Two Ontario men face charges after alleged immigration fraud at Lambton College
Another death due to COVID-19 at Vision Nursing Home
May 10, 2020
It has been a difficult weekend at Vision Nursing home
Officials at Vision Nursing Home in Sarnia were hoping to be out of a COVID-19 outbreak by Saturday. Instead, another resident passed away and four new cases were detected in the nursing home.
Statistics released by Lambton Public Health late Saturday night show there are six more people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus – four of those people live in Vision Nursing Home. And another resident there has passed away from the respiratory virus. Thursday, officials at the nursing home said the residents condition was being closely monitored. The other resident who tested positive April 23 was said to be doing well.
In all, 200 people in Lambton County have tested positive for COVID-19, 17 have died, 136 have recovered.
There have been 4,131 people tested for the virus in the region with about five per cent testing positive. About half of those tests were nursing home staff and residents – a move order by the province as the disease continues to hit nursing homes hard.
Nineteen per cent of the cases have been in long-term care homes in Lambton.
Across the province, of the 1,599 deaths, 1,187 seniors in long term care homes have died of COVID-19.
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Two Ontario men face charges after alleged immigration fraud at Lambton College
July 10, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was edited July 10 to include comments from the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Two men are facing immigration and criminal charges after Lambton College tipped authorities off about a student immigration scam. College officials called the Canada Border Services Agency in February 2025, about students who had dealt with immigration consultants.
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OPP look for missing Crime Stoppers sign in Thedford
July 9, 2026
The Independent It may not be a good sign for Crime Stoppers. Lambton OPP were called to the intersection of Highway 70 and Arkona Road after a large Crime Stoppers sign at the entrance of the community was stolen. It’s valued at $800. Police are investigating, adding if you have tip about the stolen Crime Stoppers’ sign, you can call
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Whoops: Local plowing match officials back track, confirms Brigden will host 2027 IPM after all
July 9, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The Lambton 2027 International Plowing Match Committee says they were wrong; the 2027 event will be in Brigden. A local committee landed the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in April 2025. The group attracted hundreds of volunteers and planning was well underway. In late May, Ontario Plowmen’s Association (OPA) officials came to Brigden, working with the
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Integrity Commissioner dismisses complaint against Dennis’ ‘woke’ art tirade
July 9, 2026
The Independent The Integrity Commissioner says a Sarnia councillor’s comments about an Indigenous mural at City Hall were “a political argument” and has dismissed the complaint. In March, Sarnia unveiled a mural depicting the relationship between Sarnia-Lambton and The Council of Three Fires Confederacy; the Ojibway, Odawa, and Potawatomi people. The project included the $5,000 mural, a new wall honouring
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