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Jan 5, 21 •
0 Views • Bruce Uncorked, COVID-19, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Opinion First off, I am unhappy to say that due to the latest lockdown thanks to spiraling COVID-19 numbers, The Chatham Voice will once again suspend printing. We will, however continue to deliver the news to everyone online. It’s a difficult decision, but...
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Jan 4, 21 •
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Chatham-Kent’s active COVID-19 cases has surpassed 100. Over the long-weekend, 60 cases were added onto Chatham-Kent’s overall COVID-19 count, for a cumulative total of 776. Two individuals are currently hospitalized and an additional 123 are...
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Dec 31, 20 •
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For anyone panicking over childcare next week, there are options. After the Ontario government issued the province-wide lockdown, it meant in-school child-care programs were suspended until Jan. 11 at the earliest, leaving care between Jan. 4 and 8 up in the...
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Dec 30, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent Public Health reported 19 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon. The active total has reached 84 cases as six individuals have also recovered in the past 24 hours. Cumulatively, Chatham-Kent has seen 686 since the onset of the pandemic....
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Dec 29, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent is up to 71 active cases of COVID-19 as of today, and two long-term care homes have declared outbreaks. According to CK Public Health officials, tests revealed 19 more people in our municipality tested postitive for COVID-19 Monday, and another...
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Dec 28, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent police busted a church service in Wheatley on Sunday for violating provincial COVID-19 lockdown orders. The lockdown rules went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Boxing Day, and at 11 a.m. the next day, officers were called to the Old Colony...
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Dec 23, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran Keep on giving. That’s the request from representatives of local foundations, municipal government, several businesses, and philanthropists recently. The United Way held an online meeting recently with members of its co-investors table and...
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Dec 23, 20 •
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With a province-wide COVID-19 lockdown pending, organizers of the Chatham-Kent Community Christmas Dinner said the meal will go ahead on Christmas Day. The dinner takes place between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., takeout only, at St. Paul’s Congregational Church...
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Dec 22, 20 •
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The number of active COVID-19 cases in Chatham-Kent is back over 40 once again, as nine new cases were reported in the past 24 hours. According to CK Public Health numbers, we have 42 active cases, up from 37 a day earlier, as four people recovered. So far...
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Dec 22, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative COVID-19 has complicated the grieving process as family and friends have to find a new normal in saying goodbye to those they loved and lost. That is especially true during the holiday season where family...