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Jan 14, 21 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative It is metaphorically raining in Chatham-Kent where COVID-19 is forcing staff to increase taxes to offset the costs of a declined economy and residents are wondering about the rainy day fund. On Wednesday night,...
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Jan 12, 21 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Budget season is right around the corner, as municipal staff and council gear up for their first 2021 presentation and budget consultation. The process will look much different this year due to the COVID-19 public...
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Dec 15, 20 •
0 Views • Business, COVID-19, Feature Story • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Chatham-Kent restaurants can continue to extend outdoor patio spaces after council voted to extend their temporary bylaw permitting the changes. On Dec. 14, council voted to keep allowing temporary outdoor patios for restaurants and bars until January...
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Nov 4, 20 •
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Bruce McAllister has been named the municipality’s general manager of community development. “We are extremely pleased to bring Bruce into his new position,” Don Shropshire, Chatham-Kent’s CAO, said in a media...
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Sep 2, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Municipal service centres are slated to reopen next week. Centres in Blenheim, Ridgetown, Tilbury and Wallaceburg reopen their doors to the public on Sept. 8. The openings are in addition to the Civic Centre, which opened on July 13, Chatham...
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Apr 16, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Letters to the Editor • Third Party • No Comments
Editor’s note: This letter is to municipal council members. Dear Mayor Canniff and council members: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are increasingly challenging for our community. We recognize that the current circumstance being presented is rarely...
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Mar 18, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo CKRecreation is looking to hear from Chatham-Kent residents on their swimming habits at municipal pools. The municipal organization launched a survey recently to better understand community needs and opportunities when it comes to swimming...
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Mar 11, 20 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Residents who have been forced out of their homes along Erie Shore Drive have every right to be seriously ticked off – at Mother Nature, and government. They were essentially booted out of their homes by the municipality on Monday just 10 days after...
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Feb 5, 20 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Bruce Corcoran • 1 Comment
For anyone who opted to put themselves through the ordeal of watching Chatham-Kent council’s budget committee at work last week, we have a suggestion for you: try self-water boarding instead. All joking aside, the process is fatiguing to say the least. We...
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Feb 4, 20 •
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Editor’s note: This is our compilation story reviewing the 2020 municipal budget process. For stories following each night’s efforts by council, click Budget 1, Budget 2, or Budget 3. Following three nights of budget deliberations that at times...