By Curtis Kingston Ombudsman oversight is desperately needed for Ontario’s Children’s Aid Societies. Over the years Ontario’s children and families have had to endure horrific encounters with an unregulated and…
By John Sigurjonsson At the Monday March 18 meeting, Municipal Council received presentations from an urban planning consultant, the Chair of Council’s community strategic planning committee, and the planning department. There is…
By Tim Labute As a kid, my dad had a sailboat that I spent a lot of time on. The memories of sailing and just being on the boat are…
By Monica Bacic I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley On International Women’s Day, the Chatham Kent Women’s Centre unites…
By April Erickson-Colby 13 years ago I was a teenager just starting out on my journalistic voyage. I spent my days co-oping at The Chatham Daily News learning the strange…
By John Sigurjonsson The draft municipal budget for 2013 presented to Council on Tuesday January 8 lists 93 budget cuts that could be made to get to a zero budget increase.…
By John Sigurjonsson When arithmetic enters the world of municipal administration, things sometimes get a little strange. Take for instance Council’s wrestling with the arithmetic surrounding the Bradley Centre. The…
Severe weather can wreak havoc on the unprepared. It need not be that way. The Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services has a list of things you can do…
By Greg Holden Just over a year ago, Jesse Nealey was in grade 10 at Ursuline College, was well liked, he gave to his community and he had his whole life…