The 80-acre Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park is located in the City of Sarnia near Highway 402. Comprised of five interconnected buildings totaling 288,000 s.f., the Park is a joint initiative of the County of Lambton, the City of Sarnia, and Western University. The Research Park’s Commercialization Centre is Canada’s largest clean-tech incubator, serving as a key contributor to the movement of an idea from the lab bench to the marketplace. Focused on the biotechnology, energy, chemical, and industrial processing sectors, tenants range from large multi-national companies to non-profit organizations, to small start-up companies, and commercialization projects.
The Western Research Parks are the recipient of the Association of University Research Parks’ 2016 Outstanding Research Park Award and was ranked in the Global Top 25 University Business Incubators by the University Business Incubators.
The Research Park is identifying tenants for the existing office buildings and commercialization space. The Park also has land available for future development of new office buildings and technology incubation facilities.
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The Research Park’s Commercialization Centre is focused on industrial technology, including fuels, products, and processes. The Commercialization Centre provides client companies with access to over 50,000 square feet of office, laboratories and pilot plant infrastructure for research, commercialization, and entrepreneurship.
• 6,000 sq ft. lab space with attached offices
• 3,600 sq ft. low-bay pilot plant space (12’ to underside)
• 3,200 sq ft. high-bay pilot plant space (24’ to underside)
• Walk-in refrigeration, loading docks and locker rooms
LABORATORIES
• Modular set-up
• Designed to suit research and
development activities
• Equipped with standard lab utilities
• Comprehensive EASR with MOECP
PILOT PLANTS
• Equipped with industrial utilities
• Engineered to suit commercialization
activities
• Comprehensive EASR with MOECP
SARNIA LAMBTON ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
Matthew Slotwinski – VP Economic Development
matthew@sarnialambton.on.ca | sarnialambton.on.ca | +1 519-332-1820
WESTERN SARNIA-LAMBTON RESEARCH PARK
Katherine Albion – Executive Director
kalbion@sarnialambtonresearchpark.ca | sarnialambtonresearchpark.ca | +1 519-383-8308 ext. 240
The Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park is optimally zoned to accommodate and permit a variety of light industrial uses that are attractive to new industries and firms. Within the existing building, the commercialization of clean, green, and sustainable technologies is prevalent.
The site is zoned to permit non-noxious, non-offensive light industrial uses involving:
a) Assembly
b) Fabrication
c) Manufacturing
d) Warehousing
e) Storage or distribution (within building)
Additional uses include:
a) Freestanding office use
b) Wholesaling
c) Research and technology uses
d) Laboratories
e) Printing and publishing
f) Wide range of additional uses
The Research Park is currently home to approximately 50 client companies with 700 employees.
SITE TRANSPORTATION
The Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park is ideally located adjacent to Highway 40 (Modeland Road) with immediate access via Wellington Street. An internal road provides access to buildings and parking throughout the complex. The site provides quick access to Highway 402 (3 km) and the Canada/US border (8 km). Rail, ship, and air logistics opportunities are in near proximity to the site.
Highway 40. . . . . . . . adjacent
Highway 402. . . . . . . 3 km
Blue Water Bridge. . . 8 km
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
Sarnia-Lambton is uniquely located on major road, rail, water, air, & pipeline corridors to ensure a smooth flow of inputs and end-products from supplier to customer.
Road – Highway 402 connects Sarnia-Lambton to the Ontario 400-series highway system, and the Blue Water Bridge border crossing links to U.S. Interstates, I-69 and I-94.
Rail – The regional rail infrastructure is impressive with Canadian National (CN) and CSX Transportation operating mainline Class 1 rail service and connections to the international St. Clair Rail Tunnel, and VIP Rail providing the transloading of goods and products.
Water – Sarnia-Lambton is located on the St. Clair River, allowing ships to access the St. Lawrence Seaway System and the Atlantic Ocean, while docking at Sarnia Harbour.
Air – Sarnia-Lambton is well serviced by several regional & international airports capable of delivering goods & people to any location in the world.
