Passport clinic coming to Blenheim Aug. 25
MP Dave Van Kesteren is pleased to announce that passport clinics are again being offered this year. On Thursday, August 25th a clinic will be held between the hours of 10am and 2pm at Glad Tidings Community Church, Highway 3 East in Blenheim. Participants can pick up applications upon arrival…
Police investigating break-ins in Blenheim
Sometime Sunday night unknown suspect(s) entered a residence on the Jackson Street in the town of Blenheim. It appears the suspect(s) stole a quantity of cash consisting of collectable coins and US currency. Chatham-Kent Police requests anyone observing suspicious vehicles or activities on Jackson Street to call police. Sometime Sunday…
Health Unit offers some ‘sun safety’ tips
The summer is filled with the excitement of being outside and enjoying the warm sunny days. During the summer it is easy to remember to apply our sunscreen on a regular basis because there are a lot of reminders out there about the damage the sun can do to our skin.…
Chatham-Kent mourns the loss of Jack Layton
On behalf of Chatham-Kent Council and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Mayor Randy Hope extends sincere condolences to the family of the Honourable Jack Layton, who died this morning at the age of 61. “Jack Layton has been a dedicated national statesman,” said Mayor Hope, “and his passing is a great…
Letter: MP proud of Wallaceburg after TSN, Kraft tour
Letter to the Editor : Last weekend I had the honour of attending the TSN/Kraft Celebration events held in Wallaceburg. It would be hard to be more impressed. The fact that Wallaceburg garnered the most number of online ballots in history to win the competition and…
Dresden’s Cook Twins & Chatham’s Balkwill Win National Baseball Championship
Story courtesy of Ian Kennedy and the Chatham-Kent Sports Network (CKSN.ca) Dresden’s twin brothers Justin and Matt Cooke, along with Chatham’s Larry Balkwill captured a Baseball Canada Junior Championship Sunday afternoon in Windsor as members of the Windsor Selects. The Selects went 6-0 in the tournament including a 5-2 win…
Letter: Wasn’t that a party?
August 21, 2011 (the day after) 51 days, 1224 hours. Canada Day 2011, TSN rolled into town with the announcement Wallaceburg was in the running for the Kraft 10 in10 Celebration Tour. If anyone knew before hand that TSN was coming, it was a secret to Wallaceburg residents. Even TSN…
Fatal crash causes $175,000 damage, names not released
The Chatham-Kent Police Traffic Management Unit is continuing the investigation of a collision that occurred at the intersection of Longwoods Road and Kent Bridge Road on Friday. The collision resulted in two fatalities and sent three others to hospital. Officers conducted a next-of-kin notification over the weekend. The family has…
Two killed in Kent Bridge Collision
The Chatham-Kent Police Service is currently investigating a motor vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Longwoods Road and Kent Bridge Road. At about 12:04 p.m. today, emergency crews rushed to the intersection in response to a collision between a transport truck and car. The vehicles collided causing the…
Volunteers Needed!
The Chatham-Kent Community Health Centre (C-K CHC) is in need of committed and enthusiastic volunteers to help deliver the agency’s ever expanding list of programs and community services. The C-K CHC has just celebrated its one year anniversary in Chatham and has grown rapidly from just one staff and one…
Winterline Brings Bluegrass to Two Creeks
If you like bluegrass magic, Two Creeks is the place to be Aug. 28. Winterline, the six-member band based in Grande Pointe in northwest Chatham-Kent, is returning to the Weil stage at Two Creeks, and they’re looking forward to their appearance. Taking their name from the main street of their…
Construction beginning for Moraviantown Pow-Wow shelter
The Delaware Nation will be getting a welcome helping hand from Moravian Police and Chatham-Kent OPP officers on Thursday, when construction begins on a community project. The project is to build a sun and rain shelter for Delaware Nation Elders in time for this yearʼs annual Pow-Wow. “This is a good…
YMCA to hold 12th Annual Bulldog Triathlon Weekend
Athletes from across Ontario and Michigan are training for the 12th Annual YMCA of Chatham-Kent “Bulldog Triathlon Weekend” at Rondeau Provincial Park near Chatham this weekend, August 20th and August 21st. Pre-registration numbers are up this year, so we expect to exceed last year’s participation numbers. Feature Events Kids of…
Local Student Biking Tilbury to Bothwell For CK Animal Rescue
CK Animal Rescue is a local organisation that student, Dalton Nadeau, believes in and strongly supports. He was so inspired by Haily-Butler Henderson’s recent fundraising walk for CK Animal Rescue in June from Chatham to Tilbury, he wanted to lend a hand to help raise awareness and money to support…
Highgate’s First Annual Pig Roast A Success
On Sunday, August 14th at the Lion’s Park, Highgate’s First Annual Pig Roast, hosted by the Highgate Beautification Committee took place. The event was a huge success and is planned again for next year. Chef Rodney Oulds received many compliments for his succulent pork and crackle. Entertainment was provided by…
Caregivers given more time to spend with family members in need
MPP Pat Hoy says the Ontario government is proposing to expand protected leave from work by allowing caregivers to spend more time with family members who cannot care for themselves because of serious injury or illness including cancer or stroke. “Let’s say someone is in a serious car accident, or…
Health Unit providing info on smoking in parks, at splash pads
Who: A collaboration of young people from Southwestern Ontario working with the Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit. What: “The Dirty Sandbox” “Blow Bubbles, Not Smoke” “Just Dance” An assortment of awareness raising public displays and interactive activities to highlight the dangers of secondhand smoke in areas where children play. Special attention will focus on:…
Tourism numbers up in Chatham-Kent
Chatham-Kent Tourism and partners are very pleased to present the increase in tourism statistics for the first half of the year (January to July 2011). For 2011 from January 1 compared to the same time period in 2010: Canadian visitors to Chatham-Kent attractions have increased 4.5%. United States visitors to…
Federal Finance Committee meeting again
Submitted by Dave Van Kesteren’s Office Local M.P. Dave Van Kesteren will be travelling to Ottawa for the second time in less than a week for a special Finance Committee meeting on Friday. The meetings were called in response to the recent global economic turmoil in the European Union and…
IMAGINATIONink Holds Puppet Making Workshop
Ethel Wicksey and her daughter, Sandra Hiday, taught teenagers, children, mothers and grandmothers how to make “Jump for Joy Puppet’s” at IMAGINATIONink this summer. Participants used a pair of coloured socks, corrugated plastic, duck tape, recycled foam, masking tape, felt and glue to make the head. It was then sewn…
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