Lambton councillors endorse Alberta to Sarnia pipeline project
Province provides more cash for greenhouses to buy PPE
June 12, 2020
The province is providing more funding for personal protective equipment for the agri-food industry.
Agriculture Minister Ernie Hardeman in a news release this morning announced the province was tripling the amount of money available to farmers for health and safety measures from $5 million to $15 million.
The money helps farmers pay for personal protective equipment for labourers and equipment like handwashing stations to protect labourers from COVID-19.
There have been several outbreaks in the greenhouse industry which have mainly affected migrant workers.
In Chatham-Kent, 114 migrant workers tested positive for the virus at Greenhills Produce. Windsor-Essex Public Health opened a migrant worker assessment clinic. Yesterday, 38 people tested positive and in Norfolk at least 168 migrant workers have tested positive for COVID-19.
Officials say the virus spreads mainly in the confined spaces of the bunkhouses where they live.
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Lambton councillors endorse Alberta to Sarnia pipeline project
September 18, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County councillors have thrown their support behind the Northern Shield pipeline. The federal and provincial governments have pledged to build a pipeline from Alberta to Sarnia’s petrochemical industries which would bring 500,000 barrels of crude oil a day to the region for refining. It’s an effort to maintaincontrol of Canada’s energy resources. The feds have promised
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Lambton Kent School Board considers cutting 60 per cent of its meetings
September 18, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent A move to cut back on the number of public school board meetings in Lambton-Kent has failed. But administration will try again to convince trustees in September. The move, as explained Lambton Kent District School Board Chief Executive Officer Gary Girardi, would lead to more efficiencies with the board and would bring Lambton-Kent in line with other
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Outgoing Petrolia mayor urges hospice donation
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The Independent Outgoing Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley wants taxpayers to support the new three-bed hospice being built by St. Joseph’s Hospice at Lambton Meadowview Villa. The province approved funding for three rural hospice beds in January 2025. In December, St. Joseph’s Hospice announced plans to build them in an area at Meadowview which was originally built as respite rooms for
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Sting, Knights open new OHL season
September 18, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent With the OHL preseason in the rear view mirror, the Sting is now preparing for its league opener against the Greyhounds in the Soo on Saturday night. Sarnia ended its exhibition schedule with a 7-1 win over the London Knights before 2,298 fans at Progressive Auto Sales Arena Friday. Matthew Manza and Myles Dunn each scored twice
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