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John Gilvesy, Seaway Centre Sarnia 519-842-6444 info@firstsarniaplace.com Media Website: media.firstsarniaplace.com Deborah Renaud-McDermott, Owner On The Front Restaurant & Lounge 519-332-4455 onthefront@bellnet.ca Sarnia waterfront gains province-wide recognition Sarnia, ON (October 20, 2010) – Sarnia’s waterfront has gained province-wide recognition, with On The Front Restaurant and Lounge recently earning the title of having “the best dining view … Read More

From www.downstreamtoday.com Suncor Energy Inc. reported Tuesday that its St. Clair ethanol plant achieved a production milestone of one billion liters of ethanol in May 2011, just short of its fifth anniversary. “We’re very proud of this achievement,” reflects Jim Provias, vice-president, Renewable Energy. “Reaching this milestone in just five years of operation is due … Read More

By Tyler Kula   From www.theobserver.ca   The Observer A startup biotech company has opened a Sarnia office at the UWO Research Park with plans to test a tobacco-based breast cancer drug in clinical trails. PlantForm joined the University of Western Ontario research park earlier this month to take advantage of the facilities, connection with London and … Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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