Magna Opening $50 Million Plant in Chatham
Posted on Apr 18, 2022 in Chatham-Kent Business'
The city has been buzzing with the news and rightfully so. This expansion of the company into Chatham, due to lack of space at their St. Thomas plant is great news for our Municipality. Phil Page, general manager of Magna Formet Industries said the company was looking for suitable space within a two to three hour radius of the St. Thomas facility....
Wallaceburg is On The Move
Posted on Apr 11, 2022 in Chatham-Kent
For those of you who are not familiar with the town of Wallaceburg, you are in for a surprise as you discover its roots and what it has to offer to residents and visitors today. Population recorded in 2016 was 10,098 but the town has grown in recent years with the growth of the housing market, Wallaceburg’s new industries and its proximity to indus...
Giffin Maple Syrup Products in Blenheim
Posted on Mar 28, 2022 in Chatham-Kent Business'
Acccording to a company spokesman, the season was early this year. with the warm weather we experienced in February. There apparantly may be another run this week but most of the trees are tapped. They are well stocked with great products for sale with something for everyone. Check out there website or take a ride out o their location at 18883 Co...Great News! St.Andrews Concert Series Returns
Posted on Mar 21, 2022 in Chatham-Kent Events
I do not know about you but my wife and I have certainly missed the great concerts, called Saturdays at 7, put on by St. Andrew’s Church here is Chatham. Their choir director Devon Hansen has brought some remarkable talent to our fair city and we have enjoyed the many evenings showcasing Chatham and visiting talent. This year will mark their 9th se...
Shannon Price Wins Heritage Award
Posted on Mar 10, 2022 in Human Interest
We are so fortunate here in Chatham-Kent to have one of our own, Shannon Prince, curator of the Buxton National Historic Site and Museum, bring so much of her knowledge and passion for Black History to our community.. She is a decendent of freed slaves and has spent her life teaching and sharing the story of the Underground Railway and Elgin Settle...
Black History Exhibit at Chatham Museum
Posted on Feb 22, 2022 in Chatham-Kent Attractions
Chatham-Kent is steeped in Black History and well known for its efforts in the Underground Railway in the 1800’s. According to Blair Newby, Chatham-Kent’s Museum program co-ordinator, 100 years after many blacks came to Chatham-Kent to seek freedom, their descendents still had to fight for their freedom in a different way.
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