Water protection zoning changes proposed

Protection zones in Bright’s Grove, around a new source-water intake, under construction for Petrolia, could be changing slightly. So says Julie Welker, with the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. The new intake pipe is beside the existing, 1944-built intake from Lake Huron that’s reached the end of its life, she said. Construction on a $16-million upgrade to Petrolia’s water treatment plant, including the water intake, started last year. The new, proposed source water