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High-flying pot plane lifts B.C. cannabis to local greenhouse

May 8, 2018

Jake Romphf Thousands of marijuana plants set to kick-start Sarnia-Lambton’s legal recreational pot industry arrived last week after making an extraordinary journey from British Columbia.

Nothing but net

May 7, 2018

Kettle and Stony Point First Nation resident Teesha Shawnoo, a student at North Lambton Secondary, fires a lacrosse ball that hit the net during a day-long introduction to field lacrosse…

Voting procedures changing for June provincial election

May 7, 2018

Cathy Dobson Everything about the June 7 provincial election promises to be quick. When the writ is dropped as expected on Wednesday, candidates will have just 28 days to talk…

Student art show draws gallery’s largest annual crowds

May 7, 2018

Cathy Dobson It’s one thing to hand in an art assignment and be graded by a teacher. It’s another thing entirely to have your work chosen for an art show and…

MPP reintroduces private member’s bill to ban asbestos in Ontario

May 7, 2018

Jake Romphf Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey has reintroduced a private member’s bill that would ban the use of asbestos in Ontario, and it can’t come a moment too soon, a…

Police offer free shredding event to help prevent fraud

May 6, 2018

Journal Staff Residents looking to safely dispose of confidential or sensitive documents can bring them to Sarnia Police’s ‘Shred Event’ on Saturday, May 26.

Record setter

May 6, 2018

Northern Collegiate’s Avery Smiley sails over a hurdle during the first Lambton Kent high school track meet of the season, the Chatham Kent Relays on April 21.

Sarnia’s Bitcoin mining operation part of a much bigger story

May 6, 2018

Phil Egan If your idea of a modern miner is a guy with a lamp-helmet and pickaxe, you may be a techie dinosaur – as I was mere days ago.…

Elementary teacher wins Prime Minister’s teaching award

May 6, 2018

A Grade 4 teacher at St. Anne elementary school has won a Prime Minister’s Award for teaching excellence.

Voting in Sarnia will be different this year

May 6, 2018

Journal Staff Sarnia’s municipal election has officially begun. Would-be candidates for mayor, city and city/county council, and school board trustee have until July 27 to file nomination papers.