The Upper Grand District School Board has passed the 2019-20 school year budget.
The operating budget is set at just over $402 million, while the capital budget is set at just under $48 million. For the first time, UGDSB says they will run a deficit, which amounts to just under $4 million, and they will have two more years to balance the budget.
In a release today, UGDSB says the increase in class sizes in Grades 4-8 and all secondary school classes will lower their funding.
Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
A man charged with arson with disregard for human life following a fire at 99 McNaughton Avenue West in Chatham in January is out on bail for a second time.
Paisley Fraleigh was a part of Team Ontario's winning team at the 2026 U18 Women’s Tackle National Championship in Regina.
Pretty in Pink at the Rink is the fifth one this year, and is in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.
