By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer A 15-kilometre to 16-kilometre pipeline project Union Gas is investigating in south-central Lambton County is part of a $1-billion to $2-billion investment the natural gas company is considering for a major pipeline corridor in southern Ontario. Spokesperson Andrea Stass said Union Gas is in the “very initial … Read More
By Lee Michaels, from blackburnnews.com Thanks to a three-year grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and support from various community partners, One Tomato will open a multi-use food space in downtown Sarnia in April. Spokesman Darren Hakker says the local non-profit organization will be located at 100 Christina St. in space once occupied by Sarnia … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer Bluewater Power has a $1.5-million decision to make. The utility that delivers electricity to customers in six Sarnia-Lambton municipalities, including Oil Springs and Petrolia, is considers contributing that amount to an upgrading project Hydro One has planned for its Wanstead transmission station, east of Wyoming. It’s part … Read More
Registration opened this week for vendors seeking a spot at the 13th annual Sarnia Lambton Artwalk set for June 6 and 7 in downtown Sarnia. Last year’s edition of the popular arts and culture festival attracted an estimated 30,000 people, and more than 200 street vendors, to the downtown. Along with the large number of … Read More
From www.petrolialambtonindependent.ca The Independent February 25, 2015 Union Gas is expanding its Dawn site and it will mean a big influx of cash to the area – more than $100 million according to officials. The company recently announced it was considering a new natural gas pipeline from its Dawn site to just outside of Oil … Read More
From www.cbc.ca A close call on a Nova Scotia farm brought back memories for a Lambton county farmer who years ago helped invent a tool to stop grain silos from becoming deadly. “A number of years back there was a 4-H member killed in a grain incident, similar to the one that happened in Nova … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer The Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership has been recognized for its efforts to promote local metal fabricators, engineering firms and other industrial service suppliers. The county-funded economic development agency received an honourable mention during the awards dinner at the recent annual conference of the Economic Developers Council of Ontario, for … Read More
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – BioAmber Inc. (NYSE: BIOA), an industrial biotechnology company producing sustainable chemicals, today announced it has initiated commissioning activities for its 30,000 MT capacity bio-succinic acid plant located in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Commissioning and start-up is expected to take approximately five months, with the facility being in commercial operation … Read More
From Paul Morden, The Sarnia Observer- February 27, 2015 What some call environmentalism, Chad Anderson says is just farming. Anderson and his wife, Debbie Anderson, have received the Beef Farmers of Ontario’s 2015 Environmental Stewardship Award for the work they’ve done on their St. Clair Township farm. Some 200 acres of the couple’s … Read More
Paul Morden, The Sarnia Observer- February 28, 2015 The design for a $16.6-million upgrading project underway at the Grand Bend sewage treatment plant is receiving international attention. The Washington-based Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) has announced the project earned its Envision rating system’s platinum award. It’s the first Canadian project, and first waste water … Read More
