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• Thamesville iMaze recognizes first responders

  15-09-2026 18:54 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Visitors to the Thamesville iMaze this year will travel through a labyrinth of corn stock cut in a design which recognizes first responders. From above, the Dieleman farm at 12768 Longwoods Rd. in Thamesville appears as a firefighter carrying a hose, a police officer saluting, and a paramedic hauling their equipment, with the words “harvest with a hero” shown at the end of the corn field. Ingrid Dieleman, owner of the iMaze, also known as the Thamesville Maize, said her team is happ
  
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• 'Lame duck' C-K council OK's $476K design contract for new fire station

  16-09-2026 16:02 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Chatham-Kent council has approved a nearly $476,000 contract to design a new fire station on a former Chatham elementary school property.Architecttura Inc. will design a one-storey, four-bay fire station No. 1, which a municipal staff report says will be built on roughly 0.4-hectares (one acre) of the former St. Ursula Catholic school property at 426 Lacroix St..The existing school building, closed after Chatham’s Catholic elementary schools were consolidated, is being demolished under a
  
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• Healing Hands: CKHA unveils new work by local artist at Wallaceburg site

  16-09-2026 15:58 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has unveiled a new public art piece at its Wallaceburg site. A sculpture called Healing Hands by local artist Tyson Carr is now on display at the hospital group’s Wallaceburg location. The sculpture shows a human hand reaching upward with a butterfly balanced on the index finger. “There’s been a major theme of rebirth and renewal at CKHA’s Wallaceburg site, and I wanted to translate that into a work of art,” Carr said in a release. &ldq
  
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• News Briefs: Local charity feast raises $5,270 for Nepal flood victims

  16-09-2026 15:55 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  A Nepal Flood Relief Charity Feast drew 112 people and raised nearly $5,270 to help Nepal flood victims.“It turned out well,” said Dibesh Regmi, who manages the Gurkha Lounge Restaurant and Everest Convention Centre in Chatham with his wife, Subhana.About 1,200 deaths have been confirmed since a devastating flood struck the Bhote Koshi River of the Rasuwa district on the morning of Aug. 26.Regmi said funds raised during the Saturday, Sept. 12, event have been sent to the Nepalese pr
  
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• Major fire at Greenfield Global plant on edge of Chatham

  16-09-2026 13:39 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Chatham-Kent firefighters were called to a major fire at the Greenfield Global plant on Bloomfield Road in Chatham in the early hours of Wednesday morning.There are no immediate details on the cause of the blaze. Flames and smoke could be seen for quite a distance.More details will be provided when available.Chatham-Kent police issued a public caution Wednesday morning that emergency crews are currently responding to a fire at the ethanol plant at 275 Bloomfield Rd.“For your safety, pleas
  
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• Lightning sparked Chatham ethanol plant fire: officials

  16-09-2026 13:39 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  A lightning strike caused Wednesday’s fire at Chatham’s Greenfield Global plant, company officials say.“Lightning struck a corn-based ethanol storage tank” at the 275 Bloomfield Rd. facility early Wednesday morning, a company release said in early afternoon.“The resulting fire caused no injuries; all employees and personnel on-site are accounted for and safe,” it said. “The fire was isolated to the storage tank farm, has been extinguished and there does
  
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• Firefighters battle major blaze at Chatham's Greenfield Global plant

  16-09-2026 13:39 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Chatham-Kent firefighters were fighting a major blaze at Chatham’s Greenfield Global ethanol plant Wednesday morning.There was no immediate words on the cause of the early morning fire. Flames and smoke could be seen for quite a distance.More details will be provided when available.Chatham-Kent police cautioned the public Wednesday morning that emergency crews were responding to a fire at the 275 Bloomfield Rd. plant.“For your safety, please avoid the area of Bloomfield Road and Riv
  
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• Pat McMahon nearly caught up to Terry Fox in 1981

  15-09-2026 17:54 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Terry Fox’s story has inspired countless people over more than four decades and Chatham’s Pat McMahon is one of them.McMahon has been involved with Terry Fox Runs since it began Sept., 13, 1981, just months after Fox’s death on June 28 that year at age 22 after the osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer) he was diagnosed with spread to his lungs.“I caught on to Terry’s story from the get-go, because I was travelling back to university right behind him,” he said.McMa
  
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• Pat McMahon nearly caught up to Terry Fox in 1980

  15-09-2026 17:54 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Terry Fox’s story has inspired countless people over more than four decades and Chatham’s Pat McMahon is one of them.McMahon has been involved with Terry Fox Runs since it began Sept., 13, 1981, just months after Fox’s death on June 28 that year at age 22 after the osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer) he was diagnosed with spread to his lungs.“I caught on to Terry’s story from the get-go, because I was travelling back to university right behind him,” he said.McMa
  
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• CK VOTES: Barb Pelgrims running for public board trustee

  14-09-2026 17:41 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Name: Barb PelgrimsAge: Not providedBoard: Lambton Kent DistrictWard: 6, 7, 8 Why are you running to be a school board trustee? I believe education is one of the most important pathways to success in life. It shapes how children see themselves and others in today’s challenging world. We need to support child health and mental well-being.Through my work in health care, I have seen how important healthy life skills are in building confidence, creativity and a sense of belonging. I have also
  
