Incorporation of the Village of Wyoming

It was a busy week at Lambton County Council back in 1873! 

On June 26th, 1873, Lambton County Council passed by-law no. 315 to officially incorporate the village of Wyoming. At the time, a survey had been completed which showed that the village contained 794 inhabitants.

The Lambton County by-laws provide us with an interesting view into the current events and challenges of the time. The county was responsible for many aspects including infrastructure improvement (by-law no. 368, to grant one hundred and fifty dollars to improve Lake Shore Road in the Township of Sarnia), staff salaries (by-law no. 325, to regulate the salary of the matron of the goal and to provide for the payment thereof), health and education (by-law no. 377, to erect the Town of Petrolia into a High School District), and other common occurrences (by-law no. 620, for licensing regulating and governing Hawkers, Peddlers, and petty Chapmen etc.).