Heat warning issued for Wednesday and Thursday
Ontario increases farm risk management cash by $50 million
July 16, 2020
| The Ontario government is expanding the Risk Management Program a year earlier than planned by $50 million for a total of $150 million annually. The insurance program helps farmers deal with fluctuating market prices, extreme weather events like flooding or drought, and disease. About 80 per cent of eligible commercial production in the cattle, hog, sheep, veal, grains and oilseeds, and edible horticulture sectors in Ontario is covered by the provincial Risk Management Program. Premier Doug Ford is also committing to lobby the federal government for help. Earlier in the pandemic, the federal government committed to a $250 billion farm package which was widely panned by the farm community money for the processing industry instead of the farm community. |
| Applications for the Risk Management Program will reopen today to allow eligible farmers the opportunity to apply to the program. The deadline to apply closes at midnight for the Risk Management Program and AgriStability. In response to COVID-19, the federal and Ontario governments have added labour as an insured risk to Production Insurance for the 2020 growing season. Canada and Ontario have also announced up to $10 million of support for beef and pork sectors through AgriRecovery.Ontario has an estimated 49,600 farms that contribute an estimated $7.6 billion annually to the province’s economy. |
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Heat warning issued for Wednesday and Thursday
June 10, 2026
FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH With the prediction of hot and humid weather expected for Wednesday, June 10through Thursday, June 11, Environment and Climate Change Canada is issuing a Heat Warning forLambton County. Heat warnings are issued when two or more consecutive days of daytime maximum temperatures areexpected to reach 31°C or warmer and nighttime minimum temperatures are expected to sit
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MP calls out OPP after doxxing incidents
June 10, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu is calling out the OPP after failing to charge a man who released her home address online. Gladu has been subject to public ridicule and harassment online, attacks at her Sarnia constituency office and threats to her staff as well as personal death threat after the long-time Conservative MP decided to join the
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Sarnia interim police chief on the job
June 10, 2026
The Independent Sarnia’s interim police chief is on the job. Police Services Board Chair Kelly Ash says Mike Federico was sworn in Monday, the same day Deputy Chief Ron Hansen and a civilian were suspended. The two suspensions are linked to the workplace harassment investigation lodged against Chief Derek Davis May 19. Eight days later, after the board reviewed the
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Co-founder of Lambton Concert Band retires
June 9, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent For 82 years, Norm Sutherland has immersed himself in his passion of playing music and performing with various bands. May 24, the 92 year-old Petrolia man gave his last performance with the Bluewater Wind Ensemble, a group he has been playing with for the past two years. Sutherland joined Petrolia’s White Rose Junior Band at the age
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