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Wyoming to Reece’s Corners trail taking shape
September 26, 2013
The Wyoming to Reece’s Corners Trail is not quite done yet, but their throwing a party to celebrate. A community group has been raising funds for a couple of years to build a trail for walking and cycling from the village to Reece’s Corners. Recently, Plympton-Wyoming Council gave the go-ahead to construct the $233,000 trail as the committee continued to
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Senior football returns to LCCVI
September 18, 2013
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
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Plympton-Wyoming fair begins tonight
September 13, 2013
There are all kinds of things to do at the Plympton-Wyoming Fair, including wrestling. Lesley Brumwell admits she’s not a farm girl but the president of the Plympton & Wyoming Agricultural Society says she loves the fall fair. “It brings the town together,” says Brumwell of the annual event, which begins Friday night. “Everybody gets to socialize…when you go
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Petrolia teen makes an impression with Sarnia Sting
September 3, 2013
Brendan Trottier has a better idea of what it will take to make it to the Ontario Hockey League. The Petrolia hockey player was among a select group invited to the Sarnia Sting training camp recently. Trottier earned the spot after being drafted by the Sting in April. At just 16, Trottier knew going in it was a long shot
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Skateboarders want a place of their own
August 14, 2013
Mike Dickinson gets ready to jump his friend’s skateboards at the Farmers’ Market in Petrolia. The teens were surprised when a resident complained they were rude and should be told to leave the area. They say the town needs a new skateboard park. Shale Salisbury couldn’t believe what he was hearing. The teen is one of about a dozen who
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