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Jul 9, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
Mayor expects to hear about deficit funding next month By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative More than 100 businesses applied to the Chatham-Kent Small Business Recovery Grant Program within the first week of open applications. Small businesses,...
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Jul 9, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative While some municipalities across the province are making masks mandatory in all public spaces, Chatham-Kent’s chief medical officer of health is taking a more selective approach. Dr. David Colby told reporters...
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Jul 9, 20 •
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Editor: I’m mad. Why? Because I have dozens of brothers and sisters on the frontlines of medicine and medical technology across North America who now have to find it in them to once again step into the fray as COVID starts to resurge in the U.S. and...
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Jul 8, 20 •
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Municipal officials said they plan on gradually reopening Chatham-Kent facilities, and will start with the Civic Centre on Friday. Doors will reopen to the public at 8:30 a.m. to the King Street building, the same day the deferred May 1 taxes are due....
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Jul 8, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent-Leamington MPP Rick Nicolls today announced the province will provide the municipality with nearly $40,000 in funding in an effort to keep transit riders and operators safe, and reduce. The funding is part of $15 million in provincial support...
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Jul 7, 20 •
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Tax hikes or service cuts loom otherwise Mayors from across the province – including Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff – called out today to the Ontario and federal government to deliver move financial support to municipalities hamstrung by the COVID-19...
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Jul 3, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran Regional Rotarians are in the process of fundraising for masks for area hospitals, and the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has already benefitted to the tune of $27,622 as a result. Don “Sparky” Leonard, regional governor for Rotary...
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Jul 2, 20 •
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C-K’s Small Business Recovery Grant open for applications Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative There is no word yet on when Stage 3 of Ontario’s reopening strategy will commence, according to Chatham-Kent’s medical officer of health. At a...
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Jul 2, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran In an effort to help improve seniors’ mental health during COVID-19 isolation, several organizations have banded together to allow students to virtually adopt a grandparent. The United Way of Chatham-Kent, in partnership with CK Public...
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Jun 30, 20 •
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As was the case with so many other charity events, COVID-19 threw this year’s Hike for Hospice a curveball. Organizers may not have hit a grand slam, but it’s pretty clear they homered, raising more than $79,000. The annual fundraiser for the Chatham-Kent...
