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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 6, 20 •
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Analysis By Mary Beth Corcoran While sitting at home and self-isolating, a few things have become very clear to me while scrolling credible media sites. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has stepped up to be the kind of leader we want and need during this crisis....
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Mar 25, 20 •
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By Mary Beth Corcoran Editor’s note: This event took place prior to all COVID-19 warnings against large gatherings. Three friends had an idea to get people together while they were still able because they were tired of only seeing people at funerals....
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Mar 19, 20 •
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Amidst all the madness that is spreading online across social media right these days with the COVID-19 pandemic, one post in particular has a very simple but profound message. “Your grandparents were called to war. You’re being called to sit on a couch....
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Mar 18, 20 •
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Mary Beth Corcoran Shift workers and people wanting to be on the move in Chatham after 7 p.m. have a new ride option thanks to a pilot on-demand bus project until June 2021. CKTransit On-Request, Chatham-Kent’s first demand-responsive conventional public...
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Mar 11, 20 •
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By Mary Beth Corcoran Residents on Victoria Avenue have ramped up their campaign to stop a redesign of their street during a sewer reconstruction project slated for 2022 with a sea of orange signs and ribbons on the historic street. The Save Victoria Ave. –...
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Mar 4, 20 •
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The proposed changes to Victoria Avenue as part of the infrastructure renewal project to update storm and sanitary sewers has residents on the street – and across Chatham – fighting mad. After a public information meeting organized by the municipality...
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Mar 4, 20 •
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Residents want heritage street left as is Residents on Victoria Avenue had a chance to look at potential improvements to their street at a recent public meeting and provide feedback on the Victoria Avenue Infrastructure Renewal Project proposed for 2022 –...
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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...
