No ATV rally for Petrolia Ag Society
We Will Remember: Looking back at the death of one of Petrolia’s own
November 11, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here is the account which was published in a local newspaper on the death of one of Petrolia’s veterans. Our thanks to historian Dave Hext for his research.
FORMER PETROLIA BOY A CASUALTY
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Well Known Young Man From King Street of This Town
Member 64th Battery Reported Killed
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That all so dreaded telegram came to the door of our local County Constable W.J. Coulter and wife Belinda, that their son had died following the “Battle of Passchendale”, in Belgium.
Their son William had fought through many heavy engagements at “Vimy Ridge”, before moving on to Passchendale. Bill received his stripes on the field of battle as corporal and at the time of his death he was filling in for his sergeant whom was killed in the attack. Bill was a gunner in the Artillery at the time of his death.
Nov.14,1917 William James Coulter #334850 died of a gunshot wound to the thigh at No.3 Casualty Station. William at the age of twenty one is buried in Grave XXII.DD.6. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
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No ATV rally for Petrolia Ag Society
June 15, 2025
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
June 14, 2025
The Independent The Moore Agricultural Society has some big plans for the 175th anniversary of the Brigden Fair. But not all of their plans may work out. The ag society has asked for and received several approvals from St. Clair Township council for special events at the landmark fair including allowing a low-level Canadian Armed Forces Flyby and helicopter landings
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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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