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ecently, a single mom returned to her Sherwood Village home at midday to find a stranger in a tuque and hoodie in the backyard. “He bolted into my house,” she said. “I yelled at him, ‘Who are you?’ and began walking toward my back door.” The woman thought better of it and instead rushed to her car to call for help. But the thief reappeared, jumped on a black mountain bike and sped off with cash, children’s piggy banks, gift cards and family jewelry. Though badly shaken the woman, who asked for anonymity, tried to follow the intruder in her car but he turned into a walkway and disappeared. “It’s not just the loss of my property that upsets me. It’s that a stranger came into my home and went through my personal items,” she said. “When I went inside, he had rummaged through every single room and everything had been thrown around.” The police arrived and took a report. An officer told her that brazen daytime break-ins are happening in every neighbourhood of Sarnia. “He was helpful, but said ‘We catch them and they are released the next day.’ There are no consequences.” Coun. Bill Dennis agrees. A “tsunami” of petty theft is occurring all across the city, a problem aided by a “catch and release” justice system, he told council last month. People desperate for cash are raiding vehicles, stealing bicycles and breaking into homes, he said, calling petty crime the number one reason constituents contact him. Continued on 3
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elen Smith never dreamed her hobby as a new mom would turn into an international business being featured this week on CBC’s Dragon’s Den. “I was home with my son who had just turned one, and a lot of kids’ stuff is super bright and colourful, and that’s just not my style,” the Corunna mom-of-three said of firstborn Kai, who was teething at the time. “So I started making silicone teethers at home, myself.” Her neutral, modern and chemical-free designs were so popular she started selling them at tradeshows, and quickly realized she had a knack for creating quality, affordable children’s toys. Choo Choo Baby Roo was born, and things took off. When the pandemic arrived Smith added a new product — the Mask Buddy — a silicone lanyard designed so kids won’t lose their face masks. Around that time, Smith’s younger brother Rozin came on board, along with husband Matt. “That fall, I wanted to get a play couch for the boys but it was pretty much impossible to get,” Smith recalled. “I already had experience with manufacturing, so I was like, ‘maybe we’ll just make our own.’” Continued on 3
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Continued from 1 The Joey is a modular, foam play couch that works like a set of building blocks. Smith and her small team worked with a trusted manufacturer and launched a pre-order to gauge interest. “It just kind of blew up,” she said. “It’s just not anything we were expecting at all.” Chew Chew Baby Roo, since rebranded as Roo and You, caught the eye of a producer at the popular CBC TV show Dragon’s Den earlier this year. Helen, Rozin and five-yearold Kai attended a taping in May to pitch their Joey collection to the ‘Dragons’ panel. The episode airs Thursday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. on CBC and the CBC Gem streaming service. “I’m a huge Dragon’s Den fan and have seen every episode,” said Smith. “So when the offer came, I thought my brother was playing a prank on me.” The experience, she said, was surreal.
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Continued from 1 “People are so fed up they don’t even report it to the police. They don’t leave their house with confidence,” Dennis said. One resident, after five break-ins, was listing the home to move to a safer, more rural area, he said. While Sarnia Police work hard to catch those responsible they are also frustrated by a Henry Plater
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“So when the offer came, I thought my brother was playing a prank on me.”
— Helen Smith
“We just kind of tell them about the business, and they ask their questions. Some of them are really hard and they really put you on the spot.” Smith said it’s still hard to believe how far she’s come in just a few short years — from hand-making teethers for a newborn at home to successful business owner. The former child and youth counsellor also donates funds and products to groups like Mamas for Mamas, supporting mothers and caregivers in crisis. “We set out with two goals — to make awesome kids’ stuff affordable and accessible while making parents’ lives easier, but also give kids the awesomest imagination ever (by) cultivating play and imagination,” she said. “With our parents being refugees, we saw how difficult it was for them to see us want legal system that releases them quickly, he added. “This is not the Sarnia we grew up in, nor is it the one we want for the future.” Dennis’ comments sparked a debate among councillors, who in the end agreed unanimously to have city staff consult with Lambton County and Sarnia Police Services to explore solutions. Factors contributing to the problem include drug addiction, mental health and a lack of housing, they noted.
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HELEN SMITH, HER son Kai, and brother Rozin Abbas pitch their product "The Joey" to the Dragon's Den panel in an episode airing Dec. 9 on CBC. Photo courtesy, CBC
something and not be able to afford it.” Smith, Rozin and their parents are Kurdish, and fled to Canada in 1994, when she was 12.
“This is not the Sarnia we grew up in, nor is it the one we want for the future.”
