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Sep 25, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has yet to determine how it can spend COVID-19 bailout monies obtained from senior governments. In August the provincial government announced more than $5.8 million for...
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Sep 15, 20 •
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The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority (LTVCA) stewardship department has received a $40,000 grant through Wildlife Habitat Canada (WHC) for watershed-wide wetland restoration. Funding will support wetland projects created between April 1 of this year...
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Sep 11, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Students not returning to the classroom, be it face-to-face or virtual, are costing the Lambton-Kent District School Board (LKDSB) $1.25 million in funding. The parents of approximately 100 students, out of a...
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Sep 2, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran The first response by local politicians to social media accusations that Chatham-Kent’s mask bylaw came about because of funding from senior governments was surprise. Brock McGregor, the councillor who brought forward the motion for a mask...
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Aug 12, 20 •
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70 of 169 applicants receive recovery support By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Forty per cent of applicants to the Chatham-Kent Small Business Recovery Grant will be receiving financial aid as they reopen for business. Through the municipal grant...
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Aug 12, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative If taxes go up in Chatham-Kent, it won’t be to offset municipal COVID-19 expenses. On Wednesday the provincial government announced more than $5.8 million to help with the incurred costs from the pandemic. ...
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Aug 6, 20 •
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The Ontario government recently announced it is investing $83 million through the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) to provide grants to help eligible non-profit organizations across the province, including non-profits and Royal Canadian Legions in...
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Aug 5, 20 •
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It took about a year, but Chatham-Kent is getting more than $1.6 million in senior-level government funding for several transit projects. The province received federal approval for the projects today, according to Chatham-Kent Leamington MPP Rick Nicholls....
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Jul 24, 20 •
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Ontario has received approval from the federal government to move forward with long-awaited road infrastructure projects in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, including replacement of a culvert on Tecumseh Road on Walpole Island. “I’m excited to finally receive...
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Jul 22, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Citizen committee members of Chatham-Kent’s community grant program are asking municipal staff for better communication when it comes to allocating funds. The local committee members are also upset over their...
