62-year-old facing assault charge after Brigden confrontation
Five more people at Vision test positive for COVID-19
May 20, 2020
Five more people in Lambton County have tested positive for COVID-19, all of them were at the beleaguered Vision Nursing Home in Sarnia.
Statistics from Lambton Public Health show another resident and four more staff members at the nursing home have tested positive at the home.
Fifteen residents and 14 staff members now have the virus. Four people have died in the home.
Health care workers have been living in apartments at the home to help keep the virus from spreading to their homes and the community.
Twenty-one per cent of the cases in Lambton County have been in long term care homes – 14 per cent of the cases were among health care workers.
Dr. Sudit Ranade told members of county council this morning that all long term care home residents and staff in the area have been tested for COVID-19. Out of over 1,360 tests, only five people were found to have COVID-19. Ranade says 1,426 staff were tested an only one health care worker was found to have COVID-19.
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62-year-old facing assault charge after Brigden confrontation
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The Independent A 62-year-old St Clair Township man is facing a charge of assault with a weapon after a confrontation in Brigden. Lambton OPP were called to Brigden Road near Jane Street in the community Friday around 1:30 pm. Police found there had been a fight and one person was assaulted with a weapon. Police say the injuries were minor,
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One dead, another person arrested on Walpole Island
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The Independent One person is dead and another is in police custody on Walpole Island. Lambton OPP were called to River Road around 1:30 am Monday for a disturbance. They found one person who was injured and pronounced dead at the scene. Officers arrested one person at the scene without incident. “Investigators believe this to be an isolated incident with
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Agar returns as mayor of St. Clair Township
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Heather Wright/The Independent Jeff Agar will return as St Clair Township Mayor. He defeated newcomer Bruce Gibson with a margin of 3,625 to 1,114 votes. “It’s it’s mind-boggling,” Agar said of the wait to find out if he won. “Even if you think you’re gonna win, it’s still is because you never know.” Agar says it was a very long
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Entire Plympton-Wyoming council returns to office
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