Lambton County Warden Bev MacDougall is recognizing the historic discovery of oil in Central Lambton as the inaugural recipient of the Warden’s Discoveries That Matter™ Award.
Plaques recognizing the discovery that laid the foundation for the Lambton County community were presented to Fairbank Oil Properties, the Oil Museum of Canada, the Town of Petrolia, the Township of Enniskillen, and the Village of Oil Springs at the Oil Museum of Canada in Oil Springs this morning.
Awards celebrating various discoveries that matter to the Lambton County community in the Heritage, Tourism, Agriculture, and Research & Innovation categories will be presented throughout the year.
“It’s my goal to help knit the community together in celebration of itself through the community brand Discoveries That Matter™,” said Warden MacDougall. “With this year marking the 150th anniversary of the Village of Oil Springs, there’s no better way to kick off this program than to recognize the local discovery of oil.”
In its 166-year history, Lambton County has claimed many innovations and achievements that qualify as ‘Discoveries That Matter’. At the top of the list are the global firsts associated with Lambton’s early development of the global petroleum industry. Lambton County’s historical achievements include the world’s first registered petroleum company (1854); world’s first commercial oil field (1858); and the first commercial production of kerosene according to staff research and documentation.
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