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…
Cops warn of attempted fraud that was sent through mail
The Chatham-Kent police would like to inform citizens about a recent attempted fraud. A citizen phoned police yesterday when she received a letter in the mail indicating she had won some money. The document identified the organization as the “National Commission for Donations of Money Prize Distribution”. The letter stated…
Shipley holding round table meetings with small businesses
Small business will be the topic, when Lambton-Kent Middlesex MP Bev Shipley leads a round table discussion in Wallaceburg and Dresden on Thursday, August 25th. Shipley said he is looking for feedback from the business community during the meetings. Shipley noted that the information that is provided by the small…
Chatham-Kent Amazing Race this weekend
Mixed in with the busy weekend that is ahead, people in community may be seeing some people wearing Lavender shirts cruising, running and competing all across Chatham-Kent. The 6th annual United Way of Chatham-Kent Amazing Race will be taking place this Saturday, Aug. 20th. Veronica McCloskey, of the United Way,…
Cornell School of Irish Dance performing ‘Modern’ at Capitol
The Cornell School of Irish Dance and the Celtic Fusion Irish Dance Company proudly present: MODERN: A History of Modern Music Performed in Irish Dance On Friday, September 30th, the Celtic Fusion Irish Dance Company will take over the stage of the Chatham Capitol Theatre with their musical adventure, MODERN. MODERN…
C-K Council calls closed session meeting for Aug. 29
Chatham-Kent Council has called a special Closed Session (Chatham-Kent Council Procedure By-law, Section 3.3) for 4:00 PM Monday August 29, 2011, Room 212, Civic Centre, Chatham, The meeting is pursuant to Section 239 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, to deal with a personal matter about an identifiable individual…
Pro/Am golf tourney raises $30,000 for CKHA
On Friday, August 12, 2011, the Foundation of Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) hosted its 6th Annual Pro/Am Golf Tournament. This year’s tournament saw over 112 golfers and 28 club professionals, from across Southwestern Ontario, enjoy a day of golf at Maple City Country Club in support of the Foundation of…
Orangeville man charged after crash in Thamesville
At about 3:30 p.m. yesterday emergency crews attended London Road in Thamesville in response to a collision involving two vehicles. Despite one vehicle flipping on its side, no injuries were reported. The damages are estimated at $8,000 and both vehicles were towed from the road. A 34-year-old Orangeville man has…
Teen shot in the face with BB gun in Tilbury
The Chatham-Kent police are reminding citizens that toy guns are dangerous following an incident in Tilbury yesterday. Police were contacted yesterday evening when a teenage girl was accidentally shot in the face with a BB gun. Her boyfriend was shooting cans when a pellet ricocheted off the can and struck…
Suisham, Datsyuk jersey raffle raises $1,600 for CKHA
On Thursday, August 11, 2011, the Foundation of CKHA drew the winners of the Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings and Shaun Suisham Pittsburg Steelers Jersey Raffles. Richard VanDamme of Bothwell was the lucky winner of the framed and autographed Pittsburg Steeler Shaun Suisham jersey and Megan Laroche, Clerk, Diagnostic Imaging,…
Police Seeking Information in Robbery Investigation
On Friday afternoon, police were dispatched to the Dollarama on McNaughton Avenue in Wallaceburg in response to an attempted robbery. A man entered the store and attempted to obtain cash from the cashier. The employee was unable to open the cash register and the man fled the store. No weapons…
Sex traded for drugs, cash; Walpole Island woman charged
A Walpole Island woman is in police custody in connection with a drug transaction. In May, an 18-year-old woman reported to police that she was a victim in an incident involving the trading of sex for cash and drugs. An investigation was conducted and it is alleged that: In April,…
Updated – Missing Person Dorothy McKeough Found
From the Chatham-Kent Police Service: Updated: Dorothy McKEOUGH, 89, of Cedar Springs was located a few minutes ago near a Canadian Forces firing range in Cedar Springs. She appears to be in good health and is being assessed by EMS as a precaution. (Cedar Springs, ON) The Chatham-Kent police are…
A Walk Down Memory Lane at Sombra Museum
A Walk Down Memory Lane 1950-1990: 50 Years of Fun, Fads, Food and Fashion, features a fashion show, display booths from each decade, cake samples from each decade, a silent auction and more! It will take place Saturday, September 10th 12:30pm-4:00pm at Wilkesport Community Centre, at 1622 Baby Road in…
Police Seeking Information about Robbery
The Chatham-Kent police are seeking information about a robbery that took place early this morning. Shortly after 2:00 a.m. three persons entered the Petro Canada gas station kiosk on Park Avenue East in Chatham. They brandished weapons, made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and fled. Police were called…
CLCK and CKPS sign abuse protocol
Community Living Chatham-Kent and the Chatham-Kent Police Service recently signed a protocol for reporting abuse. This protocol expands on Community Living Chatham-Kent’s zero tolerance for abuse by providing a guideline for the investigation of incidents of abuse that clearly outlines the roles of both Community Living and the Police Service.…
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