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• Pedestrian dies after Saturday crash on Walpole Island: OPP

  14-09-2026 17:09 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  A pedestrian died after a single-vehicle collision on Walpole Island First Nation, provincial police say.Walpole Island police, OPP and paramedics responded after a sports utility vehicle and pedestrian collided on Chiefs Road, between Tecumseh Road and Austin Road, 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Lambton OPP said.The pedestrian, a Walpole Island resident, 48, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.A stretch of Chiefs Road was closed for several hours while officers investigated, police said.Anyone
  
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• CK VOTES: David Pierce running for public board trustee

  14-09-2026 16:46 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Name: David PierceAge: 65Ward: 6, 7, 8 Why are you running to be a school board trustee? In my opinion, it’s time to get back to basics in the school system. Also, something new happened in Chatham-Kent recently with the Chatham Christian school being removed from participating in all sports activities with the public school system with no details being released as to why. Ideologies do not belong in our public school system if this is what is happening. Children need to play. So let them
  
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• Company eyes Chatham-Kent for $1.9B clean-energy manufacturing facility: officials

  14-09-2026 16:18 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Chatham-Kent is being eyed for a $1.9-billion clean-energy manufacturing facility making solar modules, battery energy storage systems and other infrastructure, generating up to 6,000 direct and indirect jobs, municipal and business officials say .Mark Garvin, founder and chief executive of Canadian Sustainable Energies (CSE), spoke briefly with The Chatham Daily News Monday on his way into a meeting at the two-day Canadian Investment Summit in Toronto.“We do have plans for Chatham-Kent t
  
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• Company eyes C-K for $1.9B clean-energy manufacturing facility: officials

  14-09-2026 16:18 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Chatham-Kent is being eyed for a $1.9-billion clean-energy manufacturing facility making solar modules, battery energy storage systems and other infrastructure, generating up to 6,000 direct and indirect jobs, municipal and business officials say .Mark Garvin, founder and chief executive of Canadian Sustainable Energies (CSE), spoke briefly with The Chatham Daily News Monday on his way into a meeting at the two-day Canadian Investment Summit in Toronto.“We do have plans for Chatham-Kent t
  
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• Clean-energy manufacturing facility planned for Chatham-Kent

  14-09-2026 16:18 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Chatham-Kent could be home to major clean-energy manufacturing facility.Mark Garvin, founder and CEO of Canadian Energies spoke briefly with The Chatham Daily News Monday morning before going into a meeting at the Canadian Investment Summit, happening Monday and Tuesday in Toronto.“We do have plans for Chatham-Kent to set up a manufacturing (facility),” Garvin said.He added the company has experience in building battery energy storage systems and solar modules.Garvin said more detai
  
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• PHOTOS: Children’s Safety Expo offers plenty to see and do

  12-09-2026 21:22 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  The annual Chatham-Kent Crime Stoppers Children’s Safety Expo was another big hit.Numerous families came out to see interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities by first responders with police, fire and paramedics, held at the St. Clair College Chatham Campus on Saturday, Sept. 12.The free event also included a car seat clinic, bike helmet clinic and an onsite fingerprint clinic to create an important digital child identification record.Here are some photographs from the event.
  
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• Flight of the Caesar: Trying to bring Guinness World Record back home

  12-09-2026 17:37 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Brian Machado helped set a Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Caesar Cocktail eight years ago, which has since been beat twice.Now, he wants to bring the record back home where it belongs.“It was such a great feeling,” Machado said of setting the world record during the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo that was held in Pain Court in September 2018.“So, we’re going to get it back.”Dubbed the ‘Flight of the Caesar, it kicks-off severa
  
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• Threat made to shoot person; man charged: CK police

  12-09-2026 00:52 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  A man has been charged after a threat was made to shoot a family member, said Chatham-Kent police.Officers responded to reports of a threat complaint at residence on Semenyn Avenue in Chatham shortly after 11:30 a.m. Saturday, police said.It was learned through investigation a threat was made to shoot a family member after a man went to their residence, police said.A man, who it was confirmed does not have a valid firearms licence, was located in the area and taken into custody without incident
  
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• Teen charged after threatening online messages

  12-09-2026 00:52 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  A teenager is charged after a reference was made online about a potential shooting at a Chatham high school.Around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, concerning online messages involving John McGregor secondary school were reported to Chatham-Kent police.“Images of firearms had been shared in a Snapchat group conversation involving several students, along with comments referencing a potential shooting at the school,” police said Friday.Police spoke with three youths involved in the conversation. O
  
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• Man threatens to shoot relative, one charged: Chatham-Kent police

  12-09-2026 00:52 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  A Chatham resident was charged after a man threatened to shoot a relative, Chatham-Kent police say.Officers responding to a threat complaint at a Semenyn Avenue home in Chatham about 11:30 a.m. Saturday learned a man came to the residence and threatened to shoot a family member, said police, who arrested a suspect in the area without incident, police said.A Chatham man, 34, is charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, police said. He was released with conditions and a Dec. 9
  
