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Just CK’s Council Doing CK Council Things
16 councillors and a number of city managers were sat around the horseshoe-shaped council chamber table last night. The room was filled, nearly to capacity, with citizens. Many, around 25 or so, had come to make deputations–to have their voices heard regarding the HUB...
Chatham-Kent Asks A Reasonable $53,000,000 Question, but Gets No Answer
Do you remember taking math classes in school? One of the requirements was to show your work. It helped the teacher see where you went wrong, showed how well you understood the process and provided insight into the way you think. Back then, the only thing on the line...
Will the Downtown Chatham Centre Mall Walls Finally Come Tumbling Down?
Plans for Chatham’s Downtown Chatham Centre have finally been revealed. It should come as no surprise that both Phase I and Phase II will involve heavy investment by the Municipality, otherwise known as your taxes, to pull it off. In this case, that might be the...
Chatham-Kent Council: Apparently March Was Welcome Special Interests Month?
Chatham-Kent learned something about Municipal Council this past March. The lesson was: “If you happen to be from the correct special interest group, your voice counts. If not, tough luck.” How else are we to interpret some recent decisions? Two important, hot-button...
Floating Homes and Big Ideas in Wallaceburg
[Please note, this article was written in 2022 before there was any knowledge of litigation. The article appears as originally written. I have no intention to be involved in any discussion around litigation.] In 2019 a new company made its home in Wallaceburg,...
A $91,765 Donation to Charity Should Result in More Than Broken Trust
Working within a charity is often draining and difficult if you are on the fundraising team. Dollars are difficult to come by, as lots of other worthy charities are asking for help at the same time. It is a non-stop song of need being sung, usually quietly, in the...
Chatham-Kent Woodlots: Asking Three Questions of Council
The Issue Addressing contentious issues are part and parcel of the work that Municipal Council performs on a regular basis. The majority of issues they confront are fairly mundane; important to those that they affect, but largely not rising to the attention of the...
Municipality of Chatham-Kent: In 2021 the Glass Ceiling is Still Intact
A Glass Ceiling Above the Wall of Silence The term “Glass Ceiling” was first used 43 years ago, in 1978, to describe what seemed to be an invisible barrier that kept women from getting equal pay and the top executive jobs in companies all around North America. Over...