Mayor Jeff Agar - St. Clair Township

More exciting things happening around the Township!

First, I attended the Grand Opening of The Nook Co. in Corunna. We are so happy to have another great local business in our Township! Congratulations!

I also attended a ceremony in Sombra to celebrate a new mural at Blue Willow. This was a project between a few different Township groups and is a great addition and wonderful work of art!

And finally, thank you to Courtright for the invitation to their Santa Claus Parade! And a special shout-out to my driver Quinn Howlett!

I hope you all had a great weekend!

This time of year is always busy around the Township!

It was an honour to attend the St Clair Township Fire Department Annual Awards dinner last night. Thank you to all of our firefighters for your dedication and service!

We've also got the Township Office decorated and looking festive for the holidays! Take a drive down to Mooretown and have a look!

And finally, a Happy 90th Birthday to Shirley Warner, who was celebrating her special day at the legion with family and friends!

I hope you all had a great weekend!

Another great Corunna Santa Claus Parade last night! Thank you to everyone who came out and lined the streets. There were lots of amazing floats and it was nice to see everyone getting into the Christmas spirit!

The Christmas season is almost here, and St. Clair Township is getting into the spirit this weekend!

Saturday night is the Corunna Santa Claus Parade (brought to you by the Optimist Club of Moore) starting from No Frills at 6:30pm, and heading straight down Lyndock street. Be sure to dress warm and don't forget to stop by and meet Santa at the clock tower before the parade!

Saturday afternoon the Brigden Optimist is hosting A Little Country Christmas in Brigden. This is an indoor/ outdoor Christmas market, running from 2-8pm. There will be lots of vendors, kids crafts and Santa turning on their celebration of lights!

I hope everyone enjoys their weekend and starts getting into the spirit of the holidays! See you all Saturday!

Lest we forget. Thank you to all of those who have served and continue to serve for our freedom.

There were many thoughtful Remembrance Day services over the past few days. Aamjiwnaang held a lovely service yesterday and I also attended our service in Corunna this morning. Wreaths were also placed at the cenotaph in Brigden. Thank you to all of those who participated in these meaningful ceremonies and helped us all take the time to remember those we've lost.

The Christmas season is right around the corner, and Operation Christmas Tree - St. Clair township is kicking off their 2023 collection campaign with a benefit luncheon Wednesday November 15th at the Royal Canadian Legion, Leslie Sutherland Branch 447 - Corunna, Ontario. The benefit runs from 11:30am-1:30pm (drop-in any time). There is no fee/tickets for the luncheon, just a food or gift donation. All of the donations stay in St. Clair Township and go directly to those in need this holiday season. Thank you to all who support this great organization and help those who need it most.

Operation Christmas Tree preparations are now underway for the 2023 holiday season. Join us and help support our fundraising efforts. Hope to see you there 🙂

As Remembrance Day fast approaches, I am truly looking forward to attending the Remembrance Banquet Honours and Awards dinner tomorrow evening at the Royal Canadian Legion, Leslie Sutherland Branch 447 - Corunna, Ontario. It is always a lovely meal and ceremony.

It has also been great to see so many residents already wearing their Poppies this year. Poppies could start being worn last Friday (October 27th) and I thank those who have been out collecting donations as well as those who have supported. Please wear your Poppy with pride and show your recognition to those who fought for our freedoms.

🎃👻 Happy Halloween St. Clair Township! Please be careful tonight and watch for trick-or-treaters. I hope everyone stays warm and has a fun night!🍬🍫

We have been celebrating some special people, with VERY special birthdays here in St. Clair Township over the past few weeks!

Happy 85th Birthday to Ron Skreptak!
Happy 90th Birthday to Dan Mullen!
Happy 95th Birthday to Charlie Nisbet!
Happy 100th Birthday to Helen Vandevenne!

Please join me in wishing everyone a 'Happy Birthday' as they have been celebrating these great milestone birthdays with their family and friends!

Congratulations to Laurel Ysebaert (of Ysebaert Acres) for winning for Agri-Business and Dr. Rondinelli (of Huron Dental Group) for winning Large Business of the Year last night at the Outstanding Business Achievement Awards in Sarnia-Lambton! You have made St. Clair Township proud and we are all so happy to have your great businesses so close to home. It was an honour to attend the awards ceremony and to celebrate these great local business owners. Congratulations to all of the other winners and nominees as well!

It was a great morning reading for Toddler Tales at the Corunna Library!

Happy Thanksgiving St. Clair Township!

I hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful weekend with family and taking time to be thankful for all the blessings in your lives.

This year, I am especially thankful to be your Mayor and for the amazing sense of community our Township always displays!

