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The Wheatley Water Treatment Plant won't be ready to go back online until sometime in November. A new wind farm with up to 20 turbines could be coming to the Ridgetown area. The next phase of work to protect the beach at Hillman Marsh near Wheatley is underway, and the provincial government is rolling out its fall immunization program.

Chatham-Kent police have charged a 33-year-old woman after she was found inside a Chatham home that wasn't hers. The St. Clair Catholic District School Board has donated multiple loads of furniture and books to underfunded schools around the world. The provincial government and the Ontario Medical Association have reached an agreement to protect provincial health care. A new study shows that living standards for the average Canadian fell from 2020 to 2024, despite growth in the overall economy. A Blenheim senior will be skydiving this weekend to raise funds for a good cause.

Chatham-Kent police stopped a break-and-enter in progress yesterday. CK Jobs is holding a job fair in Tilbury on Thursday afternoon. Multiple loads of furniture and books from the St. Clair Catholic District School Board are on their way to underfunded schools around the world. The Prime Minister is expected to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during his visit to Mexico. Ontario's Premier wants to keep the 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric cars to protect EV manufacturing here, but a new survey suggests Canadians disagree. Let us know if you're concerned about networks caving to political pressure to remove certain television shows.

All of the residents of the housing complex at 99 McNaughton in Chatham should be back home by November 1st, and Chatham-Kent has joined the Southwest Ontario Data Consortium and now has access to economic and workforce data from across the region.

Some Chatham highway on and off ramps will soon be closed for construction. A road rage incident has led to charges against a 32-year-old Chatham driver. A 39-year-old man is facing charges after a Tilbury woman was reportedly attacked multiple times. The new Southwest Ontario Data Consortium is made up of six founding members, including Chatham-Kent. The Bank of Canada is lowering its key lending rate again, down another quarter point to 2.5%. The province wants to expand the scope of some health professionals.

The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is laying off several members of its management team to better align with its new strategic plan. A former migrant worker was in Chatham to talk about his new book, while calling for better protections for farm labourers. The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision today, and the federal government will table their budget on November 4th.

A 22-year-old from Wallaceburg has died, after being hit by a vehicle on Walpole Island First Nation. Chatham-Kent police have arrested a man charged with with assault by choking and theft. Hot Rods for Hospice will take over Ridgetown this Saturday. A day before the Bank of Canada releases its latest policy rate announcement, Statistics Canada says inflation in August rose to 1.9%. Food Banks Canada is giving the federal government an overall mark of "D" in its latest report. Democrats in Washington say they'll force a pair of votes on U.S. President Donald  Trump's tariffs in the coming weeks.

A Chatham man, wanted for a reported violent altercation earlier this summer, has been arrested. Crime Stoppers says last weekend's Children's Safety Expo had a record turnout. Inflation rose to 1.9% in August. Prime Minister Mark Carney has meetings scheduled with his cabinet, the premier of Saskatchewan, and canola industry leaders on Tuesday. Actor, director, and environmentalist Robert Redford has died at the age of 89. Let us know if you're worried about the salmonella outbreak linked to dog food on our daily poll.

There were two major drug busts at the border in Windsor and Sarnia last week, a new wooden sculpture honouring the War of 1812 has been unveiled in Thamesville, and the Public Health Agency of Canada is warning consumers about a Salmonella outbreak linked to dog food and dog treats.