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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation executive director Mary Lou Crowley elbow bumps United Way of Chatham-Kent board chairman Wes Thompson following a $155,000 donation the agency is making to help fund the hospital’s new 10bed withdrawal management unit. See story on page 2.
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