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General Motors’ intermediate-sized line-up of automobiles were ubiquitous during the 1970s, especially the Colonnade Cars, so named because of their pillared structure.
Chatham history columnist John Rhodes shares a photo of Fifth Street in downtown Chatham, likely taken in 1902.
Chatham history columnist John Rhodes shares a first-hand source from someone who lived in Chatham-Kent through most of the 19th century.
A new red and white Bay Class search-and-rescue vessel – named La Poile Bay – has started its 10-day journey to the Canadian Coast Guard base in Dartmouth, N.S. The vessel’s departure from Wheatley ...
One of the greatest ironies of automotive history is the fact the Ford Motor Company sold more full-size cars than did Chevrolet for the 1957 model year. Because the ’57 Chevrolet remains immensely ...
The photograph included is a wonderful depiction of what the King Street core area looked like circa 1930. I know that the picture dates from that era as the Garner Hotel, King and Sixth streets, was ...
Chatham This Week columnist writes about the recent closing of an encampment and a new area where some residents chose to relocate.
The photo included is one of my favourites and though the quality of the picture is not the best, it does tell a wonderful story. The concept was to invite hundreds of former Chatham residents to ...
Yajun Peng, a University of Guelph graduate student at the Ridgetown Campus, received recognition at a prestigious scientific meeting in November. Yajun attended the joint 2022 American Society of ...
Birdsfoot trefoil is listed as an invasive species in many jurisdictions, primarily south of the border, where it invades grasslands that are home to many native plants. In Ontario it gets mixed ...
Chatham This Week columnist Karen Robinet writes about a project to update the Chatham-Kent Cultural Plan.
Chatham history columnist John Rhodes writes about the Thousand Islander, a steamer used on the Thames River in Chatham in the 1920s.