The Sarnia Journal

Independent local journalism for Sarnia–Lambton.

?>

Journal Staff

Journal Staff is the collective byline used for articles credited to The Sarnia Journal newsroom.

Articles by Journal Staff

SMAA fastball champs

Fastball Champs The team from LEHDER Environmental Services was this year’s SMAA girls fastball team league champions.

Lawn bowling results

Grant Collison and Mary Winter teamed up to win the Libro Credit Union In-Club Tournament at the Sarnia Lawn Bowling Club on Sunday, Aug. 10. Fourteen teams took part in the open draw pairs event.

GUEST COLUMN: Unsung hero deserves an award

Sharon Crowe I would like to tell you about an extraordinary person I know ... Mike Blondin is his name. He lives in Bright’s Grove where he grew up, a stones’ throw from Huron House Boys' Home…

City teen swaps prom for Denmark

Some Sarnians are content if their hometown is their whole world. But at least one local teen says it’s important to explore the world beyond her hometown. That’s why 17-year-old Alysha Bork is a traveller.

OPINION: In defence of Bluewater Power

With skyrocketing energy rates strangling the economy and the fat cats at Ontario Power Generation and Ontario Hydro bagging outrageous salaries, it’s no wonder “hydro” has become a dirty word. The billing practices of Hydro…

City golfer, 90, plays weekly round

Joyce Cameron’s mother was 96 when she died, and her mom’s mom was 105. Which may help explain why every Tuesday in summer you can find Cameron at Greenwood Golf Club playing 18 holes in…

STREET NAMES: Vidal clan was a local dynasty

No family has had a greater impact on Sarnia street names than the Vidals. Richard Emeric Vidal was a captain in the Royal Navy who was rewarded for his service with 200 acres in what…

Travel agency goes old school

Dawn Griffith says customer service is what’s missing today in so many business sectors. “I want to go back to old-school. I want to take care of the customer in person and have less of an…