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McLarty has his day in court

By Greg Holden When I first came across the story about Ian McLarty making accusations about the mayor having a conflict of interest in council and a breach of trust, my…

Dresden Raceway is vital to us

By Daniel Swan With all the news floating around the media about the future of harness racing in Ontario, I want to say how vital Dresden Raceway is to the local economy.…

Sustainability report is positive news for CK

By John Sigurjonsson If you care about Chatham-Kent pay attention to the September 16 committee of the whole municipal council meeting. Audio recording is available on the council website and…

It’s Caturday!

CK-CAT UPDATE Well, it has been an exciting time, and more to come. There was a meeting recently of the Chatham-Kent Community Action Team (CK-CAT), with most of the “regulars”…

It’s Caturday!

By Jeanette Smith Well, it seems as if we might be back on track, after being sidetracked by disaster preparation and flea control, both great topics and timely. If you…

Promises not kept Part 2

By John Sigurjonsson Recently I wrote about the municipality’s Official Plan, “Municipal staff is hard at work on a comprehensive review of the municipality’s Official Plan. That plan is a promise…

Evaluating customer service

By Alice X. Soares Customer service is an experience before, during and after a transaction that results in a positive, neutral or negative perceived experience. Contrary to the old adage…

Promises not kept. Part 1.

By John Sigurjonsson Municipal staff is hard at work on a comprehensive review of the municipality’s Official Plan. That plan is a promise to the citizens of the municipality and…

A trick for flea control

By Jeanette Smith I got off track with the last column and am going to do so again, but I think this will be useful. Especially at this time of…

Changes to Bill C-54 are trapping the insane

By Alice X. Soares One out of every five people in Canada suffers from some form of mental illness. The spectrum runs from depression and anxiety disorder, to  psychosis and schizophrenia,…