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Lakeshore Road to be Closed for Reconstruction
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 11:54 AM
Wyoming, ON - Lakeshore Road (County Road #7) between Modeland Road and Telfer Road in the City of Sarnia is scheduled for full closure beginning Wednesday, April 21, 2021 (weather permitting). The work is expected to last approximately four months, weather permitting.
Detours will be in place using Modeland Road, Blackwell Road and Telfer Road to access Lakeshore Road east and west.
The project, awarded to Brandon Contractors, also includes a new watermain for the City of Sarnia along Lakeshore...
This Year in Lambton - 2020/2021
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 10:33 AM
Kevin Marriott Elected Lambton’s 159th Warden
Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott has been elected Lambton County Warden, and is the first Warden elected online by Council, through Zoom. Marriott, Lambton’s 159th Warden, will serve for the 2021-22 term. Point Edward Mayor Bev Hand was elected to the position of Deputy Warden.
Pandemic ResponseLambton Public Health became fully immersed in the local COVID-19 pandemic response through collaboration with federal, provincial and local stakeholders. COVID-19...

Circles poverty-ending program stays connected during pandemic
Posted on Sunday, April 18, 2021 12:00 PM
Article and photo by Paul Morden, The Sarnia Observer - April 18, 2021
A program helping Sarnia-area families make their way out of poverty has kept going through the pandemic.
Circles, an approach Lambton County began using in 2009, has temporarily replaced its weekly dinners in church halls and community centres with phone calls, drop-offs of school supplies and food boxes, and online Zoom meetings for its families, volunteers and staff.
“They all really say, and it’s true, the in-person is way...

Emergency Child Care Program for School-Aged Children of Frontline Workers
Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2021 03:28 PM
Sarnia, ON - On Monday April 12, the Premier of Ontario announced that, in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, all schools in the province will revert to Remote Learning following the April break. At this time, there is no indication of how long schools will remain closed to in-person learning.
To support health care and frontline workers, the Ministry of Education has implemented a targeted emergency child care program for school-aged children only (ages 4 -12 years), at no cost...
Emergency Control Group Update - April 14, 2021
Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 02:50 PM
Wyoming, ON - The County of Lambton Emergency Control Group met Wednesday, April 14 to discuss updates to the current COVID-19 situation.
At this meeting, the Emergency Control Group:
- Heard that over 35,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Lambton County, as of April 14, 2021. This is approximately 31% of the eligible population within the County.
- Discussed the vaccine allocations expected to be delivered from the Province over the next several weeks. These allocations will be...