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Sarnia Police traffic department kept busy on Monday
Sarnia Police investigated no fewer than five collisions in little over three hours, between 3 and 6:10 pm on Monday. Two motorcyle drivers were taken to hospital in separate incidents with other vehicles, while an ambulance was called by witnesses after the rider of an E-bike fell off his bike while crossing the CN tracks [...]
Sarnia Braves win home opener, 8-0 over Wyoming
The Sarnia Braves moved to 4-0 in Western Counties Baseball League action with an 8-0 victory over the Wyoming Cowboys at Blackwell Park. The game marked a successful home opener for the Braves who on Saturday drew the Burlington Brants in the opening round of the Ontario AAA Finals. Starter Mike Hyde moved his [...]
Blue Water Bridge traffic conditions now on Twitter
Traffic conditions in both directions on the Blue Water Bridge are now available on Twitter. “Tweets” will be sent from “bluewaterbridge” and will be updated as traffic conditions change. Bridge users will also be notified of any emergency situations such as traffic accidents that will affect travel across either span, according to a news release issued [...]
Mike Weir fails to qualify for the U.S. Open
Sarnia's Mike Weir will not be in the field for the U.S. Open Golf tournament later this month. The left-handed veteran had rounds of 77 and 75 on Monday at a qualifying tournament in Ohio. He finished tied for 94th place. Only the top 16 qualified. The tournament will be contested in Bethesda, Maryland from [...]
Sarnia company gets $4 million from provincial government
The Ontario government is injecting $4 million into a Sarnia company to help Entropex pilot a new process that will recover 30,000 tonnes per year of plastic that would otherwise end up in landfills. “By returning more plastics to the manufacturing sector for reuse, the technology will save enough electricity to meet the energy needs [...]
Students from London and Kitchener causing a ruckus in Grand Bend
Lambton OPP report several arrests as a result of busloads of students from the London and Kitchener areas rolling into Grand Bend over the weekend. Police say they laid 84 Liquor Licence related charges, mainly for under-age drinking, in a 13-hour period on Friday alone. Also during that time, OPP laid 13 drug related charges, [...]
Bradley wants staff to consider indoor tanning bylaw
Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley wants City Council to ask city staff to explore the idea of implementing a municipal bylaw prohibiting anyone under the age of 18 from using an indoor tanning bed. “There is no safe way to get a tan,” says Helen Cole, Manager, Lambton County Branch, Canadian Cancer Society, in a recent [...]
Sarnia Imperials lose heartbreaker to Toronto at Norm Perry Park
The Sarnia Imperials came within a whisker of evening their Northern Football Conference record on Saturday night at Norm Perry Park, but a last-second field goal snatched victory from the home team as they fell 31-29 to the Toronto Raiders. The Imperials, now 0-2, will host the Soo Steelers this Saturday at 7 pm at [...]
Sarnia Pacers and Wallaceburg both have rough weekend in Jr. “B” lacrosse
The Sarnia Pacers have fallen into last place in the OLA Junior “B” Lacrosse League's Far West Division. Sarnia lost two home games on the weekend; 14-4 to Windsor on Sunday and 11-3 to St. Catharines Spartans on Saturday. The Pacers, now 4-11, and a game behind London in the standings, have a back-to-back series with [...]
St. Christopher wins provincial boys high school soccer crown
It was a golden weekend for the St. Christopher Cyclones boys soccer club. They won the provincial high school “AA” crown with a 1-nil win over Guelph-Our Lady of Lourdies in Windsor on Saturday. The Cyclones went through the tournament with seven consecutive wins, scoring 16 goals and only allowing one goal against. Meantime, [...]




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