by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003) When it came to reporting the start of the Great Depression, The Observer pulled no punches. While other newspapers tried to downplay the stock market crash of October, 1929, assuring readers there was no cause for alarm, the Sarnia daily told readers [...]
by George Mathewson for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Imagine Sarnia without Canatara Park. No sandy beach. No leafy paths. No bandshell or animal farm. Well, the crown jewel in Sarnia’s park system would likely be a gaping crater or buried under a sprawling subdivision today if it hadn’t been for [...]
by George Mathewson for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Holmes Foundry is an abandoned shell today, its history buried under weeds and broken glass. But in 1937, the engine-block factory was the scene of a wildcat strike that sparked a nasty race riot and helped plant the seeds of industrial unionism [...]
by Tyler Kula for the Sarnia Observer (2015) A quiet debate about whether to apostrophize has been taken up in Bright's Grove. The nomenclature kerfuffle is punctuated by a few new community signs erected last December. The 'Bright's Grove' banners, according to the Official Road Map of Ontario, and Natural [...]
by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Half a century after they hung up their cleats for good, the Sarnia Imperials remain the most famous sports team in the city’s history. And with good reason. They were the little team that could. The squad, which operated out of a [...]
by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003) There were statesmen and scoundrels, war veterans, a noted investor and even a football hero. In fact, included among the 63 men who have sat in the mayor’s chair during Sarnia’s history have been some of the most colourful characters ever to [...]
