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Less than a quarter of property crimes solved

Thursday, November 21, 2019

that’s gotta hurt

Heather Wright The Independent

Only 21 per cent of property crimes in Lambton County are ever solved.

And that’s better than the rest of the province according to Lambton County OPP Insp. Chris Avery.

“Lambton has 21 per cent clearance rate,” he told Brooke-Alvinston councillors Nov. 14. “That doesn’t sound good but the provincial rate is 13 per cent.”

Avery says it can be particularly hard to solve property crimes in rural areas, like Brooke-Alvinston, because properties aren’t always checked daily. Avery says by the time the owner figures out there has been a break and enter “there is no evidence for us to find.”

Avery says much of the crime is being driven by people looking to fund their drug habits. A recent survey by Lambton Public Health shows methamphetamines are the drug of choice for 52 per cent of users seeking help; 26 per cent prefer opioids.

Avery says officers are dealing with the effects particularly of opioid use. There have four opioid deaths in Lambton county so far this year.

While the OPP is travelling the county reviewing local crime issues, politicians across Lambton are approving a new policing contract. The OPP presented Lambton county municipalities, except Sarnia, with the 2020 draft contract. It increases the cost of policing about one per cent for most municipalities. The plan calls for one new OPP staff sergeant to be hired for the Lambton detachment at a total cost of $250,000 or about $10 more per home in the county.

The average Lambton County taxpayer will shell out about $322 for OPP services.

Petrolia residents pay the most per household at $395.05. Oil Springs taxpayer shell out the least at $289.58 per home. Homeowners in rural municipalities pay above the average there are fewer homes to share the costs

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When Flick, played by Curtis Kerrigan, is triple dog dared to put his tongue on the flagpole, it does not end well. Here, the principal, played by Steve Carapiet, takes matters into his own hands, to the disgust of the teacher, played by Bonnie Harris in the Petrolia Community Theatre’s offering of The Christmas Story on the weekend.

Warwick looks at another 7.5 per cent tax increase Heather Wright The Independent

Warwick Township taxpayers will likely shell out more money this year, but they’ll still pay the least money for municipal service in Lambton County.

Township Treasurer Trevor Jarrett laid out staff’s proposal for the 2020 budget Monday and it includes a 7.5 per cent tax increase. The average cost of a home in the region is about $300,000, so Jarrett says it would be about a $100 increase on a total tax bill of about $1,300.

The municipality isn’t facing a large

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funding crunch, even though it is among the rural municipalities loosing funding from the province. The increase is part of a plan to intentionally increase the amount of municipal taxes people pay so Warwick won’t become reliant on the revenue coming from hosting Waste Management’s massive Twin Creek’s landfill.

The 7.5 per cent increase will generate about $182,000 extra tax revenue. Another $140,000 is expected to be collected as the value of homes and farmland rises and new homes are built.

With the proposed increase, Jarrett says taxes will be able to cover all of the

municipality’s $11.2 million operating expenses. And he expects there will be about $154,000 left over to put into reserves at the end of the year.

The municipality also has big capital plans. In 2020, Jarrett expects the municipality will receive about $3.7 million in hosting fees from which will help augment funding for the township’s $7.5 million capital budget.

The big ticket item in 2020 is the new community hall to be constructed on the arena. Jarrett has set aside $5 million for that project.

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2019’s final farm challenge: snow In a year with too much rain, snow hits the harvest

Get the FACTS and start the conversation

Nicole Vanrabaeys The Independent

Emery Huszka is spending more time in his shop right now than he would like to. The Florence farmer is getting his machinery ready, so when the weather turns, he can get back into the field.

Huszka travelled to Guelph last week for a Grain Farmers of Ontario meeting, he says the same headline is trending right across the province, everyone is frustrated with the early snow.

“The ones that are most surprising is farmers in Essex, they usually have their beans off and they don’t.

“They also normally don’t get snow this early and they have snow, too. North of Toronto, there seems to be a lot of corn that has been affected by this early crop,” Huszka says adding those farmers are seeing a 35 to 40 per cent moisture level when harvesting their corn.

As for the beans, he says there is still plenty out in the field across the province.

Huszka says in Chatham-Kent, most guys had a chance to get their

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A farmer on Nauvoo Road in Dawn-Euphemia takes off corn in the snow Saturday. bean crop off when the weather was good a few weeks ago, however he says the farmers with clay ground - in south Lambton - are having a very hard time finishing their beans.

The heavy, wet snow can reduce the value of speciality food beans.

And he says any freeze and thaw weather can split the pods at this time of year, leaving the bean on the ground.

Huszka says the corn that had a heavy and wet snow fall will be damaged, no matter how good the hybrid. There wasn’t a heavy wind after the snow fell, which will help the corn. Monday temperatures climbed into the 8 C range, melting some of the snow and raising hopes of getting out into the field soon.

As for the winter wheat crop, Huszka is hearing good news across the province. “It sounds like a lot of folks were able to take advantage of planting wheat... It sounds like a lot of wheat went in, but a bit sluggish coming up. Spring time will tell how successful the fall planting went.”

With an extremely wet spring, unique summer and early snow fall, Huszka tells The Herald 2019 has been the most challenging year he has faced yet.

“Challenge to get in, challenge to get through, challenge to get off, and the government challenging us with the carbon tax.”

Province offers mediation; teachers vote to strike The Independent

Parents are going to need a program to follow the contract negotiations between various teachers’ unions and the province.

Monday, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation announced 95.5 per cent of its teachers and 92 per cent of its educational workers voted in favour of strike action. It’s just the latest bargaining group to announce overwhelming strike mandates as the unions try to negotiated contracts with the province.

The Conservative government’s first budget held significant changes to education including an increase in class sizes which will lead to the end of 10,000 educational teaching positions in the future. It also changed what courses can be offered in high schools, leaving some students without the credits needed to graduate.

And in the fall, the Conservatives announced an one per cent wage cap for all government employees as the negotiations continued.

