BlackburnNews.com file photo. (photo by Adelle Loiselle)A 21% jump in property sales for June compared to a year ago.
The Windsor-Essex County Association of Realtors reports 598 properties were sold in June compared to 492 sold in June 2014. However, the average sale price dropped slightly to $198,801 compared to $203,801 last June.
The most popular home sold was the bungalow/ranch style while the raised ranch/bilevel style was the next most popular and the one-and-a-half-storey home style rounded the top three.
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.
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.
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.
