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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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Jun 26, 19 •
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The busiest weekend ever in Chatham-Kent is now one for the history books, and what a weekend it was. From the RM 40th anniversary parade with Kid Rock sitting with RM’s Rob Myers as parade marshals, to the classic car cruise of hundreds of amazing...
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Jun 26, 19 •
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Young people and their families in Chatham-Kent will have timely access to Strongest Families Institute’s (SFI) skill-based distance mental health intervention services thanks to $300,000 in funding support from Medavie. The announcement was made June 20 at...
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Jun 19, 19 •
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“…for I am amazing in so many ways! Too bad you can see it with your short-sighted gaze. Go broaden your horizon! Expand your mind’s view! Your limits on me are reflective of you!” – Excerpt from “Too” by Susan Nuttall After years of working...
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Jun 19, 19 •
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When it comes to the water well issues faced by an ever-increasing number of home owners in north Chatham-Kent since construction began on wind turbines, it seems the people have reached their saturation point with government stalling on the issue. As...
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Jun 19, 19 •
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Camp Vincent, a summer camp for kids near Bothwell, is gearing up for another season, beginning with a mini-week July 3-5. According to Camp Director Paige Butt, who has been busy with staff getting the grounds and cabins ready, the camp runs for seven weeks...
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Jun 19, 19 •
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The contingent of people who headed to Queen’s Park recently to demand answers about a promised health hazard investigation are disappointed with the government’s response but are not giving up. Former Water Wells First member Kevin Jakubec went to...
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Jun 18, 19 •
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A group of Chatham-Kent police officers responsible for the successful Project Fresh drug bust received commendations from CKPS Chief Gary Conn at a recent Police Services Board meeting. According to Conn, the CKPS Intelligence Unit started Project Fresh in...
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Jun 12, 19 •
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An anonymous letter delivered to The Chatham Voice raises serious allegations against members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service (CKPS). What’s more, the writer says he or she has been a member of the service for more than 10 years, and “enough is...
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Jun 12, 19 •
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Families depending on water wells in the Chatham-Kent area for their water supply travelled to Toronto recently to collect on the commitments Ontario Premier Doug Ford made to investigate the sediments polluting the area’s water wells. Essex MPP Taras...
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Jun 5, 19 •
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It is no surprise to anyone living in Chatham-Kent that there is definitely a drug problem in our community. One simply has to read the police incident reports or a be front-line health care worker to see the real harm substance use can bring to individuals...
