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Dec 5, 19 •
0 Views • Business, Feature Story • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Recently, Chatham-Kent Economic Development and the Small Business Centre brought together a group of inspiring new entrepreneurs for a three-day training session as part of the Starter Company Plus program. Nineteen people attended the business boot-camp...
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Dec 3, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Chatham Voice • 2 Comments
In an effort to help fill a large void, St. Clair College is holding a Personal Support Worker information night Dec. 5. The college is hosting events in the main lobby at the Thames Campus in Chatham, and in Windsor from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. School staff said...
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Nov 13, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
The Chatham Goodfellows held their 65th Annual General Meeting Nov. 7 and handed out several awards people important to their organization. Handed out by Goodfellows President Tim Haskell and board member Tim Mifflin, there were two big awards. The...
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Sep 4, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
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 14, 19 •
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The Chatham-Kent Hospice is ramping up its efforts to help people cope with the loss of their loved ones. After receiving an Ontario Trillium Foundation Seed grant in 2018, the hospice was successful in receiving a $325,900 Ontario Trillium Foundation Grow...
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May 9, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
The congregation at Sprucedale United Church and Providence United Church have been busy collecting supplies for Fresh Start baskets being donated to the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre. The Faith in Action Committee of the combined churches collected 15...
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May 2, 16 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Todd Caldwell • No Comments
No matter how intelligent or creative a parent or caregiver may be in trying to stay emotionally connected with their child, they soon come to realize that the greatest gifts they can give to their child is quite simply their unconditional love and...
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Jun 10, 15 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Jim Blake • 1 Comment
A pair of Nepalese families and a local charitable group are combining efforts to help citizens of the South Asian country that has suffered two devastating earthquakes in the last six weeks. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 25 and a 7.3 magnitude...
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May 13, 15 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life, Local News • Jim Blake • No Comments
Seeing the person behind the problem is the key to success for NeighbourLink Chatham-Kent’s WrapAround program, according to co-ordinator Andrew Hawkins. “It’s easy to label someone, but once you do that they lose some of their humanity,” he said....
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Nov 12, 14 •
219 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Jim Blake • No Comments
If you want to know the heart of Chatham, it was on full display during a number of events during the past week. Anyone attending the 60th anniversary of the Chatham Goodfellows, the 75th annual Chatham Rotary Banquet or the Field of Valour event at the...
