No ATV rally for Petrolia Ag Society
Ontario’s daily COVID-19 case count falls below 1,000
February 11, 2021
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ontario has dipped below 1,000 for the first time since Nov. 6.
The province is reporting is 945 new cases Wednesday. There have been 18 deaths including 11 in long term care.
Another 14,000 people have been vaccinated.
The province says every long term care home has now been vaccinated, however there are still some long term care residents in Lambton scheduled to get vaccines today.
There were 17 new COVID-19 cases in Lambton reported today. Fifty nine people are now ill and another eight people have recovered. There has also been another death and another outbreak however the details are not yet available on the public health website.
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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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