From www.theobserver.ca The Observer By Paul Morden The natural gas-fired electricity plant voters in Mississauga didn’t want is taking shape on Oil Springs Line in St. Clair Township. Construction is well underway on the $360-million plant Ontario’s Liberal government announced in 2012 for Lambton County, to replace a controversial one Toronto-based Eastern Power was … Read More
Sarnia, ON – The Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park has finalized a 5-year lease with a bio medical research company for 1,500 square feet of space. Western Phytoceutica Inc. develops evidence-based, high quality, value-added natural health products from plant sources including American ginseng. It also develops alternative sourcing of plant materials for advanced processing. The company … Read More
From www.blackburnnews.com Lambton County unveiled a new community brand Thursday morning with the tag line “Discoveries That Matter.” The brand was created by a group representing organizations across Lambton County. Working with the marketing design company YFactor, the new brand had a price tag of $70,000. CEO of YFactor Anya Kodak says coming up with … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer A new logo with the tag line “Discoveries That Matter” was unveiled Thursday as part of a $70,000 branding effort for Sarnia-Lambton. A dozen groups in the community funded the research and branding exercise carried out over two years with the help of Nashville-based North Star Destination … Read More
Wyoming, ON – The County of Lambton’s credit rating, as assessed by financial research and analysis company Standard & Poor’s (S&P), has been upgraded to ‘AA-/Stable’. In a recently released research update, S&P said the County’s rating was upgraded from ‘A+/Stable’ as a result of its improved budgetary performance and gradually declining debt burden. “The … Read More
From www.thesarniajournal.ca Posted December 22, 2014 By Cathy Dobson Rarely does a community choose a marketing logo and tagline that doesn’t contain its name but, then again, Sarnia-Lambton’s new branding choice is unique in a lot of ways, says the CEO of the Toronto marketing firm that conceived it. “Normally, you’d have a geographic reference … Read More
From www.theobserver.ca The Observer By Paul Morden Methes Energies, a company with a currently idle bio-diesel plant near Sombra, stands to gain approximately $1 million from a U.S. bill that became law last Friday. President Barack Obama signed the law that cleared the Senate on Dec. 16 to re-instate a blenders tax credit for … Read More
From www.theobserver.ca The Observer Lambton College cracked the top 20 among research colleges in Canada in a recent ranking. The Sarnia school is 17th in the Research Infosource Inc., ranking of Canada’s Top 50 Research colleges, and sixth among Ontario research colleges, based on a survey and financial statements from publicly-funded colleges. “This ranking, … Read More
From www.theobserver.ca The Observer By Barbara Simpson Sarnia has been named one of the seven wonders of Canada in which to retire by Globe and Mail readers. The Imperial City landed fifth on The Globe’s “Seven great places – yes in Canada – to retire” list published in the national newspaper Wednesday. While Globe … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer George Mallay can point to several economic success stories in the region over the past year, as the general manager of the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership looks ahead to 2015. The county-funded economic office is charged with promoting and selling the region, its economy and its workforce. Most … Read More
