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Jan 9, 14 •
477 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Jim Blake • No Comments
Local residents will soon know how seriously their elected officials are taking concerns about tax rates and municipal spending. Chatham-Kent’s base budget (with a 1.3% increase built-in) will be presented next Tuesday. Coun. Michael Bondy’s motion...
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Dec 31, 13 •
408 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Jim Blake • No Comments
It’s the natural state of things that people and organizations take stock at the beginning of a new year and make plans and wishes for the next 12 months. With that in mind, here are a few things (in no particular order) we’d like to see for our...
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Dec 30, 13 •
1605 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Jim Blake • 9 Comments
The drive-thru has become a staple of Canadian life. Whether it’s for the morning jolt of java, the burger on the go, the late-night snack or something else, we all use them. Having said that, there are those people who day-after-freaking-day, just don’t...
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Dec 24, 13 •
376 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Jim Blake • No Comments
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Chatham’s (England) Charles Dickens used that phrase to begin “A tale of Two Cities” more than 150 years ago but he just as easily could have been speaking about the celebration of Christmas in...
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Dec 18, 13 •
493 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Jim Blake • No Comments
The latest in a seemingly never-ending series of scandals landed on the desk of Premier Kathleen Wynne last week with the news that Ontario Power Generation management is rife with incompetence and a sense of entitlement. Three top executives were fired in...
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Dec 12, 13 •
420 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Jim Blake • No Comments
We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: this is one amazing community. Last week alone, we had en eight year-old making bracelets to raise funds for Philippine disaster relief, the Blenheim Youth Centre making and decorating stockings for the Chatham...
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Dec 4, 13 •
484 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Jim Blake • 1 Comment
While we’ve had our share of bad economic news lately, there are also positives. Innovative Hydrogen Solutions of Toronto will have its hydrogen injection systems produced inside the Cross Country Trailers facility in Blenheim, a deal that could lead to...
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Nov 27, 13 •
584 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Jim Blake • No Comments
Chatham-Kent council’s decision Monday to approve funding for a proposed hospice is an example of democracy in action. It was messy, occasionally loud, and wandered off base at times, but in the end, West Kent Coun. Brian King’s sentiment that “it’s...
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Nov 20, 13 •
547 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Jim Blake • No Comments
“Too Big to Fail” was a book and later a movie about how the American government bailed out U.S. banks because not to do so would have caused even more damage to the economy. Last week’s closure of Heinz in Leamington and dismantling of Sydenham...
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Nov 13, 13 •
404 Views • Viewpoint • Jim Blake • No Comments
There are times we may be tempted to look at all of the issues in the world, shrug and develop a “What can I do?” attitude. Some recent Chatham Voice stories show that regardless of the situation you find yourself in, you can make a difference. This...
