Tag: ChathamKent
Chatham-Kent Police Service’s major crime unit kept busy in 2021
Officers in the major crime unit were kept busy in 2021, Chatham-Kent police services board members heard May 11. There were three homicides reported in 2021, up from one the…
Chatham-Kent police seek witnesses, information in stabbing incident
Chatham-Kent police wants to hear from any who may have witnessed a stabbing incident that happened in downtown Chatham early Saturday morning. Police responded to a disturbance in the area…
70th COVID-19 death reported in Chatham-Kent
Another local death has been attributed to COVID-19, Chatham-Kent public health reported in its Friday update A total of 70 people have now died in Chatham-Kent from the virus since…
Community-based policing units get boost in Chatham-Kent
Chatham-Kent’s police department is receiving a $2.6-million share of the $23.2 million earmarked by the province for Southwestern Ontario through the Community Safety and Policing Grant program. Sgt. Doug Cowell,…
Rural economic advisory committee weighted by Chatham-Kent
To help provide strategic direction for Chatham-Kent’s rural economy, the municipality will examine the feasibility of creating a new advisory committee. count. Trevor Thompson had entered a motion requesting the…
Chatham-Kent receives quarter-million-dollar gaming revenue payment
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent received a $255,748 payment from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation for hosting Cascades Casino in Chatham. This is the municipality’s fourth-quarter payment, bringing the total…
Chatham-Kent receives quarter-million-dollar gaming revenue payment
News Local News The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has received a $255,748 payment from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation for hosting Cascades Casino in Chatham. Publication date: Apr 21, 2022…
More Chatham-Kent officers qualified to determine if drivers are impaired
The growing number of alcohol or drug-related motor vehicle crashes across the municipality has prompted Chatham-Kent police to get more officers qualified to determine if drivers are impaired. Three, possibly…
Province funds skilled trades training program unique to Chatham-Kent
News Local News Phil Mock, left, and William Laurie, both with the Prosperity Roundtable, hold some of the tools young participants in the upcoming introductory course for skilled trades will…
Artist presents nature-based paintings for Chatham-Kent debut
New to the Chatham-Kent art scene, Tracy Root reflected on her feelings during the ongoing pandemic and came out with a series of paintings that show a connection to the…