— Coun. Bill Dennis
Councillors Mike Stark and George Vandenberg expressed concern about the surge of property crimes, but said they don’t believe it’s City Hall’s mandate to involve itself in policing responsibilities. Mayor Mike Bradley noted four additional officers are
“We left because of the war, and we saw a lot of crazy stuff living there — shootings, having to run home from school when the sirens were going off. “So, to be able to do this with
my brother has been really amazing,” she added. “We always wanted to make our parents proud because they did so much for us when we moved here.”
included into next year’s police budget. Coun. Nathan Colquhoun said more officers aren’t necessarily the answer. A grassroots effort is needed in which neighbours watch out more for their neighbours, he said. In his neighbourhood, near downtown, a Facebook group with 120 members keeps an
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of the Good Shepherd’s Lodge homeless shelter in Sarnia. An intake process will be in place, with staff and security on site, temporary shelter openshe said. ing in Sarnia’s downThe pandemic brought a town to help address 400% increase in the number the homeless crisis is drawing of individuals presenting as the ire of residents who say homeless in Lambton, which their neighbourhood is already has resulted in many being struggling. housed in overflow beds at “It was a sucker punch to us,” local motels. said Chris Burley, who heads “The cost of housing people the Heritage District Neighin a motel is astronomical,” bourhood Watch. Colasanti told county council “It kind of seems like they last week, noting emergency ran the clock out on our neighprovincial funding was for the bourhood so that we couldn’t period ending March 31, 2022. really do much to oppose it.” “We will be out of funds by Lambton County said the the end of this year,” she said. emergency shelter will have 25 If the province doesn’t come to 30 beds and be open from through with additional monDecember to April. ey the county will be asked County officials wouldn’t to budget for the anticipated name the location, but Burley $1.5 million needed to provide said the owner of the property services in 2022, she said. at 220 George St. — the former Lambton currently has 155 Central United Church — conindividuals within its homeless firmed a lease had been signed system, down from a pandemfor what the county is calling ic peak of 260. a ‘temporary congregate care “Still huge numbers,” she site’ at the historic building. said. “But we really think we Wellington St can reduce them if we can move individuals from the motels into this setting.” O nt The new site will ar io allow people to conSt nect with community supports and work with agencies like the Canadian Mental Health Association and Ontario Works, filling out housing applications and other assistance, Colasanti said. A homelessness enumeration conducted +HST by the county in June found more than 230 Offer ends December 31st, 2021 individuals and families “We’re already in the midst of a crisis with property crimes, and things that don’t make us feel safe in our own neighbourhood,” said Burley. He started a Neighbourhood Watch for the London Road, Mitton Street, George and Brock Street area in 2019 in response to petty crime, violence and break-ins. Things haven’t improved through the pandemic, he said. “We’re definitely not suggesting that everybody who is homeless is a criminal, because the vast majority of people who are homeless are good, desperate people who are just looking for a place to live,” said Burley. “But the problem we are having is the drug-addicted people who often fall into that homelessness category… and no doubt we’re going to be bringing more of them in.” Valerie Colasanti, Lambton’s general manager of social services, stressed it isn’t a dropin or ‘Out of the Cold’-type shelter, but rather, an extension Ross Ave
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And this isn’t a new issue.” County councillors agreed to gather public input through an online survey about the county’s housing and homelessness efforts. The survey is available until Dec. 19 at www. lambtononline.ca/ Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley expressed concern that he and city councillors hadn’t been informed or consulted on the new shelter site. “I feel so detached from this process,” he said. “It’s not a secret and it should be out there so we’re not looking like there’s some effort to not let the community know what’s happening.” Longtime resident Lorraine Butler said she’s disappointed the neighbours weren’t informed of the plan. “The whole thing is very disturbing to me. I wish there would have been an opportunity to hear more about it so we could separate fact from fiction, and ask questions,” said the 92-year-old. “I do feel bad about what I’m seeing downtown, but have seen no tangible solution,” she added. “The only thing that’s going to help in the end is to deal with the drug problem here, but I don’t see that happening.”
