Sarnia Stories

Hughes Intelligence Canada

Hughes Intelligence Canada, a Private Investigation and Security Services company, was established in 1994 and is locally owned and operated. It was originally a Private Investigation company and when I took ownership in 2007, we added security services, explains owner Barry Bentley. Bentley i

Davy Jones Quality Meats

Davy Jones Quality Meats, located at 1030 Confederation Street, opened its doors in 1994. Five years later, 16-year-old Kyle Deloof dropped his resume off to Jones. Davy said he would give me a call when he had hours to give me. I called him every week for the next four weeks. Finally, he said,

Noelle's Gift to Children

Noelle's Gift to Children is a registered, not-for-profit charitable organization run by a volunteer board of 21 members, including teachers, business owners, and community champions. The funds raised go to support many different local initiatives, all benefiting children. Our goal is to support

Sarnia Auto Wreckers

Sarnia Auto Wreckers is celebrating ninety years in business. Earl and Lorraine Williams purchased the business from the original owner, Max Slobasky, in 1974. "Earl worked at the Foundry and I was a hairdresser at the time," Lorraine recalls. "Earl was born with a wrench in his hand, so this"

EXIT Realty

Born and raised in Sarnia, Julie Jenkins, the owner and Broker of Record at EXIT Realty, has deep roots in the community. She is passionate about making Sarnia-Lambton a great place to live, work and play and has built a successful career on getting involved and giving back at every opportunity. Whe

Atlas Technologies

After fifteen years of experience servicing and repairing computers in big box stores, Jason Blais, a Licensed Computer/Network Technician and a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator, decided to become an entrepreneur and opened Atlas Technologies in January 2014. At his previous job, to breathe

Mortgage Wellness

Mortgage Wellness - Sarnia

As a computer programmer, Tyler Yates was always working to help his IT clients. His friend Nick L'Ecuyer owned The Mortgage Wellness Group. I was living in Barrie and my friend Nick met with me about the mortgage for our first home. I was really interested in understanding the numbers. He answ

Philly Cheese Jakes

When you meet Jake Cherski, owner of Philly Cheese Jake's, you can feel his passion for his business immediately. He was inspired to start Philly Cheese Jake's by a line in the movie Shawshank Redemption: "Get busy living or get busy dying." After experiencing some personal setbacks, those words p

Lambton County Developmental Services

Lambton County Developmental Services (LCDS) has been providing support to adults with developmental disabilities for over 65 years. The organization began in 1955 when a group of parents whose children had developmental disabilities came together while dreaming of a better life; a life without limits.

Bayview Chrysler

It is not uncommon for sons and daughters to follow in the footsteps of their parents when it comes to choosing their career. So, it should come as no surprise that Matt Rothwell is now helping run Sarnia's Bayview Chrysler Dodge. Bayview was the first place I ever worked, cutting lawns while I

Bluewater Health Foundation

Bluewater Health Foundation is grateful for the businesses, organizations, and individuals in Sarnia-Lambton who have provided millions of dollars of financial support to aid in the purchase of equipment and provision of patient, staff and family programs for Bluewater Health since 2003. We are f

Forbesvue Farms

Kevin Forbes was destined to take over his family-run dairy farm, Forbesvue Farms, even if he didn't always know it. When you are growing up with it there are times you love it and times when you hate living in the country and being on a farm when your friends are out partying, Kevin says.