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The municipality is urging all residents who believe they have insurance related issues to contact their insurer as soon as possible. “Our director of legal services has prepared a letter confirming the evacuation for anyone considering filing a claim,” Shropshire said. Copies are available online or at the Wheatley Resource Centre at 108 Talbot Street. Residents who have not been contacted for housing, food or other support should call 519-351-8573 Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and ask to speak with a Wheatley Crisis Case Manager. Businesses that have not been contacted should call Stuart McFadden, Director of Economic Development, at 519784-3502. Municipal officials met with members of the Wheatley Business Improvement Association Wednesday night to provide initial information on $2-million in initial funding for business recovery announced by the provincial government Saturday, Sept. 25.
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
“We don’t have all of the answers to how the funds will be accessed yet but we wanted to meet with business owners and operators and get their feedback,” Shropshire said. During that meeting it was announced that residential and business customers within the Wheatley evacuation zone are not being charged fees by Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission and Entegrus. Customers will receive bills up to the date that their utilities were shut off. Customers with questions can visit www.entegrus.com or contact Entegrus customer service Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at 1-866-804-7325 (Option 2 for Customer Service). It is recommended to have a recent bill available for the call. As work continues on finding the source of the gas, Shropshire said there is no timetable for residents to return to their homes to check on their homes and to retrieve items. “The issue of safety remains our first priority,” he said.
Frustrated residents sound off WHEATLEY — Residents directly affected by the downtown explosion were urged to call into CKLW’s The Dan MacDonald Show on Monday morning and they didn’t hold back. Most callers who joined the popular call-in show expressed their disappointment in the lack of communication from Chatham-Kent in allowing — or not allowing — evacuees into their homes to
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retrieve valuablers and necessities. Experts on site banned residents from retrieving those items effective Monday, September 27, but according to callers, nobody was informed of that decision. The frustration stems from not knowing that privilege was going to be discontinued suddenly and the huge loss in property that will occur from the length they’ve been out of their homes.
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SWITCHING GEARS
LEAMINGTON — Local snow sculpture artist Jeff Myer has switched gears as we enter Halloween season and put his artistic mark on pumpkins and jack-o’-lanterns. Myer created this evil pumpkin eating Sesame Street character Burt, along with many other creepy creations. His Sherman Street home should be well adorned come Halloween night. Submitted photo
