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Jul 30, 20 •
0 Views • Business, COVID-19, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
By Bruce Corcoran Optimism can be found in many different commercial locations and in numerous ways in Chatham-Kent these days, despite COVID-19. In the west end of downtown Chatham, a new restaurant opened recently. Loaded 2 Go has had its patio running for...
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Feb 22, 17 •
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Two Chatham-Kent councillors, two Historic Downtown Chatham BIA personnel and one journalist received a tour of the downtown high-rise project recently. On Feb. 15, Chatham councillors Darrin Canniff and Brock McGregor, along with BIA administrator Connie...
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Dec 13, 16 •
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Just 11 days before Christmas, the bulk of King Street in downtown Chatham will be closed for much of the shopping day to accommodate snow removal. According to municipal staff, King Street West will be closed to vehicular traffic between Third Street and...
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Jun 20, 16 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jim Blake • No Comments
Anyone hoping that the removal of the crane adorning the ongoing $50 million Boardwalk on the Thames condominium project would mean re-opening a lane of King Street will be in for a disappointment. Officials at the municipal transportation and engineering...
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Feb 25, 16 •
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Chatham-Kent Police are now aware of four recent incidents in which a man has approached women from behind and inappropriately touched them in the city centre. The first report was of an incident Friday, Feb. 12, around 8:20 p.m. when a 24-year-old Chatham...
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Jan 5, 16 •
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The Chatham-Kent Police were called to a King Street East business Chatham on Monday, January 4 at approximately 8:45 am in regards to a break and enter. Investigation revealed that unknown person(s) forced their way into the premise and stole a number of...
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Dec 21, 15 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jim Blake • No Comments
Yesterday afternoon, a business on King Street East in Chatham called police to report an unwanted man in their store. The man was loitering inside the store without making any purchases. The man left the area on a bicycle prior to police arrival, however...
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Nov 25, 15 •
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Around 5:00 p.m. last night, the TD Canada Trust Bank on St. Clair Street in Chatham received an anonymous phone call from a man threatening to cause harm to those at the bank. Employees and customers were quickly evacuated and the bank closed their doors for...
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Nov 3, 15 •
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King Street West between Fifth Street and William was closed by police for a time this afternoon after a flatbed 18-wheeler hauling metal construction material jackknifed next to the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Workers on site had to remove the part...
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Aug 26, 15 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jim Blake • 14 Comments
Chatham-Kent Mayor Randy Hope said of embattled downtown developer Victor Boutin, “I wouldn’t blame Victor if he packed up and left.” Construction is continuing slowly Boutin’s Everlast firm’s $50 million Boardwalk on the Thames...
