Sarnia

American  

[sahr-nee-uh] / ˈsɑr ni ə /

noun

1. a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.

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Sarnia British  

/ ˈsɑːnɪə /

noun

1. an inland port in S central Canada, in SW Ontario at the S end of Lake Huron: oil refineries. Pop: 78 577 (2001)

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Sarnia

Freighters, the restaurant where she works, is one of the first places people can grab a bite after crossing the US-Canada border between Sarnia, Ontario, and Port Huron, Michigan.

From BBC ● May 10, 2025

The 70-year-old pipeline stretches from Superior, Wisconsin, through Michigan to Sarnia, Ontario, transporting up to 540,000 gallons of oil and natural gas liquids per day.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2023

The series will resume in December in Kitchener and Sarnia, Canada, followed by February games in Saskatoon and Regina, Canada, and St. Paul, Minn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2023

Thomson, from Sarnia, Ontario, a city on the Michigan border about 200 miles west of Toronto, is the seventh manager born in Canada to manage an MLB team and first since 1934.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2022

The year 1859 saw the completion of the Victoria Bridge, the extension from St Mary's to Sarnia, and a new road in Michigan, running from Port Huron to Detroit.

From The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways by Skelton, Oscar Douglas