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Feb 4, 20 •
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The Ontario government is working to develop regional transportation plans that will connect people across the province, including $500,000 for Chatham-Kent. Rick Nicholls, MPP for Chatham-Kent-Leamington, announced Jan. 31 that the government is releasing...
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Jan 21, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent will benefit from more than $5.3 million in infrastructure funding from the province, announced last week. It’s part of $200 million in investment this year through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) to help 424 small, rural and...
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Jan 15, 20 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Mary Beth Corcoran • 1 Comment
Tourism is a growth sector of a healthy economy that can sometimes be overlooked when municipalities narrow their new jobs focus to the industrial or commercial sector. Here in Chatham-Kent, we are fortunate enough to be surrounded by Great Lakes, a booming...
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Jan 15, 20 •
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Indigenous spirituality, communing with nature and tracking one’s food from farm to plate earned high praise at a recent tourism competition in Chatham-Kent. The three concepts also earned $3,000 each in funding from the Ontario Tourism Innovation Lab. The...
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Jan 2, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent is one of three municipalities to take part in a new Regional Immigration Pilot program from the province. In an effort to help businesses in small and rural communities attract and retain skilled workers, the Ontario government launched the...
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Dec 31, 19 •
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The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is set to receive nearly $1.9 million from the province to help with infrastructure support. Monte McNaughton, MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex and Rick Nicholls, MPP for Chatham-Kent-Leamington, made the announcement...
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Dec 18, 19 •
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Weed woes While local medical cannabis producer AgMedica Bioscience Inc. restructures due to a funding shortfall, industry and market experts predict other marijuana companies in Canada will face similar challenges before things improve. Earlier this month,...
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Dec 10, 19 •
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Local MPP Rick Nicholls, on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Education, announced a $2.1 million investment in the Lambton Kent District School Board (LKDSB) recently to support a child-care addition at Indian Creek Road Public School. The provincial...
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Oct 30, 19 •
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The lawyer for concerned well owner Christine Burke vowed the fight would continue. Eric Gillespie, reached at his Toronto law office, told The Chatham Voice the decision this morning by the Attorney General’s office to take over the case and withdraw all...
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Oct 30, 19 •
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Concerned well owner Christine Burke’s second day in court took place in a shorter time span than her first one two months ago. And there won’t be another. At least not in regard to her charges against several wind turbine companies, a provincial ministry...
