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• Volunteers needed for Canatara beach clean up

  16-09-2026 17:35 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Residents are being encouraged to help clean Canatara Park Beach.Lake Huron Coastal Centre has organized a clean up event scheduled for Saturday, September 19, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.Registered volunteers will meet at the bandshell to receive supplies and instructions.Those interested can sign up through the charitable organization's website.A free barbecue will be held for volunteers afterward.Lake Huron Coastal Centre was founded in 1998, with a mission is to protect and restore Lake Huron&
  
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• Sarnia oyster shucker heading east for international competition

  16-09-2026 23:15 via theobserver.ca
  
  Oyster shucker Anthony Wing took cleanest plate in international competition last year in Prince Edward Island, but wasn’t fast enough to win it all.The Sarnia man, nicknamed the Oystertaker years ago by a server in a Toronto restaurant, is heading back east, to the same Charlottetown Raspberry Point International Oyster Shucking Championship Saturday, with hopes for more hardware.“With any individual sport, you’re always looking for slight adjustments to your technique,&rdquo
  
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• Rapids Family Health Team celebrates 20 years with expansion

  16-09-2026 21:55 via theobserver.ca
  
  The Rapids Family Health Team is growing again.The three-site Sarnia health-care provider with 37 physicians, alongside nurses, nurse practitioners, and health professionals, marked its 20th anniversary Wednesday by announcing an expansion.In the same Pontiac Drive building, two doors down from its main office, a new prevention care clinic is opening Oct. 15, said board chair Donna Morreau.“The space will be home to Rapids nurse educators and a range of programs and services helping peopl
  
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• 20-year-old Rapids Family Health Team in Sarnia expanding

  16-09-2026 21:55 via theobserver.ca
  
  The Rapids Family Health Team is growing again.The three-site Sarnia healthcare provider with 37 physicians, alongside nurses, nurse practitioners, and various allied health professionals, marked its 20th anniversary Wednesday by announcing an expansion.In the same Pontiac Drive building, two doors down from its main office, a new prevention care clinic is opening Oct. 15, said board chair Donna Morreau.“The space will be home to Rapids nurse educators and a range of programs and services
  
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• Rapids FHT celebrates 20 years with expansion announcement, new physician

  16-09-2026 21:25 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Rapids Family Health Team's (FHT) new space, dedicated to preventive care, will officially open on October 15.The announcement was made Wednesday in conjunction with the celebration of its 20th anniversary.Dignitaries, including Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley and Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey, were on hand for a ceremony to pass along their congratulations.The 3,000 square foot space will be located two doors down from the Health Team's site at 1150 Pontiac Dr. in Sarnia and will bring the team&r
  
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• Lambton looks to keep street-level health team going

  16-09-2026 21:15 via theobserver.ca
  
  Lambton County officials are working to keep a street-level health-care program for people facing homelessness and addiction going after provincial funding ends in the spring.The Community Health Integrated Care (CHIC) team, a pilot project pairing two Lambton County paramedics with two substance use navigators at Bluewater Health, has received $844,000 a year from the Health Ministry’s addictions treatment fund since June 2024. But the money runs out in late March, county staff reported
  
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• Child-care centre near Petrolia set to open in the new year

  16-09-2026 21:11 via theobserver.ca
  
  A new child-care centre being built near Petrolia is expected to begin operating early in 2027.Lambton County is spending $6.9 million building the new centre with 73 licensed child-care spaces next to its Lambton Meadowview Villa long-term care home in Enniskillen Township, just west of Petrolia.The new centre is “still on schedule to be licensed by the end of the year, with families probably beginning (to use the site) in the new year,” said Kim Godin, Lambton’s children&rsq
  
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• Key debates scheduled as Sarnia municipal election campaign heats up

  16-09-2026 18:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Candidates running in Sarnia in the upcoming municipal election have a busy few weeks ahead.On Thursday, October 1, Blackburn Media Inc. and SarniaNewsToday.ca will host a debate for the five mayoral candidates.It will be held at the Dante Club from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m, with doors opening to the public at 6:30 p.m. Admission is a $10 cash donation at the door for the United Way of Sarnia-Lambton.The debate will also be livestreamed on Sarnia News Today's YouTube channel, and broadcast live on Big
  
