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• UPDATE: Gladys Street re-opened.

  30-04-2024 17:51
  
   
  Broadcast Time:    11:50 a.m.                            Date: April 30, 2024
  Earlier today, the Sarnia Police Service reported a temporary road closure on Gladys Street in Bright’s Grove, due to a dump truck clipping a hydro line causing wires to fall.(Previous release – https://www.sarniapolice.ca/temporary-road-closu
  
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• Watford library repairs starting soon

  20-03-2026 18:20 via theobserver.ca
  Repairs to Lambton’s only remaining Carnegie library building are planned starting the first week of April. About $120,000 in foundation and brick repairs at the Watford library, built in 1912 with $6,000 from U.S. steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, are expected to take four to six weeks, said Ryan Chamney, parks and recreation manager with the Township of Warwick. Most of the work, recently contracted to Corunna’s Innovative Construction, is interior foundation repair on the building&rsq
  
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• Community group surveying Sarnia-Lambton to help it encourage 'healthy democracy'

  20-03-2026 18:06 via theobserver.ca
  A non-partisan community group hoping to encourage more participation in Sarnia-Lambton elections is conducting a survey to help it understand how local residents engage with voting and civic life. Healthy Democracy: The People’s Table, Sarnia-Lambton, is hosting a public meeting March 26 at  6:30 p.m., at the Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce office on Christina Street North to introduce itself and talk about the survey. “This initiative is about listening to the community,&rd
  
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• First Nations chiefs call for integrity probe into Sarnia councillor's comments

  20-03-2026 17:55 via theobserver.ca
  Two First Nation chiefs near Sarnia have submitted integrity commissioner complaints about a city councillor. Walpole Island Chief Leela Thomas, and Kettle and Stony Point Chief Kimberly Bressette, each posted letters dated March 19 on social media, calling for integrity probes into Coun. Bill Dennis’s social media comments. After Wednesday Sarnia unveiled a new city hall welcome mural, backed by Sarnia’s United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) working
  
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• Meet Pepper, the recreation robot: Lambton care home's new addition dances, jokes, plays games and he's 'ticklish' too

  20-03-2026 16:44 via theobserver.ca
  Pepper the robot dances, tells jokes, plays tic-tac-toe, and delivers birthday greetings and other messages to seniors living at Lambton Meadowview Villa. Pepper arrived at the 125-bed Lambton County long-term care home near Petrolia thanks to a grant from the Long-Term Care Ministry’s local priorities fund, said administrator Jennifer Beaubien. The home sought the funding after seeing information online about a Michigan university project that had robots interacting with individuals in ca
  
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• Ontario helping fund Arkona sewage treatment plant renovations

  19-03-2026 21:52 via theobserver.ca
  A sewage plant that’s been subject to frequent breakdowns in Arkona is getting an upgrade, thanks to provincial funding. Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault presented a cheque for $1.37 million to Lambton Shores Thursday. The municipal housing infrastructure program funding goes toward replacing filtration equipment with modern upgrades at the 1990s-built facility, said public works director Nick Verhoeven. “We’ve struggled with maintenance issues the past few years,
  
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• Ontario helping fund Arkona sewage treatment plant renos

  19-03-2026 21:52 via theobserver.ca
  A sewage plant that’s been subject to frequent breakdowns in Arkona is getting an upgrade, thanks to provincial funding. Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault presented a cheque for $1.37 million to Lambton Shores Thursday. The Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program funding goes towards replacing filtration equipment with modern upgrades at the 1990s-built facility, said public works director Nick Verhoeven. “We’ve struggled with maintenance issues the past few years,
  
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• Welcome mural unveiled at Sarnia city hall

  19-03-2026 17:28 via theobserver.ca
  
  Lots of emotions go into making a mural meant to depict Sarnia’s connection with local First Nations. “Not just my emotions, but the emotions of all these spirits that are included in this mural that I believe are coming out right now,” said artist Kennady Osborne at the mural’s unveiling this week. “Because at the end of the day, it is that deep.” The Corunna-native artist started years ago crafting the welcome sign, at the recommendation of the city’s
  
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• 'It has changed my life': Co-creator Ryan Lindsay fetes Season 3 premiere of Sarnia-inspired TV comedy, The Trades

  19-03-2026 16:44 via theobserver.ca
  Sarnia’s Ryan Lindsay is living his dream. The third season of The Trades, the Crave comedy series he created with Robb Wells of The Trailer Park Boys, premieres Friday, and his new unscripted series, Blue Collar, debuts on the streaming service March 27. Wells also stars in The Trades, about skilled workers at a refinery in the fictional town of Imperial Valley, inspired by Sarnia. It’s shot in Hamilton and Nova Scotia. “It’s hard enough to get one season of TV . . . let
  
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• It has changed my life': Co-creator Ryan Lindsay fetes Season 3 premiere of Sarnia-inspired TV comedy, The Trades

