The Sarnia Observer (1957) Several tangible contributions to Sarnia’s progress were made by Imperial Oil during the year. Some expansion projects begun in earlier years neared completion; others got underway or were announced. Petrochemicals – a name that is still new to many Canadians but much more familiar to Sarnians [...]
The Sarnia Observer (1957) No aircraft are landing yet at Sarnia Airport but it won’t be long before they will, according to airport officials. Bill Moon, vice president and general manager, is confident that by the end of the summer the airport will be in operation. The site of the [...]
by Scott Stephenson for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Twice, the St. Clair River has been spanned by steel, linking two nations bound together through friendship and trade. On July 12, 1997 girl guides Heather Stuart, 11, of Sarnia and Desiree Lee, 9, of Michigan, exchanged Canadian and American flags across [...]
by Jack Poirier for the Sarnia Observer (2003) It was the blast that changed Chemical Valley. There have been many industrial accidents over the years. But arguably, none was more significant than the Polymer blast that was heard – and seen – throughout the county. On the warm spring night [...]
by Jim Miller for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Sarnia-Lambton has produced its share of NHL greats – Pat ‘Whitey’ Stapleton, Dave, Mark and Dale Hunter, Dino Ciccarelli, Wayne Merrick, Bob Gould – but only one has been inducted into the National Hockey League’s Hall of Fame. Amazingly, it was none [...]
by Neil Bowen for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Sarnia-Lambton’s political leaders had no doubt the late Pauline McGibbon would be the first woman to become a Lieutenant-Governor anywhere in the Commonwealth. They were right. McGibbon became the Queen’s representative in in 1974 and held the post for six years. When [...]
by Mayor Mike Bradley (2015) On May 7th, fifty years ago in 1965, Sarnia City Hall was officially opened in what was described as a spectacular ceremony. Built on the site of the former Armoury, it was viewed as a Taj Mahal at a cost of $1.5 million. The Taj [...]
by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003) The day human beings first set foot on the moon was the day the earth – or at least Sarnia – stood still. The Observer sent a reporter out that historic July 20, 1969 evening to find out how the city would [...]
by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Most hockey fans can tell you Phil Esposito was one of the greatest goal scorers in the history of the game. But what many don’t know is that if it wasn’t for Sarnia, it’s doubtful whether the legendary superstar would have laced [...]
by Neil Bowen for the Sarnia Observer (2003) He left the starting gate as a “dark horse” in 1968, but Bud Cullen finished as Sarnia’s first federal cabinet minister since Alexander Mackenzie. Cullen, a lawyer, won the Liberal nomination in May, 1968 and the Observer’s front page story called the [...]
