Year In Review 2021: January

The Sydenham Current is taking a look back at 2021, on a month-by-month basis.

The ‘January’ review is presented by Kent & Essex Mutual Insurance:

Here are the stories that made the headlines:


Murder charges laid in St. Clair Township

Schools boards preparing for remote learning to begin on Monday

Some Walpole Island police officers returning to duty

Seth Griffith cracks Edmonton Oilers training camp roster

‘Reopening Ontario Act’ charges laid in C-K on New Year’s Eve

CK Public Health discusses the ‘rapid rise’ of COVID-19 cases over the holidays

CKHA postpones elective and non-urgent procedures due to ‘rising critical care needs’

Windsor Regional Hospital transferring some patients to Chatham & Sarnia

Province accelerating vaccinations for long-term care homes in COVID-19 priority areas

Wheatley church members receiving legal representation from constitutional freedom group

Human trafficking charges laid in Chatham

Stabbing on Walpole Island sends three to hospital

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Fairfield Park

Wallaceburg Rotary Club makes final donation, over $143,000 to the hospital

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation President and CEO Mary Lou Crowely accepts a cheque for $143,420.71 from Mike Zell on behalf of the Rotary Club of Wallaceburg on December 30, 2020, at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Wallaceburg site. Submitted Photo.

C-K issues details following Ontario’s COVID-19 emergency declaration

OPP: Teen injured after a firearm was discharged on Walpole Island

CKHA & Public Health Unit ready to rollout the COVID-19 vaccine when it arrives in C-K

Community safety ‘number one priority’ during second COVID-19 emergency

4th COVID-19 death in Chatham-Kent

COVID-19 workplace outbreak declared at Walmart in Wallaceburg

New Vision closed in downtown Wallaceburg due to COVID-19

5th COVID-19 death in Chatham-Kent

Walmart says safety is a ‘top priority’, after positive COVID-19 cases in Wallaceburg

COVID-19 workplace outbreak at New Vision in downtown Wallaceburg

The Hub and Spoke opens in downtown Dresden, listing available on Airbnb

The Hub and Spoke, Airbnb

Prime Minister Trudeau congratulates newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden

$25.5-million in pot seized after four illegal marijuana grow ops busted in C-K

Water well testing set to begin, expert panel chosen

Plans thrown ‘into disarray’ as Chatham-Kent continues to wait for the COVID-19 vaccine

Laura’s battle with leukemia, stem cell donors needed

Three residents at Fairfield Park test positive for COVID-19

Lambton County receives their first batch of COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Chatham-Kent

One year since since Canada’s first COVID-19 case, Province releases updated vaccine plan

18 active COVID-19 cases linked to Fairfield Park outbreak

Update: 13 residents diagnosed with COVID-19 at Fairfield Park

Two sent to hospital with gunshot wounds after a shooting in Chatham

Christmas Wish Tree campaign doubles their goal by raising over $200,000

Update: Police continue to investigate after a shooting in Chatham

First shipment of COVID-19 vaccine ‘exhausted’ in Chatham-Kent

23 COVID-19 cases linked to Fairfield Park outbreak

28 COVID-19 cases linked to Fairfield Park outbreak

6th COVID-19 death in Chatham-Kent

18 residents, 13 staff have tested positive for COVID-19 at Fairfield Park

Wallaceburg Sports Hall of Fame banquet not taking place this year

CKHA takes action to assist Fairfield Park during COVID-19 outbreak

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