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• SMITH, Robert Frank - The Sarnia Journal

  15-04-2025 06:00
  SMITH, Robert Frank  The Sarnia Journal
  
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• Watford: Upgrades on tap for Lambton's last operating Carnegie library

  29-01-2026 20:18 via theobserver.ca
  Lambton County’s only operating library built with a donation from U.S. steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie is expected to keep welcoming patrons for years to come. The Watford library building, constructed in 1912 with $6,000 from Carnegie, is maintained by Warwick Township as the home of the municipality’s only Lambton County Library branch. This year, the township plans foundation repairs, flooring and lighting and other improvements, while the county library proposes a new circulation d
  
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• Trucker gets conditional discharge for dust-up at Blue Water Bridge

  29-01-2026 19:12 via theobserver.ca
  A Southwestern Ontario truck driver has avoided a criminal record, but has been put on probation and ordered to do community service after punching another trucker in the face on the Blue Water Bridge. The dustup took place on March 6  shortly after 2 a.m. on the Canadian side of the twin-span bridge connecting Michigan and the Sarnia area. A Sarnia courtroom heard a driving incident caused one transport truck to come in contact with another as they were both heading into a Canada Border Se
  
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• Trucker gets community service for punching trucker in face at Blue Water Bridge

  29-01-2026 19:12 via theobserver.ca
  A Southwestern Ontario truck driver has avoided a criminal record, but has been put on probation and ordered to do community service after punching another trucker in the face on the Blue Water Bridge. The dustup took place on March 6  shortly after 2 a.m. on the Canadian side of the twin-span bridge connecting Michigan and the Sarnia area. A Sarnia courtroom heard a driving incident caused one transport truck to come in contact with another as they were both heading into a Canada Border Se
  
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• Musical commemoration of upcoming space flight led by Sarnia's Emm Gryner

  28-01-2026 21:59 via theobserver.ca
  Sarnia-born singer-songwriter Emm Gryner is celebrating a London-area astronaut’s upcoming space flight in song. The single, Touch the Sky, was released Friday to commemorate Alisa Craig astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s upcoming mission as a member of NASA’s Artemis II crew. Proceeds from streaming of the single will go to the Bluewater Health Foundation in Sarnia-Lambton. Gryner, who lives in London, said she became friends with Hansen’s spouse, Catherine, after they were intro
  
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• Kids In The Hall alum Bruce McCulloch bringing solo show to Sarnia, London

  28-01-2026 17:11 via theobserver.ca
  Bruce McCulloch took a bad review and made it into lemonade. The Kids In The Hall sketch troupe co-founder, writer, director and TV showrunner brings the cross-Canada tour of his new one-man show, Dark Purple Slice, to Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre Feb. 12. “I got a bad review once,” McCulloch said. “They described me as the ‘dark purple slice’ of The Kids In The Hall.” The troupe’s celebrated TV show ran for several seasons in the late 1980s and &rsqu
  
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• Sarnia man gets 2 1/2 years for sexually assaulting intoxicated teen

  27-01-2026 23:26 via theobserver.ca
  A Sarnia man has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for sexually assaulting an intoxicated teenaged girl. Cody Digiuseppe, 25, met up with two females, one who he knew was 20. He didn’t know the other, but was told she was also 20, court heard in an agreed statement of facts. She was actually only a teenager. The females were both intoxicated and didn’t appear to be able to stand properly, court heard. Digiuseppe thought the one he hadn’t met before was pretty intoxicated,
  
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• Lambton College Level 2 germ lab getting $1.8M upgrade

  27-01-2026 22:49 via theobserver.ca
  A Lambton College laboratory for studying moderate-level pathogens and micro-organisms is getting a nearly $1.8-million upgrade. The Sarnia school recently announced joint funding, from the Ontario Research Fund and Canada Foundation for Innovation, for Lambton’s Biosafety Level 2 laboratory. The money will go toward equipping the two-year-old research facility with state-of-the-art safety, analysis and microbial identification tools, said Stephen Reaume, the college’s applied resear
  
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• Equipment upgrade in the works for Lambton College lab studying infectious bacteria

  27-01-2026 22:49 via theobserver.ca
  A Lambton College laboratory for studying moderate-level pathogens and microorganisms is getting a nearly $1.8-million upgrade. The Sarnia school recently announced joint funding, from the Ontario Research Fund and Canada Foundation for Innovation, for Lambton’s Biosafety Level 2 laboratory. The money goes towards equipping the two-year-old research facility with state of the art safety, analysis, and microbial identification tools, said college applied research and innovation director Ste
  
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• Transitional HART Hub beds open in former Sarnia school

