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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 13, 19 •
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With the flooding disaster of 2018 still fresh in the minds of people in Chatham-Kent, the recent ice jam and dike breech definitely raised some heart rates along with the waterway. Knowing what can happen when there is an ice jam downriver, municipal...
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Feb 6, 19 •
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Canada has a long and very friendly relationship with Holland and its Dutch peoples. From the waves of immigrants who came to Canada to start a new life in between 1892-1911, 1923-1930 and 1947-1960, to a grateful nation for Canada’s role in liberating...
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Feb 6, 19 •
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At a Water Wells First community meeting recently, the members continued to express their frustration with the government’s lack of action to make good on a Doug Ford promise to hold a full health hazard investigation into well contamination in the area of...
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Feb 6, 19 •
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Students at John McGregor Secondary School in Chatham are learning to combine art with social activism thanks to their teacher and the Red Dress Project. Starting last year, Grade 9 art teacher Jenn McQuade brought the Red Dress Project, started by Metis...
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Jan 30, 19 •
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With a life-long passion for storytelling and filmmaking, Thamesville native Wes McDonald is making a name for himself with his company Torch Media and his news documentaries. A product of his first company Candlebox Productions, Torch Media is McDonald’s...
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Jan 29, 19 •
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All but two new councillors voted for a substantial increase to the salaries of mayor and council, bringing the yearly amount to $110,000 for mayor and $32,000 for councilors. In a report to council from management, the issue of upping council compensation...
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Jan 23, 19 •
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In its CK Plan 2035, Chatham-Kent officials state that one of three critical success factors is an “open, transparent and effectively governed” municipality. The other two factors are financial sustainability – paying down debt, a balanced budget and...
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Jan 23, 19 •
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Anyone looking for Bruce’s column this week, you’ll be getting the “She Said” version. For those of you who didn’t attend the Human Trafficking town hall meeting last week hosted by MPP Rick Nicholls, 600 people including teens, had their eyes...
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Jan 23, 19 •
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The reality of human trafficking in Chatham-Kent hit hard for the 600 plus people who attended the town hall meeting hosted by Chatham-Kent Leamington MPP Rick Nicholls at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre in Chatham Thursday night. Representatives from...
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Jan 22, 19 •
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Chatham-Kent taxpayers are looking at a 1.7-per-cent increase, about $48 per year on the average tax bill, right out of the gate for the 2019 draft budget, which won’t be finalized until after public input and council debate. The draft was presented to...