It's just about time for the GREATEST FALL FAIR IN ALL OF ONTARIO...the Brigden Fair! This year the Brigden Fair is celebrating with the theme Aprons and Overalls! Starting on Friday, October 6th at 9am, the Exhibit Buildings will open. Agriculture Awareness Day will begin shortly after that and the fun won't stop until Monday, October 9th in the afternoon. My family has always had traditions of spending time at the Fairgrounds throughout Thanksgiving weekend and my son Nick even came in second in the Baby Show over 30 years ago! I am looking forward to spending time at the Fair again this year and hope to see you all there!

Thank you to all of the volunteers who have been working so hard to get ready for this upcoming weekend. Your dedication to the Brigden Fair is beyond appreciated and I hope you see that in the happiness and joy next weekend will bring everyone!

You can check the daily schedule and any weekend updates over on the Brigden Fair and Brigden Fair Ambassador pages!

If you are looking for something to do tomorrow, there are lots of events going on for the Corunna 200 Street Featival! Lyndoch Street in Corunna will be closed from 7am to 5pm for the event so please watch for people walking around downtown throughout the day. I hope everyone enjoys the celebration of Corunna almost becoming the capital of Canada 200 years ago!

It was another great weekend in St. Clair Township!

Saturday night I was happy to attend the Mooretown Flags game and drop the puck for their season opener. Congratulations on the win in OT!

Today we stopped by the Downriver Craft & Gift Sale at the Moore Museum. There were lots of great vendors to see and I want to send a big 'Thank-you' to all of the volunteers helping at the event as well!

I also represented the Township at the Battle of Britain service, along with Lambton County Warden Kevin Marriott and Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley.

I hope you all had a great weekend!

Another popular event takes place this weekend in Mooretown. Don't miss the Downriver Craft and Gift Sale this Sunday September 17th at the Moore Museum. The event runs from 10am to 4pm and there is a $2 entrance fee.

Deputy Mayor Miller and I, along with our families, had a great day golfing in the St. Clair Township Rec Club golf tournament! The St Clair Parkway Golf Club was beautiful and dinner was delicious. Thank you to everyone who helped with organizing the event and making this a fun afternoon. Congratulations to the winning team!

I finished off this great day at the Mooretown Flags game. Looking forward to another great hockey season!

A HUGE Congratulations to the PORT LAMBTON PIRATES BASEBALL 15U "C", 18U "C" and SR "C" teams on winning the OBA Championships this weekend! All of your time, dedication and love for your sport has paid off and you have the Championship to show for it! Congratulations to all of the teams, players and coaches on a well deserved victory!

I was glad to be able to attend the Labour Day Parade this morning in Sarnia! Happy to support all of our hard-working, dedicated union workers! I hope everyone enjoyed this great long weekend.

Happy Labour Day, St. Clair Township!

I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend. Please have an extra eye for kids on the roads tomorrow as school starts back up!

Happy September St. Clair Township!

Here is the St. Clair Township Public Works calendar for the month which includes a household hazardous waste day on September 30th. We also have a few road closures to be aware of due to Embridge's Dawn to Corunna replacement project/infrastructure upgrading.

And don't forget to check out the latest edition of The Beacon to find out about all the great upcoming events across the Township!

https://www.stclairtownship.ca/residents/general-information/the-beacon/

It has been a great summer in St. Clair Township, with lots of events and continued traditions! As we come to another long weekend and the end of the summer, I wanted to wish everyone a happy Back to School and a safe Labour Day weekend.

Thank you to all of the union workers across our Township for your dedication and hard work. I hope you are all able to enjoy this upcoming weekend and are shown appreciation for all you do.

Good luck to all of the students, teachers, and support staff around the Township for this next school year. I know you will all work hard together and everyone will achieve to their highest potential!

Thank you everyone for a great summer, I'm looking forward to what this fall brings us!

Congratulations to Corunna native Derek Drouin for his induction into the Indiana University Hall of Fame! This is another amazing honour to add to your list of great accomplishments, Derek. You continue to make Corunna and St. Clair Township proud!

CORUNNA'S DROUIN TO BE INDUCTED INTO INDIANA UNIVERSITY HALL OF FAME

Derek Drouin (below) has been chosen as an inductee into the Indiana University Hall of Fame. The Corunna high jumper was one of the most dominant athletes to ever wear Hoosiers' colours.
He is the only student-athlete to ever win five NCAA high jump titles (three indoor, two outdoor). He also won seven Big Ten titles, was a seven-time All-American, and a three-time IU Male Athlete of the Year. In his senior season in 2013, he won the Bowerman Award as college track and field's top performer, regardless of event, as well as the Jesse Owens Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year.
Drouin, a graduate of St. Pat's and a member of the Sarnia Athletics Southwest Track and Field Club, attended Indiana from 2010-13.
The Corunna product went on to win a bronze medal for Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and a gold medal in Rio at the 2016 Games.
The induction will take place at the Hall of Fame dinner in Bloomington, Indiana on September 22.

