CK News Today

Residents in Wallaceburg are being urged to close their windows and doors as a precaution, to limit any exposure to potentially toxic smoke.  Budget season is coming early for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. The federal government will be looking into the impact of high interest rates and high credit card costs on Canadians. Women in their 40s can now get a publicly funded mammogram through Ontario's breast screening program.  The Build for the Kids campaign got underway with the announcement that they've already secured $340K from local service groups and businesses.

Budget talks are starting up a bit early for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, the final fundraising push for the Children's Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent has started with a bang, and women in their 40s can now get a publicly funded mammogram through Ontario's breast screening program.

Chatham-Kent’s council is set to look at a couple of recommendations that could reduce the number of councillors in the municipality, a Chatham-Kent municipal councillor wants to hold a referendum to decide whether the proposed community hub project goes ahead or not, and the Detroit Tigers have evened up their American League Division Series with Cleveland.

CK Council will vote on whether or not to change the size of its membership during Monday night's meeting. Chatham-Kent police have released more details about a series of break-ins in Chatham. Border agents say more than $17K in Canadian and American cash was confiscated at the Ambassador Bridge on September 30. Police stepped up security around Canadian synagogues and mosques on October 7 as the world marked a grim anniversary. A movie filmed in Chatham-Kent will make its debut in Chatham this Friday.

The size of Chatham-Kent council is up for discussion and a vote tonight, it looks like a 26-year-old Sarnia man's luck has run out after he allegedly stole some lottery tickets from several convenience stores in Chatham, and police in several Canadian cities are increasing their presence today as the world marks the first anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel.

Some more positive signs when it comes to filling open staff positions at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, a Chatham teen can now add the title of provincial boxing champion to his list of accomplishments, and Chatham-Kent police are appealing to the public for tips as they try to track down a pair of pickup trucks that were both stolen over the weekend.

It doesn't sound like Chatham-Kent is on its way to becoming a film-making destination anytime soon, the OPP has charged a driver from Mississauga in a crash in Leamington this morning, and Chatham's Bill Atkinson is headed into the Ontario Baseball Association Hall of Fame.

The size of Chatham-Kent council and the sizes of the wards they cover will be up for review next week, Chatham-Kent is looking at another affordable housing project, and a trailer that was reported stolen from Lakeshore almost a year ago has turned up in St. Clair Township.

The intersection of Queen and Park has opened back up to traffic after a morning crash knocked out a traffic light and severed some power lines. A 33-year-old Chatham-Kent man is facing charges in connection to a threats investigation. New data released by the Insurance Bureau of Canada says more needs to be done about auto theft. A growing number of Ontario school boards are reporting deficits and dipping into their reserve funds. The Capitol Theatre is having a record year.