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The line up for the Petrolia150 Hard Oil Music Festival is almost complete. Friday, the organizers announced another act joining Saturday’s ticket featuring Sam Roberts Band. Treble Charger started with an indie rock style but evolved to a pop punk band after signing with a major label in 1997. Tickets for the Aug. 15-17 shows are on sale at www.petrolia150.com.

Heather Wright/The Independent Four years after it was first proposed, construction of ‘small home’ for seniors with dementia in Lambton has been approved. In 2020, staff in Lambton’s long term care division proposed a different approach for people with dementia. Instead of being housed in a traditional nursing home, people would be in a smaller, home-like setting. Each person would

Sarnia Lambton MPP Bob Bailey has two new jobs. Premier Doug Ford recently released his latest list of parliamentary assistant appointments and the five-term MPP has been named the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Colleges and Universities. He also becomes an assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure, Kinga Surma. That ministry is overseeing the renovations at Queen’s Park Bailey

Warwick Township has declared a state of emergency after the second 100 year storm in 11 months. Heavy rainfall – as much as eight inches over both Monday and Tuesday – led to the flooding of Highway 402 and the closure of four roads in the East Lambton township. Two of those roads – Arkona Road between Zion Line and

Blake Ellis/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming’s only historically significant building is up for sale Plympton-Wyoming council agreed to sell the Old Plympton Town Hall July 10 instead of consulting with the public about what to do with the building. A report compiled by Chief Administrative Officer Adam Sobanski asked for a consultation plan about the future use of the hall be started.

Petrolia’s Hunter Campbell will represent Ontario at the Legion National Track and Field Championship. Campbell set a personal best at the Ontario Legion Track and Field Championships at Toronto’s York University last weekend. He uncorked a throw of 49.60 metres and won a silver medal in the boys’ under 18 discus final. He also won silver in the hammer throw.

A Petrolia hockey player will be honoured by the The Sarnia Lambton Sports Hall of Fame. Brayden Kominek and Hunter Boucher have been named co-winners of the Pappy Burr Award, which goes to outstanding students about to enter post secondary education. Kominek, a LCCVI graduate, also achieved high academic marks while participating in hockey, cross country and track and field.

Water eight feet above normal The heavy rain that pelleted Lambton County is now flooding low-lying areas from Strathroy to Dresden. In Petrolia, Bridgeview Park, which historically floods in the spring, the water now covers the entire park with picnic tables and and porta potties bobbing in the water. Girish Sankar, director of water resources at the St. Clair Region

The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority has updated its Flood Watch saying even more rain is possible this evening. The authority says Environment Canada is tracking another potential round of thunderstorms this late afternoon and evening (July 16) for the upper reaches of the watershed. Although these thunderstorms are expected to be isolated in nature they have the potential to

Highway 402 near Watford has reopened. Lambton OPP closed the eastbound lanes around 10:30 at Nauvoo Road after heavy rains flooded the area. The westbound exit at Kerwood was also closed. The road reopened just after 2:30 pm. The rain was extremely heavy in Watford. Vehicles headed down Nauvoo Road could be seen making a wake which lapped up against

Warwick Township also closes four streets Highway 402 near Watford is currently closed due to flooding. Lambton OPP say eastbound lanes are closed at Nauvoo Rd, and Westbound lanes are closed at Kerwood Rd. For your safety, please drive carefully and do not attempt to drive on closed roads. The rain was extremely heavy in Watford again. Vehicles headed down

Tuesday morning’s heavy rain has prompted the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority to issue a flood watch. Environment Canada is predicting up to 50 mm of rain in some parts of Lambton County Tuesday. That, coupled with Monday’s heavy rain has saturated the ground and increased the runoff. “Localized flooding in low-lying areas, floodplains, agricultural and parkland is anticipated,” the