Two drowned in the waters off Ipperwash on the Canada Day weekend
Lambton County students shine at national and international science competitions
May 23, 2023
Four Lambton County students have won big at national and international science competition.
Safia Deol won a Senior Gold, the Health and Wellness Challenge Award, the Sanofi Biogenus Award and the Youth Can Innovate Award.
Cynthia Rayson and Riley Edmunds each won Silver Awards in the junior category.
At the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair – the world’s largest pre-college STEM competition – in Dallas on May 14-19, Annabelle Rayson won fourth place in the Environment Category and a special China Association for Science and Technology award given to the projects that best reflect the originality and innovation of the students’ work in all scientific disciplines.
All four winners are alumni of the Lambton County Science Fair.
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Two drowned in the waters off Ipperwash on the Canada Day weekend
July 2, 2025
The Independent It was a deadly long weekend on Lake Huron in Lambton Shores. Monday, an 18 year-old London resident died and a 12 year-old had to be rescued from the waters at Ipperwash Beach. Today, Lambton OPP report another person – a 44 year-old from Lambton Shores – has also died while swimming. Police, paramedics and Lambton Shores firefighters
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Petrolia firefighter taken to hospital with signs of heat exhaustion in Canada Day blaze
July 2, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent A Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighter was taken to hospital with signs of heat exhaustion during a Canada Day blaze on Petrolia Line. Five Lambton County fire departments battled a large barn fire on west of Petrolia. Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters responded to the Petrolia Line farm first, around 8:30 pm and water trucks and crews from Brigden, Courtright, Oil
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Five fire departments battle Petrolia Line blaze
July 2, 2025
Five Lambton County fire departments battled a large barn fire on west of Petrolia. Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters responded to the Petrolia Line farm first, around 9 pm Canada Day, and the others arrived on the scene shortly after to find a large, old, wooden barn with several sheds attached in flames. The fire could be seen as far away as
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Celebrating Canada in Lambton County
July 2, 2025
Lambton County celebrated Canada’s 158th birthday with red, white and a lot of fun. All over the county communities gathered to mark Canada Day. Here are some of the scenes around the area.
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