By Phil Egan, Special to The Sarnia Journal (2015) She was, in many ways, Sarnia royalty. Her grandfather was Captain Richard Emeric Vidal, one of the three founding fathers of the city. Charlotte Street was named for her. She was the daughter of Alexander Vidal, manager of the Bank of [...]
by George Mathewson for the Sarnia Observer (2003) John Raeside Gemmill had lofty hopes when he started (the Observer). From a home-based printing plant at Davis and Christina streets he cranked out a lively weekly that struck a chord immediately. Within a month, one of every 12 residents in the [...]
by Paul Morden for the Sarnia Observer (2014) Joe Dagan believed Sarnia should be a city. As an alderman in the early 1900s, he urged town council to push for the growth needed to make that happen. As mayor, he led the celebrations in 1914 when the Duke of Connaught, [...]
by Mary-Jane Egan for the Sarnia Observer (Editor’s Note: Story written at time of Mayor Saddy’s death in 1988) No, he was no saint. Even Bishop Sherlock said so, and he ought to know. But he really was something, wasn’t he? And it’s hard to believe he’s gone. The first [...]