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Hundreds stranded in Lambton blizzard but no one injured

February 9, 2026

‘This is rural Lambton county working together at its finest’ Heather Wright/The Independent The roads closed, transports jack-knifed, cars and trucks were stranded in white-out conditions but the OPP say in all those accidents, there were no injuries reported after a blizzard blew through Lambton over the weekend. Around 11:42 am Friday, Environment Canada posted a Blizzard warning for East

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Loosley claims recycling CAO admits ‘mistake’ with blue boxes

January 15, 2026

Heather Wright/The Independent Mayor Brad Loosely says the man in charge of the changes to the province’s recycling system admitted he made a mistake picking a contract which brought blue boxes back to Petrolia. But that’s not the way the head of Circular Materials recalls the conversation. New regulations for recycling came into effect in Ontario Jan. 1. One of

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Enniskillen chooses former deputy fire chief as new municipal councillor

March 11, 2025

Blake Ellis/The Independent Tim Williams will serve his community in a new way. The former Petrolia/North Enniskillen Deputy Fire Chief is the new councillor in Enniskillen Township.A special meeting was held Monday where council members chose who would fill a vacant seat upon the resignation of Councillor Mary Lynne McCallum on Dec. 31. The whole exercise only took 10 minutes.

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