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• August building permits push Sarnia construction ahead of 2025 pace

  10-09-2026 17:35 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Construction activity in Sarnia is ahead of last year's pace.A total of 43 building permits were issued at city hall last month, valued at over $4.77 million.A $675,000 permit for an interior fit-up at the Sarnia Medical Group on Dundas Street was issued in August, as well as a $1.5 million permit for a new home on Lakeshore Road.A permit was also issued for renovations at Progressive Auto Sales Arena, valued at $75,000.The monthly statistics included three permits for a single-family dwellings,
  
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• Deadly Hwy. 402 crash trial: Accused takes the stand

  11-09-2026 20:44 via theobserver.ca
  
  The accused in a dangerous driving Highway 402 double fatal crash Sarnia jury trial took the stand Friday.Traffic heading west was at a standstill in the slow lane of the two-lane highway from the Blue Water Bridge to past Modeland Road on Oct. 2, 2023. Shortly before 2 p.m., a red 2007 Freightliner truck pulling a loaded trailer was going 88 km/h in the fast lane when it hit the driver’s side of a 2018 Audi Q5, driven by Sarnia resident Stacie Rogers, that was in the slow lane but angled
  
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• Reno, fundraising plans announced for new Sarnia library, museum space

  11-09-2026 19:16 via theobserver.ca
  
  Expected costs are $3.5 million to transform Sarnia’s downtown library.So says Andrew Meyer, deputy chief administrator and cultural services general manager with the County of Lambton.Plans include reconfiguring the space to move in a 4,650-artifact donated collection from Stones ‘N Bones Museum to the second floor, making a new glass-walled makerspace on the1960s-built facility’s main floor, completely redoing the children’s library and making it nature themed –
  
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• A historic milestone for local healthcare: The Gordon Foundation donates $5M to Bluewater Health

  11-09-2026 17:45 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Bluewater Health Foundation has received a historic $5 million gift from The Gordon Foundation, the largest individual donation in the foundation’s history.Executive Director Kathy Alexander said the foundation is incredibly humbled to receive a gift of this magnitude from the Gordon family."It really speaks to their belief in Bluewater Health, and their belief in local healthcare and the importance of local healthcare," said Alexander. "Definitely I was incredibly honoured, and honest
  
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• Lambton College holds memorial stair climb for 25th anniversary of 9/11

  11-09-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Over 140 people will participate in a memorial stair climb in Sarnia on Saturday in honour of the 343 New York firefighters who gave their lives on September 11, 2001.Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.Coordinator of Lambton College's Fire Science Technology program Scott Brown said we're now a generation away from when 9/11 happened, further stressing the importance of acknowledging what took place."One of the mottos of the hashtags you'll see w
  
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• Over 100 vendors sign up for Art in the Park in Bright's Grove

  11-09-2026 17:37 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Live music, kids' activities, and 125 vendors will be set up at Mike Weir Park in Bright's Grove this weekend for the Rotary Club of Sarnia Bluewaterland's 44th annual Art in the Park.PR Coordinator Dale Wilcox said details about each of the vendors have been posted to a dedicated Facebook page."We have the usual selection of jewellery, pottery, painting, sewing goods, a bit of baking," she said. "Everyone is vetted as an artisan before we approve them coming into the show. We want to make sure
  
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• Local real estate market favours buyers in August

  11-09-2026 17:35 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The President of the Sarnia Lambton Association of Realtors says the market remains stable, with healthy inventory levels and opportunities for both buyers and sellers.In August, 136 properties sold (exactly the same as July 2026), representing a 4.2 per cent decrease compared to August 2025.Dollar volume declined 1.9 per cent to $72.9 million, while new listings increased 23.8 per cent to 317 compared to last year.April Barnard said we continue to see the balanced conditions that have been noti
  
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• ‘Shocking Paralysis’: Former News Director recalls how 9/11 unfolded in Sarnia

