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Forest native honoured by US Congress as part of the Devil’s Brigade

February 22, 2015

Darryl Stonehouse says it took his breath away to see his father honoured by the US government for his service in the Second World War. Belbert Stonehouse, a Forest native who now lives in Arizona, is one of 42 surviving members of a unit called the Devil’s Brigade. They were the first Special Forces military unit assembles and it was

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Petrolia/North Enniskillen giving away CO detectors to those in need

February 21, 2015

Petrolia/North Enniskillen Deputy Fire Chief Tim Williams believes only a quarter of people know they should have carbon monoxide detectors in their home. The province recently passed a law making CO detectors mandatory in homes but Williams estimates only 25 per cent of homeowners are aware of it. So the fire department is offering to help the most vulnerable people

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Junior Lady Lancers Lambton-Kent Champs

February 20, 2015

RIGHT BACK AT YOU  Marissa Mueller puts the volleyball right back at the Tartans during Friday night’s game. The LCCVI Jr. Girls Volleyball team claimed the Lambton-Kent championship with a convincing win over the Wallaceburg Tartans. The Lancers beat the Tartans 26-16 and 26-22 Friday night in Petrolia. LCCVI finishes league play with a perfect record. The Jr. Girls now

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Firefighters ask community to give family a “hand up”

February 20, 2015

Petrolia firefighters are hoping people will open their hearts to a family dealing with the effects of a chimney fire. Feb. 12, the department was called to a home on Princess Street to battle a stubborn chimney fire. When a special attachment made to put out chimney fires didn’t work, Deputy Chief Tim Williams says they had to be more

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Plympton-Wyoming water rates may go up dramatically in next five years

February 20, 2015

Plympton-Wyoming residents are facing rising water and sewer rates over the next couple of years. Town council recently approved a water and sewer budget with a 5.2 per cent increase in rates. That means about $44 more per year for people in Wyoming and $77 per year more for ratepayers in Plympton. But town staff and the chair of the

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Bailey says Hydro One to start repairs in Central Lambton this year

February 20, 2015

  The Sept. 6, 2014 storm which brought down trees and flooded about 50 homes in Oil Springs prompted calls for improvements to Hydro One’s Wanstead Transformer. The company planned repairs by 2019 but now it tells MPP Bob Bailey repairs are beginning this year.     There’s some good news for Oil Springs residents who are sick of the

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No charges after ambulance hit by OPP in storm

February 19, 2015

The OPP says there won’t be any charges after an OPP vehicle ran into the back of a Lambton County EMS unit. During Thursday’s white out conditions an OPP SUV ran into the back of an ambulance from the Petrolia station. The crew of three, including a Lambton College students on placement, had been called to the 11 vehicle accident

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Surprise! Another Cold Weather Alert

February 17, 2015

Lambton’s Medical Officer of Health has issued a Cold Weather Alert  for Lambton County based on the latest forecast from Environment Canada that predicts the temperature to drop to -15°C tonight. The alert, the sixth of the season, is an extension of last week’s Cold Weather Alert. There has been little relief from the cold temperatures experienced last week.  This current

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Fire training centre may be on the move

February 17, 2015

  Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Chief Lawrence Swift is looking for a new location for the training and historic centre. The department unveiled plans for the centre last year saying it would take about $170,000 build a centre behind the hall on Centre Street for training firefighters and to display much of the town’s historic fire items. More than 70 per

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Kids on First Street may catch bus to LCCVI

February 17, 2015

Parents expressed concern about walking from First on Tile Yard and Glenview to the school   Petrolia Town Councilor Grant Purdy says there may be an alternative to parents from First Street driving their kids to school. Two weeks ago, a local man asked the town consider a walkway to connect First Avenue to the sidewalks near LCCVI. He says

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Four left homeless in Brigden blaze

February 17, 2015

St. Clair Township Firefighters are still on the scene (1:30am) after a fire destroyed a triplex in Brigden. Chief Walt Anderson says the owner was trying to unthaw some pipes in the building was was a 140 year old former creamery when the wall caught fire. The owner alerted the other residents and firefighters say the smoke detectors were sounding when

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How three people and two dogs saved a Camlachie woman’s life

February 16, 2015

In a room full of people who give back to the community Chris and Terry Dewsbury and Randy Nauta stood out. They were among the people honoured by Plympton-Wyoming Mayor Lonny Napper at his annual Community Appreciation Lunch Saturday. A year ago, the trio helped to find a neighbour who had disappeared on one of the coldest nights in memory

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