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Mar 13, 18 •
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In order to answer the question about how much black shale is safe to be ingested, Water Wells First is teaming up with the University of Windsor to study the issue. Kevin Jakubec, spokesperson for WWF, made the announcement from the home of Angie and...
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Feb 25, 18 •
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The Thames River in Chatham reached its peak at 5.25 metres (17 feet) above normal Saturday night at 9 p.m. and floodwaters remain at or above the banks in many areas. Flooding was reported in some downtown businesses and approximately 13 individuals,...
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Feb 24, 18 •
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Although floodwaters continue to rise in the Thames River, the rate of the increase has slowed slightly. The Thames River peaked at 7 a.m. this morning in Thamesville with street flooding lower than anticipated. Current projections call for the river to...
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Feb 21, 18 •
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The rain may have stopped, but the water remains on the rise in the Thames and Sydenham Rivers. In fact, both diversion channels have been opened. This from the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority: Over the last three days the Thames River watershed...
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Nov 1, 17 •
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Members of Water Wells First (WWF) aren’t giving up on their demand that the Ontario government do what is right and stop construction of wind turbines in North Chatham until the cause of wells being clogged with sediment, and what is in the sediment, is...
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Oct 31, 17 •
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Communities along the Lake Erie shoreline are particularly vulnerable to flooding during high winds. Recently, significant flooding occurred along Erie Shore Drive east of Erie Beach. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent makes planning, response, and mitigation...
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Sep 20, 17 •
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The municipality is expanding its offer of well water testing for residents near the North Kent One wind farm project whose wells have experienced water quality issues. In August, Chatham-Kent council voted to provide well water testing for five individuals...
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Sep 8, 17 •
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Chatham-Kent residents who have concerns about their well water quality need to take steps to ensure the proper authorities are informed as soon as possible, according to municipal CAO Don Shropshire. “There have been conflicting accounts...
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Aug 30, 17 •
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The Thames River doesn’t have its normal muddy hue these days through Chatham – but it is instead green with algae. Cyanobacteria – the same blue-green algae that has bloomed in Lake Erie in recent years – has bloomed through Chatham. Valerie Towsley,...
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Aug 18, 17 •
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Chatham-Kent Mayor Randy Hope today sent a letter to Ontario Minister of Environment and Climate Control (MOECC) Chris Ballard, asking for him to take immediate action on complaints from residents with bad wells in the North Kent Wind Farm (NKW1) project...
