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OPP charge two county residents with alcohol-related driving offenses in separate incidents
While driving after drinking alcohol may be on the decline, Lambton OPP are still making their rounds, with two separate incidents yesterday (Tuesday) involving alcohol and the operation of a motor vehicle. In the first, which resulted from a traffic complaint in Thedford, officers responding to the scene (on Franklin Avenue), finding the male driver [...]
Ontario Health Minister credits Bluewater Health for wait time improvements
For Ontario's Minister of Health and Long-Term Care it was a case of better late than never. Conspicuous by her absence at the grand opening of the new Bluewater Health addition last summer, Deb Matthews made stops at the hospital sites in Sarnia and Petrolia on Monday to congratulate the hospital for becoming a leader [...]
Sarnia Lambton Crime Stoppers celebrates a record-setting year
The Sarnia Lambton Crime Stoppers program has just completed a record-setting year. Program Coordinator, OPP Detective Constable Mark Dew says in 2010 the program set an all-time high for tips received with 661. In his yearend report, Dew says 83 arrests were made with more than $330,000 in drugs and stolen property recovered. The program [...]
Petrolia looking for new leader for Victoria Playhouse
Petrolia has begun an advertising campaign for a new Director of Performing Arts to manage the historic Victoria Playhouse, The successful applicant will replace Robert More who left the job earlier this month after nearly seven years on the job. "A degree in arts administration or successful completion of courses in business practices in [...]
The woes continue for the Lambton Shores Predators
Blake Thomas scored five times on Sunday night to lead the St. Thomas Stars to a 9-3 romp over Lambton Shores in Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League action. The loss runs the Predators winless streak to 15 games. On Saturday, Lambton Shores fought back from a 4-0 deficit only to lose 5-4 in a shootout [...]
Squires win a pair of the weekend to improve to 18-4
Steve Bryce made 47 saves to backstop the Petrolia Squires to a 3-1 win in Monkton on Saturday in Western Ontario Senior Hockey League action. Bryce lost his shutout bid with just over 8 minutes remaining in the third period. John Martin, Dan Veenema and Carson Simpson each had a goal and an assist for [...]
New VP, Operations now in place at Bluewater Health
The new Vice President, Operations for Bluewater Health is now on the job. Lynda Robinson accepted the postion late last year and officially took the reigns on Tuesday. She comes to Bluewater Health from Four Counties Health Services in Newbury, Ontario, where she most recently served as Site Director responsible for planning and guiding [...]
Leighton clears waivers and heads to the American Hockey League
Petrolia’s Michael Leighton is not leaving the Philadelphia Flyers organization; at least not for now. A media source in Glens Falls, New York, the home of the Flyers top farm club, the Adirondack Phantoms, says the 29-year-old goaltender has cleared NHL waivers and will join the Phantoms immediately. Leighton, who led the Flyers to [...]
Lambton OPP say the long weekend was “relatively quiet”
"Relatively quiet". That's how provincial police is describing the New Year's weekend in Lambton County. "The majority of calls were minor in nature," said Cst. John Reurink in a news release, noting that there were 140 calls for service between last Friday and this morning. Reurink also said there was only one [...]
Lambton Shores has not won a Junior “B” hockey game in nearly two months
The Strathroy Rockets built up 3-0 and 6-1 leads last night, but in the end, had to hold on for a 6-5 victory over Lambton Shores in Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League action in Forest. Tyler Bryden led the Rockets with two goals and an assist, while Alex Avery added a goal and two assists. [...]
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