Bob Boulton To have the full Sarnia experience, I told my visiting friend, you have to go to Point Edward. Head to the Waterfront Park under the Blue Water Bridge by driving west on Michigan Avenue, turn right into an entrance helpfully labelled ‘No Exit,’ and park facing the river. Then get out and look… Read more »
1 – What actor, who played Lou Grant in two TV series and was the voice of Carl in the movie “Up,” died recently at age 91? 2 – Sarnia native Matt Shaw was part of a four-person team that recently skated inline from Windsor to Ottawa for what cause? 3 – Canadian teenager Leylah… Read more »
Tarzanland is no place for an asphalt jungle Sir: It would seem we seldom see a nice, quiet wooded trail that cannot be improved by pavement. Case in point is the proposal to asphalt a path through our cherished “Tarzanland” in Canatara Park. Many streets in our community COULD use a large dose of that… Read more »
Journal Staff Building a new indoor recreational facility in Sarnia should be a high priority for council. So say 94% of the more than 800 residents who responded to a recent feasibility study survey. High priorities identified include an indoor field for soccer, football and baseball, an indoor walking track, and meeting rooms and activity… Read more »
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Journal Staff City council has approved traffic lights for two notorious intersections. Cathcart Boulevard at Indian Road and Cathcart at Murphy Road have seen numerous collisions, including one that killed ten-year-old Jillian Keck in 2013, and another in 2020 that left Sarnia resident Janette Riddell with a brain injury. Despite two elementary schools in the… Read more »
Journal Staff Sarnia is adding a brush and yard waste collection day in response to last night’s storm. The pickup runs from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 on the regular collection day of residents, and there is no limit on the volume of brush collected, provided it is properly contained, City Hall said today. Yard… Read more »
Allan Shaw One person who has been an inspiration to me and many others around the world is Terry Fox. At age 19, Terry had his right leg amputated for a cancerous tumour. In recovery, running soon turned into his passion. Spurred on by the suffering children he witnessed in the cancer clinic, he decided… Read more »
Tara Jeffrey When Pamela Simmons moved to Sarnia last year, she was struck by what she saw on the roadways. “One of the first things I noticed was, ‘Wow, these people go fast,’” she said. “It’s like a speedway here — and it’s a school zone. “Like, where are these people going?” Simmons is one… Read more »
Journal Staff It was a three-peat for Marilyn Gladu. The Conservative MP for Sarnia-Lambton cruised to her third straight victory in Monday’s federal election, taking nearly as many votes as the other five candidates combined. With 177 of 178 polls reporting, Gladu had tallied 24,835 votes, or 46.2% of the total ballots cast. As he… Read more »
