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More economic casualties of the fight against COVID-19. Huron Web Print and Graphics in Wyoming has laid of 73 of its 92 employees after what owner Chris Cooke says was an unprecedented loss of business. Huron Web prints flyers in the US market and many of its customers are large grocery chains. When the United States government started to ask

The employees at Waterville TG in Petrolia will be off for the next week in a move management hope will help stop the spread of COVID-19. In a news release issued Friday, officials say our customers have decided to temporarily cease their operations in order to participate in the worldwide collective effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. So Waterville

Lambton County was well represented when history was made in the Ontario Legislature. Just 24 MPPs, 12 Conservatives, 8 NDPs, two Liberals and the leader of the Green Party were at Queen’s Park for an unprecedented sitting Thursday. Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP and Ontario’s Labour Minister, Monte McNaughton, introduced a bill which ensures workers will keep their jobs if they need to

Normally when you walk down the toilet paper aisle at the local grocery store, you just need toilet paper.But on Friday, Helen Maddox of Petrolia was standing in front of the empty shelves at Heidi’s Independent Grocer contemplating the history in the making which led to buying frenzy.For a while, she talked to some young people. “I told them to

Lambton County has declared a local state of emergency as Canada tries to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The order was issued at 1:30 pm Wednesday. A news release from the county says the state of emergency was declared to raise public awareness regarding the gravity of COVID-19. “We hope your attitude toward the COVID-19 changes(with the declaration of

Premier Doug Ford has declared a state of emergency in Ontario to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Thirty-two new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID–19) were confirmed yesterday bringing provincial total to 177. There are more than 1537 people currently under investigation for the virus. The state of emergency allows sweeping measures designed to stop the spread of the virus

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has declared a state of emergency to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The effect of this closes all recreation centers, theaters, bars and restaurants excluding takeout and delivery until March 31. More to come

Ontario’s most vulnerable residents are the latest to face stringent restrictions in the wake of COVID -19. The Ministry of Health is ordering all nursing homes into lockdown. That means residents won’t be able to have any visitors unless they are dying. Jane Joris, general manager of long-term care in Lambton says the local nursing homes were closed to visitors

Lambton OPP say a second car was involved in the accident that killed three Windsor college students south of Oil Springs. Another man has been charged. In October, the OPP, Dawn-Euphemia and Oil Springs fire departments and Lambton EMS were called to the curves on Oil Heritage Line at Aberfeldy Line. A sedan had veered off the highway in the

Education Minister Stephen Lecce is announcing Ontario schools will be closed three weeks to deal with concerns over COVID-19. Students will be off for March Break next week. The government just introduced Ministerial Order to close the school for two weeks after the break. Since the World Health Organization announced the flu-like virus was a pandemic, sport organizations like the

Lambton Public Health and Bluewater Health hope to have assessment centres set up in both Sarnia and Petrolia for people who show symptoms of COVID 19. The World Health Organization announced Tuesday the fast-spreading flu-like illness is now a pandemic. Sports leagues in North America including the NBA, NHL and major league baseball have suspended their seasons in the wake

Lambton Public Health and Bluewater Health hope to have assessment centres set up in both Sarnia and Petrolia for people who show symptoms of COVID 19. The World Health Organization announced Tuesday the fast-spreading flu-like illness is now a pandemic. Sports leagues in North America including the NBA, NHL and major league baseball have suspended their seasons in the wake