiser for the group Oct. 23 in Wyoming. Rebekah Batterink wants to help the people who helped her start her life in Canada. The Wyoming woman was adopted from the

The Independent Staff Thousands are expected in Brigden this weekend as the fall favourite is set to roll this Thanksgiving Weekend. Students will begin coming to the fairgrounds on Friday for agriculture in the classroom. It is likely there will be fewer students on the grounds because of the work to rule campaign by elementary school teachers. Saturday, the parade

Mary Edgar couldn’t help the angry tears that sprang to her eyes. As the Petrolia woman sat listening to former OPP officer turned author Barry Ruhl all the injustices of the arrest and conviction of a teenaged Steven Truscott came flooding back to her. Ruhl, who recently spoke about his book A Viable Suspect, explained how one man may have

Emmy winning actress Michael Learned is driving back to Petrolia, taking the title role in Driving Miss Daisy for the Victoria Playhouse Petrolia’s 2016 season. Co-Artistic Directors David Hogan and David Rogers unveiled the new season Sunday, just before the last show of the 2015 season was about to take the stage. Learned, known to many as Mamma Walton on

The Alvinston Community Group is making plans to make “The Bee” a household name. Recently, a representative of the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership suggested the group which commissioned and cares for the giant metal statue at the entrance to town should be more actively promoting it. Roadside attractions, says David Moody, are draws for tourists. Councillor Jannette Douglas is part of

Lambton County building officials say six buildings at Petrolia Discovery are “unsalvageable” and have placed an order to keep the public off the property. Kelly Bedard was one of a handful of experts that Town of Petrolia officials assembled to look at the historic site after it agreed to begin managing the site. On Aug. 12 and 17, Bedard and