Ipperwash Phrag Phighters (IPP) is a group of local residents, cottage owners, renters and visitors committed to stopping the growth and spread of Invasive Phragmites australis in the Ipperwash area. Working with the Lambton Shores Phragmites Community Group (LSPCG), the …
Identification – Is It or Isn’t It? To control Phragmites it is important to know the difference between invasive Phragmites (Phragmites australis subspecies: australis) and native Phragmites (Phragmites australis subspecies: americanus). The following chart helps to distinguish non-native Phragmites from …
Every year, about 40 dump trucks worth of plastic ends up in Lake Huron. It comes in through wastewater treatment plants and run-off; microbeads from personal care products, fibres from synthetic clothing, and trash washed into rivers and streams. Former …
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Public beaches where Lambton Public Health samples water quality regularly during the warm months have been given a clean bill of health this week. The public health office for Sarnia-Lambton gathered water samples June 5 at the north and south …
Phragmites are like icebergs. You only see a portion of the whole plant. It is the growth below ground level that is the most threatening and the hardest to treat.
To donate items for the garage sale or plants for the plant sale drop them off between 7:00 am and 10:00 am at G&R’s Dumpster Day Saturday, June 10, 2017, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Sunday, June 11, 2017, …
On June 10th CICA is hosting a Trash2Treasures event where your next treasure or perfect plant awaits you. Or perhaps you have some gently used treasures you would like to drop off for the sale. Flower pots are also needed …
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Lambton Shores budget tinkering to further reduce 2017 tax rates LAMBTON SHORES — Sudden and unexpected reconsideration of a municipal budget that was formally adopted four months ago has created additional tax relief for local property owners. How did this …
Historic Ipperwash hotel lives on for tourists and community If you live in the Ipperwash area you probably have a story about the old hotel. It became a landmark in the 1920s and there are countless stories to tell. It …
Sewer board asks municipalities to dump money into broken sewer forcemain Its going to be expensive but Lambton Shores and South Huron have no choice but to dump dollars into a corroded forcemain at their jointly owned sewer facility. The total …