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UWO Research Park tenant offering ‘green power’ to clients

Armed with a chemical engineering degree and a few years of experience working for Nova Chemicals, Rahul Chitrapu decided he wanted to change the world. With partner Vishnu Chapa, who he met at Nova, Chitrapu formed EcoElectrons, a broker of green power. Based on the Sarnia campus of the University of Western Ontario Research Park, [...]

October 17, 2011 Business, Feature, Sarnia 0 Comments

Great Big Crunch next Thursday out to make some good nutrition noise

On Thursday, October 20, at 9 a.m., cover your ears because that's when all student nutrition programs in Lambton County simultaneously crunch a crisp, autumn apple to celebrate healthy eating! "The idea of Great Big Crunch is simple," said Leslie Palimaka, Student Nutrition Co-ordinator with the County of Lambton Community Health Services Department. "Every child [...]

October 13, 2011 Lambton County, Uncategorized 0 Comments

Lambton College part of province-wide ad campaign

A new multi-media ad campaign launched today promotes an Ontario college education as the best path to many of the cutting-edge careers in the new knowledge economy. “New technologies and innovations in the workplace have students and parents looking at higher education in a whole new way,” said Judith Morris, Vice President, Academic and Student [...]

October 12, 2011 Sarnia 0 Comments

Chamber making it easier for foreign trained professionals to call area home

A program sponsored by the Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce is hoping to provide much-needed assistance to new residents who have valuable skills to offer. Michelle Smith coordinates the Sarnia-Lambton Global Experience @ Work initiative. The “Global Experience @ Work” program, which is funded by the government of Ontario in cooperation with the Ontario Chamber of [...]

October 7, 2011 Business, Feature, Lambton County, Sections 0 Comments

‘Corks, Caps & Cuisine 2011′ Lambton College Foundation fundraiser coming Oct. 22

On Saturday October 22, 2011 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., wine connoisseurs and beer enthusiasts will get an experience of fine products from local wineries, breweries and distillers paired with creative culinary creations from the Lambton College Hospitality and Tourism Management, Cook Apprenticeship and Culinary Management students. This signature event “Corks, Caps & [...]

October 7, 2011 Arts/Entertainment/Culture, Feature 0 Comments

Motor vehicle accident closes intersection of Waterworks and Michigan

Sarnia Police have closed the intersection of Waterworks Road and Michigan Ave. after a two-car collision just before 1 p.m. today (Tuesday, Oct. 5) sent at least two people to hospital by ambulance. There is no further information available at this time, but LambtonShield.com will provide those details when released by police. Sarnia Police Traffic [...]

October 4, 2011 Sarnia 0 Comments

Korny Korners now in all its orange and yellow glory

Caleb Thurston, who works the family farm that has been in business for a century and a quarter, says Korny Korners (at the intersection of Blackwell Sideroad and Michigan Ave.) will be a busy place this weekend and through October.

October 4, 2011 Feature, Sarnia 0 Comments

Tickets for Wed.’s ‘Harvest Dinner’ at Inn going fast–30 left for 7 p.m. sitting

According to Adelle Richards, operations manager at the Inn of the Good Shepherd, tickets are going fast for the Harvest Dinner, to be held Wednesday (Oct. 5) at the Inn of the Good Shepherd. Tickets for the 7 p.m. sitting are still available (about 30 as of 11:15 a.m. Tuesday). The 5:30 p.m. sitting is [...]

October 4, 2011 Sarnia 0 Comments

Sarnia Police seeking help in solving weekend arson incident

Sarnia Police say they are investigating an arson which occurred Sunday (Oct. 2, 2011) in the 200 block of London Road just after 3 p.m. In a media release, police say emergency personnel arrived to find smoke billowing from a window at the northeast corner of the building. An investigation has led officers to [...]

October 4, 2011 Sarnia 0 Comments

Sarnia Police make pair of impaired driving arrests

The first day of October wasn't the best of days for two men Sarnia Police say they arrested for impaired driving, with both stops coming within two hours of each other. At just after 1:30 a.m. in the area of East and Confederation Streets, an officer on general patrol noticed a car being driven erratically, [...]

October 4, 2011 Sarnia 0 Comments