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Call for artists Art Under Glass Lambton is inviting local artists in all media to join its show and sale at Degroot’s Nurseries on London Line on October 4-5. The event is also a fundraiser…
Safe contact training
LSSAA rugby coaches held a safe contact training event designed to teach young high school athletes how to take part in contact sports in a safe manner. Over 400 athletes took part in the two…
GUEST COLUMN: There needs to be a better way
Editor’s Note: A homeless shelter operated by River City Vineyard has been ordered closed by June 15 because it breaches Sarnia’s zoning bylaws. The church and its pastor, George Esser, are appealing the Superior Court…
Taking bread to the (science) fair
Nadine Kooy, 10, left, of Sarnia Christian School, and Abby Vrolyk, 10, of Confederation Central School, baked up some fun and claimed exhibition silver and a cash prize with their “Bread Science” entry at the…
Local music festival Canadian one-of-a-kind
Churches and schools will rings with music when the Lambton County Music Festival returns for an amazing 85th year. More than 500 participants have signed up to compete at six locations in Sarnia between April…
John DeGroot named Citizen of the Year
John DeGroot is one of those rare individuals who doesn’t mind fundraising.
Upsurge of UFO sightings over Sarnia
Mysterious red and white lights witnessed by several people over Lansdowne Park on March 30 were the latest in an upsurge of UFO sightings over Sarnia.
‘Umami’ delicious in any language
You’re familiar with sweet and sour, salty and bitter. But do you know the taste of umami? Greg Laviolette says umami is his specialty. “It’s the fifth flavour,” explains the chef at Greens Organic Café…
Lawrence House bounces back from the brink
After teetering on the brink of closure, the Lawrence House Centre for the Arts is solidly back in the black. “I couldn’t have imagined it would be this good,” says chairman Leonard Segall.