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  Petrolia, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Petrolia is a town in Ontario, Canada, near Sarnia, Ontario.
Those born and raised in Petrolia are referred to as "Hard Oilers", paying tribute to the toughness of its ancestors.
The Petrolia Topic is the sole newspaper in the town of Petrolia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Petrolia,_Ontario   (224 words)

  
 Ancestors - pafg35 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Elizabeth Korthia HOSKIN on 4 Oct 1880 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario.
Georgina HOOPER on 8 Jun 1887 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario.
Georgina HOOPER was born in 1865 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario.
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 A visit to Petrolia, Ontario (ON)
The nearest report is for Sarnia (ON) - which is 12 miles west northwest of Petrolia.
According to the 2001 StatCan Census, Petrolia had a population of 4,849 people.
This represents 0.04% of the total population of Ontario, making it the 152nd most populous community.
www.roadsidethoughts.com /01/c01_2902800.htm   (179 words)

  
 Ancestors - pafg47 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Harry was counted in a census in Apr 1881 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario.
Elizabeth Anne CLIMIE was born in 1892 in Ontario.
Ira Benson ADAMS was born on 2 Aug 1876 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario.
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 Ancestors - pafg02 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
on 23 Jun 1881 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario.
on 7 Mar 1886 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario.
Anna Harriet MAGUIRE was born on 14 Aug 1918 in Corunna, Moore Twp, Lambton, Ontario.
users.ev1.net /~comstone/pafg02.htm   (649 words)

  
 Van Tuyl & Fairbank Hardware, Petrolia, Ontario - Company History
Before Canada became Canada, before Petrolia became an incorporated town, Fairbank Hardware was already doing a brisk business on the muddy main street of this shanty town of oil derricks.
The road between Petrolia and oil Springs was so deep in thick mud that it was known to cripple horses.
Petrolia church groups were paid to assembly them and they were carried and distributed through the hardware store.
www.vantuylfairbank.ca /History.html   (1959 words)

  
 Osprey Media. - Petrolia Topic
Since 2000, Petrolia has held a local Communities in Bloom contest as a warmup for when national judges arrive to evaluate the town.
Petrolia council has awarded a $223,272 contract for the replacement of west side bench seating at the Greenwood Recreation Centre to Bill Hoekstra General Contracting of Sarnia.
By Emma Cooper OIL SPRINGS - Even though there was no furniture inside when Theresa Tessier opened the front door to her new Habitat for Humanity home at the official dedication on Sunday, it was brimming with hopes and dreams for Tessier and her sons Roy, 15, Jacob, 13, and Spencer, 9.
www.petroliatopic.com   (299 words)

  
 Petrolia - Canada's Victorian Oil Town
Petrolia Discovery is an operating oil field located in Lambton County's historical Oil Heritage District, set aside as a living museum and as a testament to Canada's oil pioneers.
Petrolia Discovery's continued operation, using historical practices, is a major tourist attraction in Lambton County, attracting international tourists and scholars.
Today oil is still pumping in the Oil Springs and Petrolia fields driven by a central power plant with jerker rods reaching out to each well, just as it was in the early ca.1850s.
www.petroliaheritage.com /discovery.html   (962 words)

  
 obc - BCC Ruling No. 00-32-764   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Rick Patterson, owner, Petrolia, Ontario, for the resolution of a dispute with Mr.
To avoid the installation of a raised bed disposal system, the Applicant used a holding tank until he was required to install an approved system in 1998.
This coincided with the transfer of septic regulations to the Ontario Building Code which allowed installation of shallow buried trench systems in soils with a percolation time of less than 125 min/cm.
www.obc.mah.gov.on.ca /userfiles/HTML/nts_4_10313_1.html   (1600 words)

  
 Petrolia Jets of the Western Ontario Hockey League
The Petrolia Jets of the Western Ontario Hockey League would like to invite you to attend our Rookie Camp, June 10, 2006 at the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Center in Sarnia, Ontario.
Before you step on the ice you have to provide the Petrolia Jets with a completed recruitment form.
The Petrolia Jets are proud to announce the results of the Western Junior B Awards Banquet held February 20, 2006 in St. Mary's.
www.petroliajetshockey.com   (323 words)

  
 Petrolia and Oil Springs Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
Three prime examples are the Municipal Offices, at Petrolia and Greenfield, Nemo Hall, 419 King at Victoria, an impressive brick building decorated by splendid wrought-iron trimmings, and St Andrew's Presbyterian church, close by at Petrolia and Queen, which is awash with neo-Gothic gables and towers.
To emphasize the town's origins, its streetlamps are cast in the shape of oil derricks, but really, once you've had a scout round the architecture there's no reason to hang round.
Oil is still produced in the fields around the museum, drawn to the surface and pushed on into an underground system of pipes by some seven hundred low-lying pump jacks.
www.infohub.com /destinations/North-America/Canada/Petrolia-and-Oil-Springs   (506 words)

