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Sarnia Lambton MPP Bob Bailey has two new jobs. Premier Doug Ford recently released his latest list of parliamentary assistant appointments and the five-term MPP has been named the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Colleges and Universities. He also becomes an assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure, Kinga Surma. That ministry is overseeing the renovations at Queen’s Park Bailey

Water eight feet above normal The heavy rain that pelleted Lambton County is now flooding low-lying areas from Strathroy to Dresden. In Petrolia, Bridgeview Park, which historically floods in the spring, the water now covers the entire park with picnic tables and and porta potties bobbing in the water. Girish Sankar, director of water resources at the St. Clair Region

The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority has updated its Flood Watch saying even more rain is possible this evening. The authority says Environment Canada is tracking another potential round of thunderstorms this late afternoon and evening (July 16) for the upper reaches of the watershed. Although these thunderstorms are expected to be isolated in nature they have the potential to

Highway 402 near Watford has reopened. Lambton OPP closed the eastbound lanes around 10:30 at Nauvoo Road after heavy rains flooded the area. The westbound exit at Kerwood was also closed. The road reopened just after 2:30 pm. The rain was extremely heavy in Watford. Vehicles headed down Nauvoo Road could be seen making a wake which lapped up against

Warwick Township also closes four streets Highway 402 near Watford is currently closed due to flooding. Lambton OPP say eastbound lanes are closed at Nauvoo Rd, and Westbound lanes are closed at Kerwood Rd. For your safety, please drive carefully and do not attempt to drive on closed roads. The rain was extremely heavy in Watford again. Vehicles headed down

Tuesday morning’s heavy rain has prompted the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority to issue a flood watch. Environment Canada is predicting up to 50 mm of rain in some parts of Lambton County Tuesday. That, coupled with Monday’s heavy rain has saturated the ground and increased the runoff. “Localized flooding in low-lying areas, floodplains, agricultural and parkland is anticipated,” the

Petrolia may increase the fixed water rates to help pay for an aging water system. That’s according to the town’s asset management plan approved by Petrolia councillors Monday. Every town in Ontario is required to have a plan which lays out the value and condition of all its capital assets, everything from buildings to roads to the local sewer and

As the rain from the remnants of Hurrican Beryl continues, the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority has issued a flood watch. Read the details below. Environment Canada meantime says the showers should end tonight around midnight, although there is still a 40 per cent chance of showers. The winds will remain high with gusts of up to 70 km per

Lambton County is now the owner of the Lambton Shared Services building in downtown Sarnia. The county finalized the $17.6 million deal June 3. Lambton County councillors put aside over $8 million in reserves this year for the project, the rest will be funded by a loan which county council approved last month. “The purchase will reduce expenditures by eliminating

Lambton County politicians are asking for a meeting with the Minister of Municipal Affairs to ask for help to deal with homelessness and addiction. Lambton County and the City of Sarnia have been struggling to deal with dozens of people living in tents in Rainbow Park. Lambton County Social Services workers have been in the park trying to help the

Heather Wright/The Independent Farmers in Central Lambton are facing an unusual situation; this year’s wheat crop will be coming off early while some farmers are still trying to finish their spring crops. Lambton County Warden Kevin Marriott who has been a grain farmer for decades, says a heavy rain of about two inches in 20 minutes, led to a lot

York1 Environmental Solutions will have to go through a full Environmental Assessment to gain approval for the revival of the dormant Dresden Dump. The news of the in depth investigation was posted on the Environmental Registry of Ontario late Friday. York1 wants to build a new landfill on the Irish School Road site and create a construction and soil waste