  27-01-2026 21:07 via theobserver.ca
  Two of the three pillars for Sarnia-Lambton’s HART Hub are now standing. About 100 people gathered at the former Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School (SCITS) property Monday to celebrate the opening of 30 transitional beds for people recovering from addictions. “I’m confident that we’re going to be a shining star to the Ministry of Health and an example of what communities can do as we come together,” said Bluewater Health president and chief executive P
  
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• Man with knife made sexual demands, one charged: Sarnia police

  27-01-2026 16:29 via theobserver.ca
  One person faces charges after a man with a knife made sexual demands of a woman, Sarnia police say. Officers were called to a home in the 200-block of London Road about 8:15 p.m. Sunday amid reports a female resident had been threatened with a knife. “Officers learned that a male who had been visiting the residence had behaved erratically throughout the day and made unwanted sexual advances toward occupants of the home,” police said in a release Tuesday. “During the incident,
  
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• Man faces sex assault with weapon, forcible confinement counts: Sarnia police

  27-01-2026 16:29 via theobserver.ca
  One person faces charges after a man with a knife made sexual demands of a woman, Sarnia police say. Officers were called to a home in the 200-block of London Road about 8:15 p.m. Sunday amid reports a female resident had been threatened with a knife. “Officers learned that a male who had been visiting the residence had behaved erratically throughout the day and made unwanted sexual advances toward occupants of the home,” police said in a release Tuesday. “During the incident,
  
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• Knife-wielding Sarnia man charged with sexual assault with a weapon

  27-01-2026 16:29 via theobserver.ca
  A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault with a weapon and forcible confinement following an incident with a knife, Sarnia police say. Officers were called to a home in the 200 block of London Road around 8:15 p.m. Sunday amid reports a female living there had been threatened with a knife. “Officers learned that a male who had been visiting the residence had behaved erratically throughout the day and made unwanted sexual advances toward occupants of the home,&rdq
  
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• Driver fled after fatal Walpole Island crash: police

  26-01-2026 19:24 via theobserver.ca
  WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION – A crash that killed a pedestrian here last week was a hit-and-run collision, police say. The fatal single-vehicle collision involving a pedestrian took place Jan. 20 around 10:15 p.m. on Tecumseh Road, Walpole Island police said in a news release Jan. 21. “A 29-year-old individual from Walpole Island First Nation was transported to hospital and later pronounced deceased,” the news release said. The initial statement didn’t say anything about
  
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• Prospective science fair entrants encouraged to start experimenting

  26-01-2026 18:38 via theobserver.ca
  Curious minds have a few months yet to get entries ready for the April 10-11 Lambton County Science Fair. But now is a great time to start on ideas, said Melissa Chopcian, one of the organizers with the long-running local showcase. “The projects can take a few months to come up with and to put together, so (starting now) gives . . . the kids some time to come up with ideas, test them out, and get ready for April,” she said. Registration for the fair at Lambton College opens in mid-Fe
  
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• Nova Chemicals fined for incident near Sarnia where worker was seriously injured

  25-01-2026 20:27 via theobserver.ca
  Nova Chemicals has been fined $130,000 in provincial offences court for an incident last May where a maintenance worker was seriously injured near Sarnia when hot liquid was discharged from an exhaust stack at a company site. The fine, issued in December, was reported this month by Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. The incident took place May 7 at a Nova Chemicals petrochemical manufacturing site on Petrolia Line near the St. Clair Township communi
  
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• Eggs, pickles and onions thrown at Sarnia convenience store clerk: police

  25-01-2026 18:59 via theobserver.ca
  Arrests were made after eggs, pickles and onions were thrown Saturday evening at a clerk working in a convenience store in Sarnia, say city police. Sarnia police released surveillance video of a confrontation where a group of young girls verbally insulted a clerk at a store on Cathcart Boulevard and threw items, striking her in the head. Broken eggs were found inside and outside the store when officers arrived.The group was reported to have left the store and get into a waiting blue SUV officers
  
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• Clerk pelted with eggs, onions, pickles, two charged: Sarnia police

  25-01-2026 18:59 via theobserver.ca
  Two people face charges after eggs, pickles and onions were thrown at a convenience store clerk on Saturday, Sarnia police say. Police released surveillance video of a group of young girls verbally abusing and throwing things at a clerk in a Cathcart Boulevard retail store, striking her in the head. Officers arrived to find broken eggs inside and outside the store, police said.The group reportedly left the store in a waiting blue SUV, which officers found later in a Devine Street parking lot, po
  
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• Show honouring early 70s musical heroes playing Sarnia's Imperial Theatre

