Mayor Joe Dagan

By Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer Mayor Joe Dagan was a man who thought big. When he was elected our 34th Chief Magistrate in 1914 Sarnia had been a 'Town' for nearly six decades. In fact, its status hadn't changed since 1857, the year the Municipality finally shed 'Village' [...]

2022-06-15T23:06:24-04:00August 20th, 2015|Comments Off on Mayor Joe Dagan

Joe Dagan: Sarnia’s City Architect

by Paul Morden for the Sarnia Observer (2014)  Joe Dagan believed Sarnia should be a city. As an alderman in the early 1900s, he urged town council to push for the growth needed to make that happen. As mayor, he led the celebrations in 1914 when the Duke of Connaught, [...]

2015-08-23T01:30:36-04:00June 22nd, 2015|Comments Off on Joe Dagan: Sarnia’s City Architect

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