by Stephen Huebl (2005) Over the past 100 years, the Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce has played an active and vital role in Sarnia Lambton's growth. But even before its official incorporation in 1905, the Chamber can trace its roots back to the late 1800s. It all started on Feb. [...]
by David D. Plain Often people ask me, ‘What is the meaning of the word Aamjiwnaang?’ The answer is that it is an Anishnaabek descriptive noun. It describes a very specific area; the outlet of Lake Huron where it flows into the St. Clair River. Aamjiwnaang was used to denote [...]
by George Mathewson for The Sarnia Journal The Sarnia Farmers' Market supplied residents with food from local market garden for 91 years, until the downtown site was destroyed by a tornado. The current Ontario Street market opened four months later. Photo courtesy of Dorothy Alexander If you’ve been to the [...]
by Brian Bolt for the Sarnia (2001) In its glory days in the late 1800s, the former Belchamber Hotel building was a downtown Sarnia landmark reputed to be one of the finest hotels in Ontario. Today, while the historic four-storey building at 178 Front St. N. isn’t about to revisit [...]
by Tara Jeffrey for the Sarnia Observer (2014) Chris Hadfield was at his family’s Stag Island cottage when he watched the television coverage of the first moon landing in July 1969. That’s when he decided he wanted to be an astronaut. Thirty-two years later, dressed in a white spacesuit with [...]
by Dan McCaffery (2015) "For decades politicians trembled every Wednesday when it hit the streets.” That's how The Observer led off a story in the summer of 1995, reporting on the demise of the legendary Sarnia Gazette weekly newspaper. It was August 19, 1995 to be exact, and the final [...]
From 25th Anniversary Yearbook of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church (1995) Canada was founded more than 200 years ago by European settlers who came to this new land in search of a better life. Canada’s strength was, and continues to be, the diversity of its people. Its multicultural heritage can [...]
by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2009) A Sarnia war hero who became a crusader for peace has died. Joe Egan, who was also a noted community activist and businessperson, was 87. A graduate of Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School, Egan volunteered for duty with the Royal Canadian [...]
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 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 [...]
