Today, Suncor Energy Products Inc. announced final Board of Directors’ approval for its refinery expansion project, and unveiled a $500,000 gift to the Bluewater Health Foundation. The Suncor Energy Foundation’s $500,000 contribution is directed to Bluewater Health Foundation’s State of the Heart Campaign. This five year commitment will assist Bluewater Health to build a state … Read More
In remarks to community leaders, government officials and business partners, Suncor Energy Executive Vice President Tom Ryley talked Suncor’s plans to invest in the Sarnia-Lambton region investment that Ryley says will provide environmental, social and economic benefits to this key region for Suncor’s business. Planned investments for Suncor’s Sarnia refinery will provide construction and long-term … Read More
Soaring gas prices at the pumps, increasing energy costs, diminishing resources, and concern for the environment have peaked society’s interest in developing alternative energy sources. Lambton College has recognized this developing job market and is introducing its new Alternative Energy Engineering Technology program; a three-year program designed to train professional energy specialists to work in … Read More
In August of 1994, a small computer services company was founded by two teenagers in the basement of a house. By January of 1995, this small company introduced public internet service to the Sarnia Lambton community. Ten years later, Sarnia’s premier provider of internet services continues to provide clients what they want and need – … Read More
New Fuel Cell Innovation Program To Spur Good Jobs, Foster Healthier Communities The Ontario government is helping to make Ontario a leader in the global innovation economy by establishing an Ontario Fuel Cell Innovation Program, Economic Development and Trade Minister Joseph Cordiano said today. “We are helping our alternative energy sector be more competitive. This … Read More
NOVA Chemicals Corporation today announced a series of modernization upgrades to its Corunna, Ontario ethylene flexi-cracker that will reduce production costs and improve reliability. The Corunna flexi-cracker supplies ethylene to NOVA Chemicals’ Sarnia, Ontario area polyethylene and styrene manufacturing sites and to other area plastics and petrochemical production facilities. The approximately $210 million U.S. ($260 … Read More
The Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership received three awards at the Economic Developers Council of Ontario’s February 9th annual conference. Economic Partnership General Manager, George Mallay, and Edith Wilmot-Quigg, Development Consultant, were on hand in Toronto to receive the First Place award in the Business Directory category for the 2004 Sarnia-Lambton Business Directory. The office also received … Read More
The University of Western Ontario Research Park (Sarnia-Lambton Campus) launched its strategic plan today and is setting its sights on becoming a centre of innovation excellence by being the preeminent accelerator of industrial innovation and technology-based economic development. Raising the standard of excellence in innovation and competitive advantage, becoming a key transformation agent, efficiently delivering … Read More
A $723,000 grant from Ontario Innovation Trust will enhance the research capability of Lambton College to improve efficiencies and reduce manufacturing costs of Ontario plastic and automobile industries, Tony Hanlon, President of Lambton College, announced today. “We are pleased Ontario Innovation Trust is helping Lambton create a research facility that will increase the competitiveness of … Read More
The McGuinty government today announced it will boost Ontario’s supply of renewable energy with the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 1,000 megawatts of clean, green power — enough to power 200,000 homes. “Green power means clean power, and clean power means better quality air for Ontarians to breathe,” Energy Minister … Read More
