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Aug 6, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • 2 Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent councillors polled by The Chatham Voice are divided on where they fall in the mandatory mask debate. But two things that they can all agree on is they are not medical experts and are frustrated the...
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Aug 5, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Letters to the Editor • Third Party • 6 Comments
Editor: Over the past few weeks, I have seen that there is much confusion in the general public in regarding what a mandatory masking order looks like. Many believe that everyone will need to wear a mask whenever they leave their home. This is not the...
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Jul 31, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • 3 Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent’s council will be presented with the opportunity to discuss mandatory masks at its next meeting in August. Recently, Tera Fox, a Chatham-Kent resident, launched a petition seeking to make masks...
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Jul 30, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
Colby won’t override provincial decision By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative School’s out for the summer and not a minute longer. As of Sept. 8, elementary school kids will be able to go back to class full time to attend school, with additional...
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Jul 15, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • 7 Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent’s medical officer of health is concerned that the debate on masks has moved out of the scientific arena and into the political arena during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. David Colby, told the Board of...
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Jul 9, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative While some municipalities across the province are making masks mandatory in all public spaces, Chatham-Kent’s chief medical officer of health is taking a more selective approach. Dr. David Colby told reporters...
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May 14, 20 •
0 Views • Business, COVID-19, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • 1 Comment
By Bruce Corcoran Titan Forklifts has unmasked its charitable side during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chatham business recently donated 250 masks to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. Rotimi Osuntola, business manager for Titan, said the company received the...
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Apr 13, 20 •
0 Views • Business, COVID-19, Feature Story • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Local clothing company Wooly Doodle is shifting production from clothing to fabric masks, following a recent request by the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) for businesses to help in any way they can. Wooly Doodle’s Elizabeth Suni, founder and...
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Apr 9, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
By Jenna Cocullo Chatham-Kent is organizing a drive for standard medical equipment, after COVID-19 has stressed the supplies personal protective equipment (PPE). Needed equipment includes: N-95 masks, surgical face masks, disposable gloves, medical goggles,...
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Mar 12, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
C-K stores facing sanitizer, mask shortage By Jenna Cocullo Chatham-Kent businesses and pharmacies are seeing a near complete depletion of their hand sanitizer and facemask stock, citing residents, out-of-towners and suppliers as the cause. Chris Miller,...
