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• Watford library closing for renovations

  06-08-2026 18:31 via theobserver.ca
  
  Watford’s library is closing for about two months for upgrades.The 3,450-square-foot (320-square-metre) building, Lambton’s sole remaining Carnegie branch , is closing Aug. 21 to Oct. 18 for renovations.It was built in 1885 and operated as a business before the township purchased it in 1913 and subsequently opened the library, according to a library system review report from 2023 that recommended facility updates.Warwick Township is adding new flooring, painting, and lighting to the
  
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• Recovering addict given house arrest for convenience store robberies

  11-08-2026 20:35 via theobserver.ca
  
  A Sarnia man is serving two years of house arrest for back to back robberies at local convenience stores.Andrew Surridge went into the Exmouth Street Circle K around 1 a.m. on Sept. 28, 2023, wearing black clothing and a mask. He had a knife in his hand, went behind the counter and demanded the cashier open the register.Surridge took $85 and told the clerk to sit down and not call police for five minutes. He grabbed the store’s phone and threw it in the garbage bin outside the store as he
  
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• Cabot Corporation considering emissions reduction project for Sarnia plant

  11-08-2026 18:48 via theobserver.ca
  
  Cabot Corporation is talking with the province about the timing of a $250 million project proposed to lower emissions at the company’s production site in Sarnia.Site general manager Dean Pearson spoke about the project at a presentation Tuesday to the Sarnia-Lambton Golden K Kiwanis Club where he also outlined the plant’s history in the community, and the history of the carbon black it manufactures.“We continue to talk with them about what that timeline looks like,” Pear
  
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• Stuff the Studio returns to help local students gear up for the school year

  11-08-2026 17:45 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Stuff the Studio is back to make sure local students have the tools to start off the school year right.Blackburn Media - owner of radio stations Big County 103.9, COOL 106.3, and The Fox 99.9 - has teamed up with Lambton College to collect back to school supplies for the Inn of the Good Shepherd.Blackburn Promotions Coordinator Rachel Jackson said this is the third year for Stuff the Studio."We're trying to fill the Forever Furniture truck and then those donations will go to the Inn of the Good
  
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• Lambton Shores urges water conservation following emergency pipeline repair

  11-08-2026 17:42 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Residents in Lambton Shores are being asked to conserve water.A notice was posted to the municipality's social media pages Tuesday morning, asking residents to temporarily reduce non-essential water use and conserve water where possible.The notice said the water supply to the municipality has been temporarily reduced because of an emergency pipeline replacement at the Lake Huron Water Treatment Plant.Residents are asked to postpone activities that use larger amounts of water, such as laundry, wa
  
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• Lambton College hosts application event

  11-08-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Prospective Lambton College students and parents are being encouraged to attend a Find and Fund Your Future information session at the Sarnia school.The event will be held on Wednesday, August 12, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., inside the C1 atrium at Lambton College.Those planning to attend are asked to register online.The school said team members will be available to answer application questions and discuss available financial supports, such as scholarships, grants, or Ontario Student Assistance Progr
  
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• Fun events coming to The Hive this Sting season

  11-08-2026 17:35 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A promotional schedule has been released by the Sarnia Sting ahead of the 2026-27 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) season.The home opener takes place October 2 against the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, while rivalry week will bring the London Knights to Progressive Auto Sales Arena (PASA) on October 21.The Sting will celebrate Halloween at the Hive on October 30, Lambton College Lions night on November 4, Remembrance Day on November 8, Special Olympics Night on November 22, and Country Night on N
  
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• St. Clair Twp. mayor excited about possible new CF Industries project

  11-08-2026 12:24 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The mayor of St. Clair Township is welcoming the prospect of CF Industries possibly building a new urea liquor upgrade plant at its Courtright facility.Jeff Agar said a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study is currently underway."It's such good news! It's not a for sure thing yet, but just to undertake the study for it is a good sign," Agar said. "I'm excited! It's great for St. Clair, it's great for the community, it's great for all the fab (fabr
  
