Melanie Irwin, Blackburn News Sarnia | February 24, 2019 Lambton College has launched a new online course to provide management training to tradespeople. Associate Dean of Technology and Trades Kevin Ryan says it will help people looking to run their own business. “This program will help them with the management of their business and also any kind of business…
Paul Morden, The Sarnia Observer | February 22, 2019 Lambton County is taking a way to improve the way it lets drivers know about road closings and detours out for a test drive. It has begun a one-year pilot subscription with an online Municipal 511 service to share information about construction, road restrictions, detours and emergencies on the 650…
Louis Pin, The Sarnia Observer | February 12, 2019 After four straight years as one of the Intelligent Community Forum’s Top21 communities, Sarnia-Lambton was named a Top7 Intelligent Community for the first time Monday. It’s the crowning achievement — so far — for the Sarnia Lambton Intelligent Community team, which for years has worked to win international recognition for local…
For the first time ever, Sarnia-Lambton has been named among the world’s Top7 Intelligent Communities. The designation was announced by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) at Université Laval in Quebec City, Quebec this evening. Sarnia-Lambton’s candidacy was reviewed by an international academic team of analysts and was evaluated for its best practices in broadband deployment and use, workforce development,…
Louis Pin, The Sarnia Observer | January 23, 2019 The Lambton County Library has added another app to its growing collection of digital material, giving rural residents a so-called “fast lane” option when browsing online. The new app, called CloudLibrary, is the latest micro-shift for the Lambton County Library which has widened its mandate to include more community programming and a…
Louis Pin, The Sarnia Observer | January 12, 2019 Lambton College wants a piece of the digital research pie. Last week, the school announced their new Information Technology & Communication Research Centre on the heels of a $2 million grant from the national science and engineering granting agency NSERC. The grant, spread over five years, will be put toward…
Troy Shantz, The Sarnia Journal | January 3, 2019 Sarnia has its first downtown WiFi partner and the public should be able to access it in days. Municipal staff will install an outdoor-mounted wireless router at the Plexus Sarnia Inkspot store at 234 Front St. N. in early January, said Mark Dillon, the city’s corporate manager of information technology….
Colin Gowdy, Blackburn News Sarnia | December 28, 2018 A popular new esports program at Lambton College is preparing students to enter the growing world of video games. The Esports Entrepreneurship & Administration program debuted this past fall and is the first of its kind in Canada. Program Coordinator Matthew Hutchinson said more opportunities to land a job in…
Petrolia, ON – The County of Lambton’s Emergency Medical Services Department (Lambton EMS) and local fire services are trialing a new Firefighter Rehab Program. The partnership, currently in the pilot stage, sees Lambton EMS paramedics provide a dedicated, on-scene rehab area at working fires. Rehab areas have become mandatory for local fire services under updated provincial requirements. To date, the partnership…