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• P.E. McGibbon students brighten traffic boxes with artwork

  02-09-2026 17:45 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Areas of downtown Sarnia and Mitton Village are looking a little more colourful thanks to a collaboration involving students at P.E. McGibbon Public School.Vinyl wraps, featuring the artwork of 36 students, were recently installed on 10 traffic boxes.Grade 7/8 Teacher Ryan Lounsbury said the Builders Club works closely with the Kiwanis Club of Sarnia-Lambton Golden K, looking for way to improve the school and local community. The project then took off after working closely with City of Sarnia st
  
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• Damaging winds possible in late afternoon storm

  02-09-2026 22:56 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Residents in parts of midwestern and southwestern Ontario are being told to prepare for the arrival of an intense thunderstorm packing very strong winds.Around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Environment Canada issued red level severe thunderstorm warnings much of Huron County, Perth County, Middlesex County, and Lambton County.Tornado warnings were issued for Huron County and Perth County, while tornado watches were issued for Middlesex County and eastern Lambton County."Take cover immediately in a baseme
  
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• Lambton County council under 'lame duck' restrictions until election

  02-09-2026 22:11 via theobserver.ca
  
  Lambton County council is officially a “lame duck” with limited powers until after this fall’s municipal election.Ontario’s Municipal Act restricts actions county council can take following nomination day if fewer than three-quarters of its members are running for re-election.With five current councillors not running to return to county council in the upcoming election, Lambton is subject to the province’s “lame duck” restrictions until the new council
  
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• Sarnia-Lambton man gets 2 1/2 years for voyeurism, making child porn

  02-09-2026 21:14 via theobserver.ca
  
  A Sarnia-Lambton man will spend about 2 1/2 years behind bars for voyeurism and making child pornography.The judge who sentenced the man last week said what he did wasn’t an impulsive act or derived from momentary disordered thinking.“This was one that was premediated, that it was planned, and that it continued over a period of time,” Justice Krista Lynn Leszczynski said.Court heard Sarnia police started investigating after multiple females found a cellphone in a bathroom poin
  
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• County council nixes planning change for Sarnia Harbour highrise

  02-09-2026 20:53 via theobserver.ca
  
  An official plan amendment to allow a 14-storey apartment building to rise near the Cargill grain terminal on Sarnia Bay was rejected Wednesday by Lambton County council.The changes were backed conditionally backed by city council in May, but the county is the approval authority for local official plan amendments, a county report said.The planning changes for the proposed Tricar Properties Ltd. highrise on Harbour Road are opposed by Cargill, which ships 35 per cent of the grain grown in Ontari
  
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• Plympton-Wyoming council cracks down on speeding near schools

  02-09-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Drivers on Egremont Road in Camlachie will soon see an extended community safety zone warning them to slow down, as new signs go up ahead of the school year.Plympton-Wyoming Councillor Mike Vasey felt installing the signage and lengthening the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit around Errol Village Public School was a no-brainer."I'd like to see it go east of Fleming and west of Old Mill Road to include those intersections," Vasey said. "If people roll through the intersection, I think their fine
  
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• Point Edward mayor running for council instead

  02-09-2026 16:35 via theobserver.ca
  
  Point Edward’s mayor for a decade isn’t seeking another term in the municipality’s top office.Instead, Bev Hand is running for a seat on village council.“It’s just trying to balance having enough time,” said Hand about taking a step back.“My husband is not well, so it’s trying to have enough time to get into appointments and do those things.”Hand, on Point Edward council since 2006 and mayor since 2016 of the 2,000-population border communit
  
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• Hand-off in Point Edward: Veteran mayor running for council instead

  02-09-2026 16:35 via theobserver.ca
  
  Point Edward’s mayor for a decade isn’t seeking another term in the village’s top office.Instead, Bev Hand is running for a seat on village council.“It’s just trying to balance having enough time,” said Hand of taking a step back.“My husband is not well, so it’s trying to have enough time to get into appointments and do those things.”Hand, who’s been on council since 2006 and mayor since 2016 in this border community of 2,000 northwest
  
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• Bank of Canada keeps interest rates steady amid geopolitical strife

  02-09-2026 16:05 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Once again, the Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate, the overnight rate, steady at 2.25 per cent.The bank rate is 2.5 per cent, and the deposit rate is 2.2 per cent.The Bank hasn't adjusted interest rates since October 2025, and rationalized its announcement on Wednesday morning by pointing to the ongoing war in Iran, which continues to keep energy prices high, new American tariffs on Canadian goods, and the breakdown of trade talks between the two countries.Canadian economic activit
  
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• Inaugural Weir Active golf tournament to support youth programming

  02-09-2026 11:59 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Thirty teams are needed for the inaugural Weir Active golf tournament to support wellness programming for youth in Sarnia-Lambton.The Par 3 tournament, hosted in partnership with The Mike Weir Foundation, is scheduled to take place at Huron Oaks Golf Club in Bright's Grove on Thursday, September 17.Project Facilitator Kendel Ross said the goal is to ensure youth have continued access to activity space."Weir Active is a free activity centre for youth 12 to 25," Ross said. "It
  
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• Scoreboard, Sept 2

  02-09-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBToronto 1 Cleveland 6Detroit 2 Minnesota 15San Diego 3 Cincinnati 4San Francisco 12 Pittsburgh 13NY Mets 2 Tampa Bay 6Seattle 9 Boston 6Atlanta 5 Washington 9Miami 6 Kansas City 3 Milwaukee 9 Chicago Cubs 4Athletics 5 Texas 8Chicago White Sox 5 Houston 1Baltimore 2 Colorado 4NY Yankees 7 LA Angels 3Philadelphia 7 Arizona 1St. Louis 13 LA Dodgers 8---Wednesday's GamesMLBSan Diego at Cincinnati, 12:40 p.m.Atlanta at Washington, 1:05 p.m.Ath
  
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• Pupils' artwork brightening intersections around Sarnia elementary school

  01-09-2026 20:51 via theobserver.ca
  
  Traffic signal boxes at intersections in Sarnia’s downtown and Mitton Street neighbourhood are hosting an art exhibition by pupils at P. E. McGibbon elementary school.“Wraps” installed recently on the boxes at several city intersections were printed with artwork created by pupils at the Russell Street school as part of a project initiated by its builders’ club in partnership with the city’s transportation and development department.The student club, a Kiwanis Club
  
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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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