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Two day heat warning issued in Lambton by Environment Canada

July 25, 2023

With the prediction of hot and humid weather expected for Wednesday,
and Thursday, Environment and Climate Change Canada is issuing a Heat
Warning for Lambton County.
Conditions will be monitored to determine if an extended heat warning be issued for Friday
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.

You can find your local cooling centres here:

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Oil City’s Kember eighth at national wrestling tourney

June 4, 2026

Barry Wright/The Independent Micah Kember of the  Sarnia Bluewater Wrestling Club is back home after delivering a “determined performance” at the Canadian Wrestling Championships in Montreal, according to his coach Henry Dickson. The Oil City wrestler competed in the 55-kilo competitors in the under-17 division and reached the final round of the consolation side of the bracket placing in the

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Fire heavily damages Sombra waterfront home

June 4, 2026

Heather Wright/The Independent No one was injured during a fire in one of Sombra’s original homes. Sombra firefighters were called to a house on Water Street, south of the ferry dock, around 7:30 pm Wednesday. They found heavy smoke and flames coming from the family home on the St. Clair River. “They started an aggressive interior attack but the fire

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Sarnia Library to open museum on second floor

June 3, 2026

Owners of Stones and Bones will turn over all artifacts for the project The Independent The second floor of the Sarnia Library will become a natural history museum as early as 2028. The county and the owner of Stones and Bones Museum, Allison Richards who owned the museum with her late husband, Jim, have come to an agreement which will

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Thedford man faces five charges after accident in Warwick Village

June 3, 2026

The Independent A Thedford man is facing five charges after a crash. Sunday, Lambton OPP were called to a collision on Egremont Road near Digby Street up the road from the Warwick Conservation Area when a vehicle left the road. The driver fled. Police later arrested a 46-year old from Thedford and charged him with two counts of impaired driving,

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