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Mary Beth Corcoran is a Chatham native, born and raised. She studied Journalism at Humber College in Toronto and landed her first job in Lindsay as general reporter and dark room tech at Lindsay This Week. After eight years, she made the move to politics, joining the staff of then Victoria-Haliburton-Brock MPP Chris Hodgson as constituency assistant, and then press secretary at the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines.
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Feb 26, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent is a community that rallies behind good causes, but there has been no project that has garnered more local support than the Chatham-Kent Hospice. Since its inception, the concept of the hospice experience that allows people to die with dignity...
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Feb 26, 20 •
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The idea of enjoying time with your friends instead of meeting at funerals is one that resonates with a lot of people. The trio behind the Gathering of Friends Chatham-Kent – Ray O’Phee, Howard Morton and Mike Dorner – is hosting the third annual event...
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Feb 25, 20 •
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Residents on Victoria Avenue had a chance to look at potential improvements to their street at a recent public meeting and give feedback on the Victoria Avenue Infrastructure Renewal Project proposed for 2022. The public information meeting took place at...
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Feb 19, 20 •
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While the Personal Support Worker (PSW) crisis is in the forefront right now, the Canadian Association of Nurses is warning that an aging population is just one factor that will lead to a nursing shortage by 2022, by upwards of 60,000 nurses. That...
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Feb 19, 20 •
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It’s no secret I am a huge fan of Morena McDonald of 519 Events and Promotions, and I have been since meeting her while she was a reporter for CKXS Radio in Wallaceburg. I am also a fan of the events she puts on, particularly the ones for women, about women...
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Feb 12, 20 •
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Thanks to a family affinity for birding and a natural talent, Chatham’s Wilhelmina Waters is able to post incredible pictures of local wildlife, including several owls she has been following for years. In a rarely seen pose of a mated pair of Great Horned...
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Feb 12, 20 •
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As a Personal Support Worker (PSW) currently working in a long-term care facility, Jennifer Roose knows first-hand the struggle she and her fellow workers face each day to meet resident needs. Taking part in the Round Table discussions held by the Ontario...
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Feb 7, 20 •
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With snow finally in the air in Chatham, keeping warm is a priority for people. To help out that cause, and to coincide with the return of the limited-time Double Layer Tacos, Taco Bell Canada has launched Layers for Layers. According to Chatham Taco Bell...
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Feb 4, 20 •
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With our daughter off to university in the fall of 2020, Bruce and I will join the ranks of the empty nesters, and I will probably be found lying in Brenna’s bed, sobbing into her pillow and missing her terribly. Yes, I plan on being an emotional wreck when...
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Jan 29, 20 •
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The potential spread of the coronavirus, which first surfaced in China, has become a concern in Canada after two confirmed cases in Toronto. The virus, which is being described as presenting with severe flu symptoms, can be deadly to the elderly, the very...
