OPINION: Council made the right call
Chatham-Kent council made a tough, but correct, decision when it recently voted to place the responsibility of water/wastewater development charges for new greenhouse construction...
COLUMN: ‘Y’all can feed yourselves’
A call for bids from local food-service providers to cater to the hunger of municipal councillors has created a social media stir.
Chatham-Kent officials put...
OPINION: What to believe and how to react
“I’ve got to apologize, this is the first I’ve heard about it.”
Those are the words from Premier Doug Ford when asked last week about...
COLUMN: Big-city problems land here
Editior's note: This column was written prior to the early Monday morning police incident in downtown Chatham...
Just what the heck is happening in downtown...
OPINION: Who is telling the truth?
The issue of the proposed York1 recycling and landfill proposal near Dresden is quickly becoming one of credibility.
At a March 1 public meeting, York1...
OPINION: Do they have the guts?
Here is our prediction on what will occur in terms of a re-examination of the size of Chatham-Kent council: nothing.
Nada.
Zilch.
Sure, council has asked a...
OPINION: We can do more
At what point will our governments wake up and recognize the serious impact opioids are having on Canadian society?
Sure, politicians talk of how deadly...
OPINION: Too many unknowns
Imagine Chatham-Kent being host to a facility that endeavours to recycle almost all the rubbish that is trucked into it.
Sounds great for the environment,...
OPINION: Literary bull’s-eye
The moment someone opts to run for office, a bull’s-eye is placed on their backs.
However, it is to the extent people will go to...
OPINION: The code says no
There are grumblings circulating around the ever-present Chatham-Kent rumour mill that some members of municipal council should be in hot water over how they...
