Sarnia news

• Scoreboard, Oct 31

  31-10-2026 10:20 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Friday's GamesOHLKitchener 3 Flint 0Erie 4 Sarnia 3Sudbury 4 London 3 (OT)Guelph 4 Sault Ste. Marie 3---GOHLLondon 8 St. Catharines 4Listowel 4 Strathroy 2 St. Marys 6 Elmira 1St. Thomas 2 Stratford 0---PJHLAylmer 6 Petrolia 5 (OT) Lakeshore 4 Wheatley 2 Essex 2 Amherstburg 1Walkerton 5 Mitchell 4 (OT) Dresden 7 Blenheim 2 Port Stanley 5 Thamesford 4 (OT)Hanover 3 Kincardine 1Exeter 5 North Middlesex 2Clinton 8 Fergus 7 (SO)---NHLNew Jersey 5 Vegas 2Florida 5 Winnipeg 2 Calgary 6 Seattle 2---NBA
  
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• Sarnia Lambton Beyond the Headlines episode 32: Sarnia Mayor Elect Carrie McEachran

  06-11-2026 21:09 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  On this week's episode of Sarnia-Lambton Beyond the Headlines, host Josh Boyce talks with Sarnia Mayor Elect Carrie McEachran. She's the city's first new mayor since 1988. They chat about her campaign, the election victory and what she hopes to accomplish as mayor.
  
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• Assault charge laid at Sarnia elementary school

  06-11-2026 19:36 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  A 19-year-old Sarnia man has been charged in an incident Friday morning at Lansdowne Public School.City police were called for a report of an altercation between two adults.Police said an unknown man was walking past the school when he allegedly assaulted a caregiver who was dropping off a child. The suspect is facing an assault charge.
  
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• Sarnia Legion acting president among those to resign amid controversy

  06-11-2026 17:42 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Three members of the Sarnia Legion Branch 62's Executive Committee, including Acting President John Surins, have resigned during an ongoing investigation surrounding suspended president Ron Realesmith.Realesmith was removed from the role in early October pending the results of an Article Three complaint filed against him.In a social media post Wednesday, Surins said during the last few weeks, Branch 62 has been in turmoil."There are two opposing sides at a time we should be united as one team. W
  
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• Lambton County remembers

  06-11-2026 17:40 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Remembrance Day services will be held across Lambton County this weekend, with several more scheduled to take place on November 11.A list of scheduled services is posted below.Lambton Shores- Arkona's Remembrance Day parade and ceremony will be held on Saturday, November 7. The parade will start from the Arkona Seniors Centre at 10:30 a.m., and a ceremony will be held at the cenotaph at 11 a.m.- The Forest Legion's parade to the cenotaph will begin at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11.- A cer
  
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• Kettle & Stony Point electors cast their ballots

  06-11-2026 17:35 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Kettle and Stony Point First Nation will hold its election for chief and council on Saturday, November 7.Incumbent Kimberly (Kim) Bressette is seeking re-election. She was first elected as chief in 2022 and was re-elected to a two-year term in 2024.Current Councillor David (Dave) Cloud is also running to become chief.Other candidates include: Irvin George and Wesley Monague.Former chief Jason Henry is hoping to secure a seat on council.With the exception of Liz Cloud and Carla Oliver, all cur
  
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• Firework safety reminder ahead of Diwali

  06-11-2026 17:32 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  The Festival of Lights, also known as Diwali, will be celebrated in Sarnia this weekend.It is a multi-day religious festival, observed by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists, which commemorates the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil.Fireworks are often set off during the festival, and Sarnia Fire Rescue wants people to stay safe."Diwali has been declared a special occasion day, which means you can legally set off fireworks on private property. Just follow the guidelines and b
  
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• Kick off your holiday shopping this Saturday at craft sales in Sarnia & Petrolia

