911 on a cell phone © Can Stock Photo / daisydaisyA Chatham-Kent police report shows emergency phone calls in the area went down last year compared to 2015.
The communication centre answered almost 165,000 calls, which is a 5% decrease.
However, computer aided dispatch increased by 12%.
Police officials say phone calls have steadily decreased over the last decade.
Texting 911 is now available in Chatham-Kent.
In hopes of raising awareness of the help available to sexual violence survivors, a local crisis centre has handed out stickers to over 200 businesses.
Three people are facing charges after separate incidents took place over the long weekend.
Conor Allin is officially running again, this time in Ward 8, which covers people in the southern part of Chatham.
The Toronto Blue Jays snapped the Astros' six-game winning streak with a 3-1 win in Houston Monday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 5-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals in MLB action on Sunday.
A multi-million dollar Chatham fraud trial begins this week.
