Sarnia news

• Special Olympics Sarnia raising funds to send athletes to national summer games

  15-06-2026 22:53 via theobserver.ca
  
  Sarnia athletes will be in the hunt for medals this August at the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games.Members of Team Ontario set to compete at the games being held in Alberta include Sarnia Special Olympics 10-pin bowlers Angela Sauve and Noah Pyke, and track and field competitors Chris Carpeneto and Joanna Edwards.“We’re very excited for them,” said Tana Manchester, community co-ordinator for Special Olympics community council in Sarnia.This year’s games run Aug. 11 t
  
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• Sarnia Lambton chamber of commerce head takes leave to run for city mayor

  15-06-2026 22:00 via theobserver.ca
  
  Carrie McEachran announced Monday she’s running for mayor of Sarnia.McEachran has taken a leave of absence from her post as chief executive of the Sarnia Lambton chamber of commerce, said campaign manager Katherine Walker.“I am honoured by the support and encouragement I have received from so many people throughout our community,” McEachran said in a statement.“Today marks the beginning of an important conversation about Sarnia’s future, and I look forward to speak
  
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• Sarnia-area home sales slow in May

  15-06-2026 16:39 via theobserver.ca
  
  Just like the weather, home sales in the Sarnia area started off cool in May.The 154 home sales recorded in May were 14 per cent lower than the total in 2025, and last month’s total sales volume of $18 million was 11.6 per cent behind the same month last year, said April Barnard, president of the Sarnia Lambton Association of Realtors.“We started off a little slower,” she said. The weather was cooler than expected early in the month, and that may have contributed to the slower
  
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