Energy Minister says proposed pipeline will protect Canadians, put Sarnians to work
Suspected COVID cases in Bluewater Health jumps
April 19, 2020
The number of people in Sarnia’s COVID-19 unit suspected of having the virus has jumped considerably.
Saturday there were 27 people at Bluewater Health – 16 who had tested positive, 11 suspected to have the virus. Today, there are 37 people in hospital – with 21 waiting for test results.
There has been one more confirmed case of the virus in Lambton County. According to Lambton Public Health there are 132 people who have tested positive as of Sunday morning. Thirteen have died of COVID-19 including six people at Landmark Village in Sarnia.
Forty seven people have recovered according to public health.
The province has ramped up testing and Lambton County has followed suit. All residents and staff of the local nursing and retirement homes will be tested for the novel coronavirus. Residents and staff at Meadowview Villa in Petrolia were tested last week after one staff member tested positive with COVID-19.
Overnight, 69 more test results were received because of the increased testing. Of the 865 tests completed, 85 per cent are negative.
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Energy Minister says proposed pipeline will protect Canadians, put Sarnians to work
July 15, 2026
Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Ontario’s Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce was in Sarnia Wednesday rallying support for a new all-Canadian pipeline from Alberta to Ontario that would remove dependency on the U.S. for crude oil delivery. The 3,300-kilometre Northern Shield Energy Corridor is proposed from Hardisty Alberta to Sarnia-Lambton’s refining hub, and would travel through Saskatchewan, Manitoba and northern
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Burn ban in affect in Plympton-Wyoming
July 15, 2026
The Independent Plympton-Wyoming has an open air burn ban in effect The town’s Open Air Burn bylaw says burning isn’t allowed on poor air quality or smog days. Environment Canada has issued an orange air quality warning because of the smoke from wildfires in Northern Ontario. Officials say smoke from an open fire can further degrade the air quality. Town
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Former principal joins Petrolia council race
July 15, 2026
Second mayoralty candidate in Brooke-Alvinston Heather Wright/The Independent A former LCCVI principal has thrown his hat into the ring for Petrolia council. Greg Nemcek filed to run for a councillor’s position Monday. Nemcek retired last year and currently is the chair of the Lambton OPP Detatchment Group board. He’s one of five people running for the councillor seats – only
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Air quality deteriorates because of wildfire smoke
July 15, 2026
FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH Lambton Public Health is encouraging residents to take precautions following an ‘Orange Warning – Air Quality’ issued for Sarnia-Lambton by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and Environment and Climate Change Canada. This warning is issued when the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is forecast to reach, or has reached, the ‘very high-risk’ category
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