  19-03-2026 16:44 via theobserver.ca
  
  Sarnia’s Ryan Lindsay is living his dream. The third season of The Trades, the Crave comedy series he created with Robb Wells of The Trailer Park Boys, premieres Friday, and his new unscripted series, Blue Collar, debuts on the streaming service March 27. Wells also stars in The Trades, about skilled workers at a refinery in the fictional town of Imperial Valley, inspired by Sarnia. It’s shot in Hamilton and Nova Scotia. “It’s hard enough to get one season of TV . . . let
  
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• Report of neighbourhood gunfire becomes swatting probe

  18-03-2026 22:47 via theobserver.ca
  Police are treating a false report of a shooting in a city neighbourhood as a swatting investigating, says Sarnia police. Wednesday, a shooting was reported inside a home in the area of Davis and Russell streets in Sarnia, police said. Officers contained the area and the city’s emergency response team (ERT), who were training at the time, were redeployed to assist, the release said. “As officers began to investigate and make observations, additional information was obtained that bega
  
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• Ontario regulator probing Sarnia pipeline spill

  18-03-2026 19:46 via theobserver.ca
  Ontario’s pipeline regulator says it’s investigating a March 11 hydrocarbon spill from a Sarnia pipeline into the St. Clair River. A Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) spokesperson said it’s working with the pipeline operator, Sun-Canadian Pipe Line, on “necessary corrective actions.” “The affected section of the pipeline has been shut down and the investigation to determine the cause of the incident is ongoing,” they said by email. The auth
  
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• Gallery in the Grove patches together new exhibit after sculpture show falls through

  18-03-2026 19:18 via theobserver.ca
  Gallery in the Grove is pivoting, after a bronze sculpture exhibition intended to start Saturday fell through. Instead, plans are to feature the works of local artists Taryn Henry, Wilma Mehl, Ian McLean, and Paula McLean, Ian’s daughter, in a new exhibition starting March 28, said Kirsten Kilner Holmes, with the volunteer-run Bright’s Grove art gallery. “I know Ian is going to be bringing in some new work, which is freaking fantastic,” said Kilner Holmes. “Wilma an
  
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• Lambton to hit Ontario child-care target, but still won't meet demand

  18-03-2026 19:07 via theobserver.ca
  Another 273 licensed child-care spaces are set to open in Lambton County this year, hitting a provincial target but still short of meeting local demand. The goal is a 37 per cent access rate under Ontario’s Canada-wide early learning and child care agreement with the federal government. Lambton, which administers child care locally, was allocated a total 758 new spaces to be in place by the end of 2026. Work to add local spaces began in 2023 when the county requested proposals for new spac
  
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• Cat Festival fundraiser returns Saturday to DeGroot's Nurseries in Sarnia

  18-03-2026 18:41 via theobserver.ca
  The feline affectionate are invited Saturday to Sarnia’s second annual Cat Festival. The fundraiser for the Sarnia and District Humane Society runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at DeGroot’s Nurseries, with vendors, food and plenty of cats available for adoption. When the first festival was held last year, organizers weren’t sure what the response would be, said Samantha Earle, fundraising coordinator for the humane society. “There aren’t that many cat events in the city, so we
  
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• Sarnia-Aamjiwnaang water system upgrades under budget

  18-03-2026 17:44 via theobserver.ca
  A series of projects that started in 2024, upgrading decades-old water mains in Aamjiwnaang First Nation, are so far about $2 million under budget. Sarnia awarded two contracts earlier this month – to upgrade pipes along Sun Avenue, south of the Suncor refinery, and along Wayne Avenue and Marlborough Lane. Rapid Drainage Ltd. was awarded the $777,000 contract for Sun Avenue, and Clarke Construction Inc. the $526,000 contract for Wayne Avenue and Marlborough Lane. Both were under the budget
  
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• Bench press fundraiser for Pathways turning 25

  17-03-2026 23:04 via theobserver.ca
  Ironworks and Pathways are celebrating a quarter-century Saturday of lifting weights and supporting kids’ health in Sarnia-Lambton. “It’s amazing,” said Give the Kids a Lift and former Ironworks owner Cam Davies about marking the 25th annual bench press competition and fundraiser for Pathways Health Centre for Children, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Point Edward gym. Thirty-seven lifters are expected, including competitors with disabilities, he said. Lifters can use free weig
  
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• Memory, process part of Bright's Grove bronze-sculpture show

  17-03-2026 21:02 via theobserver.ca
  Morris Wazney’s mother has a history of asking for practical gifts. Her father, Wazney said, embracing the sentiment for a joke, gave Wazney’s mother a broccoli as a substitute for flowers. “It’s still something that I relate to,” said the Lambton Shores-based artist, who wasn’t even born at the time. The story and its humour endured across generations, if only ephemerally until she bronzed a broccoli in homage, and titled the sculpture Generational Humour, Wa
  
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• Sarnia non-profit robotics programs get a boost from Imperial Oil

  17-03-2026 17:45 via theobserver.ca
  A Sarnia youth not-for-profit is gearing up its robotics programs with help from a local industry. A $50,000 sponsorship from Imperial has allowed the Mastermind Youth Foundation to set up a new shop in space it uses at the Lochiel Kiwanis community centre in Sarnia. Sachin Parmar, who created the foundation with fellow engineer Jacques Villeneuve, said Imperial approached them after learning last year’s high school mixed metal robotics team earned rookie all-star honours. “I know th
  
