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Locally produced audio drama selected for Atlanta Fringe Festival 2012
Voices In The Wind Audio Theatre is pleased to announce that their audio drama of suspense “Every Now And Then” has been selected for inclusion in the Radio Drama category at the Atlanta Fringe Festival 2012 to be held the week of May 9th to 13th in Atlanta, Georgia. David…
Let’s Talk Day raises nearly $4 million
The results are in and 78,520,284 calls, texts and retweets were made by millions of Canadians on Bell Let’s Talk Day. As a result of this campaign, Bell is donating $3,926,014.20 more to mental health programs across the country. All across the region employees were talking – with colleagues, friends…
C-K releases more details about 2012 budget
On Wednesday evening, following its eighth municipal budget review meeting, Chatham-Kent Council finalized the Municipality of Chatham-Kent 2012 budget. In an 8 to 7 vote, with three members of Council absent, Council approved a 2.3 percent tax increase. As directed by Council, on January 10 the municipal administration had tabled…
Home sales up in Chatham-Kent last month
Home sales in the month of January were up in Chatham-Kent, according to some statistics released by the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors. Residential sales activity was recorded by the group, which came in above levels from a year-ago for the third consecutive month in January 2012. Association officials said home…
Old Age Security plan continuing unchanged
From the office of Chatham-Kent-Essex MP Dave Van Kesteren: “Current Old Age Security recipients’ payment plan will continue unchanged and will not be affected by potential adjustments that may be considered by the Federal Government,” said Member of Parliament Dave Van Kesteren. Van Kesteren said that as for future retirees,…
Blenheim Youth Centre up for provincial award
The Blenheim Youth Centre has been nominated by the Ontario Trillium Foundation for a People’s Choice Award. What is the People’s Choice Award? The People’s Choice Award is the newest of eight Great Grants Awards presented to Ontario not-for-profit and charitable organizations. The People’s Choice Award will be presented to…
Wallaceburg Relay For Life committee launching campaign
The 2nd annual Wallaceburg Relay For Life campaign is set to launch tonight, Feb. 9. The community is welcome to attend Glen Mickle Park at 5 p.m. for a ceremony. A cancer survivor is set to speak at the event, as well as words from event chair Paul Bilodeau. This…
Private card club still a go for Walpole Island arena
It appears a private card will be operating after all out of the Walpole Island Sports Complex. The club will run on weekends in the community hall starting Feb. 18. The decision was reportedly made Monday during a Council meeting. Walpole Council had previously stated they would not house the…
Firefighter injured while battling Romney blaze
A firefighter was taken to hospital after being struck by an object while battling a blaze in Romney Township. Chatham-Kent Fire Department officials say the call came in at 4:06 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 9.) to an Inglewood Road residence. Investigator Scott Sproule stated, the “home was fully involved when crews…
Chatham-Kent’s population in decline
Chatham-Kent’s population has shrunk 4.2 per cent since 2006. This was learned after Statistics Canada released its latest Census data yesterday. C-K’s population in 2011 was 103,671 compared with 108,177 in 2006. This puts Chatham-Kent in the top 10 in population decline… coming in at number two, behind only Thompson,…
Council passes 2012 municipal budget
Chatham-Kent Council has wrapped up budget deliberations, and the result is a 2.3 per cent tax hike for 2012. Council narrowly passed the budget by a vote of 8-7. The final cuts were made last night as well, as $75,000 was cut from the travel and training budget, and $100,000…
Victims identified in Tilbury crash
The Chatham-Kent police have completed a next-of-kin notification with the families of the two deceased occupants involved in the fatal collision early Sunday morning. At about 12:20 a.m., Sunday morning, emergency crews attended the area of Coatsworth Road and Herman Line, Tilbury East Township in response to a vehicle that…
Audio: Stu McFadden on potential sports complex for C-K
The crew at 99.1 CKXS in Wallaceburg sat down with Stuart McFadden, manager of business development for Chatham-Kent’s economic development department, this morning, Feb. 8, to discuss the potential development of a new sports complex for Chatham. News broke yesterday of the possible facility being brought to C-K by Canlan…
Budget talks reach seventh day; tax hike at 2.49%
Chatham-Kent Council continues to trim the 2012 budget, after the seventh day of deliberations. The tax hike now sits at 2.49 per cent after council cuts various services. The street sweeping budget was trimmed 25 per cent, saving $107,000 and $15,550 was cut for summer students to help boaters at…
Privately Funded Multi-Sport Facility Being Planned for Chatham-Kent
Canlan Ice Sports Corp is currently in the planning stages with local groups and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent to build a new, privately funded, multi-sport facility in Chatham-Kent. Canlan operates more than 20 recreational facilities across North America. The indoor facility, which will be located in Chatham, will cater to…
C-K preparing for Food Freedom Day
This upcoming Sunday (February 12th) is Food Freedom Day. Food Freedom Day is the day when the average Canadian has earned enough income to pay his or her grocery bill for the entire year. This is something that Canadians should celebrate; only 43 days into the New Year and Canadians…
Mayor: Need department biz plans, service reviews
Chatham-Kent Council is set to occupy the horseshoe inside the Civic Centre tonight (Feb. 7), where the 2012 budget could be passed. Mayor Randy Hope said it is possible for the deliberations to wrap-up tonight. “They served notice under our procedures to make sure you notify the intent,” Hope said.…
Leo Denys set to retire this spring
Chatham-Kent’s general manager of infrastructure and engineering, Leo Denys is planing to retire this spring. Denys said he isn’t going to hang them up entirely, as he will be focusing on his business called Sidewalks Plus, which he been operating for about 10 years. The business focuses on cutting “trip…
Power outage planned in Thamesville
Chatham-Kent Hydro has announced a power outage which will affect the town of Thamesville beginning at 1:00pm on Sunday, February 12, 2012, and ending on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 5:00pm. This service interruption is necessary to facilitate repairs, improvements, and upgrades in order to increase system reliability. The times…
Two teens rescued on Lake Erie near Shrewsbury
Members of the Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) under the direction of Acting Sergeant Tamminga responded to the village of Shrewsbury around 4:30 a.m. today (Feb. 6) after the OPP Provincial Communications Centre received a 911 call from two teenage males. The males called police on their cell phone after…
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