• Turnout dips for Canada Day in Sarnia amid heat warning

    Turnout dips for Canada Day in Sarnia amid heat warning
    There were fewer people than usual in Canatara Park for Canada Day celebrations in Sarnia Wednesday.“The crowds are a little bit down, but we expected that,” said Becky Wellington-Horner, who chairs Sarnia’s organizing committee for the annual celebration.Typically tens of thousands turn out for the festivities, including international food vendors, music, and other attractions in Canatara Park, followed by more stage shows and fireworks in Centennial Park.With an orange heat
  • Two arrested, drugs and knife seized: Sarnia police

    Two arrested, drugs and knife seized: Sarnia police
    Sarnia police seized drugs and a knife Monday evening, after two men suspected of drug trafficking backed into a police vehicle and then tried to flee on foot, police say.Members of Sarnia’s emergency response team, canine unit and drug unit were, around 7:50 p.m., moving to arrest two men in a vehicle, police said in a news release.The vehicle was stopped in the 100 block of Mitton Street, police said.The men were thought to be in possession of controlled substances for the purpose of tr

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