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Apr 7, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo The Municipality of Chatham-Kent voted at Monday night’s council meeting to push back the property tax due date for residents and businesses. The 2020 interim tax levy date had moved from May 1 to July 10 and late payment charges from April...
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Apr 7, 20 •
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In the midst of overwhelming concern for frontline health-care workers, nursing home workers, and the first responders in our community, the need for personal protective equipment (PPE) has become the focus of many agencies. One local man is doing what he can...
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Apr 7, 20 •
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The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is augmenting its nursing numbers in preparation for a rise in COVID-19 patients. Lisa Northcott, vice president and chief nursing executive for CKHA, said staff will redeploy within the alliance, but there will be...
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Apr 7, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo On Tuesday, Mayor Darrin Canniff will be signing official documents lifting one state of emergency in Chatham-Kent, following the reopening of Erie Shore Drive. Council passed a bylaw at Monday night’s meeting to reopen Erie Shore Drive as...
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Apr 7, 20 •
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Part of the centre of Chatham was divided this morning following a serious morning collision involving a train. Chatham-Kent police say the collision took place about 6 a.m. near William Street. As of 9 a.m., the westbound train’s engine was partially...
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Apr 6, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent saw its biggest jump in COVID-19 cases on Monday, with now five new positive cases confirmed. All five individuals are self-isolating and their cases are related to close contact with a traveller. Two are women in their 60s, while two are male,...
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Apr 6, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran Even during the realities of self-distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the meals remain on wheels. The Chatham and area Meals on Wheels program continues to deliver about 300 meals a week to its clients, said Mindy Jenner, resident and...
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Apr 6, 20 •
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Life goes on, and speedsters keep getting popped by Chatham-Kent OPP. On April 4 just after 9 p.m., an officer clocked a vehicle doing more than 180 km/h on Highway 401 near the Queen’s Line exit. The driver, a 20-year-old Windsor resident, is charged with...
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Apr 6, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo For residents whose love of the books is long overdue, now may be a good opportunity to reconnect, online, with their local library. For those missing the physical library or looking for something to do, the Chatham-Kent Public Library’s...
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Apr 6, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo More than 1,000 students across Chatham-Kent have registered in the Student Nutrition Program but in place following the COVID-19 academic closures. As of Friday afternoon, 190 preschool kids, 704 from elementary school students and 174 high...
