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The Alvinston Killer Bees are in the driver’s seat after a 5-2 win over the Petrolia Squires in the Battle of Lambton. James McEwan, Brennan Feasey, and Rylan Bowers scored for the Killer Bees in the first period before Adam Arsenault put the Squires on the board. Franco Sproverio scored with 14 seconds left in the first to give the

Lambton OPP are investigating after a gravel truck hit a car on Marthaville Road. Const. Jamie Bydeley says the collision occurred at Marthaville Road and Courtright Line around 11:40 am Friday. He said there was a fatality but did not give more details on the scene. Witnesses say it appeared the truck was on top of the vehicle. Marthaville was

The season is over for the PJHL’s Petrolia Flyers. Chris Fryfogle’s group fell 4-1 to the North Middlesex Stars before 432 fans last night at the Greenwood Recreation Centre Thursday . The Stars win the best-of-seven Yeck division quarter-final in four straight games. After the visitors scored at 14:12 of the first period to take the lead, Caleb Kennedy tied

The Alvinston Killer Bees and Petrolia Squires are now tied at a game each in their first round playoff series in the Western Ontario Super Hockey League. The Bees drew even with a 7-2 win at Alvinston Tuesday night. The Bees were playing without Tyler Hill, Cameron Rombouts and Matt Stevens who were suspended in the first game of the

Petrolia is planning to upsize a Petrolia Line watermain from Bear Creek to Oil Heritage Road to be ready for development. Feb. 20, council approved a $143,000 contract for engineers to complete drawings for the work estimated at $3 million. Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley says the 300 mm watermain will open the southeastern part of the town for development. “The

The Petrolia Squires took round one of the aptly named Battle of Lambton Western Ontario Super League first round of playoffs against the Alvinston Killer Bees. The Squires topped the Killer Bees 6-2. Adam Arsenault had the hat trick for Petrolia. Ryan Fraser, Sam McCormack and Adam Craievich had the Squires other markers. Theo Hill had two on the night

The LCCVI Lancers have claimed the Lambton-Kent Girls hockey title. The Lady Lancers defeated Wallaceburg 8-2 at the Greenwood Rec Centre to the delight of the hometown crowd. The LCCVI Boys’ Team was slated to take on North Lambton today for the LK title. That game has been rescheduled until Thursday.

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

New residential developments in Petrolia will be paying up to $10,000 in fees for future growth. In a 5 to 2 vote, council approved the controversial Development Charges bylaw Tuesday. The town has debated for a number of years whether developers should pay fees to help pay for capital projects needed because of the growth caused by development. Many Lambton

The staff at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital say the thanks they received for doing their job has been a bit shocking. The hospital staff has been receiving praise and gifts for being on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. Registered Practical Nurse Emily Anjema says everyday she would come into the hospital and another person or business had dropped

Workers at Waterville TG will be off the job until at least May 18.And union officials say when they return, it will be a massive change.Six hundred employees were first laid off March 20, when management said through a news release the move was for the maximum protection of their employees as well as the public as the COVID-19 pandemic