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• Sarnia Community Foundation offering more grants

  16-03-2026 21:29 via theobserver.ca
  With the value of its managed assets growing, the Sarnia Community Foundation is offering more grants. Applications are open until 4 p.m. April 13 for grants for community projects focused on addressing local food insecurity, on creating opportunities to foster science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, and for environmental projects like habitat restoration, community climate action, and green infrastructure, said executive director Mike Barron. Registered charities, qua
  
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• Information sessions offered for municipal election candidates in Lambton County

  16-03-2026 19:41 via theobserver.ca
  Information sessions are being offered March 25 in Lambton County for anyone considering running this fall for a seat on municipal council. The sessions, which are expected to last about two hours , are planned for 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Lambton County administration building on Broadway Street in Wyoming. Members of the public may also attend virtually. Registration is available by email, [email protected]. The sessions are intended to provide information on responsibilities and expectati
  
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• Police seek information to aid 52-year-old investigation into Sarnia teenager's death

  16-03-2026 19:16 via theobserver.ca
  Lambton OPP is renewing its plea for information from the public 52 years after the tragic death of Sarnia teenager Karen Caughlin. The 14-year-old’s body was found March 16, 1974, on Plowing Match Road, between Churchill Line and Lasalle Line, outside Petrolia. She was last seen alive in the early morning. “Despite the ongoing investigation and public appeals over the years, the person or persons responsible for Karen’s death have not been identified,” police said Monday
  
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• Benefit concert in Sarnia to aid Noelle's Gift and Operation Christmas Tree

  16-03-2026 17:44 via theobserver.ca
  Local charities Noelle’s Gift and Corunna’s Operation Christmas Tree will benefit from a concert April 1 at Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre. It is being organized by the Boneyard Band and includes Brenda’s Band as the opening act. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. “We’ve all been playing live for years,” said Leo Dumoulin, drummer with the six-member Boneyard Band, a classic rock outfit that covers The Eagles, Journey and others, and also writ
  
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• Transitions agreement inked for youth mental health in Lambton, CK

  16-03-2026 17:08 via theobserver.ca
  Youth mental health providers in Lambton and Chatham-Kent say they’re the first in Ontario to craft new agreements with school boards, implementing a provincial directive. The agreements, implementing Ontario’s Right Time, Right Care approach for children’s mental health, ensures that when transfers are needed, from school-based supports to community agencies, those transfers are less of a burden, said Elisa Bararuk, quality and strategy director with St. Clair Child and Youth
  
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• Transitions agreement inked for youth mental health in Lambton, Chatham-Kent

  16-03-2026 17:08 via theobserver.ca
  Youth mental health providers in Lambton and Chatham-Kent say they’re the first in Ontario to craft new agreements with school boards, implementing a provincial directive. The agreements, implementing Ontario’s Right Time, Right Care approach for children’s mental health, ensures when transfers are needed, from school-based supports to community agencies, those transfers are less of a burden, said Elisa Bararuk, quality and strategy director with St. Clair Child and Youth Servi
  
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• OHL Highlights: Saginaw Spirit @ Sarnia Sting Mar. 15, 2026 - Canadian Hockey League

  15-03-2026 23:06
  OHL Highlights: Saginaw Spirit @ Sarnia Sting Mar. 15, 2026  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• $10K drugs, cash found in suspicious Sarnia car, SIU probing Lambton arrest - The Sarnia Observer

  15-03-2026 22:58
  $10K drugs, cash found in suspicious Sarnia car, SIU probing Lambton arrest  The Sarnia Observer
  
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• Police seize $10,000 in drugs in traffic stop

  15-03-2026 22:55 via theobserver.ca
  Two men are charged after police found drugs valued at about $10,000 and cash on a traffic stop in Sarnia. Officers stopped a vehicle with two men inside around 11:30 p.m. on March 8 in the area of East Street South and Ross Avenue. The driver didn’t have identification and he was arrested after officers learned his licence has been suspended since 2014. “A search of the driver’s area revealed a glass pipe with fresh drug residue on it, along with a large quantity of cash in pl
  
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• $10K drugs, cash found in suspicious Sarnia car, SIU probing Lambton arrest

  15-03-2026 22:55 via theobserver.ca
  Two people have been arrested after officers found about $10,000 in drugs and cash while pulling over a suspicious vehicle, Sarnia police say. The questionable car was stopped around 11:30 p.m. March 8 in the area of East Street South and Ross Avenue. There were two men inside. The driver didn’t have any identification on him and he was arrested after officers learned his licence has been suspended since 2014. “A search of the driver’s area revealed a glass pipe with fresh drug
  
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• Saginaw Spirit at Sarnia Sting Game Preview – March 15 - Canadian Hockey League

  15-03-2026 20:09
  Saginaw Spirit at Sarnia Sting Game Preview – March 15  Canadian Hockey League
  
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