Public health looking for people who may have been exposed to Lambton’s third measles case
Vaccine passports will be mandatory past January
December 10, 2021
Vaccine passports will be around for a while longer.
In October, Premier Doug Ford annouced a timeline for removing the pandemic restrictions which had been put in place to combat the spread of COVID-19. One of the more controversial control, the vaccine passport, was supposed to be phased out in mid – January.
But with COVID-19 cases rising across the province, Health Minister Christine Elliott announced the vaccine passports will stay in place indefinitely and has not given another.
Elliott also says all vaccine passports will soon need to have the QR code for use starting Jan. 4.
And starting Dec. 20, all teens between 12 and 17 will have to show proof of vaccination to be involved in recreational sports.
In Ontario today, there were 1,453 new cases of the virus and 11 deaths. There are 309 people in Ontario hospitals with the virus, 151 are in intensive care.
In Lambton in the last five days there have been 37 people test positive for COVID-19. There are four outbreaks including two at elementary schools.
NEXT
Two senior hockey games cancelled due to COVID Friday
PREVIOUS
Watford Legion gets $100k accessibility grant
News
Public health looking for people who may have been exposed to Lambton’s third measles case
March 26, 2025
The Independent Public health says people who were at Bethel Pentecostal Church in Sarnia Friday night may have been exposed to the measles virus. Lambton Public Health issued a news release notifying the community of a possible exposure after the third confirmed measles case in the county. This time, officials say people at the London Line church Friday between 7
Read More
News
Multiple accidents close sections of Highway 402
March 26, 2025
An accident near the Bluewater Bridge and poor weather in Middlesex County is making driving on major highways difficult today. Lambton OPP closed the 402 between Indian Road and Christina Street after a collision in the westbound lanes between two transports around 3 am. Two people from one of the transports were taken to hospital with what police say are
Read More
Front Page
St. Clair’s deputy mayor faces integrity complaint
March 25, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent A political shadow is being cast over the upcoming grand opening of the renovated St. Clair Golf Course Clubhouse. As the township plans the April 3 grand opening for the clubhouse with a $3.5 million facelift, The Independent has learned a complaint has been filed to the township’s Integrity Commissioner after council voted to increase staff at
Read More
News
‘A different mood’ as candidates vye to be MP
March 25, 2025
Cathy Dobson/The Independent Local voters can expect a hotly contested race in the newly-created federal Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong riding, say major party campaign officials. In the few days since Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney called an election Sunday, local campaigns have swung into action, campaign offices have opened and the door knocking has commenced. All this, even though the local Liberal campaign
Read More