Tag: ChathamKent
Chatham-Kent Welcome Week celebrates immigrants, newcomers to community
Immigrants and newcomers to Chatham-Kent will be celebrated during the second annual Chatham-Kent Welcome Week that kicks off on Friday. Organized by the Chatham-Kent Local Immigration Partnership (CK LIP), the…
Chatham-Kent aims to reduce the digital divide
News Local News Thanks to a partnership involving several organizations, help is on the way for those in Chatham-Kent without internet access or electronic devices. photo file Thanks to a…
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has incentive funding to hire new nurses
News Local News The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance needs to hire more full-time nurses and it has secured some government money to sweeten the pot. Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Chatham website, Photo…
At least three new councilors for Chatham-Kent confirmed as appointments close
There will be at least three new councilors in Chatham-Kent following the Oct. 24 municipal election. When the 2 pm nomination deadline passed Friday, three sitting councilors – Coun. Doug…
Bill Pickard ‘compelled to run for mayor’ of Chatham-Kent
News Local News Bill Pickard, 72, is running to be Mayor of Chatham-Kent. PHOTO Ellwood Shreve/Chatham Daily News jpg, CD Bill Pickard never dreamed of running for political office, but…
21 competitors at Chatham-Kent Plowing Match
News Local News Cameron Vos, 12, of Alvinston, took part in the Chatham-Kent Plowing Match, held Aug. 13 at Jim DeBrouwer’s farm in the Blenheim area. Twenty-one participants competed in…
Flag-raising ceremony marks start of Pride week in Chatham-Kent
News Local News Acting Mayor Jamie McGrail (left) is joined in holding the Pride flag by Robert James Whittington and Marianne Willson during a flag-raising ceremony at the Civic Center…
More voices sought for Chatham-Kent Singers
The Chatham-Kent Singers are looking for a few more voices. Formerly known as the Kent Glee Club, the group was started in the 1950s and then revived in 1975 by…
Three more COVID-19 deaths reported in Chatham-Kent
News Local News Chatham-Kent public health is reporting three new COVID-19 deaths in the municipality in the past week. This undated electron microscope image made available by the US National…
Newcomer to politics Andy Fisher running to be mayor of Chatham-Kent
Andy Fisher, a newcomer to municipal politics, is following through on his passion for politics by running for mayor. The 31-year-old truck driver from Chatham, who grew up in Highgate,…