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MP Gladu elected vice-chair of Commons committee

March 10, 2021

Journal Staff Sarnia-Lambton MP Marilyn Gladu added another title to her job description when she was recently elected vice-chair of the House of Commons Liaison Committee in Ottawa.

One year into pandemic, homelessness a full-blown crisis

March 10, 2021

Troy Shantz & George Mathewson Sarnia-Lambton has reached an “unprecedented emergency” with all shelters full and more than 200 homeless men, women and children being put up nightly at hotels…

Tired of winter

March 10, 2021

Nolan Mumford and Alex Cannon, right, pull off wheelies in tandem while cycling through the parking lot at Lambton College last week.

City council to reconsider paper ballot decision

March 9, 2021

Journal Staff Sarnia voters might get the option of paper ballots after all. City council voted last week to reconsider the possibility of using paper ballots in the 2022 municipal…

Major shoreline project securing threatened lake trail

March 9, 2021

Troy Shantz Work crews took full advantage of the ice on Lake Huron for the latest round of shoreline repairs in Bright’s Grove.

Fourteen local women featured in new book, Pursuit 365

March 8, 2021

Tara Jeffrey When Jennifer Angers Daerendinger was asked to help compile a list of some of the most inspiring women in Canada, she didn’t have to look far.

Sarnia eyes purchase of SCITS

March 8, 2021

Cathy Dobson Opinions differ on the former SCITS building, but almost everyone seems to agree the 100-year-old Sarnia landmark should not be demolished. Heather Martin is the CEO of Vision…

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Sarnia elementary school

March 7, 2021

Journal Staff One student and one staff member at Queen Elizabeth II elementary school in Sarnia have tested positive for COVID-19, Lambton Pubic Health said today.

Hospital planning helipad to airlift critical patients

March 7, 2021

Troy Shantz Bluewater Health is planning to add a helipad to Sarnia’s hospital.

City’s proposed graffiti policy isn’t a complete wash

March 6, 2021

Journal Staff City Hall wants to hear what residents have to say about graffiti. A draft graffiti policy is available for review and public comments until March 15.