Sarnia News

“There's a limited number of waterfront properties, so the values go up faster than other property types in times of strong demand”

Just over 40 years ago, a struggling young artist named Ed Bartram found his muse: a 10-acre slab of granite and pine off Georgian Bay's serrated shore. via Globe and Mail

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Canadian mayors say there's no way they'd turn down a chance to host the 2010 Olympic flame, despite the protests dogging the current torch relay to Beijing. via Orleans Star / Weekly Journal

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“I guess we are grateful that your shiny-ass head doesn't reside hear (sic). You must feel right at home in the city that only ever produced steers and queers, which is what you might be.”

OK, I knew I was going to get angry e-mails when I did a Sunday column here in the Edmonton Sun listing a few of my least-favourite communities in Canada. via Edmonton Sun

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“Ultimately, we are happy we're keeping them in Ontario and within our region”

Virtually all research and development at Lanxess Inc. is moving to London, uprooting about 50 employees, the company says. via London Free Press

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In a rather bizarre effort to protect sensitive company data, T-Mobile has announced that its Sarnia, Ontario call center employees will no longer be allowed to use pens, pencils, or note pads in the open. via Gadgetell

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Attention News/Assignment/Photo/Science/Education Editors: /R E P E A T -- Media Alert/Photo Opportunity - Meet Canada's brightest young scientists as they prepare for World's Largest Science Fair, Intel ... via Canada NewsWire

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“I made a bit of an effort but I agree it wasn't enough”

A wrench in the works Leduc provincial court Judge Marilyn White imposed an interesting fine on 20-year-old Robert John Pelletier April 24. via Leduc Representative

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A city official who attempted to ban MOTLEY CRUE from performing at Ontario, Canada's Bayfest in July has lost his bid to fight the show. via PR-inside.com

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“If I have to sit through one more flat-chested Nova Scotian riding a Mountie on the back of a Zamboni, I'll go oot of my mind!”

Thank the gods, today's London Free Press brings word that the effort to keep glam metal dinosaurs Mtley Cre from rocking Sarnia, Ontario's Rogers Bayfest have failed. via Hit and Run

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“Any perceived gap in the present state of the law on police investigative powers arising from the use of the sniffer dogs is a matter better left for Parliament”

The federal government will continue to use sniffer dogs to search for illicit substances in airports and federal prisons, Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said Wednesday, just days after the Supreme Court ... via National Post

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