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2022 Notice of Nomination for Office

2022 Municipal and School Board Elections
Notice to all Municipal electors in the Municipality of Lambton Shores

This notice is for anyone proposing to be a candidate in the 2022 Municipal and School Board Elections on October 24, 2022. Nominations for the positions listed below must be filed on the prescribed form with the Returning Officer during normal office hours between the first business day of May in 2022 to Thursday, August 18, 2022, and between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 19,...

Lambton Shores Council Passes By-Law to License Short-Term Rental Accommodations

Lambton Shores, ON – On June 7, 2022, Lambton Shores Council passed a by-law that will require all short-term rental accommodations in Lambton Shores to obtain an annual licence to operate. The new by-law includes a comprehensive licensing program and comes into effect on February 1, 2023.

In accordance with the by-law, all short-term rental owners will need to apply for an annual short-term rental licence with the Municipality. For the first year of the program, there will be a staggered and phased-in...

Lambton Shores Retains Blue Flag Status for 14th Consecutive Year

For the 14th consecutive year, the Municipality of Lambton Shores has earned the prestigious Blue Flag Canada designation at the Grand Bend Beach, Grand Bend Marina, and Port Franks Marina. The Municipality will proudly fly the Blue Flags once again this summer, with only 22 beaches and ten marinas across Canada receiving the designation in 2022.

The Blue Flag designation is an international award given to beaches and marinas that meet high environmental, safety, and cleanliness standards. The...

Council Highlights: May 2022

Lambton Shores Council met on May 17 for regularly scheduled council meeting.

Council Highlights:

• A Public Meeting for Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendments was held for 6320 Lakeshore Road to rezone the property from Commercial to Multi-Residential zone.  The intention is to convert the existing commercial plaza building on the subject lands into a residential building with 7 dwelling units; both the OPA and ZBA were approved
• Council approved  one time  additional funding to assist with...

Local Elevated Risk Area Identified for Lyme disease

Lambton Public Health (LPH) has identified the Pinery Provincial Park and a 20km surrounding area - including Port Franks - as a high-risk area for Lyme disease due to the increased blacklegged tick population and the number of ticks positive for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

LPH has been using active surveillance techniques to identify the high-risk areas. Public Health Ontario's Lyme disease page has a map of Ontario's Lyme disease estimated risk areas for 2022, which shows areas in Ontario...