Agar faces a challenger in St. Clair election, McRoberts drops out of Sarnia mayor’s race
Heat warning issued by Lambton Public Health until Sunday
August 5, 2022
FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH
Environment and Climate Change Canada is issuing a Heat Warning for
Lambton County with hot and humid weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday.
Heat warnings are issued when two or more consecutive days of daytime maximum temperatures are expected to reach 31°C or warmer and nighttime minimum temperatures are expected to sit at 20°C or warmer or when two or more consecutive days of humidex values are expected to reach 40°C or higher. In high temperatures and humidity, your body may not be able to cool properly which can lead to heat exhaustion or even heat stroke.
Visit LambtonPublicHealth.ca for more information about extreme heat and your health and access a list of available cooling centre locations and the hours of operation.
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Agar faces a challenger in St. Clair election, McRoberts drops out of Sarnia mayor’s race
August 20, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The mayors races in the municipal elections are heating up with one Sarnia candidate withdrawing from the race for the top job and another person adding their name to the list to run in St. Clair Township. In St. Clair Township, there will be an election for the mayor’s chair. Incumbent Jeff Agar filed his nomination papers
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‘Absolutely ridiculous’ Lambton left in the dark by York1
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Heather Wright/The Independent Dawn-Euphemia Mayor Al Broad says it is “absolutely ridiculous” that York1 Environmental Solutions isn’t communicating directly with Lambton County as it plans an expansion of the former Dresden dump. The township is one of the half dozen small communities in Lambton and Middlesex counties which will see garbage trucks rumbling through town as they head to York1’s
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Jackson off to hot start with Yankees affiliate
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Barry Wright/The Independent Core Jackson is making an immediate impact with his new team. The LCCVI and John Knox Christian School grad from Wyoming was hitting .294 in five games with the Somerset Patriots after being promoted to AA baseball last week. The middle infielder had five hits, five RBI, four runs scored and four stolen bases before he was
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Three Londoners arrested, $1.28M in drugs, guns seized in investigation that started on Walpole Island
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The Independent Three people have been arrested and almost $1.3 million in drugs, weapons and stolen vehicles have been seized in an investigation that started on Walpole Island. The OPP, Walpole Island Police and political leaders announced the arrests of three people from London, one of whom, police allege,had been bringing drugs to the community. Lambton OPP say the investigation
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