Power outage in Chatham-Kent and Lambton County on August 6, 2026. (Photo via Hydro One's power outage map)About 2,300 Hydro One customers in Chatham-Kent and Lambton County were briefly without power on Thursday.
The outage covered Mitchell's Bay, Dover, and nearly all of Chatham and Wallaceburg.
Nearly all of the affected customers were in Chatham-Kent, with some living in Lambton County, north of Wallaceburg.
Initially, Hydro One expected power to be back around 6:30 p.m. The issue seemed to be resolved just before 5 p.m.
The Sarnia Police Service is searching for a suspect in a break and enter to a business in the Northgate Plaza on Exmouth Street.
According to OPP, officers found suspected cocaine, a firearm, cash, and drug trafficking paraphernalia.
As autumn’s evening temperatures begin to drop across Sarnia-Lambton, shelter staff and local outreach teams continue their work to get unhoused residents off the streets and into safe, warm spaces.
Shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday, October 19, Lambton OPP were called to the Ladysmith Road and Petrolia Line area for reports of an assault, during which someone allegedly brandished a weapon before leaving the scene.
Grand Bend motorists may notice more traffic disruptions over the next week or so as paving takes place on the Ontario Street Bridge.
Provincial police are appealing for tips after an electric bicycle was stolen from a residential garage in Corunna.
