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Change to health centre disappointing but doctors still available

Change to health centre disappointing but doctors still available
23.01.2025 10

Sarnia Observer

Mike Jiggens

Mergers: Is bigger necessarily better?

Another merger – or amalgamation, if you prefer – has officially begun in our municipality. On New Year’s Day, Grand Erie Public Health kicked...

07.01.2025 7

Sarnia Observer

Mike Jiggens

Skilled tradespeople make the world go round

One of the smartest things the Ontario government has done in the field of education was to implement mandatory technological education at the high...

26.12.2024 5

Sarnia Observer

Mike Jiggens

Postal strike can't stop letters to Santa

Most children anxious to send their wish lists to Santa Claus are likely unaware of the current strike by Canada Post workers. Kids this young...

10.12.2024 4

Sarnia Observer

Mike Jiggens

Here come the Santa Claus parades

‘Tis the season for Christmas parades, or Santa Claus parades, or holiday parades, or however you wish to call them. We attended one in Fort Erie...

28.11.2024 3

Sarnia Observer

Mike Jiggens

Wait is over for fans of giant big box retail outlet

The long-awaited opening of Brantford’s new Costco store has arrived, and as expected, business was brisk once its doors were unlocked on Friday. T...

12.11.2024 10

Sarnia Observer

Mike Jiggens

$100K for artwork? It's a school not the Louvre

A case of taxpayer money being used to fund “questionable” activities has reached close to home following the recent brouhaha involving the...

29.10.2024 2

Sarnia Observer

Mike Jiggens

Norfolk Fair a hit despite lack of parking, toilet paper

I don’t have access to the numbers, but Saturday’s Norfolk County Fair attendance must have been right up there with the best years of the...

15.10.2024 1

Sarnia Observer

Mike Jiggens

Some motorists resent being told to slow down

A deterrent to reduce speeding along some of Norfolk County’s high-traffic streets has seemingly been met with disdain by some motorists. Council...

01.10.2024 2

Sarnia Observer

Mike Jiggens

A little landscaping can have big impact

It appears someone listened and/or looked. Rising from the dust left behind by the former Belgian Hall in Delhi came a few shiny new commercial...

17.09.2024 3

Sarnia Observer

Mike Jiggens

Cell phone rules in schools: What took so long?

It’s long overdue, but cell phones are now prohibited in Ontario’s classrooms – with some exceptions. Starting this week, cell phone use by...

03.09.2024 5

Sarnia Observer

Mike Jiggens

End of cycling event big loss for community

It’s the end of the road for a long-standing Delhi-based event that has brought thousands of cycling enthusiasts to the area for the past 16 years....

06.08.2024 3

Sarnia Observer

Mike Jiggens