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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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• Impaired driver given house arrest for Imperial Oil crashes

  01-09-2026 18:31 via theobserver.ca
  
  A Sarnia judge told Jamie Norris the facts in his case were very troubling.“It’s, frankly, almost hard to believe,” Justice Krista Lynn Leszczynski added as she sentenced him to house arrest for a series of impaired driving crashes inside a secured area of Imperial Oil Sarnia.Norris, 52, slammed his Dodge Ram pickup truck through a security gate at the Christina Street South compound around 11:30 p.m. on April 14, 2025. He broke the gate arm as he drove into a concrete barrier
  
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• LPH stresses importance of preparing kids for back to school

  01-09-2026 18:15 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  With back to school coming up September 8, Lambton Public Health (LPH) is offering tips for kids and parents to be prepared.Family Health Program Supervisor Kerry Phillips said routines are very important."Not just focusing on gathering those school supplies that are needed, but really looking at bringing everything back into some sort of routine with adequate sleep," said Phillips. "It's important to make sure that kids are up to date with their immunizations. Adjust bedtimes and focus back to
  
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• Minor injuries in Hwy. 402 crash in Point Edward

  01-09-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Minor injuries were reported in a crash on Tuesday morning on Highway 402.Point Edward Fire and Rescue along with Lambton OPP and Lambton EMS responded to a two-vehicle crash at around 8 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of the highway, at Front Street North.Fire officials said a passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle had collided, and paramedics assessed one person for minor injuries.Further details, including possible charges, were not immediately available.The investigation is ongoing.
  
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• Brooke-Alvinston mayor to retire from council following municipal election

  01-09-2026 16:25 via theobserver.ca
  
  Voting is weeks away, but one thing already is known about the results of the municipal council election race in Brooke-Alvinston.The municipality in eastern Lambton County will have a new mayor.David Ferguson is retiring.“I’ve done this for eight years, and I’ve enjoyed it,” he said.Ferguson is the latest of several generations of his family to farm in Brooke-Alvinston. His father, the late Ralph Ferguson, was a long-serving Liberal MP and former federal agriculture min
  
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• Lambton OPP search for driver involved in abandoned truck crash

  01-09-2026 12:45 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Provincial police are asking for the public's help in finding those involved in a single-vehicle crash where the vehicle was abandoned. Lambton OPP and St. Clair Township Fire were called to a collision on Petrolia Line near Mandaumin Road on Sunday, August 30 at around 4 p.m. On scene, police found a maroon Dodge Ram 1500, which was unoccupied. Investigators believe the collision happened between 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. that day. Anyone with information or dashcam footage of the incident i
  
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• Fall 2026 Recreation Guide sneak peek: German lessons, golf, and Casa Loma trip featured

  01-09-2026 12:07 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Local residents looking to stay active and connected this fall can get an early peek this week at what’s coming to the Strangway Community Centre.The City of Sarnia will release its Fall 2026 Recreation Programming Schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 1, giving adults aged 20 and older two full weeks to review upcoming activities before registration officially opens.Activities Programmer Mike Neely said fall is one of their busiest seasons."We're really looking forward to introducing some new progra
  
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• Scoreboard, Sept 1

  01-09-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBSan Francisco 7 Atlanta 3NY Mets 3 Tampa Bay 2San Diego 5 Cincinnati 0Seattle 8 Boston 9Miami 3 Washington 6Detroit 1 Minnesota 11Milwaukee 3 Chicago Cubs 17Athletics 1 Texas 8Chicago White Sox 3 Houston 6Baltimore 2 Colorado 1NY Yankees 1 LA Angels 10 Philadelphia 2 Arizona 1 ---OHL PreseasonSaginaw 1 Newfoundland Regiment 5Barrie 2 Sudbury 4---Tuesday's GamesMLBToronto at Cleveland, 6:40 p.m.San Diego at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.San Fr
  
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• Guns, drugs, stolen property seized in multijurisdictional investigation

  31-08-2026 23:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Seven people are facing charges and over $913,000 worth of drugs have been seized in a multijurisdictional drug trafficking investigation in southwestern Ontario.The OPP-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) launched an investigation in January.Investigators said they identified two separate criminal networks operating independently, with one in the Brantford and Brant County areas, and the other in London and Oneida Nation of the Thames.With he
  
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• September heat event expected

  31-08-2026 22:33 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  September is going to start with hot and humid conditions.Environment Canada issued a yellow heat warning for Sarnia-Lambton late Monday afternoon.The heat event is expected to start Tuesday, September 1, and continue into Wednesday, September 2.Daytime highs may reach up to 31 C with humidex values near 38.The national weather agency is encouraging residents to watch for early signs of heat exhaustion, which may include headache, nausea, dizziness, thirst, dark uri
  
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• Youth charged following a disturbance in Lambton County

  31-08-2026 21:20 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A youth has been charged after a disturbance in Petrolia.Shortly before 10:30 a.m. on August 22, Lambton OPP officers responded to a home in the town.Following an investigation, a 14-year-old from Lambton County was arrested and charged under the Criminal Code with the offence of mischief under $5,000. The youth is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sarnia at a later date.
  
