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Pandemic no deterrent for new downtown deli

September 20, 2020

Brian Vickery says he’s going back to his roots by opening up a new deli and grocery in downtown Sarnia.

SLEP one of best in Canada

September 20, 2020

Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership (SLEP) recently earned a nod from an international magazine. Site Selection Magazine named SLEP one of Canada’s top 20 economic development groups in the magazine’s Canada’s best…

US-Canada border to remain closed

September 18, 2020

The Blue Water Bridge border crossing will remain closed to non-essential travel for another month, officials said Friday. The decision by U.S. and Canadian officials to close the border until…

Late-blooming octogenarian golfer scores hole-in-one

September 18, 2020

Troy Shantz Only a decade after taking up the sport, 87-year-old Elizabeth Lawton did what most golfers can only dream of – scored a hole in one.

GUEST COLUMN: Seniors battle loneliness during pandemic

September 17, 2020

Shawna Kolkman Lately, everyone has been talking about the degree of seriousness of COVID-19, how inconvenient it is to wear a mask, and the number of deaths in our community.

Monument unveiling honours Sarnia’s fallen hero

September 17, 2020

Tom Slater and Tom St. Amand This is a follow-up to the Parsons and Muiden Monument articles in The Journal’s August 27 th issue.

Pumpkin Fest ready to roll at Korny Korners

September 16, 2020

People flying in and out of Sarnia Airport have been struck by this message cut into a cornfield at Korny Korner’s Farm on Blackwell Sideroad, saluting the area's frontline workers.

Mystery solved. Military gravestones replaced

September 16, 2020

Troy Shantz A pile of discarded headstones belonging to Canadian war veterans was the last thing Marita Otten expected to see on her morning walk through Lakeview Cemetery recently.

Big objections to cell tower location

September 15, 2020

Cathy Dobson Point Edward Village council is formally objecting to the proposed location of a 50-metre telecommunications tower that promises to greatly improve cell phone service for area users.