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Memorial to the fallen in Petrolia
November 1, 2024
Catherine Lesley, Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley and Joe Card were among the volunteers at Hillsdale Cemetery in Petrolia Friday morning erecting over 400 crosses in memory of the veterans buried there.
The Margaret Stokes IODE spearheads the project with members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 26 helping out.
This year, volunteers also planted 3,500 daffodil bulbs near the memorial and around the grounds of the cemetery. IODE member Jean Windover says local service clubs, including Rotary, Optimist and Lions, Petrolia’s Parks and Recreation Committee, and the Legion all contributed to the community project to beautify the cemetery.
The crosses will remain as a memorial until after Remembrance Day.
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