MacFarlane Chevrolet Buick GMC, Big Squeeze August 3, 2022. Photo courtesy of Big Brothers/Big Sisters Sarnia-Lambton Facebook Page.
Residents across Sarnia-Lambton cooled off from the heat Wednesday with a cold glass of lemonade.
The second annual 'Big Squeeze' in support of the local Big Brothers Big Sisters branch raised about $16,500.
Best Lemonade was awarded to J.D. Lawn Service and MacFarlane Chevrolet Buick GMC raised the most money, $2,000.
A total of 34 businesses participated in the competition.
Money raised will support the agency's youth mentoring programs.
Bail has once again been denied for a man accused of sexually assaulting three teens and one young woman in Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton in 1997.
Sarnia's chief of police says the service is now in a difficult position with an aging downtown headquarters and no funds from the city this upcoming year to go toward a new facility.
Just before 8:30 p.m. on December 9, police said an SUV hit a male pedestrian at Talfourd Street and Queen Street and left the scene.
The annual fundraising campaign, in support of 16 local agencies, is behind last year's effort by about $80,000.
A large auto theft crime ring in the Toronto area has been dismantled.
Starting January 1, 2026 the law in Ontario will require CO alarms on every storey of a home with fuel burning appliances, fireplaces or attached garages.
