Hours trimmed at city hall
Hours at two City of Sarnia buildings will be reduced this month. Starting Jan. 22, city hall and the transit office will open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Ice time
Bundled against a bitter wind off Lake Huron, Eli Maidman, 4, and his dad Scott, play a little shinny on Lake Chipican. The father and son duo were among the many skaters who took to…
Sarnian to lead national track and field squad
A Sarnia coach will helm Canada’s under-20 track and field team this summer. Joel Skinner, of the Sarnia Athletics Southwest Track & Field Club, has been chosen to lead the national squad at the U20…
COLUMN: How an uneaten steak brought two families together
Phil Egan My late father, Joe Egan, was a meat and potatoes kind of guy. My mother was more adventurous, and loved Chinese food.
New director announced for Western Research Park
A new executive director has been found for the Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park. Katherine Albion joined the Park shortly after graduating from Western University in 2007 with a Ph.D. in engineering science.
Acquittal in Veolia explosion
Journal Staff Veolia Environmental Services has been acquitted of criminal negligence charges after a fatal explosion at the Scott Road facility in October 2014.
Public school board eyes pay increase for top executive
Journal Staff The director of the public school board is in line for a big pay increase. Under Ontario’s executive compensation program, Jim Costello could see his salary rise by $27,000.
New Great Lakes school project taking shape on Murphy
Cathy Dobson About 1,000 local high school students will attend the new Great Lakes Secondary School on Murphy Road this September, if construction stays on schedule. A $21.7-million reconstruction of St.
The Sarnia Journal trivia challenge
1 - Venison is the name given to the meat of what animal? 2 - For his military service in the Second World War, 99-year-old Sarnia-born James Fisher recently received what country’s highest honour? 3…
COLUMN: Sarnia had eye on a grand hotel – until the stock market crashed
Phil Egan While researching Sarnia’s old inns and hotels recently I came across plans for a great hotel that never got off the ground. It was 1929 – a year that dashed plans all across…