Logo for the Greater Essex County District School Board. (Photo by Ricardo Veneza)Logo for the Greater Essex County District School Board. (Photo by Ricardo Veneza)
Windsor

UPDATE: Colchester North School Evacuated

A possible gas leak caused the evacuation of Colchester North Public School in Essex.

A strange odour was detected after lunch on Tuesday and Union Gas and the Essex Fire Department responded to the scene to conduct an investigation.

Students and staff were transported to Essex District High School and remained there to finish out the school day.

The Greater Essex County District School Board reports that a malfunctioning valve is to blame for the odour, and it has since been repaired.

The school board says Colchester North Public School will be open, as scheduled, on Wednesday.

Read More Local Stories

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.