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• SPS Cst. receives Heroes Beyond the Badge award

  29-09-2026 12:38 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A member of the Sarnia Police Service (SPS) is being praised for creating a positive community impact at Aamjiwnaang First Nation.Cst. Tyler Callander received the Heroes Beyond the Badge award, presented by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and OnStar, during a ceremony on Monday at Maawn Doosh Gumig Community and Youth Centre.Callander, who joined the SPS in 2009, was selected as the first Aamjiwnaang Community Police Officer in the spring of 2023.As a non-Indigen
  
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• Sarnia-area Dream Home Lottery grand prize ready for visitors

  01-10-2026 22:17 via theobserver.ca
  
  Bluewater Health Foundation’s 32nd Dream Home is officially open.Foundation representatives and the home’s builders gathered at 3504 Paul Cres., near Camlachie, Thursday to cut a ribbon on the four-bedroom, three-bathroom grand prize for this year’s fundraising lottery.Volunteers will begin hosting weekend open houses Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and sales so far have been promising since Dream Home lottery tickets went on sale in mid-September, said Kathy Alexander,
  
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• Funding private health care in Ontario costs more and leads to longer waits

  01-10-2026 22:05 via theobserver.ca
  
  Amid belt-tightening at Sarnia’s hospital, and others in Ontario, provincial investment in for-profit clinics has been on the rise, a new study says.The result is not a reduction in procedure wait times, as touted when Queen’s Park expanded private clinic investment in 2023 , said Andrew Longhurst with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.Instead, the median wait times for eight of 12 publicly funded priority procedures in Ontario, including MRI scans, cataract surgeries, and
  
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• Accused heroin smuggler pleads to possessing opium, draws $1K fine

  01-10-2026 20:46 via theobserver.ca
  
  The case of a trucker accused of smuggling heroin into Canada via the Blue Water Bridge took an unexpected turn this week.Harwinder Singh, 29, of Toronto, was arrested at the twin-span bridge connecting Michigan and the Sarnia area on Dec. 29, 2024, and charged with importing heroin and possessing heroin for trafficking, court records showed.Such drug-smuggling cases typically lead to weeks-long trials at the Sarnia courthouse and, if an accused person is found guilty, decades-long prison sente
  
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• Feds declare new pipeline a national interest project

  01-10-2026 20:04 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney has declared a new pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia's (B.C.) coast a project of national interest.He was in Fort McMurray on Thursday with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, sharing more details on the pipeline project that's been in the works for months.By declaring the project a national interest, it will avoid red tape by proceeding through the Major Projects Office (MPO), a single federal regulatory review process."Canada has a once-in-a-generation opportunit
  
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• Provincial funding shrinks Bluewater Health deficit projection

  01-10-2026 19:56 via theobserver.ca
  
  A projected 2026/27 deficit at Bluewater Health is down to $6 million, from $9.5 million, thanks to more provincial funding.But more is needed to get to balanced, hospital group president and CEO Paula Reaume-Zimmer said.“We’re going to have to continue to work with the (Health) Ministry and look at the funding model and our base funding,” she said.“Certainly the hospitals throughout Ontario, that’s the message that we’ve been sharing for the past couple of y
  
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• OPP arrest driver after vehicle hits hydro pole

  01-10-2026 19:50 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A 20-year-old from Kettle and Stony Point First Nation has been charged with dangerous and impaired driving after a car struck a hydro pole on Lakeshore Road near Fuller Road.Lambton OPP officers responded to the crash just before 1 p.m. on September 26.The driver was transported to hospital by Lambton County Emergency Medical Services with non-life-threatening injuries.His licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for a week.The accused was released from police custody and
  
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• Ontario's minimum wage increases to $17.95

  01-10-2026 19:16 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Ontario's minimum wage has officially increased by 35 cents.It's now $17.95, the second-highest among provinces and fourth-highest when including the territories. Nunavut's minimum wage is the highest at $20.17, followed by the Yukon at $18.51, and British Columbia at $18.25.Alberta has the lowest rate at $15. The province's minimum wage hasn't changed since 2019.This is the ninth time Ontario's minimum wage has been raised over the past 10 years, with people back in 2016 earning $11.40.The prov
  
