• Chatham-Kent Hospice volunteer recognized with provincial award

    Chatham-Kent Hospice volunteer recognized with provincial award
    A Chatham-Kent Hospice volunteer has received a provincial award. Sadie Bruette has been recognized with the June Callwood Circle of Outstanding Volunteers award. The honour celebrates exceptional hospice volunteers across Ontario who exemplify the compassion, dedication and service championed by the late June Callwood, a release from Chatham-Kent Hospice said. “Sadie is a compassionate and humble volunteer who brings comfort and dignity to everyone she meets,” the release said. &ld
  • Migrant worker soccer championship fosters bonding, cultural awareness

    Migrant worker soccer championship fosters bonding, cultural awareness
    On the heels of the FIFA World Cup, there was still excitement on the pitch in Chatham this weekend, with friendly bragging rights on the line.The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) migrant worker community program (MWCP), and North Lambton Community Health Centre (NLCHC) were hosting their first regional soccer championship.St. Clair College’s Chatham Campus set the stage Sunday evening, as Golden Acre Farms, near Leamington and Kingsville, took on Forest-based Roelands Plant Fa
  • Two-vehicle crash claims life of Chatham man

    Two-vehicle crash claims life of Chatham man
    The Chatham-Kent police traffic management unit is investigating after a Chatham man died following a two-vehicle collision west of Chatham on the weekend.Police said the vehicles, being driven by a 46-year-old Tilbury man and 57-year-old Chatham man, collided on Queen’s Line. Both men were the sole occupant of their vehicles, police added.Emergency services responded to the crash that occurred between Bloomfield Road and Dillon Road at approximately 12:06 a.m. Sunday, police added.Both d

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