The 80-acre Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park is located in the City of Sarnia near Highway 402. Comprised of five interconnected buildings totaling 288,000 s.f., the Park is a joint initiative of the County of Lambton, the City of Sarnia, and Western University. The Research Park’s Commercialization Centre is Canada’s largest clean-tech incubator, serving as a key contributor to the movement of an idea from the lab bench to the marketplace. Focused on the biotechnology, energy, chemical, and industrial processing sectors, tenants range from large multi-national companies to non-profit organizations, to small start-up companies, and commercialization projects.

The Western Research Parks are the recipient of the Association of University Research Parks’ 2016 Outstanding Research Park Award and was ranked in the Global Top 25 University Business Incubators by the University Business Incubators.

The Research Park is identifying tenants for the existing office buildings and commercialization space. The Park also has land available for future development of new office buildings and technology incubation facilities.

Amenities

  • SERVICES
    • Full municipal
      services
  • ZONING
    • LI-1 Light
      Industrial 1
  • AVAILABILITY
    • `FOR LEASE
  • BUILDING SIZE
    • 288,000 s.f.
  • PRICE
    • $21 – $23 per s.f. gross rent (Research Park)
      $50 per s.f. (Commercialization Centre)

  1. Electrical
    • Electricity is supplied to the Research Park by Bluewater Power. There is existing 27.6 KV service along Modeland Road, and all existing building facilities are serviced by an underground primary connection. Additional 27.6 KV service is located along Wellington Street east of Modeland Road. An onsite natural gas-fired 400 kW combined heat and power system also partially meets the electricity and heat demand of the Research Park.
  2. NATURAL GAS
    • Existing facilities are serviced with natural gas provided by Enbridge Gas. A 250 mm high pressure gas line and a 150 mm gas line run along Modeland Road, while a 50 mm gas line runs along Wellington Street.
  3. SANITARY
    • A 300 mm sanitary sewer services the existing buildings. Should future development require additional sanitary sewer services, a future sanitary sewer planned along the future Research Park Drive will connect to a 300 mm sanitary force main and pumping station on Wellington Street.
  4. WATER
    • Current buildings are serviced by a 250 mm watermain connection. Future development may tie into an existing 250 mm watermain at the southeast corner of the site or an existing 250 mm watermain at the northwest corner of the site.
  5. STORMWATER
    • Surface runoff from the Research Park drains to the south and east to existing drainage ditches
  6. OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE
    • Within the existing buildings additional infrastructure includes:
      • HVAC: Radiant hot water, forced air, roof mounted air conditioning units
      • High Speed Internet: Full Wi-Fi and cable systems throughout
      • Security System: Full card lock access system
      • Transportation: Free parking and bus stop

The Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park is optimally zoned to accommodate and permit a variety of light industrial uses that are attractive to new industries and firms. Within the existing building, the commercialization of clean, green, and sustainable technologies is prevalent.

The site is zoned to permit non-noxious, non-offensive light industrial uses involving:
a) Assembly
b) Fabrication
c) Manufacturing
d) Warehousing
e) Storage or distribution (within building)

Additional uses include:
a) Freestanding office use
b) Wholesaling
c) Research and technology uses
d) Laboratories
e) Printing and publishing
f) Wide range of additional uses

SITE TRANSPORTATION
The Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park is ideally located adjacent to Highway 40 (Modeland Road) with immediate access via Wellington Street. An internal road provides access to buildings and parking throughout the complex. The site provides quick access to Highway 402 (3 km) and the Canada/US border (8 km). Rail, ship, and air logistics opportunities are in near proximity to the site.

Highway 40. . . . . . . . adjacent
Highway 402. . . . . . . 3 km
Blue Water Bridge. . . 8 km

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
Sarnia-Lambton is uniquely located on major road, rail, water, air, & pipeline corridors to ensure a smooth flow of inputs and end-products from supplier to customer.

Road – Highway 402 connects Sarnia-Lambton to the Ontario 400-series highway system, and the Blue Water Bridge border crossing links to U.S. Interstates, I-69 and I-94.

Rail – The regional rail infrastructure is impressive with Canadian National (CN) and CSX Transportation operating mainline Class 1 rail service and connections to the international St. Clair Rail Tunnel, and VIP Rail providing the transloading of goods and products.

Water – Sarnia-Lambton is located on the St. Clair River, allowing ships to access the St. Lawrence Seaway System and the Atlantic Ocean, while docking at Sarnia Harbour.

Air – Sarnia-Lambton is well serviced by several regional & international airports capable of delivering goods & people to any location in the world.

The Research Park’s Commercialization Centre is focused on industrial technology, including fuels, products, and processes. The Commercialization Centre provides client companies with access to over 50,000 square feet of office, laboratories and pilot plant infrastructure for research, commercialization, and entrepreneurship.
• 6,000 sq ft. lab space with attached offices
• 3,600 sq ft. low-bay pilot plant space (12’ to underside)
• 3,200 sq ft. high-bay pilot plant space (24’ to underside)
• Walk-in refrigeration, loading docks and locker rooms

LABORATORIES
• Modular set-up
• Designed to suit research and
development activities
• Equipped with standard lab utilities
• Comprehensive EASR with MOECP

PILOT PLANTS
• Equipped with industrial utilities
• Engineered to suit commercialization
activities
• Comprehensive EASR with MOECP

The Research Park is currently home to approximately 50 client companies with 700 employees.

  • NOVA Chemicals
  • Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
  • Origin Materials
  • Woodland Biofuels
  • Enbridge Pipelines
  • Forward Water Technologies
  • Aduro Clean Technologies
  • Lambton Manufacturing Innovation Centre
  • Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership
  • Lamsar

SARNIA LAMBTON ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
Matthew Slotwinski – VP Economic Development
matthew@sarnialambton.on.ca | sarnialambton.on.ca | +1 519-332-1820

WESTERN SARNIA-LAMBTON RESEARCH PARK
Katherine Albion – Executive Director
kalbion@sarnialambtonresearchpark.ca | sarnialambtonresearchpark.ca | +1 519-383-8308 ext. 240