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A woman walks down Broadway Street in Wyoming with a snow shovel Monday.   The winter storm which blew in over the weekend has affected just about everything. Schools are closed and busses cancelled as road crews try to clear the 30 centimetres of snow which fell in the region over the last 36 hours. Many municipal offices are closed,

The best way to ease some the pressures facing municipalities is to lower county taxes. That seems to be the message from mayors from Petrolia and Central Lambton after meeting to talk about cost savings ideas. Petrolia Mayor John McCharles invited the regional mayors to town last Tuesday to find ways to ease tight budgets. He says they agreed the

Brooke-Alvinston Mayor Don McGugan couldn’t believe his eyes. On the way to a recent Lambton County committee meeting, he came across county work crews chopping down six trees at the corner of Petrolia and Forest Line. It wasn’t even nine in the morning. McGugan, who says he’s more of a “tree-lover than a tree cutter” was surprised by the pace

Bridgeview Park North, Petrolia It will be a lot easier for people to paddle the waters of Bear Creek this spring. Petrolia is adding a canoe launch on the north side of Bridgeview Park. “We were approached by canoe enthusiasts,” says David Menzies, director of community services in Petrolia. There had been a canoe launch in the same area several

Petrolia is gearing up for Family Day. Laurissa Ellsworth, director of marketing for the town, says the fun begins this weekend as Second Annual Snow Sculpting Contest gets underway Feb. 1. “This year’s them is cartoon characters,” says Ellsworth in a news release. Families can use props, paint and their imaginations to come up with a winning entry “but the

Oil Spring’s Ollie is getting ready for his yearly weather prediction. The groundhog from Heaven’s Wildlife Rescue in Oil Springs is the main attraction this weekend as the village celebrates Groundhog Day. Last year, Ollie was introduced to the community in what is now becoming an annual event. Peggy Jenkins of the rescue says people attending this weekend’s event may

It’s a court case that could affect the way Ontario’s roads are cleared in the winter. A Brooke-Alvinston farmer has won a $100,000 judgment after saying the salt Lambton County used to clear Nauvoo Road caused damage to his farmland and is making it tough for him to sell. Joseph and Evelyn Maxwell began noticing the salt damage in 2008

Slumping oil prices are hurting oil producers in Petrolia and Central Lambton, but low prices won’t be enough to stop the pump jacks from pumping. In the last few months, oil prices have plummeted from over $100 a barrel to $46 at press time. Big oil companies, such as Suncor Energy, have already announced cutbacks and layoffs in Alberta’s oil

Warwick Mayor Todd Case, seen here congratulating current Warden Bev MacDougall recently, wants to be the Liberal’s candidate in Sarnia-Lambton in the coming federal election The former Lambton County warden has thrown his hat into the ring for the nomination. Elizabeth Wood MacDonald is so far the only other candidate. It’s not clear when the local vote will be. A

There will be no charges laid against a landowner who cleared trees from a former cemetery site in Brooke-Alvinston with a bulldozer. In October, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs investigated after residents worried the pioneer cemetery dating back to 1892 on the edge of Brooke-Alvinston was damaged by a bulldozer removing a tree stand. But the owner of the field

Liana Russwurm in her Alvinston home It’s an age-old problem for artists, how to create and live at the same time. And an Alvinston artist hopes she’s come up with an answer – crowd funding. Liana Russwurm has always loved drawing. At the age of 36, she quit her job, moved to Toronto and enrolled in the Ontario College of

Petrolia’s Stephanie LeDrew is taking her love of curling to the broadcast booth. The personal trainer who was part of Rachel Homan’s Canadian rink which earned a bronze and a silver in the last two years will be joining TSN (The Sports Network) as a commentator for the Canadian Men’s and Women’s Championship Jan. 29 to Feb. 1. LeDrew says