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Sarnia’s libraries begin a new season of preschool programs next week. Tales for Tots is 30 minutes and designed for children ages three and under and their caregivers.

Dozens of elective surgeries were cancelled last week after a refrigeration unit failed at Bluewater Health. Surgeons contacted patients to reschedule on a priority basis and operating rooms hours have been extended. The Aug.

Officials in Sarnia unveiled the next step last week in a campaign to convince industry and government to invest $10 billion in a new Sarnia-Lambton refinery to process oil sands bitumen.

This photo from Journal reader Michele Ouimet is something of a mystery. It was taken at Norm Perry Park of a football team sponsored by Sarnia Breweries.

Cathy Dobson When students return to classes on Tuesday they’ll find an almost unprecedented numbers of renovations and building projects at Sarnia schools.

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Aviation was in its infancy when Sarnia became a city in 1914. Few of the 11,000 residents had seen what things looked like from an open biplane, and no one had yet taken a camera aloft to record the scene for posterity.

Sarnia has launched a website to promote its newest acquisition. The Sarnia Harbour website at www.sarniaharbour.com provides information about rates and fees, maps and a photo gallery.

Richard Watterson, district manager of the LCBO, gets a “super-soaking” from staff and United Way executive director Dave Brown, right, in celebration of an outstanding fundraising campaign.

Cathy Dobson Sarnia will end the summer celebrating an abundance of good things ranging from good deeds done in our community to good music and good times.