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May 2, 18 •
0 Views • Bruce Uncorked, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
A couple of decent, caring people I had the honour of knowing left our world in recent weeks. One was former Chatham alderman Mary Lee, who passed away in British Columbia at the age of 96. Mary cared passionately for her community, often butting heads with...
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Feb 17, 16 •
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Ahh, winter in Chatham-Kent. It’s like that old Bits & Bites commercial: “Every handful is a whole new ball game.” We never know what we’ll get in C-K for winters. The previous two were so brutally cold that when the cold snap descended upon us...
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Dec 2, 15 •
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We here at The Chatham Voice are huge fans of buy local, shop local. Support local business and help keep the Chatham-Kent economy moving. I can only shake my head when people are so hell-bent on saving a penny here and a dime there that they leave the...
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Oct 28, 15 •
0 Views • Bruce Uncorked, Feature Story, Life, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • 1 Comment
The Corcorans enjoyed a solid family weekend in Chatham-Kent, with good food mixed in. As I said, it all took place within our municipality. A few short years ago, we’d have had to head out of town for two key elements of our weekend. It started with the...
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Dec 11, 13 •
1804 Views • Feature Story, Life • Aaron Hall • 2 Comments
With the “first grandchild” in her belly, Candace MacBride was excited her parents were moving out west and closer to her. Chatham-Kent’s Cindy and Allan Gall had their belongings sent out to Alberta, right near Candace’s brother, who is stationed in...
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Jul 17, 13 •
459 Views • Bruce Uncorked • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Yard sales can be magical places where your needs can be addressed on a budget. And they can be downright fun family outings. For the most part, that’s what took place for the Corcorans on Saturday. We needed a few items for the new office of The Chatham...
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Jul 16, 13 •
366 Views • Bruce Uncorked, Viewpoint • Jim Blake • No Comments
What a week – hundreds of emails, social media attaboys and general goodwill from folks all over the community. It really does make us feel good, but then came the dreaded Typo of the week In the photo information about my adventures in the Canada D’eh...
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Jul 9, 13 •
419 Views • Bruce Uncorked, Viewpoint • Jim Blake • No Comments
Welcome to the first edition of The Chatham Voice. You’ve read our front-page story telling you why we’re here; let us tell you a bit about how we’re going to operate from an editorial standpoint. We’re unapologetically pro-community. We intend to...
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Dec 20, 12 •
195 Views • Uncategorized • Bruce Corcoran • 2 Comments
I’ve always tried to have fun in life, at all levels, including work. And I’ve tried to surround myself with fun folks. Folks who are negative all the time can just drag others down. Everyone has their down moments, but the constant negative waves...
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Dec 14, 12 •
254 Views • Uncategorized • Bruce Corcoran • 2 Comments
I had the pleasure Friday morning to take part in my first ever Goodfellows street sales event, where the local Goodfellows campaign took its efforts for public support to local stores. Chatham Coun. Michael Bondy had the unfortunate task of working with me...
