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
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
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
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
