OPINION: Restricted access
We have for years supported the idea of a smaller municipal council, but with other factors in play, perhaps this is not a wise...
OPINION: No easy fix
There is no sure-fire way to immediately fix the homeless problem in Chatham-Kent, and beyond.
That is a grim reality, one that unfortunately that has...
OPINION: At least we’re not Sarnia
As municipal budget season came and went, an uproar in Sarnia helped put things in perspective for us.
Yes, we here in Chatham-Kent, have 18...
OPINION: Unknown no more
Our unknown solider is known, and it does our hearts good to know we were able to get a photograph of a local Second...
OPINION: Numbers game
One nine-letter word is enough to tell all Chatham-Kent taxpayers why there should always be a budget with a municipal tax increase.
Inflation.
That dastardly word...
OPINION: Egg-spensive
So, we have a two-year pilot project for backyard chickens in Chatham-Kent. Finally.
It does come at a high price: $485 just to get involved,...
OPINION: Time to rebuild in Wheatley
It’s over.
Hopefully, at least.
Cautious optimism surrounds the declaration by municipal officials that the Wheatley emergency is indeed done.
On the evening of Aug. 21, 2021,...
COLUMN: The results of poor procrastination
I can but wonder if some of those in opposition to the concept of shifting municipal operations, the Chatham library branch and the museum...
OPINION: Information interruption
What a mess.
There is no other way to describe the public consultation/feedback process on the proposed Chatham-Kent Community Hub project.
Council sat through 21 live...
COLUMN: Trust Wisely: Navigating news in the age of misinformation
By Natalie Turvey/Special to The Voice
At a time when Artificial Intelligence generates convincing fake videos and social media platforms amplify falsehoods at lightning speed,...