  11-09-2026 12:11 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  It’s been 25 years since the September 11 terror attacks in New York and Washington.As a border community, Sarnia felt the immediate shockwaves of the national tragedy. Security measures were instantly heightened across the region, most notably at local industrial sites in Chemical Valley and at the Blue Water Bridge crossing into Port Huron, Michigan.Former Blackburn Media News Director Dave Dentinger, said the morning started like any other with him getting ready for work as the afternoo
  
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• Sarnia woman wins $100K ENCORE prize

  11-09-2026 12:05 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A Sarnia woman is celebrating after matching the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in the July 25 LOTTARIO draw to win $100,000.Kristal N is a mother of three and grandmother of one.She said she’s a loyal lottery player and this is her first big win. “I always add ENCORE to my tickets,” she shared while at Ontario Lottery and Gaming's (OLG) Prize Centre in Toronto to collect her windfall.Kristal said she discovered her big win while enjoying her usual Sunday morni
  
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• Petrolia & Enniskillen Fall Fair marks 150 years

  11-09-2026 12:02 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The fall fair circuit in Lambton County kicks off this weekend with the 150th Petrolia-Enniskillen Fall Fair.Opening ceremonies on Friday, September 11 will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by the tractor pull at 7 p.m.There's inflatables, a petting zoo and other kids activities all weekend at Greenwood Park.On Saturday, the parade is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. There's also a Heavy Horse Show, Classic Championship Wrestling and ATV races.Sunday's highlights include the demolition derby and antique
  
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• Scoreboard, Sept 11

  11-09-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBTampa Bay 1 Atlanta 3Houston 2 Philadelphia 1Texas 3 Seattle 4Colorado 3 NY Yankees 10Pittsburgh 2 Chicago White Sox 0---NFLSan Francisco 27 LA Rams 7---OHL PreseasonSarnia 8 London 4Brampton 4 Owen Sound 3 (SO)---Friday's GamesMLBPittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.Colorado at Detroit, 6:40 p.m.LA Angels at Washington, 6:45 p.m.NY Mets at NY Yankees, 7:10 p.m.Baltimore at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.Kansas City at Boston, 7:10 p.m.Houston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.LA Dodgers at
  
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• Tourism Sarnia-Lambton names new executive director

  10-09-2026 22:37 via theobserver.ca
  
  Tourism Sarnia-Lambton has named it’s next executive director.Adam Veen, interim executive director with the regional tourism body since March, officially took on the role full time Tuesday after a comprehensive recruitment process, the agency’s board said in a news release.Veen’s “commitment to the organization and deep understanding of Lambton County make him the ideal person to lead Tourism Sarnia-Lambton forward,” board chair Al Duffy said, in the release.The b
  
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• Revitalized Stones 'N Bones Museum project enters new phase with $3.5M fundraising campaign

  10-09-2026 21:53 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The County of Lambton has officially launched a $3.5 million fundraising campaign to support the "ambitious transformation" of the Sarnia Library, which will house the beloved Stones 'N Bones collection.Allison Richards, who owned the Stones 'N Bones Museum on Christina Street with her late husband Jim, donated approximately 4,650 items to the county in June.“This collection is deeply personal to our family,” said Richards. “For more than 30 y
  
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• Sarnia Lambton Beyond the Headlines episode 25: Michael Kilbreath

  10-09-2026 21:05 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  On this week's episode of Sarnia Lambton Beyond the Headlines, Josh Boyce chats with Huron Flight Services Event Coordinator Michael Kilbreath. They chat about all the facility offers, plus a special event in late September featuring a very popular Sarnia native.
  
