Phil Egan, special to The Sarnia Journal (2106) Will Cushley watched the twin towers burn in the 9/11 terrorist attacks and became angry, his mother Elaine recalls. When he heard how the Taliban treated women, the brother of three sisters became angrier still. He wanted to fight back. He was [...]
Phil Egan, special to The Sarnia Journal (2016) At 5 a.m. on that already hot, steaming morning, Don Poland was thinking about his son. Packed onto a canvas bench that ran the full length of the military Hercules aircraft, he sat in helmet and full body gear, shoulder to shoulder [...]
Phil Egan, special to The Sarnia Journal Sixty-five years later, Howard Longley still remembers the trucks. Sitting on his tricycle at the age of five, he would watch them come and go from a little machine shop on Margaret Street. But there was something unusual about these trucks. Unlike most [...]
Randy Evans, special to The Sarnia Journal (2016) When Canada declared war on Germany in August, 1914 the country was little prepared for conflict. Fully equipped, its belligerency capabilities consisted of a standing army of 3,110 men and a Minister of Militia in the person of Sam Hughes, a noticeable [...]
Tom St. Amand and Tom Slater, special to The Sarnia Journal (2016) In wartime the decisions a person makes can mean life or death. Lieutenant John “Jack” David Wright died a hero in London, England during the Germain Blitz. But what cost the 28-year-old Sarnian his [...]
Randy Evans and Gary Shrumm, special to The Sarnia Journal (2016) By 1907, at the age of 24, Emma Wood must have had enough of Sarnia. For the daughter of Elgin and Mary Anne (nee Rowe) Wood – prosperous fruit and vegetable wholesalers – it was time to close up [...]
Tom St. Amand and Tom Slater, special to The Sarnia Journal (2016) Tucked inconspicuously among Sarnia's streets is Eddy Drive, the only clue to its name being a distinctive red poppy embossed on the street sign. Eddy Drive extends only two city blocks, and most Sarnians probably don't know its [...]
Tom St. Amand and Tom Slater, special for The Sarnia Journal. (2016) The torpedo fired by German submarine U-86 struck its target at 9:30 p.m. Many aboard the hit ship died instantly and within 10 minute she had gone down. A total of 234 people perished, including 14 Nursing [...]
Tom St. Amand and Tom Slater special to the Sarnia Jornal (2016) The librarian at St. Patrick’s High School, Chrisee McArdle, will never forget the moment. While viewing a new plaque dedicated to the fallen soldiers of Sarnia's Catholic community in the lobby of her school, she [...]
Few Canadians realize it, but the small southwestern Ontario city of Sarnia was once a football powerhouse, hosting the Grey Cup game once and winning the trophy twice. "Outside of these parts, not a lot of people know what happened back in the day," says Jeff Perry. [...]
