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County receives Treemendous Communities grant from Tree Canada

County of Lambton staff with Tree Canada advisor Donald Craig at the Lambton Heritage Museum tree planting event.

Wyoming, ON - The County of Lambton, together with the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority, are pleased to have partnered with Tree Canada, with support from sponsor LCBO, to plant 30 native trees at six County of Lambton locations through funding from the Treemendous Communities grant program.  

Trees were planted earlier this week at Lambton Heritage Museum, Lambton Meadowview...

Art & Ideas – In Conversation with Rebecca Basciano

Sarnia, ON – The Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery invites art and history lovers to attend an enlightening Art & Ideas lecture on Thursday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. 

This lecture will feature Ottawa Art Gallery curator Rebecca Basciano, who will explore the artistic career of under-represented artist Frances-Anne Johnston (1910-1987), one of Canada’s foremost painters of still life’s, flowers, and interiors.

Positioned as a feminist recovery project, this lecture is the result of extensive primary...

Council Highlights - November 1, 2023

Wyoming, ON – At its regular meeting on Wednesday, November 1, Lambton County Council:

• Acknowledged students attending Council as a part of Take Our Kids to Work Day. These students joined hosts within the County to learn about the working world and the many ways municipal staff provide services to the residents of Lambton County.
• Authorized staff to implement activities to mark the 175th Anniversary of The Corporation of the County of Lambton and to celebrate its role as a unified federation of...

Lambton County Library closed for Remembrance Day and Professional Development Day

Wyoming, ON – All Lambton County Library locations and book return bins will be closed for Remembrance Day on Saturday, November 11 and Sunday, November 12. No items will be due on November 11 or November 12, as all due dates have been adjusted.  All locations and book return bins will also be closed on Tuesday, November 14 for a Professional Development Day.

Lambton County Library’s virtual library is always open. Visit www.lclibrary.ca to borrow electronic books, magazines and newspapers, listen...

Family Saturday offers art-inspired fun at JNAAG this November

Sarnia, ON – The new November activity for Family Saturday Studio Drop-Ins at the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery begins Saturday, November 4, 2023.

Stop by the gallery Saturday afternoons between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to discover how to create unique fabric designs using wood block stamps. The activity draws inspiration from the colourful fabric work of Frances-Anne Johnston in the exhibition A Family Palette: Frances-Anne Johnston, Franklin Arbuckle and Franz Johnston.

Family Saturdays are...