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Cancer Awareness and Prevention through Screening

Point Edward, ON – April is cancer awareness month in Canada so Lambton Public Health, the Sarnia-Lambton Ontario Health Team and community partners are raising awareness about cancer prevention and the need for continued cancer screening.

This year cancer prevention and raising awareness is more important than ever due to the demands on the health-care system from COVID-19 pandemic response. All screening programs for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer were suspended across Canada from mid-March...

Oil Museum of Canada hosts Virtual Talk about Canada’s First International Oil Baron

Oil Springs, ON – The Oil Museum of Canada is hosting the Virtual Talk: The Curious Life of Canada’s First International Oil Baron on Thursday, May 12 beginning at 7:00 p.m. The Museum has partnered with author and oil historian Gary May to share the story of William Henry McGarvey.

In this talk, Gary will offer the first glimpse into his latest book, Crude Genius, a biography of William Henry McGarvey – the most successful of Lambton County’s International Drillers and former Warden of Lambton...

This Month in Lambton - April 2022

The April 2022 edition of This Month in Lambton includes the following news, service updates, programs and events:

• Emergency Preparedness Week
• Notice to Residents and Property Owners Regarding Noxious Weeds
• Get a Library Card and WIN!
• Take Your Shot
• Sarnia Library Theatre Rentals
• Early Explorers Story Hour
• Welcome Back to the Forest Library
• Access Historical Newspaper Archives with your Library Card

Emergency Preparedness Week

Do you know what to do when disaster strikes?

Making sure your household is...

National Best-Selling Author and Olympic Athlete comes to Sarnia-Lambton

Wyoming, ON – Author and Olympian, Perdita Felicien, will be at the Sarnia Library Theatre on Friday, April 22 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. to discuss her national best-selling book “My Mother’s Daughter”.

 “My Mother’s Daughter” tells the story of Perdita’s mother, Catherine, and the struggles she experienced as an immigrant and single mother raising a daughter in a foreign country. Together, Catherine and Perdita experienced racism, domestic abuse and homelessness, and these experiences helped shape...

COVID-19 Situation: Living With and Managing COVID-19

Point Edward, ON - Lambton Public Health (LPH) continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 situation in our community. As a reminder, COVID-19 is not over and the virus is still present and circulating in our community.

The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is now the dominant circulating strain of COVID-19 in Ontario and spreads very easily. This is resulting in an increase in outbreaks in high-risk settings like long-term care, and is starting to have impacts on the number of hospitalizations for...