Boat Dedication

There was considerable pomp and ceremony at Pt Edward's Bridgeview Marina this afternoon. (Fri)  Outgoing OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino and his successor Chris Lewis were among the dignitaries on hand for the dedication of the Archie Ferguson Two, a 32 foot OPP vessel currently patrolling the St Clair River and southern Lake Huron.  Archie Ferguson was also present for the naming of the vessel in his honour.  He served as OPP Commissioner from 1983 to 1988.  The "Archie Ferguson ll" is one of three marine units patrolling local waters and is part of a fleet of 126 the OPP uses across the Province.  Today's dedication was Julian Fantino's last official ceremony as Commissioner.

Google Testing

Testing is scheduled to begin next week on a new Sarnia Transit bus tracking system.  Google Transit has been hired to develop a web-based program to help riders determine what bus to take and where.  Director Jim Stevens says while it initially won't provide "real time" information,  he's confident it will still enhance the bus service.  Stevens hopes to launch the new computer system around September 1st.

Ritchie at Nat'l Camp

Sarnia Sting forward Brett Ritchie hits the ice in Calgary tomorrow morning (Sat) with 38 players looking to make Team Canada's Under-18 Summer Team.  After this weekend's camp 22 players will be chosen to represent Canada at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament August 9th through the 14th in the Check Republic and Slovakia.  The final roster will be named Tuesday evening.

Hill Coming Home

Golf pro Matt Hill is coming home for next week's Charity Pro-Am at Sarnia Golf and Curling Club.  Head Golf Pro Jamie Parkinson is thrilled to have Hill in the field.  The 21 yr old Hill turned pro earlier this year after a stellar collegiate career at North Carolina State.  He won the N-C double A individual championship and Jack Nicklaus Award as top collegiate player in 2009.

Hearing Scheduled

The controversial plan to ship discarded nuclear generators on the Great Lakes is going to a hearing. There are signs the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission may be preparing to give its stamp of approval to a Bruce Power proposal. The Commission's website says quote: "Staff has concluded that there is no safety significance issue associated with the proposed shipment." Despite that, the Commission will hold a one-day public hearing in Ottawa September 29th. Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley doesn't think much will come of it. Bradley hopes public pressure will force a public consultation process if there are any further shipments of nuclear waste through the Great Lakes system. Bruce Power wants to ship 16 steam generators to Sweden for recycling this fall.