by Tom Slager | Oct 22, 2020 | Local
Pizza for Polio: We Can All Help Eradicate Polio A large metal tube painted a dull green, is set upon wheeled legs in the corner of a room. It is a bulky and awkward contraption, a little less than a meter in diameter and about two meters long. A slight, rhythmic,...
by Dylan Turato | Oct 11, 2020 | Local, People
Pats: A Local Rapper with Big Dreams Chatham might be a small, rural city, but it has its share of talent. Chatham-Kent has produced NHL, NFL, and MLB players. The area has sent people to the WNBA and the ranks of Olympic Figure skating. People from our community...
by Tom Slager | Oct 8, 2020 | Controversy, Local
2021 Could be the Year We End the Chatham-Kent Housing Crisis Is there a solution to the Chatham-Kent housing crisis on the way in 2021? A tight real estate market. Record sale prices. Properties selling in a matter of days. Easy to sell but nearly impossible to...
by Tom Slager | Sep 30, 2020 | Local, People, Things
Originally Built in Chatham, The Gray-Dort Lives on in Blenheim Classic Coachworks is situated a few blocks off Blenheim, Ontario’s downtown main street. A quick look while passing by only reveals that, at least, this is the haunt of an avid automotive collector. ...
by Tom Slager | Sep 16, 2020 | Local, Places, Things
The Chatham Jail The old Chatham Jail rests on an odd triangular piece of land approximately 200 meters (655 feet) from the banks of the Thames river. Built of stone, its front has a smooth three-story facade built in the unmistakable style of a government...
by Tom Slager | Sep 3, 2020 | Local
Brock McGregor Talks Housing and Drafting the Municipal Budget I was intrigued by a story in the local news about the Municipality of Chatham-Kent moving to a four year budget cycle. I reached out to one of our council members, Brock McGregor, who also happens to be...
