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

Articles by Journal Staff

The day Vidal’s crew fled ship in Sarnia Bay

Phil Egan The Vidals, for whom Vidal Street was named, were navy men. During the War of 1812, Lake Erie was the scene of numerous heated naval battles between British and American warships.

Nothing sad about Lit’l Chicago’s blues

Cathy Dobson Even as a kid, Sarnia’s Robb Sharp never really liked rock and roll. “I listened to Muddy Waters in high school. Then I heard B.B. King and I never looked back.

Financial planner draws on engineering background

Laura Greaves Year of Local This is the 19th in a series of submitted stories produced by the Year of Local, a collaborative project highlighting businesses and not-for-profit organizations in Sarnia.

The mysterious fate of the Gladstone

Phil Egan David Cooke was puzzled, and more than a little dubious. Sitting in a barber shop on Lakeshore Road he listened to an older gentleman describe a Lake Huron shipwreck located just over 100…

Coach not returning

Chris Lazary has left the Sarnia Sting to become an associate coach with the Saginaw Spirit. Lazary was an assistant coach the last two seasons in Sarnia with Trevor Letowski and Derian Hatcher respectively.

Rural fire ban in effect

With the wheat crop about to be harvested Sarnia Fire and Rescue has issued a temporary fire ban for rural parts of the city.

Making a splash in Point Edward

Cathy Dobson Everyone is getting behind a new splash park for the waterfront, even the village’s youngest residents, says committee chair Carolyn Leaver-Luciani.