Nathan Colquhoun

Nathan Colquhoun, a former city councillor in Sarnia, is known for his involvement in community and politics. He owns the Sarnia Journal and has co-founded several businesses including Refined Fool Brewing Company, Burger Rebellion, Storyboard Solutions, and Listenology. He is dedicated to building just systems within Sarnia and remains actively engaged in various initiatives.

The community is caring for Tecumseh Skatepark — we need the city to care too

May 15, 2025

Not long ago, the city made some improvements around the Tecumseh Skatepark that was part of a broader effort to clean up the space and make it more welcoming.

Public safety or public perception? The power of police messaging

May 7, 2025

The Sarnia Police Service recently issued a public alert to North End residents over two reports: one about masked men knocking on a door late at night, and another about mysterious…

SPS Building: This isn’t safety, it’s empire-building

April 30, 2025

To every member of the Police Services Board, and every councillor nodding along: you are complicit. You can stop this now. We can fix the existing building. It needs $4.43…

Strategic voting and the myth of the perfect citizen

April 23, 2025

Every few years, a quiet moral panic stirs across Canada. It shows up in coffee shop chatter and in the comment sections, in those familiar refrains—“If you don’t vote, you…

Marilyn Gladu wants Canada to be more like the United States

April 18, 2025

When rhetoric like Gladu’s moves from the margins to the mainstream, we don’t have to wonder what happens. We can look at the United States. For nearly a decade, Marilyn…

Marilyn Gladu and the problem of political double-talk

April 9, 2025

With the election around the corner, I’ve been reflecting on what I want in a representative — and it really comes down to one thing: transparency. I’m not expecting perfection.…

Bradley, Dennis, and the politics of pretend

April 2, 2025

This weekend, under the Bluewater Bridge, Sarnia councillor Bill Dennis stood waving miniature Canadian and American flags with the mayor of Port Huron. A few feet away, Trump 2024 banners…

NIMBY language is holding Sarnia back—and politicians need to ignore it

March 26, 2025

In his latest column, Nathan Colquhoun dissects a conversation with a local NIMBY, exposing the coded language and tactics used to block much-needed affordable housing in Sarnia. By breaking down…

Sarnia police are ignoring a $5M solution to justify a $60M fortress

March 12, 2025

The Sarnia Police Service (SPS) has been working overtime to convince the public that they desperately need a brand-new headquarters. And if you strip away all the justifications about HVAC…

Sarnia’s leaders just made affordable housing even harder

March 6, 2025

In Nathan's latest column, he takes Sarnia City Council to task for rejecting an affordable housing project in the face of a growing crisis. He critiques their willingness to bow…