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Dec 9, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local Sports • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative In the latest on the to ice or not to ice trilogy, the Thames Campus Arena will now be used as a multipurpose facility. Council approved the decision on Monday night and as a result, community groups will have a...
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Dec 9, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent’s arenas have received a few inquiries from out of towners in higher-coloured COVID-19 zones, wanting their athletes to play on the rinks to circumvent their local public health orders. Team sports...
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Jul 16, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Municipal staff are recommending that council reopen only one arena by mid-August, as demand for ice-time has been historically low. A report will be presented before council at Monday night’s meeting...
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Jun 18, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran How can your kids practise safe-distancing and burn off some energy during COVID-19 restrictions? At Wolfe Creek BMX’s track. Tom Maciejowski, president of the club, said the track, located just off Creek Road, reopened on Saturday....
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Jun 18, 20 •
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Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent’s medical officer of health is swimming against the current that is the province’s Stage 2 reopening strategy. Dr. David Colby’s decision to override the Ontario government’s ruling to allow...
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Jan 29, 20 •
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By Pam Wright/Special to The Voice Kaleb Dahlgren’s actions personify what it means to “stay strong and carry on.” In fact, the 22-year-old York University student is Humboldt Strong – a survivor of a horrific crash in Saskatchewan on April 6, 2018...
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Dec 17, 19 •
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Thanks to a motion by Chatham-Kent Councillor Doug Sulman, the public is being kept informed on each step of the proposed arena complex project, including its costs. In October, council directed staff to submit an application for funding from the province and...
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Nov 13, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
In this day and age, it’s too rare to see and hear kids outside playing together, which is why we were stunned to learn of a municipal initiative that could send more kids indoors. There is an initiative underway by municipal Public Works personnel that...
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Aug 15, 17 •
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For the 14th consecutive year, the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame presented a bursary to a graduating student in each of Chatham’s four secondary schools. The winner was a person who had contributed significantly to the betterment of athletics in his/her own...
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Jul 19, 17 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local Sports, Viewpoint • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
I have had the privilege of watching a friend of Brenna’s grow up from a cute, shy kindergartener to a confident, talented young woman about to embark on the next stage of what she hopes will be a long journey for her as a hockey goalie. Jessie McPherson, a...
