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LCDS having valentine auction  Share 
Posted 15 hours ago
LAMBTON COUNTY DEVELOPMENTAL Services is having a valentine auction on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Brigden fairgrounds exhibition hall. At 5:30 p.m., a silent auction begins and a live auction starts at 7 p.m.
■ Sports / Local Sports
Petrolia team in Silver Stick girls' tourney  Share 
Posted 8 hours ago
Petrolia Topic Staff Petrolia will have a Midget B team playing in the 14th annual Sarnia Girls Midget/Peewee Silver Stick Hockey Tournament in Sarnia, Feb. 3–5.
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Public interest groups concerned about Drummond Commission, public service cuts  Share 
Posted 10 hours ago
Petrolia Topic Staff TORONTO – The Ontario government is planning sweeping public service cuts and restructuring without public input and proper democratic processes, public interest groups revealed in a press conference at Queen’s Park, Jan.
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Meeting held on controlling rural coyotes  Share 
Posted 14 hours ago
QMI Agency WYOMING — Ron Brand had just entered the pasture on his Enniskillen Township farm to bring in a flock of Dorset sheep for an October night when he saw one of them lying dead in a fresh pool of blood.
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Change your energy consumption habits or pay up  Share 
Posted 14 hours ago
QMI Agency Smart meters are rolling their way into Sarnia-Lambton and area residents will need to change their consumption habits or pay more for electricity. Bluewater Power says the first of its 35,000 customers will receive Time of Use (TOU) bills in late April.
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Legal challenge considered for Sarnia Jail  Share 
Posted 14 hours ago
QMI Agency Sarnia’s Save the Jail committee will meet soon with city and county legal staff to devise a plan in case other attempts to save Sarnia Jail fail.
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Family program at centre  Share 
Posted 15 hours ago
A FAMILY DAY program of winter fun will be held at Petrolia's Oil Heritage District Community Centre on Monday, Feb. 20, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Activities will include crafts, swimming, sports, board games, snowman building (with prizes) and a pizza lunch.
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FCC grant to help build trail  Share 
Posted 15 hours ago
RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS from Farm Credit Canada's 2011 AgriSpirit Fund include the Town of Plympton-Wyoming, awarded $9,000 to help build a 2.8-kilometre, multi-use recreational trail from Reeces Corners to Wyoming.
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Local firefighters promoted  Share 
Posted 15 hours ago
PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS GEOFF Abraham, Brian Clark, Fil Stec, Todd Orvis and Derek Manchester have been promoted to full-fledged firefighters with the Petrolia and North Enniskillen Fire Department.
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FI night at Hillcrest School  Share 
Posted 15 hours ago
A FRENCH IMMERSION information night for new parents will be held at Petrolia's Ecole Hillcrest on Thursday, Feb. 2 starting at 6:30 p.m. There will be a presentation, a question and answer session and classroom visits.
■ Arts/Life / Health
Milk recalled over possible cleaning solution contamination  Share Photos 
Posted 12 hours ago
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people in Ontario and Alymer, Que., not to drink Saputo Inc.'s Neilson Trutaste 2% Partly Skimmed Milk because the product may be contaminated with a cleaning solution.
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