Wellington Road School, 1869-1977

by Lawrence A. Crich (1986)   The early history of the Wellington Street School, like that of many other old schools, is very difficult to trace due to the meagreness of information to be found in the old minutes. Such minutes are in sharp contrast with the volumes written annually today. [...]

2015-10-06T19:58:36-04:00October 6th, 2015|Comments Off on Wellington Road School, 1869-1977

Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon

by Neil Bowen for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Sarnia-Lambton’s political leaders had no doubt the late Pauline McGibbon would be the first woman to become a Lieutenant-Governor anywhere in the Commonwealth. They were right. McGibbon became the Queen’s representative in in 1974 and held the post for six years. When [...]

2015-07-27T15:58:33-04:00July 6th, 2015|Comments Off on Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon

Politicians who Helped Shape the City

by Tara Jeffrey for the Sarnia Observer (2014) The city of Sarnia has been shaped by number of notable politicians, from familiar figures like former prime minister Alexander Mackenzie, to long forgotten names like 19th century mayor Thomas George Johnston. Some notable names from the history books include: Cameron was [...]

2015-07-25T02:36:53-04:00June 23rd, 2015|Comments Off on Politicians who Helped Shape the City

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