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Jul 24, 13 •
891 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
People coming into Chatham by train will encounter a more visually appealing vista on the north side of the tracks, thanks to Entegrus employees. The staff of the power company revamped a 400-foot stretch of land between the rail line and...
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Jul 24, 13 •
645 Views • Bruce Uncorked, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
For the second straight year, I spat on the road in Blenheim … and people cheered! Yes, I was at the annual Blenheim Cherryfest Saturday, taking part in the celebrity pit spit. And like last year, I didn’t win. But I did spit a little further. I...
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Jul 24, 13 •
508 Views • Bruce Uncorked, Feature Story, Viewpoint • Jim Blake • 1 Comment
Last week MPPs Rick Nicholls and Monte McNaughton held a media event outside a partially vacant industrial building on Richmond Street to hammer the government on the loss of manufacturing jobs. That’s what opposition parties do. Part of their job is to...
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Jul 24, 13 •
1544 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Sarah Schofield • 3 Comments
Two years ago, Lou Anne Fox made a decision that would change the rest of her life – and improve the lives of many others along the way. After hearing of a procedure that could help her close friend Wendy Primeau who has multiple sclerosis possibly walk...
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Jul 24, 13 •
641 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
About 80 local citizens withdrew up the Thames River July 17, reliving the retreat of British troops during the War of 1812. But rather than travel on foot along the riverbank or by canoe up the river, the residents retraced the retreat in the comfort of...
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Jul 24, 13 •
626 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
The municipality is looking for ideas to build a new monument in honour of Chief Tecumseh, the War of 1812 hero that fell in battle in what is now Chatham-Kent. Tecumseh, a Shawnee warrior and First Nations leader, formed a native confederacy and allied with...
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Jul 24, 13 •
302 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Sarah Schofield • No Comments
Chatham-Kent saw a powerful storm Friday evening, however by late Saturday morning, fliers had their model planes soaring in the blue sky at the Chatham Warbirds and Classics show. The two-day weekend event held at the Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport, brought...
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Jul 23, 13 •
353 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jim Blake • No Comments
July 17, 2012, was one of the saddest days of Ann Skelton’s life as her brother Larry McGee passed away at the age of 59. One year later, Ann helped get through the day by honoring Larry’s memory, and that of their father Russ who died 10 years...
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Jul 23, 13 •
719 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jim Blake • No Comments
The provincial Ministry of the Environment is investigating whether any regulations were broken as the result of crop spraying this morning along Highway 40 north of Chatham. Motorists reported a white mist coming from a helicopter spraying between Oungah and...
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Jul 23, 13 •
484 Views • Arts, Feature Story, Music • Aaron Hall • No Comments
It has truly been an evolution for Tegan and Sara over the course of their musical careers. The indie rockers turned pop-rock stars displayed their growing and changing sound on Wednesday night (July 17) in front of a near capacity crowd at the St. Clair...
