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Heather Wright/The Independent A long-standing tradition of honouring LCCVI graduates will soon come to a close. The Nicol Foundation says it will wrap up the foundation which gave $10,000 US student scholarships at the end of 2029. Tim Hummel, the Canadian representative to the Nicol Foundation and former LCCVI principal, said in a news release “the balance of funds available

Heather Wright/The Independent Residents around two subdivisions proposed in Petrolia are raising concerns about traffic and historic oil operations. Lambton County planners held a public meeting about the plans for a 146-home subdivision off Discovery Line and another 44-home cul-du-sac in Glenview Estates Monday. Jake Tetreault, a planner for Dillon Engineering which represented both developers. MI 637 owns a total

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County mayors are voicing concern about a plan to bring transports with garbage through the middle of several communities. York1 Environmental is turning a derelict dump on the outskirts of Dresden to a construction and soil waste recycling centre. It’s also rebuilding a landfill which used to be used for ash from Dresden’s incinerator. The Mississauga

Heather Wright/The Independent Young and old came together for the finale of Petrolia’s Canada Day celebration. The fields at Greenwood Park were filled with people on blankets and on lawn chairs taking in the music, including Ultrasonik, and watching the fireworks display.

The Independent It was a day of excitement for some Grade 4 to 6 students from Lambton Centennial School. The girls were part of the Toronto Blue Jays Girls at Bat program during the spring. Their team was drawn to attend a Blue Jays game where the girls were ushered to a box, received jerseys, hats, swag and free food,

Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia Soccer Club Board Members Emily Atkinson, Angela Salaris and Stephanie Munro were trying to defend the goal against Tallulah Pettit, Sadie Atkinson, Remington and Daisy Pettit at the Tank Street Heritage Field in Petrolia Wednesday. The town officially opened the new soccer pitches at the Petrolia Y as part of the Canada Day celebrations. “Today is

The weather was steamy but the fish were biting as the Lambton Central Petrolia Optimist Club hosted the annual Canada Day Kids Fishing Derby. There were fewer families lined the pond at the south side of Bridgeview Park because of the heat but the children were still excited to reel in crappies, carp, sun fish, a couple of crayfish and

Heather Wright/The Independent Jake Noble of the Petrolia Raiders, above, had the first official hit in the town’s new batting cage at Morrison Field. The facility and three new sets of bleachers, which were funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, were dedicated to the Druiett family. Jack Druiett was the long-time caretaker of the field at Morrison Field and loved

The Independent This week’s extreme heat has prompted Petrolia officials to move some events indoors. Environment Canada has issued a Heat Warning until Friday with temperatures climbing up to 36 C and the humidex values at 45 C. Laurissa Ellsworth, director of marketing, arts and recreation for Petrolia, says because of the high temperatures the schedule has been adjusted. The

FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH Following Environment and Climate Change Canada’s issuance of a Heat Warning for Lambton County for June 29, 2026, that is expected to continue through Friday and possibly lasting into the weekend, an Extended Heat Warning has been issued for Lambton County by the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Karalyn Dueck. Extended Heat Warnings are issued when

Blake Ellis/The Independent A new survey of Sarnia-Lambton voters shows they’re worried about the growing political divide in municipal politics and that disinformation is a barrier to casting a ballot. With the municipal and school board elections set for October, a local group wanted to figure out the barriers to voting and increase voter participation with Sarnia-Lambton. Healthy Democracy is

Barry Wright/The Independent William Hull is moving down the road from Strathroy to Mt. Brydges for the 2026-27 hockey season. Hull, from Oil Springs, had played 203 regular season and playoff games with the GOHL’s Strathroy Rockets since 2021 but he graduated as an overage player at the end of the last season. However, the PJHL allows an additional year