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• 'Planning ahead' session being hosted by Brooke-Alvinston and Sarnia Community Foundation

  31-08-2026 21:02 via theobserver.ca
  
  A free “later in life” planning information event is offered Sept. 16 at the Brooke-Alvinston Arena by the municipality in partnership with the Sarnia Community Foundation.The Planning Ahead: Later Life Matters session runs 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. with presentations by Home Instead, CommonWealth Financial, St. Joseph’s Hospice Petrolia, Dennings Funeral Homes, the Lambton County Library, Great Lakes Law, the foundation and the municipality.The idea for the session came from a co
  
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• United Way Sarnia-Lambton announces $1.5 million campaign goal

  31-08-2026 19:29 via theobserver.ca
  United Way Sarnia-Lambton is taking another run at raising $1.5 million to help fund programs and agencies in the community.The United Way announced at a recent Sarnia Sting Black and White end of training camp hockey game that the 2026 campaign goal will again be $1.5 million after falling just short of that amount last year.“We didn’t make goal, but we were super, super close,” said Bruce McDonald, who came onboard in May as resource development and communications specialist
  
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• Researchers confirm EF0 waterspout near Ipperwash Beach

  31-08-2026 17:48 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A waterspout was recently confirmed in Lambton County.Western University's Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) said the tornado over water happened on Sunday, August 23.At around 7:40 p.m., the EF0 tornado was captured on video over Lake Huron, near Ipperwash Beach.No damage was reported.NTP previously confirmed three other waterspouts earlier the same day, two of them over Lake Ontario south of Grafton.The third was captured on video over Lake Erie, east of Pelee Island.
  
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• Loonies for Lunches marks 21 years

  31-08-2026 17:45 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  McDonald's locations in Sarnia and Petrolia are once again helping to ensure local children have nourishing snacks to start the school year.The 21st annual Loonies for Lunches fundraiser in support of The Inn of the Good Shepherd will kick off on Monday, August 31 and will run through to Sunday, September 13.Executive Director Jack Christine said customers who visit McDonald's locations at Confederation Street, London Road, Exmouth Street, and Christina Street, or the Petrolia sit
  
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• Sarnia Sting club welcomes new forward

  31-08-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Sarnia Sting have signed second-round draft pick Evan Bannister, 16, to a standard player agreement.Standing at six feet tall and weighing 176 pounds, the forward from Georgetown, Ontario, was selected 30th overall in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection.“It feels great. After you get drafted its the first thing you think about, and the goal you’re reaching for. It’s a big step in my journey, and I’m really excited to get going,” Bannister said in
  
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• Area hospitals hit with critical technology malfunction on the weekend

  31-08-2026 15:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Most systems are functioning again at five hospitals in Southwestern Ontario after a critical technology malfunction on Saturday morning.The hospitals, Erie Shores Healthcare, Windsor Regional Hospital, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare, and Bluewater Health in Sarnia, say it wasn't a hack, and the TransForm Shared Service Organization called it "an extremely rare event."It caused delays in processing for patient care, including diagnostic imaging.The vendor is working wi
  
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• ChildCan ready for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

  31-08-2026 12:30 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and the not-for-profit organization ChildCan is ensuring that help is there for families who need it during extremely difficult times.Childhood cancer is the number one cause of death by disease of Canadian children, with the incidence rate of childhood cancer in Ontario increasing by approximately 1 per cent each year, according to data from ChildCan from 1986-2018.Amy Mathias, Community Engagement and Communications Associate with ChildCan, s
  
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• United Way announces $1.5M target for fundraising campaign

  31-08-2026 12:09 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  After narrowly missing the target last year, the United Way of Sarnia-Lambton has once again set a fundraising goal of $1.5 million for its fall campaign.The announcement was made during the Sarnia Sting's annual Black and White game, in support of the charitable organization.Last year, despite strong community support, the initiative finished at 97 per cent, or $42,682 away from reaching its goal.Spokesman Bruce McDonald said they're still funding 27 programs at 16 different comm
  
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• Scoreboard, Aug 31

  31-08-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBSeattle 0 Toronto 7LA Dodgers 6 Detroit 1Miami 6 Washington 2Boston 1 NY Yankees 16Colorado 2 Atlanta 3Kansas City 1 Cleveland 11San Diego 4 Tampa Bay 5Chicago White Sox 1 Minnesota 5Texas 7 Milwaukee 4Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis 4Houston 6 NY Mets 3Baltimore 8 Athletics 5Philadelphia 5 LA Angels 2Cincinnati 7 Chicago Cubs 5---WNBAMinnesota 81 Atlanta 89Los Angeles 90 Seattle 74Golden State 86 Portland 69Connecticut 71 Dallas 97---CFLBC 45 Ottawa 24---OHL Preseas
  
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• Ontario Liberal leadership candidate visits Sarnia