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• Lambton County concerned about impact of Dresden-area dump proposal

  01-10-2026 18:45 via theobserver.ca
  
  Lambton County wants its residents’ concerns heard when the province considers environmental approvals for a Toronto-area company’s plan to reopen a landfill site just over the county line near Dresden.York1 Environmental Waste Solutions has said it plans to reopen a landfill and operate a recycling and waste facility at 29831 Irish School Rd., about two kilometres from the border with Lambton.The county’s concerns include the impact of trucks travelling south from Highway 402
  
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• Midway, games, contests set for Brooke-Alvinston and Watford Fall Fair

  01-10-2026 17:45 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Organizers are hoping for good weather as the Brooke-Alvinston and Watford Fall Fair takes place this weekend.The fair is scheduled to take place Friday and Saturday, but the midway will open a day early.Brooke-Alvinston Agricultural Society President Chris Bryans said new this year, the midway will open on Thursday, October 1, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m."When the kids are up there dropping off their exhibits, they have a chance to check out the rides and take them for a spin," Bryans said. "They
  
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• Annual 'Jordan’s Run the Runway' returns to Sarnia's Chris Hadfield Airport

  01-10-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A unique charity event is hitting the runway at Sarnia's Chris Hadfield Airport this week.Jordan’s Run the Runway, presented by Siskinds LLP, is a one-of-a-kind five kilometre run, walk, roll, and pole that raises funds to send kids to YMCA camps."It's our third annual Run the Runway. It's a 5K run, walk, roll, or pole. Meaning, you can show up, and you can just walk it. You can push the little ones in the stroller. You can use the Nordic poles that you see folks doing these days to help y
  
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• Field narrows to four ahead of Thursday’s Sarnia mayoral debate

  01-10-2026 12:50 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Blackburn Media and Sarnia News Today is hosting a live mayoral debate Thursday at the Dante Club. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the discussion kicking off at 7:00 p.m. and running until 8:30 PM.The stage will look a bit different than originally expected. Candidate George Stanko has officially withdrawn from the race. In an email to Sarnia News Today, Stanko confirmed he is terminating his campaign for mayor due to personal family reasons.That leaves four candidates vying for the city's to
  
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• Point Edward municipal election: All-candidates meeting set for Oct. 5

  01-10-2026 12:04 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Residents of the Village of Point Edward will have an opportunity to engage directly with local political hopefuls next week, ahead of the upcoming municipal election.The Point Edward Optimist Club is hosting an all candidates meeting on Monday, October 5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Point Edward Community Hall.Candidates running for the positions of mayor and council have been invited to participate and present their platforms.Current Mayor Bev Hand is one of 11 individuals seeking one of four
  
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• Lambton County seeking local initiatives for Creative County Grant

  01-10-2026 12:03 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Applications are now open for the 2027 Creative County Grant program.The program funds projects and events around the county that bring people together."Lambton County provides approximately $75,000 every year towards the grant, and it's divided. The county is divided into four quadrants, so each has an allotment of $10,000. Then there is one grant that is for $35,000 for a project that involves the whole county," said Creative County Committee Chair Tracy Kingston. "The grant really is to
  
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• Wallaceburg man charged in child exploitation investigation going to trial

  01-10-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A Wallaceburg man will have his day in court after being charged by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with luring a minor.Kevin McCord, 49, will be tried on July 5 and 6, 2027 in Chatham court.The OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit searched a home in Wallaceburg on March 5 as part of a child sexual exploitation investigation and seized several electronic devices from the home.McCord was arrested and charged with luring a person under 18 and luring a person under 16.
  
