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Sarnia Enters the 20th Century

by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003) It was a time when The Observer could report in the same edition that an auto maker was considering coming to town and that a runaway horse had smashed through a plate glass window downtown. The first decade of the 20th century [...]

Ron Smith2015-07-25T02:26:08-04:00July 2nd, 2015|Comments Off

Post-war Growth Spurs Sarnia

by Jessica Weirmier for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Progress was the defining word for Sarnia in the decade following the Second World War. By the time Sarnia hit the 1950s, no one doubted that it had established itself in the modern age. Heavy optimism reflected throughout the pages of what [...]

Ron Smith2015-06-30T19:47:10-04:00June 30th, 2015|Comments Off

Sarnia Enters the 20th Century

Post-war Growth Spurs Sarnia

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