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Tara Jeffrey Though Mike Hurry is saying farewell to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sarnia-Lambton, he isn’t going far. “It’s not like I’m going to disappear,” the retiring executive director…

Cathy Dobson Ontario has come through with two-thirds of the annual funding needed to keep Sarnia’s new 12-bed recovery facility open for residents trying to break drug and alcohol addictions.

Question: When is a folk song not a folk song? Answer: When its writer playing acoustic with his buddies breaks a string and grabs an electric guitar. Then it’s a rock…

Troy Shantz A staff proposal to designate a large tract of land east of Modeland Road for residential housing drew a frosty response from councillors this week.

Cathy Dobson Sarnia-Lambton’s COVID-19 numbers remain stubbornly high because residents are breaking Ontario’s stay-at-home order and socializing for prolonged periods, says Lambton’s Medical Officer of Health.

Sarnia-based Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) has invested $1 million in a growing company that converts plastic it diverts from landfill into commercial products. GreenMantra Technologies Ltd.

Journal Staff Sarnia is confronting a new and previously unbudgeted expense for taxpayers – stormwater management ponds.

Journal Staff The second round of aerial spraying for gypsy moths will take place Friday, weather permitting, Sarnia says. Zimmer Air services will mist a 49.2-hectare area of the most…

Troy Shantz While participants circle the grounds at Clearwater Arena a bagpiper’s song cuts through the summer air as candles are lit for cancer survivors and fighters.

Journal Staff Residents aged 12 and older can now book a COVID-19 vaccine shot, Lambton Public Health said today. The eligibility includes children turning 12 this year.