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Pat Davidson and her colleagues will be back in the House of Commons at 10 this morning – 24 hours after a gunman stormed the halls of the Centre Block. Just before 10 yesterday morning, a gunman shot and killed a Canadian Forces Reservist at the War Memorial near Parliament Hill and then brought his gun inside the Centre Block

The two area MPs are safe after a gunman stormed Parliament Hill this morning. One soldier was shot at the War Memorial and shots could be heard inside the halls of the Centre Block. The CBC Reports: “Parliament Hill has come under attack today after a man with a rifle shot a soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial

Long before the leaves started to fall, bare branches stuck out like ugly tentacles in Petrolia and Central Lambton woodlots. Nine years after the Emerald Ash Borer first made an appearance in Lambton County, officials say the full effects are being felt. The forest management specialist for the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority says it has taken this long for

A new report says people looking for work in Petrolia and Central Lambton should consider farming. The Sarnia-Lambton Workforce Development Board has just released a labour market review on agriculture which shows farmers are concerned there aren’t enough people prepared to work on a farm or provide services to one of the biggest industries in the county. Research Associate Catherine

For Dr. Justin Mall, starting his medical practice in Petrolia’s new Engelhart Health Park completes a circle. Mall, a native of St. Thomas, has worked alongside the doctors of the Central Lambton Family Health team for his residency and stood in the snow this spring as the team turned the sod on the new building. Now a doctor, Mall has

If you’re headed to the movies in 2015, there is a very good chance you may see Petrolia’s Jedidiah Goodacre. The 22 year-old is now living in Vancouver and is winning roles in a number of TV and big screen films including the upcoming Disney Sci-Fi blockbuster Tomorrowland starring George Clooney and Hugh Laurie. It’s a dream career Goodacre wasn’t

Lambton Public Health has just lifted the Boil Water Advisory in Petrolia. The following is the full text of their news release The Boil Water Advisory issued on October 15, 2014 by Lambton Public Health for the Town of Petrolia, Dawn-Euphemia, Oil Springs, and Enniskillen water distribution system has now been lifted. Required re-samples taken from the municipal water supply

Drinking fountains at Petrolia and Central Lambton schools, including these at LCCVI, are off limits until the boil water advisory is lifted.     The first water sample in Petrolia has come back clean. Wednesday afternoon, the Town of Petrolia issued a Boil Water Advisory after a water main break on Petrolia Line near Fairbank House. The alert  was extended

Drinking fountains are covered and bottled water is in the classroom across Petrolia and Central Lambton as a Boil Water Advisory continues. The alert was first issued in Petrolia Wednesday around noon hour and then was extended to Enniskillen, Oil Springs and Dawn-Euphemia about three hours later. Tests from water taken after a water main break on Petrolia Line early

Stores  in Petrolia and Central Lambton report most bottled water has been scooped up as people deal with a Boil Water Advisory. The Town of Petrolia issued a boil water advisory around noon today (Wednesday). Tests from water taken after a water main break on Petrolia Line early Monday showed the presence of eColi bacteria. The advisory was extended to

PRECAUTIONARY BOIL WATER ADVISORY NOTICE TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL TOWN OF PETROLIA RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES Due to a recent Watermain break, the Town of Petrolia Water Department has issued a precautionary boil water advisory, at this time the Water Department is actively working to resolve this concern. This advisory is only as a precaution, as information comes available and

Plympton-Wyoming’s proposed wind turbine noise bylaw is going where no regulation has gone before. Council has given first and second reading to a bylaw which regulates the amount of noise coming from industrial wind projects. Council asked staff and the municipality’s lawyers to come up with the bylaw since much of the concern about the project has to do with