<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sarnia - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Sarnia with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:46:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Watford branch celebrates Royal Canadian Legion centenary]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Royal Canadian Legion turned 100 Friday, Watford&rsquo;s Branch 172 was among those celebrating.The 96-year-old branch in the east Lambton community held games, and staged music, dancing and meals Thursday to Sunday to celebrate the milestone, said branch president Rick Bebingh.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s all about supporting veterans and raising money to help veterans,&rdquo; he said, noting the branch has 160 members.A performance from the visiting Sarnia Branch 62 pipe band was part of the fest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/watford-branch-celebrates-royal-canadian-legion-centenary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/watford-branch-celebrates-royal-canadian-legion-centenary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warwick Township buys municipal building in Watford]]></title><description><![CDATA[After four years of leasing, Warwick Township has purchased its municipal administration building in downtown Watford for $2.4 million.The move is expected to save taxpayers about $100,000 a year, Mayor Todd Case said, noting the annual lease had climbed above $200,000.&ldquo;It was very expensive,&rdquo; he said.The township is taking on a small mortgage from Watford Investment Group Ltd. and then borrowing from municipal reserves to pay the expense, he said.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll be using our res]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/warwick-township-buys-municipal-building-in-watford/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/warwick-township-buys-municipal-building-in-watford/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigration task force disbands, newcomer attraction work continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[About five years ago a group of a few dozen agencies teamed up to figure out how to attract more newcomers to Sarnia-Lambton, to help with job vacancies in the older-than-average community.Fast forward and the Sarnia-Lambton Immigration Taskforce has a lot to celebrate, said Cari Meloche, a task force member with the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership.That includes:&bull; creating things the Sarnia-Lambton Newcomer Hub , providing employment and entrepreneurship supports for newcomers&bull; pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/immigration-task-force-disbands-newcomer-attraction-work-continues/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/immigration-task-force-disbands-newcomer-attraction-work-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liquid air energy storage project proposed for St. Clair Township]]></title><description><![CDATA[An open house is planned Monday to provide information about a liquid air energy storage project proposed for St. Clair Township.Toronto-based NRStor is hosting the open house from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Moore Sports Complex, Emily Street, Mooretown.The company plans to submit a proposal later this year to the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator for the project, said Ines Ribeiro Canella, director of project development for NRStor.&ldquo;The base-case size will]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/liquid-air-energy-storage-project-proposed-for-st-clair-township/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/liquid-air-energy-storage-project-proposed-for-st-clair-township/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corunna celebrates new medical lab]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new medical laboratory in Corunna may be a game changer for Matt Clifford&rsquo;s patients, who&rsquo;ve had to travel to other communities for testing in recent years.The family doctor and one of five investors in the year-old St. Clair Medical Centre recalls years ago starting petitioning for a medical laboratory to move to the St. Clair Township community, after another closed.&ldquo;I always thought it was backwards to take away services like this from a community such as Corunna,&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/corunna-celebrates-new-medical-lab/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/corunna-celebrates-new-medical-lab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restored Canatara Cabin officially opens at Lambton Heritage Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canatara Cabin is back together and open to the public after arriving at the Lambton Heritage Museum about six years ago as a pile of logs.Believed to have been built in Goderich in the 1830s, the cabin was floated down Lake Huron to Sarnia in the 1930s, moved to the city&rsquo;s Canatara Park in 1971, then donated and moved to the Lambton Shores museum in 2020.The cabin has ties to Canatara Park benefactor Maud Hanna and the family of former Sarnia councillor and builder Lorne Hay.Museum o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/restored-canatara-cabin-officially-opens-at-lambton-heritage-museum/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/restored-canatara-cabin-officially-opens-at-lambton-heritage-museum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly Lambton College shooting: Murder suspect back in court from jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[The London man who was on the lam for 18 days after the deadly triple shooting outside the Lambton College student pub appeared briefly appeared in a Sarnia court Friday for an update on his murder case.Dane Nisbet, 20, of Sarnia, died in hospital shortly after the shooting about 1 a.m. April 10 on the