Year In Review 2020: April

YEAR IN REVIEW 2020: APRIL

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Catholic school board holds first electronic meeting

VIP students recognized at A.A. Wright in Wallaceburg

Festival of Nations cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns

COVID-19 enforcement violation phone & email line launched

Pros & cons of multi-year budgeting being sought

Walpole Island to limit non-resident traffic & non-essential visitors

Chatham-Kent suspends permits for recreational fires

Update: Walpole Island officially limits access to non-residents

9th positive case of COVID-19 confirmed in Chatham-Kent

Changes to deputation process, C-K Council agenda for April 6, 2020

COVID-19 Assessment Centre update, hospital specific data available

20 businesses receive ‘Digital Main Street’ grant

Chatham-Kent sends letters of support to Walpole Island and Moraviantown

Positive COVID-19 cases reach double digits in Chatham-Kent

Province expands list of businesses being forced to close

Province releases projected number of COVID-19 cases and deaths

Community Living Wallaceburg employee tests positive for COVID-19

11th positive COVID-19 case confirmed in Chatham-Kent

Chatham-Kent’s libraries remaining closed until further notice

COVID-19 tip line focused on keeping the community safe

Equipment purchased for Wallaceburg’s hospital

First COVID-19 death confirmed in Chatham-Kent

CKHA offers condolences following C-K’s first COVID-19 death

Students share their thoughts & concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic

School boards set to begin phase two of ‘Learn at Home’

Four new positive COVID-19 cases brings C-K’s total to 16

Further restrictions implemented on Walpole Island

CKHA actively recruiting nursing retirees, graduates and students

Serious train collision in downtown Chatham

Positive COVID-19 cases in Chatham-Kent rises to 17

Man charged in Sarnia for failing to self-quarantine

Wallaceburg COVID 19 Food Drive launched

Update: Crash involving a pedestrian and a train turns fatal

Prime Minister recognizes C-K business during daily speech

Council defers property taxes & fees due to COVID-19

Ornge expanding Critical Care Land Ambulance program temporarily in Chatham-Kent

Challenge launched to support CKHA’S COVID-19 Fund

Dragon Boat Festival postponed until the fall

18th positive COVID-19 case confirmed in Chatham-Kent

Drop-off station being established for Personal Protective Equipment

St. Clair College HealthPlex turning into CKHA field hospital

Church services head online

Two COVID-19 patients served for breaking home quarantine

State of Emergency ends on Erie Shore Drive

Province extends emergency orders due to COVID-19

CKTransit limiting number of riders, operating for ‘essential travel only’

7 people recovered, 19 positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed in C-K

CKHA Foundation accept the #TogetherAtHome challenge

Hope Haven men’s shelter closing due to COVID-19 concerns

6 new positive COVID-19 cases in Chatham-Kent brings total to 25

2020 St. Clair River Run cancelled

Stabbing at a house party in Wallaceburg

Tartans’ Gabi Whiteye commits to St. Clair Saints basketball team

‘Amazing Grace’ played on the bagpipes outside Wallaceburg’s hospital

Mayor launching economic recovery task force

Catholic School Board distributes Chromebooks and other devices

COVID-19 Population Health Navigator launched

CKHA president takes #TogetherAtHome challenge, more artists added

Province extends emergency declaration a further 28 days

China House re-opening in Wallaceburg

$70-million Lotto Max jackpot ticket sold in Chatham-Kent

Railroad tie blaze in Chatham (Video, Photos)

More recoveries & no new COVID-19 cases in Chatham-Kent

Wallaceburg author launches ‘Story Time’ on Facebook LIVE

Musicians, radio personalities & the Canniff’s take the #TogetherAtHome challenge

One COVID-19 charge, 169 warnings issued by C-K

Four new positive COVID-19 cases confirmed in C-K

Economic recovery task force launched, volunteers needed

More positive COVID-19 cases at Community Living Wallaceburg

More visitor restrictions implemented at CKHA

Musical talent, creativity shines in #TogetherAtHome challenge

Ken Houston Memorial Scholarship Award being handed out in Dresden

COVID-19 outbreak has likely peaked in Ontario

Positive COVID-19 cases reaches 31 in Chatham-Kent

Wallaceburg COVID-19 Food Drive gathers 1,700 items

May Clark Originals making masks in Wallaceburg

McCarter named rookie of the year for Nipissing Lakers

Blood donor clinics across Chatham-Kent are cancelled

Annual bass tournament cancelled in Mitchell’s Bay

Wallyfest 2020 is cancelled due to COVID-19

6 new positive COVID-19 cases brings total to 37 in Chatham-Kent

Wallaceburg company produces, donates intubation shields

Baseline Bridge report coming to Chatham-Kent Council

Duchene’s rewards all entrants in kids bedroom makeover contest

More positive COVID-19 cases & recoveries announced

Ontario extends emergency orders to May 6

The Irish Rovers set to play Capitol Theatre on St. Patrick’s Day 2021

Customized Sewing donates handmade masks to Wallaceburg hospital

Sending positivity, support & encouragement to front line workers in C-K

‘May 16th Miracle’ food drive planned across C-K (Video)

Enhanced COVID-19 testing taking place at long-term care homes

Lake Erie Shoreline Study now available online

Two new positive COVID-19 cases confirmed in Chatham-Kent

First two positive COVID-19 cases confirmed on Walpole Island

School closures extended until at least May 31

Four new positive COVID-19 cases confirmed in Chatham-Kent

11 COVID-19 cases confirmed at Greenhill Produce in Kent Bridge

Province set to unveil ‘re-opening framework’

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Greenhill Produce, 75 total cases now in C-K

‘Guiding principles’ unveiled for re-opening the Province

Recreational fire ban remains in place

Three new positive COVID-19 cases brings C-K’s total to 78

Celebration of life cruise set for Olivia Formosa

Celebration held for Olivia Formosa

Letter: WDSS 70th Anniversary event cancelled

Temporary homeless shelter opens at Bradley Centre

Hike for Hospice goes virtual

Four new positive COVID-19 cases brings C-K’s total to 82

Dresden’s new splash pad receives Council support

Baseline Bridge project approved in Wallaceburg

SCCDSB deploys more technology, sets up ‘hotspot’ on Walpole

C-K employers still hiring during COVID-19 pandemic

One new positive COVID-19 case brings C-K’s total to 83

‘Convoy of Courage’ spreading joy & happiness