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Lambton Heritage Museum hits the ice with a game-winning exhibition about hockey in Canada
Posted on Monday, June 24, 2024 11:27 AM
Grand Bend, ON – Hockey is many things — shinny on a frozen pond, the sweat-soaked smell of a locker room, a winning wrist shot, a roaring crowd. But most of all, it is an enduring national passion that brings Canadians together regardless of geography, language, gender or age. Lambton Heritage Museum is celebrating Canada’s game with a one-of-a-kind travelling exhibition from the Canadian Museum of History. Hockey, opening July 17 and running until November 9, looks at how the sport has...
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This Month in Lambton - June 2024
Posted on Monday, June 24, 2024 08:46 AM
The June 2024 edition of This Month in Lambton includes the following news, service updates, programs and events:
- County partners with Indwell to advance supportive housing projects
- Update Report: Homelessness Prevention and Affordable Housing
- County and College celebrate first graduates from Early Childhood Education Fast-Track program
- Lambton Heritage Museum hosts Hope and Healing in Canada art installation
- Lambton Heritage Museum hosts travelling exhibit Hockey from Canadian Museum of History
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Beach water quality monitoring begins for 2024
Posted on Monday, June 17, 2024 11:25 AM
Point Edward, ON - Lambton Public Health will begin the 2024 beach water quality monitoring program on Monday, June 17 at public beaches scheduled for monitoring across Lambton County.
Predictive beach-water sampling and water sample analysis will be used to determine if beaches are safe to access. A beach’s status will be indicated in one of two ways:
- Posted - warning sign displayed. Unsafe for swimming as high levels of bacteria in the waters may pose a risk to your health.
- Not posted - caution...
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Registration open for Lambton County Library’s 2024 Summer Reading Challenge
Posted on Monday, June 17, 2024 10:16 AM
Wyoming, ON – Registration is now open for Lambton County Library’s free annual Summer Reading Challenge, and this year the library is challenging the community to read 40,000 books.
The Summer Reading Challenge runs from Tuesday, July 2 to Sunday, August 11, is available to people of all ages, and incentivizes people to read and take part in free activities and games for a chance to win prizes.
“While it is fun to have a two-month break from studies at school, it is still important that students...
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First Heat Warning of 2024 issued for Lambton County
Posted on Monday, June 17, 2024 09:08 AM
Point Edward, ON - With the prediction of hot and humid weather expected for today, June 17, and Tuesday, June 18, Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a Heat Warning for Lambton County.
Heat warnings are issued when two or more consecutive days of daytime maximum temperatures are expected to reach 31°C or warmer and nighttime minimum temperatures are expected to sit at 20°C or warmer or when two or more consecutive days of humidex values are expected to reach 40°C or higher. In high...