County eyes industrial river dock

From www.theobserver.ca   The Observer Steel fabricators and machine shops in Sarnia-Lambton have a good shot at getting work from Alberta oil sands companies, but first they need a dock loading facility on the St. Clair River and a way to reach it. Lambton County councillors voted Wednesday to give the Sarnia Lambton Industrial Alliance $20,000 … Read More

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VIA Rail and Robert Q offer 8 trips daily between Sarnia and Toronto

From www.newswire.ca VIA Rail Canada and Robert Q’s Airbus announced today the launch of a new partnership which will create 8 daily options between Sarnia, London and Toronto from Monday to Friday, and five on Saturdays and Sundays. This partnership will make regional transportation for residents of Southwestern Ontario easier. Robert Q now provides a … Read More

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Bioindustry tour draws a crowd

By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca   The Observer Word about Sarnia is spreading in the bio-chemical world. A busload of delegates from this week’s Montreal Bio World Conference on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing travelled on to Sarnia Thursday for a tour of local industries and the Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park. Attracting emerging industries using renewable feedstocks, such … Read More

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New solar energy development

By Chelsea Vella, from Blackburnnews.com  Blackburn News November 28, 2013 – Sarnia’s economic future looks brighter with news today that a solar energy company is locating in TransAlta’s Bluewater Energy Park. There’s the potential for the creation of hundreds of full-time jobs. Ubiquity Solar Inc. uses polysilicon to produce wafers used in the production of … Read More

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Sarnia construction values holding steady

From www.theobserver.ca    The Observer Construction values continued to remain strong in Sarnia last month. For the third month in a row, March’s construction values topped last year’s numbers. In total, $4.52 million worth of building permits were issued last month compared to $3.06 million in March 2013. Since January, the city has issued a total … Read More

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Economic development agency gets creative

By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca   The Observer The potential for mining creative industries and social enterprise for new businesses and jobs will be explored in Sarnia-Lambton, thanks to $248,450 in provincial funding announced Tuesday. The 18-month project by the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership will work to identify opportunities in creative industries, such as information technology … Read More

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Sarnia brewery makes a splash

Sarnia’s Refined Fool Brewing Co. received national attention Monday on the Marilyn Denis Show. Matt Barnes and Nathan Colquhoun, two of the owners of the recently launch craft brewery on Davis Street, were in Toronto for the TV talk show where Refined Fool was included in a men’s gift guide segment. “She’s pretty much like … Read More

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Local Festivals get provincial funding boost

Tyler Kula, The Sarnia Observer- April 13, 201 A pair of signature summer attractions in Sarnia-Lambton have been gifted provincial grant money to help boost local tourism. The Sarnia/Port Huron International Powerboat Festival and the Victoria Playhouse Petrolia’s 2015 Summer Season were among more than 270 Ontario festivals and events recently earmarked for shares in … Read More

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VIA says it plans to quadruple number of trains from Sarnia

The Lambton Shield, June 17, 2015 VIA Rail Canada president Yves Desjardins-Siciliano was in Sarnia Wednesday to announce improvements to local train service. Someone has been listening to a chorus of complaints from Sarnia-Lambton on the issue of rail service that has historically deteriorated to the point where people have largely found other ways to … Read More

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Forest film festival calls for young talent

Brent Boles, Postmedia Network June 3, 2015     Forest is rolling out the red carpet for the region’s young movie minds with the Lambton Youth Short Film Festival.   “We are excited about the strong level of interest being expressed by our youth,” said Scott Ferguson, part of the Lambton Film and Food Festival … Read More

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