We’re taking a look back at the news and stories that were prominent in our area on the Sydenham Current during the month of April, 2014.
Have a look:
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$73,000 worth of cannabis marijuana was seized during a drug bust in Wallaceburg – full story here.
Wallaceburg’s Brady Pataki gets drafted into the Ontario Hockey League by the Sudbury Wolves – read our interview with Brady here.
A $540,000 fundraising campaign is launched in Dresden to enhance the sports field at Lambton-Kent Composite School – here is the original story we broke.
A total of $2,800 at the annual ARF fundraiser – our story and more photos.
The radio station in Wallaceburg announced they were getting an increased signal.
Local Rotarian and former president Gary Edwards was recognized by the Dresden Rotary Club at their annual banquet – full story here.
Aaron Hall of the Sydenham Current wrote this column after finding a needle near his families home in Wallaceburg – read the full story here.
Thamesville’s Dane Fox was named the top OHL overage player.
Chatham-Kent fire crews attended a marsh fire along the Snye River, on the Chatham-Kent side of the Walpole Island bridge – See more photos here and more details here.
We chatted with John McDonald, 63 of Wallaceburg, who had been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis – a rare and progressive lung disease. Read the full story and interview here. Unfortunately, John passed away in July of this year.
During the first week of April, fifteen LKCS students had the experience of a lifetime – travelling to Inukjuak, a remote Inuit Community in Northern Quebec.
The 17th annual business and community excellence awards was held at the Baldoon Golf Club – see who took home some hardware this year!
Walpole Island councillor Rod Shipman died suddenly on Sunday, April 20. He was 42.
One young person was charged, and two others were being sought to face similar charges after the blaze at H&B in Wallaceburg.
A lot of memories were shared on April 26 as D.A. Gordon Public School invited the community in to say good-bye during a homecoming event – see more photos and the full story here.
The applause was thunderous inside the Civic Centre on April 28, after council unanimously supported the LKCS sports facility project in Dresden – full story and video here.
A motorcycle crash in Sombra claimed the life of 50-year-old Robert Blake, of Wallaceburg – full story here.
Sydenham Current Year In Review:
