Two people are facing charges after a crash in Chatham and an attempted escape from police custody, a child has been airlifted to hospital after a school bus carrying dozens of students rolled over south of Woodstock this morning, and the province has reached another deal with a major teachers' union.

Chatham-Kent's proposed development charges could be pricing the municipality out of future greenhouse expansion, parents with children at Dresden Area Central School will have a much earlier drop-off and pickup time this fall, and yesterday's high smashed a decades-long record for Chatham-Kent.

Chatham-Kent police are giving credit to a boater in Wallaceburg for helping them track down a vehicle that was reported stolen from Sombra more than a decade ago, the cause is going down as undetermined, and no injuries were reported after a fire burned out a garage in Chatham early this morning, and Tilbury's Brett Brochu has signed a professional tryout contract with an AHL team.

New greenhouse developments in Chatham-Kent could be looking at paying a lot more in water and wastewater development charges, a crash in a parking lot in Wallaceburg led to an impaired driving charge over the weekend, and it's time to recognize seniors who are making a positive impact in the community.

York1 held a second information meeting in Dresden last night about a proposed recycling facility and landfill on Irish School Road. Wallaceburg District Secondary School student Makaiyah Stonefish has been re-elected to the position of Chatham-Kent Student Trustee. Demand for lower daycare fees seems to be outpacing the creation of new spaces. The Body Shop is shutting down a third of its locations across Canada.

A proposal to raise and phase in water and wastewater development charges over the next five years will go before Chatham-Kent Council on Monday. Demand for lower daycare fees seems to be outpacing the creation of new spaces. The Body Shop is shutting down a third of its locations across Canada.

Chatham-Kent police have made an arrest after there was a heavy police presence in Blenheim this morning, Chatham-Kent's mayor has sent a letter to the province outlining some concerns about plans for the expansion of a dump site just north of Dresden, and a 32-year-old Chatham-Kent man is facing a mischief charge after he took over control of some traffic lights in Wallaceburg.

No funeral details yet but the country is mourning former prime minister Brian Mulroney, the Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre in Dresden will be a busy place tonight, and a new TV show about working in the trades -- written by a man from Sarnia -- will make its debut later this month.

Noon News for Thursday, February 29, 2024