Two Sarnia families are searching for answers after being told their sons are no longer welcome at the residential program of the Robarts School for the Deaf in London. Michael Mathieson, 19, who is deaf and autistic, has attended the school four years, coming home summers and weekends. Jesse Harris, 20, is deaf and has… Read more »
It’s been climbed on, posed beside and rendezvoused at by half the people in Sarnia at one time or another. But the origins of the cannon in Canatara Park, and how it got there, have long been a mystery. Now, two men researching Sarnia’s war history have unearthed new evidence that sheds light on the… Read more »
In an earlier life at a previous publication I would occasionally be asked by members of the public to remove their personal information from the newspaper’s website archive. Usually they were criminals angered because their name had been published from provincial court. But one man I remember clearly, and with sadness. The 20-something had run… Read more »
Growing up, Nicole Buscema intended to be a doctor. For the smart, talented teen it seemed a logical career choice. By the time she was named valedictorian at St. Christopher Secondary School she was already an accomplished singer, global activist, community volunteer and Kung Fu black belt. But these days, at age 26, Buscema earns… Read more »
Brian White has four video projects due and he’s not sure where he’s going to find the time. A provincial election was called a little earlier than White bargained for and he’s feverishly dividing his schedule between the campaign and making a living. Since 2000, he’s operated Bear Track Productions, a one-man company focused on… Read more »
The Journal and the YMCA want to introduce you to some pretty amazing teens. The Y is presenting it annual Celebration of Youth awards to outstanding area youth at P.E. McGibbon Public School on May 22. “The awards celebrate youth who demonstrate the Y values, of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility and inclusiveness,” said Gerry Gillis, communication… Read more »
Editor’s note: This the first in a series of Sarnia-Lambton candidate profiles in the run-up to the June 12 provincial election. Bob Bailey is running a little bit behind as he canvases door-to-door in Point Edward, but only because he stopped to talk to some contractors at the Bridge Tavern. “I went in to… Read more »
More than 100 Mustangs galloped into Sarnia for the Mustang Sally Rally Poker Run on May 17, making Lambton Ford the place to be for car buffs. On the 50th anniversary of the Mustang, the world’s first “pony car,” owners from across southwestern Ontario gathered to drive some county roads and gather playing cards. The… Read more »
Boady Santavy, 17, poses with junior and senior kindergarten students at Rosedale Public School, after winning three gold medals in weightlifting in Peru. Glenn Ogilvie Boady Santavy went to the Pan American Youth Weightlifting Championships in Lima, Peru with one goal in mind – to come home with a gold medal. He did just that… Read more »
Lambton County’s best high school track and field athletes squared off in the LSSAA championships at LCCVI in Petrolia last week. Northern Collegiate won the overall team title, with St. Pat’s second and LCCVI finishing third. The top four finishers in each individual event earned an automatic berth to the Southwestern Ontario championships on this… Read more »