  06-11-2026 17:30 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  A chance to start your Christmas shopping is being offered at a couple of local high schools this Saturday.Northern Collegiate in Sarnia is hosting its annual craft sale and showcase on November 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Over 60 vendors, including crochet and knitting, jams, sweet treats, art, candles, home decor and more, will be set up at the Michigan Avenue site.Admission is a $2 donation.Admission collected and profits from food and drink sales will support students at the high school.In Petrol
  
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• OPP take 119 commercial vehicles off the road in blitz

  06-11-2026 16:04 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  The Ontario Provincial Police has wrapped up Project Safe Haul, its focused commercial vehicle safety initiative, taking 119 commercial trucks off the road.The campaign started on October 13 and wrapped up on November 1.During that time, OPP officers and inspectors participated in 22 enforcement blitzes throughout the West Region. A total of 325 vehicles were inspected, and 266 charges were laid.The project is designed to improve road safety by identifying commercial vehicles that are not safe o
  
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• Final days to weigh in on major Highway 40 expansion in Sarnia

  06-11-2026 12:25 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Time is running out to share your thoughts on the widening on Highway 40 from Indian Road to 0.6 kilometres north of Wellington Street in Sarnia.A Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR) is available for public comment until Sunday, November 8.A Preliminary Design and Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study has recommended several improvements for the seven kilometre widening, from two to four lanes.Dividing the highway with a 15 metre median and intersection upgrades at Indian Road
  
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• Celebration of Lights asking for volunteers this weekend

  06-11-2026 12:08 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Sarnia’s Celebration of Lights is calling on community volunteers to help set up holiday displays this weekend."This Saturday, November 7, at Centennial Park. We're asking people to meet at the Agora stage for registration at 9 a.m., and we're going to deploy all the volunteers. We're asking for at least 100, and that is to set up all the displays," said Board Chair Dean Holtz.All you need to bring is yourself, and maybe a few friends; all tools and some refreshments will be provided."We've al
  
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• Unifor members at two casinos vote in favour of striking if needed

  06-11-2026 11:52 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Unifor members at two Southwestern Ontario casinos have voted in favour of strike action to back their union's demands.At Starlight Casino Point Edward, 93.8 per cent of members voted in favour of strike action, while at Cascades Casino Chatham, the percentage was 91.5 per cent in favour of strike action.Talks between the union and the employers continue.
  
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• Scoreboard, Nov 6

  06-11-2026 11:00 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  OHLWindsor 4 Peterborough 2Brampton 6 Niagara 3---GOHLSt. Marys 5 Sarnia 1Cambridge 4 Ayr 3 (OT)---PJHLNorth Middlesex 7 Petrolia 1---NHLUtah 4 Montreal 5 (OT)Vegas 2 Detroit 1St. Louis 4 New Jersey 5 (OT)Boston 6 Pittsburgh 2Carolina 5 NY Islanders 3Dallas 1 Columbus 2 (SO)Vancouver 2 Winnipeg 6Chicago 1 Tampa Bay 4Philadelphia 2 NY Rangers 3Anaheim 5 Edmonton 4Nashville 3 Colorado 2 (OT)---NBAOrlando 104 Phoenix 117Miami 100 Golden State 120 ---NFLJacksonville 33 Baltimore 10---Fri
  
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• UPDATE: Sarnia police say missing woman located

  06-11-2026 00:59 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Sarnia police say a 30-year-old woman reported missing has been found.The woman had been seen in the Maxwell and Oxford Street area.Investigators announced on Thursday evening that the woman was located and is safe.Sarnia police would like to thank the public for help in resolving this matter.
  
