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Nov 24, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Life • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
By Bruce Corcoran Organizers say it’s too early to tell just how much the community donated to The Gift on the weekend, but there is one thing they can agree on: They are overwhelmed by the support. Brent Wilken, one of the organizers of The Gift who was...
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Nov 24, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative More than 100 people gathered in Chatham Saturday to oppose mandatory masks, physical COVID-19 restrictions, and to share their thoughts on the pandemic. On Saturday afternoon, residents and individuals in...
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Nov 23, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Over the weekend, Dr. David Colby, Chatham-Kent’s medical officer of health, declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Winston Churchill Public School. This is the first school outbreak in the municipality. Previous cases associated with schools were not linked to...
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Nov 19, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • 2 Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent’s cumulative COVID-19 cases reached 473 on Thursday afternoon after CK Public Health reported four new cases. Thirty-three cases now remain active; one individual is hospitalized. The death toll...
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Nov 18, 20 •
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Walpole Island’s band office is closed for two weeks and all staff are being tested. This following a confirmed COVID-19 case within the band’s administration personnel. According to the band council, the decision to close the office took place Sunday,...
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Nov 12, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent is dealing with “a fairly large (COVID-19) outbreak,” according to the municipality’s chief medical officer of health. “We did a lot of tests, we have 60 pending from yesterday alone,”...
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Nov 12, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Chatham Voice • No Comments
If you need to visit ServiceOntario offices in Dresden or Chatham, you’ll now have to book an appointment. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has implemented an “appointment only” service in the two locations. The following offices had gone back to a...
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Nov 11, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Life • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative A nine-year-old girl is being dubbed the “R.O.C.K. star” by a group in Chatham-Kent that delivers food to the homeless. Mattea Marchand has raised more than $1,700 going around Chatham collecting money and...
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Nov 10, 20 •
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A new workplace outbreak in Chatham-Kent has contributed to 10 new cases of COVID-19. On Tuesday afternoon, a total of 12 new cases were discovered, and six from the weekend to Monday, bringing the active total to 23. Chatham-Kent’s cumulative cases now sit...
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Nov 10, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative The “new normal” may soon manifest itself in very real ways in Chatham-Kent, saving the municipality millions. On Monday council unanimously approved to continue allowing employees to work from home until...