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• CK VOTES: D. Randy Campbell running for public board trustee

  11-09-2026 21:08 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Name: D. Randy CampbellAge: 72Ward: 1, 2, 3 Why are you running to be a school board trustee? To continue to make sure our students are receiving the best quality education in our system, in a safe, healthy and respectful learning environment for all students and staff. Lambton Kent District School Board ( LKDSB) has approximately 4,000 staff members, 21,300 students 62 schools and 11 trustees. I want to continue to ensure that our rural and small town communities have a voice at the table. Wha
  
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• CK VOTES 2026: Residents weigh in on huge field of Chatham-Kent candidates

  11-09-2026 19:35 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Local residents attending a candidate open house organized by the newly created Chatham-Kent Growth Alliance had the chance to meet numerous Chatham-Kent council candidates.For nearly an hour, five of the seven mayoral candidates – Lauren Anderson, Michael Bondy, Darrin Canniff, Ryan Gow and Randy Hope – answered a series questions on public consultation, taxation and spending, which are part of the alliance’s core priorities. Two others did not attend.This was followed by inf
  
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• Two people charged in Chatham drug raid

  11-09-2026 17:31 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Two people are charged after police seized drugs with an estimated value of $13,500 in a raid on a Chatham home Thursday.Officers with the intelligence unit and the emergency response team, executed a search warrant at a Wellington Street East residence as part of a drug-trafficking investigation, Chatham-Kent police said.Police seized about 72 grams of cocaine, 36 grams of methamphetamine, 21 grams of fentanyl and cash.A 43-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman, both of Chatham, are charged wit
  
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• Newborn cuddle program launches at CKHA

  11-09-2026 15:17 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has announced a new program which brings in trained volunteers to provide comfort to newborns during their hospital stay. The newborn cuddle program was established to support newborns who may spend extended periods in hospital and whose parents or families are not always at their bedside, a news release from the hospital group said. The volunteers provide human touch and interaction, which is meant to be an additional source of emotional support complementing the c
  
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• Chatham mayoral candidates discuss consultation, taxation and spending

  10-09-2026 23:07 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  A candidate open house featuring numerous mayoral and council candidates, organized by the newly created Chatham-Kent Growth Alliance, attracted more than 250 people.Five of the seven mayoral candidates running in Chatham-Kent took part in a fireside chat format Wednesday night at the Chatham Armoury while several council candidates from the eight wards were available for informal discussions.Representing agriculture, housing, real estate, business, and property rights organizations, the CK Gro
  
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• CK VOTES: Ellen Sinclair running for public board trustee

  10-09-2026 16:50 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Name : Ellen SinclairAge:37Ward: 6, 7, 8 Why are you running to be a school board trustee? I was born and raised in Chatham and was actively involved in school programs throughout my childhood. Today, I am a parent of two young children who will attend local schools, and I want to help ensure every student has access to a safe, supportive, and high-quality learning environment. I am running to represent our community and advocate for decisions that put students first. What do you feel are impor
  
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• John Murray will celebrate 100 years of living a full life on Sunday

  09-09-2026 22:36 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Long-time Wallaceburg resident John Murray celebrates 100 years of a full, active life on Sunday.As he reaches the century mark in age, Murray is finally starting to slow down a little, but only recently. He still was golfing regularly two years ago but stopped last year. He only gave up driving last year.Going above and beyond is how Murray has lived his life.He attempted to join the navy when he was 15, lying about his age, but was found out and sent home from Wolseley Barracks in London.Dete
  
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• John Murray will celebrate 100 years of a living a full life on Sunday

  09-09-2026 22:36 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Long-time Wallaceburg resident John Murray celebrates 100 years of a full, active life on Sunday.As he reaches the century mark in age, Murray is finally starting to slow down a little, but only recently. He still was golfing regularly two years ago but stopped last year. He only gave up driving last year.Going above and beyond is how Murray has lived his life.He attempted to join the navy when he was 15, lying about his age, but was found out and sent home from Wolseley Barracks in London.Dete
  
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• CK Votes: Tracy Bernicky running for public school trustee

  09-09-2026 19:48 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Name: Tracy BernickyAge: 59Ward: 6, 7, 8 Why are you running to be a school board trustee? As a mother of three grown children and grandmother of four school-aged grandchildren, I understand how important strong schools are to our families and communities. I am running to be a voice for students, staff, parents, and taxpayers. I am not afraid to ask tough questions, listen to concerns, and work hard to ensure decisions are made in the best interests of our students. What do you feel are importa
  
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• CK Votes: Chris White running for public board trustee

  09-09-2026 19:43 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Name: Chris WhiteAge: 48Ward: 1, 2, 3Why are you running to be a school board trustee?I am running because our rural schools need a voice to advocate for them. The school board has plans in place to close a number of our rural schools. I want to make a plan to keep these schools open and viable options for our students.What do you feel are important issues in education today? Locally, the issue of potential school closures in our small towns is very important. At a board level, we need to make
  
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