Support workers represented by CUPE were the first to reach an agreement with the province, but the teaching unions - both public and Catholic - say bargaining is slow and there is no deal in sight.

Public elementary school teachers have announced a work-to-rule campaign will begin Nov. 26.

Catholic teachers have filed for conciliation - another step closer to a full-

blown strike. In a news release, the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association says the government’s plan for drastic cuts has shown “a total lack of understanding or respect for the bargaining process...

“Catholic school board trustees have come to the table prepared to work constructively, but the government side is in complete chaos.” Officials say the province fired its team bargaining with the Catholic teachers.

Education Minister Stephen Lecce Monday asked unions to consider mediation.

“My goal, since day one, has been to reach negotiated settlements with our education partners, with the intention of keeping Ontario’s students in the classroom,” he says in a statement.

“While our government has been a reasonable force and student-focused at the bargaining table, the labour unions continue to take escalating steps towards strike action...I am offering all education sector unions the option to enter into mediation. I believe this is the right step, as mediation involves an independent third party to assist the unions, trustee associations, and the government in reaching settlements.”

The Catholic teachers union was the first out of the blocks to accept the idea. At press time it wasn’t clear whether the other bargaining units would as well.

OSSTF, the province and regional school boards are scheduled to continue their negotiations until Thursday this week.

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Editorial

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Is it enough?

It is time for us to take a good look at the number of police in our communities.

Lambton OPP Insp. Chris Avery recently told Brooke-Alvinston council only 21 per cent of all property crimes are solved in Lambton County. And that’s a lot better that the “closure rate” in the rest of the province, where only 13 per cent of the property crimes are solved.

There are all kinds of reasons it’s difficult to nab those responsible - for rural Ontario it is pretty simple - there is a lot of ground to cover so police rarely can catch someone in the act. And in rural areas, often people leave buildings unattended for some time.

When they do realize something is missing, police have little chance of finding any evidence to catch those involved.

There are some obvious solutions. OPP officers told rural residents in Oil Springs Tuesday they need to make sure their doors are locked and the keys are not left in cars. And they recommend lighting around homes to discourage people from trying to grab something that isn’t theirs.

But, we also have to acknowledge, there are a lot of desperate people out there looking for cash to feed a drug habit and locks and lights won’t be enough to stop them.

We could all use security cameras; but they too can be foiled or sabatoged.

The solution we, or our politicians, rarely explore is the level of policing we need. Lambton municipalities are signing a new policing agreement now. It will offer the same level of service to communities as before. But we didn’t hear one discussion around council tables if whether what we are paying for is enough to keep our communities safe.

We’re glad to spend millions building community centres or throwing parties, but we rarely talk about whether we should be spending more to increase the police prescence in our commuities in an effort to drive down the crime rate.

Perhaps it is time local leaders ask, is this really enough?

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A rare find of from John Rochan of Sarnia. The illustration is from the Canadian Illustrated News in Nov. 1872 depicting the visit of the Governor General, The Earl of Dufferin, Frederick Temple Blackwood, to Petrolia and Strathroy. The illustration shows the Governor General visited the Vervalli’s wells and the field of John D. Noble.

It’s Monday, welcome to spring time in Ontario I have stopped checking the weather forecast. I don’t really have to know for my daily life - it’s not like I’m a farmer waiting for the snow to melt off my corn or a roofer wondering if I’m going to blow away at work.

And I find the whole experience frustrating and not just because forecasters have what seems to be a 50-50 chance of getting things right.

Even when the weather forecasters are accurate, the weather is out of whack. Take the last few days.

It’s November and we expect cold wet weather. And yes, there can even be snow in the air or a dusting on the ground to delight children and raise hopes of a snow day.

But that was not enough this year.

We needed a full blown snowstorm in early November to remind us that there is nothing predictable about the

weather in southern Ontario.

I spent much of the day Monday and Tuesday last week clearing snow from my car with my cold, mittened hand. And it wasn’t just a “skiff” as my husband, Barry, would say; it was a good six inches each time.

My 15 year-old son was filled with glee when he had his first snow day of the year and he was just as happy to tell me about the 33 centimeters of snow in our front yard.

He was so excited about the whole thing, he even shovelled the driveway.

At least that was something.

I had to admit it did look pretty even if it was annoying that I didn’t have the proper equipment to deal with it.

But Wednesday’s cold winds and minus 14 temperatures tempered our glee.

By Monday, as the temperature

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climbed to 8 C, my mood improved somewhat.

But it has left me with this sinking feeling that we should be talking about a new climate phenomenon: weather-pause.

The weather seems to be going Heather through some Wright weird mood swings this year and I’ve decided it’s just best to keep my head down and not say a whole lot.

I’ll just wait for the next round of snow to hit the fan.

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Opinion

Thursday, November 21, 2019

It’s time for the community to give back to Nicol Editor: I am writing to express my disappointment that Councillor Joel Field’s efforts to convince Petrolia Town Council to invest in the Nicol Scholarship were not supported.

In an article published on Nov. 14, Field is quoted as saying he believes an injection of money into the Nicol “could give a boost to the scholarship and get the excitement back in the school.”

In September, former LCCVI Principal Tim Hummel explained in its heyday the Nicol “created a culture where students naturally participated in extracurriculars and volunteered outside of the school and … it made LCCVI and Petrolia a better place.”

I’ve always been amazed such a generous scholarship existed at LCCVI, and I believe it made a difference in thousands of people’s lives over the years both directly, for the nearly 400 recipients and their families, and indirectly, through the ripple effect of an engaged student body at LCCVI and in the community since 1987.

A few years ago, a group of Nicol recipients created the Nicol Community Scholarship Fund through the help of the Sarnia Community Foundation.

Our hope is that former Nicol scholars and those who believe the Nicol has been good for LCCVI and for central Lambton will donate to ensure the Nicol in perpetuity.

Our goal is to raise $400,000 which represents approximately $1,000 per Nicol recipient over the past 32 years.

