Church shelter closure angers reader Sir: I am angered and appalled at the hardline position of certain Sarnia council members regarding the plight of River City Vineyard church in its desire to provide sanctuary and shelter to our city’s homeless. In relentlessly pursuing this issue, these bureaucrats are demonstrating that under the guise of… Read more »
Opinion
OPINION: Emotional intelligence a key to success
As a consultant to the UN for the past seven years, I have had the privilege of serving many leaders and teams around the world. One common question asked, regardless of culture, is, “How can we develop effective partnerships to get the results we want?” Emotional intelligence (EI) is a key in addressing this challenge. … Read more »
OPINION: Sarnia better off with Harbour
Generations of Sarnians to come can only hope that Mike Kelch is wrong. Kelch was the lone naysayer when city council held its nose last week and voted to accept ownership of Sarnia Harbour. Many councillors had serious reservations about the deal, which will see Ottawa hand over waterfront land and $8.56 million for current… Read more »
COLUMN: Odds of survival not great
“I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.” – Woody Allen In case you didn’t know this already, the U.S. National Safety Council has determined that the average human has a 1 in 1 chance of dying of some cause in his or her lifetime…. Read more »
Letters to the editor, week of March 27
Decision denies homeless a basic human right In light of the Ontario Superior Court decision about the fate of River City Vineyard homeless shelter, I would like to publicly commend Pastor George Esser and the church trustees for continually advocating for those struggling to make ends meet. I also applaud Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley… Read more »
Letters to the editor, week of March 20
The homeless shelter pastor others don’t see Sir: I had a heavy heart when I found out the courts ruled in the City’s favour to close down the River City Homeless Shelter based on zoning by-laws. The court recognized the need for the shelter, and felt a lot of good was being accomplished, but… Read more »
GUEST COLUMNIST: Plant closure brings dirty smoke
When the Ontario government decided to close our coal-fired electrical generating stations they must have forgotten to do their homework. What might have seemed a valid idea at the time turned out to be a major disaster! The Lambton Generating System emitted very clean smoke due to fine technology used at the plant. Now the… Read more »
Chronicles of Sarnia: the lion, the lodge and the landscaper
Did you hear about the two-year-old boy who escaped death when his mom’s vehicle slid off Sarnia Road and landed on the train tracks. No? Not surprising, really. The Sarnia Road in question is a thoroughfare in Durban, South Africa. Sarnia is an unusual name for a city but it’s not unique. In fact, it… Read more »
EDITORIAL: Taking Harbour like buying a pig in a poke
Sarnia is holding out for more money before agreeing to accept Ottawa’s ‘divestiture” of Sarnia Harbour. But when the feds ante up – and they will – the city should take the deal, bad as it is. Transport Canada has said to the municipality (and everyone else), “Take our harbour. Please.” Together with valuable waterfront… Read more »
GUEST COLUMN: Allow colleges to offer three-year degrees
Young people in Sarnia-Lambton face a new reality about their future careers. The skills mismatch has been dominating local headlines lately, reminding us that we face a future of “people without jobs” and “jobs without people.” Too often, there is a divide between the skills and credentials held by young people entering the workforce and… Read more »
