October 17, 2011 – Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario – The Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership is seeking input from citizens and the businesses of Sarnia – Lambton on its proposed 2012 – 2015 economic development strategy. “We believe that the citizens of Sarnia-Lambton, including business, labour, and First Nations, will together provide valuable information and ideas that will improve … Read More
SUSTAINABILITY: Local project cited by Suncor By Tara Jeffrey, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer A grassroots project designed to inspire residents to grow vegetables, eat local, and donate fresh food to local food banks is $5,000 richer this week. The One Tomato Project, spearheaded by Megan O’Neil and Darren Hakker in 2009, was honoured Thursday with the … Read More
You could say Will and Ingrid Willemsen are enjoying the fruits of their labours. The Sarnia Sunripe store at Lakeshore and Murphy, which they founded in 1982, has been chosen the best specialty food store in Canada for 2011. The Willemsens received the Dave Parsons Gold Award for Excellence from the Canadian Federation of Independent … Read More
BioAmber and Mitsui & Co. to Build and Operate Plants Producing Succinic Acid and BDO By BIOAMBER INC. Last modified: 2011-11-08T10:12:29Z Published: Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 – 2:12 am MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Nov. 8, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ – BioAmber, a next-generation chemicals company, and Mitsui & Co., a leading global trading company, have partnered to build … Read More
Total value of homes sold up 6% this year By Barbara Simpson, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer First-time home buyers have helped spur a 6% increase in Sarnia-Lambton real estate sales so far this year. As of October, total home sales volume reached $284.9 million, the Sarnia-Lambton Real Estate Board reported. Last year, total home sales … Read More
From www.theobserver.ca The Observer Sarnia earned five blooms at this year’s Communities in Bloom competition. The awards for the national community beautification program were handed out the weekend in Quebec City. Sarnia Coun. Anne Marie Gillis said Sarnia was competing in a new national category for communities with populations of 50,000 and more. “That means … Read More
From www.lambtonshores.ca Congratulations Lambton Shores!!!! Its Five Blooms!!! First time out at the National Communities in Bloom competition. Having won Five Blooms at the Provincial Level in 2010, the Lambton Shores Communities in Bloom Committee decided to go for broke and enter the National Competition in 2011. Co-Chairs Catherine Minielly and Grace Dekker attended the … Read More
By Tyler Kula, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer Truck traffic is up on the Blue Water Bridge, lending credence to a recent Ontario Trucking Association survey that found renewed economic confidence. Some 57,880 U.S.-bound truck crossed the bridge in October, an increase of 1,800 vehicles from last October. Some 67,243 trucks crossed into Canada, down about … Read More
From www.theobserver.ca The Observer Another emerging technology company is moving to Sarnia, the Sustainable Chemistry Alliance said Wednesday. Solutions4CO2 will locate a demonstration facility and its global headquarters at a still undetermined location in the city. The company, currently based in Toronto, is working on ways to capture and use carbon dioxide, which can be … Read More
November 14, 2011 – Sarnia-Lambton ON – The County of Lambton and the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership announced new enhancements to Lambton’s Geographic Information System (GIS) today that will serve both residents and businesses well in their on-line mapping needs. The site is located at www.lambtongis.ca/siteselector. The enhancements include: new aerial photography of Lambton County flown … Read More
