Mentoring was a life-changing experience, local lawyer says
Tara Jeffrey Cathy Wilde knew she wanted to have an impact when she signed up to be a Big Sister in Sarnia 15 years ago. But she had no idea just how much that relationship…
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‘Coworking’ space offers shared environment in downtown
Cathy Dobson Liwordson Vijayabalan is an ideas man.
City police banking budget surpluses
Cathy Dobson The City of Sarnia will no longer benefit from a long-standing practice that saw the police department return budgetary surpluses in good years. Over the past decade, Sarnia Police Services has returned $1.
SWIFF film lineup packs a little something for everyone
Cathy Dobson Moviegoers at this year’s SWIFF film festival will get a chance to see current and retro films meant to provoke, inform and entertain, says executive director Ravi Srinivasan.
New initiative aiming to build strong tech industry in Sarnia
Troy Shantz A grassroots group of self-described “nerds” says the city is primed to build and sustain a tech industry.
Petition backs the rebuilding of Jackson Pool
More than 1,500 people have signed a petition asking Sarnia to rebuild Jackson Pool and have it operational by next summer.
OPINION: Racers from the Tunnel City bicycle club once brought Sarnia fame
Phil Egan Fifty-eight years after I thought I had put it away for good, I’m riding my bicycle again. Mind you, it’s not the same balloon-tired delight I owned back in the late ‘50s and…
United Way reaches half-way point of fundraising campaign
The United Way campaign has reached the $1-million mark, which is half way to the 2017 fundraising target. “The campaign started off slower in September compared to years past but momentum has picked up,” said…
Standing up against poverty
Students from Lambton College’s social service worker program line Christina Street in front of City Hall during the annual “Stand Up Against Poverty Rally” on Oct. 13.
Women Helping Women event to benefit the Interval Home
Tara Jeffrey Tracy MacDonald has big plans for the third annual Women Helping Women charity event. “I am aiming for $5,000 this year,” said the woman behind the upcoming vendor sale to benefit the Women’s…