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Lambton Heritage Museum holding PA Day event in new gallery

Grand Bend, ON – Lambton Heritage Museum is inviting families to explore the recently renovated Lambton Gallery during the first PA Day event of the new school year on Friday, September 15, 2023.

The new permanent exhibit in the Lambton Gallery highlights how our communities have changed in dramatic ways over time, but also the things we have in common with the people that came before us. Some of the themes explored include the natural world and biodiversity, key local industries, and arts and...

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus - August 28, 2023

Point Edward, ON – Lambton Public Health’s surveillance program has confirmed mosquitoes collected on Wednesday, Aug. 23, from a trap located in Corunna, have tested positive for West Nile Virus.

This is the third instance of mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus in Lambton County this year, following positive tests in Sarnia and Plympton-Wyoming on Aug. 16. No positive human cases of West Nile have been confirmed to date in the County.

According to Public Health Ontario, there have been...

This Month in Lambton - August 2023

The August 2023 edition of This Month in Lambton includes the following news, service updates, programs and events:

• Stay up to date on road closures
• Emergencies Lambton - Tornadoes
• Lambton Heritage Museum hosting First World War Historical Reenactment Event
• Spend your PA Day in the new gallery at Lambton Heritage Museum
• Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery events
• Lambton County Library events

Stay up to date on road closures

Temporary closures and detours on County Roads are required due to seasonal...

Lambton Heritage Museum holds First World War reenactment event

Grand Bend, ON – Lambton Heritage Museum invites the public to attend a special reenactment event, Experience the First World War, between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, 2023.

Attendees can experience life in the Canadian Expeditionary Force by interacting with members of the Dominion of Canada Reenactment Corps. They will be on hand to demonstrate how soldiers prepared for the Western Front, including training techniques and the equipment they used. Some of the topics covered...

Two exhibitions closing at JNAAG in September

Sarnia, ON – The final opportunity to view John Hartman: Many Lives Mark This Place andNico Williams: Biskaabiiyang / Returning to Ourselves at the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery is quickly approaching. The exhibitions, which have been visited by over 1,500 guests since opening on May 5, 2023, will be closing on Saturday, September 9, 2023.

John Hartman: Many Lives Mark This Place

Many Lives Mark this Place is an extraordinary exhibition featuring a selection of large-scale paintings from renowned...