THE PETROLIA CONNECTION

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1 September DATES TO REMEMBER TAX PAYMENTS 2017 tax installments are due by 4:30 p.m. (close of business) on the following date: October 31 FARMERS MARKET Open every Saturday 7:30 a.m. noon, until October 7, 2017 OTHER EVENTS Farm to Table Harvestfest Sept. 30 Christmas in the Park December 1 Christmas Parade & Santa at The Centre December 2 VICTORIA PLAYHOUSE PETROLIA SUMMER SEASON Rockabilly Swingtime September 5-24 THE CENTRE REGISTRATION December 4 Visit for details! LARGE ITEM WASTE COLLECTION The large item/household waste collection is set for the week of October 16-20, 2017 on your regular pick up day. Please remember that this excludes all appliances, building materials and electronic equipment. We are always here to answer your questions! Please call us at (519) from Monday Friday, reach out to us on Facebook or Twitter anytime, or send an to petrolia@petrolia.ca! INDEX Page 2 & 3 Department Updates Page 3 Community Events Listings Page 4 Mayor & Council Updates Page 5 Ontario Early Years Calendar Page 6 Petrolia Library Events Page 7 & 8 Community Notices

2 September 2017 SEPTEMBER EVENTS All Month Janice Bonish & Don Brimmer Consolidation of Landscapes and Abstracts art show in Victoria Hall, presented by the Victora Hall Art Advisory Committee 2 Dave and Colt at the Petrolia Farmers Market 5-24 Victoria Playhouse Petrolia presents: Rockabilly Swingtime 5 Victoria Hall Art Advisory Committee Meet the Artist: Janice Bonish and Don Brimmer 4-6pm 5 Mid October Scarecrow Festival downtown! 8, 9 & 10 Petrolia and Enniskillen Fall Fair (PARADE downtown 11:00 a.m. Sept. 9) Visit: for the complete schedule of events! 9 Petrolia Farmers Market 11 The ice will be installed at the arena this week! 11 Tickets on sale at Victoria Hall for Vague de Cirque a travelling circus of amazing acrobats that will be setting up at The Centre on November 12 for two shows! Call (519) for details! s & 60 s Day at the Petrolia Farmers Market 16 Margaret Trudeau Proud to be Canadian on stage at Victoria Hall 17 The Terry Fox Run 18 Fashion Show at Christ Church 20 Petrolia hosts the Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce Business After 5 at The Rooted Bohemian Studio Salon, 5-7pm 23 The Bluewater Ceili Band at the Petrolia Farmers Market 23 Petrolia Legion Br th Anniversary, 12:30 p.m. at the cenotaph, with open house at the Petrolia Legion Br. 216 to follow 23 Petrolia and North Enniskillen Fish Fry Fire Hall on Centre Street 25 Blood Donor Clinic Town of Petrolia has partnered with Canadian Blood Services for this event! 1:30 7:30 p.m. at New Life Assembly Church help us make this a record-breaking event for donations! 29 Shop Like Charlotte! SOLD OUT! 30 Turkey Giveaway (enter to win!) at the Petrolia Farmers Market! 30 Farm to Table Harvestfest at the Petrolia Farmers Market pavilion. Tickets on sale at Town Hall! WEEKLY EVENTS Saturday at 3pm Legion Meat Raffle Thursday at 5:30pm 7pm Lion s Club Meat Raffle at Haywood s Bar & Grill Thursday at 6pm-730pm Optimist Club Meat Raffle at Crabby Joe s Tuesday from 7-8pm Toastmasters meet at the Petrolia Presbyterian Church. All welcome. Thursday Darts at the Legion at 6:00 p.m. Thursday 9:00 a.m. NOON, Rob Nesbitt, Town Planner, has office hours at Town Hall.