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Residential school survivor to ask Pope for apology The Pontiff agreed to meet with three groups of Indigenous survivors – First Nations, Metis and Inuit – ahead of his planned visit to Canada next year and amid growing pressure for a papal apology for the Church’s role in running residential schools. “I found out about a month ago and said to myself, that can’t be true,” said Cloud. “I am scared to go, because I’ve never been in a plane. But I am OK meeting the Pope. It’s overwhelming but it’s also an honour.” Cloud was just six in 1947 when she and five siblings were forced to leave their Kettle and Stony Point home. “We had no choice, and after a few years it felt like being in jail,” she said. “The people who were supposed to look after us carried around big straps and just whacked us all the time.” One time, she was strapped across the back for opening a school window, she said “I was only six years old. We’d get strapped for being too
loud, and for using our native language. That was the biggest thing.” An older sister, Edna, died n area residential school of tuberculosis while at the survivor heading to the school, and when Cloud finally Vatican to meet Pope returned home she also had TB. Francis this month says she will She spent the next two years ask him for an apology. at a London sanatorium and If she gets it, Marlene Cloud, didn’t return home permanent80, would be the first survivor ly until she was 14. to receive an in-person apology By that time she could no from the head of the Roman longer speak her native tongue. Catholic Church. “I want an apology, because “We were abused and robbed we should not have been treatof our childhood,” said Cloud, a ed like that,” she said. “They Kettle and Stony Point resident called us little heathens. We who spent six years at the Mowere only children.” hawk Institute in Brantford. Kettle and Stony Point Chief “Why wouldn’t he apoloJason Henry said he’s proud gize?” that she is meeting the Pope. The Assembly of First NaCloud was the lead plaintiff tions chose Cloud to represent in a class action lawsuit iniOntario as one of 13 Indigetiated 20 years ago (Cloud v nous delegates headed to the Canada) that sought damages Vatican Dec. 17 - 20. The AFN from the Diocese of Huron, says the meeting is the next the Missionary Society that step in completing Truth and ran the Mohawk Institute from Reconciliation Commission 1922 to 1969, and the Canadian Call to Action #58, which calls government. on the Pope to issue an apology She said the plaintiffs won to survivors. but received only about $10,000 each. “Marlene’s a strong voice and an example of how we can stand up and overcome generational traumas from the schools,” Chief Henry said in a recorded comDo you know someone living with dementia? munity update. 3 out of 5 people living with dementia will go missing at some Her trip to the Vatican point, a frightening experience, and a dangerous one. is good news, he said, and “will bring healing, not only to Marlene and her family, but help bring healing to our
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ive hundred children aged five to 11 have received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Sarnia-Lambton and another 1,500 are booked for clinic appointments. About 9,700 local kids are eligible, said Lambton’s Medical Officer of Health. “I would say 2,000 bookings is pretty good,” said Dr. Sudit Ranade, noting 60% of local parents plan to vaccinate, according to a recent survey. “If we get up to that 5,000 to 6,000 mark then we’ll reach what we expected.” Registration opened Nov. 23 following Health Canada's approval of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for the five-to-11 age group. Clinics at LCCVI and St. Patrick’s high schools filled up quickly, but clinic appointments are available at the Lambton College Event Centre and Rapids Family Health Team. “We have a special environment set up for kids,” said Ranade. “There’s a little bit more space, we’ve allocated a little bit more time, a few resources to make kids more comfortable.” Local children who are four years of age but turning five by year-end can’t get a shot, even though Ontario has said anyone born in 2016 can get vaccinated. Ranade said he made the decision. “From a medical perspective, there is so much growth and development and change in a person’s body between zero and five. And that change happens so quickly that
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two doses. Although the Omicron variant hadn’t appeared in Lambton by late last week, “it’s only a matter of time,” he said. Meanwhile, Sarnia’s mayor and a city councillor clashed over the use of schools as child vaccination sites during a Nov. 24 Lambton County council meeting. Coun. Margaret Bird, who has questioned the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in the past, said
she opposes school clinics and urged other councillors to write Health Canada. Parents need to know their children are safe at school, she said, adding adverse vaccine effects could result in “injury and death rates increasing with every inoculation.” Mayor Mike Bradley called for a vote. “There’s just been a speech for five minutes here on some theories that I think many people would disagree with.
So I would suggest the councillor file a notice of motion or put the question forward — does council endorse what she just said?” Bird refused.“I do not want report of this outside in the public to say I put a motion forward and it was defeated. I don’t want that.” In a response to Bird’s comments, Lambton Public Health manager Kevin Churchill said school clinics are current-
ly scheduled outside of school hours and administered by public health staff. In a recent survey, many local parents said they wanted the shots given at schools, he said. “Holding vaccination clinics outside of school hours allows parents or guardians to accompany their child to their appointment and to ask questions about the vaccine should they have any concerns.”
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Compendium of curious stuff from Sarnia’s past: Part 2 it was languishing at the Post Office, unclaimed, were the charges dismissed.
et and they were released, but not before paying a steep price for family loyalty.
