History of I.S.L.

Information SarnIa Lambton (ISL) is a database of community services serving the Sarnia Lambton area. It provides referral services through a book, a CD, a floppy disk or on its web site at www.informationsarnialambton.org. Information Sarnia Lambton (incorporated) is supported by volunteers who update information and by the Board of Directors who handle the daily business of the organization.

Information Sarnia Lambton is a non- profit, charitable organization initially funded by the Province in accordance with the Association of Community Information Centers of Ontario (ACICO) through municipalities.

The first host of Information Sarnia Lambton was the Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce in the mid 1960’s. Full time staff had grown to three, fielding 15,000 questions per year, by 1990 when the Chamber decided to discontinue hosting this service.

For the next 5 years the United Way operated Information Sarnia Lambton.

In 1995, a new group of community volunteers continued Information Sarnia Lambton. Funding currently comes through the sale of information in a Community Services Directory, CD’s, floppy disks, and the sale our database to other organizations.