3 September 2017 VICTORIA PLAYHOUSE PETROLIA ROCKABILLY SWINGTIME is on sale now! Call to book STARBRIGHT CHRISTMAS & THE VPP JAMBOREE PUBLIC WORKS Bluewater Power is working with the Town of Petrolia to replace water meters in town over the next three years. They will be starting with older meters. Bluewater Power will contact you by mail and by automated phone message to arrange a time to make the change. If you want to volunteer to have your meter changed please call (519) FINANCE The Town of Petrolia offers electronic viewing of your Interim and Final property tax bills. By signing up for this service, you will be able to view your bill in a PDF format that will be sent to your address in February and August. You will no longer receive a paper copy of the bill! If you currently do not receive a copy of your bill at all, you may also register for this option. To register for e-billing, you will need your Roll Number and Address. If you are unsure of your Roll Number, please contact Town Hall at What is FARM TO TABLE HARVESTFEST? It s a completely NEW local dinner downtown Petrolia! The food items that can be sourced within 100 kilometers of Petrolia will be part of the menu! Tickets are limited, and available at the Petrolia Farmers Market, and Town Hall. September 30-5:00 p.m. PETROLIA FARMERS MARKET $30 Ticket Includes: A Four Course Locally-Sourced Meal Entertainment by the Victoria Playhouse Petrolia cast of Rockabilly Swingtime and MORE! Let local Chef Mark Gravelle impress you with his incredible menu, that will be finished with the Petrolia Pie Lady pie! For more information, please call (519) or Laurissa at lellsworth@petrolia.ca

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5 September 2017 Please drive with caution school buses are back on our roads, and students will be walking to and from school!

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8 September 2017 Petrolia Day Winners and Recognition Petrolia Day was a day that was absolutely full of celebration that was all about Petrolia! Here is the list of the days celebrations with winners: The Mustache Contest Winners: Natural Mustache category -- Lonny Napper, Imperial Mustache category -- Allan Bezanson, Freestyle category -- Lyle Pickering, Hungarian category -- Nathan McKay 2 nd Annual Downtown Showdown Street Hockey Champions: The Snipers About one dozen folks were made honorary Petrolian s by tasting crude oil at the opening ceremonies as well, and they were presented with pins for their efforts. The Dunk Tank featured five local celebrities that raised money for the Petrolia-based charity, or a charity that serves Petrolia of their choice, although the totals have not been calculated yet, it was a great fundraiser! Dunk Tank Fundraisers: Joel Field, Councillor Town of Petrolia for the Community Life Centre at New Life Assembly David Hogan, VPP Co-Artistic Director, owner of The Cottage for St. Joseph s Hospice in memory of Ruth Brown Jennifer Ainsworth, Petrolia Fair Ambassador for the Petrolia & Enniskillen Agricultural Society Steve & Deb, Hogan Pharmacy for The Petrolia Food Bank Michael Vanhevel, performer for Sarnia Lambton Rebound Chris Tripp, owner of Truckin Mamas Diner for St. Clair Child and Youth Services Steven Mailloux, Needham-Jay Funeral Home for the Petrolia Community Fund The Petrolia Moose Races had no winners, merely all kinds of happy participants! The team from the Art in the Park Committee helped residents make 55 tie dyed t-shirts! The Petrolia and North Enniskillen Fire Department and the Wyoming Fire Department participated in a water ball tournament and Plympton-Wyoming Mayor, Lonny Napper challenged Petrolia Mayor, John McCharles that if Wyoming took the title he would like Victoria Playhouse Petrolia tickets, and if Petrolia was to come out the winner, he would give Mayor McCharles a bottle of Alton Estates wine. After a very close match, Mayor McCharles will be sending Mayor, Lonny Napper some tickets to the VPP! The Bed Races made a return to Petrolia s downtown after a more than 30 year absence! The races saw 7 teams participate, and after a final race that came down to mere inches, the Lambton Central Petrolia Optimist Club were declared the 2017 winning team! The Facility Open House was a stamp finding journey that had residents visiting Town facilities in exchange for stamps to fill a passport for the chance to win $500 Petrolia Bucks! The draw took place at 3pm and the Bucks went to Linda MacDonald! The Town of Petrolia staff and the Petrolia and North Enniskillen Fire Department challenged each other to a friendly 2 pitch game at Kerr Park, the winners have bragging rights for the year. Those bragging rights for 2017 belong to the Town staff team! Petrolia s First Whistling Contest took place at 3:30pm and Fire Chief, Lawrence Swift deputized some Petrolia Residents to ticket and judge the crowd for the best three whistlers! Linda Dupuis, Tracey Manchester, and another resident (please send us your name!) were the proud Bylaw breaking trio, and they received some bags full of Town of Petrolia goodies and Petrolia Bucks. The Rotary Club of Petrolia awarded over $230 in 50/50 proceeds to Ms. Rossignol of Sarnia. Overall the day was exceptional because of the great contributions by our sponsors Bluewater Power, CH2M Hill, Cowan Insurance Group, Lambton College Community Employment Services, and Ontario Clean Water Agency all the volunteers, services clubs, community organizations, merchants, community partners and by all of YOU!