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• Forest four-plex nearing completion as Sarnia tiny home project gears up

  16-09-2026 17:45 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Construction of Habitat for Humanity Sarnia-Lambton's four-plex in Forest is nearing completion while a five-plex in downtown Sarnia is just getting started.Chief Executive Officer David Waters said it's the first time they've built a four-plex."The four-plex is well on its way. The units have all been drywalled and painted. Kitchens are going to go in later this week, and then once they go in, the rest of the flooring will be finished," he said. "Then moving on to things like light fixtures, et
  
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• Sarnia volunteers show they care during United Way tradition

  16-09-2026 16:19 via theobserver.ca
  
  Nearly 100 volunteers went to work this week fixing and cleaning at 17 sites during this year’s United Way Sarnia-Lambton Day of Caring.Volunteers from 14 sponsoring companies and agencies were building fences, cleaning and making repairs at non-profit sites and local homes during Tuesday’s annual event marking the start of the United Way fundraising campaign.The Day of Caring has been a tradition for more than three decades, said Pamela Bodkin, the local United Way’s executiv
  
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• Five-storey Corunna apartment expected to open in fall 2027

  16-09-2026 16:15 via theobserver.ca
  
  A five-storey apartment building going up on Murray Street in Corunna is expected to open in fall 2027, officials say.Construction began in late July and officials with developer Vensuris Group and St. Clair Township gathered at the site Tuesday to celebrate the 83-unit project.It’s the third residential project for the Sarnia-based developer.“We’re on schedule,” said chief executive Rob Dawson.“We’ve navigated the early stages very well” and constructi
  
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• Ground breaks on new Corunna apartment complex

  16-09-2026 12:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Ground has officially been broken on a new rental apartment community in Corunna.A special ceremony was held Tuesday morning at 389 Murray Street.The company undertaking the project, Vensuris, said the building will bring 83 purpose-built rental suites to a market where this kind of choice has been hard to come by.There will be 38 one-bedroom suites, 30 one-bedroom-plus-den suites and 15 two-bedroom suites.Each of them will feature modern finishes, full-size in-suite laundry, stainless
  
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• 'Cousi Open' golf tournament supports minor hockey

  16-09-2026 11:59 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A special charity golf tournament returns this year, honouring a Sarnia man who died in the prime of his life at just 49-years-old.The Cousi Open is taking place on Saturday, September 19 at the St. Clair Parkway Golf Course, in memory of Brian Cousineau.It was started in 2017 by his daughters Amanda, Brooke, Christie and Drew.All proceeds will be donated to the Sarnia Hockey Association (SHA) and the Sarnia Junior Lady Sting (SJLS).Cousi Committee Chairman Mike Hobin said Cousi was a
  
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• Scoreboard, Sept 16

  16-09-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBDetroit 10 Toronto 1Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh 1Chicago White Sox 6 Cleveland 7LA Dodgers 4 Cincinnati 0Athletics 1 Tampa Bay 2Philadelphia 3 Washington 6Baltimore 7 NY Mets 5NY Yankees 8 Minnesota 1Atlanta 6 Chicago Cubs 3San Francisco 10 St. Louis 3Boston 2 Texas 4Kansas City 2 Houston 4San Diego 3 Colorado 9Seattle 1 LA Angels 2Miami 4 Arizona 2---PJHLMooretown 0 Essex 3---Wednesday's GamesMLBChicago White Sox at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m.San Francisco at
  
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• Volunteers sought for Canatara beach cleanup in Sarnia

  15-09-2026 22:51 via theobserver.ca
  
  Just because a beach looks clean doesn’t mean it necessarily is, says Leslie Chekan.The Climate Action Sarnia Lambton spokesperson said she’s participated before as a volunteer in an annual Lake Huron Coastal Centre beach cleanup in Sarnia.Saturday’s, 10 a.m. to noon, will be the fourth at Canatara Park beach in Sarnia, held by the Coastal Centre, a Goderich-based, charitable non-governmental organization.The amount of cigarette butts, microplastics and other trash hiding bene
  
