Turn Gilbert the Goose into a cartoon!!!

Meet Gilbert, the new mascot for Chatham-Kent EarlyON-Line programming geared to children ages 0-6 and their parents/caregivers.

They want to make Gilbert the Goose come to life on screen! Send in your drawing or rendering of Gilbert (which they will digitize) and your design could be chosen. The winner will receive a gift card basket to local Chatham-Kent businesses. #shopCK

The contest runs from Friday, June 19th to Sunday, July 5th. The winner will be announced on Monday, July 6th.

Please go to www.chatham-kent.ca/EarlyON for complete rules.

The Ambulatory Care entrance is now open for patients accessing Endoscopy, Urology and other Ambulatory Care clinics including but not limited to Orthopedics, Ear Nose & Throat and Pulmonary Function Tests.

To ensure the safety of everyone, screening will be in place at the Ambulatory Care entrance and registration staff to assist these patients with registering for their appointments. Visitors are asked to use the main entrance at the Chatham Site and the Emergency Department entrance at the Wallaceburg Site.

Town of Essex Council hosted an emergency meeting on Monday, June 22, voting in favour of closing Colchester Beach until further notice.

The beach saw a large number of visitors over the weekend leading up to the meeting. The crowds created challenges for beach-goers to follow the physical distancing requirements recommended by public health officials.

“We recognize that many of our residents and their families love to visit Colchester Beach but, unfortunately, the large volume of people created significant concerns for Colchester residents and Town staff,” said Mayor Larry Snively. “While Colchester Beach is a destination for many people in our community and beyond, Council felt that this is a necessary step to ensure the safety of everybody so our region can move into phase 2 as soon as possible.”

Prior to reopening, the Town will look to enhance procedures to ensure Colchester Beach continues to be a family-friendly destination for residents and visitors.

There is a great need in our community to feed the hungry. Please bring your non-perishable goods to The Bank Theatre back stage door at the back of the theatre (just off the North Mill St. Parking lot across from Chances).

Accepting donations 
Wednesday, June 24, Thursday, June 25, Friday June 26
11 am - 2 pm
Saturday, June 27
10 am - NOON

We're also giving away a $25 gift certificate for The Bank Theatre to the person who brings the most donations for this Miracle to the theatre!
Thank you all for your generosity!

Beginning on Thursday July 2nd, Curbside Recycling Collection days are changing throughout Chatham-Kent. New collection calendars are being delivered throughout June and can also be accessed online at https://www.wasteconnectionscanada.com/chatham/schedules More information is also available at http://www.chatham-kent.ca/collection