Cathy Dobson A 10-minute drive over the Blue Water Bridge is normally all that separates Sarnia’s Jim Sneddon from his wife in Port Huron, Michigan. Or it was until COVID-19 closed the international border. These days, it takes the Imperial Oil retiree nine hours and $700 to see his spouse Sue Noetzel. The couple married… Read more »
Cathy Dobson COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in the long and complex process of establishing a Business Improvement Area (BIA) for downtown Sarnia. The pandemic interrupted city staff’s work on a report to council last winter, and it may have impacted the number of commercial ratepayers willing to pay a special BIA levy, says Sutheat… Read more »
Phil Egan When I told my father as a young boy I was considering a career as a writer, he probably viewed it as similar to the adolescent dreams of becoming a firefighter or astronaut. In other words, not serious. But I thought I could do it, and the opportunity came to prove it in… Read more »
Cathy Dobson The pandemic has been a time of creativity for Rhonda Melanson. For her, that means more time spent writing poetry. “I know a lot of people working on their writing, whether it’s poetry or prose,” says the Cathcart Boulevard School teacher. “There’s so much to write about right now.” In part, that’s why… Read more »
Journal Staff Surveillance cameras will be switched on shortly at the Children’s Animal Farm to deter vandalism at the popular attraction. Hughes Intelligence Security Services is donating the cameras, which will be installed by mid-September, City Hall said Thursday. The company has also committed to providing overnight security patrols of the property seven days a… Read more »
Journal Staff Three young local artists have received a financial boost from Gallery in the Grove to pursue their post-secondary studies this fall. The Gallery awarded $1,000 to each of the recent high school graduates, maintaining a local arts tradition that began almost 40 years ago. Northern Collegiate grad Laneigh Shirley will attend Ryerson University… Read more »
Cathy Dobson Areas of Lambton County will continue to be the only places in Ontario that don’t require face masks in public places. Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley failed again today at Lambton County council to get enough support for a countywide vote on the issue. Bradley’s request to debate mandatory face masks was turned down… Read more »
Journal Staff Sarnia Police are asking the public for any information about, or video surveillance of, a crash Saturday at Lakeshore and Christina streets that left a vehicle’s front wheels on the roof of a house. Police initially received a report of a two-car collision at Christina and Michigan Avenue around 6:40 p.m. No one… Read more »
As a worker looks on, a crawler excavator grabs up and places an armour stone on the Bright’s Grove shoreline. The stones, each weighing about 500 pounds (225 kilos) are being installed as part of permanent repairs at two sections of Old Lakeshore Road. The work is the first tangible sign of Sarnia’s 10-year, $25-million… Read more »
Tom Slater & Tom St. Amand Ted Parsons is not a household name in his hometown of Sarnia, but in Muiden, a village in The Netherlands, he’s familiar to many folks even today. Parson’s Halifax bomber was shot down in 1943 and Dutch citizens, then under Nazi occupation, have never forgotten the sacrifice and bravery… Read more »