  25-01-2026 17:38 via theobserver.ca
  A celebration of the songs of four musical giants is set to return Feb. 11 to Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre. Classic Troubadours, with songs by James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Brown and Carole King, was created by Hamilton musician and songwriter Jacob Moon, and stopped for the first time at the downtown Sarnia theatre for a performance during last year’s tour. “This show came together a couple of years ago,” Moon said. “I was music directing a series of shows hono
  
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• Celebration of 70s musical heroes coming to Sarnia's Imperial Theatre

  25-01-2026 17:38 via theobserver.ca
  A celebration of the songs of four musical giants returns to Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre Feb. 11. Classic Troubadours, with songs by James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Brown and Carole King, was created by Hamilton musician and songwriter Jacob Moon, and stopped for the first time at the downtown Sarnia theatre during last year’s tour. “This show came together a couple of years ago,” in Hamilton, Moon said. “I was music directing a series of shows honouring our hero
  
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• Sarnia chorus tuning up for singing valentine fundraiser

  25-01-2026 15:46 via theobserver.ca
  Sarnia-area residents can express their affection again this Valentine’s Day with a card, a rose and four-part harmony. Singing valentines, delivered by a well-dressed ensemble from the Sarnia Bluewater Chordsmen and Ladies, have been a tradition for years, and a way for the group to raise money for charity. Last year, a six-member ensemble delivered about 24 singing valentines, said co-ordinator David Crosbie. For each singing valentine, an ensemble delivers three songs in a cappella four
  
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• Sarnia chorus offering singing valentines again this year

  25-01-2026 15:46 via theobserver.ca
  Sarnia-area residents can express their affection again this Valentine’s Day with a card, a rose and four-part harmony. Singing valentines, delivered by a well-dress ensemble from the Sarnia Bluewater Chordsmen and Ladies, have been a tradition for years, and a way for the group to raise money for charity. Last year, a six-number ensemble delivered about 24 singing valentines, said coordinator David Crosbie. For each singing valentine booked with the group, an ensemble delivers three songs
  
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• Family Literacy Day: Families build literacy skills together in Sarnia

  24-01-2026 20:01 via theobserver.ca
  There’s more than one way for families to build literacy skills, the Lambton County Library’s Vanitia Campbell says. The library and community partners hosted Family Literacy Day activities, including a bean bag toss, plastic cup stacking, henna art, face painting, a photo booth, Dufflebag Theatre’s retelling of Robin Hood, free popcorn, crafts and more, at the Sarnia library and Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery Satyrday. “When families engage in literacy-rich activit
  
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• Families build literacy skills together during special event in Sarnia

  24-01-2026 20:01 via theobserver.ca
  There’s more than one way for families to build literacy skills, says Vanitia Campbell with the Lambton County Library. The library and community partners hosted Family Literacy Day activities Saturday at the Sarnia library and the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery that included a bean bag toss, plastic cup stacking, henna art, face painting, a photo booth, Dufflebag Theatre’s retelling of Robin Hood, free popcorn, crafts and more. “When families engage in literacy-rich acti
  
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• Charges laid in child sexual offences investigation: Sarnia police - theobserver.ca

  24-01-2026 14:45
  Charges laid in child sexual offences investigation: Sarnia police  theobserver.ca
  
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• Charges laid in child sexual offences investigation: Sarnia police

  24-01-2026 14:45 via theobserver.ca
  A Georgetown resident has been charged in connection with a child sexual offences investigation, says Sarnia police. The city police service said in a news release it was contacted Thursday “after a youth reported receiving an unsolicited and explicit image via text message from a family member.” An investigation, initiated after interviews conducted in partnership with the Children’s Aid Society, uncovered allegations of historical sexual abuse and a suspect subject to mu
  
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• Charges laid in child sex probe: Sarnia police

  24-01-2026 14:45 via theobserver.ca
  A Georgetown resident faces charges after a child sex investigation, Sarnia police say. Police say they were called Thursday “after a youth reported receiving an unsolicited and explicit image via text message from a family member.” An investigation, initiated after interviews in partnership with the Children’s Aid Society, uncovered allegations of historical sexual abuse, police said. Halton Regional and Sarnia police officers with a warrant Friday searched a Georgetown home w
  
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• Arrest Made in Child Sexual Offences Investigation - sarniapolice.ca

  24-01-2026 13:25
  Arrest Made in Child Sexual Offences Investigation  sarniapolice.ca
  
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• SPS Statement on Assault-Style Firearm Compensation Program - sarniapolice.ca

  24-01-2026 12:40
  SPS Statement on Assault-Style Firearm Compensation Program  sarniapolice.ca
  
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• London Knights rally past Sarnia Sting for overtime win - theobserver.ca

  24-01-2026 08:51
  London Knights rally past Sarnia Sting for overtime win  theobserver.ca
  
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