Sarnia

The 519 Podcast presents: Surviving the EMDC

Over the last decade, a startling number of horror stories have come out of the Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre. Inmates assaulted by guards, inmates murdered by other inmates, drug overdoses, and outrageously awful living conditions. And what makes it worse is that these aren’t little known events. They’ve been reported on heavily over the last several years.

There have been lawsuits that have brought the problems at EMDC to the forefront at Queens Park.

However, things don’t seem to have gotten much better.

Overcrowding continues to be a problem. And just recently, another inmate died at the jail. When you add up the problems at the EMDC, it becomes clear, it is one of Ontario’s most dangerous places to live.

This is ‘Surviving the EMDC'

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New military crosswalk rendering. (Image courtesy of the Sarnia Legion Branch 62)

New military crosswalk in Sarnia to be unveiled

As part of a partnership between the Sarnia Legion Branch 62 and City of Sarnia, an unveiling ceremony will be held at the corner of Christina Street and Wellington Street on Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m.

Members of the Sarnia Police Service entering a Tashmoo Avenue residence on June 4, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Police Service)

Two men arrested in Tashmoo Ave. standoff

Sarnia police said the investigation began on May 29 after the victim was allegedly attacked by acquaintances at a residence near Tashmoo Avenue and Christopher Drive at Aamjiwnaang First Nation.