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7 hours ago | ctvnews.ca | Kristylee Varley

A local father is honouring his late son and raising money for the community in the process. Dan Johnson will be cycling from Vancouver, B.C. back to his home in Port Dover over the summer to honour his son Luke who died of cancer at the age of eight, and to raise money for a soon-to-be-built community hospice in Norfolk-Haldimand. The journey was born out of the Johnson family’s experience of having to use an out-of-town hospice for Luke when he was in his final days.

11 hours ago | ctvnews.ca | Kristylee Varley

A local father is honouring his late son and raising money for the community in the process. Dan Johnson will be cycling from Vancouver, B.C. back to his home in Port Dover over the summer to honour his son Luke who died of cancer at the age of eight, and to raise money for a soon-to-be-built community hospice in Norfolk-Haldimand. The journey was born out of the Johnson family’s experience of having to use an out-of-town hospice for Luke when he was in his final days.

14 hours ago | ctvnews.ca | Kristylee Varley

The emergency department at Clinton Public Hospital will see reduced hours over the weekend. According to Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance, “health human resources shortages” are to blame. The emergency department will be closed beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday with regular hours of operation, 8 a.m . to 8 p.m., resuming Sunday. On Monday, June 30, the emergency department will close again with services resuming at 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 1.

15 hours ago | ctvnews.ca | Kristylee Varley

A Chatham-Kent Christmas tree farm is once again planting more than just trees this summerFields of blooming sunflowers are being used to raise thousands of dollars for a cause close to the owners’ hearts. For the fifth consecutive summer, the Puddleford Tree Farm near Thamesville is raising money for the Alzheimer society of Chatham-Kent by opening its fields to the public. “The stories that we get, the memories, the people that talk about how the sunflowers were their parents favorite flower.

16 hours ago | ctvnews.ca | Kristylee Varley

Chatham-Kent-Leamington MPP Trevor Jones says the “all clear” has been given in Wheatley after a portion of the town was evacuated due to a gas odour investigation. Speaking on AM800’s Mornings with Mike and Meg, Jones said residents of 60 homes evacuated Thursday afternoon and were allowed to return around 9 p.m.“It could have been potentially a little pocket of gas that came out from an old water well around the public library area of Wheatley.