by Dan McCaffery for First Monday (2013) Many years ago, when I was researching the career of Sarnia-born astronaut Chris Hadfield, I came across a quote from his grade 2 teacher. The elderly lady, who taught Hadfield at King George Public School said, “He must have been a good boy, [...]
by Phil Egan She lies entombed today beneath a concrete parking lot behind a motel and a popular restaurant. Much of her story has been lost to time, and almost completely forgotten. The tragic case of Elizabeth Workman was a classic travesty of justice, and it happened right here in [...]
by Phil Egan If you grew up in the 1960s, Tab’s was part of your life. Whether it was a Friday night high school dance, roller skating at Funland or Rose Gardens, or Saturday night dances at the Y on Mitton Street, Tab’s Drive In was where we all wound [...]
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 Jessica Weirmier for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Progress was the defining word for Sarnia in the decade following the Second World War. By the time Sarnia hit the 1950s, no one doubted that it had established itself in the modern age. Heavy optimism reflected throughout the pages of what [...]
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 Randy Evans for The Sarnia Journal (2014) One hundred years ago, Canada’s initial World War One recruiting drive was in earnest. All volunteers, Sarnia’s earliest enlistees were routed into military groupings based in centres other than their hometown. But this changed in 1915 with the formation of the 70th [...]
by Tara Jeffrey for The London Free Press (2010) War hero Joe Egan may be gone, but his legacy is alive and well. Family members of the late Second World War veteran hope a new DVD documenting his experiences with the Royal Canadian Navy -- and an unlikely reunion in [...]
by George Mathewson The Sarnia Journal (2014) The newly released City of Sarnia War Remembrance Project documents 306 Sarnia soldiers who have fallen in war and conflicts. This is the story of one of them: John Lychowich was born on the plains of Manitoba and made his way to Sarnia [...]
by George Mathewson for The Sarnia Journal (2015) A century ago, when Sarnians wanted to escape the city’s oppressive summer heat and humidity, they didn’t flock to Canatara Park. A trip to “the beach” in 1915 typically meant heading to the sandy shoreline between Christina Street and Colborne Road, an [...]
