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Mar 16, 14 •
298 Views • Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
The CK Table steering committee donated $1,500 to Growing Chefs Ontario so that three area school classrooms can have the cooking and learning experience that goes along with the area food/culinary program. Executive director Andrew Fleet was happy to accept...
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Mar 16, 14 •
223 Views • Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
If you love purses – and what female over the age of five doesn’t – the fundraiser for you is happening April 12 in Chatham. The Zonta Club of Chatham-Kent and the Chatham-Kent Public Library are teaming up to raise funds for library materials that will...
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Mar 14, 14 •
310 Views • Feature Story, Life • Third Party • No Comments
Thanks to local photographer Elaine Weaver for sending us these photos. Above, a robin puffs out its feathers to stay warm as it looks for food in with the snow. Maybe that white stuff will finally melt and stay away. Below, a bald eagle soars overhead,...
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Mar 14, 14 •
198 Views • Feature Story, Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
There will be some interruption of services at the Chatham-Kent Public Library at the end of March, as the library is moving to a new online catalogue and computer system. As a result, the library won’t be able to register new patrons or renew library cards...
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Mar 13, 14 •
473 Views • Feature Story, Life • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
The RBC Foundation donated $15,000 Thursday to help fund the Kids Are Kids disability awareness program at the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent. From left, Michael Caverly, RBC regional manager; Judy Serruys, King Street branch manager; Tammy and...
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Mar 13, 14 •
2856 Views • Feature Story, Life • Jim Blake • 7 Comments
Karaoke at Mc B’s Restaurant on Highway 40 almost came a day early this week. The Oungah business at the junction of the highway and Countryview Line was a haven for more than two-dozen motorists stranded by Wednesday’s massive storm that closed the...
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Mar 13, 14 •
560 Views • Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
From left, Teri-Lynn James, communications specialist with TekSavvy, hands Rev. Matthew Kucharski, pastor of St. Ursula’s Parish; and Hassan Elkhodor, president of the Chatham-Kent Muslim Association, a donation of $2,000 to help fund the Interfaith Caring...
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Mar 11, 14 •
535 Views • Feature Story, Life • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
Community Living Chatham-Kent (CLC-K) couldn’t be prouder of team member Lesa Jansen, whose hard work and passion for excellence has earned her the prestigious Making a Difference Award from a provincial organization. Jansen, human resources manager...
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Mar 11, 14 •
317 Views • Feature Story, Life • Sarah Schofield • No Comments
Approximately 100 participants showed up to the SuperKid Glow Run on March 6 to run one kilometre in support of the Children’s Treatment Centre in Chatham to raise awareness. The next scheduled event is the SuperKid Easter Egg Run and Hunt on April 5 at...
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Mar 6, 14 •
1424 Views • Feature Story, Life • Mary Beth Corcoran • 1 Comment
A group in Chatham-Kent has joined the ranks of big-hearted people and organizations whose goal is to rescue stray, abandoned or injured animals and find them good homes. Pet and Wildlife Rescue (P.A.W.R.), was launched in January of this year by co-founders...
