The Clean Air Sarnia and Area website is now live, giving the public transparent and timely public access to government and industry air monitoring data. At a glance, visitors of cleanairsarniaandarea.com can view contaminant levels from seven air monitoring stations in the Sarnia area. Air quality information will be refreshed every hour and users will be able to clearly understand whether…
Paul Morden, The Sarnia Observer | February 9, 2018 New fibre optic internet service is set to be installed in Point Edward’s commercial area later this year. The village is contributing $150,000 in an agreement with Bluewater Regional Network to install fibre optic internet service to its municipal building and commercial area. “The agreement we have entered into allows…
January 25, 2018, Lambton College and the Bluewater Technology Access Centre hosted the 2nd Manufacturing Summit, along with partners Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership (SLEP), the Sarnia-Lambton Industrial Alliance (SLIA) and the Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park. The one-day event welcomed 71 attendees, some of which traveled from as far away as Toronto to the Lambton College Event Centre to participate in…
Josh Boyce, Blackburn News | February 7, 2018 Fibre-optic internet access and public Wi-Fi is coming to the Village of Pt. Edward. They’ve partnered with Bluewater Regional Networks to install services in the area. Village CAO Jim Burns says it guarantees coverage of a large area for the next ten years. “It will be basically going up Front St.,…
Tyler Kula, The Sarnia Observer | February 8, 2018 Wednesdays a group of students at Alexander Mackenzie High School have been spending lunches learning about coding and robotics in the library. Thanks to a $5,700 cash injection Thursday, the Sarnia school’s Idea Lab makerspace is poised to up what it offers. Alexander Mackenzie is one of nine winning schools…
Melissa Schilz, Postmedia News | February 7, 2018 Brigden Public School officially launched their newly named Learning Commons with Makerspace in conjunction with their community library last Thursday. The space long known as the library has evolved to include new technological resources, including tablets and a 3D printer owned by the library. Learning Commons Coach Melissa Holmes said they…