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Feb 4, 20 •
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The Ontario government is working to develop regional transportation plans that will connect people across the province, including $500,000 for Chatham-Kent. Rick Nicholls, MPP for Chatham-Kent-Leamington, announced Jan. 31 that the government is releasing...
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Jan 21, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent will benefit from more than $5.3 million in infrastructure funding from the province, announced last week. It’s part of $200 million in investment this year through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) to help 424 small, rural and...
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Jan 15, 20 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Mary Beth Corcoran • 1 Comment
Tourism is a growth sector of a healthy economy that can sometimes be overlooked when municipalities narrow their new jobs focus to the industrial or commercial sector. Here in Chatham-Kent, we are fortunate enough to be surrounded by Great Lakes, a booming...
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Jan 15, 20 •
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Indigenous spirituality, communing with nature and tracking one’s food from farm to plate earned high praise at a recent tourism competition in Chatham-Kent. The three concepts also earned $3,000 each in funding from the Ontario Tourism Innovation Lab. The...
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Jan 2, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent is one of three municipalities to take part in a new Regional Immigration Pilot program from the province. In an effort to help businesses in small and rural communities attract and retain skilled workers, the Ontario government launched the...
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Dec 31, 19 •
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The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is set to receive nearly $1.9 million from the province to help with infrastructure support. Monte McNaughton, MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex and Rick Nicholls, MPP for Chatham-Kent-Leamington, made the announcement...
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Dec 11, 19 •
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Less than a week after Chatham-Kent Health Alliance officials told the media to “stay tuned,” the province announced approval for the formation of a C-K Ontario Health Team. Five days after Lori Marshall, president and CEO of the CKHA and co-chair of the...
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Dec 10, 19 •
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Local MPP Rick Nicholls, on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Education, announced a $2.1 million investment in the Lambton Kent District School Board (LKDSB) recently to support a child-care addition at Indian Creek Road Public School. The provincial...
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Dec 3, 19 •
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Will Chatham-Kent be granted an Ontario Health Team (OHT)? Stay tuned, said Lori Marshall, president and CEO of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. As of the beginning of this week, the province had announced OHTs for Mississauga, Hamilton, Burlington,...
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Nov 12, 19 •
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Harold Want and Carol Bryden of Chatham celebrate after winning a $100,000 prize with Instant $100,000 Bling. Instant $100,000 Bling is available for $5 a play and the top prize is $100,000. Odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.84. The winning ticket...
