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Community consultations for Wheatley's revitalization plan are about to get underway, police have confirmed a couple more details about a fatal crash on Charing Cross Road that claimed the lives of two pedestrians over the long weekend, and if you're thinking about going to see the Ford Fireworks in Windsor on June 24, you can take the bus for free again this year.

CK police say the driver involved in a fatal crash over the long weekend stayed at the scene and called 911. A Harrow man is facing impaired driving charges after a weekend crash on Highway 401. Statistics Canada reports that inflation slowed to 2.7 percent in April.  A long-awaited senate report on how the federal government can better the lives of migrant workers is out.  The Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs announced a $1M dollar funding increase to the Honey Bee Health Initiative on Tuesday.

Noon News for Tuesday, May 21, 2024

It's going to be especially hot and humid today and that has led Environment Canada to issue a special weather statement, the investigation continues into a fatal crash near Charing Cross over the weekend, and three men are facing charges after they were all caught shoplifting from a Chatham business. 

The holiday Monday will see a number of closures in Chatham-Kent. Emergency expenses to rehabilitate the Wheatley Water Treatment Plant are starting to pile up. The Canada Safe Boating Council is reminding people to brush up on their boating skills before hitting the water.

Emergency expenses to rehabilitate the Wheatley Water Treatment Plant are starting to pile up. Public Health Ontario says a young child has died after being hospitalized for measles. Fergie Jenkins Field now has one more item immortalizing its namesake.

Noon News for Friday, May 17, 2024

You can drink water right from the tap in Tilbury, Wheatley, and parts of Leamington again, the long weekend means some closures and service changes are coming up, and the hospital in Leamington has a new modern mammography machine now.

The boil water advisory that's still in effect for Wheatley and Tilbury could be lifted by the long weekend, the Chatham Kinsmen Fair is back after missing last year, and parks staff in Chatham-Kent are reminding you to make room for maintenance staff to do their jobs on local sports fields.

The Ontario government is looking at harsher penalties for impaired driving. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is asking the public to stay off baseball diamonds marked as "permit-use only." WSIB will re-examine 50 claims made by temporary foreign workers, going back to 2007. Over 10,000 Canadians have been forced from their homes in the past few weeks due to wildfires.