The Independent There will be three new hospice beds in rural Lambton County this fall. But where they’ll be isn’t being revealed yet. St. Joseph Hospice officials and Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey made the announcement Friday via a news release.

1 day ago · Lambton is getting more money for affordable housing for people living in the rough and cash to clean up the encampments as they leave. The province, in its last minute spending spree before the election call, gave the county over $2.9 million out of a $75 million fund to wind down encampments and ...

1 day ago · Chief Kimberly Bressette of Kettle and Stony Point, Chief Nikki van Oirschot of the Caldwell First Nation, Chief Janelle Nahmabin from Aamjiwnaang and Chief Leela Thomas from Walpole Island are believed to be the largest all-female contingent of First Nation Chief’s in Ontario’s southwest to serve at the same time.

Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia Councillor Chad Hyatt is going to try again to bring down Petrolia’s taxes – this time in 2026. At the next council meeting, he’ll ask councillors to approve a move which would shave one per cent off the three per cent tax increase slated for 2026 after the Ontario government provided extra cash for policing.

Heather Wright/The Independent Where your child goes to school could be changing in the future. A consultant’s report the Lambton-Kent District School Board is suggesting the board take a look at the boundaries of all the elementary schools which feed into LCCVI in Petrolia, to use school space more effectively.

Heather Wright/The Independent When the provincial election is called, there will be a rematch in Lambton-Kent Middlesex. Premier Doug Ford confirmed he will announce an early election in the province Wednesday which would put the vote on Feb. 27. The PC government still has a year-and-a-half left ...

Jan 9, 2025 · The cause of a million dollar industrial fire in Petrolia will go down as undetermined. That’s according to Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Chief Rick Cousins. Wednesday, a large drive shed at the back of the Concrete Systems property on Centre Street caught fire just before 2 pm. Cousins says one ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Developer Louis Bratanek is preparing to build the next phase of Countryview Estates in Petrolia. And a traffic study done in preparation says there should soon be left-hand turn lanes on Petrolia Line to accommodate the growing amount of traffic in the south end. Bratanek’s 27-lot, phase nine of ...

Mar 4, 2024 · 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.

Apr 17, 2023 · Over a year and a half after an explosion demolished two buildings and injured 20 people in Wheatley, the Ontario government is meeting with municipal leaders hoping to find ways to deal with 27,000 abandoned oil wells in the province.