Talk of a “Hydrogen Economy” isn’t new; it has been discussed for decades. The thinking was that hydrogen could be used to produce electricity to power our cars and buses, etc. But where gasoline and diesel when burned produce carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas), hydrogen releases energy and only one by-product, water vapour. At… Read more »
Brian Clarke Countless letters to the editor, petitions and phone calls to the mayor’s office over the years have highlighted this community’s ongoing problem with so-called “redliners.” Redliners are the owners of deliberately loud and often illegal vehicles (under the Ontario Traffic Act) who flaunt the law and deny their fellow citizens the right to peace… Read more »
Pam Woodhurst If there is one area of our economy that the pandemic hasn’t hurt, it’s real estate. Sarnia’s housing market is in full swing, with too many buyers and a shortage of home inventory. What does that look like? Bidding wars. The median sale price of a home in Sarnia-Lambton is about $450,0000, up… Read more »
Exposing children to experimental vaccine wrong Sir: I’m astounded that the government is allowing youth ages 12 and up to receive a medical procedure without parental consent. I’m referring to the administration of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which is still in the experimental stage (a vaccine is usually tested a minimum of two years before… Read more »
Phil Egan & Mary-Jane Egan It was a stinging slap in the face to the memories of all who have answered Canada’s call to arms. What’s more, it desecrated the sacrifice of Sarnia’s fallen soldiers, sailors and airmen whose names, in the hundreds, are recorded on the Cenotaph in Veterans Park. Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley spoke… Read more »
Cost of refurbished Great Lakes school climbs again Sir: The Lambton Kent District School Board is keeping up. Board business superintendent Brian McKay, in discussing the new $5.4-million artificial turf sports field at Great Lakes Secondary School, said, “Many other school boards have done this.” Apparently, real grass is a no-no. Included in the cost… Read more »
Sharon used to love her job. She’s worked more than 30 years at local restaurants as a server and bartender. She has raised her children and managed quite nicely earning the $12.45 an hour afforded servers at licenced establishments in Ontario. That’s nearly $2 below minimum wage, because it’s understood that servers also receive tips… Read more »
Dave & Janet Greenwood Most people knew Pat “Whitey” Stapleton for his exploits as a hockey player: NHL All-Star, captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, Team Canada member in the famed 1972 series against the Soviet Union. But as city council considers renaming Sarnia Arena for this man, it’s fitting to know what he did off… Read more »
Phil Egan & Mary-Jane Egan The British, we know, are famous for maintaining a “stiff upper lip” in even the most trying circumstances. Consider this entry in the flight log of a British pilot: “Crashed. Slow rolling mid-round. Bad show.” Those cryptic words were how RAF fighter pilot Douglas Bader described the accident that took… Read more »
Bob Boulton “More mayhem in the Motor City!” Dick Smyth’s urgent news delivery assaulted us, each new catastrophe punctuated with teletype clacking in the background. Our Sarnia home in the early 1960s was two worlds, separated by radio. Mornings around the breakfast table were for Sarnia’s own CHOK. Its community news and playlist of hummable… Read more »
