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• Source-water protection-zone changes proposed

  04-03-2026 21:05 via theobserver.ca
  Protection zones in Bright’s Grove, around a new source-water intake, under construction for Petrolia, could be changing slightly, says the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. The new intake pipe is beside the existing, 1944-built intake from Lake Huron that’s reached the end of its life, said Julie Welker, the conservation authority’s source protection coordinator. Construction on a $16-million upgrade to Petrolia’s water treatment plant, including the water intak
  
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• New grant program aiding Sarnia-area small businesses

  07-03-2026 20:32 via theobserver.ca
  Grants of $4,000 each are available for 10 small businesses in the Sarnia area through a new Sarnia Lambton Economic Partnership program aimed at helping entrepreneurs. Applications to the Small Business Support Grant program are being accepted until April 10 and details can be found online at www.sarnialambton.on.ca/smallbusinessgrant. “We wanted to develop a program that was inclusive of any business in Lambton County that had been in business for at least a year, and would provide suppo
  
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• Warwick Township receives $3.3 million from province for flood protection

  07-03-2026 18:59 via theobserver.ca
  A $3.3-million grant from the province will help Warwick Township with a project aimed at protecting Watford residents from heavy rains and flooding that have hit the Lambton County municipality hard in recent years. Along with $1.2 million in township funds, the provincial grant announced Friday will be used to replace storm sewers and watermains on John, St. Clair, Warwick and Erie streets, the township said. The $3.3 million “helping hand” from the province “goes a long way&
  
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• Free tax return service helping Sarnia-area residents access government benefits

  07-03-2026 15:08 via theobserver.ca
  For many clients at Sarnia’s Inn of the Good Shepherd, its free tax return service is the only one they need. Volunteers and staff at charity that runs shelters, a food bank, soup kitchen and other services for those in need, are also busy at this time of year running a free community tax clinic that last year helped file more than 4,100 returns. And for more than half of those clients, “it’s the only engagement they have with the Inn,” said executive director Jack Christ
  
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• Sarnia Lambton Beyond the Headlines episode 2: Kathy Alexander of the Bluewater Health Foundation - CKNX News Today

  07-03-2026 13:19 via news.google.com
  Sarnia Lambton Beyond the Headlines episode 2: Kathy Alexander of the Bluewater Health Foundation  CKNX News Today
  
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• LPH, Sarnia Fire Rescue issue time change reminders - CKNX News Today

  07-03-2026 12:34 via news.google.com
  LPH, Sarnia Fire Rescue issue time change reminders  CKNX News Today
  
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• CK, Sarnia kindergarten students get a head start on school - Sarnia News Today

  07-03-2026 12:04 via news.google.com
  CK, Sarnia kindergarten students get a head start on school  Sarnia News Today
  
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• Sarnia police seize thousands in weapons, drugs, and other paraphernalia in search - CTV News

  07-03-2026 12:00 via news.google.com
  Sarnia police seize thousands in weapons, drugs, and other paraphernalia in search  CTV News
  
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• Rooted in Sarnia, destined for Ontario and beyond - The Sarnia Observer

  07-03-2026 06:54 via news.google.com
  Rooted in Sarnia, destined for Ontario and beyond  The Sarnia Observer
  
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• OHL Highlights: Flint Firebirds @ Sarnia Sting Mar. 6, 2026 - Canadian Hockey League

  07-03-2026 05:06 via news.google.com
  OHL Highlights: Flint Firebirds @ Sarnia Sting Mar. 6, 2026  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Changes, Challenges, Public Safety, and OPP Costings - Sarnia Police Service

  07-03-2026 00:31 via news.google.com
  Changes, Challenges, Public Safety, and OPP Costings  Sarnia Police Service
  
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• Flint Firebirds vs Sarnia Sting Game Preview – March 6 - Canadian Hockey League

  06-03-2026 23:41 via news.google.com
  Flint Firebirds vs Sarnia Sting Game Preview – March 6  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Closing arguments at Walpole Island murder trial in Sarnia - The Sarnia Observer

  06-03-2026 22:59 via news.google.com
  Closing arguments at Walpole Island murder trial in Sarnia  The Sarnia Observer
  
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• cineSarnia marking 30th anniversary - The Sarnia Observer

  06-03-2026 22:58 via news.google.com
  cineSarnia marking 30th anniversary  The Sarnia Observer
  
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• cineSarnia marking 30th anniversary

  06-03-2026 22:54 via theobserver.ca
  After 30 years and more than 300 films, a volunteer film group bringing moviegoers box office alternatives is still going strong. “It’s phenomenal that we’ve been going on so long,” said David Druiett, technical director with cineSarnia that curates selections from film festivals and screens 11 per year at the Sarnia Library Theatre. “Our motto is expanding your world through film,” he said. The objective is thought-provoking entertainment, showing films not t
  
