Journal Staff

Big bucks spell sewage relief for city

Journal Staff A fix is coming for stingy sewage capacity that’s stalled new development near Bright’s Grove for years.

Sarnia Journal trivia challenge

1 - Name the five ring colours in the Olympic logo for two points.

Roadrunners gathering for running reunion

Journal Staff Doug Seville is travelling from Chicago to Sarnia run around Canatara Park in circles. And he’s not alone. Dozens of former members of the Sarnia Roadrunners are arriving for a reunion “fun run”…

San Rocco: A little taste of Italy in Sarnia

Journal Staff Since 1972 the local Italian community has been offering residents a taste of Italian heritage. Sarnia's San Rocco Festival was created for the families that arrived from Italy in the 1960s and 1970s.

Braves aim to quiet Thunder this weekend

Barry Wrigh t A difficult task awaits the Sarnia Braves when they begin play at the Ontario Senior Baseball “AAA” elimination tournament this weekend in Windsor.

GUEST COLUMN: When Canada was a welcoming place

Thea deGroot On July 10th, 1957, I arrived in Canada as a new immigrant. Due to a war-housing shortage in the Netherlands, my parents, two sisters and I lived upstairs in my grandparents’ house.

“Pinfolk” recognizes unsung people who go above and beyond

Cathy Dobson Noeleen Tyczynski was driving to work one day when she passed a particularly happy looking crossing guard at the corner of Talfourd and Ontario streets.

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OPINION: World’s fastest bird flies again

George Mathewson She hops from a perch and swoops past my head on a glide to the far end of the room, a fierce and angry essence.

The story behind the story of Sarnia’s missing boy

Cathy Dobson When an eight-year-old Sarnia boy went missing on July 19, the community came together to prove both the value of its pioneering alert system and the spirit of the people who live here.…