Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement because of wind gusts up to 80 km/h. That's also prompted the local Conservation Authority to issue a safety bulletin for the Lake Erie shoreline. Chatham-Kent's proposed tax hike has been slashed by 3.96 per cent, thanks to a $2-million reduction. Chatham-Kent police say auto thefts are down, but pickup trucks are still the top target for thieves. The Board of Trustees for the St. Clair Catholic District School Board has approved the sale of a former school to Chatham-Kent. Canada's most decorated female Olympian, simmer Penny Oleksiak, is facing a two-year ban for an anti-doping rule violation.