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Sarnia Lambton Beyond the Headlines

High levels of air pollution are possible this afternoon.

An AIR QUALITY WARNING is in place due to the possibility of deteriorating air quality. Hot and sunny conditions are expected to cause increasing ground-level ozone concentrations this afternoon. Moderate risk AQHI values are expected throughout the day with the potential of short-term high risk AQHI values in the afternoon.

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When air pollution levels are high, everyone should limit time outdoors. Consider reducing or rescheduling outdoor sports, activities and events.

You may experience mild and common symptoms such as eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches or a mild cough. More serious but less common symptoms include wheezing, chest pains or severe cough. If you think you are having a medical emergency, seek immediate medical assistance.

People more likely to be impacted by outdoor air pollution, including people aged 65 and older, pregnant people, infants and young children, people with an existing illness or chronic health condition, and people who work outdoors, should reduce or reschedule strenuous activities outdoors and seek medical attention if experiencing symptoms.

For further information visit the website https://www.airqualityontario.com/ or contact the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks at 416-314-6666.

Visit http://www.airhealth.ca for information on how to reduce your health risk and your personal contribution to pollution levels, as well as for current and forecast AQHI values.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.

You can expect partly cloudy in the morning, with rain in the afternoon

You can expect rain in the morning, with partly cloudy in the afternoon

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has closed a local beach due to a high E.coli count.In this week's round of beach water testing, the health unit determined that bacteria levels were excessively high at Holiday Beach in Amherstburg, and have closed the beach for swimming.The bacteria count was 1,000. All eight public beaches were tested on Wednesday.The remaining seven beaches are under a "code green" with E.coli levels under 100.Complete information on beach water testing can be found on the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.wechu.org/beaches/beach-water-testing?utm_source=Media&amp;utm_campaign=354ddf17e1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_05_24_01_18_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-e7d1061f1b-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&amp;mc_cid=354ddf17e1&amp;mc_eid=19ed462bb8">health unit's official website.</a>

A trail at Holiday Beach, provided by ERCA. 

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Errol Road East in Sarnia (Blackburn Media Photo by Natalia Vega)

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Emergency simulation at Starlight Casino Point Edward's parking lot. June 4, 2027. (Photo by Natalia Vega) 

Holiday Beach closed due to high bacteria

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