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

Arts Journal: Canino has done it all at Theatre Sarnia

Cathy Dobson It’s shocking sometimes how much one decision can shape an entire lifetime. Just ask Henri Canino. At age 15, at the urging of her St. Patrick’s High School drama teacher Gord Bristo, she…

Girls Silver Stick this weekend

Barry Wright When Bryan Chappell came up with a plan almost two decades ago to bring dozens of hockey teams to Sarnia for the first North American Girls Silver Stick Finals, there were plenty of…

United Way grants

The United Way’s record-breaking campaign of 2015 is having an immediate impact. With more than $2 million raised, three new programs have been granted funding and 10 more the agency already supports will get a…

Lions open second half

Barry Wright The Lambton Lions scored 20-plus points in all four quarters, including 29 points in the second quarter on their way to a 90-51 victory over Fanshawe in the second half opener for both…

Studnicka more than the ‘other player’

Barry Wright Years down the road it's likely only the most knowledgeable trivia buff will remember Sam Studnicka's name as the second player acquired by the Sting in the trade with the Ottawa 67's to…

Sarnia Journal trivia challenge

1 - What five-letter word can refer to a Latin dance or to a spicy sauce? 2 – Sarnia-born Wayne Merrick, a former NHL forward, won four Stanley Cups with what NHL team? 3 -…

Students find new friends in Scottish pen pals

Tara Jeffrey Students at P.E. McGibbon school are learning about the power of a handwritten letter, thanks to a pair of Sarnia sisters who launched a pen pal program on opposite sides of the ocean.

OPINION: Those wailing sirens & our polluted air

George Mathewson The testing of warning sirens that takes place on Monday at 12:30 p.m. is a weekly reminder for Sarnians that living beside a complex of petrochemical plants is not without risk.