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• Sarnia-area Dream Home Lottery grand prize ready for visitors

  01-10-2026 22:17 via theobserver.ca
  
  Bluewater Health Foundation’s 32nd Dream Home is officially open.Foundation representatives and the home’s builders gathered at 3504 Paul Cres., near Camlachie, Thursday to cut a ribbon on the four-bedroom, three-bathroom grand prize for this year’s fundraising lottery.Volunteers will begin hosting weekend open houses Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and sales so far have been promising since Dream Home lottery tickets went on sale in mid-September, said Kathy Alexander,
  
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• Funding private health care in Ontario costs more and leads to longer waits

  01-10-2026 22:05 via theobserver.ca
  
  Amid belt-tightening at Sarnia’s hospital, and others in Ontario, provincial investment in for-profit clinics has been on the rise, a new study says.The result is not a reduction in procedure wait times, as touted when Queen’s Park expanded private clinic investment in 2023 , said Andrew Longhurst with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.Instead, the median wait times for eight of 12 publicly funded priority procedures in Ontario, including MRI scans, cataract surgeries, and
  
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• Accused heroin smuggler pleads to possessing opium, draws $1K fine

  01-10-2026 20:46 via theobserver.ca
  
  The case of a trucker accused of smuggling heroin into Canada via the Blue Water Bridge took an unexpected turn this week.Harwinder Singh, 29, of Toronto, was arrested at the twin-span bridge connecting Michigan and the Sarnia area on Dec. 29, 2024, and charged with importing heroin and possessing heroin for trafficking, court records showed.Such drug-smuggling cases typically lead to weeks-long trials at the Sarnia courthouse and, if an accused person is found guilty, decades-long prison sente
  
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• Feds declare new pipeline a national interest project

  01-10-2026 20:04 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney has declared a new pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia's (B.C.) coast a project of national interest.He was in Fort McMurray on Thursday with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, sharing more details on the pipeline project that's been in the works for months.By declaring the project a national interest, it will avoid red tape by proceeding through the Major Projects Office (MPO), a single federal regulatory review process."Canada has a once-in-a-generation opportunit
  
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• Provincial funding shrinks Bluewater Health deficit projection

  01-10-2026 19:56 via theobserver.ca
  
  A projected 2026/27 deficit at Bluewater Health is down to $6 million, from $9.5 million, thanks to more provincial funding.But more is needed to get to balanced, hospital group president and CEO Paula Reaume-Zimmer said.“We’re going to have to continue to work with the (Health) Ministry and look at the funding model and our base funding,” she said.“Certainly the hospitals throughout Ontario, that’s the message that we’ve been sharing for the past couple of y
  
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• OPP arrest driver after vehicle hits hydro pole

  01-10-2026 19:50 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A 20-year-old from Kettle and Stony Point First Nation has been charged with dangerous and impaired driving after a car struck a hydro pole on Lakeshore Road near Fuller Road.Lambton OPP officers responded to the crash just before 1 p.m. on September 26.The driver was transported to hospital by Lambton County Emergency Medical Services with non-life-threatening injuries.His licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for a week.The accused was released from police custody and
  
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• Ontario's minimum wage increases to $17.95

  01-10-2026 19:16 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Ontario's minimum wage has officially increased by 35 cents.It's now $17.95, the second-highest among provinces and fourth-highest when including the territories. Nunavut's minimum wage is the highest at $20.17, followed by the Yukon at $18.51, and British Columbia at $18.25.Alberta has the lowest rate at $15. The province's minimum wage hasn't changed since 2019.This is the ninth time Ontario's minimum wage has been raised over the past 10 years, with people back in 2016 earning $11.40.The prov
  
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• Lambton County concerned about impact of Dresden-area dump proposal

  01-10-2026 18:45 via theobserver.ca
  
  Lambton County wants its residents’ concerns heard when the province considers environmental approvals for a Toronto-area company’s plan to reopen a landfill site just over the county line near Dresden.York1 Environmental Waste Solutions has said it plans to reopen a landfill and operate a recycling and waste facility at 29831 Irish School Rd., about two kilometres from the border with Lambton.The county’s concerns include the impact of trucks travelling south from Highway 402
  
