Council Highlights - October 7, 2020

Wyoming, ON – Lambton County Council held their regular meeting via videoconference on Wednesday, October 7. At this meeting, Lambton County Council:

• Received an update from Lambton County Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Sudit Ranade, regarding the current COVID-19 situation in Lambton County.
• Heard a presentation from Sandy Marshall, Executive Director, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, with an update on the activities of BIC.
• Suspended the County capital grant program for 2021. No new capital grant requests will be entertained in the 2021 Budget.
• Directed the County to begin negotiating a lease agreement with Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park for its Court Services Department for a term of 12 months with the option to extend the lease for an additional year.
• Designated the County's leased space at the Bayside Centre located in Sarnia as a municipal capital facility.
• Tabled a motion to resume in-person Committee A.M. and Committee P.M. meetings until the first regular Council meeting after December 15, 2020.
• Heard that the Neighbour2Neighbour Food Drive will be taking place on Saturday, November 7 throughout Lambton County. More information can be found at n2nfooddrive.com.

Council will next meet in Open Session at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2020.

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Please contact:

Lisa Brown
Communications & Marketing Coordinator
County of Lambton
519-845-0809 ext. 5214
Email Lisa Brown