Sarnia news

• Bus route changes start Sunday in Sarnia

  12-01-2026 23:03 via theobserver.ca
  Passengers using Sarnia’s bus system will notice some changes starting Sunday. About a dozen routes are getting updates, according to an interactive map at sarnia.ca. Many are minor tweaks, approved by council in July, said city engineering and operations general manager David Jackson. There’s also a pair of new routes. One, Route 19 – also approved in July – connects retail areas in the city’s east and is expected to help reduce delays, a city report says. The othe
  
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• Two charged after ankle monitor tampering, flight from police, Sarnia service says

  12-01-2026 19:17 via theobserver.ca
  A Sarnia man is in police custody and charged with assault after a person cut off their ankle monitor, Sarnia police say. Another person also faces charges after a person driving a pickup truck attempted to flee police. A tamper alarm for an ankle monitor, required under bail conditions, was sent to police on Sunday at 2:10 a.m. , the service said in a news release. Police found a man had been involved in a dispute at his residence involving an assault and theft, police said. At 8:10 a.m., polic
  
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• Sarnia eyes codifying tax relief approach

  12-01-2026 19:02 via theobserver.ca
  Sarnia is looking to make official how it offers tax relief for properties damaged, destroyed, or undergoing prolonged renovations. City staff are asking council to approve a bylaw Jan. 19 that would give: • a 25-per-cent tax adjustment for buildings that suffer fire or other damage once they become unusable, followed by the full adjustment once demolition is complete; • a 15 per-cent-tax adjustment for repairs or renovations that go on for at least three months, and that prevent norma
  
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