Sarnia’s International Park

by Kip Cuthbert for the Sarnia Historical Society   (2015)   One of Sarnia’s first parks was also one of the town’s lost parks. Back in 1879, a summer park surrounding Lake Chipican was created on Grand Trunk Railway land (present day Canatara Park) called International Park. The park contained buildings [...]

2015-09-03T16:21:47-04:00September 2nd, 2015|Comments Off on Sarnia’s International Park

Maud Hanna and the Story of Canatara Park

by George Mathewson for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Imagine Sarnia without Canatara Park. No sandy beach. No leafy paths. No bandshell or animal farm. Well, the crown jewel in Sarnia’s park system would likely be a gaping crater or buried under a sprawling subdivision today if it hadn’t been for [...]

2015-08-26T00:41:07-04:00July 2nd, 2015|Comments Off on Maud Hanna and the Story of Canatara Park

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