patio of the student-run Lion&rsquo;s Den pub. Two other unidentified young men, longtime friends and former junior hockey teammates of Nisbet&rsquo;s, were injured by gunfire, police said.Two Lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/deadly-lambton-college-shooting-murder-suspect-back-in-court-from-jail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/deadly-lambton-college-shooting-murder-suspect-back-in-court-from-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saturday's Rotary Club Mackinac Race breakfast in Point Edward cancelled]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saturday&rsquo;s Rotary Club of Sarnia Mackinac Race breakfast next to the Blue Water Bridge has been cancelled due to air quality warnings caused by smoke from northern Ontario wildfires.Service club volunteers had been slated to begin setting up grills, a tent and tables in Point Edward&rsquo;s Waterfront Park Friday for the 44th pancake and sausage breakfast held next to the St. Clair River as sailboats in the Bayview Mackinac Race make their way from Port Huron, Mich., into Lake Huron.&ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/saturdays-rotary-club-mackinac-race-breakfast-in-point-edward-cancelled/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/saturdays-rotary-club-mackinac-race-breakfast-in-point-edward-cancelled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Person sleeping in dumpster tossed into garbage truck: Sarnia fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A person who was sleeping in a dumpster was injured after they were accidently tossed into the back of a garbage truck Friday morning, Sarnia fire officials say.Sarnia firefighters were called about a person trapped inside a garbage truck shortly after 6 a.m., according to a post on the Sarnia Fire Rescue Facebook page.&ldquo;The individual had reportedly been sleeping in a dumpster when it was emptied into the truck. The person fell a considerable distance into the nearly empty hopper and was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/person-sleeping-in-dumpster-tossed-into-garbage-truck-sarnia-fire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/person-sleeping-in-dumpster-tossed-into-garbage-truck-sarnia-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Person dozing in dumpster hurt in plunge into garbage truck: Sarnia fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a rare and odd incident, a person sleeping in a dumpster was hurt after being emptied into the back of a garbage truck Friday morning, a Sarnia fire official says.Sarnia firefighters responded to a report of a person trapped in a garbage truck just after 6 a.m., Sarnia Fire Rescue said on social media.&ldquo;The individual had reportedly been sleeping in a dumpster when it was emptied into the truck,&rdquo; the department said. &ldquo;The person fell a considerable distance into the nearly e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/person-dozing-in-dumpster-hurt-in-plunge-into-garbage-truck-sarnia-fire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/person-dozing-in-dumpster-hurt-in-plunge-into-garbage-truck-sarnia-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Person dozing in dumpster hurt in plunge into garbage truck]]></title><description><![CDATA[A person sleeping in a dumpster was hurt after being emptied into a garbage truck Friday morning.Firefighters used a ladder to climb into the truck and then pulled the person out around 6 a.m. The person was assessed by Lambton EMS paramedics and taken to Bluewater Health, Sarnia Fire Rescue said on social media.&ldquo;The individual had reportedly been sleeping in a dumpster when it was emptied into the truck,&rdquo; the fire department said. &ldquo;The person fell a considerable distance into]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/person-dozing-in-dumpster-hurt-in-plunge-into-garbage-truck/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/person-dozing-in-dumpster-hurt-in-plunge-into-garbage-truck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Famed performer, producer Lanois brings summer tour to Sarnia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musician and songwriter Daniel Lanois, who has produced award-winning albums for U2, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel and others, brings his summer tour of Ontario to Sarnia Aug. 8.The Quebec native, who began producing music with his brother as a teenager in the Hamilton area, will perform at Sarnia&rsquo;s Imperial Theatre with his trio including Jermaine Holmes and Jim Wilson.Other tour stops include Orillia, Lindsay, Meaford, Fergus and Picton.&ldquo;I just love travelling through Ontario in the su]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/famed-performer-producer-lanois-brings-summer-tour-to-sarnia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/famed-performer-producer-lanois-brings-summer-tour-to-sarnia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four more truckers charged after Blue Water Bridge drug seizures: records]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been a busy couple of months on the Blue Water Bridge.In three separate incidents between May 23 and June 24, Canadian border officers at the twin-span bridge linking the Sarnia area and Michigan seized hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs worth tens of millions of dollars hidden on trucks, records show.Four people face drug-importation charges. All have been released on bail.One of the bail hearings took place shortly after a trucker convicted of possessing and smuggling drugs all]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/four-more-truckers-charged-after-blue-water-bridge-drug-seizures-records/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/four-more-truckers-charged-after-blue-water-bridge-drug-seizures-records/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brickwork protection gives Sarnia hospital building a new look]]></title><description><![CDATA[The oldest part of Sarnia&rsquo;s hospital has a new look.The first phase of brick-sealing restoration work on the 1944-vintage, former St. Joseph&rsquo;s Hospital building recently wrapped up, giving a lighter hue to the 82-year-old Russell Street facade.The $50,000 project, carried out by Greenville Restoration Services, was contracted to ward off brick deterioration and to guard against water leaking through, said Sean Aquilina, facility services coordinator with Bluewater Health.