Trustee candidate calls for the return of ‘true’ history
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Artist Kennady Osborne in front of her new mural at the Imperial Oil Indian Road site in Sarnia.
Mural of ‘iconic Sarnia images’ on Indian Road complete
September 24, 2026
The Independent
Drivers taking Indian or Plank Roads in Sarnia have something new to see – a giant mural of what Imperial Oil officials call some of the most iconic images of Sarnia-Lambton.
Local artist Kennady Osborne of Seventh Rayn Design. Co created the work first on canvas. Then, the art work was transformed into a 95-foot by 30-foot mural, printed in sections and mounted on the 150-foot diameter storage tank on Indian Road.
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Paving on rebuilt Grand Bend Bridge continues Thursday
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