Phil Egan New information has come to light that reveals the log cabin in Canatara Park has more historic significance that previously thought. And that could have a bearing on the fate of the structure, which city council is expected to consider on Monday, Jan. 21. Last year, some Sarnia Heritage and Seaway Kiwanis officials… Read more »
Heartbreaking theft of nativity scene about as low as you can get Sir: Last month we found part of our Christmas display stolen right off our front steps. It was near the front door and consisted of a large, clay chimenea containing a nativity scene. There were small pieces of cedar boughs around the figurines,… Read more »
Phil Egan It was like gazing at a map of the world, but one turned upside-down. The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is a two-hour journey through 400 years of tragedy, and it evokes a powerful sense of the wrongs Indigenous people have suffered at the hand of European colonists and their descendants. The exercise came to… Read more »
Phil Egan Stories of the past aren’t the only descriptors of Sarnia rich history. Old advertisements can also bring back memories of the way things used to be. Reader Scott Brown recently dropped off an August, 1938 issue of the Sarnia Canadian Observer, and the 80-year-old newspaper was full of such reminders. Some seniors may… Read more »
Randy Evans Sarnia’s new city council is expected to revisit the controversial Code of Conduct approved by the previous council. The Code prohibits members from making “any negative comment or insinuation” about another councillor on any personal opinion expressed anytime, anywhere and on any subject. On this issue, history can teach us many lessons about… Read more »
Behavioural issues an unacknowledged problem in the classroom Sir: My niece is a teacher, one of many teachers in our family. I respect the work they do, providing guidance and education for our youth – youth that will one day become the leaders of our great country. There is an 11-year-old at my niece’s school… Read more »
Bob Boulton New Year’s resolutions have a sweet and sour reputation. Some argue for them, some against. I am proud to say I have kept exactly one New Year’s resolution. Check that against your own record and you’ll probably agree this gives me bona fides (that’s Latin for bona fides) in the resolution debate. I… Read more »
Phil Egan During the 1959-60 school year I was a Grade 8 student at St. Joseph’s School in the city’s south end. Each Friday morning, all 20 boys in the class would bike across the city in a convoy to Our Lady of Mercy School for mandatory shop classes – woodworking and sheet metal. The… Read more »
Bryan Trothen The final council meeting of the 2014-18 term had a distinctly valedictory tone as the six departing and two remaining members looked back on their years in office with a mix of nostalgia and celebration. Taking advantage of the agenda’s “Inquiries” phase, each member took the opportunity to congratulate others – colleagues past… Read more »
Sarnia’s CAO has done a great job of managing the city’s business Sir: Over the past few months, I have witnessed an increasing number of negative attacks on this city’s CAO. These attacks, often including misstatements about finance, have come from a rural newspaper publisher and from a new city councillor during the election campaign…. Read more »
