No ATV rally for Petrolia Ag Society
Cadman lauded as Woman of Excellence
November 6, 2020
Petrolia’s Jane Cadman is one of three woman being honoured as Women of Excellence.
The Petrolia woman is active in the community with Petrolia Rotary and the CEEH Auxiliary. She’s also served on municipal council in the past.
Bluewater Health congratulated Cadman on her award from the Sarnia Community Foundation; “She is an extremely hard worker who helps to make our community a better place.”
Cadman, Margaret Capes – a lawyer who organizes free legal clinics – and Bethany Tiegs – one of the organizers of the local women’s march – will all be honoured for their work in the community. They’re being hailed as “citizens determined to change the world they live in.”
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No ATV rally for Petrolia Ag Society
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The Independent There will not be ATVs rumbling through Petrolia this summer. Kelly Humphrey of the Petrolia Enniskillen Agricultural Society came to council in mid-May asking if PEAS could host an ATV rally with Greenwood Park as a starting and finishing point and using Petrolia streets to get to the starting and finishing point. Julie Bullock, director of parks and
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Fair banner may not fly
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Remembering Newell Hastings
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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
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