Sarnia all-candidates debate a revealing evening
Burnie has no plans yet to bring apartment building plans to Petrolia Council
May 19, 2017
David Burnie has no plans yet to move his planned apartment building forward.
Burnie owns the iconic Petrolia mansion known widely as Fairbank House. He has plans to build a 16-unit apartment building on site. The town’s committee of adjustment approved the idea of two buildings on the property but then an appeal of the decision was made to the Ontario Municipal Board. It was recently withdrawn by the objector.
When reached by phone, Burnie told The Independent he has no immediate plans to move the project forward by filing a site plan agreement for council to review.
And he wasn’t sure if that would happen this summer either, citing “too many other issues” to deal with first.
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Sarnia all-candidates debate a revealing evening
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Cathy Dobson/The Independent With less than a week until election day, 28 candidates vying for eight council seats, spent four hours Tuesday trying to stand out as the right choice for Sarnia voters. They gathered at The Imperial Theatre in front of an audience of 200, with another 500 streaming the marathon event online. Compared to Monday night’s mayoral debate,
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St. Clair will be reimbursed for help at Chatham ethanol plant fire
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Enniskillen rejects request for ATVs on township roads
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LAMBTON VOTES: Petrolia Candidate Surveys
October 21, 2026
The Independent sent a questionnaire to each candidate for Petrolia Council. Below are the unedited responses from the candidates: Work Experience: Policy Advisor, Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce; former Constituency Assistant to MPPs Bob Bailey and Billy Pang; former parliamentary intern with MPs Marilyn Gladu and Jake Stewart; former Town of Petrolia Parks & Recreation Summer Labourer; former Dietary Aide at
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