The Sarnia Journal

Independent local journalism for Sarnia–Lambton.

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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

Week of Sept. 10

What’s happening events must be open to the public, of general interest, 60 words or less, and received at least two weeks prior to the event.

Bingo goes upscale with chandeliers, a baby grand

Cathy Dobson Bingo has never felt so swanky. In a bid to attract more players to Sarnia’s last remaining hall, Bingo Country Holdings Ltd. is doing a complete overhaul of its building and adding new…

Golf club crowns champs

Barry Wright Rounds of 65 and 70 propelled Steve Brown to his first ever men's championship at the Sarnia Golf and Curling Club. Brown finished three shots ahead of Heath McCormick, who carded identical rounds…

PHOTO ESSAY: Beach rocks once a cheap building material

George Mathewson Scattered around Sarnia are the remnants of a building craft that has all but disappeared – beach stone construction. Round and difficult to stack, beach stones are far from an ideal masonry material.

Snubbed MPP watches Labour Day parade from sidelines

Journal Staff Despite being uninvited to participate in the Labour Day parade by the Sarnia & District Labour Council, Conservative MPP Bob Bailey received a generally warm response from the rank and file on Monday.

GUEST COLUMN: The other side of immigration

James Clarkson The Journal recently published a piece written by Thea degroot, who was eight-years-old when she came to Canada. I too am an immigrant who arrived here only a year before her, in 1956.

Kinsmen Community Centre in jeopardy

Journal Staff The future of the Sarnia Kinsmen Community Centre is in serious doubt after mould was discovered in its ceiling. Bookings have been halted for the facility at 656 Lakeshore Rd.