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For further information: Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley, Board Chair Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership 519-332-0330 mayor@sarnia.ca George Mallay, General Manager Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership 519-332-1820 mallay@www.sarnialambton.on.ca For Immediate Release Sarnia-Lambton, ON, CDA; January 27, 2010 – With the value of new construction in Sarnia totalling close to $100 million, 2009 concluded within the top five highest yielding years … Read More

Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario, June 14, 2013 – On Thursday June 20th, the Bioindustrial Innovation Centre and the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership will be hosting an international delegation from the industrial biotechnology sector. Included in the delegation are companies from the Netherlands, France, and Brazil. The group will be touring local attributes in the community that are facilitating … Read More

Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership General Manager, George Mallay, will be speaking today to an audience of energy sector representatives at the All-Energy Canada 2014 conference taking place in Toronto April 09 and 10. Mallay will be presenting and participating in a panel discussion at 3:30 p.m., ‘Developing the Labour Skills in the Sustainable Energy Economy’.  Mallay … Read More

The Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership has once again been named one of the Top Canadian Economic Development Groups for 2007-08 by Site Selection magazine. Site Selection presented the award yesterday to Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership’s General Manager, George Mallay and Development Consultant, Edith Wilmot-Quigg, at the Annual Economic Development Association of Canada meeting. “…….Sarnia-Lambton’s economic momentum as … Read More

Plans are underway to locate a second wind turbine farm in Lambton County. Dawn-Euphemia council have been approached by IPC Energy and Sydenham Energy Corporation, which are partnering on a proposed project to construct up to 40 wind turbines in the south Lambton municipality that would produce up to 80 megawatts of power. IPC Energy’s … Read More

Excerpt from article “H.C. Starck expanding”, Posted by Jesse McLean, in “The Observer” H. C. Starck Canada is undergoing a multi-million dollar expansion at its Canadian production facility in Sarnia, the refractory metal company has announced. The expansion, which began Monday, will involve construction of a new building, installing state-of-the-art equipment and hiring additional technical … Read More

A hotel developer is waiting to finalize financing and is expected to begin work shortly on a 105-room Country Inn and Suites in the city’s east end. Warren Adamson, CEO and President of Innland Hospitality Corporation, said he will provide details of his plans by the end of this week.   Meanwhile, zoning for a … Read More

Suncor Energy’s St. Clair Ethanol Plant is expanding to double its production of cleaner-burning, renewable energy, thanks to a $25 million investment by the Government of Canada. The announcement was made today by Guy Lauzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, on behalf of Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture. “This investment will … Read More

By CATHY DOBSON Five enterprising young students from Sarnia- Lambton are operating their own businesses this summer thanks to their initiative and the Ontario government’s Summer Company program. The program has been around for years but Chantelle Simard, who co-ordinates entrepreneurship programs at the Business Enterprise Centre of Sarnia-Lambton, says a record-breaking 20 applications arrived … Read More