  
 Petrolia flowers, Petrolia florists, Petrolia flower delivery.
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Petrolia florists deliver same day Petrolia flowers if your order is placed be 12:00 noon.
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www.flowerscanada.com /ftd-cheap-flowers/petrolia-flowers.htm   (117 words)

  
 Petrolia Magnetic Health Care - Petrolia Ontario
For three generations Petrolia Magnetic Health Care Ltd. has had there doors open to the public.
The late Hilda Van Wyk and her daughter Cathy Richard had a dream they wanted to help better inform the public on issues regarding health.
Petrolia Magnetic Health Care offers a vast selection of magnetic therapy products, homeopathic remedies, vitamins and herbs, dry foods, body products and remineralized, re-energized water in five gallon containers.
www.pmhc.ca   (225 words)

  
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His family moved to Wyoming, Ontario when William was 12 years of age, and just before James Miller Williams struck oil in nearby Oil Springs.
Petrolia was incorporated as a village in 1867, and McGarvey was chosen to be the first reeve, although he resigned shortly thereafter.
In 1875, when Petrolia became a Town, McGarvey was asked to be the mayor.
collections.ic.gc.ca /blackgold/people/mcgarveystory.html   (856 words)

  
 OGRe.NET: Museums and Displays   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto has some of the best geological and paleontological displays (not to mention its extensive historical and biological displays) in Canada, and often has special temporary or visiting displays that change periodically.
The Stones and Bones Museum in Sarnia, Ontario is an intriguing collection of rocks, minerals, fossils, biological specimens, and historical artifacts assembled and maintained by private individuals.
The Petrolia Discovery Oil Museum in Petrolia, Ontario preserves the site of Canada's first oil well, drilled in the 1860's, and preserves the equipment of the time.
www.ontariogeoscience.net /museumlinks.html   (308 words)

  
 Petrolia - Canada's Victorian Oil Town
Petrolia Heritage is proud to present a document by Edward Phelps.
Petrolia Advertiser, 9 June 1882, "To the Electors of the East
Ontario, had been rejected by the federal government.
www.petroliaheritage.com /fairbankStory.html   (6046 words)

  
 MacKenzie Descendants   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In the 1881 Petrolia Westminster Census it says that Christopher was a Merchant then in the 1901 Census an Oil Operator.
Their son Francis (Frank) was a C. Traveler, son Reginald was a Lawyer and Edward Christopher was a student.
In the 1860's, Christopher MacKenzie and his brothers John and William moved from Middlesex to Petrolia, Ontario, where they set up a dry goods business.
mywebpage.netscape.com /margotsdream/Mackenzie.htm   (416 words)

  
 Farm Credit Canada - Fuelling the spirit of rural Canada - Petrolia, Ontario
Petrolia, Ontario, July 20, 2005 – The Oil Heritage District Community Centre Association (OHDCCA) is benefiting from the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) AgriSpirit Fund with a donation of $25,000.
Through the FCC AgriSpirit Fund, the OHDCCA is building a new community centre that will meet the social and recreational need of people of all ages and abilities for the surrounding communities.
In our District, three projects were chosen with this being the largest and our staff are very proud to be a part of these important initiatives.
www.fcc-sca.ca /en/AboutUs/Media/news20050720_e.asp   (346 words)

  
 Petrolia home for sale by owner. Petrolia, Ontario FSBO house for sale.
This property is used as a Bed & Breakfast or could be used as a large home, 2 Blocks from down town, 3 blocks from Lake...
Listing your Petrolia home for sale by owner is quick and easy.
In as little as 10 minutes you could be selling your Petrolia home for sale by owner on-line.
www.homesellcanada.com /ON/Petrolia.cfm   (250 words)

  
 Glenview Estates in Petrolia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Glenview Estates is located in the picturesque tow of Petrolia, Ontario.
Petrolia boasts all of the amenities of larger cities with no shortage of entertainment options.
Petrolia is located 20 minutes from Sarnia and 45 minutes from London.
www.glenviewestates.com /petrolia.htm   (155 words)

  
 Communitty Theatre, Petrolia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Our home is Petrolia Ontario Canada, and our actors/members come from all over Lambton County.
The PCT was started in 1994 which, by thespian standards is young for a group.
We have instituted a Theatre Arts Scholarship which may be awarded each year to a deserving student who wishes to further his/her education in the Theater Arts.
www.petroliatheatre.com   (299 words)

