Phil Egan As it turned out, I chose an auspicious day to visit to the Ontario Police College in Aylmer, Ont. The first thing noticed driving into town that cold March morning was all the police cruisers. “This has to be the best protected little town in Ontario,” mused Ron RealeSmith, my driver. Ron, president… Read more »
Andrew Bolter Premier Doug Ford’s 35% announced funding cut for Legal Aid Ontario means a 16% funding cut for Ontario’s 74 community legal clinics, including Sarnia’s. That will impact our Clinic’s capacity to represent clients and be a voice for those living in poverty. CLAS — Community Legal Assistance Sarnia — was founded 30 years… Read more »
City should provide cloth bags Sir: I am not an environmental activist nor am I an environmental fanatic. I am merely another person who believes in changing the environment for the better. I believe city council should provide, for free, three to five cloth bags to each household. Residents could then start carrying these bags… Read more »
Brad Morrison The city council debate and vote on May 6 to support Pride Month opens an important public conversation, one that reveals different approaches to inclusion, diversity, equality, and fairness. At the meeting, every councillor agreed with the principles of equality and fairness, but reached different conclusions about how inclusion and diversity should… Read more »
Congratulations on the newspaper awards Sir: My belated congratulations to the Sarnia Journal and its staff for the recent Ontario community newspaper awards. I always enjoy your publication each week. Good and happy news is always welcome. I also scan all the names in the various sports and school groups. It reminds me how old… Read more »
Phil Egan There’s an old saying that Victory has a thousand fathers while Defeat is an orphan. That may apply to a particularly Canadian icon. On Thursday, May 16, our national drink will mark its 50th birthday on National Caesar Day. With more than one million Caesars downed every day in Canada, it is this… Read more »
Phil Egan Most residents know Alexander Mackenzie, Canada’s second prime minister, was a son of Sarnia. Fewer, I suspect, recognize the name of Pauline McGibbon, a city girl who became an Officer of the Order of Canada and the first female Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. But fewer still know of Patrick Grandcourt Kerwin – and… Read more »
Still looking for the Good Samaritan who helped that day Sir: About a year ago, my elderly mother and I were out for a drive in our old family van. It seemed to be overheating, so I headed back towards our regular garage. I was headed east on Michigan Avenue when we reached the intersection… Read more »
Marg Johnson Something happened at the Tim Hortons on Exmouth Street near Front that left me amazed and dismayed at the same time. My sisters and I meet there every Thursday at noon so the staff and customers recognize us as regulars. The crowd at that time is a mix of city and construction workers,… Read more »
Candidates should be vetted Sir: I read how five member of council recently wanted to delay the lifting of sanctions against Mayor Mike Bradley until they had heard from a lawyer, because they were afraid of being sued somehow. I was really disgusted by that. They knew the public wanted the sanctions lifted, but they… Read more »
