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Tomorrow's Greener Schools Today

Sarnia, ON - Six (6) schools in Lambton County are helping to plant a greener tomorrow.

Lambton Public Health and the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority are partnering with local school boards to plant trees in their schoolyards through the Tomorrow's Greener Schools Today program. This initiative has been made possible thanks to funding from the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation and with support from the Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund.

"Trees provide schools with a more natural...

Council Highlights - May 2, 2018

Wyoming, ON – At its regular meeting Wednesday, May 2, 2018, Lambton County Council:

• Endorsed a resolution from Plympton-Wyoming Town Council directing the permanent closure of Mandaumin Library and the reallocation of the branch's 12 hours a week to libraries in Camlachie and Wyoming.
• Heard a presentation from staff and residents at North Lambton Lodge and students and teachers from Kinwood Central School in Forest regarding the Community Robotics Project at the County Long-Term Care Home.

Girl Talk' for parents and daughters

Point Edward, ON - Lambton Public Health will offer Girl Talk presentations, an ice-breaker for parents and their daughters in grades 5 and 6 to discuss changes including puberty and menstruation.

“Many parents find the subject of menstruation and sexual health difficult to talk about,” says Barrie Anne Rayworth-Wilson, Public Health Nurse at Lambton Public Health. “Girl Talk provides an opportunity to begin, and maintain, open dialogue between parents and daughters as their bodies begin to grow...

Emergency Preparedness Day returns May 11

Sarnia, ON – The largest municipal/industrial emergency preparedness display in the country returns to Clearwater Arena in Sarnia next month.

Emergency Preparedness Day will be held from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., Friday, May 11.

The event coincides with National Emergency Preparedness Week, May 6-12. During this time, families across the country are encouraged to think about home preparedness and to consider assembling a 72-Hour Emergency Supplies Kit that contains enough food, water, and other necessities...

Lambton Public Health searching for dog that bit teen

Point Edward, ON – Lambton Public Health is seeking information about the location of a dog and its owner following a dog bite incident on Monday, April 23 between 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. at Michigan Avenue and Echo Road in Sarnia.

The middle-aged male owner was walking two dogs when the smaller dog, resembling a German shepherd, bit the victim's arm. The victim did not receive any contact information from the man.

If you have any information relating to the location of the dog and its owner, contact...