Phil Egan When I was eight or nine, Santa Claus brought my two younger brothers and me a fabulous present. It was one of those old tabletop hockey games, with a control lever for each player. Unlike the later games that allowed you to move the players down the ice, the older game only let… Read more »
Mashoka Maimona My mom started wearing the hijab (Muslim headscarf) in Sarnia right after 9/11. Her unilateral decision to do so surprised the rest of the family. My dad and I were anxious, especially as Muslims battled a deluge of hate crimes following the deadliest terrorist attack on North American soil. My response as a… Read more »
Relay for Life raised $150,000 to fight cancer Sir: For 20 years, Relay For Life has united communities across Canada with teams of family, friends and colleagues. Relay is active in 29 countries and 6,000 communities worldwide, whereby participants commit to raising funds for work against all types of cancer. On June 14, we held… Read more »
When struggling singer-songwriter Jack (Himesh Patel) is hit by a bus during a 12-second worldwide power outage, what’s obviously been lost are his two front teeth. Less obvious is the fact that in those 12 seconds of darkness The Beatles were erased from history. Except, poor toothless Jack still remembers them. In fact, he’s the… Read more »
Marg Johnson You need the hide of a rhino to work with children, as well as a sharp eye and the courage to face confrontation. Many teachers urged me to finish university and become a teacher, and I always responded: “There’s not enough money in the Ministry of Education budget to pay me to be… Read more »
Kudos to city for the road improvements in Canatara Sir: I would like to thank the city for a job well done on the road, roundabout and flooded fountain area in Canatara Park. As a frequent user of our crown jewel of public parks, I would also like to thank the construction company that… Read more »
Phil Egan It was two hours that melted the heart and shattered preconceived notions. Terry Huggins had been upset, and resistant, when he learned that his mother, Virginia, intended to donate her body to medical science. But Virginia was not someone you argued with when her mind was made up. “She was determined to do… Read more »
Troy Shantz The first person of colour ever signed by the Montreal Canadiens is from Sarnia, and you might have bought pet food from him. Mike McKegney has owned Healthy Paws Pet Nutrition Centre for the past 27 years, but before that he briefly shared the ice with some of the biggest names in NHL… Read more »
Coun. Bird’s very serious allegations should be investigated Sir: At the May 27 city council meeting Coun. Margaret Bird made very serious allegations about the out-of-chamber conduct of some of her colleagues. Taken to task for a lack of detail supporting three Notices of Motion she wanted to discuss, Bird defended the omission of substance… Read more »
Niamh Ellwood More than 4,000 Indigenous women have fallen victim to a modern Canadian genocide, according to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. In the recently released report, Chief Commissioner Marion Buller, a member of the Mistawasis First Nation in Saskatchewan and a Cree woman, claimed the state of Canada… Read more »
