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Feb 5, 21 •
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By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Highgate’s ‘Mission Impossible’ is heading to the finish line. In the midst of a global pandemic, the Mary Webb Centre has announced it has only $50,000 left to hit its $1.5-million fundraising goal. “It’s...
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Sep 4, 20 •
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Driver badly injured in accident near Highgate A person is listed in life-threatening condition after a vehicle struck a tree near Highgate yesterday afternoon. Chatham-Kent police say the crash took place about 4 p.m. Thursday on Orford Road where the...
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Apr 17, 20 •
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Criminal harassment Earlier this month, a woman reported that she was receiving numerous unwanted texts and Facebook messages from her ex-boyfriend. The man was cautioned by police to cease all communication with the woman. Yesterday, police received...
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Feb 12, 18 •
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“Telling your story is the difference between a life lived and a living life. We all have a story worth telling; writing it down creates an ongoing relationship between author and reader.” Facilitator and retired teacher, Patricia Pook will help you find...
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Sep 14, 17 •
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The Mary Webb Centre in Highgate will play host to the talented and innovative Andrew Collins Trio on Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. The JUNO-nominated, Canadian Folk Music Award winning mandolin maestro Andrew Collins finds himself – through no actual fault of...
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Apr 4, 17 •
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A Highgate man turned himself into police this morning after a woman told police of historical assaults. According to police, a man and woman broke up in January, and the man, despite the women’s requests, continued to call and visit her residence. In...
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Feb 21, 17 •
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East Kent Coun. David Van Damme recently asked Chatham-Kent council to consider a $250,000 interest-free loan to help out the Mary Webb Centre in Highgate. Van Damme is asking for council to consider setting aside funds for the loan to go toward the...
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Oct 12, 16 •
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Six years after it was saved from the wrecking ball, the Mary Webb Centre has broken ground on an expansion that will allow it to serve the greater Chatham-Kent community for generations to come. A $249,000 federal heritage grant and local community efforts...
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Mar 1, 16 •
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Belle Starr, the trio of Stephanie Cadman, Kendel Carson and Miranda Mulholland, has packed up the fiddles are and hit the road. Their winter tour will kicked off in Red Deer, Alta. In early February, and stops off Saturday at the Mary Webb Centre in...
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Feb 19, 16 •
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A 35-year-old Highgate woman was charged with mischief over $5000 after police were called to a Thamesville residence last night. The woman arrived at her ex-boyfriend’s residence in Thamesville shortly around 6 p.m. and began yelling at him and his new...