JACK THE HUGGER That’s how the newspaper referred to a man named John T. Lumley, who was convicted of assaulted three Sarnia women. In addition to time served, Lumley was given a choice of paying a $16.38 fine or doing two more months, with hard labour. He paid the fine. Nevertheless, when he walked free his father Charles Lumley and brother Thomas Lumley remained behind bars. During Lumley’s trial the father and brother had testified under oath that young John was at the family home in Enniskillen Township when the assaults occurred. The alibi failed, and the pair were charged with perjury and denied bail. Eventually, the charges disappear from the dock-
A TOUGH COURT Consider the 1905 case of James Kitchen, who forged a single cheque and was sentenced to two years imprisonment. Or that of William Crowder, who was found guilty of bigamy and sentenced to two year and three months in Kingston Penitentiary. It’s not known if either wife awaited his return.
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hen looking through old editions of the Sarnia Observer a researcher often comes across odd and interesting glimpses of life from our city’s past. Here are a few more: A REAL BAD DAY In 1905, William Atkinson accepted a temporary, one-week job in Watford. But for some reason he wrote his wife a letter of explanation and mailed it instead of telling her in person. When he returned to Sarnia from the job, Atkinson was abruptly arrested for desertion of family. What’s more, his wife and children were nowhere to be found and the family home closed up. Only after the Court received proof he had indeed written a letter to Mrs. Atkinson and
YOU AIN’T WANTED ‘ROUND HERE Non-locals convicted at Court were often banished. After William and Nancy Laurence were arrested for running a “disorderly house” on Mitton Street (see Nov. 25th edition), two men apprehended were given the option of going back to “where they belong.” George Ellis, a vagrant from Wallaceburg, was
A VINTAGE POSTCARD showing a group of young people, referred to as “wharf rats,” swimming in the St. Clair River. Image appears courtesy of Dave Burwell Collection.
bundled onto the first train. Another time, two vagrants from Toledo, Ohio were given just 10 minutes to absent themselves, the paper reported. “They reached a ferry boat within the proscribed time and bade farewell to Sarnia.”
SPITTIN’ IMAGE Exasperated by the conduct of its constituents, Sarnia Town Council passed a Morals Bylaw in 1907 that seemed to prohibit any conduct short of perfection. Given the time, it’s doubtful the decree brought an end to
shocking reports of nude river bathing, “insulting and filthy language” and rowdies “splattering ladies dresses with tobacco juice.“ Randy Evans is a Sarnia resident and regular contributor to The Journal.
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Doug Ford’s green-washing coming too late to help Ontario
Sir: Doug Ford may like to present his government as being in favour of battery electric vehicles now that he understands how many jobs may depend on it, but he’ll need a whole lot more green-wash before voters and manufacturers will fall for it. When Doug Ford was first elected premier
in 2018 he: cancelled Ontario’s greenhouse gas (GHG) Cap & Trade program, cancelled sub-
sidies for the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs), squandered hundreds of millions of dollars to cancel a number of renewable electricity generating contracts (including some that were partially built), wasted even more of our money ripping out some already built EV charging stations, fought against putting a price
on carbon, amended the building code to remove a requirement to “rough in” capacity for an EV charger in new homes, and started a program to increase Ontario’s GHG emissions from electricity by increasing generation from natural gas. EV car manufacturers are looking for progressive jurisdictions that are
not only supportive of manufacturing but that encourage the transition to EV’s and can also offer low carbon electricity. Just like the new green industries that have abandoned Sarnia and Ontario in search of low emission green power elsewhere, vehicle manufacturers want to boast about having the lowest emissions
from the energy they use in making their vehicles. If we’re serious about attracting new jobs to Sarnia-Lambton and keeping auto industry jobs in Ontario we need to do a lot better than this. Sincerely. — Peter R. Smith Bright’s Grove
Welfare recipients can’t make ends meet Leash-free dog beach a bad idea
Sir: I would like to touch on a subject that seems to get swept under the rug. That subject is welfare (ssshh) or as we call it here, Ontario Works. In addition to the stigma that goes with being in this system nobody wants to discuss the ridiculous amount of money a person is given per month to live on. Three years ago I suffered two heart attacks and two minor strokes. Since then I have had to be on Ontario Works because my doctors say I can’t work. So while I fight the good
fight with my government for approval to the Ontario Disability Support Program, I have been receiving about $700 per month to live on. The price of a one-bedroom apartment in Sarnia is about $1,000 per month. It doesn’t take Sheldon Cooper to see this math doesn’t work. I probably sound ungrateful, and I also know that seniors and many other groups are suffering too. But at least THEY are being discussed and seen on the news. Nobody is talking about us, let alone fighting to help us. So here I am, asking for
help from anyone - news outlets, a lawyer with a good heart to take on the fight, or one of our many local elected officials. Thousands of people are flooding into Canada every day to get a new life handed to them. Does this seem wrong to anybody else? I’m not saying stop helping the world, I’m saying charity and responsibility start at home. We have to fix Canada before we try to fix the rest of the world.
