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The Death of Catbird Red Over Wallaceburg
An Airplane Crash Brings the Cold War to Wallaceburg, Ontario.As a new decade dawned in the 1950s, the immediate aftermath of World War II had led to new conflicts between recent allies. The United States and the Soviet Union, the world’s two remaining superpowers,...
Chatham-Kent: Council’s Private Discussions About Purchasing The Mall Is Not Leadership
"Why" Shouldn't Be A Secret in Chatham-Kent Here we are again: Another tempest in a tea-pot because of Chatham-Kent’s ham-handed way of handling potentially controversial issues. As reported in the Chatham Daily News, Councilor Trevor Thompson has spilled the beans...
Pizza For Polio 2020: A Tasty Way for Chatham and Tilbury to Battle Polio
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,...
Chatham-Kent: Local Rapper Pats Dreams Big for 2021
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...
Can We Make Progress in Ending the Chatham-Kent Housing Crisis in 2021?
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...
Chatham-Kent: Gray-Dort Lives On in 2020 Thanks to Stan Uher of Classic Coachworks
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. ...
Chatham-Kent: Residing at the Chatham Jail in 1858
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...
Brock McGregor: An Interview with the Chatham-Kent Councillor
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...