Point Edward 1679-1981

by Jean Turnbull Elford in Canada West’s Last Frontier (1982) Point Edward, Lambton’s largest incorporated village, placed where Lake Huron empties into the River St. Clair, made its way into recorded history earlier than any other part of Lambton. The first written account comes from the pen of Father Hennepin [...]

2015-09-03T17:24:21-04:00September 3rd, 2015|Comments Off on Point Edward 1679-1981

The Holmes Foundry Riot of 1937

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 [...]

2015-06-30T19:49:23-04:00June 30th, 2015|Comments Off on The Holmes Foundry Riot of 1937

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