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• Sarnia construction pace beats 2025 benchmarks

  11-08-2026 12:23 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Fewer permits were issued at Sarnia City hall last month, but the construction value was higher.A total of 46 permits were issued in July, worth over $9.56 million. That's compared to 51 permits handed out in June, valued at just over $8.6 million.The monthly statistics include a $5 million permit for new industrial construction at 333 St. Andrew Street.There was also a $10,000 permit for improvements at Hanna Memorial Public School.Permits for six single family homes were also issued&
  
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• Scoreboard, Aug 11

  11-08-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBBoston 1 Toronto 2NY Mets 8 Atlanta 5Baltimore 5 Minnesota 9Philadelphia 6 St. Louis 5Texas 4 LA Angels 1Milwaukee 2 San Diego 3Tampa Bay 10 Athletics 6Colorado 0 Arizona 9Houston 6 San Francisco 3Kansas City 5 LA Dodgers 6---WNBAToronto 95 Atlanta 107Chicago 88 Seattle 97---Tuesday's GamesMLBCleveland at Detroit, 6:40 p.m.Pittsburgh at Miami, 6:40 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Washington, 6:45 p.m.Seattle at NY Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Boston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.NY Mets at Atlanta, 7:15 p.m.C
  
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• Sarnia-area tourism operators offered free digital media workshop

  10-08-2026 22:18 via theobserver.ca
  
  Tourism Sarnia-Lambton is offering a free workshop to help local tourism businesses use digital media to tell their stories to potential visitors.Content With Intent runs Aug. 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the St. Clair Corporate Centre in Sarnia and is free for tourism-related businesses in Lambton County.“This is going to help small businesses be able to tell their story in an engaging way,” said Adam Veen, interim executive director of the local tourism marketing organization funded
  
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• Police board eyeing 'bare bones' 2027 budget update

  10-08-2026 21:43 via theobserver.ca
  
  A trio of civilian hires, more money for a pending collective agreement update, and increases to reserves are part of a proposed 2027 Sarnia police budget increase of 5.94 per cent.The police board meets Thursday to consider the amended budget proposal , after approving a two-year spending plan in 2025 .Tweaks are needed after plans to proceed with a$91-million plan for a new headquarters in the city’s east were put on the back-burner, service officials have said.“We’re going
  
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• ‘Pathetic soul’: Sarnia drug dealer given three years for manslaughter in overdose death

  10-08-2026 20:43 via theobserver.ca
  
  Andrew Walsh recalled getting up early on May 2, 2024.The Sarnia truck driver went to pour a coffee around 5:20 a.m. that Thursday, but he noticed the back door was open. After going outside, he saw his daughter, Brandy McConnell, lying face down on the driveway of their Somerset Crescent home without any vital signs.“It was the most horrible event of my life,” he wrote in a victim impact statement.McConnell, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene soon after. Police saw signs of opioi
  
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• ‘Pathetic soul’: Sarnia drug dealer gets three years for manslaughter in overdose death

  10-08-2026 20:43 via theobserver.ca
  
  Andrew Walsh recalled getting up early on May 2, 2024.The Sarnia truck driver went to pour a coffee around 5:20 a.m. that Thursday, but he noticed the back door was open. After going outside, he saw his daughter, Brandy McConnell, lying face down on the driveway of their Somerset Crescent home without any vital signs.“It was the most horrible event of my life,” he wrote in a victim impact statement.McConnell, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene soon after. Police saw signs of opioi
  
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• Sarnia Kids Funfest moving again

  10-08-2026 19:59 via theobserver.ca
  
  Sarnia Kids Funfest is moving back to Centennial Park Saturday.The free event has been held since 1996, showcasing local activities and services, and giving youngsters a chance to try things out.It moved to the Clearwater Community Centre in 2013, due to soil remediation work that closed Centennial Park for years.In 2023, it moved to Canatara Park , where other events occur.Moving back to Centennial is “trying to use some of our other great parks within the city for signature events,&rdqu
  
