Dana Petko Where’s the math? With Lambton County student math scores in decline the past few years, it’s a question we need to ask ourselves. And it’s not just local math scores that are dropping; Ontario and Canadian students haven’t rated as well lately either. Results from EQAO (Education Quality and Accountability Office) testing in… Read more »
Opinion
Letters, Week of July 17
UFO sightings over Sarnia explained Sir: I am very happy to hear that people are looking up and asking questions about what is in the universe. From the statements in The Journal from the people who claim to have seen Unidentified Flying Objects, I might be able to identify them. The “Orange Orb” that seems to… Read more »
Clarification
In a July 10 story, Bill Abercrombie was identified as the property owner who, in 2006, intended to build a sporting goods store on a portion of the former CN right-of-way at Wellington Street. The development did not go ahead, and Abercrombie says he sold the property about four years ago. A subsequent owner dumped… Read more »
Letters, week of July 10
Mother’s death was horrifying I’m assuming that “physician-assisted” dying is not applicable in Sarnia. I say this because my Mom was allowed to die in palliative care but without any assistance from a physician (whatever that is.) I think people need to be aware of exactly what takes place after making such a decision for… Read more »
Guest Column: Sarnia’s entry in the First World War
Randy Evans August 5th, 2014 marks the centenary of Canada’s entry into the First World War. The Declaration of War upon Germany began a cross-country enlistment and the eventual conscription of some 600,000 individuals who would make up the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. With a population of just 10,000 Sarnia joined in with its contribution to… Read more »
OPINION: Centennial Park haircut sign of things to come
The grass isn’t greener on the other side of the fence, but it is longer. Work crews will begin cutting the overgrown field called Centennial Park any day now, the first visible sign the job of reopening the city’s beloved waterfront park has really begun. City councillors signed off on a plan last week that… Read more »
Letters, week of July 3
“Involuntary euthanasia” is a myth Sir: Rev. Barry Van Dusen’s opposition to “physician assisted dying” relies not on facts but on fear-mongering, misinformation and statistics abuse (“Dignity, not euthanasia”, June 18). Every jurisdiction in the world that has legalized “physician-assisted dying” has put in place strict criteria and regular monitoring to ensure that patients are… Read more »
GUEST COLUMN: Heroes all around us
Gulmeena Barlas Many times in my life I have wanted to be inspired, wanted to be like someone else, but I failed to realize that what I sought was already in front of my eyes. We look at news articles about genius children and celebrity transformations; we read about all the amazing things that other… Read more »
OPINION: Why ticks are bugging me
Deer ticks have arrived in Sarnia-Lambton, and that has me rattled. I’m the kind of person who loves nothing better than to wander woods, trails and out-of-the-way places. Ticks, like mosquitoes, are the price of admission. But the sudden appearance of deer ticks, also known as blacklegged ticks, has me thinking twice about the paths less… Read more »
OPINION: Letting nature do its thing
The area of Sarnia known as the Point Lands is an entirely human construct, built and backfilled by bulldozers to protect Sarnia Bay and its marina. It’s part our city’s enviable waterfront today, but was once the south end of a wetland of cattail and bulrushes that stretched from Sarnia Bay almost to Lake Huron…. Read more »
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