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Aug 20, 19 •
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To help fill the gaps in treatment for addiction, the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) has opened its Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinic. Officials celebrated with a ribbon cutting Aug. 13, but the clinic has been open for a little over a...
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Aug 15, 19 •
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The final passport clinic of the year run by local MP Dave Van Kesteren will take place Aug. 21 in Blenheim. The event takes place at Glad Tidings Community Church on Chatham Street, south of Blenheim, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Officials report there will not be...
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Jan 15, 19 •
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Hundreds of people took part in the recent blood donor clinic at the Spirit and Life Centre, some with an added incentive: Jocelyn McGlynn. The Chatham native and student at Western University has acute myeloid leukemia. She needs a stem cell transplant. The...
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Jun 30, 15 •
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Thanks to an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant and some dedicated local coaches, the Kent Havoc Rugby Football Club is holding free rugby clinics this summer. And depending on the public’s interest, Havoc spokesman Laverne Hanley said the club could also...
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Apr 8, 15 •
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Wednesday brought a different police line up of sorts to Chatham, as officers lined up to donate blood. In the Uniforms Unite to Save Lives Campaign, off-duty police officers, firefighters, and EMS personnel showed up in uniform and rolled up their sleeves to...
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Apr 8, 15 •
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Chatham-Kent police, firefighters, EMS and OPP personnel are taking part in a blood donor clinic today under the moniker of Uniforms Unite to Save Lives. The Uniforms effort is a month-long blood donor campaign. Local folks in uniform ask their peers and the...
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Aug 9, 13 •
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Glad Tidings Community Church in Blenheim is the site of the next roving passport clinic in Chatham-Kent. It’s the fifth of six, and takes place Aug. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The clinic does just about everything except issue the passports. Participants...
