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Rat woes in ’Burg concerned because her grandchildren, ages two and four, were set to visit The latest nuisance for her. “I just want them to be neighbours surrounding a fire ravaged home in safe in the backyard and Wallaceburg, are literally not encounter any anicrawling out of the Hiram mals,” she said. Erin Merritt, a by-law Street property. Jeannie Carroll, who lives enforcement officer with across the road from 35 the Municipality of ChaHiram St., discovered an tham-Kent, said she has called Carunpleasant roll to exsurprise in “We had towels plain what her back- wrapped around our the municyard when faces because of the ipality has she found a dead rat in smell. The rats are mi- done in an attempt to a bucket of grating from there and and pool toys. infesting the rest of the help rectify the “We had neighbourhood.” situat o w e l s - Neighbour Jeannie Carroll rat tion. wrapped “I called a r o u n d our faces because of the the property management company, I have requested smell,” Carroll said. “The rats are migrating that all the yard debris be from there and infesting removed and traps placed the rest of the neighbour- in the house,” Merritt said hood. I am not sure if any- in an e-mail. “This company will conone else have found anything but they are visible firm this work with their on the front porch at night. client and then call me to It is a health hazard and confirm it. I let them know possible rabies for anyone that we have received who has pets in the sur- multiple complaints about rounding area. When the the condition of the prophouse is torn down, the erty, yard debris and now rats. They are going to let rats are going to scatter.” The body length of the their client know that the rat was at least 10 to 12 municipality has called inches, and it was discov- and received complaints ered when Carroll went from citizens, councillors, outside to investigate a the mayor and has been contacted by local media.” bad smell. Continued on page 2 She said she was also By Aaron Hall Contributing Writer
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Ontario Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault was in Chatham Monday to hear more about the proposed merger between Entegrus Powerlines Inc. and St. Thomas Energy. He met with Chatham-Kent Mayor Randy Hope, St. Thomas Mayor Heather Jackson and utility staff from both municipalities at the Entegrus office in Chatham, where Thibeault expressed his and the government’s support of utilities finding efficiencies through mergers in an effort to keep energy costs affordable for customers. The merger must pass through its final hoop with the Ontario Energy Board before it is approved, with a tentative timeline of January, 2018. See story on page 3.
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