The Sarnia Journal

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Journal Staff

Journal Staff is the collective byline used for articles credited to The Sarnia Journal newsroom.

Articles by Journal Staff

International powerboat festival a roaring success

Troy Shantz Sarnia residents were treated to live music, great food and exciting powerboat racing when the 6th annual Sarnia-Port Huron International Powerboat festival landed at the St. Clair River on Aug. 12 to 14.

Naming rights granted to Progressive Auto Sales

Journal staff Progressive Auto Sales has the new naming rights to Sarnia’s sports and entertainment centre for the next 10 years. The used car dealership has entered a 10-year, $434,415 deal with the City of…

Making friends with science

Vanessa Hrvatin Special to The Journal A real curiosity filled the air at the Maawn Doosh Gumig Community and Youth Centre as a group of kids got ready to try their hand at operating Ozobot…

Bridge Tavern gone but not forgotten

Vanessa Hrvatin and Cathy Dobson Special to The Journal Point Edward’s mayor says the historic Bridge Tavern had to go in order to make way for progress.

Guest Column: After the Olympics, what will become of Rio?

By Craig Hobin Editor's note: Sarnia’s Craig Hobin is a special contributor reporting from the Olympics in Brazil While attending the exciting 2-1 win the Canadian women’s soccer team achieved over Germany, I was struck…

Artists and artisans ready for ARTZscape

Pam Wright Sarnia’s ARTZscape by the Bay fine art and artisan juried show continues to grow. The outdoor event running Aug. 20-21 on the Centennial Park waterfront has added a host of new events for…

The Sarnia Journal’s weekly trivia challenge

1 - In what board game would you hear, "Miss Scarlet in the library with the wrench?" 2 - The Secret Bench of Knowledge, featuring a boy holding an apple and whispering into a girl’s…

Perseverance pays for hoops star

Dave Paul Jennah Taylor has been playing basketball as long as she can remember, but her earliest hoops recollections aren’t of glorious victories. “I started out playing in the driveway with my sisters,” she said…

Guest Column: Why is Bob Bailey eager to kill native birds?

AnnaMaria Valastro Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey has introduced a dangerous bill. Bill 205 removes all protection from the double-crested cormorant, a native species, making it legal for anyone to kill the birds even during nesting…