  30-08-2026 22:21 via theobserver.ca
  
  To Ontario Liberal leadership hopeful Dylan Marando, it seems like more time has passed since he and others sparred in their first debate.The debate was Aug. 10, but “it feels like an eternity ago,” said the self-described “little engine that could” candidate who grew up in Richmond Hill and was a senior advisor to former Ontario premiers Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne, and deputy director of policy to former prime minister Justin Trudeau before leaving for private s
  
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• Sarnia athletes celebrated for Special Olympics performance

  30-08-2026 20:39 via theobserver.ca
  
  Winning national gold in standing long jump was far from a given when Chris Carpeneto sized up his Special Olympics competition in Alberta recently.“It was tricky,” said the Sarnia athlete, one of four locals who competed and took home hardware from the Medicine Hat games Aug. 11-15.“A lot of people were stronger and taller than I was,” said Carpeneto, who also won bronze in javelin.His edge in standing long jump was sticking the landing, he said.“I knew how to jum
  
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• New four-season public washroom opens in downtown Forest

  30-08-2026 12:30 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A new year-round public washroom facility has been added to Forest's downtown core, thanks in part to a $122,900 capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF).Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault recently joined representatives from the Municipality of Lambton Shores for a ribbon cutting ceremony at Rotary Civic Square Park."Ontario Trillium Foundation funding is helping communities invest in projects that make a real difference in people's
  
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• Scoreboard, Aug 30

  30-08-2026 12:15 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBBoston 6, NY Yankees 0LA Dodgers 1, Detroit 2Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 2Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 2Cincinnati 5, Chicago Cubs 17Seattle 3, Toronto 4Miami 4, Washington 5 (10 innings)Arizona 7, San Francisco 1Kansas City 8, Cleveland 3Houston 2, NY Mets 6San Diego 6, Tampa Bay 7Colorado 1, Atlanta 2Boston 2, NY Yankees 9Texas 3, Milwaukee 5Arizona 2, San Francisco 7Baltimore 5, Athletics 3Philadelphia 4, LA Angels 2 (10 innings)---WNBAChicago 66, New York 85Toronto 69, Phoenix 101---CFLHami
  
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• OPP issue safety reminder with school set to return

  30-08-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding motorists to exercise caution as the majority of Ontario students will return to school next week.Most school districts will welcome students back on September 8, which police say will result in increased traffic volumes near schools, bus stops, and pedestrian crossings.Motorists are urged to slow down and stay alert as school zones become busier during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up times. Drivers are also reminded that they should be pre
  
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• Grand Bend man charged after running two separate traffic stops

  30-08-2026 03:31 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Lambton OPP has charged a man from Grand Bend after he allegedly almost hit several pedestrians and officers while running traffic stops.At around 5 p.m. on Friday, police were conducting a seatbelt check near Main Street and Kitchener Avenue in Grand Bend.Investigators report that someone ran through the stop, coming close to hitting several pedestrians.Police say the driver then went to Oak Street, where a RIDE program was taking place. The person allegedly drove through that stop as well, alm
  
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• UPDATE: OPP find body of missing swimmer at Pinery Provincial Park

  30-08-2026 00:20 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Lambton OPP has located the body of another missing swimmer at Pinery Provincial Park in Lambton Shores.According to OPP, the swimmer was last seen at Pinery Provincial Park beach and was reported missing at around 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 29.The Lambton OPP Marine Unit and Underwater Search and Recovery Unit assisted in the recovery of the body at approximately 8:20 p.m. that evening.The deceased is a 36-year-old from Scarborough.Lambton OPP would like to thank OPP Aviation, the Joint Rescue
  
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• OPP searching for missing swimmer at Pinery Provincial Park

  30-08-2026 00:20 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Lambton OPP is attempting to locate another missing swimmer at Pinery Provincial Park in Lambton Shores.According to OPP, the swimmer, last seen at Pinery Provincial Park beach, was reported missing at around 3 p.m. on Saturday.Lambton OPP Marine Unit, OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit, and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre are working to find the person.OPP notes that more updates will be provided when available.This is the second search at the park this week, after the body of a 28-ye
  
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• UPDATE: Police recover body of missing Grand Bend swimmer

  30-08-2026 00:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Lambton OPP has recovered the body of a missing swimmer in Grand Bend.The swimmer was reported missing on Friday. According to police, the 66-year-old from London was last seen at a dock along the Ausable River near Canal Street.At around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, the Lambton Marine Unit's Underwater Search and Recovery Unit located the body.This is the second search in the area this week, after the body of a 28-year-old swimmer was found at Pinery Park on Thursday.
  
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• Farm east of Petrolia selected as new 2027 International Plowing Match site

  29-08-2026 23:43 via theobserver.ca
  
  A farm east of Petrolia is the new site for the 2027 International Plowing Match in Lambton.The annual provincial plowing competition was planned for the Brigden Fairgrounds Sept. 21-25 next year.A local planning committee withdrew in July, after a mutually beneficial hosting agreement couldn’t be reached , committee spokesperson Dennis Bryson said in July.The new venue is a 200-hectare (nearly 500-acre) property, said Ontario Plowmen’s Association (OPA) second vice-president Glen E
  
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