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Residents want clogged entrance to Cow Creek dredged

October 20, 2020

Troy Shantz The mouth of Cow Creek is so backed up with sand and silt it’s a hazard to boaters and upstream landowners alike, Bright’s Grove residents say.

Aamjiwnaang accepts offer on historic land sale claim

October 19, 2020

Troy Shantz The federal government has offered two Lambton County First Nations a total of $35.7 million to settle a 166-year-old claim involving an Indian agent whose family pocketed money…

Residents finding high-dose flu shots in short supply

October 19, 2020

Troy Shantz Some Sarnians may have to wait to get a flu shot this fall. The shortage is most acute for the higher-dose Fluzone vaccine, which is recommended for adults…

OPINION: Why are storks associated with newborn babies, anyway?

October 18, 2020

In my family’s new normal during COVID-19, Friday night has become Zoo Night. For several months now, Laurie and I have watched episodes of “Secrets of the Zoo” – back-to-back…

Approval sought for 95-home subdivision on Modeland

October 18, 2020

Sarnia has given tentative approval to a 95-lot subdivision on undeveloped land west of Modeland Road, between Michigan Avenue and Berger Road.

Bump-out lanes approved for Errol-Indian intersection

October 18, 2020

Journal Staff City council has approved permanent, new “bump-out lane restrictions” to slow traffic at the intersection of Errol and Indian roads, near Errol Road School.

That time of year

October 18, 2020

GUEST COLUMN: When theatres and drive-ins provided the big picture

October 17, 2020

Nadine Wark Recently, a grocery store on London Road organized an outdoor movie night in its parking lot. A creative endeavour for these pandemic times, it offered movies free of…

COVID-19 UPDATE: Active caseload climbing

October 16, 2020

Tara Jeffrey Lambton's active COVID-19 caseload has climbed to ten, after two outbreaks were declared Thursday, and two more school-linked cases were reported.