Posts Tagged ‘lambton county’
Skills shortages remain at top of Chamber’s list of competitive barriers
Today, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and its nationwide network of chambers of commerce, including the Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce, unveiled its Top 10 Barriers to Competitiveness list for 2013. The Top 10 Barriers to Competitiveness is an initiative the Canadian chamber network undertook last year to draw attention to the barriers that are [...]
OPP lays firearms charge at border
You'd think by now people coming into Canada would know and understand the "no firearms" signs prominently displayed on the Blue Water Bridge. Apparently not. Lambton OPP, responding to an early Saturday morning call from the Canada Border Services Agency, arrested a 40-year-old Clinton, Mich., man, charging him with two counts of possession of [...]
Library system unveils new website with better navigation, cleaner look
Lambton County's library system has a new website that officials say offers a fresh, clean look with better navigation. The main page of the site, which was developed by Sarnia-based StoryBoard Solutions, features four slider panels that easily move to reveal information in four categories: Branches – Find information and programming for Lambton County [...]
Weather forces Hadfield to take rain check on photo from space
It wasn't an issue with the number of lights glowing on Friday night as Chris Hadfield and the International Space Station flew overhead. What forced Hadfield to take a "rain check" on taking the shot was cloud cover (anyone around on Friday would understand exactly why). Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley, whose office received a call [...]
Hope Morritt, local author and friend of writers, has died
One of the Sarnia-Lambton's best-known authors has died. Hope Morritt was originally from Edmonton but came to Sarnia with her husband, the late Dan Cameron, in 1960. She passed away on Thursday at Fiddick's Nursing Home in Petrolia. Her funeral will be held at Smith Funeral Home in Sarnia on Monday, Feb. 11 beginning [...]
MPP hosting town hall meeting on education this Monday
Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey is co-hosting a community town hall this upcoming Monday afternoon (Feb. 11) to discuss proposed changes to the provincial educational system. MPP Lisa MacLeod, the Ontario Progressive Conservative education critic, will also be in attendance. The event will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, 286 Front Street North, Sarnia, from [...]
Snow heading our way . . .
Environment Canada says a significant snowstorm is headed our way. An Alberta clipper currently tracking southeastward through the Dakotas is expected to track across the U.S. midwest tonight and Thursday then track just south of Lake Erie on Friday. This clipper may intensify into a winter storm as it approaches Southern Ontario. Snow ahead of [...]
LHIN approves several requests for end-of-year funding
Under rules established by the Ontario Government for the Local Health Integration Work, organizations who are funded cannot keep any of their remaining year-end surplus without authorization. At its regular meeting on Jan. 29, several agencies received approval for their requests. They include: Bluewater Health Community Programs—$59,500 for office equipment and computer software; Canadian [...]
Smiling might not help but turning on lights this Friday night will as Chris Hadfield snaps pic of Sarnia-Lambton
On Friday, February 8, 2013, Sarnia native son Chris Hadfield will be overhead in space and is looking to take photographs of Sarnia from his somewhat unique vantage point. "This is a wonderful opportunity for Sarnia to be recognized nationally and internationally," writes Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley. The photos from space are scheduled to [...]
Art gallery inviting artists to submit works for juried show
The Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery invites artists working in all mediums to submit works to its Juried Art Show, May 18 – September 8, 2013. Entry is open to all artists residing in the areas between Sarnia, Windsor, Niagara Falls, Hamilton, Guelph and Owen Sound. All works must be original, completed in [...]
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THE SHOW: St. Clair’s ‘A Family Affair,’ Hotel California, RIBFEST, world record for air guitar, and INDIEFEST
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Maxine Dundas:
Just as a wee extra bit of info, Hope did not only come back to Scotland for his -
Refugio Fawver:
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Loriann Namanny:
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological reco -
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Laura Swick:
The first recorded use of the word "hockey" is found in the text of a royal proc
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