Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared a local state of emergency Thursday due to “ongoing and excessive” discharges of benzene from a nearby chemical plant in Sarnia. “While declaring a local state of emergency is a serious measure, Aamjiwnaang is doing so in order to assist in our preparedness and ensure we have adequate resources at our […]
Aamjiwnaang First Nation officials kept pushing Thursday for government action after high readings of benzene were recorded earlier in the week at an air monitoring station near its Sarnia-area office.
Aamjiwaang First Nation is calling for the shutdown of Sarnia’s INEOS chemical plant after community members reported headaches, nausea and dizziness Tuesday as an air quality monitoring station near the band office reported high benzene levels.
A company that illegally locked tenants out of a Sarnia apartment building has been dealt unprecedented fines by Ontario’s landlord and tenant board, says a representative with Community Legal Assistance Sarnia.
A 13-year-old died and an eight-year-old child was left with serious injuries after a vehicle and horse-drawn buggy collided Monday north of Stratford, Perth OPP said. The two children were travelling in the buggy on Line 71 when the collision occurred west of Perth Road 140, about 10 kilometres north of Milverton, at about 4 […]
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A man who ran to Sarnia police headquarters after he was shot three times early Monday by a person wearing a mask was targeted, police say.
Severe thunderstorms that left a trail of damage across parts of Southwestern Ontario last week generated two tornadoes and four downbursts, a team of Western University researchers has confirmed. Members of Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project, a research lab dedicated to studying twisters, said Monday tornadoes touched down in the town of Petrolia in Lambton […]
SARNIA – A man who broke his ankle after crashing into railway tracks while tobogganing in Centennial Park here has launched a $2.4M lawsuit against Sarnia city hall and two major Canadian companies connected to the tracks.
A Southwestern Ontario woman has won the lottery for a second time, a stroke of luck that isn’t quite as implausible as it may sound.