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  You will now be able to keep up with all the political happenings in Lambton County from the comfort of your own home. Starting July 2, Lambton County Council will be available live on the Internet. Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley first raised the idea of live streaming council meetings in 2013 with the idea of making county politics more

The message was loud and clear. The people of Dawn-Euphemia and SouthWest Middlesex want Watterworth Road repaired. Last April the culvert bridge on the road on the border of the two municipalities collapsed. It couldn’t be fixed at the time because budgets had all been spent. Signs were put up on the gravel road without homes notifying travelers the road

Davis and John Bryans show Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MP Bev Shipley how honey is processed. The Alvinston company is celebrating 100 years of honey-making at Murno today (Saturday) from 10 am to 4 pm with a bee-beard competition at 1 pm weather permitting.   What started with a swarm of honeybees from Napier has swelled to a thriving family business with imprints

Heather Wright Photo Chris Verhoven of Camlachie puts seed in his tractor as he prepares to help plant 44 acres of land in Plympton-Wyoming for Canadian Food Grains Bank. A group of Central Lambton farmers are planting seeds of hope. The Bluewater Growing Project is planting small plants of seed grains in the area which will be sold  so the

It will be some time before Brooke-Alvinston sees any tax money from the Lorne Street Apartments. The three buildings were full of tenants when a new owner took over less than a decade ago. That was when the problems began. Now, there are three units occupied. The other units have a litany of problems including black mould, trashed apartments and

A Lucan-based developer says he’ll listen to his Wyoming neighbours and create condos instead of apartment buildings in his new subdivision. In 2008, Plympton-Wyoming approved a plan of subdivision on the east side of the community by developer Ken Dobbins. It called for 112 single-family homes from the railroad tracks on Main to Confederation Street. The roads dead-end streets of

Plympton-Wyoming Mayor Lonny Napper says changes to a housing development in Wyoming are stirring up old concerns. In 2008, the township approved a plan of subdivision on the east side of the community by developer Ken Dobbins. The plan was to build 112 single-family homes from the railroad tracks on Main to Confederation Street. The roads dead-end streets of Main,

  The Lambton Federation of Agriculture wants to give people a taste of farming. The LFA with the Sarnia Lambton Business Development Corporation are hosting Breakfast on the Farm June 13. LFA President Brooke Leystra hopes to have 500 people come to the farm of Kevin and Melissa Forbes June 14. The tickets for the free event are being offered

While the weather may not be ideal for growing, the farmers are opening up shop this weekend in Petrolia. The Petrolia Farmers’ Market behind the public library opens Saturday at 7am. It’s the fourth year the pavilion has housed fresh produce, baked goods and meats. “It’s a real sign of summer to me,” says Petrolia’s Marketing Manager Laurissa Ellsworth. “We

About half the winter wheat in the Inwood area is a write-off after a long, hard winter. There was concern voiced for the wintering crop in January after a rain and then freeze. At that time, farmers said the ice underneath the snow could smother the young plants which normally lie dormant during the winter. Ron McDougall, past president of

Five years after completing a major renovation at the Lambton County Developmental Services’ Old Post Office,  the scaffolding is up again. Nic Salaris, the manager of infrastructure for LCDS, says the metal roof and downspouts will be replaced. The roof was scheduled for replacement during the $2.2 million restoration of the building and construction of six-subsidized apartments in 2009 but Salaris

Janice McGuire wants to make sure any solution to keep a Sarnia day care open doesn’t hurt other childcare facilities supported by Lambton County. Lambton County staff recommended closing Coronation Park Daycare in Sarnia since there is a $1.1 million yearly deficit. Dozens of people recently came to Lambton County Council to express concern saying the county didn’t give staff