To date we have raised almost $13,500. Once a sustainable amount of money has been raised, contributions

will begin towards the Nicol each year.

I strongly believe that investing in education is never a waste. I know what receiving a Nicol meant to me. I remember how dynamic LCCVI was in the 1990s when many scholarships were given, and I have heard from other Nicol recipients about the impact of the scholarship on their lives through a survey I conducted a few years ago.

One Nicol scholar shared “the financial support from this scholarship was very significant as I was raised by a single mother with precarious jobs and therefore there were no savings available for my future education. I worked part-time throughout high school, but my savings from that didn’t even make a dent in my tuition and living costs.

“Thanks to the Nicol, I was able to attend my first year of university without feeling incredibly stressed about finances and therefore could focus my energy on adapting to university life and courses. Being awarded the Nicol Scholarship was also a proud moment for me and my family as it was an acknowledgement for all of the time and energy I had contributed to the school and community over the years.”

Another Nicol scholar said: “Financially it was a godsend.

Emotionally it was a real source of pride for myself and family.”

Yet another Nicol scholar shared: “Financially, it made a big difference…I was the first in my family to go to college and knowing I wasn’t putting any financial burden on my family was such an incredible blessing! I felt so honoured and fortunate (and still do!) to be selected

which was disbanded in 1972, was then reactivated and assigned to Petrolia.

2563 1H RCACC currently has 38 Cadets, the majority of the boys and girls age 12 years to 18 years, are from the Town of Petrolia with a number of youths from Forest, Corunna, Alvinston, Oil Springs and Brigden. The Army Cadet League of Ontario then suggested that since our catchment for Cadets, was not only Petrolia but from Lambton County, that we be designated 2563 1H RCACC Lambton. However, we still continue to refer the Cadet Corps as the Petrolia Army Cadets.

The 2563 1H RCACC Lambton continues to operate assisting Community Events in Petrolia, such as the Petrolia-Enniskillen Fall Fair. tagging events, and other local events when requested.

The Cadet Corps is free to youth, providing leadership training, Community involvement, hiking, horseback riding, drill teams, Marksmanship and free Summer Camp. 2563 1H RCACC has an objective of expanding their membership of youth in Petrolia and Lambton County, to 50 Cadets.

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as a Nicol Scholarship recipient.” www.maizex.com Finally, a Nicol scholar shared: “The 4488 Mint Line, pursuit of the Nicol Scholarship was RR#2 Tilbury, Ontario something that led me to become N0P 2L0 more involved in my school and my community and created and helped shape a work ethic and values that I still hold today.”

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I am asking each Nicol recipient to consider a donation of $1,000 which is a fraction of the gift given to you

by Harold Robert Madden Nicol.

Donations can be made to the Nicol Community Scholarship Fund through the Sarnia Community Foundation.

It is time for the community to give back and ensure the legacy of Mr. Nicol. I will continue to contribute to the fund and hope that many others ol Class Sunday Scho s Oil Springs al’ . nd T.V Ra PL ne CF who have been touched by Mr. Nicol’s Joan on Ontario at in 1980 in Lond legacy will do likewise.

I have always been struck by the generosity of Mr. Nicol. I remember reading about Mr. Nicol’s death in THE TOWN OF PLYMPTON-WYOMING the biography written by Mr. Inglis.

Mr. Nicol was terminally ill and had decided to create the Helen Kavanagh Nicol Scholarship in honour of his mother and sister.

With the knowledge that a terminal TH illness would cost a fortune in an American hospital, he instead chose to take his own life to ensure his 6:00 P.M. DOWNTOWN WYOMING money went to the scholarship. Surely, Bring a Canned Good Donaton and we can’t let Mr. Nicol’s selfless act become history. Together we can Enjoy a Meet & Greet with Santa ensure that the Helen Kavanagh Nicol Back at the Wyoming Fire Station.

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Petrolia Cadets still call Petrolia home says 2563 1H RCACC EDITOR: This is an open letter to the mayor and council of Petrolia.

I see in The Independent council denied our application for a youth grant for $3,000, based on the erroneous information from one of your councilors, that the 2563 1st Hussars Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps does not meet in the Town of Petrolia.

If said Councilor or members of Council took some time to do some research they would find the Corps does meet in the Town of Petrolia, currently at the Lambton Central Collegiate and Vocational Institute .

For the past two years the Cadet Corps held their training meetings at the Queen Elizabeth II Public School.

In fact, since the Cadet Corps inception, 2563 1H RCACC Petrolia initially started out as a satellite Troop of 102 1H RCACC Sarnia, in Sept.

1986, parading weekly in the Dunlop Transport Building on Kentail Street in Petrolia. In Sept 1988, the Petrolia Squadron started their training year operating as an independent unit away from Sarnia, officially becoming their own Corps November 25, 1988. The old Sarnia Central Collegiate Army Cadet Corps unit number “2563”,

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is aimed at keeping youth busy and staying in school, making better community leaders and keeping them involved in training through the various levels of the program.

Over the past three training years we have had two of our Senior Cadets win the Top Cadet for the Province of Ontario. Only one Cadet each Training Year is selected for this honour out of 122 Cadet Corps in the Province.

One of our Senior Cadets in the past training year has attained his Parachute Jump wings.

Two of these cadets upon aging out at 18 years, have gone on to the University of Windsor and the other to the University of Ottawa. An earlier Cadet upon aging out has joined the 1st Hussars Armoured Regiment.

I would strongly suggest before denying this grant, which would surely help the youth of Petrolia and Lambton County, that the councillor stating we had moved from Petrolia get his facts in order and council take the time to go to the “petroliaarmycadet.com” website and see what this wonderful organization is doing for Petrolia and Lambton County youth.

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Back to the books Heather Wright The Independent

The Florence Library is back in business after a fire in August.

Librarians and maintenance staff were huddled over new desks and computers Monday, working hard to put the new equipment together to reopen the village’s hub as eager residents waited in anticipation for the doors to open Tuesday.

