Troy Shantz Sarnia could save $60,000 a year by moving the Mallroad Library to Clearwater Arena, city staff says. A floor plan and budget to retrofit the upper level of the Wellington Road arena is in the works, and community consultations are now underway. In the meantime, Sarnia has extended the library’s lease in the… Read more »
Journal Staff Sarnia’s Mayor applauds Ontario’s stay-at-home-order, but says a vaccine is the only way back to normalcy. Premier Doug Ford declared a 28-day state of emergency for the province today and on Thursday a stay-at-home order begins. This means outdoor groups can’t exceed five people, and additional restrictions are in effect for non-essential retail… Read more »
Troy Shantz Despite coming up short on its 2020 campaign, the United Way is still mighty impressed by the generosity of a struggling community, its executive director says. The United Way of Sarnia-Lambton raised 92% of its $1.9 million target, leaving a shortfall of about $174,000 that will soon be felt by some member agencies…. Read more »
Troy Shantz If Michigan succeeds in shutting down the Line 5 crude oil pipeline the impact on Sarnia will be devastating, a union leader says. Sarnia’s three refineries would be at risk of shutting down as well as many related industries in the Chemical Valley, said Scott Archer, business agent with the UA Local 663… Read more »
Troy Shantz Sarnia is getting 12 more beds to help residents beat drug and alcohol addictions, Ontario says. The facility will open Jan. 21 out of a house on Exmouth Street near Norm Perry Park and be staffed around the clock, seven days a week. The move will add to seven existing withdrawal management beds… Read more »
Tom St. Amand The area of north Sarnia today, home to Tyrie Drive, looked vastly different in the 1940s, says Illa Bullock, 85. “It was just a large grassy field then, dotted with some oak trees, and at the east end near what is now St. Giles Church property were large bushes,” she recalled. “And… Read more »
Tara Jeffrey Some 2,000 COVID-19 tests were being conducted this week as part of a return-to-work screening program at Nova Chemicals. Company spokesperson Julia Iacovella said the lab-analyzed PCR testing was being administered over a four-day period, by registered nurses, and “captured Nova employees, contractors and tradespeople that are working on our growth projects.” Workers… Read more »
Tara Jeffrey The Covid-19 Unit is returning to Bluewater Health. “We are close to our internal ‘trigger’ for opening that unit,” hospital spokesperson Julia Oosterman told The Journal Tuesday, pointing to six covid-positive patients and an Intensive Care Unit that’s currently 100% full. “We believe a wave is coming,” she added. “We must prepare.” Oosterman… Read more »
Journal Staff Sarnia-Lambton’s first COVID-19 vaccines could be here by the end of January, public health said. “We don’t have a definitive timeline yet, but we are ready and prepared for when that happens so we can start immunizing people,” said Dr. Sudit Ranade in a media call today. “We’re already planning how to run… Read more »
Journal Staff Sarnia-Lambton is experiencing the surge in COVID-19 cases that health experts had feared would occur from people socializing over the holidays. Lambton Public Health reported this morning 120 new cases in the past two days and 249 active cases, both new records. Nineteen outbreaks are currently underway, another record. Two new long-term care… Read more »
