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Jan 11, 21 •
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In a final act of kindness, a former local Rotary Club is helping to fund the purchase of a new and much-needed piece of diagnostic imaging equipment at Wallaceburg’s hospital. The Rotary Club of Wallaceburg donated the remaining $143,420.71 from its trust...
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Jan 8, 21 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Beatrice McIntyre humbly treats her birthday like any other day, even when she is marking her 100th year. “Oh I don’t feel any different. Was I supposed to feel any different,” she said. Although McIntyre...
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Jan 6, 21 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative The year 2020 was full of surprises for the Vienneaus, who found out they were having a baby after two years of trying. The year 2021 also had a surprise in store when their newborn baby, Kai Patrick-Ace Vienneau,...
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Dec 29, 20 •
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You wouldn’t know it right now from the rapid melting, but remember that white Christmas we recently enjoyed? Reader Ramesh Krishna Kumar Rema captured this holiday image on Queen Street in Chatham before all the white stuff melted...
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Dec 24, 20 •
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The Sertoma Foundation of Canada recently presented the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation with a cheque for $5,000 in support of the CTC-CK Speech Language Therapy program. Over the last few months due to COVID, the Centre has been providing the...
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Dec 24, 20 •
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Kent & Essex Mutual is passing on $41,000 in funds to Chatham-Kent community groups. The company was one of 49 mutual insurers to receive a one-time payment of $41,000 from the Cambridge-based reinsurer, Farm Mutual Re. These funds were earmarked for the...
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Dec 23, 20 •
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Volunteers with the Active Lifestyle Centre in Chatham had a busy time of it of late, baking up more than 8,000 treats for the holidays. The centre sold trays of them to individuals and businesses. Linda Lucas, executive director of the ALC, said this was the...
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Dec 23, 20 •
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With a province-wide COVID-19 lockdown pending, organizers of the Chatham-Kent Community Christmas Dinner said the meal will go ahead on Christmas Day. The dinner takes place between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., takeout only, at St. Paul’s Congregational Church...
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Dec 22, 20 •
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Leon’s Chatham once again helped area families and the Boy Scouts this Christmas. They donated Christmas trees to those families from the Scouts tree lot. For many years, Ken and Sean Edwards of Leon’s Chatham have supported Scouts through the bulk...
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Dec 22, 20 •
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In support of Chatham-Kent’s current homelessness situation, Entegrus recently donated $200,000 to the United Way of Chatham-Kent. The funds come from the power company’s Corporate Donation Program to go towards its COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund....