Sir: In his (Nov. 25th) letter about reducing our carbon footprint and the mayor’s call for an energy summit, Michael Murray states: “to make one thing clean, you must make another thing dirty.” I believe it’s important for the energy sector to be discussing the impact of green energy initiatives upon the Chemical Valley partners. In addition to fuel, The Valley produces a host of chemicals for the production of many of our products we use.
As for EV batteries, people need to be informed of the environmental and ethical downside of their production. Mining the elements required for EV batteries creates other environmental issues, such as the use of water reserves to pump lithium up from the ground as seen in South America, and the human rights concerns raised by child labour mining cobalt in the Congo. Many countries producing EV batteries still rely upon
coal-fired hydro plants for their production. And what will be the environmental impact of increased hydro production to charge the ever-increasing number of electric vehicles? In looking at what we think we’re doing to reduce the impact on climate change we can’t be blind to the harm we cause through other means.
Sir: Why do we need a dog beach when most days dogs and their owners are already on the beach at Canatara Park? When a site is selected, it should be only for pets and their owners. The Cove on Lake Huron is one proposed location. If this beach were chosen, would the city or pet owners pay for a fence between The
Cove and the apartment buildings there?
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others, but when that exception comes along it results in an attack, biting, and trauma. My little dog Babygirl has been attacked five times over the last few years by large dogs, even as their owners tried in vain to call them back. She is still traumatized by it. I have managed to prevent her being bitten, but had to pick her up and twist my body to block the jumping dog, and I shouldn’t have to do that. KEEP YOUR DOG ON A LEASH or find someplace outside the city to give it a run.
— Ronny D'Haene Sarnia
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Holiday musical set to warm hearts at revamped theatre CATHY DOBSON THE JOURNAL
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irector Holly Wenning says Sarnia is ready for the beauty and feel-good warmth of a good holiday musical. “It’s a very heartwarming show,” she said of A Broadway Christmas, opening Dec. 9 for a threeday run at the newly renovated Imperial Theatre. “You’ll cry a little and laugh a lot.” The show came together after COVID 19 restrictions were eased on indoor gatherings in September. But Wenning, musical director Frank Brennan, and co-choreographer Jackie Burns had to act quickly. At least 60 singers and
dancers answered a call for video auditions and only 22 were selected - fewer than usual - to meet the pandemic rules of the time. All are over the age of 12 because the performers must be double-vaxxed. Theatregoers must be as well. “People have really looked forward to getting back to theatre,” said Wenning, noting A Broadway Christmas is the first Theatre Sarnia show with a live band since the Imperial reopened. “The band is great, our singers’ vocals have so much harmony, and the dancers are really incredible,” she said. “Our whole cast is the cream of the crop.” Seasonal favourites like White Christmas are min-
“I want every scene to be a beautiful vision and am excited about the costumes that Lynn Elenor and her team have put together. “Our stage will be magical.” A Broadway Christmas opens just a month after the Imperial Theatre underwent extensive renovations. Patrons will find new plush seating, a new FROM LEFT, KARISSA KERN, Dana Parco, Zoey Ryan, PA, new accessible washNoah Leonard and Troy Zimmer present hits from the movie rooms and a fresh coat of Elf in Theatre Sarnia's A Broadway Christmas. Photo courtesy, Emily Nutson paint, improvements made while the theatre went dark during the pandemic. gled with lesser known The Sound of Music. General manager Brian tunes such as Twelve Wenning loosely conAustin Jr. said all public nected the song and dance Days Prior to Christmas spaces have been refurfrom Nuncrackers, Merry performances by writing bished with eco-friendly a story line. Produced by Almost Christmas, and a Paul Richardson, it’s like a fixtures. The carpet is new; couple of songs from the mini-musical with a series the upstairs windows are movie Elf. Some are less about Christmas and more of vignettes, she explained. new. Even the roof is new. “We’re so excited to be about good vibes such as My Favourite Things, from
focusing once again on producing shows in a fully functioning theatre,” he said. “If feels so good.”
IF YOU GO: WHAT: Theatre Sarnia presents A Broadway Christmas, showcasing Broadway, movie hits and old classics. WHEN: Friday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 11 and Sunday, Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. WHERE: The Imperial Theatre, 168 Christina St. N. TICKETS: $25, at imperialtheatre.net. Note: patrons must show proof of double-vaccination and wear masks.
