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Feb 23
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Wikipedia to the Rescue

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Is there anyone who doesn’t use Wikipedia? It’s mighty handy when you just want some fast facts or a quick overview. The good news is that there are now more

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Feb 22
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Oil Springs and This Year’s International Conference on Oil’s Industrial Heritage

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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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Feb 22
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The Early Years of Canada’s Oil Story – 1842-1866

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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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Jul 10
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Getting Greener Fairbank Oil to Plant 6,650 Trees

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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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Apr 22
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Fairbank Oil and Imperial Oil, Partners for 140 Years!

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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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Mar 03
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A Sneak Peak at Using Age- Old Skills for Historic Oilfields

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Making a Packer – In 6,000 Easy Steps When people see the oilfield technology at work at Fairbank Oil Fields, they see wooden pumpjacks, cast iron field wheels, the jerker

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Jan 07
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Oil Springs to Host Global Heritage Conference

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It’s a first! International oil heritage specialists will tour Oil Springs this spring. It marks the first time heritage experts beyond North America will study its significance in global development

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Sep 19
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Oil Springs is Ripe for Research

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The first oil available to North Americans came from right here in Oil Springs. That was 161 years ago and we are still learning more about the continent’s first oil

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Aug 07
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VanTuyl and Fairbank Hardware

VanTuyl and Fairbank Hardware to Close After 154 Years

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Change is coming! For the past 154 years, Fairbank Oil Fields has relied on VanTuyl and Fairbank Heavy Hardware in nearby Petrolia to supply all of its tools and oil

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Jul 04
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Is This the Most Photographed Barn in Ontario?

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Is our barn with oilman mural the most photographed barn in Ontario? We’re not sure, but it easily could be. Visitors and media have been snapping photos of the unique

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2558 Duryee St.
Oil Springs, ON
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