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Traffic was slowed to a crawl in Petrolia this morning during snow squalls. Whiteout conditions have lead to school buses being cancelled this afternoon. Parents may be scrambling this afternoon after the public and separate school boards cancelled buses in zones one and four. The board’s transportation website – schoolbusinfo.com – says the buses have been cancelled due to whiteout

Lambton OPP say one person has died in a multi-vehicle accident on the 402 near the Oil Heritage Road exit. The dozens of cars and transport trucks crashed in this morning’s sudden snow squalls and blowing snow. The OPP, Wyoming Fire Department and paramedics are on the scene and the westbound portion of the roadway has been shutdown. Eastbound traffic

The Cold Alert continues in Petrolia and Central Lambton as temperatures plunge to -23 tonight. Lambton Public Health officials suggest you dress in layers and spend short periods of time outdoors to avoid the negative affects of the cold. A band of snow was passing through our area, cutting visibility to near nil. We’re only expected to get a few

You only have a few more days to quit smoking and have a chance at winning a car. Canadian Cancer society’ Driven to Quit Challenge is to encourage tobacco users to quit smoking for one month. The deadline to enter is Friday. “Many smoker make five to seven attempts before they quit successfully,” says Marie Chaves, Health Promoter for Lambton

The Wyoming Fire Department is going say thank you to some long time volunteers. An open house is planned for March 1st at the hall to recognize a number of firefighters who have retired. Those being honoured are Clark Bain, 22 years of service, Adrian Tamminga, 17 years of service, Daryl Moore, 15 years, Dave General, 11 years of service,

Lambton’s Medical Officer of Health has issued a Cold Weather Alert for Lambton County – the eighth this year. The current temperature of -16°C this morning initiated the alert. The main concern over the next few days is the nighttime temperature on Thursday night which is expected to drop to -23°C. The cold weather alert will remain in effect until Friday

About 40 people braved the cold caring signs of support for Plympton-Wyoming at the Sarnia Courthouse this morning. The municipality is in court this morning to answer to a lawsuit by Suncor Energy which says the municipalities rules governing the placement of wind turbines and the deposit required for them is too restrictive. Suncor, which plans the 42 wind turbine

Plympton-Wyoming Mayor Lonny Napper says Lambton County is doing its part to promote green energy. He was the driving force behind Lambton County councilors motion to declare the county an unwilling host to wind turbines. Municipalities across the province began passing motions against the industrial turbines after the Ontario energy minister said no community would be forced to have wind

The Wyoming Fire Department is going say thank you to some long time volunteers. An open house is planned for March 1st at the hall to recognize a number of firefighters who have retired. Those being honoured are Clark Bain, 22 years of service, Adrian Tamminga, 17 years of service, Daryl Moore, 15 years, Dave General, 11 years of service,

When friends Julianne Breen and Kristina VanDamme had a three-hour bus ride ahead of them, they thought they would do something productive. Their French teacher at LCCVI had suggested the class be involved in the Second Annual All-State Canada “Just Drive Canada” contest and the pair wanted to write a song to help people remember texting and driving is dangerous.

Firefighters in Petrolia and North Enniskillen have been out shoveling a little extra snow. Chief Lawrence Swift says over the past few months the department has organized a couple of work parties to help clear snow from around the nearly submerged fire hydrants. The latest was Tuesday. “Some of them are buried so much we’ve put an X with  spray

The Wyoming to Reeces Corners Trail, see here in the fall, is now closed to walkers because of the snow.   Walkers who have been enjoying the Wyoming to Reeces Corners Trail will have to find another route until March. Plympton-Wyoming has closed the trail because it was becoming too costly and difficult to keep up with the snow removal