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Jun 6, 19 •
0 Views • Business, Feature Story • Chatham Voice • No Comments
The Ontario government is holding consultations to hear from businesses firsthand on industrial electricity pricing and programs, including Chatham-Kent. Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines met with agriculture and chemicals...
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May 28, 19 •
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Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff welcomed the news that the provincial government has reversed planned cuts to municipal funding. “We were still compiling information on the cuts but there was no doubt the cost would have been significant,” he said in a...
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May 24, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
The old saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” clearly rings hollow with anyone sitting in charge in Queen’s Park. And that short sightedness will cost local taxpayers in the not-too-distant future. The Ford government is arbitrarily...
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May 7, 19 •
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On Saturday public librarians from across Southwestern Ontario met with Michael Tibollo, Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport as well as local MPP Rick Nicholls, Chatham-Kent-Leamington. “I think it’s important to show that members of the public...
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May 1, 19 •
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Mayors in Ontario are accusing the provincial government of downloading by stealth. According to Cam Guthrie, Chair of the Large Urban Mayor’s Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO) and Mayor of Guelph: “Big-city mayors from across Ontario are extremely concerned that...
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Apr 10, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Mary Beth Corcoran • 1 Comment
The student walk-out recently at Chatham high schools to protest provincial government changes to education has brought out the cynics in force, and it is somewhat insulting to the teens involved. Was every student that participated in the walk-out...
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Apr 4, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
“Hawks say no!” Students at Chatham-Kent Secondary School got their message across loud and clear Thursday afternoon during a student walk-out in protest of provincial government changes to education, including larger class sizes. Close to 400 students at...
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Apr 3, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
The province announced recently it plans to send our municipality more than $3.6 million in one-time funding, but Chatham-Kent officials have to apply for it. Rick Nicholls, MPP for Chatham-Kent Leamington, announced local funding secured from the Ministry of...
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Mar 28, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
With the government announcement dissolving Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) boards, ahead of the passing of Bill 74 – The People’s Health Care Act, there is a perception the government is moving too fast and with a lack of public consultation....
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Mar 27, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
Health Coalitions across the province, led by the Ontario Health Coalition, are calling for the public’s help in fighting the government omnibus Bill 74 – The People’s Health Care Act, that proposes sweeping changes to how health care is administered in...