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• Federal Liberals table 2026 budget

  06-11-2026 00:46 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  The federal government has introduced a budget designed to encourage investment and fight the impact of tariffs.Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled the 2026 spending plan in the House of Commons on Thursday afternoon, featuring additional spending and tax breaks to address current economic challenges.The budget has $142.1-billion in new spending and tax incentives designed to make Canada's economy more self-sufficient and less dependent on the United States.Champagne said help i
  
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• New record set for warmest night

  05-11-2026 22:00 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  After a stretch of warm weather, Sarnia-Lambton will begin to return to more seasonable temperatures.Environment Canada Warning Preparedness Meteorologist Monica Vaswani said Wednesday, November 4, saw the warmest night on record for that date. "The previous record for the minimum [temperature] was 12.2 degrees in 1994, and we ended up having 15.3 degrees as the minimum," she told Sarnia News Today. Environment and Climate Change Canada began keeping track of records in 1948.Vaswani clarified
  
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• Former Chatham man sentenced for 1997 sexual assaults in Southwestern Ontario

  05-11-2026 21:45 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  A man accused of sexually assaulting three teens and one young woman in Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton in 1997 has been sentenced to 13 years in jail.Jason Davidson, 53, formerly of Chatham, has 11.5 years left to serve after the usual 1.5 days of credit given for time already served.He pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the four women between March and August of 1997 in Chatham court two weeks ago.He was arrested in Campbell River, British Columbia, on October 26, 2025, on 15 charges of ki
  
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• Changes coming to Lambton EMS call dispatching

  05-11-2026 17:35 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Lambton Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is implementing a new Medical Priority Dispatch System.The new system is intended to decrease wait times and direct ambulances where they're needed most."On November 18, the Wallaceburg Central Ambulance Communications Centre, which dispatches Lambton County ambulances, will be switching over to the new system, and the intent of that is to be able to make sure that we're able to prioritize ambulances to the highest priority emergencies fastest, and make s
  
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• Sarnia Diamond Petrochemical workers ratify new four-year deal with Unifor

  05-11-2026 17:30 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Workers at Diamond Petrochemical Canada in Sarnia have ratified a new four-year collective agreement.Members of Unifor Local 914 approved the deal in a vote on October 29.It delivers wage increases of three per cent in year one, 3.25 per cent in years two and three, and 3.5 per cent in the final year.The package also includes a $2,000 signing bonus.Unifor National President Lana Payne commended union members for finalizing the agreement."Energy workers keep this country running, and they deserve
  
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• Two seriously injured in Murphy Road collision

  05-11-2026 15:18 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Two people were taken to hospital with serious injuries in a crash Wednesday night in Sarnia.A two-vehicle collision was reported at around 8 p.m. on Murphy Road, between Somerset Crescent and Cardiff Drive.The area was closed to traffic for over 12 hours while members of the Sarnia Police Traffic Services Unit (TSU) investigated, and reopened at around 9 a.m. Thursday.The investigation is ongoing.
  
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• Airline service returns to Sarnia's Chris Hadfield Airport

  05-11-2026 12:21 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Local residents now have an option to get to downtown Toronto in just 50 minutes.Starting this week, Aspen Air Charters is offering twice weekly flights between Sarnia's Chris Hadfield Airport and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.Flights will depart for Toronto at 7:30 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with a return flight from Toronto to Sarnia scheduled for 5:20 p.m. both days.The cost is $374 per person, including taxes and fees.Another flight between Sarnia and Kitchener-W
  
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• Sarnia Sting edge Owen Sound Attack in 5-4 thriller

  05-11-2026 12:20 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  The Sarnia Sting held off a late push from the Owen Sound Attack to secure a hard-fought 5-4 victory on Wednesday night.The fifth annual Lambton College Lions Night provided the perfect backdrop for a dramatic finish.With just 30 seconds remaining on the clock, Chase Gaughan buried his second goal of the night into an empty net, providing the decisive cushion Sarnia needed.Speaking during a post-game media conference, Gaughan emphasized his readiness to step up into whatever role the team requi
  
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• Annual Give-a-Book campaign underway ahead of holidays

  05-11-2026 12:19 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Literacy Lambton is aiming to put a book in the hands of local children and youth this holiday season to foster a love of reading.The organization's annual Give-a-Book campaign is officially underway.Until December 20, Literacy Lambton and its partners will be collecting donations of new, unwrapped books."We are looking for books that range from babies to teens," said Literacy Lambton Executive Director Tracy Pound. "The most needed ages tend to fluctuate from year to year. This year, we've alr
  
