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Province gives local Health Team approval to proceed

November 24, 2020

Journal Staff Sarnia-Lambton can proceed with an Ontario Health Team, the province said last week. The decision paves for way for local officials to come together in a new way…

Court rejects bid to derail local activist’s climate suit

November 24, 2020

Troy Shantz The Ontario government’s attempt to shut down a landmark environmental lawsuit involving an Aamjiwnaang First Nation member has been rejected.

Agency lauded for new approach to child placement

November 24, 2020

Cathy Dobson Sarnia-Lambton’s Children’s Aid Society is being lauded for breaking with convention and stopping the practice of placing children in group homes.

Report released on tunnel train derailment

November 23, 2020

Troy Shantz The cause of a 2019 train derailment in the St. Clair River Tunnel has been traced to a single railcar, investigators say.

Still going strong

November 22, 2020

Sarnia's rare white squirrel, recorded recently by city nature photographer Ronny D’Haene, seems to be doing well one year after residents first noticed it gambolling about Germain Park.

High demand for flu shots this season

November 22, 2020

Journal Staff Haven’t yet found a high-dose flu shot this fall? You can probably fuggedaboutit. With the supply of high-dose vaccine for seniors largely gone local health officials are recommending…

COLUMN: From punks to buckaroos, our bridge builders had odd lingo

November 22, 2020

We’ve all heard the expression, a “red letter day.” It dates to the 1300s, when important dates on the calendars assembled in monasteries and convents were marked in red. May…

College provides first $1 million for Sarnia Harbour dock

November 21, 2020

Journal Staff Sarnia has received the first $1 million payment from Cestar College of Business, Health and Technology for a new dock at Sarnia Harbour.