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Chatham-Kent
Municipio (de un solo nivel )
Municipio de Chatham-Kent
Thames River in Chatham
Río Támesis en Chatham
Apodo (s): 
Capital de coches clásicos de Canadá, The Maple City
Map of Ontario CHATHAM-KENT.svg
Coordenadas: 42 ° 24′00 ″ N 82 ° 11′00 ″ W / 42.40000°N 82.18333°W / 42.40000; -82.18333 Coordenadas : 42 ° 24′00 ″ N 82 ° 11′00 ″ W  / 42.40000°N 82.18333°W / 42.40000; -82.18333
PaísCanadá
ProvinciaOntario
Condado (histórico)Kent
Formado por fusión política1998
Gobierno
 • AlcaldeDarrin Canniff
 • Órgano rectorConsejo Municipal de Chatham-Kent
 •  diputadosBev Shipley ( CPC )
Dave Epp ( CPC )
 •  MPPRick Nicholls ( OPC )
Monte McNaughton ( OPC )
Área[1]
 • Tierra2.457,90 km 2 (949,00 millas cuadradas)
Elevación198 m (650 pies)
Población ( 2016 ) [2]
 • Municipio101,647 ( puesto 53 )
 • Densidad41,4 / km 2 (107 / millas cuadradas)
 •  Urbano43.550 ( Chatham )
10.098 ( Wallaceburg )
4.809 ( Tilbury )
Zona horariaUTC-5 ( Este (EST) )
 • Verano ( DST )UTC − 4 ( EDT )
Área de clasificación de reenvío
N7L a N7M
Código (s) de área519, 226, 548
Sitio webwww .chatham-kent .ca Edit this at Wikidata

Chatham-Kent ( población de 2016 101,647) [2] es un municipio de un solo nivel en el suroeste de Ontario , Canadá. Mayormente rural, sus centros de población son Chatham, Wallaceburg , Tilbury , Blenheim , Ridgetown , Wheatley y Dresden . El municipio actual de Chatham-Kent fue creado en 1998 por la fusión de Blenheim, Bothwell, Camden, la ciudad de Chatham, el municipio de Chatham, Dover, Dresden, Erie Beach, Erieau, Harwich, Highgate, Howard, Orford, Raleigh, Ridgetown, Rodney, Thamesville, Tilbury East, Tilbury, Wallaceburg, Wheatley y Zone.

La división del censo de Chatham-Kent , que incluye la nación independiente de Delaware en la Primera Nación de Moraviantown , tenía una población de 102,042 en el censo de 2016. [2]

Historia [ editar ]

La antigua ciudad de Chatham comenzó como un astillero naval en 1792, ya que se extiende a ambos lados del río Támesis . La ciudad recibió su nombre del conde de Chatham , William Pitt (el anciano). Fue construido como un astillero naval, una característica compartida por Chatham, Kent , Inglaterra. En Inglaterra, el nombre Chatham proviene de la raíz británica ceto y del antiguo jamón inglés , que significa un asentamiento forestal. [3] Después de la Revolución Americana y la Masacre de Gnadenhutten , un grupo de indios Christian Munsee se estableció en lo que ahora es Moraviantown . En la Guerra de 1812 , elLa batalla del Támesis tuvo lugar entre Moraviantown y Thamesville el 5 de octubre de 1813.

Población negra [ editar ]

Durante el siglo XIX, el área fue el término norte del Ferrocarril Subterráneo . Como resultado, Chatham-Kent ahora es parte del Tour del Patrimonio Africano-Canadiense. El sitio histórico de la cabaña del tío Tom es un museo del asentamiento de Dawn, establecido en 1841 por Josiah Henson cerca de Dresde como refugio para los muchos esclavos que escaparon a Canadá desde los Estados Unidos . [4] John Brown , el abolicionista, planeó su incursión en el Harpers Ferry Arsenal en Chatham y reclutó a hombres locales para participar en la incursión. Realizó en Chatham una Convención de Hombres de Color del 8 al 10 de mayo de 1858. [5] El pequeño pueblo deNorth Buxton , parte del African Canadian Heritage Tour , también jugó un papel importante en el ferrocarril subterráneo . En la década de 1850, la ciudad de Chatham se conocía como la " Meca Negra de Canadá". [6] Un museo de la ciudad, el Museo de la Meca Negra, todavía lleva este nombre. [7] Chatham era el hogar de varias iglesias y negocios negros , con los canadienses negros que representaban un tercio de la población de la ciudad y controlaban una parte significativa del poder político de la ciudad. Cerca de Dresde y Buxton también vivían miles de residentes negros propietarios de tierras. [8]Sin embargo, después de la abolición de la esclavitud en los Estados Unidos, muchas familias negras abandonaron el área. Hoy en día, la ciudad de Chatham es solo un 3,3% de negros, y Chatham-Kent en su conjunto es un 2,1% de negros. Pocas de las instituciones de propiedad de negros todavía están en funcionamiento. [9]

Ver también: Comité de Vigilancia de Chatham

Después de que terminó la esclavitud en los Estados Unidos [ editar ]

