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Mosquito control efforts now underway

July 8, 2020

Journal Staff Mosquito season is in full swing again and control efforts are underway. Lambton Public Health has hired the St.

TUESDAY UPDATE: Number of active cases now down to two

July 7, 2020

Journal Staff With one more person having recovered, Sarnia-Lambton has just two confirmed and active cases of COVID-19, Lambton Public Health said this morning. That’s the lowest number of infections…

Air quality advisory for Sarnia today

July 7, 2020

Journal Staff Elevated levels of pollution are forecast for Sarnia today for a second straight day. The air is expected to reach 6 on the air quality index this afternoon…

Firefighters respond to overnight high-rise fire

July 7, 2020

Journal Staff Sarnia Police say a woman who rushed to hospital from an early morning apartment tower fire has since died.

Lambton College researchers in the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine

July 7, 2020

Cathy Dobson Lambton College’s biotechnology researchers have joined the race to find a vaccine for COVID-19.

Local businesses struggling, some are going under

July 6, 2020

Journal Staff Numerous local businesses have not yet reopened and there’s no indication when they will, says the Sarnia-Lambton Business Development Corporation. “That is of concern.

City Hall undergoes internal restructuring

July 6, 2020

Journal Staff Sarnia’s City Hall has been reorganized.

OPINION: Community’s response to coronavirus truly remarkable

July 5, 2020

When COVID-19 arrived here in March, Sarnia-Lambton quickly emerged as a hot spot with one of highest infection and death rates in all of Ontario.

Flying LGBTQ rainbow stirs flag flap at school board

July 4, 2020

Tara Jeffrey A symbol of equity and inclusion stirred an unlikely controversy last month when the public school board was criticized for both the length of time and the way…

Round two of lead testing in water lines has begun

July 3, 2020

Troy Shantz Sarnia’s next round of lead testing is moving outdoors. City staff is sampling water from outdoor water taps this summer as they focus on the remaining 5,000 residences…