(BlackburnNews.com file
photo)New construction in Minto continues at a record pace.
To the end of April, 66 building permits worth almost $16-million were issued. That compares to the same period last year when 45 permits worth $9-million were issued.
The total of $16-million so far this year compares to the ten-year average of just $7-million.
Minto council was told that the outlook for the rest of the year remains strong.
After experiencing mild temperatures at the beginning of November, Sarnia-Lambton will get a taste of winter.
Despite a great performance by Sarnia goalie Kale Osipenko, the Sting lost to the North Bay Battalion 2-0 on Thursday.
Sarnia's first new mayor in nearly four decades will officially be sworn in on Monday, November 16, when city council convenes for the first meeting of the 2026-2030 term.
Friday, November 13, 2026, marks four years since Dustin Ireson disappeared from Sarnia.
A new report from Stats Canada says that the amount of people entering Canada from the U.S. is still going up, despite ongoing trade tension with the Trump administration.
The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered another at-home loss, falling to Minnesota 5-2 on Thursday.
