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Avon Maitland releases provincial testing results

Grade nine students with the Avon Maitland District School Board are outperforming the provincial average in math, according to the latest results from the Education Quality and Accountability Office. 59% of applied math students met or exceeded the provincial standard, compared to a 44% average across Ontario. In Academic math, 87% made the standard, while across the province, the average was 84%. However, 75% of students met the standard in the Grade ten literacy test, which trails the 80% provincial average. Primary and Junior reading, writing and math results in the Avon board were very close to the provincial average.

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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.