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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 •
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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...
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May 4, 17 •
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Randy Hope’s vision of the future for Chatham-Kent includes a new arena complex in Chatham, as well as another interchange with Highway 401. Hope shared his vision with members of the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce at the annual mayoral address breakfast...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Wallaceburg area residents should know fairly quickly if the federal share of a planned $2 million upgrade of Memorial Arena will be approved. Chatham-Kent council approved the application for $1 million in funding as part of the current phase of the Canada...
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Mar 15, 16 •
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The Skating Clubs of the Kent Region Skating Council will be hosting the Deveau/Winfield Synchronized Skating Invitational Competition at the Thames Campus Arena on March 19. Teams from all across Western Ontario, 47 in total, will be participating. Locally,...
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Jan 27, 16 •
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The public reaction to the proposed Bothwell Arena closing leaves us wondering if there is a better way to handle hot button issues or if we’ve just grown too big to handle things any other way. After two sparsely attended and uneventful public input budget...
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Jan 22, 16 •
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Power to the people who use the Bothwell Arena. They dominated Thursday’s public meeting to discuss the proposed municipal budget, as one of the ideas put forward by municipal staff this year was to close that East Kent arena. With no meeting on the...