&ldquo;Bric]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/brickwork-protection-gives-sarnia-hospital-building-a-new-look/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/brickwork-protection-gives-sarnia-hospital-building-a-new-look/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brick work gives Sarnia hospital building new look]]></title><description><![CDATA[The oldest part of Sarnia&rsquo;s hospital has a new look.The first phase of brick-sealing restoration work on the 1944-vintage, former St. Joseph&rsquo;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&rsquo;s facility services co-ordinator.&ldquo;Brick over time does start to g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/brick-work-gives-sarnia-hospital-building-new-look/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/brick-work-gives-sarnia-hospital-building-new-look/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarnia Catch the Ace and other events cancelled because of air quality warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poor air quality caused by smoke from northern Ontario forest fires led to cancellation of Thursday&rsquo;s Catch the Ace draw at Branch 62 of the Royal Canadian Legion.An orange air-quality warning was issued by Environment Canada because of wildfire smoke moving into southern Ontario.Lambton Public Health said Wednesday the poor air quality could persist into Friday.&ldquo;During heavy smoke conditions, everyone&rsquo;s health is at risk regardless of their age or health status,&rdquo; the fe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/sarnia-catch-the-ace-and-other-events-cancelled-because-of-air-quality-warning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/sarnia-catch-the-ace-and-other-events-cancelled-because-of-air-quality-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two people charged in Sarnia house fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two people are charged with attempted murder and arson causing bodily harm after a house fire.Sarnia firefighters were called in the early morning of July 9 to a home on Wiltshire Drive where they were met by heavy smoke and flames coming from the second floor, Sarnia Fire Rescue said in a social media post.Four occupants escaped before firefighters arrive, but one wasn&rsquo;t accounted for, Sarnia police say.One person had significant burns and another had injuries the fire service described]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/two-people-charged-in-sarnia-house-fire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/two-people-charged-in-sarnia-house-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarnia considering suspending development charges for grant money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarnia is eyeing a $55-million grant funding request, and considering scrapping development charges for three years to get it.City council Monday considers endorsing an application through the federal and provincial Development Charge Reduction Program.The Canada-Ontario program, announced June 1, is aimed at spurring more homebuilding through reducing upfront costs, and requires applicants to reduce fees for builds 30 to 50 per cent for at least three years to be eligible.Council late last yea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/sarnia-considering-suspending-development-charges-for-grant-money/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/sarnia-considering-suspending-development-charges-for-grant-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court documents show why no-show trucker was still out on bail before he got 15 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court documents have shed light on why a no-show drug-smuggling truck driver who allegedly fled Canada was still out on bail before, in absence, he got 15 years in prison in Sarnia.Charanpreet Singh, 29, of Brampton, was found guilty in February by Superior Court Justice George King of importing 55 kilograms of cocaine and five kilograms of heroin worth $7.5 million into Canada over the Blue Water Bridge on April 8, 2022.Singh was freed on $55,000 bail about two weeks after the drugs were disco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/court-documents-show-why-no-show-trucker-was-still-out-on-bail-before-he-got-15-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/court-documents-show-why-no-show-trucker-was-still-out-on-bail-before-he-got-15-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warwick's lawyer raises concerns about Twin Creeks landfill expansion plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to extend the life of the Twin Creeks landfill near Watford include unaddressed environmental concerns, says Warwick Township&rsquo;s environmental lawyer.WM (Waste Management) Canada has submitted a final report, prepared under Ontario&rsquo;s environmental assessment process, to the Ministry of Environmental, Conservation and Parks supporting its proposal to extend the life of its landfill, expected to be full in 2031, until 2043.The public has until Aug. 14 to submit comments to the mi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/warwicks-lawyer-raises-concerns-about-twin-creeks-landfill-expansion-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/warwicks-lawyer-raises-concerns-about-twin-creeks-landfill-expansion-plan/</guid></item></channel></rss>