Troy Shantz International students enrolment at Lambton College has fallen 38% this year, and just a handful are physically present and taking classes in Canada. “Most of the new international students studying abroad this term are hoping to travel to Canada for their second or third semester sometime in 2021, once the COVID situation has… Read more »
Troy Shantz A London Line live music and entertainment venue can host two more already scheduled late-night shows, despite complaints from sleepless neighbours upset by the noise. But city council stopped short Monday of granting Valley Axe the blanket noise bylaw exemption it sought for all of 2021. “It wasn’t an outright denial. We’ll work… Read more »
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Tara Jeffrey Elizabeth Hannan was attending an event in Toronto a couple of years ago when she just happened to meet another woman from Sarnia. “I just kind of ran into her, and she asked where I was from,” said Hannan, 28, recalling her chance encounter with acclaimed Canadian film and television composer Erica Procunier… Read more »
Tara Jeffrey Calla Nicol knew that sending her four children to school this fall just wasn’t a viable option. “We felt this year our kids may not get the help they need,” said the Mooretown mom, whose children range from senior kindergarten to Grade 6. “With extra rules and procedures added — which is completely… Read more »
A good night’s rest is tougher to come by than many people think, says the owner of a new business aiding the sleep-deprived. Joel Clarke says people who don’t average seven to nine hours suffer a full range of symptoms, from exhaustion and brain fog to diabetes and heart attack. “People get used to feeling… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
