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Vol. 7 Edition 38
YOUR Independent Community Newspaper THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
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By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
Simon Bottrill/Special to The Voice
Adrian Bruni, 13, of Tecumseh takes flight during the recent CK Scooter Festival, which took place recently in Chatham. Bruni captured first place in the Pro Division of the festival.
“Everyone needs a place to live.” That philosophy is what has been guiding Chantal Perry, Program Manager, Homelessness Prevention, Employment & Social Services for Chatham-Kent over the past six years of the municipality’s homelessness initiative. The Chatham-Kent report on Housing and Homelessness, presented
by the CK Housing and Homelessness co-chaired by Polly Smith and Shelley Wilkins, showed progress in 2018, which was Year Five of the 10-year initiative. The committee determined the rising cost of housing, declining vacancy rates and decreasing household income is making it harder for people to find and keep affordable housing. Continued on page 2
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