by Cathy Dobson for The Sarnia Journal (2015) There are some things you never forget. Sarnia’s Edith Vandenberg shares her memories of being imprisoned during the Second World War because she wants this generation to appreciate their freedom. Even after 72 years, Edith says she gets goosebumps when she thinks [...]
(2015) Shortly after the end of the Second World War, thousands of displaced Polish immigrants and veterans arrived in Canada, seeking to carve out a life out after their homeland had been witness to tragedy for six years. While Nazism had been wiped out in Europe, the encroachment of Stalin’s [...]
by Barbara Simpson for The Sarnia Observer [Editor’s Note: Sarnia is home to the Coast Guard's Central and Arctic Regional Headquarters.] They laid the first transatlantic fiber optic cable, performed ice rescues on the St. Clair River and provided aid during Hurricane Katrina. The men and women of the Canadian [...]
by Tara Jeffrey for the Sarnia Observer (2013) It seems like just yesterday that Sarnia native Mike Weir made history at Augusta National. “It's hard to believe it's been 10 years – it was a thrill of my golfing career,” Weir said during a media teleconference held Wednesday to discuss [...]
by Skip Gillham special to the Observer (2012) The former tanker Imperial Sarnia, once common around the local waterfront, is headed for scrapping in Port Colborne. Known as the fuel storage barge Provmar Terminal II at Hamilton since 1987, the ship was due at the scrap berth of International Marine [...]
by Carl Hnatyshyn Sarnia This Week (2015) If you’ve lived in Sarnia anytime over the past half-century and have spent time riding down Lambton’s open roads on a chopper, chances are that you’ve heard of Ray McQuinn and Motorsport. That’s because for over 50 years, McQuinn and his team have [...]
by Daniel Punch for the Sarnia Observer (2012) More than a century of golfing history began modestly in 1907 on property owned by Grand Trunk Railway. A group of golfers hacked balls through a field near Christina and Exmouth streets onto sandy greens, pulling any weeds that grew around the [...]
By Cathy Dobson for the Sarnia Observer (2009) "When you live in these big old buildings, you become a part of the past," says Lynne Brogden, looking up at the 12-foot ceilings of the art gallery she operates at 251 Vidal Street North. "The feeling inside this space is glorious," [...]
by George Mathewson for the Sarnia Observer (2003) High winds were still lashing the shore when a tugboat captain returning to Sarnia harbour reported that a large lake freighter had “tuned turtle” eight miles out. The mystery ship was upside down, its entire crew missing. The gale had already destroyed [...]
by George Mathewson for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Angler Don Chalmers has caught some big fish, but nothing like the whopper he hooked in August of 2000. The retired autoworker was down-rigging in Lake Huron when his fish-finder detected something massive on the bottom in 75 feet of water. Curious, [...]
