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Jan 2, 2025 · The Independent Lambton OPP are once again warning seniors to be careful of callers claiming to be grandchildren in trouble. In early December, police heard from a Corunna resident who lost $8,500 to scammers.
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Heather Wright/The Independent There is a way to ease flooding during major storms in Watford. But it may not help during extreme rainfalls and it is going to cost some cash. That from Mike DeVos, an engineer from Spriet Associates tasked at …
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North Lambton Senior Girls basketball team plays its first OFSAA game Thursday
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Heather Wright/The Independent St Clair Township’s renovation of the Courtright Water Treatment plant will boost capital spending in 2025 to over $70 million. Township council recently reviewed and approved the capital budget, which will …
Over 42,000 volunteer hours went into Petrolia 150 celebrations
1 day ago · That from the chair of the Petrolia 150 Committee as the town wrapped up the official celebrations of Petrolia’s sesquicentennial New Years’ Day. “One year ago today, we kicked off a year for the record books,” Mayor Brad Loosley told …
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2 days ago · Three institutions are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks. Lambton Public Health says Petrolia’s Bear Creek Terrace (formerly Fiddick’s) was declared in outbreak Jan. 3, just a day after Bluewater Health announced under 10 patients at the Cognitively Complex Continuing Care unit in Sarnia were confirmed COVID-19 positive.
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Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County is backing a call to improve rural roads to reduce the risk of accidents. Scott Butler, executive director of the Good Roads Association, says in 2023, there were 616 people killed in Ontario and over 36,000 injured.
‘Recession-like conditions’ in Lambton say officials
Jan 2, 2025 · Three institutions are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks. Lambton Public Health says Petrolia’s Bear Creek Terrace (formerly Fiddick’s) was declared in outbreak Jan. 3, just a day after Bluewater Health announced under 10 patients at the Cognitively Complex Continuing Care unit in Sarnia were confirmed COVID-19 positive.
Flaring from Nova ‘disruption’ seen as far south as Dresden
Dec 6, 2024 · Nova Chemical’s says a disruption in their process at the Corunna facility is responsible for a large flare which lit up the night sky Thursday. The glow and flame from the stack could be seen as far south as Dresden. “We are actively working to return the facility to normal operating conditions ...
Petrolia councillors turn down suggested tax break
Dec 10, 2024 · Petrolia residents will be paying three per cent more for their municipal taxes, despite the efforts of one municipal councillor to give them a break. Town council completed budget talks Nov. 26. It included that three per cent tax increase – about $97 more for the average home assessed at $ ...