Phil Egan “Frankie went down to the corner salon, Get a bucket of beer.” Bob Dylan’s 1992 remake of the old Leadbelly song, Frankie and Albert, is coming true. We may finally be able to wander down to the corner store to buy beer. If you want some idea of how backward Ontario’s True Blue,… Read more »
Bob Boulton “Me and Mom. Me and Dad. Me and Grandpa who lives across the street. Me and Dad and Daddy. Me and Mrs. Brown.” Each family comes with its own cast of characters. None of them is exactly easy. Though, it’s fair to say, some are more difficult than others. Me, I was… Read more »
Tom Slater and Tom St. Amand The beach from Canatara Park to Blackwell Side Road stretches approximately eight kilometres, the width of Juno Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, when 15,000 Canadian soldiers were tasked with seizing it from the Germans. Seventy-five years ago, a number of Sarnians, many getting their first taste of action,… Read more »
Marg Johnson I first met Cameron when I was assigned to work with him “with a view to helping him adjust to kindergarten routines.” That’s teacher-speak for, “The kid is really out of control and generally a pain in the neck.” In my capacity as a Child & Youth Worker, these were my favourite… Read more »
Vacuum loose leaf collection makes sense Sir: To the City of Sarnia – vacuum loose leaf collection makes sense to me. How about you? Sarnia did have vacuum loose leaf collection many years ago, why not now? Burlington has two vacuum loose leaf collection days in the fall; Cambridge, Waterloo, London, Oakville, Kitchener, etc. have… Read more »
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 »