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• Closing arguments at Walpole Island murder trial in Sarnia

  06-03-2026 22:53 via theobserver.ca
  The jury heard closing arguments Friday as a Walpole Island first-degree murder trial in Sarnia nears the finish line. Oyebode Oyenuga, a 25-year-old Windsor man, was driven to the Lambton County First Nation in his BMW and shot three times in the head near Pump House Road on Feb. 3, 2021. His body was burned, dismembered, put into garbage bags and tossed into water about three kilometres away, just off Dynamite Cut Road. Jahton Blair, who has ties to Windsor and the Toronto area, pleaded not gu
  
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• SPS Search Warrants result in multiple arrests, drug & weapons seized - Sarnia Police Service

  06-03-2026 22:06 via news.google.com
  SPS Search Warrants result in multiple arrests, drug & weapons seized  Sarnia Police Service
  
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• Male charged with obstructing officers in search for a wanted female - Sarnia Police Service

  06-03-2026 21:51 via news.google.com
  Male charged with obstructing officers in search for a wanted female  Sarnia Police Service
  
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• Clearwater Arena upgrades planned - The Sarnia Observer

  06-03-2026 19:54 via news.google.com
  Clearwater Arena upgrades planned  The Sarnia Observer
  
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• Clearwater Arena upgrades planned

  06-03-2026 19:37 via theobserver.ca
  The boards in Sarnia’s Clearwater Arena are being retired after about four decades of absorbing the force of body checks and pucks. Replacing the mid-80s-installed “red rink” boards, glass and netting, a $302,000 task, was recently contracted to Athletica Sport Systems Inc, said Sarnia park and facility services manager Tom Burnard. The Waterloo-based company completed a similar replacement project for the twin-pad arena’s even older “blue rink” boards, glass
  
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• Stones 'N Bones artifacts may be headed to the downtown library in Sarnia - The Sarnia Observer

  06-03-2026 19:03 via news.google.com
  Stones 'N Bones artifacts may be headed to the downtown library in Sarnia  The Sarnia Observer
  
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• Stones 'N Bones artifacts may be headed to the downtown library in Sarnia

  06-03-2026 18:59 via theobserver.ca
  If Lambton County ends up with the Stones ‘N Bones Museum natural history collection, it could be displayed at the Sarnia Library downtown, says the county’s acting clerk and solicitor. “The county is continuing to explore the potential acquisition of the collection,” Ryan Beauchamp said in an e-mail. Beachamp previously said the county began working earlier this year on the potential acquisition and display of the items from the museum that has operated in Sarnia’s
  
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• Thedford family fills the void, and more, after Beer Store leaves town

  06-03-2026 18:39 via theobserver.ca
  A Thedford family that stepped in when the community’s Beer Store closed in early 2025 is celebrating the one-year anniversary Saturday of operating Beer ‘N More. “It was pretty sad to see it close,” said Nicole Veens, who is one of the owners of Beer ‘N More, along with her spouse Andrew Veens, his brother Brent Veens and spouse, Melissa Veens. Brent owned the building The Beer Store was using in the Lambton Shores community when the closing announcement came in la
  
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• Messy March expected for Sarnia-Lambton - Sarnia News Today

  06-03-2026 18:30 via news.google.com
  Messy March expected for Sarnia-Lambton  Sarnia News Today
  
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• Sarnia-area wrestlers win nine OFSAA medals - The Sarnia Observer

  06-03-2026 18:02 via news.google.com
  Sarnia-area wrestlers win nine OFSAA medals  The Sarnia Observer
  
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• Airport transportation pilot proposed in Sarnia - Sarnia News Today

  06-03-2026 16:04 via news.google.com
  Airport transportation pilot proposed in Sarnia  Sarnia News Today
  
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• What happens when a city switches to OPP policing? - The Sarnia Journal

  06-03-2026 15:40 via news.google.com
  What happens when a city switches to OPP policing?  The Sarnia Journal
  
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• Local roundup: Legionnaires try to avoid history; OFSAA swimmers in finals - The Sarnia Observer

  06-03-2026 14:36 via news.google.com
  Local roundup: Legionnaires try to avoid history; OFSAA swimmers in finals  The Sarnia Observer
  
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• High Tide Marks 220th Canna Cabana Store With Sarnia Debut, Sets Date for Q1 Results - TipRanks

  06-03-2026 13:10 via news.google.com
  High Tide Marks 220th Canna Cabana Store With Sarnia Debut, Sets Date for Q1 Results  TipRanks
  
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• High Tide Opens 220th Canna Cabana in Sarnia, Ontario - The Globe and Mail

  06-03-2026 12:15 via news.google.com
  High Tide Opens 220th Canna Cabana in Sarnia, Ontario  The Globe and Mail
  
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