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Aug 13, 19 •
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Charges filed against three wind farm companies with projects in Chatham-Kent, and the provincial government by a Chatham-Kent resident are being heard in court this week, and although he declined comment initially, the current Environment Minister wanted to...
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Aug 13, 19 •
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In the fifth annual Cardboard Boat Races at this year’s WAMBO celebration in Wallaceburg on Saturday, the Community Living sponsored Viking boat, pictured, slowly succumbs to weight, water and gravity after making it to the finish line. A good time,...
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Jul 31, 19 •
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Co-founder of Water Wells First Kevin Jakubec said while he is cautiously optimistic about the news of a health hazard investigation into well contamination in Chatham-Kent, he has concerns with what he sees as “serious shortcomings” regarding how the...
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Jul 30, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Mary Beth Corcoran • 1 Comment
After years of dirty, undrinkable water, a Chatham-Kent woman will get her day in court after bringing her complaint about wind farms turbines contaminating her well water to a Justice of the Peace. According to previously published media reports, on July 12...
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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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Jul 24, 19 •
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A year after making a campaign-trail promise to contaminated water well owners in north Chatham-Kent, the Ontario PC government announced a health hazard investigation into the black water and its potential health impact. Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP and...
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Jun 26, 19 •
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The level of naturally occurring fluoride in the municipal water supply in Ridgetown is above the Maximum Allowable Concentration (MAC) of 1.5 parts per million. Small children, whose permanent teeth are not yet formed and who are drinking water with fluoride...
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Jun 19, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Mary Beth Corcoran • 1 Comment
When it comes to the water well issues faced by an ever-increasing number of home owners in north Chatham-Kent since construction began on wind turbines, it seems the people have reached their saturation point with government stalling on the issue. As...
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Feb 20, 19 •
0 Views • Arts, Feature Story • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
Grade 3 students on Walpole Island had the opportunity to learn from Indigenous author Joanne Robertson as she read her latest book, The Water Walker, to students at the Bkejwanong First Nations Library recently. “The Water Walker is the story of a...
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Jan 9, 19 •
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With the lives of people with contaminated wells in Dover and Chatham townships still in limbo when it comes to clean water, a Chatham-Kent woman has been working to open discussions with local politicians regarding water lines. Unless new information comes...
