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Dec 12, 18 •
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It seems some people will do anything for money – money to help others, that is. For members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service, that includes taking a very chilly leap into icy waters. The Chatham-Kent Police Service Polar Plunge returns for a second year...
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Dec 12, 18 •
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With Christmas fast approaching, I found I just wasn’t getting into the Christmas spirit as our family usually does this time of year. But thanks to a couple of volunteer opportunities, I am in that place where Christmas music doesn’t make me want to poke...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) honoured staff, physicians and volunteers of the organization recently with the presentation of the Alliance Awards of Excellence and the Compassionate Caregiver Award of Distinction. The Alliance Awards of Excellence are...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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Members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service and support staff went overboard this year in their effort to donate toys to the Salvation Army. Organizer Kris Herfst said the group doubled its contribution, as the police membership and community really came...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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Support for the Chatham Goodfellows No Child Without a Christmas campaign this year continues to roll in from all over Chatham-Kent, and organizers couldn’t be happier. The Goodfellows 64th annual porchlight campaign is one of the highlights this year,...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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The Chatham Lions Club have volunteers selling raffle tickets at Giant Tiger in Chatham for two good causes. The charity raffle will run right up until the draw on Dec. 15 at 3 p.m., with proceeds to Chatham Hope Haven Men’s Shelter and the Chatham-Kent...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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Living true to the theme “We Give Today, To Improve Tomorrow,” Union Gas employees and retirees showed their continuing support for United Way of Chatham-Kent by raising $595,712 through the company’s 2018 campaign. “To say that I am proud of the...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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Ursuline College students perform a Charlie Brown Christmas play at The Armoury on Friday for the Christmas In Muskoka event. In its eighth year, the successful event raffles off 35 decorated Christmas trees and helps send hundreds of students each...
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Dec 5, 18 •
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As schedules and lives get busier and increasingly hectic, it can be hard for some women to take the time to truly take care of themselves. Organizers of the upcoming Live Well event are hoping to change that. Returning in January, co-conveners Sue...
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Dec 5, 18 •
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A young budding artist in Chatham, and a huge Stan Lee fan, turned his grief into an artistic tribute to the comic book icon. Caleb Lewsaw, who just turned 12 on Friday, is a big fan of Spiderman comics and the webbed hero’s creator, Lee, who passed away...
