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Plympton-Wyoming may give two internet companies free space on municipal property to help get internet service to the community. Internet access has long been a problem in Plympton-Wyoming, particularly along the shores of Lake Huron where hundreds of new homes will be developed in the next few years. It’s a problem all of rural Lambton deals with. The county has

The federal government is giving $6 million to make $12 million Sarnia and Lambton’s Oversized Load corridor a reality. The county and city have been working with local industry to make a clear path for large prefabricated equipment to move to the Sarnia Harbour and on to Alberta and beyond. It’s expected to open up new markets for the industry.

Petrolia’s oldest business is closing its door. VanTuyl and Fairbank, which started in 1865 and is the oldest family-owned hardware store in Canada, will close this fall when its long-time manager, Theresa MacDonald retires. “It is with a heavy heart we announce this closing,” said Charlie Fairbank in a news release. Hehas owned the business since his father’s death in

Felicia Syer-Nicol says her family has noticed there are fewer swallows swooping around their St. Clair Township property.And they’re trying to change that.Syer-Nicol, who is the president of the Lambton wing of the National Farmers’ Union, hosted a workshop Saturday at the family farm on the Kimball Sideroad. Along side her was the National Director of Nature Canada. The NFU

Paul Leliveld doesn’t believe the Ministry of the Environment.The Watford area man who lives across the road from Lasalle Agri’s biosolids storage facility at Highway 402 and Nauvoo Road was reacting to a letter sent to Warwick Township from the ministry. Mayor Jackie Rombouts had approached MOE staff about the growing pile of fertilizer made from human waste. Township officials

A massive renovation of Petrolia’s hospital has taken a big first step.The 25-year, $30 million plan to completely renovate Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital has been approved by the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network after a year and a half of work and waiting.The plan begins with the reconstruction of the emergency and diagnostics departments which in 2017 were

The layoffs at the Lambton-Kent District School Board won’t be as bad as anticipated. But there will be 29 fewer teachers in the classrooms come September. In May, the board issued layoff notices to 110 teachers – 52 elementary school teachers and 59 high school teachers. The board, in a news release Wednesday, says after reviewing the PC government’s technical

One of the busiest spots on a Saturday in Petrolia is closed right now and its not clear how long it will remain closed. Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters were called to Heidi’s Independent Grocery store just before 9 am after employees smelled “electrical” smoke. Shortly after that, some of the sprinklers in the store went off. Owner Heidi Soudant was in

Lambton OPP believe one man from the Chatham-Kent area is behind at least 20 break and enters in Lambton, Elgin, Kent and Middlesex counties. On April 24, the OPP’s Community Street Crime Units from Lambton and Elgin-Middlesex, the West Region Emergency Response Team, the Canine Unit and the Moravian First Nation Police executed a search warrant at two homes on

Eighteen LCCVI students will be heading to OFSSA Track and Field Regionals next weekend in Hespler. The high jumpers once again led the way with Justin Porteous claiming gold in Sr. Men’s High Jump with a leap of 1.85m. Tori Smith won silver with a jump of 1.46m in the Sr. Women’s High Jump. Jayln Jackson won silver with a

  Justin Porteous and Zarah Rogan took first place in their respective events on the first day of the SWOSSA Track and Field meet Wednesday. Porteous won the senior boys high jump with a leap of 1.85 metres. Rogan took top spot in the junior women’s discus with a toss of 27.09 metres.

Lambton OPP have released photos of a suspect in the robbery of the Circle K (formerly Mac) in Petrolia. Around 11:41pm Tuesday, police say a man wearing a mask and armed with a weapon demanded money. Police believe the man got into an older model green pickup truck and fled. The OPP Emergency Response Team and the Canine Unit searched