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Special Meeting of County Council Regarding Local Vaccine Distribution

Wyoming, ON - A special meeting of Lambton County Council will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., between the scheduled Committee A.M. and Committee P.M. meetings.

In this meeting, Public Health staff will make a presentation to County Council providing details on Lambton Public Health's COVID-19 immunization roll-out plan for Lambton County. This meeting will be livestreamed for public viewing. The meeting agenda and livestream link can be found at lambtononline.ca/meetings.

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Changes to Library Services During Ontario’s Stay-At-Home Order

Wyoming, ON – In response to the state of emergency announced by the Province of Ontario on January 12, several changes will be made to Lambton County Library’s operations.

The Sarnia Library Theatre will be closed effective immediately and will remain closed until further notice.

To help residents enjoy entertainment and leisure activities at home, Lambton County Library will continue to offer contactless curbside pickup service at 14 of its locations. Patrons can browse thousands of book and movie...

Outbreaks Declared at Two Workplaces

Point Edward, ON – Lambton Public Health (LPH) is investigating outbreaks in two workplaces, both declared on January 16. LPH received the laboratory-confirmed positive COVID-19 test results that linked six staff to the first workplace and four staff to the second workplace.

A workplace outbreak is declared when there are two or more lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases with an epidemiological link in the workplace (e.g., same work area, same shift) within a 14-day period, where both/several cases could...

Long-Term Care and Institutional Workplace Outbreaks Declared in Sarnia

Point Edward, ON – Lambton Public Health (LPH) is investigating outbreaks in a Long-Term Care home and an institutional workplace, both declared on January 15. LPH received the laboratory-confirmed positive COVID-19 test results for one staff member at Marshall Gowland Manor, a long-term care home in Sarnia, and four staff members at the Sarnia Jail.

A long-term care or other communal living setting outbreak is declared facility wide when one or more lab-confirmed COVID-19 case in a staff member...

Staff Member Tests Positive for COVID-19 Virus at Marshall Gowland Manor

Sarnia, ON - The administration team of Marshall Gowland Manor learned today that a staff member has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.

People living in the long-term care home and their families were notified of the positive case today, and informed that as a result, Lambton Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the Home.

The employee last worked in the Home Thursday, January 14, 2021 and is not symptomatic. The positive case was detected through routine staff testing, which is...