CELEBRATING ONTARIO’S NEW CROP OF IDEAS NEWS Innovative ideas grown by Ontario farmers are contributing to the local economy, boosting the agri-food industry and offering more choices for the consumer. Those ideas were celebrated today at a ceremony honouring local winners of the province’s regional awards for innovation excellence. The Premier’s Agri-Food Innovation Excellence … Read More
Sarnia-Lambton will be featured in Chicago next week at the annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing. Joel Adams, Director of the University of Western Ontario Research & Development Park; Archie Kerr, Co-Chairperson, Bluewater Sustainability Initiative and Director of Sustainability for Lanxess; and George Mallay, General Manager of the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership, will be … Read More
The winners of the 2007 Lambton Secondary School Business Plan Competition were announced at an Awards Banquet last evening. The teachers, judges, sponsors and five finalists with their families were in attendance. The winners are as follows: 1st Prize $1000, sponsored by Sarcor (Sarnia) Inc. ~ Blake Watson, of SCITS, took home first place with … Read More
The County of Lambton and the Sarnia-Lambton Workforce Development Board will hold two Community Consultations in Sarnia and Petrolia on September 26 and 27 to discuss the development of a new Immigration Portal. The portal will be implemented as a result of $299,998 in funding from the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration and will enhance … Read More
Sarnia-Lambton has received its third endorsement in recent months as a top-ranking place to live and do business. Site Selection Magazine today released its new class of Canadian awards and rankings. Sarnia-Lambton is featured as one of only ten communities in the category of Top Canadian Groups, recognizing local economic development groups based on total … Read More
Sarnia-Lambton business people have been asked for their opinion on the state of local air and rail service. The survey, now underway, is part of an Intercity Transportation Task Force initiative to improve the area’s air and rail links. Made up of representatives from The City of Sarnia, labour, and the Chris Hadfield Airport, the … Read More
The McGuinty Government is helping Sarnia-Lambton’s petrochemical industry develop environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels by supporting a new Bioindustrial Innovation Centre, Minister of Culture Caroline Di Cocco announced today on behalf of the Premier and Minister of Research and Innovation Dalton McGuinty. “We are on the side of Ontarians who want a prosperous economy … Read More
Sarnia-Lambton is once again proving it’s commitment to innovation in energy, as the deployment of a hydrogen fuel cell demonstration project by the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership (“SLEP”) will take centre stage at this year’s Bayfest music festival. The event, now in its sixth year, is expected to draw 80,000 visitors. As Bayfest grows bigger and … Read More
The largest solar power station in North America will be built in Sarnia-Lambton by a California-based company called OptiSolar Inc. The 40-megawatt facility is estimated to cost $300 million to construct and will be completed by the year 2010. Stretching across 365 hectares (almost 420 Canadian football fields), the solar station will provide electricity to … Read More
fDi magazine, produced by the renowned Financial Times group of London, yesterday released the North American Cities of the Future Location Guide 2007 which ranks cities of all sizes for the best strategies and resources in economic development. Over a hundred cities were considered according to criteria designed to assess the potential to attract business … Read More
