27 Facts About Sarnia

Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes where Lake Huron flows into the St Clair River in the Southwestern Ontario region, which forms the Canada–United States border, directly across from Port Huron, Michigan.

Sarnia adopted the nickname "The Imperial City" on 7 May 1914 because of the visit of Canada's Governor General, the Duke of Connaught, and his daughter Princess Patricia.

Sarnia had one homicide from 2016 to 2019, and eight homicides from 2020 to 2022.

The Toronto Sun said the increased murder rate was drug-related, and that Sarnia "is awash in drugs, with a small army of methheads always looking to score".

Sarnia is located on the eastern shore of Lake Huron at its extreme southern point, where it flows into the St Clair River.

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Wiltshire Park, Woodland, Oak Acres, Wees Beach, Oakwood Corners, Woodrow Shores, and Blackwell, are part of the North End of Sarnia, which begins immediately north of Ontario Highway 402 and terminates at the shore of Lake Huron.

Sarnia's was instrumental in gaining approval for the historical plaque.

Lake creates a seasonal lag and, compared to the rest of Canada and inland Ontario, Sarnia has a noticeably longer warm period following summer.

When World War II threatened tropical sources of natural latex for rubber, Sarnia was selected as the site to spearhead development of synthetic petroleum-based rubbers for war materials, and Polymer Corporation was built by Dow Chemical at the request of the Government of Canada.

Chemical companies operating in Sarnia include NOVA Chemicals, Bayer, Cabot Corporation, and Ethyl Corporation.

Sarnia is the location of Enbridge's Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant.

Canadian composer and music educator Raymond Murray Schafer was born in Sarnia and developed his radical schizophonia techniques there.

Sarnia Bayfest was an annual concert festival that featured big-name rock and country bands.

Largest recreational park in Sarnia is Germain Park, which incorporates five baseball diamonds, four soccer fields, an outdoor pool, and the Community Gardens.

The City of Sarnia decided in 2013 to close much of Centennial Park, after the discovery of toxic levels of lead and asbestos in the soil.

In 2012, during construction along the waterfront, Sarnia officials created a special detour to enable visitors to reach the chip trucks.

Sarnia is home to the Sarnia Sting, a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League.

Sarnia is home to the Sarnia Legionnaires ice hockey team, which plays in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

The modern Sarnia Imperials are a semi-professional team playing in the Northern Football Conference.

Sarnia won four IRF World Racquetball Championships and earned multiple silver medals between 1988 and 2002.

Sarnia-born world champion curler Steve Bice played as alternate for the Glenn Howard rink in the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier and 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, winning both times.

At the provincial level, Sarnia is located within the Sarnia—Lambton provincial electoral district, represented in 2013 by Bob Bailey, a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

At the federal level, Sarnia is located within the Sarnia—Lambton federal electoral district, which in 2019 is represented by Conservative Marilyn Gladu.

Public transportation within the City of Sarnia, including conventional bus transit, transportation of people with disabilities, transportation support for major events, and charter services, is provided by Sarnia Transit.

For rail travel, Sarnia is one of the two western termini, along with Windsor, of the Via Rail Quebec City – Windsor Corridor.

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Sarnia is served by Bluewater Health, a hospital with 188 acute care beds, 70 complex continuing care beds and 27 rehabilitation beds.

City's main daily newspaper is the Sarnia Observer, owned by Postmedia, which purchased Sun Media in 2014 for $316 million.