A Journalist in Sarnia.
by Cathy Dobson for the Sarnia Observer (2012) The next time a national tour is mounted featuring the work of Sarnia’s own Lowrie Warrener, it might actually stop in Sarnia. That wasn’t the case in 2010 when Gallery Lambton loaned several of its Warrener pieces to a national exhibition and [...]
by Cathy Dobson for The Sarnia Journal (2015) Life moved on for John Mills after he served overseas in the Second World War and was honourably discharged in 1946. Seventy years ago, he came home to his wife Betty in Point Edward and got down to the business of making [...]
by Cathy Dobson for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Elmer Kleinsmith was just starting his work day at the Century Coal Company in Point Edward when fire broke out on the Hamonic luxury steamship docked at the CN freight shed. Kleinsmith quickly drove his coal crane over to the dock and [...]
by Cathy Dobson for the Sarnia Journal (2010) As special features go, Mulberry House is a gem. Few houses have front steps made from discarded headstones, and intricate stone carvings over the front windows. Canada’s second Prime Minister, Alexander Mackenzie, reputedly built the house at 197 London Road years ago. [...]
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 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 [...]
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 Cathy Dobson for the Sarnia Observer (2009) Imagine a Sarnia without Highway 402, without the Norman Street Site at Bluewater Health, and without Sarnia Bay Marina. Imagine that the west side of Front Street was filled with nothing but vacant storefronts, not a single downtown high-rise in sight. That's [...]
