Things are downside up in C-K
Watching Chatham Kent council is like watching a table tennis match – with the taxpayer as the ball.
The latest bounce came this week when...
Accountability means trust
Last week’s story about the pay increase of Chatham-Kent Children’s Services CEO at a time when the agency is laying off staff and cutting...
The shame of inaction
The issue of woodlot protection will return to council in two weeks, following months of study and untold acres of clear cutting.
What began as...
Bigger not always better
We learn a lot from our readers and their stories, and this week’s articles about and Kent Bridge farmer Paul Spence and aspiring Chatham...
Why we reported on China
As you’ve noticed in this week’s edition, we’ve published information about the recent trip to China by Chatham-Kent officials.
There are those who might believe...
When things blow, we’ll let you know
The storms that ripped through Chatham-Kent last week brought out the best in our readers and online followers.
Thanks to friends of the Voice we...
Is the building half full?
Last week MPPs Rick Nicholls and Monte McNaughton held a media event outside a partially vacant industrial building on Richmond Street to hammer the...
Time to clear the air
The head-on approach regarding the Capitol Theatre issue could be the best thing to happen to Chatham-Kent municipal government in some time.
The ongoing questions,...
That was the week that was…
What a week – hundreds of emails, social media attaboys and general goodwill from folks all over the community. It really does make us...
The more things change…
As I was going through some papers in preparation for the move to our new office on Dover Street, I came across a copy...