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Aug 4, 20 •
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The latest event to suffer postponement at the hands of COVID-19 is the annual Chatham-Kent & Lambton Children’s Water Festival. The annual three-day October event, originally slated this year for Oct. 6 to 8 at the CM Wilson Conservation Area, has been...
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Aug 4, 20 •
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Mobile drive-thru COVID-19 testing takes to the road again in the near future, hitting Wheatley and Dresden during the month of August. Testing takes place in Wheatley at the arena Aug. 11 and 12 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and at Dresden Raceway in Dresden Aug....
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Aug 3, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
A 7-Eleven store in Chatham is temporarily closed after an employee contracted COVID-19. The store, located on Grand Ave. West, Chatham, will be closed until Aug. 15 for cleaning. “We would ask any customers that may have visited the store between July 20...
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Jul 31, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
Walpole Island checkpoint in place for another month Jenna Cocullo / Local Journalism Initiative Five new cases of COVID-19 have been added to the latest surge in Chatham-Kent. CK Public Health reported a cumulative total of 248 cases as of Friday afternoon....
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Jul 31, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
The Lambton Kent District School Board (LKDSB) and St. Clair Catholic District School Board (SCCDSB) are looking to gather information from parents and guardians regarding plans for the reopening of schools in September. Both school boards will reopen in...
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Jul 31, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • 2 Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent’s council will be presented with the opportunity to discuss mandatory masks at its next meeting in August. Recently, Tera Fox, a Chatham-Kent resident, launched a petition seeking to make masks...
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Jul 30, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent’s recent surge of COVID-19 cases seems to have slowed down. On Thursday, CK Public Health reported two new cases, bringing the cumulative total to 243. Fifty-five cases are currently active. Four...
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Jul 30, 20 •
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As we are about to welcome in August, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent wishes to remind folks the next instalment of your property taxes is due Sept. 11. Tax notices will be sent to residents on July 31. Earlier this year Chatham-Kent Council unanimously...
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Jul 30, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
Colby won’t override provincial decision By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative School’s out for the summer and not a minute longer. As of Sept. 8, elementary school kids will be able to go back to class full time to attend school, with additional...
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Jul 30, 20 •
0 Views • Business, COVID-19, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
By Bruce Corcoran Optimism can be found in many different commercial locations and in numerous ways in Chatham-Kent these days, despite COVID-19. In the west end of downtown Chatham, a new restaurant opened recently. Loaded 2 Go has had its patio running for...
