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The use of both social media and print news in the municipality of Chatham-Kent covers important topics and events happening locally. Jim Blake, communications officer discusses the importance of information, events and communication via social media in Chatham-Kent. For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/MunicCK/

Etsy Chatham-Kent has a wide array of local craft and artists who love showing their creative ideas to the world through the world of social media. Morena McDonald, admin was our guest on the show and gave us some examples of some the different things some of our local artisans create.

For more information visit facebook.com/etsychathamkent/

Loretta Storey is the administrator of Love It Chatham-Kent, a facebook page designed for people who love the city and surrounding area we live in.

Search Love it Chatham-Kent on facebook for more information on this great page

The Final Push left the Sydenham Campus in Wallaceburg Wednesday, May 23rd.
Dave Depencier and Dan Van Moorsel put in a 1000 kilometre on their bikes as they rode across southwestern Ontario to raise money for the Foundation of Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. 

Film 101 was another successful  year. Film101 was held  at a new venue,  St. Clair College. The high school students in Chatham and Sarnia got an opportunity to experience various workshops and demonstrations in the media field.

As part of Chatham-Kent Public Library’s ongoing goal to support the local writing community, the Read Local: CK Author Festival was held at the Chatham Branch on Saturday, May 5, 2018. 18 authors were available and met with readers for one on one sessions. Local author, Ray Robertson discussed his new book “1979” which is set in Chatham.

Sue Hawkins who runs a page called Clutter Busters that helps people who organizing their homes/apartments and uses social media as a way to communicate with others and trade services such as clean a room and someone paints a room in the home.

Thousands of area residents packed the Bradley Centre this weekend for the fifth annual CK Expo, celebrating pop culture.

Organizer Rob Bellamy says the event has been growing over the last few years.

“The very first large one we had was just under 1500 people, the year after that was just over 1600, and we had 1700-ish last year,” Bellamy says. “It’s been amazing how much Chatham has embraced this event, and it is so nice to see so many people get involve, not only helping us get ready but when they get here they’re dressed up in costume or they’re helping support the vendors.”

All proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters in Chatham-Kent

The Clash Of The Sirens at the St. Clair College HealthPlex in Chatham, Ontario on April 14 raised $5,586 for Chatham Hope Haven

The competition was organized by Blair's Bootcamp, LLC and featured teams of four competing in three different first responder-related challenges.

A release from Chatham Hope Haven says the money “will go towards helping homeless men in our community.” The shelter has been providing homeless men with a safe place to stay overnight since November.

Chatham Hope Haven also has a special connection with first responders as police officers sometimes know of someone who needs a safe place to stay and have been directing them to the shelter.