Public health and school officials are urging students and parents in Lambton-Kent to be careful if they're traveling this March Break, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent is hoping that some insurance companies reconsider their decision not to renew insurance for homes and businesses in downtown Wheatley, and Ukrainians are being warned the coming days will be especially hard as Russia ramps up its invasion.

No casualties or radiation leaks, but Europe's largest nuclear power plant is now in Russian hands, mandatory masks could be coming off by the end of the month in Ontario, and Chatham-Kent's medical officer of health is warning people not to start celebrating just yet.

Evening News for Thursday, March 3, 2022

Chatham-Kent public health officials are planning some catch-up clinics as they try to make up for some missed school-based immunizations, a team of 15 border city mayors is calling on the federal government to lift all testing requirements at the border, and Canada is hitting Russia and Belarus with a 35 per cent tariff on goods from those countries.

More drilling work is getting underway in downtown Wheatley and that's putting another pause on homeowner access in the evacuation zone, the Conservative Party of Canada will pick a new leader in September, and the winner of the CK Charity 50/50 raffle has already come forward to claim her prize.

Evening News for Wednesday, March 2, 2022

After being put on hold over the winter, construction is set to start back up on the Third Street Bridge in Chatham and that will result in some more road closures next week, a new survey finds that the strong majority of Canadians stand behind Ukrainians, and high school students in Chatham-Kent are getting a head start on careers in the welding industry thanks to a new course that just started last fall.

A Chatham-Kent based cannabis grower is expanding and that's expected to bring more jobs to the area, Canada is referring the war in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court, and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent is showing support for Ukraine by the country's flag in a show of solidarity.

Evening News for Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Workplaces like construction sites, bars, and nightclubs will have to keep naloxone kits on hand or face some of the biggest fines in Canada, a new study shows the more physically active you are the less likely you are to be hospitalized with COVID-19, and 2021 was a good year for scammers in Ontario and that's prompting another warning from OPP.