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“We focused on other industries like call centres to create jobs and
recently opened a 300-person call centre a few months ago. We’ve
also focused on gaming and other sectors, but the major industry is
chemical and bio-fuels.”
ficult climb since the recession in 2008. “We
focused on other industries like call centres to
create jobs and recently opened a 300-person
call centre a few months ago. We’ve also fo-
cused on gaming and other sectors, but the
major industry is chemical and bio-fuels,” he
shares. “Lambton College is a major educa-
tional facility which is integrating with us in
training, and instrumental in developing our
workforce and training for the petrochemical
industry.”
Sarnia celebrated a century of existence
through celebrations in their downtown core
with a festival event which attracted over
10,000 people, and featured successful Sarnia
natives. “100 years is a blip in time but in Can-
ada it is significant. It is a benchmark of where
we’re going,” says Mayor Bradley. “Our quality
of life, workforce, educational facilities, afford-
able housing and proximity to the U.S. is signif-
icant to attracting people and is our strength
as a city.”