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1. TO SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY Making purchases from your local merchants at this busy time of year is a concrete way of giving back to your community. Your money goes directly into your neighbours’ hands and helps to create — and keep! — jobs in your region. In contrast, ordering a gift online from the
other side of the world doesn’t help the people closest to home.
talking to salespeople and fellow shoppers is even better.
2. TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE When you visit the businesses in your region, you get to interact directly with local merchants. Of course, shopping online (in your pajamas?) has its advantages but
3. TO STIMULATE THE LOCAL ECONOMY The more people support local retailers, the longer their businesses can continue to thrive and serve the community, thereby creating a strong local economy. What’s more, dynamic neighbourhoods are much more pleasant to live in than those whose shops have been forced to close and are accumulating dust, dirt and graffiti.
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abroad. Consider purchasing an international plug adapter, a charging station with several USB ports, a multi-tool or a waterproof bag for their laundry. LUGGAGE Help your world traveller zip through airport security with practical items. For example, a luggage scale is useful to have on hand to make sure suitcases
aren’t overweight. In addition, vacuum-seal bags are perfect for compressing large items such as sweaters and jackets to make more room inside luggage.
could look into getting them a portable charger, an e-reader, a camera, a collapsible water bot tle or a foldable backpack. In addition, high-quality earbuds or earphones are a great gift.
TRAVEL ESSENTIALS Spoil your loved one with handy products they can take with them as they jet around the world. For example, you
Visit the stores in your area to find these items or discover further gift ideas for the traveller on your shopping list.
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By doing your holiday shopping close to home, you’ll reduce your consumption of gasoline — especially if you shop on foot. As a result, you’ll release less carbon monoxide into the atmosphere. Additionally, local merchandise won’t have to travel millions of miles before ending up under your Christmas tree, which further reduces your overall impact on the environment. This winter, go green by supporting small businesses in your area.
Are you looking for the perfect gift for your father, daughter, friend or your soul mate? Then head to the independent stores in your region — they have just what you need! Theirproducts include works of art, local delicacies,household decor, toys, books and much more. To find great gifts for everyone on your holiday shopping list, turn to your local stores for inspiration.
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TO SAVE TIME The beauty of shopping locally is that all you need to do is stop by your favourite stores when you happen to be passing by. You won’t need to reserve an entire day (or more) for shopping, let alone travel long distances to get to a crowded shopping mall. Overall, you’ll save time and be able to participate in the holidays without having to take too much time out of your busy schedule.
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2. MOVE OFTEN Regular exercise gives you more energy and helps you get the sleep you need. If the weather permits, head out for a jog or try your hand at winter sports like skiing or snowshoeing. If you don’t enjoy outdoor activities, head to a yoga class or to the gym. 3. SLEEP SOUNDLY While it may seem unfeasible, do try to go to
4. PACE YOURSELF. Instead of running around doing everything at the last minute, start early this year. Shop in November, decorate during the first week of December and gather the groceries well before your guests are due to arrive. You can even make and freeze some of your holiday dishes in advance. Remember, you don’t have to accept every invitation you receive. Do what brings you the most joy and say no to things that aren’t worthwhile. Lastly, don’t be afraid to ask for help or to delegate some tasks to family members.
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AVOID HINDRANCES If you’re not a fan of shopping in general, you’ll want to ensure the experience isn’t any more unbearable than it needs to be. Among other things, you should:
GO AT THE RIGHT TIME There’s no doubt that weekends are a prime time for shopping, especially Saturdays. If possible, head to stores on a weekday or first thing in the morning. Waiting until the last minute will also mean contending with crowds. Keep in mind that many navigation apps allow you to see how busy a particular location is at a given time.
• Dress in comfortable layers, and wear appropriate walking shoes • Leave your car at home, if possible, to avoid searching for a parking spot • Refrain from shopping with people who are indecisive • Buy heavy items last so you don’t have to lug them around
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT To limit the amount of time you spend in stores, make a list and browse local retailers’ websites before you visit in person. This will ensure you know exactly where to go to get the best deals. Of course, you can also stick to shopping online, so long as you leave enough time for your packages to arrive before the holidays.
he time has come once again to send out holiday cards. If you’re not sure what to write to your friends and relatives, here’s some advice. GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME Whether you want to send your cards by mail or electronically, avoid waiting till the last minute to get started. Not only do you risk forgetting someone, but a rushed card won’t have the same sentiment as a message you took the time to reflect on.
