CK News Today

Now is your chance to share your knowledge and opinion of public sharps disposal bins. Chatham-Kent Police have arrested four people following a break and enter that saw a truck crash through a storefront window. Canada Border Agents and the RCMP have kept a large amount of Ketamine from hitting Ontario streets. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has received another payment from the OLG Corporation for hosting Cascades Casino in Chatham. PAWR has a number of events and fundraisers planned to keep animals out of the cold this fall.

The local health unit is looking for your input on how to keep our communities clean of drug paraphernalia. Chatham-Kent will get almost $462K as its second-quarter payment for hosting Cascades Casino Chatham. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on the Prime Minister to re-establish tariffs on the U.S. if a trade deal isn't reached soon. The federal government will outline plans to strengthen border security on Friday. As autumn sets in, Chatham-Kent's Pet and Wildlife Rescue has multiple events and fundraisers planned to keep local animals out of the cold.

Affordable housing will be up for discussion at the next Chatham-Kent Council meeting. The Coatsworth bulk water station will remain open. Four Chatham-Kent breweries are up for a provincial tourism award. The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Mariners 8-2 to tie the A.L.C.S. up.

The CK Community Hub project is up for what's expected to be its final vote. Chatham-Kent is reopening municipal service desks in Bothwell, Thamesville, and Wheatley. A 29-year-old Chatham man is facing multiple charges after a vehicle crashed into a parked car. Canada's health ministers are meeting in Calgary for the next two days. Canada housing starts jumped 14% last month. The Chatham-Kent Arts Council is set to induct its latest nominees into the Cultural Hall of Fame. A $1-million Lotto Max ticket was purchased at a Wallaceburg Circle K.

Chatham-Kent's council meets next week with the opportunity to officially approve the community hub project. The Municipality is reopening municipal service desks in several rural communities. Let us know if you support CK's fight against the Dresden Landfill. It was a deadly long weekend on OPP patrolled roads. Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a new bail reform bill aimed at cracking down on violent and repeat offenders. Canada's health ministers are meeting in Calgary for the next two days. Eight people across Chatham-Kent will soon be inducted into the local Cultural Hall of Fame. Wallaceburg has a new millionaire.

Chatham-Kent is pushing back against claims made by York1 about the proposed Dresden landfill. The OPP has cleared an officer to return to duty after reviewing his conduct in a deadly shooting on the 401 back in 2021. Chatham-Kent police helped the OPP's Child Sexual Exploitation Unit arrest and charge a Petrolia resident with possession of child pornography. A weekend fire at Buxton Speedway is under investigation. The Toronto Blue Jays hit five home runs to rout the Mariners 13-4, and cut Seattle's lead in the A.L.C.S. down to 2-1. 

A frost advisory is in effect overnight. The future of the Buxton Speedway is in question following a recent fire. More information has been released regarding the Special Investigations Unit's ongoing investigation in Wallaceburg. The SIU has three other active investigations in Chatham-Kent, two of which involve sexual assault. An inquest into the death of a local man started on Wednesday. An unnamed company is said to be seriously considering taking over the Diageo plant in Amherstburg. The World Meteorological Organization says carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have jumped to the highest level ever recorded.