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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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Tornado warning in Marthaville, Petrolia and Wyoming area

June 25, 2026

4:28 PM EDT Thursday 25 June 2026 Impact Level: Extreme  Forecast Confidence: Very High  At 4:27 PM EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado. Damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall are also possible. Possible Tornado Location: Over Wyoming Motion: Moving east at 40 km/h Locations in the Path: Marthaville Petrolia Wyoming Wanstead

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Grand Bend traffic will improve as bridge construction wraps up Thursday

June 25, 2026

The Independent The traffic in Grand Bend will be a lot better than anticipated over the Canada Day weekend. Earlier this week, the municipality said it would be July 3 before the work on the Ontario Street bridge at the corner of Main and Highway 21 would be open. But Thursday, Lambton Shores announced all traffic lanes on the bridge

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York1’s traffic plan shows 200 trucks per day going to Dresden site

June 25, 2026

Trucks coming from Sarnia are expected to go down Oil Heritage Road, through six Lambton communities Heather Wright/The Independent It appears York1 has scaled back the size of its project on the outskirts of Dresden. But Lambton County will still see increased traffic, particularly on Oil Heritage Line. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent held a public meeting in Dresden Wednesday to

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Ten custodians fired at Bluewater Bridge as contractor hired

June 25, 2026

The Independent Ten unionized custodians are out of work after the Federal Bridge Corporation replaced them with an independent contractor. Officials with the Public Service Alliance Canada – PSAC – say the employees, some with 20 years of service were fired June 15 and given just 10 minutes to leave the building. The union local President Matt Delaroche called the

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