The proposed property tax increase in Chatham-Kent has been chopped down a bit after the first night of budget talks, people who need a warm place to stay overnight in Chatham-Kent should be able to find some room at Hope Haven in Chatham again this year, and construction is underway on a new warming shelter on Walpole Island.

Chatham-Kent council members will get their first crack at the municipal budget tonight, Chatham-Kent's generosity came shining through once again to unofficially kick off the Christmas season when the CP holiday train came rolling through, and the province is also bringing in a Code of Ethics for real estate agents and real estate brokerages.

Chatham-Kent council wants to hear more information from Hydro One about how the utility provider plans to keep water wells safe, Chatham-Kent resident is facing charges after a vehicle got boxed in during a break-in in Leamington, and the Pet and Wildlife Rescue's third annual Under One Roof fundraising campaign is underway.

You could run into some whiteouts if you're heading to London-area, water wells and wood lots are both on the agenda for tonight's Chatham-Kent council meeting, and a new report shows food bank usage is on the rise.

Morning News for Monday, November 27, 2023

Three Blenheim residents are facing charges after police searched homes on Regent Street and Chatham Street in Blenheim as part of a drug investigation, Chatham-Kent police are getting almost a million dollars from the province to fight auto thefts, and the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation has launched a new fall fundraiser.

The Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls is open again, the ratification vote for public elementary school teachers will be held online, and the CP Holiday Train will be rolling into Chatham this afternoon.