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A Petrolia couple has uncovered a piece of history in their own backyard. Richard and Kelly Poore bought a home on Crescent Park recently knowing there was a “swimming pool” in the backyard that had not been used for some time. What Poore discovered was the pool was likely the first cement-poured in ground pool in town. Sylvia Fairbank, who

Petrolia has become one of the first Lambton County communities to bring history alive on a new social media site. Historypin allows viewers to find old photos and put them in context of the current streetscape of the city. It is used around the world and now Petrolia has a presence there thanks to Petrolia Heritage and the Lambton County

Whenever she’s ready to come back, her seat will be waiting. Petrolia Town Council has decided to “hold the chair” for Councilor Helen Havlik. The councilor has not attended a council meeting since Aug. 14 after having a stroke.  Mayor John McCharles says Havlik is now at home and doing much better. Councilors Tim Brown and Mary-Pat Gleeson have visited

There were a few tense moments in Inwood after construction crews hit a gas line. Contractors have been renovating the Inwood Library since July. On Sept. 25, as workers were preparing the ground outside the building, a backhoe struck a gas line. Bill Epp, who lives two doors down, was asked to leave his home around 2:30 pm. When he

An LCCVI Grade 11 student is one of the first championship winners of the school year. Marlee Darrach, 15, took the women’s LSSAA Golf Championship at Sawmill Creek recently. It was Darrach’s first appearance in a championship event. ‘I was nervous, very nervous at first,” she says noting she wasn’t alone since all but one of the competitors were in

Food bank use is likely to rise across Lambton County because of funding problems at Sarnia’s Inn of the Good Shepherd according a local agency. The Inn says in April, the province will cut about $180,000 from the agencies funding. That could mean up to 250 families would not receive help for rent and utilities, life skills programs at the

Petrolia Mayor John McCharles says as long as they’re not causing damage, skateboarders should be able to use the Farmers’ Market at night. Council recently heard from a resident who voiced concern about skateboarders using the area to play. Sharon Livingston told council she felt some of the skateboarders were displaying “bullying” behaviour and frightened her dogs as they walked.

As Jaylyn Eastman twirls like a ballerina in her grandmother’s living room, it is hard to believe this is what childhood cancer looks like. The spunky four-year old moves from toy to toy, playing for a moment before coming to the couch to cuddle up to Grandma Tammy Clark. Two seconds, Jaylyn, in her pink ballerina dress with medical tubes

When Patti Black signed four of her children up for piano lessons, she wanted only wanted them to be able to play music. But the mother of 10 could never envisioned this: packing fiddles, a piano, guitars, mandolins, accordions and even an Irish drum in a trailer behind their van and traveling all over southern Ontario playing 80 shows a

They’re still talking. Mayor Kevin Marriott says Enniskillen has made a counter offer to Petrolia to bring down water rates in the rural area. The negotiations started after Enniskillen began talking with officials from the Lambton Area Water Supply System about the possibility of buying water from LAWSS instead of Petrolia. LAWSS has offered to provide water to the community

Marianne VanderSpek Photo The summer may have been filled with unusual weather, but it doesn’t seem to have harmed the local grain crop. Across Central Lambton, farmers are beginning to take off their soybean crops and Enniskillen farmer Kevin Marriott says most are “pleasantly surprised” by what they’re finding. “There is the odd field off and they’re looking promising,” says

Nicky Beatty and Chris Burdett will go just about anywhere to find a BMX bike park to try, but the Wyoming teens would rather stay at home. The pair, who travel to Sarnia, Watford and as far away as Toronto to bike, was among the crowd of 18 teens and pre-teens – and a handful of adults – who came