(BlackburnNews.com file photo by Campbell Cork)The price of serviced industrial land in Minto is going up sharply.
For many years, the price has been set at $15,000 an acre. It has now gone up to $35,000 per acre.
Mayor George Bridge says the growing demand for serviced industrial land is part of the reason, and the new price still does not cover the entire cost of creating serviced industrial land.
A sewer lift station for additional land in the Palmerston Industrial Park will cost about $1-million.
The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) says a supercell tornado touched down near Glencoe on Thursday, June 25.
One way the municipality is fighting back is having police approve purchases of manhole covers, guard rails, street signs, storm grates, and other municipal infrastructure items.
On this premiere episode, host Jaryn Vecchio speaks to Michael Duben, the Chief Administrative Officer for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.
The Toronto Blue Jays dropped their third in a row Thursday, 6-5 to the visiting Texas Rangers, and the Detroit Tigers suffered a 2-1 loss to Houston.
The week-long celebration starts on Saturday and continues to next Friday.
Environment Canada said Thursday night that severe thunderstorms were moving further east after rain and high winds affected portions of the region.