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• Man charged in decades-old sexual assaults expected to plead guilty

  10-08-2026 18:55 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A man accused of sexually assaulting three teens and one young woman in Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton in 1997 is expected to plead guilty in October.Jason Davidson, 53, formerly of Chatham, is set to plead guilty on October 23 in Chatham court.Davidson was denied bail several times last year because the prosecution told the court that releasing Davidson would erode public confidence in the justice system.Davidson is accused of sexually assaulting the four women between March and August of
  
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• Inn of the Good Shepherd highlights OESP support

  10-08-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Inn of the Good Shepherd is making a concerted effort to support families before they reach crisis by making sure they are aware of available financial supports.Program Manager Adrienne McPhee said part of their poverty prevention strategy moving forward is to ensure families know about the Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP), a credit to help low-income households reduce their monthly electricity bills.McPhee said successful applicants could be eligible to have up to $75 taken off of
  
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• Catholic school board to host registration events

  10-08-2026 17:35 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The St. Clair Catholic District School Board will hold summer registration events across Lambton-Kent over the coming weeks.Manager of Planning and School Business Support Services George Desousa said the board wants families to feel confident and prepared for the start of the school year.“These events allow families to ask questions, complete registration, and get ready for September," Desousa said in a statement. "It also helps to limit reorganizing classrooms after the first day so our
  
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• No evidence of Cyclospora parasite outbreak in Lambton

  10-08-2026 12:08 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  While it continues to monitor the situation, Lambton Public Health (LPH) says there's no evidence the Cyclospora parasite outbreak in Michigan has made its way to the county.Supervisor of Health Protection Carshenan Lai notes there are usually three or four cases locally per year but as of right now there's been no spike in cases.Lai said cyclosporiasis is a foodborne illness."Symptoms include watery diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, abdominal bloating and sometimes a low-g
  
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• CBSA to end commercial driver registration program

  10-08-2026 12:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A seldom-used program to expedite commercial driving across the border is being scrapped.The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will end the Commercial Driver Registration Program (CDRP) on September 1.The border agency said that the decision was made after a routine review of its programs, to ensure border security is maintained."The CBSA is ending the CDRP because few people use it and it duplicates another program called the Free and Secure Trade (FAST)," read a media release from the CBSA.
  
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• Scoreboard, Aug 10

  10-08-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBToronto 6 Philadelphia 7Detroit 3 San Francisco 1Cincinnati 1 Washington 7Athletics 4 Boston 3Atlanta 2 NY Yankees 1NY Mets 11 Pittsburgh 1LA Angels 3 Miami 12Chicago Cubs 10 Kansas City 2Cleveland 3 Chicago White Sox 5Minnesota 3 Milwaukee 4Colorado 4 St. Louis 7Baltimore 10 Texas 5LA Dodgers 2 Arizona 4Tampa Bay 4 Seattle 1Houston 2 San Diego 7---WNBALas Vegas 71 New York 111Phoenix 75 Washington 95Dallas 90 Minnesota 103Golden State&nb
  
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• Collector brings 40 tractors to Western Ontario Steam Threshers show

  09-08-2026 21:39 via theobserver.ca
  
  Tom Laird says he’s been collecting tractors for 45 years.“They’re like potato chips: you can’t just have one,” said the Port Franks man, and chapter 20 president of the International Harvesters collectors club.It took him three days, multiple drives and trailer trips, but he brought 40 of his tractors to the Forest Fairgrounds for the Thursday-to-Sunday 69th Western Ontario Steam Threshers Association reunion show.He has 47, but kept a handful back to feed the hor
  
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• Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash

  09-08-2026 19:19 via theobserver.ca
  
  A 57-year-old man was airlifted to a London hospital with life-threatening injuries after a motorcycle crash Saturday in Port Lambton.The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. on St. Clair Parkway, police said.Police ask any witnesses to contact Lambton OPP or Crime Stoppers.On Friday, a transport truck rolled into a ditch around 7:30 a.m. on the off-ramp to Modeland Road from westbound Highway 402.The ramp reopened shortly after midnight Saturday. Don’t wait to report missing people Sarnia pol
  
