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• Four more truckers charged after Blue Water Bridge drug seizures: records

  16-07-2026 20:31 via theobserver.ca
  
  It’s been a busy couple of months on the Blue Water Bridge.In three separate incidents between May 23 and June 24, Canadian border officers at the twin-span bridge linking the Sarnia area and Michigan seized hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs worth tens of millions of dollars hidden on trucks, records show.Four people face drug-importation charges. All have been released on bail.One of the bail hearings took place shortly after a trucker convicted of possessing and smuggling drugs all
  
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• Brickwork protection gives Sarnia hospital building a new look

  16-07-2026 18:47 via theobserver.ca
  
  The oldest part of Sarnia’s hospital has a new look.The first phase of brick-sealing restoration work on the 1944-vintage, former St. Joseph’s Hospital building recently wrapped up, giving a lighter hue to the 82-year-old Russell Street facade.The $50,000 project, carried out by Greenville Restoration Services, was contracted to ward off brick deterioration and to guard against water leaking through, said Sean Aquilina, facility services coordinator with Bluewater Health.“Bric
  
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• Brick work gives Sarnia hospital building new look

  16-07-2026 18:47 via theobserver.ca
  
  The oldest part of Sarnia’s hospital has a new look.The first phase of brick-sealing restoration work on the 1944-vintage, former St. Joseph’s Hospital building recently wrapped up, giving the 82-year-old Russell Street facade a lighter hue.The $50,000 project, by contractor Greenville Restoration Services, aims to ward off brick deterioration and water leaking through, said Sean Aquilina, Bluewater Health’s facility services co-ordinator.“Brick over time does start to g
  
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• Sarnia Catch the Ace and other events cancelled because of air quality warning

  16-07-2026 17:10 via theobserver.ca
  
  Poor air quality caused by smoke from northern Ontario forest fires led to cancellation of Thursday’s Catch the Ace draw at Branch 62 of the Royal Canadian Legion.An orange air-quality warning was issued by Environment Canada because of wildfire smoke moving into southern Ontario.Lambton Public Health said Wednesday the poor air quality could persist into Friday.“During heavy smoke conditions, everyone’s health is at risk regardless of their age or health status,” the fe
  
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• Two people charged in Sarnia house fire

  16-07-2026 16:52 via theobserver.ca
  
  Two people are charged with attempted murder and arson causing bodily harm after a house fire.Sarnia firefighters were called in the early morning of July 9 to a home on Wiltshire Drive where they were met by heavy smoke and flames coming from the second floor, Sarnia Fire Rescue said in a social media post.Four occupants escaped before firefighters arrive, but one wasn’t accounted for, Sarnia police say.One person had significant burns and another had injuries the fire service described
  
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• Sarnia considering suspending development charges for grant money

  16-07-2026 16:19 via theobserver.ca
  
  Sarnia is eyeing a $55-million grant funding request, and considering scrapping development charges for three years to get it.City council Monday considers endorsing an application through the federal and provincial Development Charge Reduction Program.The Canada-Ontario program, announced June 1, is aimed at spurring more homebuilding through reducing upfront costs, and requires applicants to reduce fees for builds 30 to 50 per cent for at least three years to be eligible.Council late last yea
  
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• Court documents show why no-show trucker was still out on bail before he got 15 years

  16-07-2026 15:35 via theobserver.ca
  
  Court documents have shed light on why a no-show drug-smuggling truck driver who allegedly fled Canada was still out on bail before, in absence, he got 15 years in prison in Sarnia.Charanpreet Singh, 29, of Brampton, was found guilty in February by Superior Court Justice George King of importing 55 kilograms of cocaine and five kilograms of heroin worth $7.5 million into Canada over the Blue Water Bridge on April 8, 2022.Singh was freed on $55,000 bail about two weeks after the drugs were disco
  
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• Warwick's lawyer raises concerns about Twin Creeks landfill expansion plan

  16-07-2026 15:30 via theobserver.ca
  
  Plans to extend the life of the Twin Creeks landfill near Watford include unaddressed environmental concerns, says Warwick Township’s environmental lawyer.WM (Waste Management) Canada has submitted a final report, prepared under Ontario’s environmental assessment process, to the Ministry of Environmental, Conservation and Parks supporting its proposal to extend the life of its landfill, expected to be full in 2031, until 2043.The public has until Aug. 14 to submit comments to the mi
  
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