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Mar 20, 19 •
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She may be 94 years old this year, but that doesn’t stop Frederica Polak from spending three days a week volunteering in the kitchen at the Active Lifestyle Centre in Chatham. Known affectionately by staff and the public as Freddie, Polak has been...
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Mar 19, 19 •
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Municipal officials say applications are now available for the 2019 round of the Community Partnership Fund (CPF). Council allocates funds each year for distribution to community groups through the competitive CPF process. Groups that have projects...
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Mar 19, 19 •
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Throughout the year, students and staff at St. Vincent Catholic School have been learning about homelessness in Chatham-Kent. Now, they’re putting their learning into action. After reading about homelessness in Canada, the Grade 8 students...
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Mar 13, 19 •
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Front row, from left, students Audrey O’Hara, Riley Graham, Peyton Parry and Sophie Garrow from Indian Creek Road Public School alongside their teacher Shelley Brady, back row, far right, presented a cheque for $1,413.95 to the co-chair Wendy Leveron,...
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Mar 13, 19 •
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The annual Hike for Hospice Chatham-Kent takes place May 5. It will again be held at the Mud Creek Trail beside John McGregor Secondary School in Chatham. “This event offers an opportunity to enjoy an afternoon of fun while raising funds to support the...
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Mar 12, 19 •
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For the next few months, the parishioners of Blenheim Christian Reformed Church (286 Chatham St. S.) will be worshipping in their fellowship hall while their worship space and the basement below it undergo a major overhaul. After many months of conversations,...
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Mar 6, 19 •
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Sarah Schofield/The Chatham Voice A fine layer of morning frost covered most tree branches and bushes on Feb. 28, creating a winter wonderland, and Thames Grove Conservation Area in Chatham was no exception...
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Mar 5, 19 •
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Every year the Chatham-Kent Professional Firefighters Association members participate in a number of charitable events. “We want to support our community anyway we can,” CKPFFA President Neil Woods in a media release. “From sponsoring sports...
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Feb 27, 19 •
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Chunks of ice that line the breakwall in Erieau catch the golden rays of the low-hanging sun that’s trying to warm the day over Lake Erie...
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Feb 26, 19 •
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Jessica and Stewart McDiarmid of Chatham recently won $100,000 with Encore through the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. The pair matched the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order to win the $100,000 prize in the Dec....
