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Letters: week of July 16

July 16, 2020

Virus still here: no time to let down our guard Sir: Thanks to The Sarnia Journal for the honest update on July 9, “Community’s response to coronavirus truly remarkable.” The…

Starting Friday, Christina Street to become weekend pedestrian zone

July 15, 2020

Cathy Dobson City Hall moved quickly this week to approve a downtown pedestrian zone. Christina will be closed to cars this weekend – and every summer weekend this year -…

Sisters learning to run business, one roll at a time

July 15, 2020

Troy Shantz Toilet paper has taken on special meaning during this pandemic; a sentiment two young Point Edward sisters have turned it into a hobby business.

Producer-led Blue Box system could save city $1 million

July 15, 2020

Troy Shantz Sarnia could be out of the Blue Box recycling business by 2023. Ontario is planning to make product manufacturers and retailers take over the Blue Box program, with…

City adjusts rules for recreational vehicle parking

July 14, 2020

Journal Staff Sarnia has changed the rules to allow recreational vehicle parking in the front yard of homes from May 1 to Oct. 31. Motor homes, boats, and trailers must…

Crisis team helped coax man from Queen Street house fire

July 14, 2020

Journal Staff Sarnia’s crisis intervention team helped coax a mentally distraught man from a Queen Street home as it burned in a fire Monday, Sarnia Police say.

Health officials testing foreign workers on local farms

July 14, 2020

Journal Staff Local health officials are working to together to try and prevent a COVID-19 outbreak among temporary foreign farm workers.

Landowner back again with proposal for luxury housing in Lakeshore woodland

July 13, 2020

Cathy Dobson One Sarnia developer isn’t taking no for an answer. Paul Wicks has returned with a proposal to build six luxury homes in a north Sarnia woodland, an idea…

Viewers really appreciate musicians’ at-home concerts

July 13, 2020

Tara Jeffrey Joan Spalding knew she wanted to keep performing after the pandemic forced the closure of her usual concert venues — she just didn’t quite know how. "It came…

Bright’s Grove beach added to policing crackdown

July 13, 2020

A successful “zero tolerance” policing strategy used at ‘The Cove’ in Canatara Park has been extended to Mike Weir Park in Bright’s Grove, Sarnia Police say.