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• Debates for Sarnia mayor and council candidates set for October

  25-07-2026 19:04 via theobserver.ca
  
  Nominations for Sarnia city council will be open for several more weeks but dates for a pair of debates by candidates for mayor and city council have been set.A debate for candidates running for mayor this fall, and a second debate for candidates running for council, will be hosted in October by a group of local organizations that includes the Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce, the Imperial Theatre, The Book Keeper, the Jean Collective, and Healthy Democracy.General admission-seating tickets,
  
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• Veggie races heat up Petrolia Farmers Market: photos

  25-07-2026 17:09 via theobserver.ca
  
  Vegetables were rolling Saturday at the Petrolia Farmers Market.It was the third annual Veggie Race hosted by the Lambton County Library which has a Petrolia branch in an historic railway station building next to the farmer’s market in Petrolia’s downtown.Vanitia Campbell, with the county library, said the first race was held three years ago as part of the library’s One Seed program that encouraged local residents to grow zucchinis at home.Youngsters were encouraged to attach
  
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• Arrest made in Sarnia park stabbing: police

  25-07-2026 13:53 via theobserver.ca
  
  A arrest has been made in connection with a stabbing July 20 in Centennial Park, says Sarnia police.A 45-year-old suspect was arrested Thursday evening by OPP officers in Strathroy, city police said in a news release.Sarnia police thanked the public for its help locating the suspect who was identified after a request went out to the public earlier in the week for video and photos from the area around the time of the incident.A female reported to police she was approached in the afternoon by a m
  
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