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When Amanda learned she was expecting her second child, she started looking for help. The mother of a 19-month old already, Amanda was worried her parenting skills were not that good. “My husband and I don’t have any family members,” she says. “I was very scared and I was worried that I wasn’t doing it right. My first child had

Plympton-Wyoming Council is looking at opening the community for business during holidays. A public meeting will be held tonight to talk about allowing businesses to voluntarily open on Family Day, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day and Thanksgiving Day. Mayor Lonny Napper says a local winery asked for the exemption for its tourists. “Alton Farm Estate Winery asked for the

The Lambton Young Theatre Players made Petrolia Discovery come alive with stories from the past recently. The joint fundraiser featured plays throughout the Discovery, including the funeral of Sparky McCracken who turned out not to be dead at all, just drunk. Rain dampened attendance to the weekend event but Artistic Director Nancy Keys says the actors loved performing in the

The big guy has been invited. Petrolia’s Community Services Department has set Dec. 7 at 2 pm for the annual Santa Claus Parade. The theme this year is An Island Christmas. Dave Menzies, director of community services, says floats can focus on any island including Caribbean, tropical or even the island of Newfoundland. “Has the big guy been invited?” asked

Petrolia Councilor Liz Welsh would like to bring town council to soon-to-be voters. The week of Oct. 20 is local government week and Welsh wants town staff to look into the possibility of changing a council regular evening meeting to the day to allow elementary school students to attend and find out what local government is all about. “Let’s investigate

Danielle Warwick is proud to walk as a survivor with they people who inspired her during a battle with cancer. The Oil Springs woman was one of the people who formed the Chain of Hope – a red-shirted line of cancer survivors – at Petrolia’s Terry Fox Run. Beside her were her grandparents, Mary Katherine and Jim Winder, also cancer

History came alive in Hillsdale Cemetery Saturday and it was a huge hit. The Petrolia Heritage Committee organized the event which featured actors reenacting the family history of some of the community’s founding fathers. Councilor Liz Welsh, who is on the committee, says nearly 400 people came out to hear the history among the headstones. “We had nothing but positive

The story of Hard Oilers opening up the oil fields of the world is about to hit the worldwide web. The Oil Museum of Canada has received a $35,000 grant to the federal Virtual Museum of Canada Investment Program to produce a virtual exhibit called The Untold Story of Canada’s International Oil Drillers: The Canadians are Coming! The virtual exhibit,

LCCVI will field both a senior and junior football team in the 2013 season. Last year, the Petrolia high school could only field a junior team because there were simply not enough seniors to form a team. But Rick Tremblay, coach of the junior Lancers, says this year the seniors will field an eight-man team in a rearranged league. “The

There won’t be a bus service from Petrolia to Sarnia after all. The town was investigating setting up bus to Sarnia for Petrolia and other central Lambton communities, mostly for classes at Lambton College. The service would also have been available others in the community without transportation who had appointments in Sarnia. Mayor John McCharles says the town considered putting

Fairweather Road will remain for fair weather drivers. It’s an area which is prone to flooding. In the spring, public works crews leave the flooded road sign by the side of the road for the season knowing that there will be at least a dozen instances when the road will be under water. Enniskillen Township has to repair the bridge

Coyotes have been feasting on a local sheep farmer’s flock and it is costing the Village of Oil Springs a lot of money. Since May, 23 sheep have been killed by coyotes on Charles Fairbank’s land inside the village limits. It’s the first time in a decade there has been a problem he says. “We’ve had a llama (which coyotes