Tara Jeffrey Residents will be asked in the New Year to help choose the location for Sarnia’s first dog beach, as well as a third dog park in the city. City staff has short-listed their ‘top three’ potential beaches — Mike Weir, Baxter and Kenwick Beach — and will begin public consultations on Jan. 17…. Read more »
Cathy Dobson Sarnia’s Bill Franks is taking his best shot at educating the world about whisky. For research purposes, he has tasted whisky at no fewer than 21 Scottish distilleries, sampled 122 more shots on Ireland’s ‘Whiskey Trail,’ and completed extensive fieldwork at Southwestern Ontario’s growing distillery and whisky-bar scene. But Franks does more than… Read more »
It was Thanksgiving of 2020 and Lambton’s medical officer of health was on one of his weekly morning radio calls, providing a ‘community update’ on COVID-19. I listened curiously as host Sue Storr interrupted Dr. Sudit Ranade (whom she was interviewing via phone) and asked him to open his front door. Turns out, it was… Read more »
Cathy Dobson The busy intersection at Errol and Indian roads will be among the first in Sarnia to get an “unwarranted” traffic light after city council changed its mind, yet again, on how to make the corner safer. Signal lights are judged unwarranted when traffic studies find insufficient volume to justify their expense and disruption…. Read more »
Tara Jeffrey Residents in a central Sarnia neighbourhood aren’t thrilled that 7-Eleven wants to serve booze at its Christina Street store. “The closer the neighbours are to this 7-Eleven the more vocal they are against it,” said Chris Burley, who heads the Heritage District Neighbourhood Watch. “We don’t have any opposition to alcohol sales —… Read more »
Tara Jeffrey Ian Snedden’s Mooretown Jr. Flags were about to play the Kincardine Kinucks for the 2019-20 OMHA Championship when COVID-19 abruptly ended the team’s winning season. “We never did play a game,” Coach Snedden said the squad, which also won an International Silver Stick title that January. When the kids hit the ice again… Read more »
1 – In “The Flintstones,” what is the name of Barney and Betty Rubble’s adopted son? 2 – Brenda Di Muzio is a recent local Accessibility Award winner for providing what mobile service to residents of group homes and long term care homes? 3 – Which Canadian directed the blockbuster hits “Titanic” and “Avatar”? 4… Read more »
Cathy Dobson Starting next year, City Hall will provide an annual “report card” to ensure its efforts at addressing climate change are more than hot air. “There’s a lot of work to do,” Coun. Brian White said shortly before council unanimously endorsed Sarnia’s first climate change action plan and implementation strategy. White, who is a… Read more »
Cathy Dobson Sarnia elementary schools aren’t allowing COVID-19 to be the Grinch stealing holiday spirit this year. Although traditional assemblies with five-year-olds dressed as elves and the entire school singing along are out, the ingenuity of local principals and teachers has allowed some school community to come together. It just looks and sounds different. “Christmas… Read more »
Cathy Dobson Sarnia guitar guru Cole Rolland has taken his music career in a new direction and released his first original single. “Ignite” was written and recorded by Rolland, who not only plays guitar with his typical gusto but also steps out of his comfort zone to sing lead vocals. “I am still the guitar… Read more »