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• Petrolia hospital evacuated after natural gas leak

  10-09-2026 20:57 via theobserver.ca
  
  Hospital workers in Petrolia helped evacuate patients Wednesday evening after a natural gas leak.Fifteen patients in the emergency department and acute care were evacuated from Bluewater Health’s Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital around 8 p.m. as a precaution, said facilities and support services director Jack Vanderveen.“We had a contractor doing some coring to run a sprinkler pipe and they hit a gas line,” he said.Ambulances were redirected to Bluewater Health’s Sar
  
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• Deadly Hwy. 402 crash trial: Expert tells jury what caused collision

  10-09-2026 20:51 via theobserver.ca
  
  An expert on reconstructing collisions told the jury his final conclusion Thursday as a dangerous driving Highway 402 fatal crash trial continued in Sarnia.Richard Bortolon, a recently retired OPP investigator who wrote a report on the multi-vehicle collision near the Blue Water Bridge that killed two people and severely injured a third on Oct. 2, 2023, found that it was caused by a 2018 Audi Q5 attempting an “entirely unsafe” lane change. That caused the initial crash between the A
  
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• Sarnia crews respond to multi-vehicle crash

  10-09-2026 17:42 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Minor injuries are reported in a multi-vehicle crash Thursday morning.Sarnia Fire Rescue, Sarnia police, and Lambton EMS responded to a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Michigan Line and Waterworks Road.Damage to the vehicles is said to be significant, however no serious injuries were reported.Motorists are advised to avid the area for the time being while the scene is cleared.Further details including possible charges were not immediately available.
  
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• Gas leak forces evacuation of Petrolia hospital

  10-09-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A gas leak at CEE hospital in Petrolia forced ambulances to be redirected to Sarnia for about three hours on Wednesday evening.In an email, Bluewater Health said the leak prompted the evacuation of the Emergency Department and Acute Care unit.The Petrolia and North Enniskillen Fire Department and Enbridge Gas went to the hospital and the gas supply was shut off.Patients have since safely returned to their rooms, and normal operations have resumed.Bluewater Health said there were no injuries, and
  
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• Youth charged with assault; Lambton OPP briefs

  10-09-2026 16:12 via theobserver.ca
  
  A youth from Kitchener is facing assault charges after an early-morning altercation in St. Clair Township Monday, Lambton OPP say.One person was injured in the incident which happened shorty after midnight Sept. 6, police said.The youth, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sarnia at a later date, police said.Anyone with information is asked to contact Lambton OPP, at 1-888-310-1122, or Crime Stoppers, at 1-800-2
  
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• Border crossings to close on Friday morning to remember 9/11

  10-09-2026 15:59 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Michigan Department of Transportation is warning commuters now that it will close border crossings between Ontario and Michigan on Friday morning in memory of those lost on September 11, 2001.Traffic at the Gordie Howe International Bridge, Windsor-Detroit Tunnel, and the Ambassador Bridge will be cleared before 8:46 a.m., the time the first passenger jet slammed into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre in New York City.The border at the Sault Ste Marie International Bridge and Blue Wa
  
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• Sting release artist renderings of PASA upgrades

  10-09-2026 12:03 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Sarnia Sting have released further details about new and improved restaurant, concessions, fitness and retail facilities at Progressive Auto Sales Arena (PASA).It's part of $2.25 million worth of upgrades the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) team's ownership has made into the facility ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.The team said the ongoing work was made possible through the private investment made by Sarnia Sting ownership and a strategic partnership with Levy Canada.In a news release, Sting Owne
  
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• TSL appoints new Executive Director

  10-09-2026 12:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Board of Directors for Tourism Sarnia-Lambton (TSL) has appointed Adam Veen as the new executive director.Veen has served as interim executive director since March, guiding the organization through a transition period."We are pleased to appoint Adam as executive director. His commitment to the organization and deep understanding of Lambton County make him the ideal person to lead Tourism Sarnia-Lambton forward," said Board of Directors Chair Al Duffy in a news release.The Board of Direc
  
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• Scoreboard, Sept 10

  10-09-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBToronto 0 Athletics 2Minnesota 2 Detroit 7St. Louis 6 San Francisco 7Washington 2 San Diego 9Texas 2 Seattle 3Cleveland 5 Baltimore 9Houston 7 Philadelphia 11NY Mets 15 Miami 14LA Angels 6 Boston 4Colorado1 NY Yankees 6Tampa Bay 7 Atlanta 2Pittsburgh 4 Chicago White Sox 2Chicago Cubs 6 Milwaukee 8Arizona 2 Kansas City 5Cincinnati 1 LA Dodgers 14---NFLNew England 10 Seattle 13---PJHL PreseasonEssex 1 Wheatley 3---Thursd
  
