Tag: SarniaLambton
Slightly fewer opioid-related deaths in Sarnia-Lambton in 2022: public health
News Local News Lambton saw slightly fewer opioid-related deaths in 2022, compared to the previous year, according to the latest preliminary data from public health. Published May 31, 2023 •…
Framework to grow immigration announced for Sarnia-Lambton
News Local News Sarna-Lambton has about one-third of the immigrants per capita as the province, an older-than-average population, and needs immigration to sustain the community, says the chairperson of a…
Collaboration key to new Sarnia-Lambton drug and alcohol strategy
News Local News PostedApr 13, 2023 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 4 minute read Dr. Karalyn Dueck, Lambton’s medical officer of health, speaks during a presentation on Lambton’s…
Sarnia-Lambton Rebound hosting prom-inspired fundraiser
Don’t worry if the punch is spiked, this prom is licensed. Rebound Sarnia-Lambton is hosting Forever Young Prom for people 19 and older starting at 7 pm June 10 at…
Sarnia-Lambton summit considers housing-health connection
News Local News Published Mar 22, 2023 • 3 minute read Lambton County homeless prevention supervisor Ian Hanney speaks at the Stronger Together summit on housing, homelessness and substance dependency…
Health coalition town halls planned for Sarnia-Lambton, Chatham-Kent
News Local News Local Ontario Health Coalition virtual town halls are planned this month, urging people to call for an end to further health-care system privatization. Shirley Roebuck with the…
School suspensions for incomplete vaccination records paused in Sarnia-Lambton
News Local News A surge in the number of students without up-to-date vaccination records has prompted a moratorium on related suspension notices from public health, says Lambton’s acting medical officer…
United Way Sarnia-Lambton announces 2023 funding recipients
News Local News Dave Brown is executive director of United Way Sarnia-Lambton. File photo/Postmedia Photo by Paul Morden /Paul Morden/The Observer Two fewer programs are getting United Way funding this…
New program for kids is cooking at BGC Sarnia-Lambton
News Local News A few spots remained available this week for a popular Sarnia cooking program for kids ages 7 to 13. Anna, left, and Scarlett, participants in the Kids…
App introduced for winter reading programs in Sarnia-Lambton
News Local News Vanitia Campbell with Lambton County Library says she’s hoping youngsters read more than 5,000 books in this year’s Bundle Up With a Book winter reading program. The…