TRAFFIC NOTE: Nauvoo Road between Petrolia and Rokeby closed
Twelve new COVID-19 cases Friday, three workplace outbreaks
April 23, 2021
A day after Ontario’s chief medical officer of health suggested the number of daily COVID-19 cases may be plateauing, the province is once again reporting over 4,500 new cases Friday.
Dr. David Williams told reporters Thursday, after the number of new cases dipped below 3,700, that while Ontario is in a “precarious position.
“All indication show we might be starting to bend the curve a bit, there has not been enough time yet, but we’re just starting to see the affect of the stay-at-home order, but were not there yet.”
Ontario reported 4,505 new COVID-19 cases Friday. Thirty four more people have died.
Thursday, 3,682 new cases were reported with 40 death.
In Lambton, there were 17 new cases reported Thursday and 12 on Friday.
The number of variants of concern are also rising, with 293 variants reported Thursday and 336 reported Friday.
There are three workplace outbreaks with 18 people COVID-19 positive.
Right now there are 79 people ill with COVID in Lambton.
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TRAFFIC NOTE: Nauvoo Road between Petrolia and Rokeby closed
November 11, 2025
TRAFFIC NOTE FROM THE OPP Nauvoo Road is fully closed between Petrolia Line to Rokeby Line near Alvinston in Lambton County. Crews are working to remove a tractor trailer that rolled over yesterday evening. The closure is expected to last several hours.
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UPDATE: Highway 402 reopened; traffic problems in London area because of snow
November 11, 2025
The Independent Highway 402 between Oil Heritage Line and Kerwood Road has reopened. It reopened around 6:30 Tuesday morning. An accident involving two transports near Nauvoo Road around 3:30pm Monday initially closed the road at the Nauvoo Road exit. But around 7:30 pm, Lambton OPP closed the entire road between Oil Heritage Road and Kerwood Road because of poor road
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Highway 402 closed from Oil Heritage to Kerwood Road
November 10, 2025
Accident and poor weather conditions the cause The Independent Road conditions are poor in Eastern and Northern Lambton tonight. An accident involving two transports near Nauvoo Road around 3:30pm initially closed the road at the Nauvoo Road exit. But around 7:30 pm, Lambton OPP closed the entire road between Oil Heritage Road and Kerwood Road because of poor road conditions.
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Highway 402 closed at Watford after accident
November 10, 2025
Highway 402 eastbound is closed at Nauvoo Road after two tractor trailers collided. A streamer across Lake Huron is dumping the traditional snow belt area with about a foot of snow on the ground around Highway 402 and Arkona Road. Lambton OPP say a number of vehicles are involved but no injuries have been reported. One of the transport jackknifed.
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