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• Sarnia eyeing incentives for economic development

  26-06-2026 21:55 via theobserver.ca
  
  When it comes to enticing businesses to set up shop in Sarnia, breaks on things like development charges, and building permit fees have been lacking.So says Matthew Slotwinski, the head of Lambton County’s Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership.“In many cases, the absence of competitive incentives can disqualify a location” as businesses consider what different communities have to offer, he said.“Not only late in the process, but sometimes even before a community is serious
  
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• Lambton County asked to explore offering fire inspection services

  26-06-2026 19:12 via theobserver.ca
  
  Lambton County has been asked to consider providing fire inspection services to several of its municipalities.The request came from Brad Goodhill, director of fire and emergency services for Warwick Township, on behalf of his municipality, as well as fellow fire chiefs in Petrolia, Dawn-Euphemia Township, Oil Springs and Brooke-Alvinston.“Many communities do not have the need for a full-time fire inspection officer,” Goodhill said.“Warwick contracts inspection services with a
  
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• Bluewater Health deficit shrinks to $3.84 million

  26-06-2026 19:06 via theobserver.ca
  
  Bluewater Health’s deficit-shrinking plan is working better than expected.The Sarnia and Petrolia hospital group finished 2025-26 $3.84-million in the red, its audited financial statements say.That’s a nearly $7-million improvement compared to the previous year, said Paula Reaume-Zimmer, president and CEO with the corporation with nearly 2,500 staff, professional staff and volunteers.Audited financial statements from a year prior list the 2024-25 Bluewater Health operating deficit a
  
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• Sarnia skipper aims for first place in this summer's race to Mackinac Island

  26-06-2026 17:13 via theobserver.ca
  
  Sarnia skipper Matt Lane and his eight-member crew are looking forward to having fun racing to Mackinac Island during the annual Bayview Mackinac Race in July, but they also want to win.Last summer, Lane and his crew, sailing from the Sarnia Yacht Club, placed second in their division during the 101st running of what’s billed as the longest continuously running long-distance freshwater yacht race.“We had a great race,” Lane said.“We ended up being first across the line i
  
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• 'Portfolio' of Sarnia-area affordable housing proposals to seek federal funding

  26-06-2026 14:56 via theobserver.ca
  
  An affordable housing proposal for which Sarnia city council approved rezoning Monday could help the community leverage more than $50 million in upper government funding.The proposed $32.5-million, 94-apartment building Lambton County would like to build next to an existing affordable housing site on Cathcart Boulevard is expected to lead a portfolio of local affordable housing projects seeking funds from the federal Build Canada Homes agency.“The way Build Canada Homes is structured, it&
  
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