Plastic just isn’t my bag Sir: In response to Peter Smith’s Feb. 25 letter, “Plastic surgery needed,” I fully concur that the general public needs a major awareness check in regards to our plastic-polluted environment. I admit to months of retraining my own shopping habits. Now, if I forget my reusable bags, I opt for… Read more »
This past winter will long be remembered, not only for the many setbacks of the pandemic but also for everything outdoors it brought, especially the wildlife. I have heard more than once about the unusual number of ducks, geese, hawks and eagles that provided a feast for the eyes along the water, attracting both amateur… Read more »
Brian Clarke As spring approaches and we exchange our parkas for sandals and shorts, it’s a good time to examine the safety at one of Sarnia-Lambton’s busiest crosswalks. The multiuse trail that runs through Canatara Park and crosses Alfred Street in Point Edward near the Sandy Lane apartments is used 365 days a year, a favorite of walkers, joggers, cyclists… Read more »
Phil Egan & Barb Swanson In the cold, overnight hours of April 14-15 in the year 1912, James McCrie of Sarnia was dying of hypothermia. He was one of the 1,500-plus passengers and crew who perished when the massive ocean liner RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic. What McCrie might have noted with dimming… Read more »
MP Gladu clarifies position on conversion therapy bill Sir: There has been a lot of misinformation circulating regarding the conversion therapy bill, Bill C-6. Let me be clear: I am strongly opposed to conversion therapy, as is every single person who has contacted my office. That is not the problem with this Bill. The issue… Read more »
Marg Johnson In so many ways, the Lambton County that I know now as a retired person is not so very different from the Lambton County that formed me. Back then, Arthur Street in Point Edward was a sheltered place. Our story-and-a-half home was the base for many neighbourhood games of hide & seek, kick-the-can… Read more »
Bob Boulton Some days, I wonder if what I learned at school had much value. I still struggle with long division. Then I remember Mr. Davis. Before they replaced Johnson Memorial, my old school, Mr. Davis was our crossing guard at Russell near Talfourd. My world then was in apple-pie order. My mother walked me… Read more »
Reader saddened to see another woodlot targetted Sir: While curiously reading the Nov. 26 article entitled “Point Spread,” I was disappointed and saddened to see yet another stand of trees is falling victim to development. The Venetian Boulevard woodlot is home to the Butler’s garter snake – an endangered species in Ontario – and many… Read more »
For me, the letdown was like ordering a bestselling book and getting just the first chapter in the mail. A good start, but nothing close to what I wanted. Local mental health workers probably felt the same after the Ontario government announced last week Sarnia is getting a temporary, 12-bed residential facility for residents to… Read more »
Tom St. Amand The area of north Sarnia today, home to Tyrie Drive, looked vastly different in the 1940s, says Illa Bullock, 85. “It was just a large grassy field then, dotted with some oak trees, and at the east end near what is now St. Giles Church property were large bushes,” she recalled. “And… Read more »
