Posts Tagged ‘lambton county’
Trip to China represents ‘one more step’ in promotion of Sarnia-Lambton business opportunities
Three local-area representatives who recently participated in an Ontario Science and Technology Mission to China have returned with positive reports of the effort. They include Lambton County Warden Todd Case, Sarnia Lambton Economic Partnership General Manager George Mallay, and Dr. Maike Luiken, dean of Applied Research and Innovation at Lambton College. “We had a number [...]
Lambton County Council meeting highlights
At its regular meeting on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, Lambton County Council: —Endorsed a request from Bob Bailey, M.P.P. for Sarnia-Lambton, to meet with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to discuss the planned closure of Sarnia Jail. —Endorsed a resolution from the Township of Wainfleet, recognizing the municipality as an “unwilling host” for Industrial Wind Turbines. —Directed staff [...]
Art gallery tour leads to event recognizing local artist
A group of residents and staff members from the Marquis East was visiting the new Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery when talk turned to a mural on a building across the street created by artist Stan Norris. Norris, it so happened, was one of the Sarnia retirement community’s residents on the tour that day. [...]
OPP say charges being laid against transport truck driver after Churchill/Hwy. 40 crash
Lambton OPP say a 53-year-old Glencoe man faces charges of following too closely after the transport truck he was driving hit a vehicle travelling westbound on Churchill Line near Hwy. 40 on Monday. A 39-year-old Sarnia woman, who was driving a Honda, was taken by ambulance to Bluewater Health for treatment of minor injuries. The [...]
Free program helps children enter school ready to thrive
Do you want your child to enter school ready to thrive? The Ready Set Grow …Preschool Checkpoint is a FREE program for children between the ages of 18 months and 4 years. Parents can talk with early childhood experts about parenting issues, school readiness, speech and language, and growth and development. Vision and dental screening [...]
Thank you, Sarnia, for the BEST EVER Record Store Day
By MARY ANNE PELOZA Holy music lovers Batman!! What a huge, wonderful party RECORD STORE DAY 2013 turned out to be. The day started with the expected line up at the door before opening at 9:30 am. I wouldn’t say it was a frenzied stampede, but it was orderly mayhem of the best kind. Smiling [...]
Aboriginal artist to visit Alix Art Gallery for workshops, presentations
A well-known Aboriginal artist will be visiting Lambton County and the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery for a series of free workshops and performative presentations. Adrian Stimson, a member of the Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation in southern Alberta, will be participating in Developing Dialogues. The 15-day project begins May 2 and is part of the [...]
OPINION: Property ownership should actually mean something
OPINION: By Matt McEachran “Extremely disappointed in Council’s decision to allow farmers to continue to do whatever they want with the land they own … they should be forced to get approval from our government first to ensure too many trees don’t get cut down at once.” This mindless rant was found in the online edition [...]
Lambton County warns about link between flooding and well water quality
The county's Community Health Services Department is cautioning Lambton residents with private wells that high water levels and flooding conditions could make their water supply unsafe. Elizabeth Vang, public health inspector with Community Health Services, says heavy rainfall and snow melt could contaminate the drinking water supply with harmful bacteria. "If your well has [...]
Conservation authority offering free soil tests to help farmers with cover crop strategy
Last month, the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority hosted 25 area farmers from Lambton and Middlesex at a workshop designed to educate on how they can promote soil conservation, water quality impacts and nutrient management through the use of cover crops. One such crop is oats (pictured) which provides good ground cover over winter. The [...]
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THE SHOW: St. Clair’s ‘A Family Affair,’ Hotel California, RIBFEST, world record for air guitar, and INDIEFEST
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