  
 The Andersons of Petrolia Ontario and the Lone Star Ranch Story
They owned the Petrolia Hotel in the oil town of Petrolia, Ontario.
Mary returned to Petrolia with all kinds of wonderful trinkets and souveniers.
She later moved out to Calgary, where in 1933, concerned about her sister living on a ranch in the middle of nowhere and the depression taking a stranglehold on the North American economy, she took her nephew’s (Murray’s) oldest son, William, to Calgary to stay with her.
www.lucky-jim.com /lonestar_9_annie   (602 words)

  
 MCSCS - EMO Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Emergency Management Ontario (EMO), a branch of the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, is responsible for establishing, promoting and maintaining risk-based comprehensive emergency management in Ontario.
EMO works with partners and across jurisdictions to integrate its vision of a safe, secure, disaster-resilient Ontario that is an innovative partner in the global emergency management community.
For further information contact Leslie Hunter, National International Programs Officer, Emergency Management Ontario at 416-314-8600 or for a full explanation of the proposal requirements, list of qualified applicants and supporting documentation, visit the National Search and Rescue Secretariat website at www.nss.gc.ca/site/newSARInitiatives/NIFapply_e.asp.
www.mpss.jus.gov.on.ca /english/pub_security/emo/about_emo.html   (255 words)

  
 Petrolia Topic - newspaper in Petrolia, Ontario Canada covering Petrolia local news at Mondo Times
Petrolia Topic - newspaper in Petrolia, Ontario Canada covering Petrolia local news at Mondo Times
Home » World » Canada » Ontario » Petrolia » Petrolia Topic
Petrolia Topic is a newspaper in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada covering general news.
www.mondotimes.com /1/world/ca/61/3091/7696   (58 words)

  
 The Weather Network · Bug Report · Petrolia · Ontario · Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Weather Network · Bug Report · Petrolia · Ontario · Canada
Bug is not commonly found in this area.
For specific conditions, please contact the local parks and recreation offices in your location.
www.theweathernetwork.com /Features/Bugs/pages/CAON0537.htm   (114 words)

  
 Hunters purchase Petrolia Jets - OurSports Central
LONDON, ONTARIO: Mark and Dale Hunter are pleased to announce today that they have purchased the Petrolia Jets Junior B franchise from the local Board of Directors for the Hockey Club.
Both Dale and Mark Hunter are natives of Petrolia, Ontario and grew up playing Minor Hockey in the town of Petrolia.
We hope to be able to give Petrolia and area players a chance to experience the opportunity to play Junior B hockey in Petrolia.
www.oursportscentral.com /services/releases/?id=3073289&l_i   (658 words)

  
 CGHL - Personal Ontario
Ancestry of Rod A. MacDonald Genealogies with Irish, English and Scottish roots for settlers in Eastern Ontario and the Niagara Region.
Doersams of Waterloo County, Ontario The ancestors and descendants of six brothers who emigrated to Waterloo County from Beerfelden, Hesse-Darmstadt in the 1840's.
Genealogy Irish Descendants Michael Naughtin of Ireland settled in Finch Township, Ontario in 1853.
www.islandnet.com /~jveinot/cghl/personal-on.html   (3560 words)

  
 Rosie's Bed & Breakfast, Petrolia, Ontario -we are pet free, chemical free and NO Stairs
Rosie's Bed and Breakfast, Petrolia, Ontario -we are pet free, chemical free and NO Stairs
We have the only BandB in Petrolia with easy access, no stairs and pet free in quiet subdivision.
Within walking distance of Victoria Playhouse Petrolia which is rated as one of the BEST THEATERS in Canada.
www.rosiesbnb.com   (133 words)

  
 Bridgeview Park, Petrolia, Ontario by Gary Smith (Image) in   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Bridgeview Park, Petrolia, Ontario by Gary Smith (Image) in
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A view of Bridgeview Park in beautiful Petrolia, Ontario, showing the bridge, water, rainbow and fountain
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 Glenview Estates in Petrolia
In 1976, Glenview Estates purchased land to develop over 200 lots in the scenic town of Petrolia, Ontario.
These lots would also allow for the expansion of the 9-hole golf course to 18 holes.
In 1892 Jake Englehart, the Vice President of Imperial Oil in Petrolia, went to Scotland on his honeymoon and discovered golf.
www.glenviewestates.com   (267 words)

  
 Petrolia Houses for Sale in Petrolia, Homes FSBO
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