Cathy Dobson Vaccinations or regular testing will now be mandatory for thousands of local employees and volunteers after Ontario announced last week it would require COVID-19 policies for high-risk settings. That includes colleges, hospitals, schools, retirement homes, women’s shelters and group homes. Bluewater Health and Lambton College have already released details about their new protocols…. Read more »
Journal Staff Sarnia-Lambton residents say reducing wait times and making it easier to get a doctor’s appointment are their top health-care priorities, according to an interim public survey. The survey by the Ontario Medical Association asked residents what, outside of the COVID-19 pandemic, was their top priority for improving local health care. Almost one third… Read more »
Journal Staff The United Way of Sarnia-Lambton has lowered its fundraising goal for a second straight year. The agency that supports dozens of other local agencies and programs will officially launch its 2021 campaign on Sept. 7 with a year-end target of $1.75 million. “COVID-19 has left lasting change in our community, and it can’t… Read more »
Troy Shantz Though hockey has taken him around the world, for Alan Letang there’s no place like home. The former Sting player will lead Sarnia’s OHL team as its new head coach when the 2021-22 season kicks off Oct. 7. “I met so many good people from that one year of playing Junior here, (made)… Read more »
Marg Johnson I found the below on Facebook recently and it really hit me, the relevance of how we’re unable or unwilling to give ourselves a break. THINGS THAT CAN BE EQUALLY TRUE You are resilient AND need a break You gave your all AND need to back out You are independent AND still need… Read more »
Journal Staff This drone image recorded by Ian Sanderson offers a different perspective, one that shows why Sarnia is a key Canadian transportation hub. From left, The Andrew S. Brandt Marina is popular with local and transient Great Lakes pleasure boaters. Massive lake and ocean-going freighters use Sarnia Harbour to ship goods to and from… Read more »
Journal Staff Kim Mitchell has been inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Sarnia-born rock star was honoured for a catalogue of songs penned over five decades with the band Max Webster and as a JUNO-winning artist known for hits such as “Patio Lanterns” and “Go for Soda.” Mitchell, 69, a St. Clair… Read more »
Troy Shantz Sarnia’s leaky and broken pipes are pumping vast amounts of treated drinking water into the ground each and every year. In fact, about 16% of the water Sarnia buys from the Lambton Area Water Supply System is lost somewhere along the 502 kilometre-long distribution system, said city engineer David Jackson. “We have many… Read more »
Troy Shantz About 10,000 tonnes of rubble from two derelict buildings on the former Holmes Foundry site will be ground up and used to help level the 16-acre property, Point Edward’s CAO says. The long-delay cleanup of the property was back on again this week and the gutted buildings should be down by the end… Read more »
It’s amazing how important landmarks can disappear and quickly fade from memory. Take, for example, Russ Kirk’s gas station. It stood on the northeast corner of Russell and Wellington in Sarnia, and though the building is empty now I once had to bend backwards to read the Esso sign as it swung, creaking up above…. Read more »
