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It is an uphill battle, but Bob McCarthy is hopeful the federal government will one day “correct a travesty of justice” which lead to the hanging of a Sarnia woman over 100 years ago. McCarthy, the author of the book Case 666, The Elizabeth Workman Story recently spoke to about a dozen members of the Petrolia Library’s book club about

  There will be music in the air in Oil Springs Friday night. The Village of Oil Springs along with the Oil Springs Optimist is hosting a Jingle Bell Walk. Village Clerk Jennifer Turks says this is the second year for the event geared to children and their families. The night begins at the Youth Centre on Victoria Street at

Bert Duclos of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport, points out the communities with active Heritage Committees. He was in Petrolia Thursday explaining to Lambton County groups what they can do to help local councils preserve the community’s heritage buildings and land masses.   Of Ontario’s 414 municipalities, 152 are actively working to preserve their community’s heritage and five

Lambton County Warden Todd Case is looking for a meeting with the Minister of Finance after funding cuts he says are a “kick in the pants to rural Lambton County.” Rural municipalities across Lambton will be receiving fewer dollars under the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund – the main grant the province gives municipalities to pay for thing such as policing,

Justin Beaulieu hands Michael Parks bags of groceries as the LEOs, junior members of the Petrolia Lion’s Club, try to Stuff the Bus. It’s the LEOs’ ninth event to gather food for the Petrolia Food Bank. Officials say about $4,000 worth of food is usually collected. The bus was also hauling about $1,100 worth of toys brought by the organizers

Maia Blackmore, 2, is engrossed in a story read in French by Michelle Koskitalo at the Petrolia Library Friday. She’s part of the French for Fun story hour held every week.   Josane Blackmore is trying to pass on her Acadian heritage to her children, but it is a bit difficult in the middle of rural Ontario. But there is

The cold weather is causing problems for construction workers, business owners and residents along Princess Street. There have been four disruptions in water service as work crews try to complete the installation of the new watermain on the Petrolia Street. Construction on the $1.3 million rebuild of the street began in September and was expected to be complete tomorrow. But

  Super Storm Sandy and tough economic times made 2012 a difficult year for Petrolia Discovery. But the chair of the board’s foundation says the work of preserving Petrolia’s oil heritage continued with the help of many dedicated volunteers. The foundation held its annual general meeting Monday, showing the public its financial statements for 2012 and electing a new board

Becca Amendola wants to encourage people to do what they can to help the environment. So when the new Petrolia resident noticed a garbage can overflowing with paper in the Petrolia post office, she became concerned. When Amendola found out the paper was simply being thrown out, she began a quest to make sure the unwanted items made it to

WAIT of Plympton-Wyoming has gone where Lambton County councilors have yet to go. The anti-industrial wind turbine group fighting a 42-turbine project near Camlachie has joined a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom case as an intervener. WAIT had urged county council in September to become part of the challenge to a project near Goderich.  WAIT is also seeking status

Glen Easterbrook says from its very beginning, Brigden Public School had a sense of community. Easterbrook was the first principal of the elementary school which was one of two built in then Moore Township in 1963. He returned to Brigden Saturday to help the school celebrate its 50th anniversary. Easterbrook recalls working with the six staff members hired from the

An early onset of frost may make it impossible to pave a section of Princess Street still under construction. Work crews have been pressing hard to complete the $1.3 million rebuild of the street and half of the road has now been repaved from Nelson to just past Dufferin. But Joe Adams, director of operations for Petrolia, says when the