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About Journeys Driving Academy
We're an established, locally-run, MTO-approved driving school. We've taught Sarnia-Lambton to drive since 2015, and now we're bringing the same team to Wallaceburg.
No franchise, no call centre. Real people from here, who answer the phone and remember your name.
Sarnia-Lambton · Since 2015
- MTO-ApprovedLicensed driving school
- Since 2015Serving Sarnia-Lambton
- OSL TrainerOntario Safety League certified
- En françaisInstruction disponible
Our story
An academy, not a school.
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I called it an academy on purpose. A school teaches you the basics and sends you off. An academy is about refining, educating and giving students the tools to actually excel, not just pass. I want every person who trains with us to be a safe, confident, defensive driver, whether they’re driving across Sarnia or across the country.
Nicole MongrainFounder
Nicole founded Journeys in 2015 and has 27 years of instructing behind her. She's a certified in-vehicle instructor, classroom instructor, and a teaching instructor for new driving instructors with the Ontario Safety League. She's also P.R.I.D.E. certified, the Ontario Bus Consortium credential the Ministry of Transportation recognizes for training bus and fleet drivers. Bilingual in English and French, with three decades in customer service and leadership behind her.
27Years instructing
OSLTrains new instructors
EN/FRBilingual instruction
How we teach
We teach the person,
not the test.
Every student arrives somewhere different: some nervous, some in a hurry, some who’ve never sat behind a wheel. We get to know you and your anxieties first, then tailor the lessons from there. The goal isn’t only to pass the road test. It’s to make you a driver who’s still safe ten years from now.
Teens
First-time drivers building good habits from day one.
Adults
Getting licensed later, at a pace that respects your time.
Newcomers
New to Canada and learning our legal requirements and road regulations. Bilingual help available.
Seniors
Refreshing skills and confidence with patient instruction.
Defensive
Extensive defensive driving classroom, for fleet and personal driving requirements.
Real, local, approachable
Meet the team
Nicole Mongrain
Owner & Instructor
Built the academy. Bilingual, OSL instructor-trainer.
Jodi Denny
Office Manager
The one who answers the phone. 17 years at Sarnia DriveTest.
Sandra Adair
Instructor
10+ years instructing. A favourite with nervous drivers.
Alex Curry
Instructor
Practical and steady. Road-test and highway specialist.
Local roots
A genuine Sarnia business.
We learned to drive on the same streets you’re learning on: the waterfront, downtown, the roads out past the beaches. Our office sits downtown on Durand Street, and most of our students come from a neighbour, a coworker, or a friend telling them to call us.
Now we’re bringing the same team and the same standard to Wallaceburg.
For businesses & fleets
Fleet Driver Training
School bus, Class B, C, E/F and custom fleet programs, taught by a P.R.I.D.E. certified instructor. We also run defensive driving courses for your drivers, at your site or ours, built around how your organization actually runs.
Come learn with
real people
Ready when you are. Find a class in Sarnia or Wallaceburg, or just call and we’ll help you figure out the right place to start.
Questions? Call Jodi at (519) 381-4250 By appointment only · info@journeysdrivingacademy.com