Tag: Wheatley
Additional $3.9 million announced for Wheatley businesses, nonprofits, commercial landlords
As Wheatley continues to recover after last August’s downtown explosion, the municipality has secured an additional $3.9 million from the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade to…
Property restoration in Wheatley continues
News Local News With the gas leak investigation continuing, the cleanup and restoration of utilities to Wheatley properties in the former evacuation zone remains ongoing, say municipal officials. Shown is…
Low level of gas vented in Wheatley
Municipal officials are reporting a low level of combustible gas was released and vented in Wheatley on Friday. The systems, procedures and venting stack “worked according to design and the…
Officials announce reduction in Wheatley evacuation zone
News Local News The reduced Wheatley evacuation zone is shown in this updated map. (Handout) With work progressing in the Wheatley gas leak investigation, the evacuation zone in place since…
Wheatley work slightly delayed, but now on track, say officials
Drilling work in Wheatley that was delayed is now on track, say municipal officials, as the investigation into the gas leak situation continues. The issue was discussed briefly during the…
Wheatley gas emergency has cost Chatham-Kent $5.5 million so far
Chatham-Kent officials say the costs of dealing with the massive explosion in Wheatley’s downtown are now running more than double the $2 million the province has pledged to help. In…
Chatham-Kent man facing impaired charges in connection to fatal crash near Wheatley
A 22-year-old Chatham-Kent man is accused of being drunk while behind the wheel as well as being disqualified from driving when he was involved in a three-vehicle crash that took…
More equipment arrives in Wheatley
News Local News With the investigation ongoing into last summer’s gas explosion, plans are continuing for re-drilling the Tait well at an area of potential concern (APEC 2) in the…
Housing assistance extended for Wheatley residents impacted by gas explosion
News Local News Wheatley residents with properties in the evacuation zone of a gas explosion late last summer received some good news from the province on Friday. Crews were seen…
Hydrogen sulphide emission safely vented in Wheatley: officials
Municipal officials reported a hydrogen sulphide gas emission in Wheatley on Sunday, but are crediting safety measures for working as intended to mitigate the situation. Contractors drilling a monitoring well…