Two drowned in the waters off Ipperwash on the Canada Day weekend
More people test positive for COVID-19 at Sarnia nursing home
May 21, 2020
The number of people with COVID-19 at Vision Nursing Homes continues to rise.
Lambton Public Health says there were five new cases in the county – four of them were at the Sarnia home which declared a COVID-19 outbreak April 23.
Seventeen residents and 16 staff members now have tested positive for the virus. Four residents have died from it.
There are now 235 cases of COVID-19 in Lambton County. Seventy eight of those people can be linked to outbreaks in long term care homes.
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Two drowned in the waters off Ipperwash on the Canada Day weekend
July 2, 2025
The Independent It was a deadly long weekend on Lake Huron in Lambton Shores. Monday, an 18 year-old London resident died and a 12 year-old had to be rescued from the waters at Ipperwash Beach. Today, Lambton OPP report another person – a 44 year-old from Lambton Shores – has also died while swimming. Police, paramedics and Lambton Shores firefighters
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Petrolia firefighter taken to hospital with signs of heat exhaustion in Canada Day blaze
July 2, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent A Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighter was taken to hospital with signs of heat exhaustion during a Canada Day blaze on Petrolia Line. Five Lambton County fire departments battled a large barn fire on west of Petrolia. Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters responded to the Petrolia Line farm first, around 8:30 pm and water trucks and crews from Brigden, Courtright, Oil
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Five fire departments battle Petrolia Line blaze
July 2, 2025
Five Lambton County fire departments battled a large barn fire on west of Petrolia. Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters responded to the Petrolia Line farm first, around 9 pm Canada Day, and the others arrived on the scene shortly after to find a large, old, wooden barn with several sheds attached in flames. The fire could be seen as far away as
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Celebrating Canada in Lambton County
July 2, 2025
Lambton County celebrated Canada’s 158th birthday with red, white and a lot of fun. All over the county communities gathered to mark Canada Day. Here are some of the scenes around the area.
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