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SKATE WHEATLEY HOSTS SWEETHEART SHOWCASE
The 12th annual Sweetheart Showcase took place this past Saturday at Wheatley Area Arena with 80 skaters from area clubs including South Windsor, Harrow, Tilbury and Wheatley performing many solos and group numbers which demonstrated skating skills from junior to senior levels. Along with the on-ice action, a highlight for many club members included having retired Canadian figure skating champion, Olympic and World champion Don Jackson in attendance to watch his grandson skate. These two young ladies had a busy week as Lauren Meadows, left, and Lily Mayhew pause during their performance. Lauren and Lily are also featured this week on page 4 for spearheading a group of youngsters from Comber who made Valentine cards for patients at Erie Shores HealthCare. More skating photos are also featured on page 17. SUN photo by Deanna Bertrand
Wheatley community meeting set for March 1 to update residents
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A community public meeting is set for March 1 to update residents on the invesitgation and mitigation procedures in place due to the August 2021 explosion. Partnering with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent is planning the meeting, for which details are expected to be released soon.
Prior to the March 1 meeting, Chatham-Kent officials say they will be reaching out to owners of the 11 properties within the current Wheatley evacuation zone regarding the potential of purchasing those properties as part of conceptual mitigation plans for the community. “If these properties are publicly owned, that will allow for the implemen-
tation of safety systems that may be recommended by the municipality’s consultants, and allow for community input into the vision of the area in the future,” said a news release sent out by the municipality. “It is hoped that these steps may help in the rebuilding and healing process for the community.” The release says that the discussions are only pre-
liminary at this point and no final decisions have been made by the municipality about whether to purchase any properties. Once discussions have occurred with the property owners within the current evacuation zone, municipal administration will be reporting back to Chatham-Kent Council to determine next steps. The release issued last week brings rise to quesi-
tons regarding long-time fixtures in that area such as the Car Barn, Guardian Drugs and Wheatley Legion Branch 324. The Sun spoke to Legion officials on the weekend and so far they have not been approached by C-K officials, but were told in recent months that engineers found no strucutural damage to their building.
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