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OPINION: The strange tale of sister ships doomed by Lake Huron
The ferocity of Great Lakes storms is well known to those of us living beside Lake Huron. Canadian songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, in writing “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” warned what can happen “when the skies of November turn gloomy.” More than a century ago, the November cyclone known as the “Great Storm of 1913”… Read more »
With tour scrubbed, Ethridge and wife get in-van-tive
Tara Jeffrey Sarnia’s Eric Ethridge is loading up and taking his show on the road — literally. “It’s been pretty exciting,” the country music singer-songwriter said about his latest venture with wife and fellow musician Kalsey Kulyk. In the wake of the pandemic and its devastating impact on the music industry, the pair decided to… Read more »
City’s third Tricar tower ready for tenants next year
Cathy Dobson Concrete work for a 15-storey rental highrise on Sarnia’s waterfront is underway and expected to be complete early next year, says a spokesperson for the developer. Jen Grozelle of The Tricar Group said the $31.5-million project at 275 Front St. should be ready for occupancy in late 2021. The property, directly across from… Read more »
Long-term care homes unprepared for second wave, local health advocate says
Cathy Dobson The Ford government has done nothing to prepare Ontario’s long-term care homes for a second wave of COVID-19 infections, says the chairperson of the Sarnia Lambton Health Coalition. Shirley Roebuck said the second wave has arrived, yet the province isn’t taking action to avoid the devastation in long-term care that occurred earlier this… Read more »
There will be no more warnings for big parties, city police say
Troy Shantz Partiers can expect to pay hefty fines if city police are forced to break up another youth gathering like the one at a Bright’s Grove beach last week, Sarnia’s Police Chief says. On the evening of Friday, Sept. 25 concerned neighbours called police after more than 100 young people gathered for a party… Read more »
GUEST COLUMN: Pondering our new ‘COVocabulary’
Susan MacFarlane If someone asked me in 2015 where I pictured myself in five years, it certainly wouldn’t have included a mask or hand sanitizer. Nope, not even remotely on my radar. Sure, people talked about the possibility of a global pandemic and since the beginning of the century we’ve had SARS, H1N1 and Ebola,… Read more »
The Sarnia Journal trivia challenge
1 – Complete this saying or adage: “Don’t throw the baby out with the . . .” 2 – In a new street art competition on September 26th, local artists will be using what material to create artwork on sections of pavement along Exmouth Street? 3 – What was the more common nickname… Read more »
Sarnia’s road budget has some huge potholes
Troy Shantz Sarnia spends about half what other municipalities invest in road repairs, a staff report says. The average Canadian municipality spends 1.1 per cent of its road replacement value, said the report by city engineer David Jackson. Yet, in 2020, Sarnia has only a .53 per cent reinvestment rate. And that’s a record high, said… Read more »
Great Lakes students return to almost-renovated school
Troy Shantz A $25.2-million renovation and addition at Great Lakes Secondary School is back on track after a new contractor was hired, says Brian McKay, the Lambton Kent District School Board’s business superintendent. Wellington Builders Inc. replaced Jasper Construction in the spring and has since completed work on the instrumental and vocal music rooms, Indigenous… Read more »
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