Deputy chief, civilian also suspended in workplace harassment investigation at Sarnia Police
Temperature dropping again: MOH issues Cold Weather Alert
February 15, 2014
As the temperature drops again, Lambton’s Medical Officer of Health has issued another cold weather alert .
The alert goes into effect tonight and is expected to last until Monday morning.
Temperatures tonight will drop to -15°C and on Sunday night to -21°C. Nighttime temperatures over the weekend will feel very cold.
Residents should take precautions during a Cold Weather Alert by dressing in layers, shielding exposed areas from the wind such as head, neck and face, and limiting time spent outdoors.
Lambton Public Health advises local agencies that provide shelter and assistance to homeless people to prepare for an increase in demand during this Cold Weather Alert.
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Deputy chief, civilian also suspended in workplace harassment investigation at Sarnia Police
June 8, 2026
Board chair says “multiple people” have come forward Heather Wright/The Independent The chair of Sarnia’s Police Services Board says “multiple people” have come forward in the workplace harassment investigation. That’s has led to more suspensions of the department’s top administrators. The board released a statement announcing Deputy Chief Ron Hansen and an unnamed civilian employee had been suspended Monday morning.
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Chief Jordan ‘over and out’
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Blake Ellis/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming’s Camlachie District Fire Chief Scott Jordan gave his final ‘over and out’ as dispatch honoured him after 47 years of service with the Camlachie fire department. An open house was held last Saturday in honour of Jordan at the Camlachie Community Centre. Jordan started in 1979 as one of the first members of the Camlachie fire
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Preserving nature in Bradshaw
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Heather Wright/The Independent Mary Laur has spent many happy hours camping with her family and friends on her 99-acre farm south of Brigden. “We’ve had camp outs where there’d be five or six tents and trailers in here,” she said, standing in the neatly trimmed grass amongthe hawthorns and a crowd of people gathered there Saturday. There have been “countless
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Reconstruction of Reece’s Corners to Wyoming trail to begin this summer
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