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  A respected Wyoming firefighter whom the community rallied around during illness has passed away. George Klazinga, a long-time Wyoming firefighter and active volunteer died in hospital Monday night. Two years ago, Klazinga began to feel weak. Just recently he was diagnosed with two rare blood disorders. His fellow firefighters and members of his church rallied around Klazinga and his

Lambton’s Medical Officer of Health is issuing a Cold Weather Alert for Lambton County. The latest weather forecast from Environment Canada predicts the daily, low air temperature will drop to -16°C tonight. The cold alert will remain in effect until Friday morning when temperatures are expected to climb above the alert threshold. Residents should take precautions during a Cold Weather Alert by

Current Jazz Attack members surprised teacher Linda Nap with a special song at the annual Christmas concert. Nap will be honoured at the school Jan. 31.   In 1989, McDonald’s was urging people to succumb to a Big Mac Attack. But Linda Thompson had a different idea. Thompson, a music teacher at LCCVI, thought her students should have a different

They were close. The Petrolia Oilers lost in the final of the North American Silver Stick Midget A final Sunday to Ajax. The final score was 3-0. The Oilers made it to the final after beating Sarnia Sting MD 3-2 in a shoot out. The Midget Reps finish the tournament with a record of 3-1-1.

The Petrolia Oiler Midget Reps face Ajax in the final of the Silver Stick at noon Sunday. Here, Mitch Wilson give one of the Collingwood Blackhawks a close up view of the ice and was rewarded with a penalty.   The Petrolia Midget Reps have advanced to the final of the North American Silver Stick. The Oilers beat Sarnia Sting

The Petrolia Oiler Midget Reps will take their hard-hitting style of hockey to the Silver Stick semi-final Sunday morning. Here, Mitch Wilson give one of the Collingwood Blackhawks a close up view of the ice and was rewarded with a penalty.   The Petrolia Oiler Midget reps will face the Sarnia Sting 96A in the semi-final of the North American

The OPP is investigating after a cruiser ended up in a ditch. Lambton OPP say around 6:30 pm last night the SUV unit was traveling north on Oil Heritage Road near LaSalle Line when the driver lost control and rolled into the ditch. The officer was transported to a local hospital by Lambton County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) where he

A new call-centre setting up shop in Sarnia will be holding job fairs soon. Atelka is opening a contact centre at The Research Park in Sarnia in March. Company officials say over 300 full-time customer service agent jobs will be created. “The Atelka announcement is a great opportunity for the residents of Sarnia-Lambton as well as an excellent addition to

Peggy Jenkins with Oil Springs Ollie who will make his debut Feb. 2 at the Oil Springs Youth Centre   Move over Punxsutawney Phil and Wiarton Willie – Oil Spring’s Ollie is about to join the ranks of groundhog weather forecasters. On Feb. 2, when Phil and Willie are peering out of their burroughs to see if spring will arrive

One of the men who reshaped government in Sarnia and Lambton County has died. Larry O’Neill was Enniskillen’s mayor and the Warden of Lambton County in 1989 and helped broker the deal which brought the City of Sarnia into Lambton County. He’s also credited with securing Lake Huron water pipe lines  to Enniskillen as well as helping neighbouring Dawn and

Cathy Martin doesn’t just go for a walk; she is a one-person clean up crew in Oil Springs. The long-time resident of the community takes a couple of shopping bags with her, one for garbage which has left on the side of the road and another for items which can be recycled. She’s been picking up trash for years. “I

Petrolia’s Mayor has high hopes a hotly contested provincial election could mean cold cash for some of the much needed infrastructure projects. John McCharles shared his hopes during the town’s annual New Year’s Levee. “I have high hopes there will be a provincial election,” McCharles told The Independent. “Normally, when there is a provincial election, politicians start handing out money