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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

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

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

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

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

  Crews are working to clear a transport truck from the westbound 402 under the Oil Heritage Road overpass. OPP say the propane tanker is empty and only needs to be righted. The westbound lanes are being detoured onto London Line at Oil Heritage Road. Eastbound traffic is moving normally.

  The Petrolia Oiler Reps are in the finals at the 50th Annual Earle Trevail Petrolia Regional Silver Stick. The Reps beat the Kent Cobra AE club 7-0 Friday night to clinch a spot in the finals. The Reps beat Ilderton 11-3 and the Wallaceburg Lakers 4-1 earlier in the tournament. The finals are Saturday at 8 pm at the

There was a long line of LCCVI Lancers in downtown Petrolia as the school donned red and white for Homecoming. Students had an escort from the Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Department from the high school to the arena where they took in the Boys and Girls Hockey games. The Boys defeated North Lambton 9-0 and the Girls score wasn’t available.

The lights went on in Victoria Park Friday night and downtown Petrolia was filled with the sounds of Christmas during the annual Santa Claus Parade. A warm night drew out Petrolians to watch the lights go on in Victoria Park. Trenton Hyatt, 7, roasted some marshmallows over the fire kept by the Petrolia/North Enniskillen Firefighters. Rowan Waite, 3, was keeping

For the last 147 years, people of Scottish descent – and those who wish they were – have been getting together in Petrolia for St. Andrew’s Day. St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and Nov. 30th became the time for the St. Andrew’s Society to meet and celebrate their roots. The tradition lives on in six communities in

Sue Wright’s father-in-law witnessed part of southwestern Ontario’s most infamous kidnapping. The Wrights lived on Egremont Road in what was then Plympton Township in 1934 when two cars came down the road one night. Cars were not the norm on the Egremont so Wright took notice. He, his family and the rest of the world learned the heir to the

There was hockey, laughter and a few tears as Alvinston Fire hosted the first ever Hayter Memorial Charity Hockey Tournament. It’s named after former fire chief Jim Hayter and his wife, Mary Louise, who were tireless volunteers in the community and who both died suddenly earlier this year. Eight teams from across Ontario came for the weekend event and raised