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• Motorcyclist injured in 'serious' crash: OPP

  09-08-2026 19:19 via theobserver.ca
  
  A -57-year-old man with life-threatening injuries was taken to London hospital by air ambulance after a “serious” single-vehicle motorcycle crash Saturday in Port Lambton, police say.Local fire and emergency medical services personnel also around 8:30 p.m. responded to the crash on St. Clair Parkway, police said.The road was closed between West French Line and West Hold Line for several hours for investigation and cleanup, and reopened around 3 a.m. Sunday, police said.Collision wit
  
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• Bluewater Health welcomes two new physicians

  09-08-2026 16:43 via theobserver.ca
  
  Two new physicians have joined Bluewater Health’s professional staff.Orthopedic surgeon Hyder Ali Khan, who focuses on foot, ankle and lower extremity surgery, joined this month, while pathologist Syeda Qasim joined July 6, a hospital release said.Khan, from LaSalle, studied at Western University’s Schulich school of medicine and dentistry.“It was important for me to build my career in this region, where my wife and our families are located nearby,” he said. “I am
  
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• Bluewater Health announces new physicians

  09-08-2026 16:43 via theobserver.ca
  
  Two new physicians have joined Bluewater Health’s professional staff.Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Hyder Ali Khan, who focuses on foot, ankle and lower extremity surgery, joined earlier this month, while pathologist Dr. Syeda Qasim joined July 6.Khan, from LaSalle, Ontario, studied at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University.“It was important for me to build my career in this region, where my wife and our families are located nearby,” he said in a news rel
  
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• Sarnia Community Foundation seeking new board members

  09-08-2026 12:33 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Sarnia Community Foundation (SCF) is looking for new board members to join the organization for 2027.The SCF's mandate is to create a vibrant, inclusive, and livable Lambton County by working with donors to grow and manage permanent and short-term funds including scholarships.Grants are made to projects and programs that are dedicated to making the community a better place.Executive Director Mike Barron said board members must commit to serving a three-year term and be willing to consider se
  
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• Kiwanis Club donates $4K to Literacy Lambton

  09-08-2026 12:30 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Kiwanis Club of Sarnia-Lambton Golden K is once again supporting Literacy Lambton with a $4,000 donation.The local club often donates to the organization to support Literacy Lambton's Train Your Brain program, geared toward children in Grades 3 and 4.The free program offers children hands-on learning opportunities to improve their math and reading skills.Kiwanis Club members raised money by volunteering at Jackpot Time, Sarnia Bingo program, which allows for a portion of funds
  
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• Single-vehicle crash sends one person to hospital

  09-08-2026 12:22 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  One person suffered life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle crash in St. Clair Township.At around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, Lambton OPP, St. Clair Township Fire and Lambton EMS were called to St. Clair Parkway between West French Line and West Holt Line in Port Lambton for a serious collision involving a motorcycle.OPP said a 57-year-old man was air-lifted to a London hospital for treatment.The roadway was closed for several hours for the investigation but has since reopened.Anyone
  
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• Scoreboard, Aug 9

  09-08-2026 12:12 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBToronto 7 Philadelphia 5Detroit 8 San Francisco 0Atlanta 4 NY Yankees 5Athletics 7 at Boston 3LA Angels 0 Miami 7NY Mets 0 Pittsburgh 9Cincinnati 2 Washington 8Minnesota 3 at Milwaukee 4Chicago Cubs 3 Kansas City 6Baltimore 1 Texas 5Cleveland 3 Chicago White Sox 6Houston 2 San Diego 3Colorado 8 St. Louis 6LA Dodgers 2 Arizona 1Tampa Bay 3 Seattle 2---CFLEdmonton 30 Montreal 48Hamilton 24 BC 27---WNBALas Vegas 87 Minnesota 98Indiana 90 Chicago 86Seattle
  
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