Sarnia Ribfest met new challenges this year, went out with a bang raising the bar for the annual celebration of ribs and music
Photography courtesy of Becca Wiggins Story by Joe Burd The 15th annual – that’s right, 15 outstanding years for one of Sarnia’s staple festivals – wrapped up Sunday after 4 days of serving up some of the best award-winning chicken and ribs around, some of the hottest up-and-coming music acts on the scene today and, instead of a [...]
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Bob Bailey applauds Ontario Association of Food Banks’ new pork program initiative
A new pilot project was announced last week during a press conference at The Inn of the Good Shepherd that will see Ontario Pork partner up with Ontario Association of Food Banks for what’s been coined the Ontario Pork Program. In partnership with Ontario Pork, the Ontario Association of Food Banks announced that the new program [...]
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Enbridge continues to invest in community
Companies like Enbridge make a point of not only talking about but demonstrating their commitment to making the communities where they do business better. This week there were two examples of putting that into action: a donation of laptop computers to High Park Public School and a cash donation of $2,874 toward the purchase of [...]
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Sting’s Trevor Letowski becomes first to play and subsequently coach for team
Sarnia Sting’s appointment of Trevor Letowski as head coach makes him the first player in the club’s history to be named to the permanent role. Letowski had served previously as the Associate Coach for two seasons (2011/12 – 2012/13) and prior to that was the Assistant Coach (2010/11) of the hockey club. During the 2010-11 [...]
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Sarnia
No takers on missing money after 30 days
A 71-year-old Sarnia senior, who found and then turned in an undisclosed amount of cash, has received the money after no one claimed the funds more than a month later. In the original incident, which occurred May 11, Sarnia Police appealed to have the funds repatriated. That did not occur, although there were several calls [...]
Lambton County
OPP traffic stop results in charges of drunk driving, obstruction/resisting
Lambton OPP say a 28-year-old Brigden man faces charges of obstruct/resist a peace officer as well as failure to provide a breath sample after a traffic stop on Petrolia Line on Sunday (June 9). In the incident, which occurred just after 1:30 a.m., a Pontiac vehicle was stopped. When the officer made a demand for [...]
Arts/Entertainment/Culture
Sarnia Ribfest met new challenges this year, went out with a bang raising the bar for the annual celebration of ribs and music
Photography courtesy of Becca Wiggins Story by Joe Burd The 15th annual – that’s right, 15 outstanding years for one of Sarnia’s staple festivals – wrapped up Sunday after 4 days of serving up some of the best award-winning chicken and ribs around, some of the hottest up-and-coming music acts on the scene today and, instead of a [...]
Sports
Sting’s Trevor Letowski becomes first to play and subsequently coach for team
Sarnia Sting’s appointment of Trevor Letowski as head coach makes him the first player in the club’s history to be named to the permanent role. Letowski had served previously as the Associate Coach for two seasons (2011/12 – 2012/13) and prior to that was the Assistant Coach (2010/11) of the hockey club. During the 2010-11 [...]
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THE SHOW: Kids Funfest, Get The Ball Rolling ’13, Bleeker Ridge, Relay 4 Life and INDIEFEST (Part 4)
This week’s installment of The Show with David Burrows is literally packed with features from Kids Funfest and Get The Ball Rolling ’13 to Relay 4 Life and INDIEFEST (Part 4) slated for June 22. First, David took time to check out Kids Funfest and enjoy some of the fun activities for adults and kids [...]
No takers on missing money after 30 days
A 71-year-old Sarnia senior, who found and then turned in an undisclosed amount of cash, has received the money after no one claimed the funds more than a month later. In the original incident, which occurred May 11, Sarnia Police appealed to have the funds repatriated. That did not occur, although there were several calls [...]
Sarnia Ribfest met new challenges this year, went out with a bang raising the bar for the annual celebration of ribs and music
Photography courtesy of Becca Wiggins Story by Joe Burd The 15th annual – that’s right, 15 outstanding years for one of Sarnia’s staple festivals – wrapped up Sunday after 4 days of serving up some of the best award-winning chicken and ribs around, some of the hottest up-and-coming music acts on the scene today and, instead of a [...]
Bob Bailey applauds Ontario Association of Food Banks’ new pork program initiative
A new pilot project was announced last week during a press conference at The Inn of the Good Shepherd that will see Ontario Pork partner up with Ontario Association of Food Banks for what’s been coined the Ontario Pork Program. In partnership with Ontario Pork, the Ontario Association of Food Banks announced that the new program [...]
Delay in construction of BioAmber plant described as ‘one step back, two forward’
Officials at what was to be a plant already under construction in Chemical Valley say a one-year’s delay will ultimately be better for the company and those who work there. In fact, BioAmber, which originally announced a plant to produce some 17,000 tonnes a year of succinic acid from bio-based material, says it is designing [...]
Correction: INDIEFEST ’13 (Part 4)
On Thursday, Jun. 13, we posted this week’s edition of The Show with David Burrows and, in the written supplement to the post, indicated in error that INDIEFEST (Part 4) is scheduled to take place on Jun. 18. INDIEFEST (Part 4) is slated to happen Saturday, Jun. 22, and will feature The Ladies of Independent [...]
Sarnia Kinsmen Ribfest ’13 turned a dilemma into a winning situation, more of everything for everyone
Photography courtesy of Kerry Belliveau & Becca Wiggins Talking about quick thinking; thinking outside the box and turning lemons into lemonade. All clichés, yes. Nonetheless, that’s exactly what the organizers of the 4-day event – this year celebrating its 15th anniversary – did when the city notified them that it’s traditional location, Centennial Park, would not be available [...]
Enbridge continues to invest in community
Companies like Enbridge make a point of not only talking about but demonstrating their commitment to making the communities where they do business better. This week there were two examples of putting that into action: a donation of laptop computers to High Park Public School and a cash donation of $2,874 toward the purchase of [...]
Sting’s Trevor Letowski becomes first to play and subsequently coach for team
Sarnia Sting’s appointment of Trevor Letowski as head coach makes him the first player in the club’s history to be named to the permanent role. Letowski had served previously as the Associate Coach for two seasons (2011/12 – 2012/13) and prior to that was the Assistant Coach (2010/11) of the hockey club. During the 2010-11 [...]
VPP’s Odd Couple production cast to near-perfect perfection
By TI ELLER You know the plot: at the heart of it is a tale of two men who are faced with their own imperfections, fears, regrets, and limitations. Neat-freak Felix Unger and messy slob Oscar Madison, both separated from their wives, set up housekeeping together. Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon did the movie, Jack [...]
Imperial Oil says it was source of oil leak this week
An oil leak first reported Tuesday morning has now been identified as coming from a 4-inch pipeline owned and operated by Imperial Oil. The company confirmed the source of the leak today (Thursday). Described as a pinhole size leak, the loss of oil was from a pipeline that runs between Marcus Terminal and Imperial’s Scott [...]
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