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Weather forecast for Monday, December 17, 2018

Today – Increasing cloudiness. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 2. UV index 1 or low.

Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Clearing near midnight. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late this evening. Low minus 5. Wind chill near minus 9.

Bev Shipley Christmas Open House in Wallaceburg today

Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MP Bev Shipley is meeting in Wallaceburg today, December 17, at the Clubhouse at Baldoon for his annual Christmas Open House.

Here are the details:

Chatham-Kent Council meeting tonight in Chatham

Chatham-Kent Council is set to meet for a combined regular/planning meeting on Monday night, December 17, 2018.

The meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m. at the Chatham-Kent Civic Centre in Chatham.

A link to the full agenda can be seen, here.

Some of the items up for discussion, include:

– A tender award contract for Wallaceburg Memorial Arena renovations.

– A tender award contract for the rehabilitation of the Lord Selkirk Bridge over the Sydenham River in Wallaceburg.

– Other tender award contracts for: Charing Cross Road/Middle Line Traffic Signal Improvements, Middleton Line over Two Creeks, East Branch, Bridge Rehabilitation in Wheatley and Lacroix Street Underpass Concrete Repairs in Chatham.

– Application for a deeming by-law in Tilbury.

– Community Improvement Plans Review for downtown and commercial areas.

– A report on Recreational Cannabis Retail Stores is coming forward. Staff is recommending to allow for the stores to be located within the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.

– A report on citizen appointments to committees of Council & local boards.

– A report on Councillor appointments to committees of Council, local boards & corporations.

– Notices of motions by Chatham Coun. Karen Kirkwood-Whyte (CK Transit Task Force), West Kent Coun. Melissa Harrigan (Summer Camps in Tilbury and Bothwell) and South Kent Coun. Trevor Thompson (Primary Care Practitioner Recruitment and Retention Program).

– Chatham twin pad arena update about public consultation.

– A report on the speed limit on Eighth Line at Bloomfield Road in Raleigh.

– A final report for the 2018 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling, including a video.

– An update on the Chatham-Kent Workforce Planning Board.

– Plus, several planning application are up for discussion, including recommendations for a zoning by-law amendment and site plan control for a property on Dolsen Road in Chatham, where an affordable housing complex is being proposed.