New brand to promote community

From www.thesarniajournal.ca Posted December 22, 2014 By Cathy Dobson Rarely does a community choose a marketing logo and tagline that doesn’t contain its name but, then again, Sarnia-Lambton’s new branding choice is unique in a lot of ways, says the CEO of the Toronto marketing firm that conceived it. “Normally, you’d have a geographic reference … Read More

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Lambton County couple receives provincial environmental honour

From Paul Morden, The Sarnia Observer- February 27, 2015   What some call environmentalism, Chad Anderson says is just farming.   Anderson and his wife, Debbie Anderson, have received the Beef Farmers of Ontario’s 2015 Environmental Stewardship Award for the work they’ve done on their St. Clair Township farm.   Some 200 acres of the couple’s … Read More

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Eastern Canada’s energy hub

From www.businesselitecanada.com By Mudeeha Yousaf A hub for all things oil and energy, the City of Sarnia located in southern Ontario is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a bang and with the vision of furthering its population, economy and pivotal industries. Sarnia, located in Lambton County, is invested in the continued evolution of changing the … Read More

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Sustainable Chemistry Alliance Announces Inaugural Board of Directors

  SARNIA, ON – The Sustainable Chemistry Alliance, which will help an emerging new industry across Canada to commercialize sustainable technologies and processes, has announced its inaugural Board of Directors. Co-Chair Steve Bolt says the board draws on a broad range of expertise across the value chain. “We have pulled together various groups into a … Read More

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Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre now RBC Centre

From www.chok.com   CHOK Radio Naming rights for the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre have been granted to one of the largest corporations in Canada. The official name of the facility is now “The RBC Centre.” The Royal Bank of Canada has entered a 5 year commitment with an option for another 5 years but dollar … Read More

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Welding shop at College getting upgrade

By Cathy Dobson, from www.theobserver.ca  The Observer A 40-year-old welding shop at Lambton College is getting a major overhaul thanks to a $400,000 donation from Imperial Oil, college officials announced Tuesday. The money will help students train in an updated and safer environment and local industries will benefit from a more skilled workforce, said Imperial … Read More

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Company growing on former Dow lands

By Cathy Dobson, The Observer  www.theobserver.ca ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP – Provident Energy has purchased nearly the entire former Dow site at LaSalle Line and Highway 40 and plans to invest $27 million in the 1,000-acre property. The company, Canada’s second largest handler of natural gas liquids, currently employs 14 people on the site. Six are … Read More

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Drilling on spec

From  www.country1039.com A Calgary-based oil and gas company has locked up over 20-thousand acres of land rights in Lambton and Chatham-Kent. Mooncor Oil & Gas Corporation Vice President Richard Cohen says they’ve had a geologist on site for the past four months. The goal is to launch a spin-off company called DRGN Resources that will focus … Read More

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Area farmers join leadership program

From www.theobserver.ca  The Observer A pair of Sarnia-area farmers will serve as Canadian representatives in a young leadership program. Dave Park and Christine Russell have been selected among numerous applications for the 2012 American Soybean Association and Dupont Young Leader Program. The program helps train future farm leaders, as they participate in leadership experiences beginning … Read More

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Lambton College grad working on cutting edge biomass researcc

By JD Booth   www.lambtonshield.com    The Lambton Shield If Sarnia is indeed on the path to help position Canada in achieving world-leading biomass innovation, then Cheryl Ebert will likely be helping steer the renewable ship. The research technologist for Lambton College’s Advanced Materials Engineering Research (AMER) Laboratory is engaged in a lot of hush-hush projects. One … Read More

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