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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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Sep 18, 19 •
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Even it hasn’t happened to you, it most likely has happened to someone close to you – a break-in at your home, workplace or car. It’s the reality, and not just here in Chatham-Kent, that repeat offenders are resorting to theft to fund their addiction to...
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Sep 18, 19 •
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Chatham-Kent may have one of the lowest crime rates in Canada – 43 out of 50 municipalities of 100,000 or more people for violent crimes– but there is still work to be done and the public can help. Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff and Police Chief Gary...
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Sep 18, 19 •
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Even though violent crime was up in Chatham-Kent last year due to a murder and attempted murder, overall, the municipality saw a reduction in non-violent crime, according to the national Crime Severity Index (CSI). The CSI for 2018 was presented by...
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Sep 18, 19 •
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“Everyone needs a place to live.” That philosophy is what has been guiding Chantal Perry, Program Manager, Homelessness Prevention, Employment & Social Services for Chatham-Kent over the past six years of the municipality’s homelessness initiative....
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Sep 18, 19 •
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Driving down Main Street in Ridgetown, when you see the sign for JoJo’s Paradise Bed and Breakfast, you might want to make a point of stopping in to see what owner JoJo Thibault has cooking in her bakery and café behind the house. Thibault is a colourful...
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Sep 11, 19 •
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This rare breed Catahoula Leopard Hound, Toby, left, and his companion dog, Kyro, visited the CK Animal Rescue Love for Paws Dog Walk at Mud Creek on Sunday. Toby is deaf, and his parents had both dogs out for a walk to support the rescue and further...
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Sep 10, 19 •
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Black-eyed Susans stretch towards the sun on a late-summer afternoon on Maryknoll Road in Chatham. The return to school for our children may mark the beginning of the end of summer for us humans, but don’t tell that to the vibrant plants and flowers...
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Sep 10, 19 •
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There may not have been a huge turnout, but the people and their dogs who did make it to the first annual Love of Paws Dog Walk had great weather for walking the Mud Creek trail in Chatham on Sunday. Organized by Chatham-Kent Animal Rescue (CKAR), the event...
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Sep 4, 19 •
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The sun sets over Erieau Beach during a peaceful summer evening. As summer draws to an end, high water, however, remains a grim reality along the Great Lakes...
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Aug 28, 19 •
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It’s back – 12 Days of Positivity in Chatham-Kent. Whether you are a glass half full or half empty kind of person, you can’t deny that the positivity movement first inspired in 2016 by Darrin Canniff and Jason King is gaining momentum and supporters...
