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Dec 16, 20 •
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By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Just five days after Chatham-Kent council voted to keep the ice in the Bothwell Arena, 20 hockey players stood out in the cold after booking ice. Municipal staff, they say, never showed up to let them in. It’s...
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Dec 9, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative In the latest on the to ice or not to ice trilogy, the Thames Campus Arena will now be used as a multipurpose facility. Council approved the decision on Monday night and as a result, community groups will have a...
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Nov 24, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative To ice or not to ice the arena? That was the question for Chatham-Kent’s council two meetings in a row, and on Monday night a final decision was made. With 83 per cent support, council voted to keep the ice at...
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Jul 16, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Municipal staff are recommending that council reopen only one arena by mid-August, as demand for ice-time has been historically low. A report will be presented before council at Monday night’s meeting...
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Dec 17, 19 •
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Thanks to a motion by Chatham-Kent Councillor Doug Sulman, the public is being kept informed on each step of the proposed arena complex project, including its costs. In October, council directed staff to submit an application for funding from the province and...
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Aug 27, 19 •
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Problems with the installation of a rubberized floor have pushed back the opening of the newly renovated Wallaceburg Memorial Arena until Sept. 20. Pre-season use of the arena was due to begin Sept. 3 with the opening of the regular season originally...
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Jul 2, 19 •
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A majority of Chatham-Kent council voted to move forward on preliminary architectural work for a multi-use recreation facility at a meeting recently, lowering the importance of cost of services tendered from 30 per cent to 10 per cent. In a report to council...
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Feb 26, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local Sports • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
There’s a growing group in Chatham-Kent looking to see the municipality develop a recreation/transportation/commerce hub at the site of the former Navistar plant in Chatham. With a public meeting on arenas slated for 5 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Civic Centre,...
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Feb 19, 19 •
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The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has released a survey to receive resident input on a proposed arena development in Chatham that would replace or repurpose Memorial and Erickson Arenas. Residents can complete the survey online at...
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May 29, 18 •
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Turn a vacant industrial lot into a bustling sports and transportation hub. That’s a vision Chatham-Kent Mayor Randy Hope discussed at the annual municipal update breakfast put on by the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce May 24. With the new $36-million...
