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• Chatham-Kent police to offer downtown foot patrol beat, other service enhancements

  03-12-2025 22:48 via chathamdailynews.ca
  To help fight crime and increase safety, while fostering community relationships, Chatham-Kent police continue to boost proactive measures, including downtown. Chief Kirk Earley gave an update to municipal council Monday night, providing a rundown on current staffing and various initiatives, as well as future plans, including service enhancements. Among these changes will include a dedicated foot patrol in downtown Chatham, with residents and businesses noting increasing concerns related to addi
  
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• Catholic board trustees Van Heck, Argenti return as chair and vice-chair

  03-12-2025 18:46 via chathamdailynews.ca
  The leadership will remain the same for trustees with the St. Clair Catholic District School Board. John Van Heck and David Argenti were acclaimed as chair and vice-chai for 2026 at the initial board meeting Tuesday night at the Catholic Education Centre in Wallaceburg. Van Heck, first elected as a Catholic school board trustee in 2006, has held the position of chair since 2016. This is the fourth term as vice-chair for Argenti, who was first elected as a trustee in 2018. In accepting their nomi
  
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• Chatham Goodfellows' annual Christmas campaign on track for success

  03-12-2025 18:22 via chathamdailynews.ca
  The annual Chatham Goodfellows’ No Child Without a Christmas campaign is off to a great start with nearly $73,000 raised from two recent events. “Chatham Goodfellows volunteers have knocked it out of the park again this year,” said long-time volunteer Tim Haskell about the $53,199 that was collected during Monday’s Porchlight fundraiser that saw volunteers going door-to-door to collect cash donations from local residents, along with toys and food. Haskell, who chairs the
  
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• Athletic park's second-phase tender receives green light

  03-12-2025 15:51 via chathamdailynews.ca
  The second phase of the St. Clair College community park will kick off this spring, with Chatham-Kent council approving a $3.3 million tender for the work Monday night. Westhoek Construction Ltd. was the recommended bid, which councillors accepted as part of the consent agenda. In May of 2023, council approved the donation of nearly eight hectares (19.5 acres) of land along Bear Line Road from St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology. The terms of the donation were for the municipality t
  
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