(CanStockPhoto.com photo)Sarnia's building permits are lagging well behind the pace set in 2017.
City hall issued 43 permits in May with a dollar value of $4.3-million.
The year-to-date total is almost ten million dollars behind last year at $27.8-million, but 2017 did see some large permits for the ongoing Lambton College expansion.
There were nine single-family housing starts in May for a year-to-date total of 39, down from 49 through the first five months of 2017.
Charges have been laid against a 36-year-old Chatham-Kent man following a domestic dispute at a home in Dresden.
For the sixth time, Santa for Seniors looks to address the ongoing challenge of senior isolation during the holidays.
It appears a strike has been avoided at Cascades Casino in Chatham.
The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered another at-home loss, falling to Minnesota 5-2 on Thursday.
A first degree murder charge has been dismissed against a Chatham father accused of killing his daughter in a Chatham fire over four years ago.
Day three of the murder trial of Kimberly Price started with explosive testimony from one of the initial co-accused.
