GUEST COLUMN: Sheltered workshop fulfills a need
Nathan Colquhoun The debate surrounding Wawanosh Enterprises and the honorarium its clients receive of just pennies an hour needs to be reframed.
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Funky car show a street party with wheels
George Mathewson Picture a neighbourhood block party with a fleet of classic cars and you get the idea behind a unique event in Sarnia called the Rutherglen Close Car Show.
Drouin strikes gold in Beijing
Barry Wright Corunna's favourite son now has a new title: world champion. Derek Drouin captured the gold medal at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing on Sunday.
“It knocked us all down.” Sarnia team deals with tragic loss of beloved coach
Barry Wright When the decision was made by the Sarnia FC Under-13 boys soccer side to try its hand at a highest competitive level in the province this season, little did they know that the…
Local bowler scores scholarship
Barry Wright Kyra Lester will begin her freshman year at London's University of Western Ontario with a few more dollars for her education thanks to the Canadian Tenpin Bowling Association.
The Journal Trivia Challenge
1 - What are the four colours found in the Google logo? 2 - Built in 1990 as a memorial to their father, what all-season fountain on the riverfront has a unique design of stainless…
Guest Column: Keeping the lighthouse fires burning
Monica Royal Three years ago my husband and I stayed at the Big Bay Point Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast in Michigan, on Lake Superior. The 1896 structure is the only operational lit B & B…
Letters, week of Aug. 27
West Nile risk overblown? Sir: On a recent newscast we were advised that mosquitoes found near Forest tested positive for the West Nile virus. The commentary went on to say that less than one percent of humans…
A festival of song, suds and exploding colour
Cathy Dobson You might call The Festival of Good Things, a Festival of Good Ideas. The mostly-free, end-of-summer event adds a new attraction each year and hasn’t struck out yet.
Rules have changed for federal election
Jack Poirier When residents head to the polls on Oct. 19 they will cast their first ballots under the new Fair Elections Act. Bill C-23 contains rule changes the Harper Government says will combat voter…