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If Bayfest’s hiatus has got you down, come ‘Rock The Park’ at London’s Harris Park in July
The announcement earlier this week that Sarnia’s preeminent annual music festival Rogers Bayfest will be on hiatus indefinitely has likely left a lot of heads spinning and hearts broken. After all, Bayfest has become the area’s largest entertainment tradition of the year and has filled Sarnia’s Centennial Park with tens of thousands each year since [...]
Woman says she was robbed by hitchhiker
Lambton OPP say they are investigating a report of a woman who said she was assaulted by a hitchhiker she picked up on St. Clair Parkway near La Salle Line on Saturday around 7:30 p.m. The woman, who said the man fled the scene, was taken to Bluewater Health for treatment of a minor injury [...]
‘Good year’ in Point Edward prompts Village to donate $50k to Inn of the Good Shepherd
Acknowledging that its portion of receipts from the OLG Casino in Point Edward was more than the Village had projected in 2012, the municipality is donating $50,000 to the Inn of the Good Shepherd. At an announcement made Monday afternoon (Dec. 17), Mayor Dick Kirkland said the decision of Council recognizes that "these are hard [...]
OPP reports theft from trailer on Townsend Line
Lambton OPP are reporting a theft of an All Power generator, a Greco insulation spray gun and a Milwaukee radio, all stolen from an enclosed trailer parked at an address int he 8000 block of Townsend Line in Lambton Shores. The theft occurred some time between 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 25 and 8 a.m. the [...]
Moore Optimists complete St. Clair Twp. splash pad donation
Optimist Club of Moore President Mary Lou Abrams presents the final payment cheque to St. Clair Township Mayor Steve Arnold. The $160,000.00 Splash Pad cost was shared equally by the Optimist Club of Moore and St. Clair Township. Also pictured at left is club Treasurer Lorne Powell and, at far right, Past President Fred Strickland.
OPP charge Sarnia man with drunk driving
Lambton OPP say they made a traffic stop on St. Clair Parkway in the area of Curran Avenue Saturday night (Nov. 10), subsequently charging a 54-year-old Sarnia man with driving over the legal limit. The man will appear in a Sarnia court to speak to the charges, including driving a motor vehicle with an open [...]
OPP investigating two area thefts involving ATV and trailer
Lambton OPP say they are investigating two thefts of property in recent days, one involving an ATV from a Wyoming business, the other a trailer used to transport the head of a combine from a field near Highway 40 and Hill Street in Corunna. The ATV theft occurred sometime between 3 p.m. Nov. 3 [...]
Fire on Army Camp road likely caused by unattended candle
Lambton OPP say the likely cause of a fire that officials are deeming "not suspicious" on Army Camp Road in Lambton Shores was an unattended candle left in a bathroom. The incident, which occurred around 5:15 a.m. on Oct. 31, was covered by Northville Volunteer Fire Department, Thedford Volunteer Fire Department and the OPP. [...]
OPP releases identity of man killed in Saturday’s crash on Churchill Line
The driver who died in Saturday's crash on Churchill Line at Gypsie Flats Road on Saturday (Oct. 27) has been identified as 33-year-old Jarod Brand of Enniskillen Township. Lambton OPP are continuing to investigate the crash, which happened around 1:45 p.m. Police, along with the Wyoming Volunteer Fire Department and Lambton County EMS were [...]
OPP investigating fatal one-vehicle crash in Brooke-Alvinston
Lambton OPP are investigating a single-vehicle crash that resulted in a 47-year-old woman from Petrolia, the only occupant of the vehicle involved, being pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the crash occurred around 5:45 a.m. when the vehicle, eastbound on Petrolia Line between Forest Road and Inwood Road, left the roadway and colided [...]
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Chappelle, Brent Lee, (May 23, 2013)
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Sarnia Ribfest lives on as Kinsmen sign deal with Hiawatha for new venue
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