From www.theobserver.ca The Observer Shell Canada says it is hitting the pause button on plans for a liquified natural gas (LNG) processing unit at its Corunna refinery. The company said last March it was adding small-scale gas liquefaction units at its Sarnia Manufacturing Centre near Corunna, as well as at a facility in Louisiana, aimed … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer The president of an American shipping company lined up to buy liquified natural gas (LNG) from a proposed new production unit Shell Canada put on hold last week says he still believes the fuel has a future on the Great Lakes. Interlake Steamship Company, based in Middleburg Heights, … Read More
Eastbound from Sarnia to Toronto R.A.I.L. proposed a schedule revision, which was well-received by VIA executives in 2013. Effective December 2013, it was made available for online ticket sales access by early 2014. The revised schedule was deemed an effective first collaborative step in creating better passenger rail connections for Sarnia-Lambton… and its American visitors. … 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
From blackburnnews.com By Lee Michaels A Sarnia company has become a world leader in the reprocessing of used industrial and consumer plastics. Entropex President Keith Bechard says they’ve developed a process to recover, then recycle “Bulky Rigid” plastics: things such as old lawn chairs, children’s slides and laundry baskets. They recover these items from area … Read More
From www.theobserver.ca By Tyler Kula A Sarnia-Lambton advocacy group fighting for better rail transportation service has been teaming up with similar groups to take the cause across Southwestern Ontario. Rail Advocacy in Lambton (RAIL) was formed in the wake of slashed VIA Rail service in Sarnia in 2012. Current service includes one train leaving around … Read More
By Barbara Simpson, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer Lambton College researchers are tapping into the power of technology used to clean NHL and NFL equipment to help score a touchdown for firefighting departments. The college’s Fire & Public Safety Centre of Excellence has launched its first large-scale research project to investigate the possibility of using ozone chambers … Read More
By Tyler Kula, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer A Sarnia-Lambton group fighting to restore rail service in the county and Southwestern Ontario is vying for three years of increased train traffic, to see if it raises ridership rates. “If at the end of three years we don’t get an increase in ridership, or we don’t get … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer By Paul Morden Lambton County trucking company plans to open what’s billed as Ontario’s first bio-secure livestock truck and trailer washing station designed to help prevent the spread of disease among farm animals. Nancy Venhuizen, chief executive officer of Warner Transport in Plympton-Wyoming, said renovations have began at … Read More
By Paul Morden, From www.theobserver.ca The Observer BioAmber’s $125-million bio-succinic acid plant being built in Sarnia remains on budget, the company reported this week while releasing financial results for the first quarter of 2014. Montreal-based BioAmber is building the 30,000-tonne capacity plant on Vidal Street where it will use sugar from corn to produce bio-succinic … Read More
