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Family Saturday offers art-inspired fun at JNAAG - September 2023

Sarnia, ON – The Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery is launching a new Family Saturday activity this September. Beginning September 2, drop-in to the art studio at the Gallery every Saturday afternoon between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. for a short, artist-facilitated studio activity inspired by the upcoming exhibition, A Family Palette, which opens to the public on October 6, 2023.

Inspired by Frances-Anne Johnston’s paintings, participants will layer shapes and textures to create a mixed media collage...

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...