Measuring Sarnia’s appeal, bin by bin

From www.theobserver.ca  The Observer By Tyler Kula Free blue boxes are up for grabs to city newcomers as Sarnia tries to get a better sense of who’s moving here and why. Hundreds of unused plastic bins, currently filling a cargo container at public works, are being doled out to new city home owners and those … Read More

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Eastern Canada’s energy hub

From www.businesselitecanada.com By Mudeeha Yousaf A hub for all things oil and energy, the City of Sarnia located in southern Ontario is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a bang and with the vision of furthering its population, economy and pivotal industries. Sarnia, located in Lambton County, is invested in the continued evolution of changing the … Read More

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Artwalk chooses “Discoveries That Matter”

The 13th Annual Sarnia Lambton Artwalk is underway and set to take place this year June 6th and 7th 2015 in downtown Sarnia. This Arts and Cultural festival brings out over 30,000 attendees, hosts over 200 street vendors and offers several musical entertainers and street performers over the course of the weekend. We would like … Read More

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VIA says it plans to quadruple number of trains from Sarnia

The Lambton Shield, June 17, 2015 VIA Rail Canada president Yves Desjardins-Siciliano was in Sarnia Wednesday to announce improvements to local train service. Someone has been listening to a chorus of complaints from Sarnia-Lambton on the issue of rail service that has historically deteriorated to the point where people have largely found other ways to … Read More

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Forest film festival calls for young talent

Brent Boles, Postmedia Network June 3, 2015     Forest is rolling out the red carpet for the region’s young movie minds with the Lambton Youth Short Film Festival.   “We are excited about the strong level of interest being expressed by our youth,” said Scott Ferguson, part of the Lambton Film and Food Festival … Read More

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Sarnia’s economic strategy lauded by premier magazine

Sarnia has once again been recognized by fDi Magazine. The magazine’s North American Cities of the Future 2009 / 2010 rankings award the City of Sarnia a berth in the “Micro cities – top five best FDI (foreign direct investment) strategy category. The category examines the resources and key initiatives being implemented by the community … Read More

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New 83,000 s.f. Canadian Tire store opens

CHOK Radio www.chok.com It was a festive atmosphere at Lambton Mall complete with fireworks last evening as local dignataries celebrated the relocation of retailer, Canadian Tire. Located at the former Wal-Mart, the new Canadian Tire now has 83-thousand square feet of retail space — 60 per cent more space than at its old site…. 40 … Read More

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Shell released optioned land

CHOK Radio  www.chok.com April 08, 2009 – Shell Canada will not maintain thousands of hectares of land in St.Clair Township. The lands had been secured for Shell’s multi-billion dollar refinery project which was cancelled last summer. Individual property owners are now being contacted and told that Shell will not renew options on property up for … Read More

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Roundtable: PM, local leaders talk economy

First time discussions have taken place By Neil Bowen, The Observer March 21, 2009 – Sarnia-Lambton leaders traded economic pointers with Prime Minister Stephen Harper during an unusual meeting in Point Edward on Friday. The so-called “roundtable” was the first ever in which local leaders were actually consulted by a sitting PM, said George Mallay, … Read More

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