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Jul 17, 13 •
1271 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Chatham Voice • 1 Comment
The municipality is looking for ideas to build a new monument in honour of Chief Tecumseh, the War of 1812 hero that fell in battle in what is now Chatham-Kent. Tecumseh, a Shawnee warrior and First Nations leader, formed a native confederacy and allied with...
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Jul 17, 13 •
332 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jim Blake • No Comments
July 17, 2012, was one of the saddest days of Ann Skelton’s life as her brother Larry McGee passed away at the age of 59. One year later, Ann helped get through the day by honoring Larry’s memory, and that of their father Russ who died 10 years ago,...
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Jul 17, 13 •
883 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Aaron Hall • 1 Comment
Some local divers beat the heat on Saturday, with the help of a few American friends. Red Devil Scuba gathered in Port Lambton, along the shores of the St. Clair River. Joining the local club for the venture was a group of divers from Michigan. Gary Smith,...
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Jul 17, 13 •
1419 Views • Business, Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • 9 Comments
While Halloween takes place at the end of October, many Chatham-Kent residents got a bit of a fright to start July. Their tax bills arrived in the mail. Chatham-Kent council lauded itself for holding the tax increase to 3.2%, but reality set in with the...
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Jul 17, 13 •
858 Views • Feature Story, Local News • April Colby • 2 Comments
Although a Rottweiler attack tore her apart physically, it hasn’t destroyed the spirit of a Chatham couple’s Toy Pomeranian. Cinta, who was savaged July 6 in an attack at a Clair Street plaza parking lot, had the tube draining her wounds removed...
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Jul 16, 13 •
454 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Blair Andrews • No Comments
While the wet weather has idled sports fields, there’s a flurry of activity behind the scenes as organizers work to make up for lost time. “Schedule, schedule, schedule,” is how Bob Weedon, president of the Maple City Slo Pitch League described the...
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Jul 16, 13 •
499 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Just because mosquitoes rose from the ground like a zombie apocalypse following all the rain we’ve had doesn’t mean it will be a bad year for West Nile virus. Michael Hatten, a public health inspector with Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit, said one...
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Jul 16, 13 •
1051 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Chatham Voice • No Comments
If you are looking to beat the heat, don’t bother driving to Lake Erie or Lake St. Clair. A bacterial bloom has led the water to resemble pea soup and the health unit has closed Chatham-Kent beaches as a result. Cyanobacteria, also known and blue-green...
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Jul 16, 13 •
486 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • 1 Comment
A large portion of south Chatham lost power briefly around the lunch hour today. Entegrus crews restored power in the area in about 20 minutes. The outage, which affected about 2,800 customers, was due to an equipment problem at a main feeder, Entegrus...
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Jul 16, 13 •
529 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Aaron Hall • No Comments
The Chatham-Kent Black Mecca Museum is getting the core grant they were accustomed to receiving after all. Despite being left off the initial list recommended by staff, Chatham Coun. Derek Robertson entered a successful motion to have the $34,022 recommended...
