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• Report of neighbourhood gunfire becomes swatting probe

  18-03-2026 22:47 via theobserver.ca
  Police are treating a false report of a shooting in a city neighbourhood as a swatting investigating, says Sarnia police. Wednesday, a shooting was reported inside a home in the area of Davis and Russell streets in Sarnia, police said. Officers contained the area and the city’s emergency response team (ERT), who were training at the time, were redeployed to assist, the release said. “As officers began to investigate and make observations, additional information was obtained that bega
  
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• Ontario regulator probing Sarnia pipeline spill

  18-03-2026 19:46 via theobserver.ca
  Ontario’s pipeline regulator says it’s investigating a March 11 hydrocarbon spill from a Sarnia pipeline into the St. Clair River. A Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) spokesperson said it’s working with the pipeline operator, Sun-Canadian Pipe Line, on “necessary corrective actions.” “The affected section of the pipeline has been shut down and the investigation to determine the cause of the incident is ongoing,” they said by email. The auth
  
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• Gallery in the Grove patches together new exhibit after sculpture show falls through

  18-03-2026 19:18 via theobserver.ca
  Gallery in the Grove is pivoting, after a bronze sculpture exhibition intended to start Saturday fell through. Instead, plans are to feature the works of local artists Taryn Henry, Wilma Mehl, Ian McLean, and Paula McLean, Ian’s daughter, in a new exhibition starting March 28, said Kirsten Kilner Holmes, with the volunteer-run Bright’s Grove art gallery. “I know Ian is going to be bringing in some new work, which is freaking fantastic,” said Kilner Holmes. “Wilma an
  
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• Lambton to hit Ontario child-care target, but still won't meet demand

  18-03-2026 19:07 via theobserver.ca
  Another 273 licensed child-care spaces are set to open in Lambton County this year, hitting a provincial target but still short of meeting local demand. The goal is a 37 per cent access rate under Ontario’s Canada-wide early learning and child care agreement with the federal government. Lambton, which administers child care locally, was allocated a total 758 new spaces to be in place by the end of 2026. Work to add local spaces began in 2023 when the county requested proposals for new spac
  
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• Cat Festival fundraiser returns Saturday to DeGroot's Nurseries in Sarnia

  18-03-2026 18:41 via theobserver.ca
  The feline affectionate are invited Saturday to Sarnia’s second annual Cat Festival. The fundraiser for the Sarnia and District Humane Society runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at DeGroot’s Nurseries, with vendors, food and plenty of cats available for adoption. When the first festival was held last year, organizers weren’t sure what the response would be, said Samantha Earle, fundraising coordinator for the humane society. “There aren’t that many cat events in the city, so we
  
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• Sarnia-Aamjiwnaang water system upgrades under budget

  18-03-2026 17:44 via theobserver.ca
  A series of projects that started in 2024, upgrading decades-old water mains in Aamjiwnaang First Nation, are so far about $2 million under budget. Sarnia awarded two contracts earlier this month – to upgrade pipes along Sun Avenue, south of the Suncor refinery, and along Wayne Avenue and Marlborough Lane. Rapid Drainage Ltd. was awarded the $777,000 contract for Sun Avenue, and Clarke Construction Inc. the $526,000 contract for Wayne Avenue and Marlborough Lane. Both were under the budget
  
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