Welcome to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Your Sarnia (Petrolia, Forest, Coutright, Corunna)
area contact is Larry & Ellen Cockshutt (REMAX Sarnia Realty.) Please refer to the "Relocating to Sarnia" section to the right for
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Sarnia summary
Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada (city population 71,419, census area population 88,793, in 2006). It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is
located where the three upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River.
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The city's natural harbour first attracted the French explorer La Salle, who named the site "The Rapids". The name "Sarnia" was the Latin name for Guernsey in the
Channel Islands just off the coast of Normandy, France. The Sarnia port is still an important centre for lake freighters and "salties" carrying cargos of grain and
petroleum products. It is the largest community in Lambton County.
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The aforementioned natural port and the salt caverns that exist in the surrounding areas, coupled with the oil discovered in nearby Oil Springs lead to the massive
growth of the petroleum industry in this area. Since Oil Springs was the first place in North America to commercially drill for oil, the knowledge that was acquired
there and strengthened in Sarnia led to Sarnians traveling the world teaching other nations how to drill for oil. What is now known as the Chemical Valley, located
down river of Sarnia proper, once adorned the back of the Canadian ten dollar bill.
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