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Love in the age of aquarium

Love in the age of aquarium

A collection of discus, which come originally from the Amazon Basin. The keeping and breeding of exotic fish is the raison d’etre of the Sarnia Aquarium Society, a group still…
Shipping season has resumed

Shipping season has resumed

The 2014 Great Lakes shipping season has resumed after a late start. Here, the Canadian Coast Guard ship Samuel Risley heads south past Port Huron on the St. Clair River…
City firefighter honoured for charity work

City firefighter honoured for charity work

A Sarnia firefighter has been honoured for his “amazing” work with Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Chris Ireland was presented with the Extra Mile Award in Toronto recently, given annually to a…

Sarnia’s $100,000 club grows again

The City of Sarnia had 138 employees who made more than $100,000 last year, and topping the list was a former fire chief terminated after being charged with sex crimes.
Nature begins to stir

Nature begins to stir

You never know what will appear on the first day of spring. This spider was seen emerging from a snowbank, apparently aware that winter is now over - officially at least.…

MRI campaign comes up a whisker short

A two-year campaign to raise $2.8 million for the local hospital’s MRI is $40,000 shy of its goal. It was hoped proceeds from last month’s Dream Home Lottery would complete…
Mom and son busted for drug trafficking

Mom and son busted for drug trafficking

A Sarnia mother and her son have been charged with drug trafficking. City police entered a home in the 200 block of Durand Street Tuesday night and arrested a 47-year-old…
Painting takes his brushes and easel outdoors

Painting takes his brushes and easel outdoors

Not even a hurricane can keep J. Allison Robichaud from practising his art. A Canadian landscape painter now living in Sarnia, Robichaud is known for his “plein aire” or open…
UPDATED: Spring brings return of the swans

UPDATED: Spring brings return of the swans

March is here, which means warmer weather, clearer skies, and a chance of swans! As we watch this winter’s accumulation of snow melt, an epic journey is taking place right…

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