Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
Labour Day Parade reminds us all how important industry and the trades are to Sarnia-Lambton
Sarnia celebrated Labour Day today in traditional style as well over a thousand members of our local labour force proudly marched in the city's 111th annual Labour Day Parade in solidarity. Today's hour-long parade, with 55 entries from local business and industry and included marching bands, a roller derby team and student-rallied support for suicide [...]
Dragon’s Den star Arlene Dickinson snagged as keynote for Business Week in November
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She’s a Dragon. She’s a Media Maven. She’s all about Persuasion. Arlene Dickinson is one of North America’s leading entrepreneurs and she’s coming to Sarnia on November 6 as the keynote speaker for the Sarnia-Lambton Business Week. Dickinson’s rise from an unskilled, single mother of four desperate to support her family to the CEO of [...]
Local tourism agency says business in Sarnia-Lambton is picking up steam
Things are looking up for the local tourism industry according to the local tourism authority. Tourism Sarnia-Lambton has indicated local operators are seeing “last minute pickups” as the busy local tourism season picks up steam. General Manager Marlene Wood was quoted saying, “Hotel operators had been discouraged initially but the mood changes toward the end [...]
Elimination of local VIA Rail services hamper with ‘Communities In Bloom’ scheduled stop in August
Via Rail’s planned elimination of two daily passenger trains could hamper with the “Communities in Bloom” summer itinerary. Local committee chair Anne-Marie Gillis said national judges were scheduled to arrive on the afternoon train Aug. 8, but that train is to be eliminated Jul. 29. Communities in Bloom is a non-profit Canadian organization, started in [...]
Award winning author & former CIBC World Markets Chief Economist Jeff Rubin speaking in Sarnia on June 27
World renowned Canadian economist, best-selling author, former chief economist at CIBC World Markets, and highly sought-after conference speaker Jeff Rubin will be in Sarnia at the historic Imperial Theatre on Jun. 27. Rubin's not your typical economist, but rather someone who, his proponents would assert, understands the economy better than most. When he's comes to [...]
Hudak emphasizes debt reduction, energy, jobs and new attitude in area visit
For Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak, turning around Ontario is about changing priorities and making the province a better place to do business. Hudak admits that during the last provincial election campaign he didn't do a good enough job in articulating how a Progressive Conservative government would differ from the reining Liberals under Dalton McGuinty. [...]
MP Pat Davidson discusses how different a majority government can be
More than a full year into being a member of a majority federal government, Sarnia-Lambton MP Pat Davidson sat down with LambtonShield.com Editor and Publisher j.D. Booth to discuss just how different serving in that government has been for the longstanding local politician. Reflecting on a year that she says has been "interesting," Davidson said [...]
Cash mob scheduled for Saturday morning at Toy Corner
The Sarnia Cash Mob will be doing its thing tomorrow (Saturday, June 2) at 10 a.m. at the Toy Corner, 1030 Confederation, say organizers who posted a Facebook notification. This is #4 in an ongoing series of events, where people bring about $20 in cash to spend at a particular small business, the intention being to [...]
Chamber golf event bound to fill up quickly
The Chairman's Golf Tournament, hosted annually by the Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for August 15 at the St. Clair Parkway Golf & Curling Club. This event fills up quickly and tickets are being sold on a "first come, first served" basis. The cost for 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch and [...]
Chamber hosting town hall with PC leader June 13
The Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce is hosting a town hall meeting with PC leader Tim Hudak next month. The Wednesday, June 13 event will begin with a light breakfast at 7:30 a.m., followed by Hudak's address at 8 a.m. The Best Western Guildwood Inn is the host venue for the event, which costs $15 [...]
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