Greenhill Gardens closed; upkeep of six-acre garden ‘challenging’
Lambton registers 127 people COVID-19 positive in one week
December 29, 2020
Nineteen new cases Tuesday
There have been 127 people test positive for COVID-19 in Lambton in just one week.
This after public health figures released Tuesday show 19 more people tested positive and there are now 152 people are sick (active cases) with the virus – up 9 from Monday. Ten people have recovered.
There are 12 outbreaks – 10 in workplaces, one in a long term care home – Vision in Sarnia – one at Great Lakes Secondary School.
The details of those outbreaks are unclear at this time as public health has yet to release detailed information about the cases.
This morning, Ret. General Rick Hillier will be updating the province’s roll out of the COVID-19 vaccines. Doctors across the province questioned why the province had stopped immunizing people over Christmas. The province has 90,000 doses of the vaccine but only 11,000 have been used so far.
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Greenhill Gardens closed; upkeep of six-acre garden ‘challenging’
June 16, 2025
The Independent Greenhill Gardens – a once privately-owned oasis in Wilkesport – is closed to the public. That from the St. Clair Region Conservation Foundation which took over the grounds in 2024. The gardens were cultivated by Joy Robson for years and her husband, Bill, allowed people to come and walk through the gardens for free. After the death of
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Thedford EMS changes years away
June 15, 2025
The Independent Thedford residents won’t be losing their ambulance station for some time. That from Lambton County officials. Last month, Lambton Shores councillors voiced concern about a county plan which would close the Thedford station and have Forest paramedics to cover their calls. Lambton EMS also plans to move the Grand Bend station near Pinery Park hoping to provide better
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No ATV rally for Petrolia Ag Society
June 15, 2025
The Independent There will not be ATVs rumbling through Petrolia this summer. Kelly Humphrey of the Petrolia Enniskillen Agricultural Society came to council in mid-May asking if PEAS could host an ATV rally with Greenwood Park as a starting and finishing point and using Petrolia streets to get to the starting and finishing point. Julie Bullock, director of parks and
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Fair banner may not fly
June 14, 2025
The Independent The Moore Agricultural Society has some big plans for the 175th anniversary of the Brigden Fair. But not all of their plans may work out. The ag society has asked for and received several approvals from St. Clair Township council for special events at the landmark fair including allowing a low-level Canadian Armed Forces Flyby and helicopter landings
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