For updates on what is happening around Sarnia-Lambton during the pandemic, join us for Sarnia Lambton Daily, weeknights at 6pm.

The Windsor City Council meeting originally scheduled for Monday, April 6, 2020 has been cancelled.

The generosity of the Windsor-Essex community has been significant as businesses have been donating medical supplies to help support those workers on the frontline. Boxes of supplies have been donated by closed dentist offices, hair salons and even the manufacturing sector where things like medical gloves and masks are used. The need for more continues, so emergency officials are still asking for any business to assess their inventory of supplies and consider donating them. Required supplies include: ·         Respirators, Honeywell 5500 Series and NIOSG P100 filter cartridges ·         N95 masks (model number: 3M18710, 3M9210 or 3MVFlex). If you have another available model of N95, please let us know so that we may assess if it is something that can be utilized.  ·         Nitrile gloves ·         Battery-operated infrared medical thermometers ·         Disposable impermeable gowns ·         General surgical masks ·         Hand sanitizer and/or disinfectant ·         Sanitizer wipes ·         Safety goggles These items would be put to immediate use in hospitals and by paramedics, fire, police and correctional services, as well as long-term care homes.  If you have any of the above and can drop them off, please do so at the WFCU Centre 8787 McHugh Street this Saturday between 10:30am and 2:30pm. Please pull up to the Community Rink doors off the main parking lot where staff will direct you after a short screening process. If you require the items to be picked up, please call 311 between 8am and 4pm, Monday to Friday to schedule a pickup time.

As the mitigation of COVID-19 continues within our community, Faith Baptist Church is offering to provide community support as much as possible. If you need assistance with getting essential supplies or are interested in volunteering your time, please connect directly with Faith Baptist Church at faithmuskoka.ca

• To receive help, click their Get Help form at faithmuskoka.ca
• To volunteer, click their Give Help form at faithmuskoka.ca

The Town encourages residents to show their neighbourly spirit during this time. If there are individuals in your community who are more vulnerable to COVID-19 such as the elderly and immune-compromised, try calling them to chat or see if you can help drop off supplies or prescriptions. Be sure during any community interaction to practice a recommended 2 metre distance, sanitize your hands, sanitize any supplies you touch or drop off, and stay home if sick. For other ways you can help during COVID-19 visit Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit.