Sarnia — Lambton, on

The area that would become modern Sarnia was settled in the 1830s as “The Rapids” and later became known as Port Sarnia. Shipping would play an important role in Sarnia’s growth, with plenty of timber and the discovery of oil nearby that would provide exports for years to come. Oil Springs, the smallest municipality in the riding, is the birthplace of the modern oil industry, as the first commercial oil well was discovered there.

 Two rail lines would come to Sarnia in the mid 1800s, and the town was even connected to the United States by a rail tunnel under the St. Clair River in 1889. They city became known for its petrochemical production after the Second World War.