And it has been a long wait. On the Civic Weekend, a computer caught fire in the library in the Florence Community Centre. It was detected and the fire department was called in to contain the damage quickly.

But as library officials started examining what had happened, it became clear what wasn’t damaged by the water used to put out the fire was covered in soot from the smoke. Restoration crews were called in and the building was stripped back to the bare walls.

The entire book collection and much of the furniture had to be trashed. Darlene Coke, manager of library services for Lambton County, says the restored

building was finally turned back over Monday.

Librarians and maintenance workers were called in to set up tables, install computers and start putting some of the 3,800 new books back on the shelves.

“It was a team effort getting the library up and going again,” she says.

Office clerks ordered the new furniture and the new books, the technical services division processing the new books to get them in the library and the courier drivers to get the books there.”

“The restoration did take a little bit longer than we would have liked,” says Coke noting social media was already buzzing about a possible reopening days in advance. “It wasn’t a large fire, it still did a lot of damage...it was a learning process.”

It has also turned out to be a costly process. Coke says the replacement costs to the third week of October were almost $44,000 to replace materials, supplies and furnishings with more bills to come.

The building and its contents are insured.

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Petrolia Parks and Recreation Committee member, Ross Ellsworth, couldn’t wait for his turn on the new play equipment at the Oil Heritage Community Centre. He was one of the people on hand when the accessible playground was officially opened Nov. 13. The play structure costs about $70,000 and all of the money for it was donated by service groups, local businesses, the Mommy Market (which was set up to raise funds for the structure) and event the film crew from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Construction on the unit was completed in September.

New program to spark interest in tourism in Sarnia-Lambton

A new grant program is hoping to spark more interest in tourism in Lambton.

The Spark Mentorships and Grants Program will match selected applicants from the region with a tourism mentor and provide a $3,000 grant to help take their new tourism idea to the next level of development.

Its goal is to find, foster and support new tourism ideas, experiences and partnerships that will enhance current offerings, address gaps or challenges, motivate travel and longer stays, and increase year-round visits.

From Nov. 14 to Jan. 15, 2020, applications are being accepted from individuals, small businesses and non-

profit organizations based in SarniaLambton.

The top applicants will be invited to a Finalists’ Pitch Session in February where three winners will be selected.

The Sarnia-Lambton expansion of the “Spark” Program is being led by the Ontario Tourism Innovation which has the program in other regions.

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Brooke-Alvinston wants to buy Inwood hall The Independent

Brooke-Alvinston wants to purchase the building which houses the Inwood fire hall.

But the idea is getting a frosty reception from the Inwood Firemen’s Association which owns the fire hall which also serves as a community centre.

The town’s fire trucks are now housed in the building but the lease expires at the end of December.

The negotiations to reach a deal have been rocky. The IFA is made up of most of the 16 firefighters who resigned last year in a dispute over training.

The association offered a new lease, first at the current rate of about $20,000 a year. The latest offer is $30,000 according to Brooke-Alvinston Administrator Janet Denkers.

“This fee is unjustified and unrealistic,” she writes in a report to council adding over the five-year agreement the municipality would shell out over $154,000.

Treasurer Stephen Ikert calculated the municipality could spend between $285,000 and $409,000 on a new bay - possibly attached to the Inwood Library - and would still pay less than if it accepted the IFA lease proposal at $30,000.

Councillor Jamie Armstrong raised another idea which was also addressed in a staff report - the council should ask the association if it would be will-

ing to sell the building to the municipality.

“I honestly believe that hall is worthwhile and we should look at purchasing the hall for a reasonable price,” he told council.

“The building...has been a part of the community for a long time.”

Mayor Dave Ferguson says the community would continue to have a gathering spot and the fire department would have a home without the association having the pressure to raise funds to keep the hall operational.

Councillor Frank Nemcek liked the idea. “If we could pay fair market value for the building, I’d be in favour.”

Armstrong suggested the municipality ask the firemen’s association for a monthly lease until it can fully explore the idea of buying the building.

By Friday, officials from the association had taken to social media voicing concern about the idea.

“If the mayor and council are successful in their attempt, the results for the town of Inwood will be devastating and irreversible,” the association post reads.

“The sale of the Inwood Fire Hall would most likely mean the end of the Inwood Firemen’s Association, an association that has been in existence for more than 70 years with the sole purpose of keeping Inwood on the map.

This would be the end of our annual community events including the Fish Fry, Chicken BBQ, Baseball Tourna-

ment, Turkey Bingo, Turkey Shoot, Euchre Tournament, and others.

“This would also be the end of the monetary donations we make to other local organizations.”

But the group acknowledged the other options aren’t good for taxpayers either.

“Alternatively, if we decide not to sell the building, the Mayor and Council will proceed with spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on building a new fire hall, rendering the existing Inwood Fire Hall useless.”

By Monday, the municipality had issued a statement saying “The council of the Municipality of Brooke-Alvinston has always been committed to ensure the Inwood Fire Area has acceptable fire service coverage. At no time have there been discussions to remove this service from the Inwood community.”

The news release also stated the municipality wants to meet with the IFA but “the IFA has declined meetings with the committee.”

Meantime, the association says it is time for residents to contact council members and voice their concerns.

“There are only a few weeks left on the current lease, and after Dec. 31, there will be no fire service within the Inwood area for the foreseeable future,” says the association in the social media post.

Officials add the association plans to meet to talk about Brooke-Alvinston’s proposal, in the near future.

Wedding venue neighbours want a say in noise levels Heather Wright The Independent

Neighbours of the former Bonnie Doon golf course are concerned about the noise coming from a wedding venue setting up shop.

Matthew Ferguson has renovated the buildings to create a wedding venue called Ferguson Estates.

Councillors voiced concern after a number of events were held there before council approved a site plan for the use of the property.

Ferguson says the events were private for family friends and he did not make a profit saying he only recovered his costs for them.

