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Temporary Relocation of Services at Lambton Shared Services Centre

Wyoming, ON - Effective Monday, March 1, 2021, services currently available on the first floor of the Lambton Shared Services Centre will be relocated to the lower level of the facility.

This temporary move will allow for renovations to be completed on the first floor.

Services moving to the lower level include the Ontario Works, Housing Services, and Homelessness Prevention and Children's Services departments, as well as the Ontario Disability Support Program.

The Lochiel Street entrances to the...

2021 Draft County Budget Presented to County Council

Wyoming, ON - Lambton County Council will be considering a net increase of 1.75% to the County property tax levy when it meets to discuss the County's 2021 budget early next month. This is the lowest County levy increase presented to Council in the last seven years.

The Draft 2021 County Budget was presented during a special joint meeting of Committee A.M. and Committee P.M. in Wyoming on Wednesday, February 17, 2021.  The draft document calls for $82.3 million to be raised through local property...

Retirement Home Outbreak Declared

Point Edward, ON – Lambton Public Health (LPH) is investigating an outbreak at a Retirement Home, declared on February 19, 2021. LPH received the laboratory-confirmed positive COVID-19 test result for one staff member at Twin Lakes Village Retirement Home in Sarnia.

A long-term care or other communal living setting outbreak is declared facility wide when one or more lab-confirmed COVID-19 case in a staff member or resident and possible exposure to others in the setting has occurred.

“The individual...

This Month in Lambton - February 2021

The February edition of This Month in Lambton includes the following news, service updates, programs and events:

• Lambton Transitioning to Red-Control Zone
• Therapeutic Recreation Awareness Month
• Alpacas at North Lambton Lodge
• First Round of COVID-19 Vaccinations Complete
• Archives Accepting COVID-19 Submissions
• Heritage Museum Online Experiences
• Oil Museum Renovations
• 211 Ontario
• Participate in One Book Lambton Programming This Spring
• Borrow an Ontario Parks Day-Use Pass with a Library Card
• Online Program...

Lambton Community Paramedicine Program Receives Provincial Funding

Petrolia, ON - The County of Lambton will be receiving one-time funding of over $2.8 million dollars to support the Community Paramedicine Program in providing eligible seniors with 24/7 access to community paramedicine services.

This funding will be allocated to continued services that ensure seniors and other at-risk individuals remain stable in their own homes or community-based settings for as long as possible while on the provincial long-term care waitlist.

"The expansion of our community based...