Fire hall renos could cost $850,000, take until 2028
Petrolia’s 150th anniversary begins on a high note
January 2, 2024
Victoria Hall was alive with music Jan. 1 as the town kicked off a year-long celebration.
Local politicians, Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley, Petrolia Deputy Mayor Joel Field, Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey, Sarnia-Lambton MP Marilyn Gladu and Lambton County Warden Kevin Marriott offered congratulations.
Fiddling siblings Jesse and Leah Grandmont hosted the event with Leah giving new meaning to the name Petrolia – as in the Pet-Troll-Leah she presented to everyone involved in the night’s festivities.
VPP Artistic Director David Rogers signed his troll for the Grandmonts after performing Music of the Night from the Phantom of the Opera.
The Lambton Youth Choir performed three numbers on the Victoria Hall Stage and five different artists, Mike Gallant, Mark Moran, Joan Spalding, David Cavan Fraser and Mike Murphy all entertained with songs about Petrolia. And VPP Artistic Director David Hogan and Petrolia 150 Chairperson Denise Thibeault sang Happy Birthday.
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