Melanie Irwin – Blackburn News Sarnia, July 11, 2019 Enbridge Gas has revealed multi-million dollar investment plans for Lambton County. Local operations manager Darryl Arnold said they’re planning to add an industrial pipeline and prepare for future expansion at the Corunna compressor station. “The 2021 Sarnia Industrial Pipeline Reinforcement Project will be a significant investment … Read More
Melanie Irwin – Blackburn News Sarnia, July 11, 2019 Word is spreading fast about a new high-rise on the drawing board that would rival Kenwick Place as Sarnia’s tallest building. Coldwell Banker Southwest Realty Sales Representative Patrick Coutu is working with the owner of Sarnia Rent-All to develop 135 Water Street. “It’s preliminary at this … Read More
Louis Pin – The Sarnia Observer, July 9, 2019 For the first time in its 16-year history, Western University’s Sarnia-Lambton Research Park is telling startup companies to get in line. In early July, the last of eight classroom-sized lab spaces at the park – a high-tech research incubator a stone’s throw from the Chemical Valley … Read More
Louis Pin – The Sarnia Observer, July 7, 2019 Business leaders in one of Canada’s main points of international trade are pushing for a foreign trade zone designation that could give Sarnia a leg up on attracting businesses and trade by allowing certain tax exemptions on imported and exported goods. The trade zone would turn … Read More
Cathy Dobson – The Sarnia Journal, July 4, 2019 A local businessman is just days away from realizing a lifelong dream or rejuvenating an historic building for his own restaurant, bar and craft brewery. Realtor Mark Woolsey anticipates the new Tin Fiddler pub will be ready to open its doors Friday, July 5. “I’ve basically … Read More
News Release from the County of Lambton Sarnia, ON – All laboratories at the Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park are fully occupied, a first in the history of the Research Park. All 9,000 square feet of lab space is currently being used by a variety of tenants. These tenants include research centres, international companies, and many … Read More
Cathy Dobson – The Sarnia Journal, June 25, 2019 Eric McDonald and Alex Daamen say the success of their new business literally lies in the details. The two Sarnia men launched Oar & Anchor boat cleaning services this spring and detailing is a big part of what they do. “We did a ton of research … Read More
The Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership hosted its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, June 17 with more than 70 people in attendance. Headlined by addresses from Imtex Membranes Corp. President, Karlis Vasarais, and NGen Canada Director of Collaboration, Jenn MacLean, attendees at the Annual General Meeting received an update on the direction of the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership’s … Read More
Louis Pin – The Sarnia Observer, June 20, 2019 WATFORD – A London homebuilder is looking along Highway 402 for its latest project: a ready-to-go, 11-home subdivision in this tiny Lambton County town that’s been developed in a back-to-front process that may become a blueprint for other rural communities. That was half the reason Frank … Read More
Josh Boyce – Blackburn News Sarnia, June 20, 2019 LCY Biosciences has a job fair planned this month with production set to restart at the former BioAmber plant this fall. The company wants to hire 35 employees, including plant operators, maintenance staff, lab and administrative positions. Plant Manager Trevor MacLeod said they’ll focus on succinic … Read More
