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Three players and a coach have been suspended by the Ontario Super Hockey League following Saturday’s between the Alvinston Killer Bees and Petrolia Squires at the Greenwood Recreation Centre. The Battle of Lambton game between the Killer Bees and Petrolia Squires ended abruptly when the Killer Bees left the ice with 12:07 left in the third period on what was

Heather Wright/The Independent Where your child goes to school could be changing in the future. A consultant’s report the Lambton-Kent District School Board is suggesting the board take a look at the boundaries of all the elementary schools which feed into LCCVI in Petrolia, to use school space more effectively. Data from Watson and Associates, which completed the annual School

Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia Councillor Chad Hyatt is going to try again to bring down Petrolia’s taxes – this time in 2026. At the next council meeting, he’ll ask councillors to approve a move which would shave one per cent off the three per cent tax increase slated for 2026 after the Ontario government provided extra cash for policing. Town

Heather Wright/The Independent Dawn-Euphemia Mayor Al Broad is preparing to meet with Lambton Library officials to talk about the state of the Shetland Library. Library officials have reviewed all 25 branches in the county and have found the tiny, historic Shetland library lacking. The report to council says the branch is too small to meet the guidelines set for Lambton

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton’s Crown Attorney has withdrawn charges against former nursing home owner Michael Fiddick. In return, the former Petrolia resident, has signed a peace bond which requires him not to communicate except through a lawyer with the person involved in the case, whose name has been banned from publication. In May 2022, Lambton OPP charged Fiddick with three

Tara Jeffrey/The Independent The Chiefs of Aamjiwnaang and Walpole Island First Nations are waiting to hear more information before showing their support for a potential new power facility in nearby St. Clair Township. “I need to be sure that all environmental protection is in place, best available technology is there — even before it gets to the community to be

Heather Wright/The Independent Bothwell residents will be able to pick up their mail again starting Thursday. A fire in Bothwell’s downtown destroyed the post office, The Bothwell Diner and the former Mrs. A’s General Store. Community members were worried about how they would continue to get mail in the aftermath of the fire. Canada Post, in a statement to The

Heather Wright/The Independent Firefighters in St. Clair Township who don’t attend mandatory live fire training will be demoted and their pay will be cut until they’ve completed the training. That as the department struggles to meet current training requirements and meet the deadline for new training standards in the province. St. Clair Township Fire Chief Richard Boyes told council Jan.13

Developer Louis Bratanek is preparing to build the next phase of Countryview Estates in Petrolia. And a traffic study done in preparation says there should soon be left-hand turn lanes on Petrolia Line to accommodate the growing amount of traffic in the south end. Bratanek’s 27-lot, phase nine of the subdivision in Petrolia’s southwest end was the subject of a

Human remains have been found in the area of Highway 40 and Lasalle Line, near the Aamjiwnaang First Nation.  Sarnia Police said Saturday there will be an “increased police presence in the area for several days” while the scene is searched. Investigators and the Coroner’s office are working to determine the identity of the remains and the cause of death,

Owners of LA Roadhouse raising money for owners of The Bothwell Diner which was destroyed by fire Friday Heather Wright/The Independent Shaun McGill and his wife, Deborah Allison, wanted the owners of The Bothwell Diner to know what they mean to the community. The owners of the LA Roadhouse opened for breakfast Sunday morning – not something they usually do

The Ontario Super Hockey League will review a hit which sent Alvinston Killer Bees’ defenceman Jacob Chantler to hospital. Saturday night, the so-called Battle of Lambton between the Killer Bees and Petrolia Squires ended abruptly when the Killer Bees left the ice with 12:07 left in the third period on what was billed as Minor Hockey Night. Trailing the Squires