New Petrolia festival draws a crowd downtown
Municipalities to get gas tax cash sooner to ease COVID-19 cash crunch
June 1, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says municipalities across Canada will be getting some financial help to deal with the effects of COVID-19.
The prime minister announced the federal gas tax funding would be released early in one payment instead of two. That works out to a $2.2 billion injection into municipal governments.
But it is a far cry from the $10 to $15 billion the Canadian Federation of Municipalities has been calling for. Many of the services most affected by COVID-19, including long term care, paramedics, recreation and transit are run by municipalities.
Trudeau told reporters at his Monday morning briefing that he realizes more will be needed but added it would have to be a joint effort with the provinces to support the municipalities.
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New Petrolia festival draws a crowd downtown
June 7, 2026
The Independent The streets of Petrolia were filled with people Saturday as Eats, Beats & Boutiques took over Petrolia Line. Visitors made their way through the downtown, visiting storefronts and vendors who were set up on the street. There were lots of things for kids to do including pint-sized cornhole, mini soccer nets and bouncy castles. Adults met up with
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Helps, Leitch add to their medal totals at OFSAA Track and Field Championships
June 6, 2026
John Wright/The Independent LCCVI’s Jaylen Helps and Mooretown’s Camryn Leitch both secured their second medal of the OFSAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday in St. Catharines. Helps claimed a bronze medal in Novice Girls discus with a season’s best throw. It was the second consecutive day she won bronze after taking home that medal in Novice Girls javelin on
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Elliott wins gold, five other Lambton athletes medal at OFSAA Track and Field Championships
June 5, 2026
John Wright/The Independent On a sizzling day in St. Catharines, Kallee Elliott leapt a personal best 1.61 meters to claim the gold medal in Novice Girls high jump at the OFSAA Track and Field Championships. Elliott cleared her first three jumps of the day with ease. That brought her to 1.55 meters where she had to work for it. The
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LCCVI Rugby finishes in the top eight at OFSAA
June 5, 2026
The Independent For the third year in a row, LCCVI’s Girls’ Rugby team made it into the top eight of the provincial A/AA championship. The first game of the tournament, the 11th-seeded Lancers upset sixth-ranked Bowmanville-Clarington Central, 17-12. Trailing 12-0 at the half, LCCVI fought back with second half tries from Mya Beaudoin, Miley Anderson and Abbi White along with
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