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May 22, 20 •
0 Views • Arts, Feature Story • Chatham Voice • No Comments
New reports that the Ontario Premier’s Office has signed off to allow drive-in church services means Sunday Evening in the Park may happen after all – but in a different way, according to organizers. The organizing committee agreed to look into the...
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Aug 28, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Sarah Schofield • No Comments
These happy canines cool off with a dog swim at the Orville Wright Pool in Chatham on Saturday afternoon. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the opening of the John Waddell Dog Park, the Chatham Dog Off-Leash Recreation Area Committee held an event at...
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Jan 16, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Bruce Corcoran • 14 Comments
Designed to get people outside to have a blast for a good cause, Bayside Brewing Company is running its Chuck a Chicken contest next month. Taking place Feb. 23, the event will see contestants try to mix their curling, bocce ball and shuffleboard skills to...
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Aug 24, 16 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
A dozen kids raced up and down the pavement playing basketball while more kids looked on thanks to two new nets put up in Wonderwoods Park in Chatham. For Karen Bondy, co-chair of the Chatham Central Neighbourhood Association, there really isn’t a better...
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Sep 22, 15 •
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Rondeau Provincial Park held its annual Monarch Festival with lots of people coming out to catch, tag and count the monarchs on the weekend. Monarchs are tagged and sent on their way. It can take three generations to complete the round trip migration from...
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Aug 19, 15 •
0 Views • Arts, Feature Story • Jim Blake • No Comments
Just as they have for the last 43 years, they start arriving as the sun begins its slide towards dusk. Some come in shiny new cars, others in vehicles that have seen better days. Some arrive in trucks and others in vans and some on bicycles or by foot. Out of...
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Jul 15, 15 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jim Blake • No Comments
The designation of Rondeau Park’s cottage community as a Heritage Conservation District drew closer Monday with Chatham-Kent Council’s acceptance of a consultant’s report. Council accepted the first phase of a report by MHBC Planning that examined the...
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Jun 24, 15 •
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The formal opening of Blenheim’s Talbot Trail Place took place this past weekend, with a barbeque, music and ribbon cutting. The centerpiece of the $2.5 million project is a multi-coloured fountain. The Blenheim Rotary Club, with help from the Ridge...
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Jun 17, 15 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Nearly six acres of prime land is for sale by the municipality along Grand Avenue. It includes a park. But if the right developer with the right plan doesn’t come along, staff say the land won’t be sold. The municipality has received a few offers so far...
