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Karen RobinetSarnia Observer |
I’m sure by now you’ve heard that this is the last edition of Chatham This Week (CTW), and therefore here’s one final, farewell column from me.
I was just reading that according to Forbes, the U.S. lost $4.5 billion last year in tourism revenue thanks to a drop in Canadian travellers.
I still can’t decide whether it’s an upside or a downside, but one of the consequences of my self-imposed boycott of the U.S....
After a 20-year plus hiatus from minor hockey, most Saturdays now find me and assorted family members at one arena or another to watch two of the...
Well, I don’t know about you, but I must admit I don’t really care one way or the other if the Chatham-Kent Public Utilities...
I can’t help but wonder if council had not voted to proceed with the community hub project, whether we would...
I’ve been thinking a lot about artificial intelligence (AI) a lot lately, and the many ways in which this technology impacts and will continue...
There’s no question that affordable housing is a big issue, a hot button topic in Chatham-Kent these days, and for good reason.
For almost eight years I commuted to my job as a reporter/editor at The Observer in Sarnia, and throughout that time I never ceased to be amazed at...
Well, boys and girls, it’s that time of year again, when Christmas is just around the corner and we’re all...
So, way back in October 2023, architect ROA Studio Inc. submitted a building condition report on the Civic Centre and Fire Station No. 1, which pulled...
Having spent a week in Manitoba, it was time for Donald and I to take the long drive back to Chatham-Kent and we were coming back the Canadian way,...
Well, boys and girls I had apparently forgotten how long (very long!) it takes to drive from Chatham to Winnipeg the Canadian way, but given the...
Earlier this month, the municipality announced the recommended construction bid for the proposed Chatham-Kent Community Hub had come in under the...
You don’t have to look far in Chatham-Kent to hear or see a lot of chatter about the homeless population these days.
Remember the old creed: “Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep the postmen from their appointed rounds.”
The year was 1973 and I and all my fellow newly and soon-to-be teenaged girlfriends were seated in a cinema in Cambridge, tears streaming down our...
Well boys and girls, I didn’t expect my next column about the proposed community hub to involve the integrity commissioner (IC), but here we are.
As I write this week’s missive, I am surrounded by the photographic evidence of five generations of my family in varying states of decomposition and...
From splash pads to beach trips, one columnist shares the joy of summer adventures with family
It’s been a busy time for yours truly, having been forced to drop everything for the past week or so to address the voluminous cherry tomato plants...
For residents and business owners near the site of the former tent encampment at Rotary Park in downtown Chatham, it’s a good news story.
For residents and business owners near the site of the former tent encampment at Rotary Park in downtown Chatham, it’s a good news story.
I recently hit the one-year anniversary of my most recent career change – retirement – and I have to say that things have not necessarily gone to...
Well first off, and filed under the category of “there’s no news like old news,” I have to report that contrary to last week’s note on the...
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