Highway 402 closed from Oil Heritage to Kerwood Road
Another COVID-19 outbreak in Lambton
May 16, 2020
Another long term care home in Lambton is fighting COVID-19.
And another person has lost their life to the virus.
Two residents of the Residence on St. Clair in Sarnia have tested positive for the virus. That makes three long term care homes in Sarnia with outbreaks now.
Friday, Lambton County officials announced one resident at Marshall Gowland Manor tested positive for COVID-19.
And Vision Nursing Home has 13 residents in one wing of a unit with the novel coronavirus. Three have died. Six health care workers there have also tested positive.
As of Saturday afternoon there were 222 people in Lambton County have tested positive for COVID-19, 163 people have recovered. Nineteen people have died in Lambton County.
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Highway 402 closed from Oil Heritage to Kerwood Road
November 10, 2025
Accident and poor weather conditions the cause The Independent Road conditions are poor in Eastern and Northern Lambton tonight. An accident involving two transports near Nauvoo Road around 3:30pm initially closed the road at the Nauvoo Road exit. But around 7:30 pm, Lambton OPP closed the entire road between Oil Heritage Road and Kerwood Road because of poor road conditions.
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Highway 402 closed at Watford after accident
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Winter weather expected in East Lambton until tomorrow
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York1, Chatham-Kent officials to meet this month
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