http://www.petroliatopic.com Recent Local News en-us Copyright: (c) 2012 www.petroliatopic.com, All rights reserved. http://www.petroliatopic.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3461291 A by-election will be held in Jack Layton’s former riding on March 12, the prime minister’s office announced Sunday. The riding of Toronto-Danforth, which Layton claimed in 1997, has not been represented in the House of Commons since the former NDP leader died from cancer in August.[...] Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:20:00 GMT http://www.petroliatopic.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3461291 129729432000000000 http://www.petroliatopic.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460132 The federal government is inviting employers to apply online at www.servicecanada.gc.ca/csj2012 for funding from the Canada Summer Jobs Program to help them hire students this summer. Applications, also available at the Service Canada Centre, must be submitted before Wednesday, Feb.[...] Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:08:00 GMT http://www.petroliatopic.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460132 129727696800000000 http://www.petroliatopic.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460131 Jury selection is set to begin Monday, Feb. 6 for the trial of a 44-year-old man charged with the first-degree murder of a 70-year-old Petrolia woman in 1983. Velma Thomson died from multiple stab wounds and had been sexually assaulted.[...] Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:07:00 GMT http://www.petroliatopic.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460131 129727696200000000 http://www.petroliatopic.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460127 Sir: We just want to share a great story about one of our local Sarnia Sting players who went out of his way on his “off day” to make a lot of five- and six-year-old hockey players pretty happy. On an early Saturday morning (Jan.[...] Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:59:00 GMT http://www.petroliatopic.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460127 129727691400000000 http://www.petroliatopic.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3459979 Unusually mild weather for this time of year has brought an early arrival of tundra swans to north Lambton. About 400 of the majestic white birds have landed just south of Kettle Point. Each year, the tundra swans migrate some 6,500 kilometres from the U.S.[...] Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:05:00 GMT http://www.petroliatopic.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3459979 129727623000000000 http://www.petroliatopic.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3459888 A VALENTINE DANCE will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion's Petrolia branch 216 hall on Saturday, Feb. 11 with "The Persuaders," from 7 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $10 each or two for $15 and available at the Legion bar at 519-882-1557 or by contacting Lorna Horan at 519-344-8537.[...] Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:56:00 GMT http://www.petroliatopic.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3459888 129727545600000000