The site plan came to council in late October, but was put on hold while the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority investigated an incident on the property. Loads of dirt were allegedly being dumped on area regulated by the

authority without permission, according to town planning staff.

Council is expected to look at the plans - which include a corn maze and a driving range - again Nov. 25.

Neighbours Elizabeth and Keith Bellavance are hoping the municipality will do a little more leg work before approving the zoning.

The couple say the noise coming from the venue during the two events this year could be heard in their bedroom several hundred meters away from the venue.

“We have concerns about the impact noise from this property has had and therefore, will have on the quiet enjoyment of our property and our ability to sleep,” Bellavance wrote in a letter to council.

“The former operator of the golf course held occasional events at the clubhouse. We experienced noise annoyance on our property including in

our bedroom during these events; however the number of times this occurred was infrequent.

Bellavance added having a wedding venue would be like having “your neighbour’s daughter getting married from Friday to Sunday and from the spring through the fall.”

Bellavance met with township staff and says she was told an acoustical engineer would be used in the planningby Plympton-Wyoming. She called the move a positive step.

But Bellavance also wants to hire her own acoustic engineer and have input into the site plan to protect their interest adding “the business has been operating unlawfully since holding the first event earlier this year.”

While some members of council were ready to approve the site plan Nov. 13, the balance of council deferred the Bellavance’s request and the site plan to the Nov. 25th meeting.

Warwick looks to increase taxes 7.5 per cent CON’T FROM PG 1 The township is also looking at purchasing a new fire truck for the Watford fire department and upgrading washrooms at the hall.

The township also hopes to set aside $50,000 to expand the cemetery and another $300,000 to buy a new roads tandem truck.

There is also $65,000 set aside for an economic development officer, something council placed as a high priority in 2018.

Even with a tax increase almost four

times greater than the inflation rate, Jarrett says taxpayers are still getting a good deal compared to Warwick’s neighbours.

Based on 2019 tax rates on an average home valued at $300,000 Warwick’s taxes are the lowest in Lambton at just under $1,300 a year. A Lambton Shores resident with a similar house would pay about $200 more a year. In Petrolia, where the tax rate is the highest in Lambton - a homeowner with the same assessment would pay $1,600 more a year.

Warwick residents pay more for Lambton County taxes than they do for the municipal taxes - in most municipalities, the local tax rate is about 58 per cent of the bill compared to Warwick’s 38 per cent.

And Jarrett says even with the lowest tax rate, the town has about $2,000 in reserve for every resident and about $1,800 in total debt. “Our reserves cover our debt.”

Councillors had some question. A special budget meeting will be scheduled to review the document in depth.

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Neither cold nor hills nor lack of sleep keeps Veem from the run Heather Wright The Independent

It sounds a bit like torture to most, but Jan Veen finished Hammer The Hammer with a smile on her face.

The Oil Springs marathoner has been running for years. On Nov. 2, she travelled to Hamilton to run the unique three-race event.

First, she ran a 5K. Then, 20 minutes later, she lined up to compete in

a 10K. “Back-to-back competitions are draining, and rare in the running community, as they offer no opportunity for recovery,” she says. But Veen, and the rest of the field, which consisted mostly of university track athletes, were not done yet. They got up at 3 am the next day to compete in a full marathon. Down Hamilton’s mountain. In -10 C weather.

“The weather was shitty, it was minus a gazillion degrees and cold

and wet but you train for four months to do it, so you might as well do it.”

Veen says the key to finishing is pacing. It seems loving the run also helps. “I love to move. I enter competitions to do what I love to do.”

The photos of the event bear it out, Veen is smiling in all of them. She listens to music compiled by her son, Adam, who throws in some heavy metal. She admits she gets a lot of strange looks as she runs past people

lip syncing.

And that’s what’s she’s hoping for; to have fun and finish the race with a smile.

“It’s like 57 km downhill in Hamilton with all these university track stars - it works. It’s fun when you can give yourself a laugh like this.”

And Veen did well in the event too, finishing seventh over all and fourth in the women’s division.

Jan Veen running in Hamilton Nov. 2.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

‘People need to know there is help’ Heather Wright The Independent

Joanne and Hannah Symington want teens to know there is always someone to help when their feeling down.

The mother and daughter had a very personal reason for reaching out to some students at LCCVI Sunday - their son and brother, Nathan, died by suicide a year ago this week and they want to make sure no one feels they are alone.

Joanne found her son, who had hanged himself, in the shop he had been working in. Days later, his organs were donated, he was taken off life support and died.

Almost year later, Nathan’s mom and sister were meeting with his friends and members of the community at Wise Guys Pizza to talk about Nathan and about their own mental health.

“Johnny (the owner) wanted to do something to honour Nathan, because he

came in here to get pizza and he was so kind...so he wanted to do something, to have a discussion about mental health with the youth.”

Symington’s message is simple.

“I don’t want them to feel that there is nobody out there that cares, because after Nathan died and listening to the stories that people had - the amount of people that cared for that kid was overwhelming.

“Sometimes, maybe we feel like were all alone - I don’t know if Nathan felt that way - but people need to know there is help out there.

“And that it is okay to get help,” added Hannah.

“When you’re sick you go to the doctor, when you are sick mentally, why are we not going to see a doctor.”

Joanne says in the past, mental health problems simply weren’t treated the same way as any other health issue.

“When it is mental health,

people step back and don’t talk about it because it is taboo.

“That’s what we kind of want to do - we want to talk about it.

“We want people to know it is okay to get help.”

She added, she wants Nathan’s friends to come to them when they’re feeling low.

“A lot of time what someone needs is for people to listen and be there and not to judge,” adds Hannah. “I don’t think they often want advice...you need someone to be patient with you and to walk you through it.”

Joanne adds even without saying anything, her family’s experience has helped others. A woman she knows says her son sought help for depression after Nathan died.

“If you can save one life beside organ donation - I mean I’d rather have my son back - but just to know his death had an impact like that.

“He saved his life.”

