As spring foliage emerges, certain views of Fairbank Oil Fields disappear from sight. Here are four views that we will not see again for many months: Our Moon Shot It…
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For the first 57 years of its existence, Fairbank Oil Fields relied on the power of steam, horses and the physical strength of the oil men. When John Henry Fairbank…
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It was the invisible made visible. A wooden underground oil tank at Fairbank Oil, of the 1870s, was recently brought into view when the plank “lid” was removed. “It was…
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Spring is a season of new beginnings. You not only see spring with sightings of robins, kildeer, and masses of red-wing blackbirds, you hear it. Birdsong and the croaking of…
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William Logan, became the founding director of the Geological Survey of Canada in 1842.Is there anyone who doesn’t use Wikipedia? It’s mighty handy when you just want some fast facts…
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The pandemic has left us scratching our heads as we help plan this year’s international conference on the global heritage of the oil industry. We feel this conference is key…
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In the early days, Oil Springs was a forest of three-pole derricks above each well. Photo courtesy of Lambton County Archives Ahead of Oil Springs’ 8-year boom and bust, geological…
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Charlie Fairbank (right) is seen in the blacksmith shop with oilman Raymond “Bucky” Mitchell who worked here many years. On our driving tour, there is a metal sculpture of Bucky…
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Charlie Fairbank visits the 8-acre field on Fairbank Oil where 6,650 trees are being planted to increase biodiversity and reduce the carbon footprint. The planting of several species of oak…
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Happy 140th anniversary Imperial Oil! This year, Fairbank Oil is also celebrating a special anniversary. It has been selling its crude to Imperial Oil for refining for 140 years. It…
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