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The OPP and snow plow drivers were kept busy as the first snowfall blanketed Petrolia and Central Lambton Tuesday. A few centimeters fell in Petrolia and Wyoming but areas such as Watford and Alvinston had as much as 15 centimeters by early morning. OPP officers responded to a number of collisions and vehicles in the ditch as the snow, which

A recent polio outbreak in Syria shows that the world needs to be vigilant to keep the disease at by. That from Tanya Wolfe, a former District Governor of Rotary, who has been to five countries to help vaccinate children against the disease with Rotary International. Wolfe was in Petrolia recently to speak to local Rotarians about the Polio Eradication

Students Kerian Moorey and Owen Evoy of High Park Public School in Sarnia join St. Clair Region Conservation Authority Chair Steve Arnold and Union Gas representatives Chris Young and Dave Lamoureux in an experiment to see how cold the water in streams can be in the springtime. Union Gas has given the conservation authority $5,000 to continue the in-class training

John Hunter can tell you many stories about his time of service in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, but there are some too painful to share. The 92-year-old resident of the Lambtonian apartment in Petrolia is one of two men featured in the Hall of Honour in the building. Hunter volunteered for the air force in

Miranda Cole is ready to put her troops to work and it is not going to be easy. Cole, who works at the Fitness Center at the Oil Heritage District Community Centre, has organized the second annual Tour of Duty, a 24- hour fitness event to raise money for families of people serving in the military. Five teams, including one

You have just a few more days to enter The Independent’s first photo contest. We’re asking you to Show Us Your Fall Colours by submitting your best fall pictures to our contest. Submit your photos in JPEG form to [email protected] by Nov. 11 at 11pm. Please indicate if you make money from your photography – those photos will be judged

  When Clint Smith hits the cross-country course at Humber College Saturday he’ll run the first six-kilometers with his legs and the last two with his heart. The Brigden native will be leading the Fanshawe College team at the Canadian Championship this weekend in Toronto. Smith and his team became the first program to win five consecutive men’s team titles

Mario Lafond rubs the tensor bandage on what used to be his foot. His eyes squint in pain as he rubs the already worn bandage. The pain isn’t just physical, it is also mental as he thinks about the future for his young family. On Oct. 9, LaFond arrived at his job at SofSurfaces in Petrolia for his 7 am

  A strike has been averted at Clean Harbours. The 72 workers at the hazardous waste site on Petrolia Line were set to walk off the job Tuesday but a   was reached to avoid the strike. UniFor Local 9-14 National Representative Glen Sonier says employees voted 82 percent of the deal Friday night. The main sticking point in the

The Wyoming firefighters are stepping up to help one of their own. They’re organizing a benefit for George Klazinga and his family for Nov. 30. Klazinga, a 22-year veteran of the volunteer department has been ill for about two years and has recently been diagnosed with two rare blood diseases which are affecting his immune system. He’s been in hospital

Victoria Playhouse Petrolia is going to be bursting with laughter and song in 2014. That’s the theme for the upcoming season according artistic directors David Rogers and David Hogan who introduced the season Oct. 30. “Five of six of the shows have music in them,” says Hogan. While there is a wide range of offerings this year, Hogan says there

Oil Springs resident Charles Fairbank is being recognized for preserving the history that defines us. Fairbank was presented with the Lieutenant Governor’s Award from the Heritage Canada Foundation for his work in heritage conservation. The lone medal was presented at the National Gallery in Ottawa over the weekend during an awards night hosted by Heritage Canada Foundation. Heritage advocate Ian