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Aug 11, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent residents are recovering faster from COVID-19 than they are catching it. On Tuesday two new cases were reported along with seven recoveries. To date, Chatham-Kent’s cumulative total of COVID-19 cases...
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Aug 11, 20 •
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Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Children under nine will be exempt from Chatham-Kent’s mandatory mask bylaw along with persons with a medical condition. At Monday night’s virtual council meeting, a bylaw requiring masks be worn in enclosed...
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Aug 10, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • 13 Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent residents will have to mask up. Chatham Coun. Brock McGregor brought a motion forward that council approve a bylaw mandating masks be worn in indoor public spaces. The decision passed with 63 per...
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Aug 10, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
By Bruce Corcoran Someone has been trying to break into the Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village, and they’ve left behind their DNA. That according to Barb Lovell, executive director for the village. Twice in the past seven days, someone has attempted...
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Aug 10, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Chatham-Kent saw 11 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days. Five new cases were discovered on Saturday and Sunday respectively, and one on Monday. CK Public Health does not report new COVID-19 cases on the weekend. Cumulatively, Chatham-Kent has seen...
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Aug 10, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Letters to the Editor • Third Party • 1 Comment
Editor: The following is just my personal opinion/observation. I am in no way forcing my beliefs onto anyone. Am I pro mask? Absolutely not. What a ridiculous, if not condescending, phrase to use. Same goes for anti mask. Just as silly. One of the reasons...
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Aug 10, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Life • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative It was a fashionable Friday in Chatham. Gentry Manor held a Fashions in the Garden event in an effort to promote local business while also giving residents a break from COVID-19 isolation. “It’s nice to go out...
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Aug 7, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Nine new cases of COVID-19 were reported by CK Public Health on Friday afternoon. Ninety-three cases remain active, and three of those individuals are hospitalized. For the fifth straight day, Ontario has reported less than 100 new cases of COVID-19. Only...
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Aug 7, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent residents would rather be safe than sorry. This week, staff at the Chatham-Kent COVID-19 Assessment Centre swabbed five times their typical number of residents. “We had unexpected increases in the...
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Aug 7, 20 •
0 Views • Bruce Uncorked, COVID-19, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Opinion By Bruce Corcoran Let’s talk masks, folks. The issue has seemingly polarized the entire community. So many people vehemently in favour, so many manically against. Dr. David Colby, our medical officer of health, continues to not make them mandatory...
