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Highway 402 westbound at Nauvoo blocked

February 9, 2022

A group of Lambton county farmers have once again parked farm vehicles on Highway 402. This time at Nauvoo Road. Video posted by the administrators of one of the Sarnia group supporting the Ottawa protest says the protest began at 7:15 am Wednesday morning. Petrolia’s David Buurma of Lasalle Agri and Bacres Farms was live streaming from the highway around

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Floral fun

November 25, 2021

Members of the Meadowview Villa Auxiliary have been busy elves. The group has made a number of Christmas arrangements and may be purchased at Meadowview. Due to the pandemic, the auxiliary has not been together at the Villa, as usual, to raise funds; which over the past years have gone to a very long list of ways to support extras

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Training donation

November 25, 2021

Enbridge Gas is helping Brooke Fire Rescue purchase firefighting training materials, through Safe Community Project Assist–a program with the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council that supplements existing training for Ontario volunteer and composite fire departments in the communities where Enbridge operates. This year’s $250,000 donation from Enbridge Gas will be shared by 50 Ontario fire departments, including Brooke Fire

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Food for World Health Day

April 8, 2021

In honour of World Health Day IODE Margaret Stokes Chapter from Petrolia presented a cheque to the Petrolia Food Bank to pay tribute to all the Health Care Workers and First Responders in our area. The funds will help meet the ongoing need for supplies at the Petrolia Food Bank.  Pictured presenting the cheque are L to R Sandra Hartman,

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No new COVID-19 patients in Lambton – 35 recovered

April 15, 2020

The latest statistics from Lambton Public Health show for the first time since March 25 – when the first people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus here – there are no new patients. And public health officials say 35 people are recovered from the respiratory virus. Of the 669 test results received by the public health – 82 per cent

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Weather Alert

April 7, 2020

Special weather statement in effect for: Sarnia – Petrolia – Western Lambton County Watford – Pinery Park – Eastern Lambton County Thunderstorms with frequent lightning and small hail this evening. Thunderstorms extending from Southern Lake Huron well into Southern Lower Michigan will move across Southwestern Ontario this evening. These thunderstorms may bring pea to marble size hail, wind gusts to

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Plympton-Wyoming farmer plants sunflowers to honour Max

August 28, 2019

The six rolling acres of sunflowers in front of Brian Schoonjans’ Douglas Line home remind him of Max Rombouts.Max was two and the son of one of his seed customers, Kevin and Jamie Rombouts. Just days after he was born, doctors found out the little boy had leukemia. There was treatment for more than a year and it appeared Max

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A Swing’n 50’s Christmas in Petrolia

December 6, 2018

Petrolia celebrated a Swinging Christmas during the annual Santa Claus Parade. Elvis made several appearances – including on the New Life Assembly’s float which featured Pastor Sam Welten as “The King.” The Petrolia Figure Skating Club created its own 50’s diner complete with pink milkshakes. Bluewater Health was spreading joy handing out bears to young parade goers while Karen Whiting

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Organizers of the Alvinston Pro Rodeo say it will return next year

June 22, 2018

Organizers of the Alvinston Pro Rodeo say it will return next year. Thosands came to the event Friday and Saturday to see some of the best rodeo riders in the world. “We were very pleased with the attendance and everyone that attended including the contestants said it greatly exceeded their expectations and they plan to return next year,” says Dan

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Enniskillen operation to make impact on cannabis market

May 16, 2018

Officials at High Park Farms in Enniskillen say it will likely be September or October before the federal government is ready to begin selling marijuana for recreation. But Zak Hutson says the cannabis operation which is geared to the medicinal market, will have lots to do until then. The company officially opened the 13-acre greenhouse on Lasalle Line, showing dignitaries

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Petrolia Easter Fun

April 5, 2018

It was a chilly day but that didn’t stop the children of Petrolia from heading out into the great outdoors for the annual Petrolia Lions Easter Egg Hunt. The service club spent an evening stuffing the plastic eggs with goodies and then covered the fields around the Greenwood Recreation Centre and inside the Lions Hall for the little ones to

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