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Loosley re-elected in Petrolia

October 24, 2022

Mayor Brad Loosley has been re-elected as the mayor of Petrolia, but the council will look a lot different.

Loosely earned the position with 1264 votes over Richard Poore who garnered 759.

Liz Welsh topped the councillor polls. Bill Clark, Joel Field, Debb Pitel, Chad Hyatt, and Ross O’Hara.

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