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Jul 15, 20 •
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Mike Poulin, a resident of Chatham-Kent, is planning to ride 1,000 kilometres and raise $2,500 during the month of August for The Hospital for Sick Children in support of its fifth annual Great Cycle Challenge Canada. Founded in 2016, Great Cycle Challenge...
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Jun 18, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local Sports • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
By Bruce Corcoran How can your kids practise safe-distancing and burn off some energy during COVID-19 restrictions? At Wolfe Creek BMX’s track. Tom Maciejowski, president of the club, said the track, located just off Creek Road, reopened on Saturday....
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Oct 24, 19 •
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The WISH Centre is home to the Wee Movers on Saturday. From 9:30 a.m. to noon, the centre plays host to an event that encourages children to crawl, run, jump, throw, and catch with their caregivers. This event will include interactive learning stations with...
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Jun 3, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Expanded to help entire families in Haiti Change has come for the homegrown charity Hime for Help that has spent the past seven years helping children in Haiti. Charity founder Emily Hime said it has rebranded as RISE House and will expand its focus to help...
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Sep 27, 16 •
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A man is in custody after two little kids saw someone pleasuring himself in public last night. Police say at about 5 p.m., the two children were playing in a park on Wellington Street in Chatham when they looked over the fence into a ravine area and saw the...
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May 2, 16 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Todd Caldwell • No Comments
No matter how intelligent or creative a parent or caregiver may be in trying to stay emotionally connected with their child, they soon come to realize that the greatest gifts they can give to their child is quite simply their unconditional love and...
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Jan 15, 16 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local Sports • Sarah Schofield • No Comments
Participants get their game faces on at the BMO NBA All-Star KidFest Thursday at the Chatham-Kent YMCA. Children aged 8-13 attended the event held at the Y. The free event marked the 125th anniversary of the game of basketball. The kids enjoyed learning...
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Dec 9, 15 •
0 Views • Arts, Feature Story • Jim Blake • No Comments
Barb Masse’s directorial debut is not only a first for her; it’s a first in the history of Theatre Kent. Barb is directing Just in the Nick of Time, the theatre company’s annual Christmas show. It’s a comedy that will run Dec 17 and 18 at Kiwanis...
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Sep 1, 15 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Barb Lovell, Executive Director of the Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village, said she was “blown away” by the overwhelming support to the village’s first-ever Farm Safety Day. “I just can’t believe how well the day...
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Jul 1, 15 •
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A cold night outside the Chatham Courthouse only served to solidify one advocate’s resolve to battle for victim’s rights. Gabrielle Stringer, 43, said she opted to camp out on the court’s doorstep after trying and failing to get an emergency motion from...
