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Ontario Fire Code updated:
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December 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Local non-profits help one another:
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Mutual support | The Chatham Voice
Coral Hoekstra and Brenda LeClair of Outreach for Hunger are seen with a skid of food donated by the Chatham Goodfellows. Every year the Goodfellows donate whatever they don't use for Christmas hamper...
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December 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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The work continues...
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Reflective effort | The Chatham Voice
Slope stabilization work, including the installation of steel break walls, is well underway along the Thames River in Chatham. Workers from Clarke Construction are progressing west along the north sid...
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December 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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An accommodation situation:
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Demand shows need for a new hotel | The Chatham Voice
By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Might there be a new hotel on Richmond Street in Chatham? Municipal officials are going to find out if that's a possibility. At its Dec. 15 meeting, ...
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December 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Festive flamingoes? Sure!
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A splash of festive colour | The Chatham Voice
These festive flamingoes highlight the rear of a building on County Rd. 29 heading into Dresden.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Keep the spirit alive:
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OPINION: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus | The Chatham Voice
Editor’s note: The following editorial is a reprint of the classic 1897 editorial from the New York Sun, a response to a letter from an eight-year-old girl questioning if Santa was real. It’s a Christ...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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An impactful Christmas Eve experience:
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COLUMN: Searching for the Christmas star | The Chatham Voice
By Kim Cooper Special to The Chatham Voice The writings I bring you try to highlight many important areas of agriculture and how they affect our daily lives. For this article, I would like to share a ...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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We be jammin' ... for hunger:
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Holiday Jam hits SoK Dec. 27 | The Chatham Voice
The bands will be there to feed the ears, while patrons will help feed the hungry and support mental health at the annual Holiday Jam for Hunger. This year, the event takes place Dec. 27 at Sons of Ke...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Take the time to check out Frosty's:
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Alive with holiday colours and flavours | The Chatham Voice
Joanna Kakoulias and River Everett were busy making hot chocolate and other yummy drinks recently at the Frosty's on King Christmas pop-up Christmas restaurant and bar. Located in the former River Roc...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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We have an update on what charges one man faces in connection to a house raid in Wallaceburg Monday morning:
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Two charged in Wallaceburg house raid | The Chatham Voice
Two men face charges in the wake of a Monday morning raid in Wallaceburg. Chatham-Kent police and the OPP executed two warrants at a residence on Wallace Street in Wallaceburg. The area was secured an...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Two charged. Why and for what? Police have not released those details as of yet:
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Two charged in Wallaceburg house raid | The Chatham Voice
Two men face charges in the wake of a Monday morning raid in Wallaceburg. Chatham-Kent police and the OPP executed two warrants at a residence on Wallace Street in Wallaceburg. The area was secured an...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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No right turn on a red light, smaller right-turn lane, but more parking westbound on King Street near Fifth Street. What can go right?:
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Carving out new parking on King | The Chatham Voice
By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Some badly needed parking is opening up in downtown Chatham. Following a motion from Mayor Darrin Canniff, council approved the changes at the Dec. 1...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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New parks, trails and upgrades in the plan:
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Parks plan looks ahead to 2035 | The Chatham Voice
By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Chatham-Kent is taking the long view regarding the future of its municipal recreational facilities. To that end, C-K council has approved the 2025 Pa...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Yo, folks, keep the ATVs and dirt bikes off the CASO Trail:
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C-K police launch trail awareness campaign | The Chatham Voice
By Michael Bennett Local Journalism Initiative The Ridgetown Independent News A month after East Kent Coun. John Wright brought the matter to municipal council, Chatham-Kent police have launched a pub...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Council considering adding PUC into normal municipal operations:
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Is the PUC on death row? | The Chatham Voice
Stay of execution until February By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In a narrow 9-8 vote, council decided to press pause on a recommendation to dissolve the Chatham-Kent Public Utiliti...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Spitting; fraud; and booze:
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Monday Chatham-Kent police briefs | The Chatham Voice
Anger issues lead to charges Spitting on a cop has led to charges against a local man. Police were called Saturday morning about 7:30 a.m. over a report of an unwanted individual on King Street West i...
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December 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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The heart of Goodfellows season:
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Goodfellows gain $31K from Street Sales | The Chatham Voice
Volunteers hit the streets of Chatham and area recently for the Chatham Goodfellows, helping to bring in nearly $31,000 in donations for the “No Child Without a Christmas effort. It was the 71st annua...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Delivering more than cola:
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Santa logistics | The Chatham Voice
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December 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Great tour for expectant moms:
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Pre-birthing tours offered at CKHA | The Chatham Voice
As they prepare for childbirth, expectant parents are being offered a first-hand look at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance's Women and Children's Unit. To that end, hospital volunteers are providing in-per...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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The Goose is loose:
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A Christmas tradition | The Chatham Voice
Since 1969, the Childs family in Wallaceburg has been hosting a Christmas meal to raise funds for the Salvation Army and St. Vincent DePaul. This year’s event brought the total raised to more than $40...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Focusing on funding supports for children's organizations:
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Entegrus supports local youth | The Chatham Voice
Utility company Entegrus delivered a pair of early Christmas presents recently. The Foundation of the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent and the Blenheim Youth Centre were the recipients. The...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Wheatley public library unveils an Early Literacy Station:
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Little ones learning time | The Chatham Voice
Chatham-Kent Public library is enhancing learning for little ones at the Wheatley branch with the addition of an Early Literacy Station. The child-friendly station features dedicated computers with ch...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Caring, compassionate support is what the C-K Hospice delivers:
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Hospice continues accreditation | The Chatham Voice
Chatham-Kent Hospice has positioned itself to continue to shine bright in support of local families. The hospice has achieved Hospice Residence Accreditation from Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Support continues to roll in for Children's Treatment Centre:
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Tree raffle raises $28K to support kids | The Chatham Voice
The LoveWish Christmas Tree Raffle is growing roots and those roots are feeding support to local charities. This year, the raffle donated more than $28,000 to the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatha...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Anger, lies and arrests:
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Friday Chatham-Kent police briefs | The Chatham Voice
He just wouldn’t leave A Tilbury man faces charges after someone wouldn’t leave a local business Thursday. It turns out, police were called to the same business multiple times over a 12-hour period, a...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM