By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer A member of Sarnia-Lambton’s A-Team of retired petrochemical executives travelled to Alberta’s oil patch Wednesday to make a pitch for building a $10-billion oil sands bitumen upgrader and refinery in Chemical Valley. Don Wood, an associate of the Sarnia-based Bowman Centre and a former Polysar vice-president, was in … Read More
Petrolia ON Canada – March 22, 2013 – You never know what you’ll find when you walk onto the shop floor at John Duff Ltd. The Petrolia custom metal fabricator’s 10 employees have worked on everything from aluminum rails and decks for water pollution control plants to rocket-ships. John Duff started the company 45 years … Read More
Lambton County, Ontario, April 18, 2013 – County of Lambton Warden Todd Case and Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership General Manager George Mallay are participating in an April 20 provincial mission to China. The one week venture includes participating in the Ontario-China Fuel workshop and attendance at the Beijing International Tech Transfer Congress. Dr. Maike Luiken, Dean … Read More
Sarnia-Lambton participation in China Trade Mission opens new opportunities May 01, 2013, Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario, Canada – Sarnia-Lambton participants of the recent Ontario Science and Technology Mission to China are deeming the trip a success. County of Lambton Warden Todd Case, Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership General Manager George Mallay, and Dr. Maike Luiken, Dean of Applied Research … Read More
By Paul Morden, From www.theobserver.ca The Observer An industry service company says it plans to seek provincial environmental approval to carry out industrial waste recycling on the former Fibrex Insulations site on Sarnia’s Scott Road. Newalta Corporation is holding a public open house June 18, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Lambton Inn to … Read More
By Cathy Dobson, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer In a world filled with tragic headlines, a group of Sarnians want to generate some good vibes for the community and some news to brighten the day. John DeGroot and 11 other trustees announced the formation of an Awesome Foundation Sarnia chapter Thursday. The group intends to offer … Read More
From www.theobserver.ca The Observer A local economic group is calling on Ontario’s premier to give Hiawatha Horse Park more time to create a business model for horse racing this year. George Mallay, general manager with the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership (SLEP), wrote Premier Kathleen Wynne this week, asking that Hiawatha be considered a “unique situation” and … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer One of the keynote speakers at this month’s Adding Value: Canada’s National Opportunity Conference in Sarnia should be familiar to Chemical Valley watchers. Kirk Bailey, former executive vice-president of Suncor’s oil sands operation and a former refinery manager in Sarnia, will join CAW economist Jim Stanford and Frank … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer An Alberta oil executive at this week’s bitumen conference made one of its strongest pitches for doing business in Sarnia-Lambton. Ken James, CEO of Calgary-based Oak Point Energy Ltd., called the host of the two-day conference, Bitumen – Adding Value: Canada’s National Opportunity, “a community that welcomes industry.” … Read More
By Tyler Kula, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer The case for upgrading oil sands bitumen in Sarnia just got a bump from Canada’s cities. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities — at its annual general meeting in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday — voted 80% in favour of urging the federal government to commit to upgrading more oil sands … Read More
