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• Unionized custodian jobs eliminated on the Canadian half of the Blue Water Bridge near Sarnia

  25-06-2026 21:09 via theobserver.ca
  
  Custodians working on the Canadian half of the Blue Water Bridge were let go earlier this month and replaced with an outside contract service, says the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).The union said in a news release 10 custodial workers employed by the operator of the Canadian side of the crossing, the Federal Bridge Corp., were “suddenly terminated and escorted off the property” on June 10.“Members were called into a meeting and weren’t really given any notice
  
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• Interim Sarnia police chief says he's been warmly welcomed

  25-06-2026 20:02 via theobserver.ca
  
  Sarnia’s interim police chief says his first weeks on the job have gone well.“It’s a privilege to have been asked to work as your chief,” Mike Federico told the service’s board Thursday, during his first Sarnia board meeting.The former Toronto police deputy chief was appointed to shepherd Sarnia’s service as chief Derek Davis, deputy chief Ron Hansen, and an unnamed civilian member are suspended with pay pending the outcome of a workplace harassment investiga
  
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• Police board defers strategic plan update

  25-06-2026 19:07 via theobserver.ca
  
  Sarnia’s police board will likely get more community input before crafting its next strategic plan.“I think we will probably redo those,” board chair Kelly Ash said about public input sessions held last September to help map out a new three-year strategic direction.Service plans were still in place at that time for a new police headquarters, but funding then failed to materialize in last year’s city budget process.The need to address existing station shortcomings hasn&rs
  
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