The Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership is a one-stop shop for economic development services whose mission is to promote the distinctive advantages that Sarnia-Lambton has to offer to companies and residents. By coordinating community-based economic development initiatives and working to maintain a commercially attractive environment, we foster new business creation as well as help ensure that established … Read More
Aug. 1, 2018 – Tyler Kula, The Sarnia Observer Summer in Grand Bend is hanging on a little longer this year. The Huron Country Playhouse theatre, normally shut for the season after Labour Day, is instead letting the shows go on – plying a $135,000 Celebrate Ontario grant into a Sept. 13-29 run of the … Read More
August 1, 2018 – Paul Morden, The Sarnia Observer A new Canadian BioDesign Conference is being held in Sarnia Sept. 12 to help build a vibrant national bioeconomy. The one-day conference at the Lambton College Event Centre is being hosted by Bioindustrial Innovation Canada and Lambton College, with support from the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership. “We’re … Read More
July 31, 2018 – Carl Hnatyshyn, Sarnia & Lambton County This Week Lambton College Collegiate and Vocational Institute students Collin Boyd and Matt Hayter want to become Lambton County’s newest corn barons. The hard-working, high-spirited pair is spending the summer selling corn and other vegetables to the public while learning the ins and outs of … Read More
July 29, 2018 – Tyler Kula, The Sarnia Observer Ontario’s infrastructure minister says he’s going to bat for a job-creating oversized-load corridor project in Sarnia-Lambton. “I think there are a number of opportunities, and (Sarnia-Lambton) MPP (Bob) Bailey and I are going to look at those funding streams to see if there’s something that applies … Read More
July 26, 2018 – Tyler Kula, The Sarnia Observer Sarnia-Lambton businesses are planning a shindig at the Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport, hyping it as a community gateway and starting a brainstorming process into potential improvements. The City of Sarnia and Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce, along with the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership and airport operator Scottsdale Aviation, … Read More
July 25, 2018 – Tyler Kula, The Sarnia Observer For Austin Robinson, being a lighting and sound technician is more than a summer job. “It’s something I’m definitely going to carry on with,” said the 16-year-old Sarnia youngster. He’s one of six Sarnia-Lambton youth participating in the Summer Company Program, a joint initiative between the … Read More
July 26, 2018 – Biondustrial Innovation Canada Press Release As previously announced, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) made an investment in Forward Water Technologies (FWT) through BIC’s Centre for Commercialization of Sustainable Chemistry Innovation (COMM SCI), which acts as a hub for the commercialization of sustainable chemistry and bio-based innovation. With this investment, FWT has now … Read More
July 22, 2018 – Colin Cowdy, Blackburn News Sarnia You no longer need to visit Niagara Falls to find yourself in Ontario’s wine country. The Alton’s Winery in Lambton County is putting a cork in that idea. Anne and Marc Alton officially opened the area’s first and only estate winery in April 2013. Anne says … Read More
July 23, 2018 – Pam Wright, The Sarnia Journal A senior housing complex approved for south Sarnia will use a non-traditional approach called the “butterfly care” concept for residents with dementia. Construction of the Overture on Devine is expected to begin early next year on the site of the former Devine Street School. The $41-million … Read More
