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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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Apr 25, 19 •
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The recent decision of the Chatham-Kent municipal integrity commissioner that stated a former councilor contravened the municipal Code of Conduct by going to senior management with a concern from a constituent seems confusing and contradictory. One would...
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Apr 24, 19 •
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A local company will be showing about 150 area high school students from Grade 11 and 12 the ropes of the construction trade at a special Construction Day on May 2 in Chatham. Organizer of the event, Rebecka Heyink, Operations Manager at Henry Heyink...
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Apr 17, 19 •
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Giving kids a chance to play and grow into strong adults is an admirable goal of the C-K YMCA Strong Kids Campaign. In an era when electronic devices are king for anyone under 30, but especially school-age children, there is a huge need for access to...
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Apr 17, 19 •
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The second annual Friends of Chatham Gathering was more than just friends getting together to have some fun and enjoy each other’s company. The event, organized by locals Ray O’Phee, Mike Dorner and Howie Morton, with hospice volunteer Linda St. Pierre,...
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Apr 17, 19 •
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On a day last week with another critical injury incident in Carnage Alley, a section of Highway 401 known for multiple accidents and fatalities, the province announced the widening of Hwy. 401 between Tilbury and London. A local group advocating for a...
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Apr 16, 19 •
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The Ford government delivered its first provincial budget recently, one that may be surprising to critics who were expecting a “slash-and-burn” style of debt reduction. Rick Nicholls, MPP for Chatham-Kent Leamington, is busy promoting the first budget,...
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Apr 10, 19 •
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As a parent of a teen trying to decide what she wants to do with the rest of her life, I’ve realized I am incredibly thankful not to be a teen in 2019. The pressure our teens are under to choose a career by at least Grade 11 – so they can pick the courses...
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Apr 10, 19 •
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The student walk-out recently at Chatham high schools to protest provincial government changes to education has brought out the cynics in force, and it is somewhat insulting to the teens involved. Was every student that participated in the walk-out...
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Apr 4, 19 •
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“Hawks say no!” Students at Chatham-Kent Secondary School got their message across loud and clear Thursday afternoon during a student walk-out in protest of provincial government changes to education, including larger class sizes. Close to 400 students at...
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Apr 3, 19 •
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Two Grade 8 students at St. Vincent Catholic School in Chatham have taken their Kingdom Assignment to a new level thanks to the generosity of two local businesses who helped them bring their idea to life. Zinedine Machado and Luca Mastroianni were given $25,...
