Following the success of the sale of Sarnia’s first Business Park to UBE Industries, the City proceeded to assemble new business park lands.  As a result, the City of Sarnia currently has one 85 acre Business Park and a 214 acre Research and Business Park.  (see Sarnia Profile Brochure, [1 MB])

Detailed information and maps of these facilities follows.

Sarnia 402 Business Park

The City of Sarnia congratulates and welcomes the Carpenters Local 1256 as the first occupant in the Sarnia 402 Business Park!  The new 10,000 sq. ft. building will function as the administrative offices and training facility for the Local.  See “Carpenters Expand Training Facility” for access to an article on this new development (Report on Industry - Fall 2006 Issue).

This is a premier site of approximately 85 acres of land located on the south side of Highway 402 between Telfer Sideroad and Airport Road (see Map - Sarnia 402 Business Park [.5kb])  (see Sarnia 402 Business Park Brochure [1MB]). This facility, a prestige municipal business park, is [situated about 5 minutes east of the Bluewater Bridge and the Canada-U.S. border].  The site offers development frontage on Highway 402 together with excellent access to Highway 402 from the Airport Road interchange.

Highway 402 and the Blue Water Bridge complex are a prime NAFTA trade gateway, providing immediate access to Ontario, Central Canada, Michigan, and other American markets (see Location-Sarnia 402 Business Park [1.5kb]).

Sarnia 402 Business Park features include …………..

• A fully serviced development with design guidelines to business park standards.
• Pre-zoned for a broad range of manufacturing, office and related uses.
  (See Zoning By-law – Business Park 1  and Business Park 2)   For Zoning By-law Definitions see Zoning By-law in Related Links to the right of this page.
• Located on the south side of Highway 402 at the Airport Road Interchange
• Superior visibility to passing traffic – 11,000,000 vehicles annually
• City will divide property for sale to suit purchaser requirements
• No development charges and a rapid approval process

Sarnia Research & Business Park

This 214 acre prestige site resulted from a joint effort between the City of Sarnia, Lambton County and the University of Western Ontario.

Originally a 294 acre parcel, the facility is now comprised of the City’s 214 acres and 80 acres owned by the Sarnia-Lambton Community Development Corporation managed by the University of Western Ontario Research & Development Park as their Sarnia-Lambton campus.  (see Map- Sarnia Research & Business Park [925kb]).

Give us an opportunity to assist you on the road to success with information about either of these exciting, strategically located prestige sites.  Please contact:

Peter B. Hungerford, MCIP, RPP

Manager of Economic Development & Corporate Planning

255 North Christina Street

Sarnia, Ontario   N7T 7N2

Tel: (519) 332-0330, Ext. 343

Fax: (519) 332-8951

OR  Toll Free at 1 - 877 – 4 – S A R N I A

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