by Paul Morden for the Sarnia Observer (2014) When Krystyna Stalmach found her father's war medals in an old shoebox, she wondered how many other Polish households in Sarnia had similar pieces of history stashed away. That inspired several months of work creating displays of local artifacts, all leading up [...]
by Tara Jeffrey for the Sarnia Observer The legendary Canadian hydroplane Miss Supertest III raced the blue waters of the St. Clair River (2013) One of the main attractions set to arrive on Front Street for the upcoming International Powerboat Festival is a legendary Canadian hydroplane with a storied career that [...]
by Cathy Dobson for The Sarnia Journal (2015) The shock is what Dorothy Alexander remembers most of all. She had just left city hall where she worked as the switchboard operator when an F4 tornado roared through Sarnia’s downtown on May 21, 1953. It was 5:45 p.m., minutes after Alexander [...]
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 George Mathewson for The Sarnia Journal (2014) When the congregation of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church gathers for Easter services, some members will be bathed in light from stained glasses old as the nation. The cornerstone of Sarnia’s oldest church was laid on the very day of Canada’s Confederation, and [...]
by Randy Evans for The Sarnia Journal (2015) In the year 1891, a major controversy erupted among some of Sarnia’s leading movers and shakers over a bylaw proposed by the town’s Fire and Water Committee. Committee member and town council;;or William Weelands had vocally supported the bylaw, which proposed a [...]
By Tyler Kula for the Sarnia Observer (2009) Repair work on Our Lady of Mercy Church has been delayed and should take until October to complete. Project manager Henry Forget of Roof Tile Management said repairs on the 130-year-old Christina Street structure, initially expected to take four months, were extended [...]
by Paul Morden for the Sarnia Observer (2015) A new exhibit at the Lambton Heritage Museum is sharing, while still gathering, stories about Lambton at War, along with artifacts from the community's military history. The new exhibit, Lambton at War, runs until Nov. 11 at the Lambton County museum, located [...]
by John C. Carter, special to The Observer Headlines in the July 10, 1838 edition of the Sandwich Western Herald said it all: “Piratical Doings on the River St. Clair.” Editor Henry Grant vividly described an attack made upon Sombra on June 28 by what he called “Pirates-Rebels.” This was [...]
by the Guelph Mercury Hundreds of people have spent a cold night huddled in vehicles awaiting rescue along a snow-clogged stretch of highway in southwestern Ontario. Police in Sarnia, Ont., said drifting snow and zero visibility had trapped about 300 people in some 360 vehicles since Monday on Highway 402 [...]
