by George Mathewson for The Sarnia Journal (2015) Froome Talfourd has a street, a hamlet and a creek that bears his name, but it was a cottage he built in what’s now downtown Sarnia that impressed one early city historian Talfourd’s cottage was high on a hill overlooking Sarnia Bay [...]
by John Rochon for The Sarnia Journal (2014) In 1875, prominent attorney and one-time Sarnia mayor Robert Sinclair Gurd erected the largest home in town on the southwest corner of Christina Street and London Road. The site had been occupied by the remains of George Durand’s store, which was the [...]
by Tara Jeffrey for the Sarnia Observer (2014) The city of Sarnia has been shaped by number of notable politicians, from familiar figures like former prime minister Alexander Mackenzie, to long forgotten names like 19th century mayor Thomas George Johnston. Some notable names from the history books include: Cameron was [...]
By Cathy Dobson for the Sarnia Observer (2009) "When you live in these big old buildings, you become a part of the past," says Lynne Brogden, looking up at the 12-foot ceilings of the art gallery she operates at 251 Vidal Street North. "The feeling inside this space is glorious," [...]
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 the Sarnia Observer (2003) When officials from the Imperial Oil company came before Sarnia council in 1897 seeking a tax break in exchange for expanding its refinery, town officials considered it too good a deal to pass up. So did The Observer, which praised the deal, declaring it would [...]