CRAFT A PERSONALIZED MESSAGE The standard greetings that appear in most
If you’re very close with the person, don’t hesitate to mention recent or upcoming events such as their plans to buy a house or a trip they just took. Has it been a while since you caught up? Consider extending an invitation for a phone call or coffee date after the holidays. The most important thing is to be sincere.
Remember, you can be as creative as you want with your holiday cards. Just be sure to write from the heart.
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Lives Lived
Death Notices Death Notices Recent Passings Up To November 30, 2021
Memoriam
Cheryl Parry (Fogel)
September 17, 1963 - December 6th 2015
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It’s been 6 years since you’ve been gone, Chegs. So much has changed in a world, thats not the same without you. We carry your spirit with us always. With all our happy memories of us together, which we treasure. We miss you so much, and see you in your sons faces. You will never be forgotten Chegs. Till we meet again... Loved & Forever Missed Mum, Dad & Your Two Loving Sons Keyan + Liam
Mino, Joseph (Nov 27, 2021) Levack, Raymond (Nov 22, 2021) Uher, Martin (Nov 20, 2021)
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McGrath, Michael (Nov 30, 2021) Popen, Steve (Nov 30, 2021) Rankin, Zaida (Nov 29, 2021) Siler, James (Nov 28, 2021) Philippon, Ronald (Nov 28, 2021) Brydges, Paul (Nov 27, 2021) Patel, Bholabhai (Nov 27, 2021) Hord, Miriam (Nov 27, 2021) Krause, George (Nov 26, 2021) Kinart, Audrey (Nov 25, 2021) Stewart, John (Nov 25, 2021) Swanson, Gertrude (Nov 3, 2021) Szucs, Jolan (Nov 23, 2021) Grant, Jacqueline (Nov 22, 2021) Morris, Lillian (Nov 21, 2021) Hill, Grant (Nov 20, 2021) Darrach, Joyce (Nov 20, 2021) Urban, Victoria (Nov 20, 2021) Plain, Joseph (Nov 19, 2021) DeBlaere, Wilda (Nov 18, 2021)
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There’s always a face before me, a voice I would love to hear, a smile I will always remember of my so loved sister.
Missed always, never forgotten, Love Joy and Zan
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Lovingly remembered & missed beyond belief, Marianne
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(Never known to fail): Oh most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me and show me you are my Mother, Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in my necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (three times). Holy Mary, I place this prayer in your hands (three times). Say this prayer for three consecutive days and then you must publish it and it will be granted to you. Grateful thanks. S.G.
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I would like to tell everyone that my mommy Kayla, just graduated from the Personal Support Worker Program at Lambton College. She worked very hard for this and I am so proud of her. Congratulations Mommy! I love you, Wesley XO
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Friends, It is with mixed emotions that I announce my retirement as of December 31, 2021. I have truly enjoyed my 37 years in the dental profession. It has been both an honour and a privilege to have been your dental provider for all those years. I truly appreciate the trust and confidence you placed in me. What I will miss the most is the friendships this profession has enabled me to make. I have watched your families grow and have shared in the ups and downs that life gives us. I have appreciated that opportunity and thank you for it. I have been very fortunate over my career to have worked with, what I believe to be, the best dental team in dentistry, and I take comfort in knowing that they will continue to provide you with the best care possible. So for me it’s on to spending more time with my grandchildren and getting in a few more rounds of golf. Thanks again for all you’ve given me.
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“Then part way through the season schools started allowing fans,” she continued, fighting back tears. “It was really emotional, to finally see them have their parents there to watch, after missing so much.” With no tournaments and no advancing to SWOSSA — due to COVID-19 — the season wasn’t quite the same, but the girls made the most
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his fall’s return to sports was a memorable one for the Junior Girls’ basketball squad at St. Patrick’s high school, who went undefeated for the season and claimed the LKSSAA championship title. “None of them had ever played high school basketball,” coach Kelsie James said of the Grade 9 and 10 students, noting the pandemic had nixed school sports in 2020.
of it, James said. And that made all the difference. The top-seeded squad defeated Northern Collegiate 57-29 in the LKSSAA championship on Nov. 18. “They really just wanted to be there,” James said. “The look on their faces when they walked back into the gym — it was just a really good feeling to have sports back.”
