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You’re likely to see a few more Bluewater Power trucks in Petrolia over the next few weeks. The power company has started to replace the old streetlights with new LED bulbs as part of an upgrading project which is expected to cut electricity costs. Council agreed in August to spend $537,839 to replace 788 streetlights with the energy-efficient lights. Bluewater

The king is moving into Plympton-Wyoming. Plympton-Wyoming council has given Burger King permission to begin construction of an addition onto the existing restaurant at the Esso Truck Stop near the 402 exit on Oil Heritage Road. Drawing submitted by the company’s consultant show the building would go on the north side of the current 5,100 square foot building which already

Don McGugan sees the giant bales of cornstalks in his field on Old Walnut Road as money in his pocket. The Brooke-Alvinston mayor allowed the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and a number of equipment dealers to head into his cornfield for three days to show farmers, scientists and businesspeople just how the now unused stocks could be harvested becoming a

Teresa Ingles wants to carry on her son’s legacy. The former Petrolia woman has set up the Deker Bauer Foundation for Suicide Prevention in honour of her son who completed suicide this past summer while visiting a friend in Petrolia. Ingles says Deker has been struggling mental health issues since he was a young boy. Ingles had been in an

Get out your pens; the Lambton Young Theatre Players is holding a Young Playwrights’ competition. Artistic Director Nancy Keys, who is also a playwright, says the competition is for secondary students in Lambton County. They’re being asked to submit a 30-minute play with no more than eight characters by Jan. 30. The plays will be judged based on originality, plot

The OPP say one person is dead after a car smashed into the back of a tractor with a trailer on Petrolia Line, just outside of Petrolia. It happened around 6 this morning near Fairweather Road. Police are on the scene investigating and have closed Petrolia Line from Fairweather to Mandaumin Roads.  

Sarnia-Lambton MP Pat Davidson has just announce she will retire after the Oct. 2015 election. Davidson was elected in 2006 after over 25 years in municipal project. Davidson says she would like to spend more time with her family. Further details to follow.    

“Basically, we couldn’t stop them.” That from Plympton-Wyoming Mayor Lonny Napper after Suncor Energy received its permits to start building the Cedar Point Wind Energy Centre. It’s a move the municipality has fought at every turn, but in the end, had to allow or face another court battle and the possibility of stiff financial penalties. The County of Lambton, which

Courtesy of House of Commons photographer   Pat Davidson thanks Sergeant at Arms Kevin Vickers in the House of Commons after he stopped a gunman in his tracks in the halls of Parliament.     Sarnia-Lambton MP Pat Davidson says the government needs to have the laws in place that allows the police to keep Canadians safe. Two weeks ago,

Branches of Legions across Central Lambton will be holding Remembrance Day events – they are FRIDAY Wyoming: Remembrance Day Dinner at 6:30 pm SUNDAY Petrolia: Cenotaph Service at 2 pm, Remembrance Day Service at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 416 Queen Street Florence: Cenotaph Service @ 2:30 pm Oil Springs: Remembrance Service @ 11 am TUESDAY Alvinston: Cenotaph Service 11 am,

Leslea Williams doesn’t want to go back to the days of dial-up internet service. The Dawn-Euphemia councilor is one of many voicing concerns about changes Industry Canada is considering to wireless communications – changes Lambton County officials say sacrifices the needs of rural Ontario for better cell phone coverage. Lambton County officials say Industry Canada is considering turning radio frequencies