BlackburnNews.com file photo.Construction activity picked up in Sarnia in April with 58 permits being issued for a total value of nearly $5.7-million.
The year-to-date total of $14.3-million is still about $3-million behind 2014.
Permits for 13 single family dwellings were issued in April for a total of 29, exactly the same as last year through the first four months.
Environment Canada has issued an Orange Air Quality Warning because smoke from the wildfires in northwestern Ontario are expected to move into the Chatham-Kent and Windsor area later on Wednesday.
The Bank of Canada held the interest rate at 2.25 per cent.
The majority of Ontarians say the increase in gas prices this summer has put a crimp in their summer plans, according to a new survey.
The U10 Cougars will play in the Ontario Summer Football League 'A' Division championship this Sunday at York University.
The American League shut out the National League 4-0 in the MLB All-Star Game Tuesday night.
Chatham-Kent fire crews responded to Park Street, near the Baxter Street intersection, at roughly 6:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.
