The Captivating Story of Sarnia’s Big Tom Cannon

by Carl Hnatyshyn for Sarnia This Week (2016) It was built in Rotherham, England during the late 17th/early 18th century, it patrolled the Great Lakes aboard a gunboat named Prince Alfred, protecting Canada from the Fenian Brotherhood during the 1860s and it was witness to countless military, religious and social ceremonies that [...]

2016-11-30T14:33:34-05:00November 30th, 2016|Comments Off on The Captivating Story of Sarnia’s Big Tom Cannon

Sadie Knowles and Norman Gurd: Sarnia’s Art Visionaries

by Carl Hnatyshyn for Sarnia This Week (2015) From the artwork of Tom Thompson and Salvador Dali to the unique inventions of the group dorkbot, an audience of approximately 100 people were treated to a captivating look at the past, present and future of Sarnia’s art scene, as Jane Hunter [...]

2015-08-24T02:54:52-04:00June 29th, 2015|Comments Off on Sadie Knowles and Norman Gurd: Sarnia’s Art Visionaries

Preserving the Stories of Polish War Heroes

(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 [...]

2015-08-26T01:24:21-04:00June 23rd, 2015|Comments Off on Preserving the Stories of Polish War Heroes

Motorsport Celebrates Golden Anniversary

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 [...]

2015-08-26T01:33:32-04:00June 23rd, 2015|Comments Off on Motorsport Celebrates Golden Anniversary

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