SARNIA – A Lambton County man convicted of mischief around the time a stretch of Highway 402 was shuttered during the 2022 so-called Freedom Convoy has been jailed for a series of new crimes including assaulting and obstructing a police officer. Steve Verberne, 48, from Watford, recently pleaded guilty to those two charges along with […]
The late Gene Hackman, an Oscar-winning actor found dead last week with his wife, had a close connection to Sarnia.
Talked about for decades, high-speed rail passenger service is suddenly back in play, but Southwestern Ontario is left out. Why? Some observers say the region, which includes London, one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, lacks the political clout to make that happen and has been voting the wrong way for federal and provincial […]
A Sarnia councillor whose behaviour has triggered complaints from city staff and the public won’t be able to attend city hall without the permission of council nor attend council meetings in person, city council has decided. The decision was made after a third-party investigation found Coun. Bill Dennis breached the city’s policy and program for […]
London is leading the pack in population growth in the region, but it’s far from being the only community in Southwestern Ontario seeing its numbers go up.
A city councillor who was expelled by his political colleagues for poor behaviour has been allowed to return to debates after submitting a written apology, though his rift with the mayor appears only to have deepened.
London Free Press
A Sarnia councillor kicked out of council's last meeting for poor behaviour says he'll apologize so he can participate again when council next meets.
An outspoken city councillor who recently launched a $200,000 lawsuit against the city of Sarnia and its top bureaucrat was expelled from a virtual city council meeting Tuesday by Mayor Mike Bradley following a profanity-laced tirade. Coun. Bill Dennis wasn’t present when the meeting resumed following his outburst in which
London Free Press
Now in his 11th term as mayor, Bradley says he can only remember the plug being pulled once before, about 30 years ago, when a council member was arrested mid-meeting – and that city hall is still considering how to proceed after Coun. Bill Dennis's conduct at Monday's debate. Read