Posts Tagged ‘Sarnia-Lambton’
Community rallies behind message of suicide prevention
Among several rallies designed to create awareness for a community-wide anti-suicide message was a Friday afternoon gathering at MPP Bob Bailey's office, where the message of "don't give up" was heard loud and clear. Community activist Hilary Randall, who had organized the event, emphasized that the recent loss of a teenager to suicide had galvanized [...]
Family Matters: Falling down laughing
By J.D. BOOTH Before I go any farther, I must make it perfectly, crystal clear that my wife knows that I am writing about her in this week’s column. Let’s call it “pre-approved.” The fact is, she’s got a serious illness that most of her friends know about by now, an illness that has [...]
Bob Bailey demands relief for ‘underutilized’, yet overcrowded Sarnia Jail
Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey called on the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services to immediately address the overcrowding at the Sarnia Jail before there is an incident leading to injury, or even death. Presently the Sarnia Jail is operating at 145% capacity despite plans to close the facility by or before 2014. According to [...]
Expectant parents can take advantage of prenatal education classes
Prenatal education is beneficial for new parents having a baby for the first time and for those with previous experience but would like a refresher. Topics include labour and delivery, breastfeeding, breathing and relaxation, how to cope as new parents, and how to manage the challenges in the first few months after delivery. Space is [...]
Art Gallery staff begin moving pieces into new facility
A grand opening is still several weeks away, but staff at the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery in downtown Sarnia are wasting no time in beginning the move from their quarters in the Bayside Centre to the new facility just across the street. The Art Gallery opens to the public September 22 with a [...]
Lambton College has new high-tech program available
Lambton College’s new Internet Programming & Database Management (IPRO) Ontario College Graduate Certificate program begins in September 2012. The IPRO program is a one-year (2 semesters) Ontario College Graduate Certificate, with an optional internship work experience component where students gain highly marketable skills in the high-tech industry of programming and database management. The curriculum emphasizes the [...]
Resources abound for new parents as Lambton College ECE grad discovers
Lisa Teft wonders how she ever managed without her resource centre. As an early childhood educator at the Sarnia YMCA St. Joseph’s Child Care, Teft works with babies between two and 18 months of age daily. She loves the cuddles, snuggles and smiles that come with the job, yet there is also the challenge [...]
Emergency Preparedness show this Friday at Clearwater Arena
The CAER organization of Sarnia-Lambton will be hosting its annual Emergency Preparedness Day Show at the Clearwater Arenas this Friday ( May 11) running from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This annual event is held in conjunction with National Emergency Preparedness week in Canada. From a humble beginning in 2001 of 59 displays and [...]
Bluewater Health heralds Best Practices candidacy just ahead of Nursing Week
The selection of Bluewater Health as one of three candidates for the Canadian arm of the Best Practices Spotlight Organization was celebrated Friday at the Sarnia site. The Registered Nurses Association of Canada launched the Best Practice Guidelines Program in 1999 to provide the best available evidence for patient care across a wide range of [...]
OPP arrest two area men, both charged with sexual assault
Lambton OPP say they have arrested two men, charging both with three counts of sexual assault. Both John Brunton, 61, of Sarnia, and 67-year-old Roger Brunton of Point Edward are alleged to have made the assaults in Point Edward over the past year. Additionally John Brunton is charged with one count of assault. The [...]
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