Remembering Newell Hastings
Emergency orders extended in Ontario to June 2
May 12, 2020
While the premier has hinted more businesses will be allowed to open Thursday, the Ontario government has extended the emergency measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 until June 2.
The Ontario legislature met this afternoon to pass the amendment which extends orders such as allowing only five people in a gathering and keeps health care workers from moving between long term care homes to work.
It also includes a number of changes including allowing school board trustees to meet virtually for longer periods of time, allowing corporations to meet virtually and extending the time they must have an annual meeting. The legislation also makes several financial and legal transactions easier with email.
The legislation also allows Metis communities to delay elections until remote voting can be organized.
“Extending the declaration of emergency will allow us to continue to take action to protect Ontarians, while carefully and cautiously reopening more parts of our economy,” said Premier Doug Ford in a news release.
Earlier today, Ford suggested more businesses would be allowed to reopen. That announcement is expected Thursday.
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Remembering Newell Hastings
June 14, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Sunday, Newell Hasting’s service to King and Country over a century ago was remembered in a peaceful church cemetery near Watford. Hasting was born in Petrolia and his family moved to Watford around the turn of the century. He signed up to serve in the miltia with Watford’s 149th Battalion before being called up for service. He
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Sidewalk projects around First Ave this summer
June 13, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Sidewalks along First Street in Petrolia will be getting an upgrade once school is out for the summer. It’s part of the latest large project to improve the town’s sidewalk system. In 2023, BM Ross and Associates completed a study on Petrolia’s sidewalk system and found it lacking. It suggested $1.5 million in sidewalk construction was needed
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Aamjiwnaang evacuates parts of community as INEOS decommissioning increases benzene levels
June 13, 2025
Leaders of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation are evacuating residents between Churchill Road and Tashmoo Ave after high levels of benzene have been detected in the area. Just before noon Friday, INEOS Styrolutions issued a notice saying hourly benzene emissions have been detected about 0.021 parts per million. The company is decommissioning the plant which is within eyesight of Aamjiwnaang’s band
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St Philip’s student wins big at national fair
June 13, 2025
The Independent Ben Harper made a splash at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Fredericton taking home a bronze medal. The Grade 8 student from St. Philip’s in Petrolia presented his climate-focused project called A Wavy Problem – Navigating the Surges of Climate Change last week and won a bronze medal in his division. The Petrolia student tested six different offshore
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