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Petrolia council has struck a five-person committee to figure out what to do with the recently acquired Scotiabank on Petrolia Line. The 112 year-old fixture on Petrolia Line closed March 7 amid a round of layoffs at one of Canada’s largest and most profitable banks. Local politicians were upset with the closure and met with representatives from Scotiabank via a

MPP still a parliamentary assistant, even though his ministry is no more Blake Ellis/The Independent With election rumours swirling and the Ontario Legislature on break until Oct. 21, Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey says he plans to run in the next election – whenever it is. Premier Doug Ford ended the spring legislative sitting June 6 amid rumours he’s considering an

A sharp-eyed young woman likely saved her family’s home from a lot of damage. Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters were called to Lasalle Line near Mandaumin around 2:45 pm Wednesday after the family called 9-1-1. The corner of the one-storey house caught fire. Fire Chief Rick Cousins says it looks like the fire started at the corner of the deck and spread

The names of five LCCVI seniors are being added to the Nicol Legacy Wall. Abigail Ginn, Colin Haskins, Tyler McGrail, Nolan Patchett and Rianna van Stempvoort were named Nicol Scholars during a ceremony at the Petrolia high school Thursday morning, just hours before they were to cross the stage for their graduation. The Nicol Scholarship is awarded to the top

Ryan Beattie won the Super Sonic School Pro-Am on the weekend at Grand Bend Speedway. It was the second leg of the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship. The third round is in Alberta in two weeks. (June 21-23). Beattle, from Marthaville in Enniskillen Township, was the top amateur and second overall at the season-opening event in eastern Ontario last month.

Meagan Munro, Jack Helps and James Grant all finished in the top 10 for their events at the OFSSA Track and Field Championship in London. Saturday, Munro placed fourth in the Novice Women’s 300m hurdle event with a time of 47.42s – faster than her time at the West Region Championships a week ago but two thirds of a second

LCCVI’s Jack Helps placed fourth in the Senior Men’s Javelin at OFSSA. Helps best throw was 53.65m at the provincial meet held at Western University in London. That was about two meters less than his throw at West Region and the bronze medalist at OFSSA. Also Saturday morning; Meagan Munro placed second in her heats of the Novice Women’s 300m

James Grant had the best performance of LCCVI athletes at the second day of OFSSA. Grant placed sixth in the Junior Men’s 1500m Friday at the provincial track and field meet at Western University in London. Grant was at the back of the pack for a number of laps but pushed to sixth and a time of 4:01.49 – almost

Burns wins Silver at OFSSA Maggie Mullens knew Rachel Burns has what it takes to be competitive in shot put even before she picked up a four kg ball. The Grade 10 St. Pat’s student from Petrolia proved her right Friday, exploding for a personal best 12.55 m to win Silver in the Junior Women’s Shot Put at OFSSA in

Petrolia’s Rachel Burns has captured Silver at the provincial track and field championship. The Grade 10 St. Pat’s student started competing in shot put this season throwing around nine meters. Friday, at OFSSA at Western University, Burns exploded with her final throw, tossing the shot put 12.55m, nearly a half meter further than her personal best of 12.09s. More to

Heather Wright/The Independent The open field across from Petrolia’s landfill may soon be filled with homes. Petrolia Council will take the first steps in zoning a multi-phased housing proposal by Southside Construction June 24. Its holding a public meeting to change the town’s official plan and zoning regulations on the parcel of land which stretches from Derby Street to the

Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia’s animal control officer says only three of the 55 dogs he’s dealt with in the last year have dog tags. Jeff Dewhirst of JSG Animal Solution raised concerns with council about the lack of dog tags during his annual report Monday. “Of all the 50 or 60 dogs I’ve interacted with, only two or three had