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Jan 7, 21 •
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The weather may have cooled off last month, but Chatham-Kent’s real estate market melted any ice, as home sales were up more than 37 per cent from December of 2019. A total of 85 units changed hands last month, according to the Chatham-Kent Association of...
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Dec 16, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran A local business owner wonders what $50,000 a year in property taxes gets her. In Rachel Schwartz’ mind, it’s a broken sidewalk in front of their Richmond Street building, and municipally run competition. Schwartz, who with her husband...
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Dec 15, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran Local agricultural equity group AgriRoots Capital Management has teamed up with an investment bank to create a $9-million credit facility earmarked to help the agricultural sector. Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB) and AgriRoots will...
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Dec 15, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent restaurants can continue to extend outdoor patio spaces after council voted to extend their temporary bylaw permitting the changes. On Dec. 14, council voted to keep allowing temporary outdoor patios for restaurants and bars until January...
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Dec 8, 20 •
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By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Corn harvest 2020 has progressed well, however some fields have been impacted by a small amount of the disease fusarium. “It’s not as bad as two years ago, says Grain Farmers of Ontario provincial director Mark...
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Dec 8, 20 •
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The number of homes sold last month in Chatham-Kent set a new all-time record for the month of November. According to Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors (CKAR) numbers, 134 units changed hands last month. This was a large increase of 36.7 per cent from...
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Dec 1, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative The new owners of a Wheatley and Chatham funeral home are committing to the community of Chatham Kent. After changing hands several times, the former Denning Funeral Homes are now Kendrick Funeral Homes....
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Dec 1, 20 •
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Community Futures Chatham-Kent (CFCK) recently announced that businesses in Chatham-Kent may be eligible to benefit from additional relief funding through the Government of Canada’s Regional Relief and Recovery Fund. This additional funding has been made...
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Nov 25, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative COVID-19 isn’t stopping new businesses from opening up. On Friday, a dozen residents lined up outside Savemax Liquidation Centre on James Street, patiently waiting for the doors to open on its first official...
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Nov 25, 20 •
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3 Sons of Kent beers medal at provincial awards By Bruce Corcoran The owners of Sons of Kent Brewing Co. in Chatham like to let their beer do the talking, and their beverages were all but yelling at the recent Ontario Brewing Awards. Three Sons of Kent...
