By Phil Egan – Special to the Sarnia Journal, Then and Now. It began with the blowing of a company whistle. At 4:45 pm on June 28, 1913, the sound of that whistle heralded the opening of Sarnia’s new H. Mueller Manufacturing plant at 100 Clifford Street. It was a [...]
by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003) In the spring of 1914, Sarnia finally shed its small-town image. It came on May 7 of that year when the community was finally given ‘city’ status. At that time, it adopted the nickname ‘The Imperial City.’ Mayor Joseph Dagan was the [...]
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, [...]