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Feb 8, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
There’s a state of emergency in Chatham-Kent this afternoon due to seepage along a Thames River dike that was breached in several locations near Poppe Road and Buchanan Line north of Tilbury. Mayor Darrin Canniff declared the state of emergency Friday...
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Sep 26, 18 •
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Tilbury District High School and Tilbury Area Public School will remain closed to students and staff on Thursday in order to clean-up the areas impacted by flooding in the buildings. Both schools were closed today (Wednesday, Sept. 26) due to flooding in the...
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Sep 26, 18 •
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Due flooding in the buildings and a power outage in the area, Tilbury District High School and Tilbury Area Public School will be closed to students and staff today. In addition, all bus routes for Tilbury District High School and Tilbury Area Public School...
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Sep 4, 18 •
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When the wind gets strong enough and comes from the wrong direction, the folks along Erie Shore Drive in South Kent still have to deal with localized flooding...
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Feb 26, 18 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Michelle Owchar • No Comments
Chatham-Kent police are diverting traffic along River Line east of Chatham near Harwich Road after a sinkhole opened up in the middle of the road late Monday afternoon...
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Feb 23, 18 •
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The John D. Bradley Centre is now open to accept residents leaving Thamesville due to the imminent threat of flooding along the Thames River. Anyone in the Thamesville area requiring transportation to the centre should call 519-360-1998. Residents who wish...
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Feb 23, 18 •
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Chatham-Kent Mayor Randy Hope this morning declared a state of emergency due to the imminent threat of flooding along the Thames River and is requesting an immediate voluntary evacuation of the community of Thamesville. “Information received from the...
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Feb 23, 18 •
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The Thames River is still rising in Chatham-Kent, and municipal officials warn there could be some serious flooding today in Thamesville. Both elementary schools in the East Kent community, Good Shepherd Catholic School and Thamesville Area Public School, are...
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Feb 21, 18 •
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The rain may have stopped, but the water remains on the rise in the Thames and Sydenham Rivers. In fact, both diversion channels have been opened. This from the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority: Over the last three days the Thames River watershed...
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Jun 29, 17 •
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Wind and high water led to the closure of a portion of Erie Shore Drive in South Kent this afternoon. The municipality closed the road between Bisnett Line and Erieau Road due to flooding caused by strong winds and the high water level of Lake Erie. Tim Dick,...