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• LPH seeks dog, owner in Sarnia biting incident

  15-09-2026 21:10 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Lambton Public Health is seeking information about the location of a dog and its owner following a dog bite incident in Sarnia.It happened at around 8:15 p.m. on Monday, September 14, on 191 Indian Road South directly outside of Food Basics.The dog is described as a medium-to-large dog with a pink/purple collar.It has short fur that is mostly black with white fur on chest, paws, and snout.The owner is described as a White male with short, dark brown hair, who appeared to be around 5' 8" tal
  
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• Pyjama Walk in Sarnia set to raise funds and awareness for Childcan

  15-09-2026 19:11 via theobserver.ca
  
  Donations for Sunday’s second Sarnia Childcan Pyjama Walk were on their way early in the week to reaching the goal of raising $5,000 to help families impacted by childhood cancer.As of Monday, about $3,100 had been donated, according to the website for the London-based charity, www.childcan.com/walk .The Sarnia walk, one of six this month in Ontario, is “small but mighty,” Childcan spokesperson Amy Mathias said.About 50 people took part last year in Sarnia and “every dol
  
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• $14M Petrolia emergency department redo starting soon

  15-09-2026 18:34 via theobserver.ca
  
  They’ll take three years or more to complete, but long-sought renovations to Petrolia’s hospital emergency department are scheduled to start soon.Bluewater Health announced this week London-based K&L Construction Ltd. has won the $14-million contract to renovate the undersized emergency space and diagnostic imaging areas at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital.The work includes gutting and redeveloping the space, doubling the number of exam rooms, adding complex treatment rooms,
  
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• $14-million Petrolia hospital renos starting soon

  15-09-2026 18:34 via theobserver.ca
  
  They’ll take another three years or more to complete, but long-sought renovations to Petrolia’s hospital emergency department are scheduled to start soon.Bluewater Health announced this week London-based K&L Construction Ltd. has the $14-million contract to renovate the undersized emergency space and diagnostic imaging areas at the hospital corporation’s Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital.The work includes gutting and redeveloping the space, doubling the number of exam r
  
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• Lambton OPP warn tampering with election signs is a crime following spike in complaints

  15-09-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  With Ontario’s municipal elections coming up on October 26, Lambton OPP have issued a warning to anyone thinking about messing with campaign signs.The detachment is reporting a recent spike in complaints about election signs being stolen, vandalized, or removed without permission.Officers are reminding the public that tampering with or damaging campaign property isn't just a nuisance, it’s a crime under the Criminal Code of Canada that can result in formal charges.Anyone with details
  
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• Groundbreaking expected this fall for $14M CEE Hospital redevelopment

  15-09-2026 17:38 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A contract has been awarded for a major redevelopment project at CEE Hospital in Petrolia.Bluewater Health has awarded a $14 million construction contract to K&L Construction Ltd. for the redevelopment of the Emergency Department and Diagnostic Imaging areas at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital.Construction is set to begin this fall following a groundbreaking in October or early November, and is expected to take 36 to 42 months to complete.The work will be done in six multi-faceted phases
  
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• $10K goal set for Trail and Ale fundraiser

  15-09-2026 17:35 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Organizers of Rayjon Share Care's annual Trail and Ale walk/run, highlighting local trails and breweries, are hoping to see registration 'fill up' this year.Race participants will meet at the Howard Watson Trail, across from Michigan Avenue, on Saturday, September 19.Race Director Erin Gilbert said they're aiming to have just over 200 participants."We were fairly close to selling out last year," she said.Last year, the event raised $10,000, which is the goal for this year.Registration can be don
  
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• Sarnia's average home price steady as listings jump in August: realtors

  15-09-2026 15:36 via theobserver.ca
  
  More than 300 new listings came on the Sarnia-area housing market in August, nearly 24 per cent more than in the same month last year, new data from as local realtors group show.That was “a lot more than I was expecting,” said April Barnard, president of the Sarnia-Lambton Association of Realtors.New listings had been down slightly on average earlier in 2026 until August’s jump, she said. “That’s a pretty big increase.”The local housing market had 692 active
  
