CARSTAR'S Great Strides Walk for Cystic Fibrosis 2015 (Photo Courtesy of Sarnia-Lambton Cystic Fibrosis Canada Chapter via Facebook) Sunday’s CARSTAR’s Great Strides Walk for Cystic Fibrosis has raised 60 per cent more than last year's numbers.
A total of $12,281 was raised this year through donations. Last year the Sarnia local chapter raised just under $6,000.
It was a rainy event, but as cystic fibrosis patient Tara Bourque says, "the results made it all worth it!"
Participants from 65 locations across the country took part in the Great Strides Walk.
A new land lease is being negotiated to ensure a privately owned hangar remains at Sarnia's Chris Hadfield Airport for the next 20 years.
A 22-year-old from Wallaceburg has died after being hit by a vehicle at Walpole Island.
The waterway running beneath the Grand Bend Bridge is closed until October 3.
Sarnia council rejected a call to form a joint working group to identify alternate sites for Indwell's supportive housing project, and a new mural will be installed in the lobby at city hall.
A day ahead of the Bank of Canada policy rate announcement, Statistics Canada reports inflation ticked upwards in August to 1.9 per cent year-over-year.
Bluewater Health President and CEO Paula Reaume-Zimmer confirmed the facility will be staffed 24/7 and will be substance free.
