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Sep 4, 19 •
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They’ve done the hurry up: The community fundraising and support has been fast and very forthcoming. But now they are waiting for their funding ministry, the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, to catch up. Donna Litwin-Makey, executive...
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Aug 21, 19 •
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The Ontario government has nominated three transit projects in Chatham-Kent for funding under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. Chatham-Kent Leamington MPP Rick Nicholls announced Aug. 16 that the Ontario government is investing close to $1.8...
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Jul 24, 19 •
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It took a year, but the Ontario government has kept its promise to get some answers for contaminated well owners in Chatham-Kent on the safety of their water. It has been a long, emotional struggle for people who are hauling water in to cook and bathe with...
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May 28, 19 •
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Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff welcomed the news that the provincial government has reversed planned cuts to municipal funding. “We were still compiling information on the cuts but there was no doubt the cost would have been significant,” he said in a...
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May 24, 19 •
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The old saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” clearly rings hollow with anyone sitting in charge in Queen’s Park. And that short sightedness will cost local taxpayers in the not-too-distant future. The Ford government is arbitrarily...
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May 7, 19 •
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On Saturday public librarians from across Southwestern Ontario met with Michael Tibollo, Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport as well as local MPP Rick Nicholls, Chatham-Kent-Leamington. “I think it’s important to show that members of the public...
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Apr 10, 19 •
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The student walk-out recently at Chatham high schools to protest provincial government changes to education has brought out the cynics in force, and it is somewhat insulting to the teens involved. Was every student that participated in the walk-out...
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Nov 28, 18 •
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Chatham-Kent will see one of its own as a vice-chair on the Ontario Association of Police Service Boards (OAPSB). Recently, the OAPSB held its annual executive election, and Chatham-Kent Police Services Board Chair Pat Weaver was elected vice-chair of this...
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Nov 7, 18 •
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About 40 percent of people in Southwestern Ontario don’t have access to natural gas to heat their homes and businesses. The provincial government, led by the Minister of Infrastructure, who also happens to be a local MPP, hopes to change that. The Access to...
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Jul 24, 18 •
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Local MPP Rick Nicholls has been appointed Government Deputy Speaker by Premier Doug Ford. MPP Ted Arnott will serve as Speaker. “It’s an honour to work with Ted Arnott, the newly elected Speaker of the Ontario Legislature” Nicholls, MPP for...
