A journalist for The Sarnia Oberver
by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003) She was in town for only 90 minutes, but her visit created memories that would last a lifetime. The date was July 3, 1959 and Queen Elizabeth was in the city as part of a tour to celebrate the opening of the [...]
by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003) He was the most famous – and tragic – sports hero of Sarnia’s early history. Mike Ward, whom reporters had dubbed “The Sarnia Wonder,” was the city’s first internationally known athlete. In fact, it wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say [...]
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) If you wanted to, you could make a pretty good case that Sarnia saved the free world in 1942. It happened during the darkest days of the Second World War when Japanese troops occupied the rubber plantations of Southeast Asia, cutting off [...]
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 [...]