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• Midway, games, contests set for Brooke-Alvinston and Watford Fall Fair

  01-10-2026 17:45 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Organizers are hoping for good weather as the Brooke-Alvinston and Watford Fall Fair takes place this weekend.The fair is scheduled to take place Friday and Saturday, but the midway will open a day early.Brooke-Alvinston Agricultural Society President Chris Bryans said new this year, the midway will open on Thursday, October 1, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m."When the kids are up there dropping off their exhibits, they have a chance to check out the rides and take them for a spin," Bryans said. "They
  
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• Annual 'Jordan’s Run the Runway' returns to Sarnia's Chris Hadfield Airport

  01-10-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A unique charity event is hitting the runway at Sarnia's Chris Hadfield Airport this week.Jordan’s Run the Runway, presented by Siskinds LLP, is a one-of-a-kind five kilometre run, walk, roll, and pole that raises funds to send kids to YMCA camps."It's our third annual Run the Runway. It's a 5K run, walk, roll, or pole. Meaning, you can show up, and you can just walk it. You can push the little ones in the stroller. You can use the Nordic poles that you see folks doing these days to help y
  
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• Field narrows to four ahead of Thursday’s Sarnia mayoral debate

  01-10-2026 12:50 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Blackburn Media and Sarnia News Today is hosting a live mayoral debate Thursday at the Dante Club. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the discussion kicking off at 7:00 p.m. and running until 8:30 PM.The stage will look a bit different than originally expected. Candidate George Stanko has officially withdrawn from the race. In an email to Sarnia News Today, Stanko confirmed he is terminating his campaign for mayor due to personal family reasons.That leaves four candidates vying for the city's to
  
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• Point Edward municipal election: All-candidates meeting set for Oct. 5

  01-10-2026 12:04 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Residents of the Village of Point Edward will have an opportunity to engage directly with local political hopefuls next week, ahead of the upcoming municipal election.The Point Edward Optimist Club is hosting an all candidates meeting on Monday, October 5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Point Edward Community Hall.Candidates running for the positions of mayor and council have been invited to participate and present their platforms.Current Mayor Bev Hand is one of 11 individuals seeking one of four
  
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• Lambton County seeking local initiatives for Creative County Grant

  01-10-2026 12:03 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Applications are now open for the 2027 Creative County Grant program.The program funds projects and events around the county that bring people together."Lambton County provides approximately $75,000 every year towards the grant, and it's divided. The county is divided into four quadrants, so each has an allotment of $10,000. Then there is one grant that is for $35,000 for a project that involves the whole county," said Creative County Committee Chair Tracy Kingston. "The grant really is to
  
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• Wallaceburg man charged in child exploitation investigation going to trial

  01-10-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A Wallaceburg man will have his day in court after being charged by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with luring a minor.Kevin McCord, 49, will be tried on July 5 and 6, 2027 in Chatham court.The OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit searched a home in Wallaceburg on March 5 as part of a child sexual exploitation investigation and seized several electronic devices from the home.McCord was arrested and charged with luring a person under 18 and luring a person under 16.
  
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• Scoreboard, Oct 1

  01-10-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBWild CardPhiladelphia at Atlanta, 2 p.m.(Series tied 1-1)Chicago White Sox 7 Houston 3(Chicago wins 2-0)Boston 2 NY Yankees 9 (New York wins 2-0)Chicago Cubs 1 San Diego 4(San Diego wins 2-0)---GOHLKomoka 6 LaSalle 3Strathroy 2 London 3---PJHLLakeshore 1 Wheatley 2Aylmer 6 Lucan 3Exeter 3 Thamesford 5---NHLPittsburgh 7 Philadelphia 0NY Islanders 1 Toronto 2Los Angeles 4 Colorado 8---WNBAPlayoffsAtlanta 93 Washington 75(Atla
  
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