OPP, Ontario Fire Marshal investigate Wyoming house fire
Three more people at Vision Nursing home test positive for virus
April 27, 2020
Three residents of Vision Nursing Home in Sarnia have tested positive for COVID-19.
Lambton Public Health declared an outbreak there on Friday. Officials had just finished testing all residents and staff before finding two employees had COVID-19.
Right now, 19 per cent of the 170 COVID-19 patients in Lambton have been in long-term care homes. Fifteen per cent of the people who tested positive for the virus work in health care.
In all there are now 170 people who have tested positive, 14 have died. Another 80 people have recovered according to Lambton Public Health statistics. There have 1,758 test results received – about 200 more than Sunday – as public health continues to test all residents and staff in nursing and retirement homes.
Meantime, there are 25 people in Bluewater Health’s COVID-19 unit – 12 have tested positive for the virus, another 13 are suspected of having it and are waiting for test results.
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OPP, Ontario Fire Marshal investigate Wyoming house fire
July 15, 2025
Lambton OPP are investigating after a house fire in Wyoming. Wyoming firefighters, paramedics and the OPP were called to a home on Zone Street Saturday just after lunch. There were no injures because the homeowners were away at the time. No details were given about amount of damage done. Police say the fire is suspicious and the Crime Unit is
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Iced Out: Petrolia rec leagues say new ice times offside, could end league play
July 15, 2025
Petrolia ice times to get second look Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia will take a second look at the way its divvied up ice time this year after complaints senior hockey leagues are not being treated fairly. Recently, Julie Bullock, director of parks and recreation, completed the schedule for all the ice users. The town had received a request from Petrolia
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Art for All at Petrolia’s Art in the Park
July 15, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Victoria Park was a busy place as visitors came for the annual Art in the Park Friday and Saturday as people came from all around to take in the artists and artisans. Here’s some of what we saw:
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Crocheting senior of the year
July 14, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent When she was in her 30s, a neighbour offered to teach Ruth Anne Mater to crochet. It looked fun, so she picked up a hook. It seems to many as though her hands have not been idle since. Monday, Mater was honoured as Dawn-Euphemia’s Senior of the Year. Mayor Al Broad says Mater “has been a quiet
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