Posts Tagged ‘lambton county’

Traffic stops lead to drug charges

Lambton OPP say two traffic stops, the first on Dec. 28 and one on New Year's Day, resulted in various drug charges. On Dec. 28 at around 11:30 p.m., officers stopped a GMC truck on Rokeby Line in the area of Fairweather Road. They discovered assorted drug paraphernalia and a quantity of suspected Oxycodone. A [...]

You’re on our New Year’s ‘wish list’

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By J.D. BOOTH Publisher/Editor LambtonShield.com It's been an exciting year for LambtonShield.com as we celebrated our first year in operation (having gone "live" on Nov. 15  2010). But we don't drive through the rearview mirror. Looking ahead, there are all kinds of exciting things ahead, and in the spirit of embracing the community of Sarnia-Lambton [...]

Got some live music going on in 2012? Let us know and we’ll promote it!

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LambtonShield.com is all about local: news, sports, and more to the point here: Arts and Entertainment. If you're part of a band that's performing in 2012 (and we know there are lots of you), don't forget to send us a note and we'll be sure to let our growing audience know about what you're doing [...]

Bradley issues annual Mayor’s Honours List

Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley has released the 2011 version of his Honours List. In a tradition began by the late Mayor Marceil Saddy in 1981, Bradley uses the list to “honour citizens and groups in the community or surrounding area who have been instrumental in improving the quality of life or making a significant contribution [...]

United Way campaign goes over the top

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The United Way of Sarnia-Lambton has reached this year’s $1.85 million goal. “I admit to being a little nervous at the beginning of the campaign,” said Brian Black, the 2011 Campaign Chair, "but as the campaign went on and the early employee campaigns started to wrap up at or above last year’s levels, I had [...]

Bluewater Health to receive additional dialysis spots

Good news for dialysis patients traveling to London. Bluewater Health has received written approval and funding to expand dialysis care by three additional dialysis stations in Sarnia. Beginning in January 2012, up to 12 more local patients will be able to receive care here. Bluewater Health President and CEO, Sue Denomy, said today, “We are [...]

OPP still finding impaired drivers

  Two incidents of impaired driving, both occurring on Dec. 8, 2011, have been reported by Lambton OPP. In the first, around 2:30 a.m., a Ford pickup was stopped on Petrolia Line in the area of Waterworks Road. A 23-year-old driver was said to have twice the legal limit of alcohol in his blood. He [...]

Lambton College state of the art labs gives grad leg-up on career in trades

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  Kristy Bjerke is a key cog that helps keep the Alberta oil industry flowing. The 23-year-old graduate of Lambton College’s Electrical Techniques program is helping turn the perception that the industry is male-dominated. Born and raised in the Yukon, Bjerke had considered a career in the computer industry, like her brother. “It didn’t work [...]

Community Futures program a success in Lambton County

In the spring of 1991, after 17 successful years working for Imperial Oil and other firms in the local Petro-Chemical industry, Mike Banovsky became a key shareholder and President of a local firm, Tuberate Ltd. Mike’s vision for the business saw the company move from being a supplier of heat exchangers to a firm that [...]

Plympton-Wyoming Council highlights for Nov. 30, 2011

  At its regular meeting on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 5:00 p.m., the Town of Plympton-Wyoming Council:  ·         Authorized staff to proceed with Public Notice of Sale of the portion of Kerrigan Road from London Line North to the 402 Corridor pursuant to the municipality’s Sale and Other Disposition of Land Policy. ·         Endorsed the Staff [...]