Sarnia and District Labour Council President Jason McMichaelSarnia and District Labour Council President Jason McMichael
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NDP Elect Federal Candidate

Jason McMichael will be the New Democratic Party candidate in Sarnia-Lambton Riding in this year's federal election. The 40-year-old Canadian Customs officer and former union leader defeated Joe Hill at a nomination meeting Sunday. McMichael says the NDP is building on momentum from a strong 2014 provincial campaign by Brian White, who has since been elected to city council. The NDP is the first of the major parties to select a candidate in Sarnia-Lambton for the federal election, expected in October. The Conservatives have a nomination meeting set for February 21.

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Sarnia City Hall (BlackburnNews.com photo by Melanie Irwin)

Sarnia council briefs

City council passed a motion to ask the province to maintain local, independent, watershed-based conservation authorities and council has approved a 20-year land lease for Chris Hadfield Airport.