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2019 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 2019 budget early next month.

The Draft 2019 County Budget was presented during a special joint meeting of Committee A.M. and Committee P.M. in Wyoming today. The draft document calls for $76.7 million to be raised through local property taxes and total spending of $216.5 million, allocated as follows:

General Government/Council activities - $14.3...

"Me, You & Us" Exhibit at Lambton Heritage Museum

Grand Bend, ON - Lambton Heritage Museum will be hosting an original exhibit by local artist Suellen Evoy-Oozeer, with the support of Susan Angela Bressette, next month.

"Me, You, & Us", a recipient of the Creative County Grant Program in 2019, will feature 27 portraits on display March 1 - 17. An opening reception will take place on Friday March 1, 2019 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., admission is free. Evoy-Oozeer will be hosting a "Meet the Artist" talk on Sunday March 3, 2019 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

The...

Council Highlights - February 6, 2019

Wyoming, ON – At the first regular meeting of its term Wednesday, February 6, 2019, Lambton County Council:

• Heard a presentation from the Lambton Children's Safety Village which is seeking a grant of $250,000 from Council at budget deliberations to assist with construction of a safety village.
• Heard a presentation from the United Way of Sarnia-Lambton.
• Heard annual update presentations from Tourism Sarnia-Lambton and the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership.
• Received an update presentation regarding...

Cold Weather Alert issued for Lambton County - January 29, 2019

Point Edward, ON - Lambton’s Medical Officer of Health has issued a COLD WEATHER ALERT for Lambton County based on the latest forecast from Environment Canada predicting extreme cold temperatures beginning overnight.

The alert is expected to remain in effect until Friday, February 1, 2019. The Medical Officer of Health will not issue a Cold Weather Alert termination.

A cold alert is issued when there is a daily low temperature of -15⁰C or lower; when Environment Canada and Climate Change issues a...

Intelligent Sarnia-Lambton Taskforce to host strategic planning session

Sarnia-Lambton, ON - The Intelligent Sarnia-Lambton Taskforce is looking for the public's help in building an Intelligent Community Strategic Plan.

Three stakeholder consultation sessions are being planned for early February.

The sessions are supported by a $10,000 grant generously provided by the Libro Prosperity Fund and will be held:

• Tuesday, February 5, 2019: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion in Wyoming
• Thursday, February 7, 2019: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Western Sarnia-Lambton...