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• Truck fire causes delays on Blue Water Bridge

  15-09-2026 13:37 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  No injuries were reported after a vehicle fire broke out early Tuesday morning on the Blue Water Bridge.Point Edward Fire and Rescue was called to the border crossing at around 6 a.m.Firefighters arrived to find a commercial motor vehicle fully engulfed in flames on the westbound lanes of the Blue Water Bridge.The fire was quickly extinguished and  contained to the cab of the truck.The twin-span international bridge was closed to traffic in both directions while crews tackled
  
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• $100M Imperial Sarnia fall maintenance project begins

  15-09-2026 12:11 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Imperial Sarnia's fall turnaround estimated to cost over $100 million got underway on Monday.The company said in a social media post, work at the Sarnia site is expected to last through mid-October.Imperial said nearly 1,000 contractors will work alongside its employees each day to complete critical maintenance, inspection, and reliability work."Safety remains our highest priority," the company said in its post. "Extensive planning and preparation have gone into this turnaround to help protect o
  
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• United Way launches $1.5M campaign with Day of Caring

  15-09-2026 12:07 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  It's the official kickoff to the 2026 fundraising campaign: the United Way of Sarnia-Lambton's Annual Day of Caring.Resource Developer Bruce McDonald said nearly 100 volunteers are donating their time at 17 job sites across Lambton on Tuesday, September 15."Our main goal is to assist individuals living in their homes, so they can continue to live in their homes," he said.Volunteers will be painting, cleaning, doing yard work and helping out with small building projects at local no
  
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• All-candidates forums held in St. Clair Township

  15-09-2026 12:06 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Electors in St. Clair Township can hear from those running in the fall municipal election during an upcoming all-candidates forum.The Optimist Club of Moore and Optimist Club of Sombra Township are hosting two events with municipal and school board trustee candidates. The first event will be held on Wednesday, September 16, at 7 p.m. at the Port Lambton Community Hall. The second will be held on Tuesday, September 29, at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 447 in Corun
  
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• Scoreboard, Sept 15

  15-09-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBDetroit 6 Toronto 5Chicago White Sox 7 Cleveland 3LA Dodgers 4 Cincinnati 1Baltimore 2 NY Mets 1Atlanta 3 Chicago Cubs 7NY Yankees 8 Minnesota 3San Francisco 1 St. Louis 2San Diego 8 Colorado 7Seattle 4 LA Angels 6Miami 7 Arizona 8---NFLDenver 10 Kansa City 31---Tuesday's GamesMLBMilwaukee at Pittsburgh, 6:40 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 6:40 p.m.LA Dodgers at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.Athletics at Tampa Bay, 6:40 p.m.Philadelphia at Washington, 6:45 p.m.Detroi
  
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• Joining Terry's team: Cancer survivor shares her story ahead of Sarnia's Terry Fox Run

  14-09-2026 23:34 via theobserver.ca
  
  Christine Schofield says she was fine physically.The Sarnia woman had just gone through a lumpectomy, and six months of radiation and chemotherapy for breast cancer.She found the lump after her friend, a former nurse, was giving tips on how to look.It was buried deep, she said.Her surgeon told her she was lucky, she recalls. That most women wouldn’t find it.She was diagnosed in 2018, when she was 36, she said. She had never been screened, and had little family history of cancer.Schofield
  
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• Cancer survivor ready for Terry Fox Run in Sarnia

  14-09-2026 23:34 via theobserver.ca
  
  Christine Schofield says she was fine physically.The Sarnia woman had just gone through a lumpectomy, and six months of radiation and chemotherapy for breast cancer.She found the lump after her friend, a former nurse, was giving tips on how to look.It was buried deep, she said.Her surgeon told her she was lucky, she remembers. That most women wouldn’t find it.She was diagnosed in 2018, age 36 at the time, she said. She had never been screened, and had little family history of cancer.Schof
  
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