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Watford couple shocked by US airline attendant’s treatment and the fact Canada has shelled out $37.1 million to quarantine travellers since April A Watford couple returning from their daughter’s Michigan wedding say a US flight attendant was spinning tall tales about travelling into Canada. But the biggest tale of all turned out to be true. The federal government has spent

Editor’s Note: The name of the PSW and her place of employment is being withheld at her request to protect her job. It had been a long day, but Macey was still angry. The Lambton County personal support worker had been at work as fears about the COVID-19 pandemic in long term care homes ramped up. The 20- year veteran

A staff member at Lambton Meadowview Villa who is involved in direct care of the elderly has tested positive for COVID-19. Jane Joris, general manager of Long Term Care for Lambton County says the residents and their families were notified today (Wednesday). Joris says the employee was sent home when managers noticed she was not feeling well and had a

A staff member at Lambton Meadowview Villa has tested positive for COVID-19. In a news release, Jane Joris, general manager of Long Term Care for Lambton County says the residents and their families were notified today. Lambton Public Health has declared an outbreak in the home. Joris says the employee stopped providing care once they started having symptoms. “Our concern

The first time Alyssa Schram saw Kyle Churcher get out of his pickup truck on July 4, 2013, she fell in love.So, seven years later, as their wedding drew near and a global pandemic threatened to ruin their plans, the couple decided to shed some light in “this crappy time.”The Oil Springs pair tied the knot on April Fools Day,

Three Lambton County municipalities are facing hearings at the Normal Farm Practices Protection Board. And the hearings mean a pile of biosolids in Dawn-Euphemia, which was supposed to be removed by March 20, isn’t going anywhere for a while. Mayor Al Broad says a numbered company has filed for a hearing at the Normal Farm Practices Board against the municipal

They were born in the same place and now they’re celebrating their 100th birthday together. David Gall and Thelma Jacques were both born about 100 years ago in Edys Mills, south of Oil Springs. They went to a one-room school together for a while, but then lost track of each other. It wasn’t until they both moved into Park Street

Again and again, Ted Paisley heard the same thing; “thank you for my freedom.” The Petrolia native was one of a handful of veterans who returned to Holland in early May for the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the country.  The 90-year old traveled with his son, Dave, and grandson Mike. “We saw the Princess (of the Netherlands) and

Mike Dickinson gets ready to jump his friend’s skateboards at the Farmers’ Market in Petrolia. The teens were surprised when a resident complained they were rude and should be told to leave the area. They say the town needs a new skateboard park. Shale Salisbury couldn’t believe what he was hearing. The teen is one of about a dozen who