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The water should be flowing at all of the municipally-run splash pads across Chatham-Kent this weekend, police week is underway in Chatham-Kent -- and this year's theme is Join Policing... Keep Ontario Safe, and more progress on the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor and Detroit.

More security cameras will be coming to downtown areas across the municipality. Chatham-Kent administration will be writing some extra reports ahead of the next council meeting. Frito Lay Canada is recalling Sunchips and Munchies snack mix due to potential salmonella contamination. Ontario is marking the fifth anniversary of the province's Day of Action on Litter. Celebrated Canadian author Alice Munro has died at the age of 92.

More security cameras will be coming to downtown areas across the municipality, the Ontario government is cracking down on auto thefts by introducing some harsher penalties for people who are caught committing that crime, and if you have the Harvest Cheddar flavour of Sunchips or the Munchies snack mix in your cupboard those are being recalled.

Chatham-Kent council could have a new member by the end of the month, a Chatham councillor's motion to save some trees on the street he lives on was cut down by Chatham-Kent council last night, and you'll still have to drink boiled or bottled water in Wheatley, Tilbury, and parts of Leamington today.

A boil water advisory has been issued for Wheatley and Tilbury. Chatham-Kent Council will have a lot on their plates tonight as several councillors will put motions on the floor, they're also faced with a decision about the empty Ward 3 seat. The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is looking for ways to enhance some of its outdoor spaces. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland were in St. Thomas today, to talk about affordable child care. Environment Canada has issued air quality advisories due to wildfire smoke.

The seasonal beach bus and the cost of municipal day camps will both be up for discussion tonight on a loaded agenda at Chatham-Kent Council, Chatham-Kent police are asking for help to identify a suspect wanted in multiple break-and-enter investigations in Chatham, and high-ranking members of the federal government are in southwestern Ontario today to talk about funding for affordable child care spaces in the province.

A Chatham councillor is asking for a second opinion ahead of tree removal set for Chatham and Erieau, no charges are being laid after a pedestrian was hit by a pickup truck while she was trying to cross the street in Chatham over the weekend, and you may run into some spring cleaning slowdowns if you are driving through the Wallaceburg-area this week.

The owner of The Magic Land, at 600 Junction Avenue, says she's relieved that the indoor playground is finally open. James Stewart has been elected as the new president of Unifor Local 444. Canadian Blood Services has apologized to L-G-B-T-Q-+ groups for a past policy that banned gay and bisexual men from donating blood.

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is starting its spring cleaning next week, by washing bridges. A new indoor playground is now open in Chatham. Sarnia police are looking for a woman connected to a Thursday evening stabbing.

The Ministry of Labour is investigating a tragic workplace accident on a farm in Lambton County that claimed the life of a 17-year-old, construction crews and roadwork will be moving into a stretch of Keil Drive South in Chatham starting Monday, and Western University's Northern Tornadoes Project has confirmed a pair of microbursts were responsible for extensive damage in a small community near Wallaceburg earlier this week.