Snowballs, Christmas and the Ursulines
Saturday’s $500,000 gift from the Ursuline Sisters reminded me of a cold, snowy December day in my youth when the good sisters took time...
‘Burg water issue beginning to boil
We may find out soon if the municipality is really serious about wanting public input on where Wallaceburg will be drawing its water from...
Superpowers and nice people
I discovered a new power quite by accident last week.
No sooner had we started delivering The Voice when word came that Transport Canada had...
All aboard – or not
We were disappointed but not surprised that Chatham-Kent was left out of the announcement concerning a high-speed rail line between Windsor and Toronto. The...
What’s left for us?
Changes in health-care services aren’t usually seen as a good thing but when the public understands the rationale behind the move, it makes the...
Steering towards adulthood
With orientation out of the way and installation on the horizon, Chatham-Kent councillors have a brief moment to get ready for the large task...
A tale of two towns
The battle over the fate of the obstetrics department at Leamington District Memorial Hospital is eerily reminiscent of the ongoing fight to save services...
The heart of Chatham
If you want to know the heart of Chatham, it was on full display during a number of events during the past week.
Anyone attending...
Time to move forward
By now it’s old news that Mayor Randy Hope was re-elected to a third term in last week’s municipal election.
No sooner had the polls...
Local voice lacking in C-K
If you’re a hired as a consultant by Chatham-Kent, your words and opinions were literally gold to the tune of $5.3 million (gross) and...
