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Apr 9, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran Even as municipal officials put out a call for personal protective equipment for local health-care workers, citizens such as Becky Fixter are a step ahead of them. Fixter, a local artist, dropped off a supply of fabric masks for the oncology...
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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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The Chatham Goodfellows motto is, “No Child Without a Christmas,” but they are going a little further, a little earlier in the year. According to the organization, a key statement in their Code is “It’s helping the young and old to know that...
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Apr 3, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo Wallaceburg resident Tim English is organizing a weeklong door-to-door food drive in the wake of shortages at the local food bank. “It is apparent that the shelves are getting empty and not receiving the donations they normally would. I am...
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Apr 3, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran Chatham-Kent residents Mike and Mary Genge are self-distancing these days and working from home, but still managing to help others. Mike, executive director of the Foundation of the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent, and Mary,...
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Apr 3, 20 •
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Chatham Voice reader Alex VanderEnde sent in this apocalypse-esque photo of the playground at Sertoma Park in Chatham recently. Even on warm, sunny days and with no children in school, the playgrounds sit empty, as people are forbidden by the municipality to...
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Apr 2, 20 •
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St. Clair Catholic District School Board (SCCDSB) employees are contributing $10,000 towards feeding the hungry. The COVID-19 pandemic has left hundreds of students without nutritious meals throughout the day, as school closures means no access to the...
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Apr 1, 20 •
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One Beer Store in Chatham will begin to accept empties as of April 6, following a previous decision to suspend the service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The service will only resume at the 132 Richmond St. location and store hours will be modified to 10...
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Apr 1, 20 •
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Service started by Wallaceburg student who wants to help others. By Bruce Corcoran Madison Hetherington is not your average university student. At a time when some young adults are grumbling about self-distancing and interruptions in their daily lives by...
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Apr 1, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent’s Festival of Nations is back on hiatus. After returning in 2019 following a 20-year absence, the event is cancelled for this year, and organizers blame the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement released by event co-chairs Mayor Darrin Canniff, Tracy...