Over 100 apply for Brooke-Alvinston arena job

Randy Hills says he wants the right person for the job.

And the public works manager of BrookeAlvinston certainly has a lot of people to chose from.

The municipality recently put out the help wanted sign for a new arena worker.

Hills says 105 resumes

came in the door.

He and the administrator, Janet Denkers, are interviewing 10 candidates for the position over the next few weeks.

Councillor Wayne Deans says the new employee should live in the community.

But Hills says his first priority is to ensure the new worker knows how to make ice. He says he needs that specialized skill because there isn’t anyone on staff now that can fill the shoes of the employee who left.

It’s not clear when the new worker will be hired.

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The cast of Leading Ladies is getting ready for this week’s performances. Janice Sellen has directed over 40 shows, but says her favourite ones are with smaller communities, where she has the chance to give back. Sellen is directing the Boomtown Players’ performance this weekend where local actors are raising money for four local charities in honour of Rick Zavitz and Kevin Bedford. Their families have chosen four charities to give to the Thamesville Fire Department, Chatham-Kent Safety Village, the Dresden Kinsmen Community Splash pad and the Bothwell Community Boosters/BARAC. The show will runs Nov. 22, 23, 24, 29, and 30 at the Jim Kish Theatre in Bothwell.

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Adam Arsenault watches as his goal hits the back of the net. It was the seventh of the night for the Squires in the 7-1 win Friday night at the Greenwood Recreation Centre.

Petrolia Squires split two weekend games The Independent

The Petrolia Squires nudged closer to evening their record with a home ice win, but fell two games back of .500 again with a loss in Tavistock Saturday.

On Friday at Greenwood, the Squires jumped out to a four-goal lead in the

first period and coasted to a 7-1 win over Lucknow.

But a night later, the green and gold fell behind 5-1 after two periods bowing to the Royals, 8-3.

Petrolia is now 4-6 on the season and in a tie with both the Elora Rock and Tillsonburg Thunder for seventh place.

The Rock and Thunder both have

games in hand.

The Squires host Clinton Friday at Greenwood at 8:30.

The Radars are 5-4 on the season having snapped a three-game losing skid with a win over Shallow Lake last Friday.

Petrolia beat Clinton in the Central Huron community earlier this month.

Flags blank Petrolia Flyers in Mooretown The Independent

The Mooretown Flags are idle this weekend after one-sided wins over Wallaceburg and Petrolia.

The Flags,15-4, will reach the halfway point of the regular season with a game in Essex next Tuesday night.

Saturday in Mooretown, Jake Wilkins earned his first shutout the season blocking all 41 shots in backstopping

the Flags to an 8-0 triumph over the Petrolia Flyers. Wilkins was chosen the first star of the contest.

The overage goalie now has five career PJHL shutouts; three in the regular season and two in the playoffs.

Brodie Conlon had two goals and two assists for the winners.

Daniel Fraleigh also scored twice, while Trevor Bogaert contributed a goal and three assists.

Cameron Rannie, Garrett Miller and

Brody Genyn also scored for the Flags.

Mooretown outshot Petrolia, 60-41.

Last Wednesday in Wallaceburg, Garret Miller scored twice to lead the Flags over the Thunderhawks, 6-2.

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Under the Highway Traffic Act Section 181 – Deposit of snow on Roadway, states that “No person shall deposit snow or ice on a roadway without permission in writing to do so from the Ministry of Transportation or the road authority responsible for the maintenance of the road.”

This generally applies to the snow that accumulates in laneways from precipitation and from private or municipal snow plowing operations, those who insist on plowing snow from private property onto public roads can be fined

Overnight Parking

Residents are reminded there is no overnight parking on Town streets between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

This allows for the Town’s Road Crews to plow the roads safely and efficiently, we ask that you please abide by the by-law and be considerate of the road crews when they are out doing their best to keep our roads open and in safe condition

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Vehicles interfering with traffic (12) Despite the other provisions of this section, no person shall park or stand a vehicle on a highway in such a manner as to interfere with the movement of traffic or the clearing of snow from the highway.

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Eagles soar in Brantford Huge home game for Flyers Thursday The East Lambton Eagles went ESSEX 73’S PHOTO

Clay Dolbear gives Brett Beattie of the Essex 73’s a poke during the road game which the Flyers were shutout.

The Petrolia Flyers entertain the Wallaceburg Thunderhawks in a four-point game this Thursday at the Greenwood Recreation Centre.

It is a contest between two clubs battling for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s Stobbs Division.

As of press time this week, the Flyers’ lead over the Hawks had shrunk to three points.

The Flyers lost three times last week,

including twice by shutout to Essex and Mooretown, while Wallaceburg rode a 54-save performance by newly acquired Nolan Hakr in a 5-3 win at home against Wheatley last Saturday.

The ex-Mooretown Flags also turned aside 42 shots in a 3-2 loss at Dresden last Friday. Hakr was acquired from Lakeshore last week.

Prior to the showdown with Wallaceburg, the Flyers take on the Sharks in Wheatley Wednesday.

5-0 to capture the Pee Wee Division at the Earl Gaukel Memorial Tournament in St. George.

After winning its three preliminary games, the Eagles blanked the Ayr Flames 1-0 in the semi-finals and prevailed 4-1 over the Delhi Rockets in the title game.

The Eagles outscored its opposition, 22-4 over the five contests.

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There’ll be changes to how age groups are referenced in minor hockey across the country, beginning next season.

The Board of Directors of Hockey Canada approved the changes at its Winter Congress in Montreal last weekend.

The new classifications are U-7 for player who are six or younger as of Dec. 31.

Seven and eight year old become U-9 players, nine and 10 years old players will become U-11 players, 11 and 12 year old players will be U-13s, 13 and 14 year old’s will be U-15 and 15 and 16 years old players will become U-16.

“Following a comprehensive review, we believe this change will simplify the system for families who may be new to the game.

The new age Division names will be implemented for next season,” said Michael Brind’Amour, chair of the Hockey Canada Board of Directors.

