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Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is urging families to make sure everyone is vaccinated against the measles. Ontario is in the worst measles outbreak in a decade. A new report from Public Health Ontario, 277 confirmed infections and 95 probable cases have been reported across 11 health units in just the three months of 2025. Between 2013 and 2023,

The second of three murals celebrating Petrolia’s 150 years as a town is now up. The mural by Windsor Artist Sarah Robbins shows Petrolia 150 years ago in bright colours. It’s on the wall of Petrolia Home Hardware, facing Petrolia Line. Robbins did her first mural in 2021, after her father died. She quickly realized the power of public art

The Independent A maple syrup evaporator is the likely cause of barn fire which destroyed classic cars and motorcycles near Oil Springs. South Enniskillen/Oil Spring firefighters were called to the scene around 9 pm Thursday. Chief Al Charlton said the “ball” flames from the barn could be seen above the trees from about a kilometre away. Petrolia and Dawn-Euphemia firefighters

A 58 year-old Walpole Island man is facing seven charges additional charges after being arrested on outstanding warrants. March 5, around 11:15 am, Lambton OPP with the Emergency Response Team, Canine Unit, the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad and the Walpole Island olice served a warrant on Blackbird Line. They arrested a man for outstanding warrants. The officers then searched

Blake Ellis/The Independent The race to fill the seat left vacant after the resignation of Councillor Mary Lynne McCallum has drawn more interest than full municipal elections normally do in Enniskillen. Township councillors will choose a new councillor Monday from one of six people vying for the position.The five member council has been acclaimed in the last three elections. Jason

The Petrolia Squires have bowed out of the Western Ontario Super Hockey League playoffs. The team lost to Stratford 6-4 Sunday at the Greenwood Recreation Centre, ending the series. Veteran Kraig Wright had a goal and two assists and Issac McLean had a goal and assist. Also on the Sunday night score sheet were TJ Harris and Ryan Fraser. Jakob

Adam Arsenault scored with 41 seconds left in the third period to give the Petrolia Squires a 4-3 win at Stratford in Ontario Super Hockey League playoff action on Saturday. The Irish still lead the series, three games to two. Game six is at Greenwood on Sunday at 7 p.m. Kyler and Kole Keating scored for Petrolia as did TJ

The Petrolia Flyers only led once in the Yeck Division semi-final opener but it was when it mattered the most as they prevailed 6-5 over the Mt. Brydges Bulldogs Saturday. Tobias Iantorno’s second goal of the game at 19:46 of the extra period brought the home team back from 3-1, 4-2 and 5-4 deficits. He also had two assists. Ryan

The Petrolia Squires have their backs up against the wall as they head back to Stratford for game five of the WOSHL divisional playoff. The Squires lost 4-2 against the Fighting Irish at home Friday. Adam Craievich and Nolan Vandenboorn had Petrolia’s goals in the first period. Kraig Wright, Jesse Ferguson, Kole Keating and Steve Beenackers each had an assist.

Dale Hunter has joined elite company in Canadian junior hockey. The Oil Springs native and the Petrolia Minor Hockey product won his 1,000 career regular season game on Friday as the London Knights edged the Kingston Frontenacs, 3-2. Hunter is second on the all-time wins list behind Brian Kilrea who has 1,194 victories. Kilrea coached the Ottawa 67’s from 1974-2009.

Tara Jeffrey/The Independent Aamjiwnaang First Nation has entered into an historic initiative with the federal government to tackle environmental racism. “(We’re) going to be the pilot community of how this rolls out, so it’s pretty important,” said Aamjiwnaang Chief Janelle Nahmabin. “That isn’t to say we are going to get everything right this first time around, but it means we’re

The Independent Petrolia Minor Hockey Association officials are speaking out after an assault of a coach. PMHA President Mike Edgar said one of the minor hockey coaches was assaulted while leaving a game Tuesday. There was only one game that evening – a penalty-filled U11 game against South Huron in the Shamrock Hockey League in Centralia. The stats show there