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JOHN WRIGHT PHOTOS
Lexi Syer, a Grade 4 student at St. Philip Catholic School watches as Alex Billings salutes after she and her classmates lay a wreath at the cenotaph in Petrolia Nov. 11.

November 11, 2025

Photos by John Wright/The Independent


At the 11th Hour of the 11th month on the 11th day, people in Petrolia stopped to remember at the Cenotaph in Victoria Park.

Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley lays a wreath with Alex Billings of the Petrolia Legion
Students from Queen Elizabeth II, Hillcrest and St. Philip’s Catholic School filled the park for the moments of silence.

Some Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters, including Chief Rick Cousins, attended the ceremony in full bunker gear.
Petrolia Branch 216 Chaplin Deacon Rudy Terpstra give the message during the service.

Lexi Syer, a Grade 4 student at St. Philip Catholic School watches as Alex Billings salutes after she and her classmates lay a wreath at the cenotaph in Petrolia Nov. 11.

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