There had been some concern expressed about the use of the term Midget which led, in part, to the review.

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Legionnaires lose high-scoring affair to St. Thomas The Sarnia Legionnaires fell to 8-9-3 in Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League action with a 9-5 loss to the St. Thomas Stars.

Nolan DeGurse led the Legion with two goals and an assist Thursday. Ex-

Flyer Wil O’Leary Dilosa had two assists for Sarnia as did Austin Harper.

The latter, a Wyoming product, was a call-up from the Lambton Jr. Sting.

Jordan Hurtubise had a goal for the Stars. The

former Mooretown Flag has a point in four of his last five games.

Sarnia visits LaSalle Wednesday, a day before the Komoka Kings visit the Legionnaires at 7:10.

Elsewhere, Petrolia minor

hockey products Carson Perry and Bayly Fryfogle both had points for the Rockets last week in losses to the Vipers and Kings.

The Rockets, 8-11-4, are in London Wednesday.

Lancers fall to Riverside Rebels in Jr SWOSSAA final It was a disappointing end to the season for the LCCVI Jr. Boys’ Volleyball Team.

Riverside Rebels won the SWOSSAA AA title over the Lancers in Petrolia Nov. 13.

The Rebels won the best three out of five in three straight games, 25-14, 25-18, 25-18.

The Juniors had a record of just under 500 over the course of the regular season, but pulled

out all the stops in the semifinals beating John McGregor in straight sets 25-23, 25-20 and 31-29 to advance to the SWOSSAA finals against Riverside in Windsor.

Lancers fare well in the opening swim meet of season LCCVI finished second to St. Pat’s in the girls division and third overall behind Northern and the St Pat’s Fighting Irish

in the first LKSSAA swim meet of the season held at the SarniaYMCA. It was held Friday.

15-year old Laura Potter led the Lancers with victories in the 100 and 200 metre freestyle events.

The Giants’ Moore wins two senior baseball awards Travis Moore of the reigning champion Corunna Giants was a two-time winner as the Western Counties Senior Baseball Association handed out its year end awards.

Moore was chosen as Rookie

of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the playoffs. He hit .308 during the regular season, while registering three pitching victories. He struck out 33 over 29 innings and had an ERA of 1.22. In the postseason, he hit

.412 and struck out 11 over 14 innings from the mound.

Matt Liberty of Port Lambton was the Pitcher of the Year. He went 4-0 with an ERA of 1.09.

He struck out 39 for the Pirates.

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Pair share father’s service in WWII Liana Russwurm

Community Corner

Special to The Independent

Members of the Lambton Meadowview Villa Auxiliary were recognized for their generous donation and ongoing support to the people who live at Lambton Meadowview Villa by Warden Bill Weber Nov. 6.

The workers at TG Waterville were in the Christmas spirit, donating two large bins of toys and a donation of over $3,000 to the Christmas for Everyone Campaign in Petrolia.

This year’s Honours and Awards dinner held at the Alvinston Legion really brought home the legacy left by those who fell in battle and those who survived passing down a soldiers account worth being remembered.

Brother and sister, Bert and Adelle Richards spoke at the annual event.

The pair developed a true sense of what it means to be Canadian through their father Raymond Arthur Richards a WWII veteran.

The Richards showed slides from two Trips to France sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion.

The first to the centennial ceremonies of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 2017, and the second this year, 2019 for the 75th anniversary of D-Day on Juno beach.

Ray Richards volunteered for the air force when he was 18 becoming a bomb aimer serving with RCAF Squadron 432 in East Moor, England.

He was one of the

Bert and Adelle Richards at the Alvinston Legion youngest officers flying night missions on Lancaster’s until a German sniper shot him down on his third mission on a Halifax in 1944.

He was last out of the plane and parachuted down into a farmer’s field.

Two died from his crew and five spent 18 months in Stalag Luft III POW camp.

Liberated in 1945 Ray returned to Canada where he met Hazel marrying her two weeks later.

After raising four children, Ray a shy and quiet man always working

hard didn’t talk a lot about WWII. Forty years later Bert took his father to Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton where they took a flight on a Lancaster bomber as a part of the Fathers Day Air Show.

The evening at the Legion ended with the medals and awards including two 45-year service pins to Larry McNally and Allan Thompson.

Jack MacDonald received his 25-year service pin as a Life member.

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McLean, Anna Dunlop, and Paul Kelly; and great-grandmother of Parker, Ryder, Sierra, Sienna, Lucy, Wyatt, Cassidy, and Anne. Joyce is fondly remembered by her siblings Doris (Melvin) Jensen, Faye (the late Ray) Ireland, David (Anne) Bygrove, and sister-in-law Dianne Bygrove and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Fred, daughter Karen, and by brothers Donald (the late Isla) Bygrove and Kenneth Bygrove. Visitors were received on Tuesday November 19th from 4:00-7:00 pm at The Needham-Jay Funeral Home, 4059 Petrolia Line, Petrolia. A funeral mass was held at St. Philip’s Church, 415 King Street at 11:00 am on Wednesday, November 20th, 2019.

Interment will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wyoming.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the CEE Hospital Foundation (www.ceehf.ca) would be greatly appreciated. Memories and condolences can be shared at www.needhamjay.com

In Memory IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Craig Moffat

Life is so precious and death such a thief Craig was such an amazing husband & dad Losing him has caused us grief Five years has passed now And life without him has been so sad And everyday in someway We laugh & cry about memories we have You are the man we loved And we are so proud to be your family You will never be to far from our thoughts You are forever in our hearts

Love Claire & Family

WILLARD KELLY

Joyce, passed peacefully in her 92nd year at C.E.E. Hospital, Petrolia, on 15 November 2019. Born 3 December, 1927, Joyce Irene Kelly (nee Bygrove) was a true Hard Oiler. She was educated in Petrolia followed

by Normal School (Teacher’s Display ad College) in London, Ontario.

