Exceptional People

The Journal's 'Exceptional People' column has featured more than 40 different individuals from all walks of life across Sarnia-Lambton.

Cathy Dobson It’s been nine months since The Journal launched a weekly column about the outstanding people who live in the Sarnia-Lambton community.

Cathy Dobson It was April and Sarnia’s Jay Peckham was gravely ill and in dire need of a life-saving liver transplant.

Cathy Dobson There was a time in Sarnia when children and young adults with intellectual disabilities had very little to do. Once they aged out of Pathways Health Centre programs, they were apt to spend a lot of time sitting at home.

Cathy Dobson Within minutes of meeting Ron Broda, you realize this guy has an exceptional talent for the arts and an equally exceptional zest for life.

Cathy Dobson Sarnia’s Larissa Loucks was seven years old when she decided she wanted to become an artistic swimmer. There was nothing half-way about it.

Cathy Dobson In ten short years, a rudimentary backyard brewing experiment by a handful of Sarnia friends has grown exponentially and achieved status with the LCBO as Small Supplier Partner of the Year.

Cathy Dobson For more than 40 years, Sarnia’s Christine Neufeld has made her highland dance studio more about support and character-building than athleticism and competition.

Cathy Dobson The hard-working nurses in Sarnia-Lambton always deserve our thanks, but special recognition is called for during National Nursing Week.

Cathy Dobson Jordan Williams White Eye knows what it is to be an alcoholic, to be the son of a residential school survivor and to be on the wrong side of the law. But he also knows how to heal.