And then there were two candidates contesting the federal Liberal nomination in Sarnia-Lambton. Veteran county politician Todd Case unexpectedly withdrew from the race last week, leaving former city councillor Elizabeth Wood McDonald and retired high school teacher David McPhail in the running. Case said the national office’s official approval of McPhail’s candidacy was a factor… Read more »
Lambton County has approved a $188-million budget that includes a 2.52 levy increase. Councillors placed $5 million in reserves last week and approved grant requests for a suicide prevention drop-in centre, a digital X-ray suite in Newbury and the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership. The Partnership is getting $155,000 for a new website, a study into a… Read more »
Jack Poirier Samantha Nieuwland was a typical eight-year-old ‑ carefree and innocently naïve. But her worldview changed when Scott Forbes of International Justice Mission (IJM) spoke to her church about the issue of human trafficking. As part of a global organization that protects the poor from violence in the developing world, Forbes described work being… Read more »
The Francophone community centre on The Rapids Parkway George Mathewson Sarnia’s Francophone community will mark French Week with a community breakfast on March 25, and Radio-Canada is coming to cover it. The CBC French-language affiliate and its Windsor-based morning host Charles Lévesque will broadcast live from the Jolliet Francophone Cultural Centre on The Rapids Parkway,… Read more »
1. What is the hardest substance in the human body? 2. Sponsored by the Sarnia-Lakeshore Optimist Club, a recent event at the library challenged local students to display their skill in what subject? 3. What substance is processed in a ginnery? 4. Which street in Sarnia used to be called… Read more »
Sarnia has a community cleanup planned to get city parks ready for the warm days ahead. Community groups and service clubs are invited to assemble a crew, pick a park, trail or boulevard they’d like to clean, and register it with Parks and Recreation. Individuals can also join city staff as they spruce up Canatara… Read more »
George Mathewson A century ago, when Sarnians wanted to escape the city’s oppressive summer heat and humidity, they didn’t flock to Canatara Park. A trip to “the beach” in 1915 typically meant heading to the sandy shoreline between Christina Street and Colborne Road, an area now almost entirely in private hands. At one end stood… Read more »
George Mathewson If a stranger walks up and hands you a balloon this Friday, don’t worry, be happy. A group of activists plan to fan out across the city on March 20 to participate in the ‘Happiness Challenge.’ They’ll distribute free coffees, give up good parking spots and ask people about their day – then… Read more »
Tara Jeffrey Heather Perry just wants her 14-year-old son to breathe a little easier. “I’ve noticed how he’s coughing more; building up more mucus in his lungs,” she said of her son Adon, who has cystic fibrosis (CF) “So we do the chest percussions — clapping on the back and front of his lungs —… Read more »
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