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• Lambton planning author talks, show-and-tell events for Culture Days

  09-09-2026 22:31 via theobserver.ca
  
  Music photographer Richard Beland is sharing some of the words and stories behind his pictures, as Lambton takes part in a national celebration of arts and culture.Beland, the Lambton College photography program coordinator who grew up along Lake Huron near Sarnia and has spent decades photographing musicians , is talking about his work, 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Sarnia Library Theatre.“He certainly has taken a lot of high-profile photos of several musicians,” said Adrianne Lebert
  
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• Assault, mischief charges laid in Grand Bend

  09-09-2026 22:20 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Two people from Brampton are facing assault, intoxication and mischief charges in an incident in Grand Bend.Lambton OPP officers were called to an address on Main Street West on September 5, shortly before 6 p.m.Police said a vehicle had been damaged and, as a result, the pair was arrested and charged.Harpreet Cheema, 24, and Jaskarn Sandhu, 24, were charged under the Criminal Code and Liquor Licence and Control Act.Each of them has an October 5 court date in Sarnia.Anyone with information regar
  
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• Youth faces assault charges in St. Clair Twp. incident

  09-09-2026 22:10 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Lambton OPP have charged a 16-year-old in an assault investigation in St. Clair Township.Officers responded to a complaint on September 6, shortly after 12 a.m. Police said an altercation had occurred, during which a youth assaulted an individual causing non-life-threatening injuries.The teen, from Kitchener, is charged under the Criminal Code with assault and assault causing bodily harm.The youth is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sarnia at a later date.The teen's ide
  
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• Donation recognizes Pathways, community connections

  09-09-2026 21:27 via theobserver.ca
  
  Todd and Ron Clark have been gifting money to various charitable causes in Sarnia-Lambton for about a decade.“The whole idea is giving back,” said Todd Clark, who runs the Ron Clark Ford dealership in Wyoming that his dad, Ron, started in 1966.The duo were at Pathways Health Centre for Children Wednesday to give $10,000 to the treatment centre that provides rehabilitation and support services for children and youth with physical, developmental, and communication needs.The charity th
  
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• Deadly Hwy. 402 crash trial: Witness recalls thinking, ‘Oh, no’

  09-09-2026 21:04 via theobserver.ca
  
  Lareina Rising was trying to get her Chrysler Pacifica onto Highway 402 from the Modeland Road ramp, but a long line of nearly stopped trucks and cars was in the slow lane to her left.While still in the merging lane, she saw a car in front of her move from the lane they were both in over to the slow lane, then partly into the fast lane, all in one continuous motion. As this was happening, Rising saw a truck coming up quickly in the fast lane.She recalled thinking, “Oh, no.”“An
  
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• Drowning victim remembered for athleticism, friendly smile

  09-09-2026 17:45 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Community members are mourning the tragic passing of a local soccer player who died in a drowning incident in Sarnia. Lambton College Athletics posted a tribute on Facebook on Wednesday, dedicated to former soccer student-athlete Ochard (Ocho) Campbell."Equipped with the friendliest of smiles, an infectious energy that drew everyone in and made them feel welcome, and a love for the game of soccer and the talent to go with it, 'Ocho' was a member of our Men's Soccer Program for two seasons (2023
  
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• Lambton County seeking name for new housing project

  09-09-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The County of Lambton is giving residents the opportunity to pick the name of its newest affordable housing development at 471 Kathleen Avenue in Sarnia."We are currently working on the construction of a new 50-unit affordable housing property on Kathleen Ave. So we have recently launched a naming competition to select the building name for that property,” said Manager of Housing Services Melisa Johnson. “We're looking to gather community input on what an appropriate name should be.&
  
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