3.33” Her x 2” long teaching career included working in a one-room $22.40+HST schoolhouse on Petrolia’s 10th Line. She married J. Frederick Kelly (1995) in 1951, and after raising six children, returned to teaching at St. Philip’s in Petrolia until her retirement in 1988. A gifted sewer, Joyce created a quilt for every newly married couple and grandchild in the family.

Joyce was recently presented with her 60-year service pin from the Margaret Stokes Chapter of the IODE in Petrolia. Joyce leaves a large extended family to celebrate her life. She was a loving mother and mother-in-law to Paul and Judy Kelly (Sarnia), Janet and David Hext (Petrolia), Karen (2010) and Bruce Pugsley (Shelburne), Kathryn and Chuk Seto (Almonte), Maureen Kelly and Michael McLean (Niagara Falls), and Jennifer Kelly and Alan Dunlop (Calgary). She was the proud grandmother of Ryan and Lyndsy Kelly, Sean Kelly, Erin Kelly, Kelly and Emily Hext, Corrie Hext and Paul Damchuk; Sarah Pugsley, Rachel Pugsley, Colin Pugsley, Matthew and Julie Seto, Jana Seto and Scott Burrows, Reginald McLean and Mackenzie Klauck, Marnie

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• Bake Table • Oil Springs Christmas Open House at the Oil Museum. Admission is Free • Many Items Made from Natural Products • with the donation of a non-perishable food item.

Demonstrations & Displays by “The Out of Control Spinners” Wyoming Rebecca Lodge Card Party with lunch Warwick Watford Warwick Horticultural Society Christmas Home Tour Watofrd Tickets $15 Avail. at McLaren Pharmacy, Watford Home Hardware Bridgen Brigden Legion - Meat Raffle 519-864-1395 Warwick Watford Warwick Horticultural Society Christmas Home Tour Watofrd Tickets $15 Avail. at McLaren Pharmacy, Watford Home Hardware Oil Springs Oil Springs United Church Roast Beef Supper 519-834-2207 Adults $15, Children 6-12 $7, Under 6 FREE 519-834-2728 Sarnia Lambton Wildlife’s presentation about Ferguson Farm at the YMCA Learning Centre, 680 Oakdale Ave. Petrolia Petrolia Library is offering a free workshop for legal advise regrading Repairs and Maintenance for residential landlord Sarnia Parkinson’s Support Group “Eating well with Parkinson’s” 519-337-5330 Sarnia Pathways Secret Santa Shoppe at 1240 Murphy Rd, Sarnia. Children can do their Christmas shopping.

Petrolia Card Party at St. Philip’s Church 415 King St. Wheelchair Accessible 50/50 Draw • Light Lunch 519-882-4840 Wyoming Pickin’ n Fiddlin’ at the Wyoming Legion. Door donations to Christmas for Everyone. All musicians and public welcome.

Forest Forest Legion Ladies Auxiliary Craft/Vendor Sale FREE ADMISSION. Food is available.

Alvinston Christmas Passports in Alvinston. Visit Alvinston Artist Studios and businesses and be entered into draws.

Sarnia Pathways Secret Santa Shoppe at 1240 Murphy Rd, Sarnia. Children can do their Christmas shopping.

Oil Springs Oil Springs Legion Meat Raffle, Everyone Welcome • 10 Meat Draws $20 for 3 chances at 10 Draws or $2 per Draw

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Petrolia Margaret Stokes Chapter IODE Meeting 519-882-2073 Petrolia Meadowview Villa Card Party 519-845-1198 Petrolia Kenny J & Friends Musical Jumboree @Pet Legion 519-882-0691 Oil Springs Optimists Meat Bingo @ The Youth Centre 519-834-2152 Oil Springs Social/Euchre @ Oil Springs United 226-307-0929 Watford Watford Legion - Fun Darts 519-876-2360 Petrolia TOPS Weight Loss Support @ Meadowview Villa Watford Watford Legion - Progressive Euchre 519-876-2360 Petrolia Petrolia Toast Masters @ St.Andrews 519-882-0946 Oakdale IOOF Euchre Card Parties @ Oakdale Hall Sarnia Parkinson’s Exercises @ Strangway Centre 519-337-5330 Petrolia Lions Meat Raffle @ Haywood’s 519-882-8728 Petrolia Optimists Meat Raffle @ Crabby Joe’s 519-882-1255 Petrolia Petrolia Legion - Dart Night 519-882-1557 Watford Watford Legion - Cribbage 519-876-2360 Brigden Brigden United Church - Mom & Tots Drop In 519-892-3151 Watford Watford Legion - Meat Raffle & Catch the Ace 519-876-2360 Not all products are Wyoming Agricultural Society Lunch & Euchre 519-845-3661 available inP-W all provinces Oil Springs Srs. Card Parties @ United Church (Sept 13) 519-882-4697

St. Paul’s United Church

Christ Church Anglican 414 Oil Street, Petrolia

Service at 11am

Coffee & Fellowship after 11am service,

All are welcome!

Rev. Michelle Collins-Wongkee Church Office 519-882-1430 christchurchpetrolia@gmail.com

Rev. Susan Cameron 10:30am Service

(Behind the Post Office)

10:00 am - Worship Church School • Nursery

Coffee & Fellowship After Service www.standrews-petrolia.ca

Wyoming United Church

10:30 am Church Service

Join Us for Worship - All are Welcome

www.facebook.com/First-Baptist-Church-Petrolia

Church Office 519-845-3963

Pastor: Alex Craig Church Office 519-882-2480 email: fbcpetrolia@gmail.com www.firstbaptistpetrolia.ca Find us on Facebook!

Nursery • Sunday School Church Office: 519-882-1390 stpaulsunitedpetrolia.net

416 Queen Street, Petrolia

First Baptist Church 418 Greenfield Street, Petrolia

4169 Petrolia Line at Centre Street

St. Andrew’s Prebyterian Church

730 Second Street, Wyoming

Sunday Worship 11am Sunday School 11am Rev. Carey Wagner

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