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March Break at Lambton Heritage Museum

Grand Bend, ON - Bring your family to Lambton Heritage Museum over March Break!

From March 16 to 20, children will have an opportunity to use tech gadgets at the Museum from the Lambton County Library MakerSpace program. From 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. daily, school-aged children can create their own buttons or magnets using the button maker and learn to program an Ozobot, a pocket-sized robot!

In addition to the special March Break programming, Museum visitors will be able to explore the tundra...

Lambton County Library eliminates overdue fines from children's print materials

Wyoming, ON - Lambton County Library has eliminated overdue fines on children's print material effective March 1, 2020 in an effort to promote childhood literacy and facilitate access to children's books. 

The recommendation for change was approved by Lambton County Council's standing committee in November and by full Council in January. While overdue fines will no longer accumulate effective March 1 on children's print materials, replacement fees for library materials that are not returned...

2020 Draft County Budget Presented to County Council

Wyoming, ON - Lambton County Council will be considering a net increase of 3.42% to the County property tax levy when it meets to discuss the County's 2020 budget early next month.

The Draft 2020 County Budget was presented during a special joint meeting of Committee A.M. and Committee P.M. in Wyoming on Wednesday, February 19, 2020.  The draft document calls for $80.2 million to be raised through local property taxes and total spending of $220.7 million, allocated as follows:

• General...

This Month in Lambton - February 2020

Keeping Immunizations Up-To-Date

Lambton Public Health has mailed suspension orders to students whose immunization records are still not up-to-date with the health unit. The deadline to update immunization records is March 2, 2020.

Reporting your child's immunizations only takes a few minutes.

Use one of the following options to report your child's immunizations:

• Online: lambtonpublichealth.ca
• Email: immunization@county-lambton.on.ca
• Phone: 519-383-8331 ext. 3594 or 1-800-667-1839
• Drop off: 160 Exmouth...

Innovator of the Year Award Finalist

Grand Bend, ON - Lambton Heritage Museum is an Innovator of the Year award finalist in the 2019 Innovation Awards from the Southwest Ontario Tourism Corporation (SWOTC). Award winners will be announced at the Ontario's Southwest Tourism Conference being held in Chatham-Kent on March 4, 2020.

The Innovator of the Year award recognizes businesses, organizations and leaders who are building the tourism industry within Ontario's Southwest with purpose and passion. Finalists in this category are...