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• Scoreboard, Nov 5

  05-11-2026 11:00 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  OHLOwen Sound 4 Sarnia 5Kingston 3 Ottawa 1Sudbury 3 Barrie 1Erie 7 Sault Ste. Marie 0---GOHLStrathroy 2 LaSalle 3St. Thomas 6 London 3---PJHLMooretown 4 Wheatley 3 (OT)---NHLOttawa 2 Buffalo 1Chicago 3 Florida 5San Jose 2 Los Angeles 7Calgary 1 Seattle 2 (OT) ---NBAToronto 109 Denver 128Philadelphia 112 Detroit 106Atlanta 120 Washington 105Charlotte 104 Brooklyn 114Milwaukee 102 Boston 109Chicago 105 New York 135Cleveland 116 Oklahoma City 124Indiana 107 Memphis 103Utah 113 New Orl
  
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• Numerous weapons seized by CBSA in Windsor, Sarnia

  04-11-2026 23:54 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) agents were busy during the last two weeks of October with multiple weapons seizures.There were 21 seizures performed by agents at points of entry across southern Ontario, with 12 in Windsor and Sarnia.Eight of those seizures were at the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Between October 18 and November 1, agents confiscated eight prohibited firearms, assorted magazines, a prohibited push dagger, pepper spray, a prohibited knife, and a set of brass knuckles. A
  
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• Sarnia police search for missing teen

  04-11-2026 19:40 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Sarnia police are asking for help in finding a missing 13-year-old.Briele Groulx-Wilson was last seen on Tuesday, November 3, at approximately 5 p.m. in the Cotterbury Street area. City police said the teen last communicated with her family at 6:30 p.m.Groulx-Wilson was last seen wearing blue pants, a St. Patrick's Catholic High School quarter-zip sweater, and beige slippers.Police describe Groulx-Wilson as being an Indigenous female, approximately 5'5", with brown hair, brown eyes, and weighi
  
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• Indwell moving forward with George Street build

  04-11-2026 17:35 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Indwell intends to move forward with a proposed build at 353 George St. following a decision by the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT).Earlier this year, Indwell appealed a City of Sarnia refusal for a minor variance application to allow a five-storey, 35-unit apartment building.The Committee of Adjustment refused the application, claiming overdevelopment of the site, which is located between Mitton Street North and Mackenzie Street North.In a report issued on November 3, the OLT found the requested va
  
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• $60M nursing home project drives October construction surge in Sarnia

  04-11-2026 17:30 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Work is getting started on a new nursing home in Sarnia.City hall issued a $60 million permit last month for construction of a five-storey long-term care facility at the site of Sumac Lodge on Blackwell Road.Plans for a new home have been in the works for several years.In January, developer Revera Inc., cancelled plans to build a state-of-the-art long-term care home at 1597 London Line and the land was declared as surplus, forcing Sumac Lodge to go back to its original application to redevelop o
  
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• Community fundraising goal in reach for Bright's Grove Library project

  04-11-2026 12:26 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Construction is progressing well on the much-anticipated Bright's Grove Library expansion project, and the community fundraising goal is well within reach.Donations are still being accepted toward the project and, as of Monday, over $900,000 had been raised towards the $1 million goal.The estimated $5.9-million renovation includes a 7,000 square foot library expansion, an 800 square foot community room, and the preservation of the historic Faethorne House which dates back to the 1870s.Gallery
  
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• New multi-sport rink centre set to open in Petrolia in the new year

  04-11-2026 12:16 via MyNewsToday.ca
  
  Discovery Animal Hospital and Panthera Athletic Club have teamed up to create a brand new rink centre in Petrolia.The collaboration between the local animal hospital and the club aims to expand community sports and health access in the region.Panthera Athletic Club Founder Tirth Barot said the centre will open in phases, and he is excited for the first phase to open in 2027."The Discovery Animal Hospital Rink Center is a project that I have been working on for the last 10 years. This is a contin
  
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