Ontario’s Low-Carbon Hydrogen Strategy presents significant opportunity for Sarnia-Lambton and Ontario’s Hydrogen Hub

SARNIA, ON: Today, the Ontario government has released its Low-Carbon Hydrogen Strategy to accelerate the development of the low-carbon hydrogen economy in the province that will create jobs and reduce emissions. The strategy seeks to leverage the Province’s world class talent and clean energy advantage to position Ontario as a world leader in hydrogen, while … Read More

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Student Entrepreneurs Offered Summer Company Grants

SARNIA, ON: Students in the Sarnia-Lambton area have the great opportunity to apply for $3,000 grants to start and run their own business this summer through the Ontario Summer Company Program. The Summer Company Program is a competitive program working with limited spaces, which accepts and considers applications as they are submitted, and provides approved … Read More

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OWS Rail Car Inc. to receive support from Ontario for $2.4-million investment

SARNIA – OWS Rail Car Inc. will receive $360,000 through Ontario’s Regional Investment Program to support a $2.4-million investment at its Sarnia facility. OWS expects to create 11 new jobs through the expansion of new services and modification of facilities. This is complementary to the $832,000 investment by FedDev Ontario announced in 2021. Read More … Read More

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Diageo Announces Plans to Build Carbon Neutral Crown Royal Distillery in St. Clair Township

New facility will be first original carbon neutral distillery for Diageo in the country and supplement existing manufacturing operations in Canada March 09, 2022 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time ST. CLAIR, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global beverage alcohol leader Diageo announced plans today for a new CAD$245 million distillery to support momentum and growth ambitions for its Crown … Read More

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Bitfury Group Launches New Digital Asset Mining Facility in Sarnia-Lambton

AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bitfury Group (“Bitfury” or the “Company”), the Bitcoin mining and crypto tech pioneer, today announced the launch of a new 28MW digital asset mining data center in Sarnia, Ontario. The facility has commenced operations with expected capacity of 16MW by the end of February and an additional 12MW of capacity to be completed by … Read More

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Low-Carbon Hydrogen Strategy to Deliver Investment Attraction and Job Creation to Sarnia-Lambton

SARNIA, ON: To support the recently branded Ontario’s Hydrogen Hub, a low-carbon hydrogen strategy is to be developed by the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership. The strategy will provide a business case for industry, define targeted pathways to attract hydrogen related foreign direct investments, and assist existing local facilities to influence corporate decision making with the goal … Read More

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Ontario Bringing High-Speed Internet to Lambton County

LAMBTON COUNTY – As part of the Ontario government’s plan to connect every community to high speed internet by 2025, more than 570 homes, farms and businesses in Lambton County will have access to high-speed internet service by December 2022, thanks to the construction of a new $6 million infrastructure network in the communities of … Read More

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Ontario Launches Program to Support Advanced Manufacturers Across Province

The Ontario government launched the Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness (AMIC) program.  The two-year, $40 million program will support advanced manufacturing businesses to invest in the equipment, advanced technologies and skilled workforce needed to improve competitiveness and growth. Ontario Launches Program to Support Advanced Manufacturers Across Province | Ontario Newsroom Eligible advanced manufacturing companies can … Read More

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