Firefighters, specialized equipment from St. Clair, local industry help put out ethanol plant fire in Chatham
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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Firefighters, specialized equipment from St. Clair, local industry help put out ethanol plant fire in Chatham
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The Independent Firefighters from Lambton County were among the first responders called to an early morning blaze at Chatham’s Ethanol Plant. Chatham-Kent firefighters were called to the Greenfield Global facility around midnight for a fire. By 3 am, firefighters from St. Clair Township, Borouge International – formerly NOVA – and Shell were on the scene to help with about 15
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Enniskillen wants International Plowing Match info
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Basement leak latest problem during Moore Sportsplex reno
September 16, 2026
The Independent Groundwater is seeping into the basement of the Mooretown Sports Complex It’s another problem uncovered during the renovation of the pool. Before the pool work began in April, council agreed to rebuild the change room. Contractors had found iron pipes in the walls were corroding. After finding some cash in the budget, council okayed that work. Then, in
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Flags honour Nisbet, secure first win in home opener
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Barry Wright/The Independent Casey Schouten scored four times, including a natural hat trick in the second period, to lead the Mooretown Flags toa 6-1 win over Walpole Island in the PJHL opener at the Moore Sports Complex last Saturday night. Jace Dupuis had a goal and three assists for the Flags while Wes Robertson had the other goal for Mooretown.
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