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If people in the LGBTQ-plus community wondered if there was much support for them, they saw it Saturday during Chatham-Kent’s second pride parade. Representatives from unions, companies, churches, agencies, political parties and other organizations were among the hundreds of people who took part in the parade in downtown Chatham on Saturday. Organized by the Chatham-Kent Gay Pride Association, the organization’s president Chris Couture said, “It makes me feel fantastic to be so warm and loved and accepted and celebrated.” He hopes this feeling of support is what members of the LGBTQ-plus community take away from

The inaugural Art in the Park Chatham was in Tecumseh Park this weekend, attracting crafters from the area and beyond to reveal their various artworks to the public eye. This weekend’s inaugural Art in the Park Chatham attracted crafters from the area and beyond to Tecumseh Park to showcase their various works to the public eye. Other Art in the Park events are moving their way across Southwestern Ontario this summer. Similar weekend-long events were in Windsor and Petrolia earlier in June and will be in Sarnia this September. Organizer Chris Glassford said the popularity of those events made him want to bring it here. “Art thrives here, so I definitely wanted to showcase what Chatham-Kent and outside areas have to offer,” said Glassford.

Regular/Planning Agenda Meeting

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Planning/Regular Agenda. 

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Not even the rain held off the 2019 Syndenham Dragon Boat Challenge with a great turnout.

The Sydenham Challenge started 18 years ago in Wallaceburg and one of its founding members and organizers of the event Brian Armitage, has a personal history and attachment to the event.

Dragon boating and the benefits for breast cancer patients are well known across the country. The upper body workout a person achieves through the exercise of dragon boating is extremely beneficial for cancer patients, especially those dealing with breast cancer. This is the reason breast cancer teams are so well supported at these events, and currently these teams of brave women can be found across North America.

Regular/Planning Agenda Meeting

Visit https://www.chatham-kent.ca/Council/Meetings/2019/Pages/Council-Meeting---May-13,-2019.aspx for the full agenda

The 2019 Relay for Life campaign kicked off their at the Sons of Kent Brewery on March 28th handing out information to registered teams 

Relay for Life takes place June 7 from 6 p.m. to midnight at Chatham-Kent Secondary School.

Relay is a major fundraiser for the society. Teams walk the CKSS track, celebrate those who have survived cancer and remember those who did not, all while raising funds.

The 2019 Relay for Life campaign kicked off their at the Sons of Kent Brewery on March 28th handing out information to registered teams 

Relay for Life takes place June 7 from 6 p.m. to midnight at Chatham-Kent Secondary School.

Relay is a major fundraiser for the society. Teams walk the CKSS track, celebrate those who have survived cancer and remember those who did not, all while raising funds.

Regular/Planning Agenda Meeting

Visit https://www.chatham-kent.ca/Council/Pages/Council-Meeting---April-15,-2019.aspx to see the full agenda

When actor Ben Hardy appears behind the drum kit as a member of Queen in Bohemian Rhapsody, some of his movements come out of lessons with a Chatham drummer.

Steve Bottrill interviews Bryan McLellan who worked as a drum coach on the Academy Award-nominated film, which he said involved teaching Hardy ways to capture the “mannerisms” of drummer Roger Taylor.