Photo credit: Indiana University athletics

I would like to extend a huge congratulations to Emma Wheeler on becoming the Brigden Fair Ambassador for 2023-2024, as well as to her court of Tannis DeGurse and Savanah Denommee. I know you will do a fantastic job representing the Brigden Fair and learning a lot over the next year.

Thank you to outgoing Ambassador Emma Ouellette for your dedication as Brigden Fair Ambassador over the past year. I wish you the best of luck in the future.

It was an honour to attend the event yesterday and see some of our younger residents getting involved in their community. Congratulations again to everyone.

It's been a great weekend so far! Thank you to the Captain Kidd Days crew for having me at the opening ceremony last night and a great job to all of the pirates! The parade this morning was fun. Port Lambton Gala Days has been great as well! Come out and say Hi and grab some food tomorrow while I'm working in the food both!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

We have a busy weekend ahead of us St. Clair Township! Captain Kidd Days kicks off tomorrow with movie night at CAP park in Corunna and Port Lambton Gala Days starts this Friday with two-pitch and music.

There are lots of events all weekend long in both Corunna and Port Lambton--Sports, music, parades, food and lots of fun activities for the entire family. Check the schedules below to make sure you don't miss out!

Be safe, and have a great long weekend!

I wanted to send a huge THANK-YOU to our amazing St. Clair Township Public Works, St Clair Township Fire Department, and all of our emergency services that helped during and after the storm this week. Thank you all for keeping our residents safe. I appreciate you all!

I hope everyone continues to stay safe during these summer storms as they pop up.

It was a great weekend in Sombra. Even with all of the rain Saturday, everyone made the best of it and came out to support Sombra Sports and Recreation Sombra Days! The Blueberry Social at the Sombra Museum had some delicious treats too!

The Sombra Sports and Recreation Sombra Days are back this Friday-Sunday! There are lots of events for the entire family (schedule below). The Sombra Museum is also hosting their annual Blueberry Social on Saturday from 1-4pm as part of the festivities. Be sure to stop by Holme Automotive in Corunna on Saturday as well from 10-2 and check out their Car Show, in support of Heaven's Wildlife Rescue and 4 the Luv of Luna Cat Rescue. Always lots going on in our great Township!

I am very grateful to have been a part of so many great events across our Township lately. I recently opened the Special Olympics at CAP Park in Corunna. And I also attended a ceremony in Sombra where we honored the legacy of Joe Dedecker. I am looking forward to all of the events we having coming up across the Township as well!

Happy Canada Day St. Clair Township! I hope everyone enjoys the long weekend. Be safe and have fun! If you're planning any fireworks at your celebration be sure to check out the St Clair Township Fire Department page for safety information.

Also remember, this weekend marks the start of summer break, so keep an extra eye out over the next couple of months for an increase of kids out and about across the Township.

Have a great weekend!

Public Consultation-Open House tonight at the Royal Canadian Legion, Leslie Sutherland Branch 447 - Corunna, Ontario. from 5-8pm with a presentation at 7pm. See information from the environmental assessment, ask questions and hear the recommendations.

Options for dangerous St. Clair Township intersection to be discussed Possible improvements to the intersection of Petrolia Line and Kimball Road will be discussed publicly on Wednesday.

Congratulations to all of the 2023 Graduates from St. Clair Township! You have all worked so hard to get to this point and should be proud of yourselves. Whether you're heading off to high-school, college, university, the workforce or some other adventure after graduation, I hope you all take time to reflect on your educational experiences and how they have prepared you for your next steps. Good luck to all of you on your future endeavors! Have a great summer!

Congratulations to Mark Steadman and Ross George on the Open House today for Kiddies Korner in Brigden! The new daycare looks great with all of your renovations. Lots of hard work has gone into this project. It is a welcomed new space in our Township!

More information can be found on their website https://kiddieskorner.ca/

Happy Father's Day to all of the wonderful Dads of St. Clair Township! I hope everyone has a great day with your families and are reminded just how special and important you are!

Our Township Optimist Clubs have some great events going on this weekend! The Sombra Township Optimist Club is hosting their 17th Annual Car Show on Saturday June 17th starting at 8am in Brander Park (Port Lambton). And also on Saturday the 17th starting at 10am, the Optimist Club of Moore is hosting a Bike Rodeo at CAP Park (Corunna). Lots of chances to get out and experience all our Township has to offer!