THE ST. PATRICK'S Junior Girls' Basketball team are LKSSAA champions. Pictured are, back row, from left: Co-head coach Maggie Mullen, Myah Lauzon, Jamison Turner, Kaitlyn Carlton, Keira Aikman, and co-head coach Kelsie James. Front row (from left): Maliyah Ogorek, Hayley VanHooft, Katie Coenjarts, and Kate Harding. Submitted photo
Lady Sting victorious
THE SARNIA LADY STING U15 “B” team went undefeated at the St. Thomas Panthers Hockey “Panthers on the Prowl” Tournament last month, capping it off with a 6-0 victory over the Hamilton Hawks in the gold medal game. Pictured are: back row (from left): Shannon James, Avery Hands, Ruby Frew, Hailey Cox, Jasmin Bugler, Sydney Pound, MacKenzie Duncan. Front row: (from left) Charlotte Foster, Lily Bressette, Ava Illemann, Avery Burfield, Jullian Burritt. The team is coached by Tom Foster, Deb McClung, Jocelyn Steadman and trainers Lee Duncan and Tara James. Missing: Jordyn Griffin Cooper. Submitted Photo
“Their commitment level was just so high — especially for a group of kids who hadn’t been in a gym for two years.” Despite uncertainty ahead, the team showed up every day starting the first week of September and didn’t miss a beat — switching work shifts and committing to practice five days a week. “We were told there would be a season, but we really didn’t know. So we practiced for a couple weeks without knowing what was really going on,” James said. “Those kids showed up every day; their commitment level was just so high, and they were so motivated.” James, a teacher at Sir John Fisher school in Forest, and co-head coach
Maggie Mullen, a teacher at Holy Trinity, have coached together the past few years. “We both played basketball in high school — Maggie played for St. Pat’s and I played for St. Chris,” she said. “Once we moved back to Sarnia and did our teaching placements here, we got our foot in the door at the high school and wanted to start coaching and giving back. “Basketball did a lot for us growing up.” The girls were given the green light to compete in October, though spectators weren’t allowed. “No fans could come, so it would just be the girls,” James said. “Their parents would drive them all the way to Chatham and had to sit in the car.
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Food Basics Kyle’s No Frills Metro London Road Metro Exmouth Street Brights Grove Foodland Davy Jones Confederation Davy Jones Point Edward
Pick Up a copy when you are filling up the Tank • • • • •
Pioneer Gas Murphy Pioneer Gas Confederation Esso 189 Capel St Esso 1114 London Rd Esso 2097 London Line
Coffee Lodge Exmouth Coffee Lodge Finch & Wellington Coffee Culture Front St Coffee Culture London Road Blackwater Christina St. Blackwater London Road Coffee Time Christina St John’s Restaurant London Line Vick’s Corner Deli Christina St. NEW
Pick Up a copy when you are Shopping • • • • • • • •
Giant Tiger London Rd Bluewater Home Hardware London Rd Wilson’s Rona Hardware Colborne Rd Rexall Pharmacy Cathcart Blvd vanGoozen Music Mitton St Flowers Plus Exmouth St Pharmasave London Rd NEW North End Appliance Cathcart Blvd NEW
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North Convenience Lakeshore Rd Rosedale Mini Mart Rosedale Ave Milk Mart Murphy Rd Milk Mart Indian Rd Uptown Variety Point Edward Variety SEO Mini Mart Colborne Mini Mart Big A Express Mart Star Mini Mart Vidal Variety Confederation Variety Wellington Convenience Sam’s Mini Mart Ontario Convenience
Copies are also available at • The Journal Office • The Sarnia Main Library
The Journal is available at these County locations: CORUNNA
PETROLIA
WYOMING
• Corunna Foodland 420 Lyndoch St • Chris’s No Frills 175 Bunker Ave • Corunna Home Hardware 372 Lyndoch St • Kens Mini Mart 572 St. Clair Pkwy
• Coffee Lodge 4119 Petrolia Line • Heidi’s Independent Grocer 4136 Petrolia Line • Hogan Pharmacy 4177 Petrolia Line • Family Discount Depot 4219 Petrolia Line • Hwy 21 Shell & Variety 4496 Petrolia Line • Heritage Variety & Esso 4495 Petrolia Line
• Wyoming Foodland 610 Broadway St • Paul Marley Pharmacy 607 Broadway St • Wyoming Dairy Mart 642 Broadway St
FOREST • Main Street Variety 10 Main St S • Forest Foodland 88 King St E • Pro Stop Convenience 91 King St E
REECES CORNERS • Petro Canada & Convenience 4509 London Line
The Sarnia Journal 519-491-5532 • 322 Christina St N. www.thesarniajournal.ca
PORT FRANKS/ KETTLE & STONY POINT • MacPhersons Restaurant 8512 Lakeshore Rd • Kettle & Stony Point Gas and Convenience 7119 Lakeshore Rd