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Blake Ellis/The Independent The cost of building a decontamination room at the Oil Springs fire hall has sparked the idea of erecting an entire new building which would house not just the fire service but the local library as well. The idea of building a new fire hall for the Oil Springs and South Enniskillen Fire Department was floated at

Blake Ellis/The Independent Oil Springs Mayor Ian Veen is wondering if it is time for the province to take care of policing for municipalities. Most municipalities in Lambton County are facing increasing policing expenses in 2024 of about 15 per cent. Oil Springs is no exception.  This led Oil Springs Mayor Ian Veen to talk to Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey

Firefighters pour water on what is left of an equipment shed on Shiloh Line Tuesday afternoon. Strong south winds fanned the flames, destroying this shed and another barn beside it within minutes. Firefighters from Oil Springs/South Enniskillen and Petrolial/North Enniskillen worked together, drawing water from a nearby fire hydrant to fight the blaze. And they kept an eye on a

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton Public Health officials want vape shop owners who sell to minors to face Automatic Prohibition, just like store owners who sell cigarettes. In a report to Lambton County Council, Jordan Banninga, manager of health promotion says a recent survey shows up to 30 per cent of teens from 15 to 19 have tried vaping at least

It’s that time of year again. Lambton OPP are urging drivers to be on the lookout for deer. OPP suggest watching for deer especially in rural and wooded areas, use your high beams to illuminate the eyes of a deer on or near the road. If you see a deer, the OPP suggests you slow down and blow your horn

The Bluewater Health Dream Home Lottery has officially kicked off. Tickets for the $1.5 million home on Shoreside Road in Plympton-Wyoming go on sale today. Kathy Alexander, executive director of the Bluewater Health Foundation which runs the fundraiser, says in its 30th year, this is the biggest lottery yet. “The Dream Home Lottery greatly benefits Bluewater Health and the patients

Heather Wright/The Independent Debb Pitel still thinks about what might have been had she trusted her gut. Pitel’s son, Tyler, died by suicide at the age of 15 in 2001. It devastated her family and drove her to write about suicide and to develop a booklet featuring local mental health services called No One Stands Alone. On World Suicide Awareness

Blake Ellis/The Independent “Somebody got stabbed in Sarnia and we don’t need that here,” says Oil Springs Mayor Ian Veen. At the May 7 Oil Springs council meeting, Veen asked Oil Springs Clerk Martha Gawley to draft a bylaw at the next the village’s next council meeting in June, which would forbid camping on municipal property, unless it is sanctioned.

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative Enniskillen Township needs $100,000 more to fund its two fire departments. This will boost the 2024 levy 18 per cent to $650,000, compared to $550,000 in 2023. “Although the timing and the accurate cost of the future capital expenditures are not known, it is clear that the $550,000 fire levy will not support the operating expenses