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The Tillsonburg Thunder say Friday’s seventh game of the Western Ontario Super Hockey League final between the Thunder and the Alvinston Kilelr bees is now sold out. The Killer Bees forced a seventh game with a 6-2 win over the Thunder at home Monday. The arena has a capacity of 700. It’s not known how many standing room tickets were

Aamjiwnaang First Nation has declared a local state of emergency as air quality monitoring station register benzene levels even higher than last week. April 16, a number of members of the community sought treatment after suffering from nausea and headaches when the air quality monitors near the community’s administration office registered 115 parts per billion of benzene. At noon today,

Heather Wright/The Independent INEOS Styrolutions has been ordered to create a plan to eliminate the discharge of benzene into its waste water by the end of the week. That from the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks. The company has been under the microscope since April 16, when members of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation started becoming ill. The employees of

Find won’t translate to lower costs Heather Wright/The Independent The Mooretown Minor Hockey Association suddenly has $163,000 in cash. But it doesn’t mean parents will be paying less for hockey this year. The MTMHA recently went to St. Clair Township council saying it was in financial difficulty. Interim President Marty Passmore said the association was planning a 25 per cent

The Alvinston Killer Bees forced the Western Ontario Super Hockey League final to a seventh and deciding game with a 6-2 victory at home Monday. Brennan Feasey scored two and Matteo LaLama stopped 47 shots in the win. The Killer Bees head to Tillsonburg Friday in th

Seven Petrolia pizza joints are banding together for the 11th annual Pizzafest. The Town of Petrolia announced Friday the event is set for Victoria Park June 1. It runs from noon to 7 pm and will feature slices from Bud’s Family Pizza, Dominos Pizza, Godfathers Pizza, Johnny G’s Premium Pizza, Petrolia Pizza & Subs, Pizza Hut, and Wise Guys Inc.

The Town of Petrolia will get getting $10,000 in grant money for two environmental projects as part of a grant program it runs with Waste Management. The town and WM announced the winners of Green Leader Program Monday on Earth Day. WM contributes $15,000 for projects which “build sustainable communities” and “encourage community engagement. A committee of community members look

Lambton OPP laid impaired driving charges against three people after three separate incidents. Friday before 8 pm, OPP received a call of a possible impaired driver on Highway 40 in St. Clair Township. Police stopped the vehicle the caller described and laid two impaired driving charge against a 56 year-old Courtright man. A few hours later, just before 2 am

Lambton OPP are investigating a break-in at the Watford Legion. Police say when Legion members arrived at the Nauvoo Road building April 13, they called police reporting a break-in. Police have found someone kicked in a window and entered the building early that morning. He took four cash boxes with an undisclosed amount of money. Police describe the suspect as

On an April Friday night, it seems everyone in Alvinston is at the arena. But no one was there earlier than Lynn Mazurik. She wanted to make sure she had a front-row seat for the Game Four of the Western Ontario Super Hockey League final between the hometown Killer Bees and Tillsonburg. Mazurik was at the Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood Community Centre four

Five days after members of the Aamjiwnaag First Nation became ill after high readings of benzene in the air, the INEOS Styrolutions plant is shutting down temporarily. The company issued a brief statement Saturday afternoon. “At INEOS Styrolution, ensuring the health and safety of our employees and community is paramount. “We are temporarily shutting down our facility located in Sarnia,

It was all Tillsonburg in the third period to steal the Alvinston Killer Bees thunder at home. The Thunder scored three in the third to take game four of the Western Ontario Super Hockey League final 5-3 Friday night in Alvinston. The Killer Bees, playing before a packed crowd at the Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood Community Centre, drew first blood in the first