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Lambton County, Ontario occurs as census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. A county is located in Southwestern Ontario. These are approach the northward by Lake Huron, which flows into the St. Clair River, the county's western border and part of the Canada-U.S.A. border. To the south is Lake Saint Clair and Chatham-Kent, another county in Ontario. Lambton County's eastern border follows a Ausauble Flow of any stream n until it reaches Lake Huron at the beach community of Grand Bend.

A county courthouse & big city within Lambton County is Sarnia (pop. 70,876 in the 2001 census), at the mouth of the St. Clair Flow of any stream. Them Blue Water Bridges cross the flow of any stream at Sarnia, connecting it to Port Huron, Michigan. A bridges come one of a occupy border crossings between these deuce countries. the flow of any stream is besides traversed by the rider ferry farther south, & a rail burrow diarrhea underneath it (likewise at Sarnia).

In todays world a petrochemical industry is arguably a first sector of Lambton County's economy. Constituted when you took World War II, Sarnia and a locality along a St. Clair Flow of any stream is page to the major processing centre for oil from either Alberta. A industry is and so permeant that it has earned this region along a flow of any stream a nickname "Chemical Valley". Typically a moniker is used when the chemical spill into the flow of any stream or even a day of extreme air pollution.

Touristry is a second crucial industry around Lambton County, especially along a flow of any stream & flow of any stream. A community of Grand Bend, and a Pinery provincial park are especially popular holidaymaker destinations, attracting hundreds to thousands of humans weekly throughout a summertime to their yearn, continuous beaches. A a share of Lambton County along Flow of any stream Huron called Lambton Shores depends almost totally upon a seasonal industries of touristry & agriculture for its easily-eudaemonia. There are too popular conservation areas along the Saint Clair Flow of any stream, & a conservation region known as Rock Glen Falls near Arkona along the Ausauble Flow of any stream known for its swell preserved fossils.

Though there are no protracted when significant to the county's economic easily-eudaimonia, agriculture is however what sustains several village in the interior of Lambton County. A trine virtually all popular crops come corn, wheat, and soybeans, although canola and sugar beets (among other items) come every now and again planted. Numbers of farmers raise cattle in addition to growing crops.

Municipalities
City of Sarnia Municipality (city) of Lambton Shores Town of Petrolia Town of Plympton-Wyoming Town of Brooke-Alvinston Town of Dawn-Euphemia Town of Enniskillen Town of St. Clair Town of Warwick Village of Oil Springs Village of Point Edward

A Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation occupies a Kettle Point vicinity, separate from either the circumferent municipality of Lambton Shores however involved in the county.

Communities
Alvinston Arkona Brigden Corunna Forest Grand Bend Petrolia Point Edward Port Franks Sarnia Sombra Thedford Walpole Island Watford Wyoming

The St. Clair Parkway Commission
A regional parks system of 18 facilities and over 500 acres of mainly waterfront parkland along the St. Clair River, featuring golf, marinas, fishing, campgrounds, day use parks, and Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic site.

Sarnia Directory
Provides a complete directory of businesses and resources of Sarnia and Lambton County.

Schoolbus Info
A site operated by the regional schoolboards in Sarnia-Lambton and Chatham-Kent to keep parents and students up to date on the status of schoolbus operations.

Sarnia-Lambton Palliative Care Association
An umbrella organization of health care professionals and consumers which fosters public awareness of palliative care services. Information, meetings, events, support and links.

St. Clair Child and Youth Services
A comprehensive range of children's mental health services to the Sarnia-Lambton area serving children from birth to 18 years of age, and their families.

Lambton Wildlife on the Web
Links to nature related websites including conservation authorities and nature hobbyists.

2 Dunes Lakefront Cottages
Two- and three-bedroom lakefront cottages for rent on Lake Huron at Ipperwash Beach. Includes pictures, rates and availability information.

Conservative Party of Canada: Sarnia-Lambton Riding Association
Includes a history of conservatism in the area, local news and events, and a membership and donations page.

Corporation of the County of Lambton
Official site of the County, with information about its services, government, economic data and opportunities, points of interest and attractions.

Rural Lambton Stewardship Network
Develops programs that preserve and maintain private land resources in rural areas.


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