(Blackburn News file photo)The unemployment rate in midwestern Ontario rose sharply to 6.3% in February.
That's higher than Ontario's jobless rate which sits at 6.2%, up from 6%.
January's local jobless rate was 5.2%
In February, employment in the Stratford to Bruce Peninsula region decreased by 2,200, including 1,400 full time positions.
Agriculture and construction represented the majority of job losses.
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.
