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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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A young budding artist in Chatham, and a huge Stan Lee fan, turned his grief into an artistic tribute to the comic book icon. Caleb Lewsaw, who just turned 12 on Friday, is a big fan of Spiderman comics and the webbed hero’s creator, Lee, who passed away...
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One Chatham man, at his wit’s end trying to get help to remove a sick raccoon from his property on Colborne Street, said something needs to be done to take care of the problem. Marc Dumay went outside on his front deck last week with his dog, and a raccoon...
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Nov 28, 18 •
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Helping to improve the economic development of rural areas, the RED (Rural Economic Development) Program is assisting the Southern First Nations Secretariat to the tune of $73,860. The RED program funds projects that stimulate economic growth in Ontario’s...
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Chatham-Kent will see one of its own as a vice-chair on the Ontario Association of Police Service Boards (OAPSB). Recently, the OAPSB held its annual executive election, and Chatham-Kent Police Services Board Chair Pat Weaver was elected vice-chair of this...
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Supporters of preserving our heritage in Chatham-Kent are breathing sigh of relief now that the Warrener family has purchased the former Kent County Courthouse and Jail building on Stanley Street in Chatham. The original white limestone building, built in...
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Next year will mark 200 years of an Anglican presence in Chatham-Kent, and with that significant milestone comes a community project exploring the history of Christ Church. As just one component of the bi-centenary celebrations, Christ Church of Chatham and...
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While its future still isn’t known, the former Kent County Courthouse and Jail historical building is now in local hands. According to local realtor Carson Warrener, his family purchased the building after the province put it up for public sale for an...
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Nov 21, 18 •
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There may not be just one simple solution to combat the use of the old Darling rendering plant in Southeast Chatham by a criminal element, but some kind of solution is needed. Concerns have been raised by business owners in the area regarding the continuous...
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Shoppers in Chatham-Kent have started to see the Salvation Army Red Kettles at various locations in the community, and this year, the goal has been set at $500,000. At a Red Kettle Campaign kick-off recently at No Frills in Chatham, Karen and Stephen Holland,...
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Taking matters into their own hands, members of Water Wells First delivered well water sediment samples from two Chatham township residents to the Toronto office of the Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health last week. According to WWF spokesperson Kevin...
