Journal Staff Sarnia’s Michael Marinaro and his partner Kirsten Moore-Towers earned their ticket to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games with a gold-medal performance at the National Figure Skating Championships in Ottawa on the weekend. It was a third straight Canadian pairs title for Marinaro and Moore-Towers, of St. Catharines, Ont. Skate Canada and the Canadian… Read more »
Journal Staff They are different organizers and volunteers who over the past year helped the hungry and hurting and excelled at their chosen pursuits. But the one thing that connects the 13 groups and individuals named by Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley to his 2021 Honour List is they are all living proof people can make… Read more »
Tara Jeffrey Community members are mourning the loss of industry and labour pioneer Ray Curran, a man known as “Mr. Sarnia.” “Our community really lost a true icon,” Bridgeview Marina owner Dave Brown said of his longtime friend, who died Jan. 2 at age 91. Curran was a founding member of the Sarnia Construction Association… Read more »
Tara Jeffrey Federal labour officers are looking into claims of unsafe work condition at the Blue Water Bridge where surging COVID-19 cases has led to an ongoing work refusal, the Customs and Immigration Union says. It began on Dec. 27 when 11 members of the CIU exercised their right to refuse unsafe work “due to… Read more »
Editor’s Note: This week we’re running our favourite people features of 2021, a reminder that even in difficult years good things happen. This one first appeared March 25. Tara Jeffrey Katie Courchesne says her summers spent on the St. Clair River helped set a course for her dream job. “My family has a cottage on… Read more »
Editor’s Note: This week we’re running our favourite people features of 2021, a reminder that even in difficult years good things happen. This one first appeared April 8. Cathy Dobson Sarnia’s Kevin Allen has spent 70 hours a week in the kitchen but even he can’t believe he’s cooked 45,000 free meals for seniors in… Read more »
Editor’s Note: This week we’re running our favourite people features of 2021, a reminder that even in difficult years good things happen. This one first appeared May 27. Troy Shantz A Sarnia woman is part of a Guinness World Record setting event involving painted rocks from around the world. A total of 21,970 hand-painted rocks… Read more »
The following was released this evening by the CEO and the Chief of Staff at Bluewater Health January 4, 2022 Letter to the Community: Bluewater Health is our community’s hospital and with two locations and around 2000 team members committed to healthcare in Sarnia Lambton, these last 22 months have been unlike any other. Our… Read more »
Editor’s Note: This week we’re running our favourite people features of 2021, a reminder that even in difficult years good things happen. This one first appeared June 24. Tara Jeffrey Nico Williams was the only Indigenous kid in his class at Corunna’s Sir John Moore school when he was introduced to beadwork. “A substitute teacher… Read more »
Editor’s Note: This week we’re running our favourite people features of 2021, a reminder that even in difficult years good things happen. This one first appeared June 24. Cathy Dobson Every morning, Talice Connelly organizes her day. In a row of empty baskets she places specific items to indicate what she plans to do. A sweatband… Read more »
