June 21, 2012, Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario – The Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership (SLEP) and the Sarnia Lambton Industrial Alliance (SLIA) are scheduled to host a group of Oil Sands development companies visiting Southwestern Ontario June 25th and 26th. The group, “In-Situ Oil Sands Alliance” (IOSA), is investigating the ability of Ontario firms to do fabrication work for … Read More
By Mashoka Maimona, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer Sarnia-Lambton’s petrochemical manufacturing industry is Ontario’s “recipe” for future success, Brad Duguid, the provincial economic development minister, said as he toured Lambton College on Monday. Duguid emphasized that the historical petrochemical industry is on the “upswing.” “Some would have said five or ten years ago this industry wasn’t … Read More
By Barbara Simpson, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer When Alexis Lord first visited Sarnia 12 years ago, it was love at first sight. The mechanic returned to Guyana knowing he wanted to bring his family to the city. He and his wife Nicole later made the brave move with their four children to a new country … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer Bluewater Power is investigating whether to build a small solar farm at the old Sarnia landfill site on Blackwell Sideroad. The utility company already generates electricity from landfill gas collected at the former municipal dump and it approached Lambton County recently about adding a solar farm. If it … Read More
By Mashojka Maimona, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer The headquarters of a future RIM could very well set up shop in Sarnia. Lambton College has been handpicked as the site for one of 14 national college industrial research chairs, complete with a cash envelope of nearly $1 million over five years. The huge announcement could pave … Read More
By Cathy Dobson, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer It’s encouraging to see what Anderson Webb is up to at 530 McGregor Road. The heavy industrial piping contractor has just made a multi-million-dollar investment in its offices, shop and fabrication equipment because owners Charlie Webb and Karl Rankin sense several major projects are on the horizon in … Read More
From www.chok.com CHOK Radio Building activity in Sarnia rebounded to almost 6.9 million dollars in June. A couple of the larger permits that contributed to the improving picture were 1.2 million dollars for a building expansion at Bluewater Power on Confederation and 2 million dollars for an addition at Smith Funeral Home on London Line. … Read More
From www.theobserver.ca The Observer Steel fabricators and machine shops in Sarnia-Lambton have a good shot at getting work from Alberta oil sands companies, but first they need a dock loading facility on the St. Clair River and a way to reach it. Lambton County councillors voted Wednesday to give the Sarnia Lambton Industrial Alliance $20,000 … Read More
Further expanding its technical expertise in the growing sectors of renewable energy and biochemicals, the Sarnia Business Unit of WorleyParsons Canada has contracted with BSI Engineering Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio. “This collaboration complements our fermentation and biochemical engineering capabilities locally,” says Marilyn Gladu, Business Development Director of the Sarnia Business Unit of WorleyParsons. “It supports … Read More
From www.theobserver.ca The Observer The $360-million natural gas plant project in Mississauga abruptly cancelled by the Liberals last year will be relocated to St. Clair Township, Energy Minister Chris Bentley said Tuesday. The plant will be built by the privately-owned Greenfield South Power Corporation on a 12-acre portion of the Ontario Power Generation’s Lambton Generating … Read More