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• Scoreboard, Oct 1

  01-10-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBWild CardPhiladelphia at Atlanta, 2 p.m.(Series tied 1-1)Chicago White Sox 7 Houston 3(Chicago wins 2-0)Boston 2 NY Yankees 9 (New York wins 2-0)Chicago Cubs 1 San Diego 4(San Diego wins 2-0)---GOHLKomoka 6 LaSalle 3Strathroy 2 London 3---PJHLLakeshore 1 Wheatley 2Aylmer 6 Lucan 3Exeter 3 Thamesford 5---NHLPittsburgh 7 Philadelphia 0NY Islanders 1 Toronto 2Los Angeles 4 Colorado 8---WNBAPlayoffsAtlanta 93 Washington 75(Atla
  
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• Sudden death prompts lengthy road closure

  30-09-2026 22:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Lambton OPP closed a section of Tecumseh Road for several hours on Wednesday while officers investigated a sudden death.Motorists were asked to avoid the area between Petrolia and LaSalle Lines.Cst. Tyler Campbell told Sarnia News Today the incident was not suspicious in nature and out of respect for those involved no further information would be released.
  
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• Lambton College honours Truth and Reconciliation Day

  30-09-2026 21:15 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Lambton College hosted a special gathering Wednesday to mark Truth and Reconciliation Day.The event included remarks from local First Nation leaders as well as an Indigenous business vendor market."Today's a really critical day every year for Lambton College. We obviously work towards truth and reconciliation every day, but today's a day where we can really profile it and really have some hard but important discussions on what the truth looks like, what that history looks like, and then wha
  
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• Sarnia Every Child Matters walk marks Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  30-09-2026 21:02 via theobserver.ca
  
  Indigenous communities are still healing from the impact of Canada’s residential schools, Elizabeth Plain told those taking part Wednesday in an Every Child Matters march in Sarnia.The Aamjiwnaang First Nation resident spoke at Sarnia’s waterfront after the march from the Sarnia-Lambton Native Friendship Centre on Lochiel Street.Many wore orange shirts as they marched behind an eagle staff and drummers to the waterfront at Paul Blundy Park.Canada’s first National Day for Truth
  
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• Why the Appeal Court ordered a new Shawn Trowbridge trial

  30-09-2026 20:56 via theobserver.ca
  
  Shawn Trowbridge is going back on trial, Ontario’s Appeal Court has ruled, this time for manslaughter.But why?Several key points in the lengthy decision, released Friday and featuring more than 20,000 words, explain the five-judge panel’s reasons for ordering a new trial on a reduced charge. BACKGROUND: THE TRIAL AND THE ACQUITTAL Trowbridge, then 54, was found not guilty by a Sarnia jury in December 2023 of first-degree murder in the death of his common-law wife, Cheryl VanHuizen,
  
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• Dispatching changes may impact Lambton County ambulance response times

  30-09-2026 19:57 via theobserver.ca
  
  Ambulances may take longer to arrive to calls that aren’t life-threatening because of changes coming in November to how Lambton County paramedics are dispatched.A communications centre in Wallaceburg dispatching ambulances in Lambton and Chatham-Kent is switching to a provincial medical priority dispatch system that prioritizes life-threatening emergencies rather than call sequence, said a county report.“We would see it as a better system” that “hones-in on the triage le
  
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• Lambton College launches food research hub

  30-09-2026 19:07 via theobserver.ca
  
  Lambton College is kicking its food innovation research up a notch.The Sarnia school recently announced a three-year, $225,000 RBC Foundation donation creating its new hub for sustainable food innovation.The No. 5-ranked research college in Canada, based on Research Infosource Inc. 2025 rankings, already was conducting projects with companies looking into sustainable agriculture, packaging, and things like using AI to regulate controlled environments for plant growth, said strategic initiatives
  
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• Service clubs hosting meet-the-candidate nights in Plympton-Wyoming

