Directly adjacent to Victoria Hall is Petrolia's Victoria Park, which hosts the annual 'PizzaFest' food festival as a collaboration between the town and their 5 local pizza restaurants. Until September 2013, The Petrolia Topic was the sole newspaper in the town of Petrolia. It is owned by Osprey Media. In September 2013, The Independent of Petrolia & Central Lambton began publication. The Oil Heritage District Community Centre was opened in Petrolia in 2006. It serves rural and town residents in central Lambton County. Climate Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Petrolia had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Notable people Donald Ferguson Brown, a Canadian former politician, barrister and lawyer. Jedidiah Goodacre, film actor. Dale Hunter, a retired professional hockey player, and current OHL coach of the London Knights; former head coach of the Washington Capitals. Dave Hunter, a retired professional ice hockey player who won three Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s Mark Hunter, a retired professional hockey player and currently co-owner (with brother Dale Hunter), and general manager of the London Knights OHL hockey team. Michael Leighton, former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Carolina Hurricanes, Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks and the Nashville Predators John Van Boxmeer, a retired professional ice hockey player with the Montreal Canadiens who then transitioned to coaching at the professional level in both the NHL and Europe. Peter Schiemann - one of the 4 Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables killed in the Mayerthorpe tragedy See also List of townships in Ontario Petroleum industry References External links Towns in Ontario Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario Municipalities in Lambton County History of the petroleum industry in Ontario