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Jan 22, 21 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • 1 Comment
By Bruce Corcoran Cannabis is legal in Canada now, but local police officials said organize crime remains very much involved in the weed business. Since September, Chatham-Kent police have raided four large-scale operations, seizing $25.5 million in marijuana...
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Jan 21, 21 •
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Residents of Chatham-Kent may be in a lockdown, but local large-scale pot growers are in lock up. Following a $7.3 million seizure of more than 7,300 plants at a greenhouse facility on Maynard Line last September, Chatham-Kent police (CKPS) have in the past...
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Oct 8, 20 •
0 Views • Business, Feature Story • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative A Chatham-Kent business owner, and his business partner, are elevating Blenheim’s local economy. Higher Limits, owned by Greg Kazarian and Philip Bradbury, is set to have its grand opening on Saturday. It will...
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Sep 21, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent police say they’ve pulled out $7.3 million in illegal marijuana from a greenhouse facility on Maynard Line. On Sept. 16, members of the Intelligence unit executed the search warrant at the facility. Over a three-day period, police dismantled an...
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Sep 4, 20 •
0 Views • Business, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
By Bruce Corcoran The We Store, Chatham’s only legal cannabis store at this point, celebrated its grand opening on the weekend. Mayor Darrin Canniff stopped by to congratulate staff and ownership. He sees the store as beneficial to the municipality and to...
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Aug 19, 20 •
0 Views • Business, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
By Bruce Corcoran The people behind Chatham’s first cannabis store, The We Store, hope to be open on Saturday. Rob Katzman, a Windsor-area businessman and a driving force behind The We Store brand, said the company hopes to take possession of product Friday...
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May 21, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent OPP bagged a speeder Tuesday evening, as well as about 15 pounds of pot. Police say an officer was clocking vehicles on the 401 near Orford Road when a westbound vehicle zipped by doing more than 150 km/h in a 100-km/h zone. The officer pulled...
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Mar 27, 20 •
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Robbery charges Yesterday afternoon, a male teen was walking on Wellington Street East in Chatham when he was approached by a male youth known to him. The youth threatened to hurt the teen if he didn’t give him the chain that was around his neck. The teen...
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Mar 12, 20 •
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A traffic stop on Victoria Avenue in Chatham led to a drug bust by Chatham-Kent police yesterday. Police say an officer pulled a vehicle over on Victoria Avenue near James Street Wednesday afternoon, and observed the driver get out of the car and toss...
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Feb 5, 20 •
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One switchblade and a small amount of cannabis resin is all that a drug raid by Chatham-Kent police yielded Tuesday night. Members of the Intelligence Unit called in the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) to execute a drug warrant at a residence on Gray...
