Ontario's political leaders are heading into the final stretch of the provincial election campaign, Fergie Jenkins Field in Chatham could be getting a new fence and more bleachers if Chatham-Kent Council plays ball, and a new poll suggests most Canadians want to respond to U.S. tariffs with dollar-for-dollar retaliation.

Morning News for Friday, February 21, 2025

Ontario's Election day is a week away but advanced polls are already open. Lambton-Kent-Middlesex will hold an all-candidates meeting at the Alvinston Arena on Thursday night. The Executive Director of the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation is about to retire. Lakeshore has officially approved a pilot project allowing golf carts on some roads in Lighthouse Cove. Buying Canadian at the grocery store should get a little easier. A new poll suggests that more than a quarter of Canadians now see the United States as an "enemy" country.

Ontario's Election day is a week away but advanced polls are already open, there is an all-candidates meeting in Alvinston tonight for the Lambton-Kent-Middlesex riding, and the Executive Director of the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation is about to retire.

The advance polls open today for the provincial election, former Walpole Island First Nation Councillor Ernest "Rex" Isaac has died, and the Canada Water Agency is looking to work with local farmers to prevent algae blooms in Lake Erie caused by phosphorus loading in the Thames River.

Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff is keeping his eyes and ears open for funding promises from provincial election candidates. Brio Academy will be unveiling some new public art next week that has both local and international ties. Canada could be getting a new high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City. There's a new app to help you find Canadian products at the store. The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers will have a new baseball manager this season.

Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff is keeping a keen eye on the promises that are being made by provincial election candidates in the area, there will soon be more public art to admire in Chatham-Kent, and the Prime Minister has announced a $3.9 billion plan to build a high speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City.

A 40-year-old Dover Centre man has died after a snowmobile crash over the long weekend, US President Donald Trump says he'll have more about auto tariffs on April 2nd, and investigators into Monday's plane crash at Toronto's Pearson International Airport have recovered the flight data recorder.

A 40-year-old man died in a snowmobile crash over the weekend. A house fire in Chatham led to an estimated $400K in damages. Two separate fires in Chatham-Kent over the weekend have claimed the lives of four dogs. The Retail Council of Canada wants Ontario to revamp its new blue box recycling program. Inflation stayed below 2 per cent last month.