Help send all our overseas troops a Christmas card this year
Tara Jeffrey Melissa Chong is calling on the community to help spread some holiday support to Canada’s Armed Forces.
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Drawbridge preparing to reopen as Insignia hotel in November
Cathy Dobson Two Oakville developers are investing $4 million to gut the former Drawbridge Inn and open a four-star boutique hotel on Christina Street.
Sarnia’s beaches this summer the cleanest on record
Troy Shantz It was a great summer to be a swimmer. For the first time since Lambton Public Health began regular water testing, no Sarnia beaches had to be posted for high bacteria levels.
Shipshape
The oil tanker Harbour Fountain has been getting a sprucing up at Sarnia Harbour's Sydney Smith Dock in recent days. Here a Ukrainian deck hand named Sergie touches up the rusty spots by applying primer…
Jazz & Blues in the Village a fan favourite success story
Cathy Dobson It took years before Jazz & Blues in the Village hit its stride and grew into one of Sarnia’s premier music events and fundraisers.
Legalized marijuana raises many questions: mayor says
Troy Shantz Ontario’s plan to let the LCBO run the first 150 marijuana stores when Ottawa legalizes pot sales next year leaves many questions unanswered, Sarnia’s mayor says.
Got it
Brenda Hignett just couldn’t resist getting a shot of her three children during an end-of-summer outing to the Children’s Animal Farm in Canatara Park last week. From left are Peyton, 4, Cole, 6 and Tyler,…
College breaks new ground with eSports arena, varsity team
Troy Shantz Lambton College has opened a sports arena that is the first of its kind at a Canadian college. No balls or nets here, just high-end gaming computers lining a glass-walled space in the…
Pair gathered, trucked baby supplies to Texas
A retired police officer and a retired firefighter from Sarnia took two trailers filled with diapers and other baby supplies to Texas residents devastated by Hurricane Harvey.
Tips to sharing the road with school children
With local school children now back in class Sarnia Police are reminding drivers of their responsibilities on the road.