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Petrolia Mayor John McCharles put his shovel to work as officials marked the official start of construction of the Central Lambton Family Health Team office on Glenview Drive Tuesday morning. He was joined by officials from Southside Construction, Mary Pat Gleeson, the CLFHT chair, Mary Vergeer, CLFHT executive director and Dr. John Butler. The 19,500 square foot building is already under

The Petrolia Lion Pee Wee Reps are Ontario champions. The team took the six-point series against Penetang with a 4-3 win over the Flames Sunday afternoon. It was do-or-die for Penetang and they had the lead into the third. With 10:50 left, Braeden Nickles scored the Oiler’s first. Caleb Guthrie scored at about 7:40. Then with 3:38 left in the

As the snow melts, the signs of winter are still everywhere. All around Lambton County you can find road signs bent over or snapped off after a very long winter of snow ploughing. Jim Kutyba, general manager of infrastructure in Lambton, says as county road crews tried to push the huge mounds of snow back during the long cold winter,

Elijah Duquette scores the Petrolia Pee Wee Reps second goal against Penetang Saturday to take a five points to one game lead in the six-point OMHA final series.     The Petrolia Lion Pee Wee Reps are one win away from becoming provincial champions. The Reps beat Penetang Flames 3-1 in Petrolia this evening in a tight game. Petrolia scored

  Rob Hinde always goes above and beyond at the Greenwood Recreation Centre, says Petrolia CAO Manny Baron. He works hard each day, cheers on the teams and encourages the players; he even wears a Santa suit while riding the zamboni during the Christmas season. But Baron and officials from Petrolia Minor Hockey say Hinde recently went above and beyond

Lambton County councilors are about to get their close up. County staff is putting the finishing touches on a remote camera system which will allow the county council meetings to be streamed live on the world wide web. Last year, when Warwick Mayor Todd Case was elected warden, there was a push by Case and several other county councilors to

Ray Ward had to make a choice this winter; heat his home or put a little money into RRSPs. Heat won. The Petrolia area man has a modest home on a gravel road. He has few options for heat since natural gas lines don’t come down his road. So Ward heats his home with propane. He knows he’ll always pay

    You’ll be surprised by Petrolia’s new town slogan. That’s it: You’ll be surprised. The town began looking for a new slogan to use for tourism marketing last February. Town Councilors, business leaders and others were asked questions about their perfect day in Petrolia and what they would say to people who wanted to relocate here. “One theme was

Lorne Given is looking for a few committed volunteers. The coordinator of Community Emergency Response Volunteers (CERV) is recruiting new members. “We’re down to a group of about dozen core members,” he says. “We need some fresh face with commitment to be a part of the team.” CERV members respond to all kinds of emergencies. Given says they’re often on

Devon Maw and the board of the Bridgen Park Place are fighting a battle they’re not sure they can win. The seniors who rent the 20 units at the non-profit retirement residence are facing rising rents because of increased taxes and higher hydro rates. Maw, who is the treasurer of the board of directors, says in the last five years

Friends and family of Danny Gibbons are planning a fundraiser. The Petrolia man suffered a severe head injury in an accident near Oil Springs four weeks ago. The 21 year-old was in a pickup truck with four others on Oil Springs Line just west of Oil Heritage Road and South Plank Road when the Chev pick-up rolled. A Facebook page

Black mould, trashed apartments, doors which you can see light underneath and water leaks. That’s just a few of the litany of problems at an 18-unit apartment complex in Alvinston which the municipality is looking to take over. Several years ago, a Toronto man purchased the three buildings on Lorne Street and began renting them out. But the condition of