  30-09-2026 17:42 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Voters in Plympton-Wyoming are invited to a meet the candidates night ahead of the October 26 election.Hosted by the Huron Shores Optimist Club, the event will take place at the Camlachie Community Centre on Thursday, October 1 starting at 7 p.m. Residents will hear directly from the candidates, and have the opportunity to ask questions. No advance registration is required.Two candidates are vying for the mayor's seat, as incumbent Gary Atkinson is being challenged by Tim Wilkins.The r
  
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• SGCC crowns champions as pickleball season wraps up

  30-09-2026 17:41 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Sarnia Golf and Curling Club (SGCC) wrapped up its pickleball season this past weekend by crowning champions in six divisions.There were 71 games throughout the day on September 26, in the 3.5+ divisions.Nga Nguyen and Reign Fisher captured first place in the women's category, Angie Dawes and Heather Stewart picked up silver and Ann Thompson Wambua and Han Nguyen won the bronze.Nga Nguyen also had success in mixed doubles, taking home another gold medal alongside her partner R
  
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• Rocktoberfest hits Centennial Park this weekend in support of Alzheimer Society

  30-09-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Canadian musicians will take to the stage this weekend at Centennial Park.It's the first ever Rocktoberfest in support of the Alzheimer Society of Sarnia-Lambton on Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3.Manager of Fund Development and Communications Marie Marcy-Smids said it's part of the chapter's 40th anniversary celebrations."In addition to 54-40 and Dwayne Gretzky, we have six other really amazing local bands. We have Corey James Mitchell, Little White Lies, Boneyard, The Hip Machine, Tw
  
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• Online voting aims to increase turnout in St. Clair Township

  30-09-2026 17:35 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  St. Clair Township officials are aiming to reach more younger and first-time voters during this municipal and school board election.For the first time, residents will exclusively be casting their ballots online.This comes as voter turnout in the 2022 St. Clair Township election, conducted by mail-in ballot, was 39.34 per cent.Clerk Jeff Baranek said they're aiming to surpass the 50 per cent mark this time around.He said the township recognizes that new processes can sometimes be met with hesitat
  
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• Mayoral candidates share their visions for Sarnia

  30-09-2026 15:11 via theobserver.ca
  
  Four of Sarnia’s mayoral candidates laid out their visions for the city Tuesday.For Carrie McEachran, who’s worked as boss of Sarnia-Lambton’s chamber of commerce and local charity Rebound, that’s one of collaboration.McEachran, who touted her record of advocating for the community, said at the Rotary Club of Sarnia question and answer session she’s prioritizing breaking down silos so existing tourism, economic development and other agencies can work together.Sarni
  
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• Indigenous fire departments benefit from Enbridge community safety programs

  30-09-2026 12:30 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Enbridge Gas is supporting 13 Indigenous fire departments across Ontario."Through Safe Community Project Zero and Safe Community Project Assist, Indigenous fire departments are receiving valuable resources that will strengthen local fire safety efforts and help protect families for years to come," said Ontario Fire Marshal Jon Pegg.Walpole Island First Nation, Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, and Saugeen First Nation are all benefiting from Project Assist.The program provides grants to fire
  
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• Minor injuries reported in Waterworks Road crash

  30-09-2026 12:24 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A two-vehicle crash in Bright's Grove resulted in minor injuries Tuesday afternoon.Sarnia Fire Rescue responded to the collision on Waterworks Road at around 4:20 p.m.Despite severe damage to the vehicles, all occupants were able to pull themselves from the wreckage.Only minor injuries were reported, though Sarnia Fire officials said one person was taken to Bluewater Health for further evaluation.Waterworks Road was temporarily closed in both directions while crews cleared the scene, and re
  
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• Kettle and Stony Point First Nation to host 'Every Child Matters' Honour Walk

  30-09-2026 12:20 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation are inviting community members and allies to join their annual Every Child Matters Honour Walk on Wednesday.It's being held in observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.Community members are encouraged to wear orange in solidarity.Participants are asked to gather in the parking lot at Hillside Public School at 5 p.m. and walk as a group to the Veterans Memorial MonumentChief Kimberly Bressette is scheduled to make r
  
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