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Aug 17, 20 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Chatham Voice • No Comments
The Ursuline Sisters donated a 50-year-old statue of St. Angela Merici to Chatham’s newest school The statue was removed from its place of honour in an inner courtyard at 20 Merici Way and transported up the street where it will now be the focal point of...
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Nov 13, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Mary Beth Corcoran • 1 Comment
The Zonta Club of Chatham-Kent is celebrating its centennial year by presenting awards to a group and an individual to recognize their commitment to empowering women in our community. The Ursuline Sisters of Chatham-Kent received the Zonta International...
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Jun 5, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
The Ursuline Sisters hope to soon sell off their home in Chatham, but plan to continue to live there. Villa Angela on McNaughton Avenue, pending a final review, will be sold to Jarlette Health Services, which will in turn lease the space back to the sisters....
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Jun 21, 17 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
The Ursuline Sisters gathered from June 11-16 in Chatham, and selected new leadership. Sister Theresa Campeau was named community leader, while sisters Noreen Allossery-Walsh, Pauline Maheux and Sheila McKinley were also named to the leadership group. The...
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Dec 24, 14 •
172 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Jim Blake • 1 Comment
Saturday’s $500,000 gift from the Ursuline Sisters reminded me of a cold, snowy December day in my youth when the good sisters took time out from helping the community as a whole to focus on the immediate salvation of one small boy. It was a snowy day...
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Dec 20, 14 •
1022 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • 5 Comments
Toronto advisors told Chatham-Kent Hospice personnel they would be lucky to raise $3.5 million in Chatham-Kent. Those same advisors said starting a hospice from scratch isn’t done in Ontario. It takes years. And the driving forces behind the Chatham-Kent...
