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Your local hometown newspaper has been nominated for a major provincial award. The Ontario Community Newspaper Association has named The Sarnia Journal a finalist for one of its “General Excellence…

Troy Shantz With the Ontario Championships only weeks away, Nolan Evans knows his boxing heritage and strong family support and will be just as important as time spent in the…

Sarnia’s top eco-champs are about to get a pat on the back. Council has backed a plan from the city’s Environmental Advisory Committee for “Go Green Awards” to be awarded…

The Judith & Norman Alix Foundation is now taking funding applications for local capital projects. The applications must be received by April 1 and the projects must be located in…

Sixty-five kilometres of sewers in the Colborne Road area will be scoped to identify problems, prioritize repairs and hopefully address a long-standing problem with sewer gas, city hall says. Sewer…

The speed limit in front of the Bright’s Grove commercial plaza won’t be lowered after all.

An organization that loans money to small businesses locally has received a vote of confidence from the Conference Board of Canada.

Year of Local Laura Greaves This is the fifth in a series of submitted stories produced by the Year of Local, a collaborative project highlighting businesses and not-for-profit organizations in…

Tara Jeffrey Cullen McCurrach always knew music would be a big part of his life. “I grew up surrounded by it,” said the 21-year-old Sarnia native, who began playing guitar…

Pam Wright Every doctor and nurse should be getting a flu shot to protect themselves and the public from the virus, the president of the Lambton County Medical Society says.…