Sarnia news

• Sarnia lowers development charges

  29-12-2025 19:36 via theobserver.ca
  Sarnia has dramatically reduced the cost to build in the city’s Development Area 2, after hiking development charges about two years ago. “I know they had raised them, and we were kind of against that,” said Sarnia-Lambton real estate association president Jeremy Guerette. “To see them pull it back some was definitely very positive.” City council recently approved staff recommendations to cut development charges in all areas of the city, based on input from Guerette
  
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• Port Lambton and Sombra library consolidation on hold for now

  29-12-2025 19:29 via theobserver.ca
  A proposal to close the Port Lambton library and expand the library in Sombra has been paused. Amalgamation of two of the library branches in St. Clair Township was proposed early in 2025 by the Lambton County Library and backed by county council but in December a decision was made to pause following a public meeting in the township and review of an architect’s estimate of renovations needed at the Sombra site. “(Township) council was in agreement to defer any decision on the closure
  
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• News about Sarnia withdrawal management hub project expected in new year

  29-12-2025 18:09 via theobserver.ca
  Good news about a long-awaited withdrawal management hub project at Bluewater Health is expected in the new year, says Sarnia-Lambton’s MPP. “A great announcement is coming in the new year, probably going to be in January,” said MPP Bob Bailey. A 24-bed withdrawal management hub planned for Sarnia’s hospital has been awaiting Ministry of Health approvals and is expected to combine 12 stabilization beds at Ryan’s House, seven interim withdrawal management beds opened
  
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• More shoreline protection projects planned

  29-12-2025 17:39 via theobserver.ca
  A trio of shoreline protection projects are planned in 2026, Sarnia’s top engineering official says. “We’re looking at doing six groynes and then a fair bit of shoreline revetment,” said city engineering and operations general manager David Jackson. The work includes steel, stone and hybrid groynes to break waves and build up beach, and revetment – Sarnia has used armour stone in recent years – along the shoreline to guard against erosion, he said. Groynes are
  
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