BlackburnNews.com File PhotoThe building pace in Sarnia has surged ahead of last year's in a positive economic sign for the city.
Construction totals until the end of August stood at over $63-million, compared to about $51-million at this time last year.
Some homeowners had deep pockets
12 building permits for new homes were issued in August, six of which were worth $275,000 or more.
That helped pushed the year to date total to 78 homes, 30 fewer than were being built at this time last year.
Instead, Canada will now match the 50 per cent tariffs on roughly $28 billion of Canadian goods that came into effect Saturday morning.
Essex-Windsor EMS will roll out a new dispatch system next month.
The second-to-last night market of the year will feature more than 80 vendors selling everything from farm-fresh produce and baked treats to handcrafted goods.
The smoke has now cleared from a last-minute flurry of filing, and now we have candidates for this fall's municipal elections.
The Toronto Tempo ended a 12-game losing streak with a victory in Vancouver over the Portland Fire
It could be a wet weekend in portions of southwestern Ontario.
