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Blair Andrews has close to three decades of media experience as a writer and broadcaster. His freelance articles have been published in many local, provincial and national publications.
He moved to Chatham in 1997 to be the network news director of the Ontario AgRadio Network. The Chatham-based company syndicated farm radio programs to several radio stations across the province.
Blair received two gold awards from the Canadian Farm Writers Federation for radio news reporting during his tenure.
Before moving to Chatham, he was the morning news announcer on CFOS-AM in Owen Sound. He also worked at radio stations in Welland and Tillsonburg.
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Jul 30, 14 •
464 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Blair Andrews • No Comments
Hartley Vidler, credited with helping to shape what Erieau is today, has died at the age of 83. He passed away at his home July 27. The entrepreneur, who owned Erieau Packers and the Erieau Marina, is being remembered as a pioneer of the fishing...
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Jul 8, 14 •
738 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Blair Andrews • 3 Comments
Jarmo Jalava of Carolinian Canada, and planning consultant Jennifer Lawrence were on hand to answer questions about the proposed C-K Natural Heritage Implementation Strategy at a public open house. The community forum was held July 2 at Memorial Arena in...
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Jul 2, 14 •
404 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Blair Andrews • No Comments
For Randy Chilcott, Dec. 20, 2013 began as a routine workday. But that literally changed in a heartbeat. The truck driver from Sarnia had made his second stop of the day, picking up a load of cement blocks at Chatham-Kent Ready Mix. The day took an...
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Jul 1, 14 •
951 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Blair Andrews • 1 Comment
The long journey to the 2018 International Plowing Match (IPM) and Rural Expo in Chatham-Kent has begun with a call for hundreds of volunteers. The event will be hosted on the outskirts of Pain Court where eight farmers have committed 800 to 1,000 acres,...
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Jun 19, 14 •
1366 Views • Business, Feature Story • Blair Andrews • No Comments
Chatham is now an important hub of activity for the wind business of Siemens Canada. The company chose Chatham to be the home of its wind turbine training and distribution centre. An official opening for the 12,000-square-foot facility on Grand Avenue East...
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Jun 17, 14 •
966 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Blair Andrews • 4 Comments
An eight-unit rooming house at 47 Victoria Ave. has been boarded up after municipal and provincial agencies conducted an inspection on June 6. Several infractions prompted the authorities to shut down the house. The utilities were disconnected and the...
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Jun 14, 14 •
1002 Views • Feature Story, Local News, Relay for Life • Blair Andrews • No Comments
A smaller group came through in a big way for the Canadian Cancer Society. The Relay For Life held Friday and Saturday at the Chatham-Kent Community Athletic Complex raised $187,000, matching last year’s total with 19 fewer teams. “I’m so appreciative...
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Jun 11, 14 •
451 Views • Uncategorized • Blair Andrews • No Comments
Anti-bullying advocate Mike Neuts has taken another step in his goal to make schools a safer place for children. Neuts founded Make Children Better Now (MCBN) in 2005 after his 10-year old son, Myles, was killed in a bullying incident in 1998. With the help...
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Jun 10, 14 •
599 Views • Feature Story, Local Sports • Blair Andrews • No Comments
The Maple City Country Club is gearing up to host the Ontario Junior Girls’ Championship this summer. Set for July 15 to 18, the tournament will feature 62 of Ontario’s best golfers who are under the age of 19. The field will include two local girls –...
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Jun 10, 14 •
583 Views • Arts, Feature Story • Blair Andrews • No Comments
Future film students Courtney McAlorum, Samantha Ainsworth and Monty Langford were thrilled to receive scholarships from Connie Badour (far right), secretary of the Chatham-Kent Film Group. The group awarded each student a $1,000 scholarship for their film...