En 1846, la ciudad de Chatham tenía una población de aproximadamente 1.500 habitantes, y parte de la ciudad se llamaba Chatham North. Había cuatro iglesias, un teatro, un semanario y un club de cricket. La carretera entre Londres y Amherstburg estaba abierta y se disponía de transporte en diligencia. Un barco rápido también proporcionó transporte a Detroit y Buffalo. Chatham tenía muchos comerciantes, una fundición, dos bancos, tres escuelas, una taberna y una biblioteca donde se podían leer libros y periódicos. [10] En 1869, la población era de 3.000 en esta zona industrial con varios molinos, fundiciones y cervecerías; se estaba produciendo una gran cantidad de madera. Un barco de vapor ofrecía transporte a Windsor y Detroit. Había una oficina bancaria. [11]

Entre 1906 y 1909, la ciudad fue sede de Chatham Motor Car Company , [12] y de 1919 a 1921, Denby Motor Truck Company de Canadá. [13] También era el lugar donde se encontraba el fabricante de motores de bomberos a vapor Hyslop and Ronald ; la fábrica pasaría a manos de Chatham Motor Car. [12] Además, acogió al envasador de carne O'Keefe y Drew . [14]

Se dice que la pizza hawaiana fue inventada en Chatham en 1962 en el restaurante Satellite por Sam Panopoulos . [15] En los Estados Unidos, el ex gobernador de Ohio , Jim Rhodes, propuso construir un puente sobre el lago Erie que uniera Cleveland con la costa sur del condado de Kent. [dieciséis]

Antes de 1998, el condado de Kent estaba formado por los municipios de Camden , Chatham , Dover , Harwich , Howard , Orford , Raleigh , Romney , Tilbury East y Zone . En algunos de los primeros censos posteriores a la Confederación de Canadá, se informó incorrectamente que algunas residencias en el condado de Kent estaban en el "condado" de Bothwell , que era un distrito electoral separado que comprendía partes de los condados de Kent y Lambton , pero no un condado distinto por derecho propio.

En 1998, el condado de Kent y la ciudad de Chatham fueron fusionados por la provincia de Ontario para formar el municipio de Chatham-Kent. La mayoría de los servicios también se combinaron. Desde entonces, el servicio de autobús ha comenzado a dar servicio a todo Chatham-Kent. A partir de 2007, se establecieron rutas para incluir las antiguas ciudades de Wallaceburg y Dresde . Antes de 1998, cada ciudad tenía su propio departamento de bomberos. Luego se convirtió en el Departamento de Bomberos de Chatham-Kent tras la fusión. El condado también tuvo departamentos de policía separados hasta 1998. La ciudad de Chatham , así como las ciudades de Wallaceburg , Dresden y Tilbury, cada uno tenía sus propios departamentos. El Servicio de Policía de Chatham-Kent se formó el 1 de septiembre de 1998. Muchos residentes se opusieron a la fusión, ya que 18 concejales boicotearon el voto oficial y la decisión final de fusionarse fue impuesta al condado por un comisionado provincial. [17] [18] En un estudio sobre fusiones en Ontario de 2003, el 48% de los encuestados en Chatham-Kent sintieron que el valor que recibieron como contribuyentes empeoró después de la fusión, y el 64% de los encuestados todavía no pensaba en la comunidad como " el municipio de Chatham-Kent ". [19]

Chatham-Kent tiene muchos festivales históricos durante todo el año, como la recreación de la Batalla de Longwoods , que se lleva a cabo el fin de semana del Día del Trabajo en Fairfield Museum en Longwoods Road. Chatham Kent también alberga muchos edificios históricos que forman parte de una gira anual de fantasmas que se ofrece cada año en Halloween. Los participantes realizan una caminata guiada por el centro mientras el guía les informa de varias historias de fantasmas ligadas a los edificios locales por los que pasan. Chatham-Kent era una parte importante del ferrocarril subterráneo y, como tal, alberga el regreso a casa de Buxton cada septiembre. Esto celebra la cultura negra de las áreas y las raíces establecidas por los primeros colonos negros en el área de Buxton.

Comunidades [ editar ]

El municipio de Chatham-Kent actualmente consta de las siguientes comunidades, enumeradas por los municipios del antiguo condado de Kent (fusión anterior a 1998):

  • Municipio de Camden:
    • Dresde , Thamesville ; Croton, Dawn Mills , North Thamesville; Wabash; Oakdale
  • Municipio de Chatham:
    • Chatham, Wallaceburg ; Appledore, Arkwood, Darrell, Eberts, Kent Bridge, Louisville, Oldfield , Thornecliffe, Tupperville, Turnerville, Whitebread; Ennett, Riverside
  • Municipio de Dover:
    • Mitchell's Bay , Pain Court ; Bagnall, Baldoon, Bearline, Bradley, Dover Center, Electric, Grande Pointe, Oungah; Bass Haven
  • Municipio de Harwich:
    • Blenheim , Erieau , Shrewsbury ; Subdivisión Bates, Eatonville, Erie Beach, Fargo Station, Guilds, Huffman Corners, Kent Center, Lake Morningstar Estates, McKay's Corners, Mull, Nueva Escocia, Northwood, Pinehurst, Raglan, Rondeau Bay Estates, Troy, Van Horne, Vosburg, Wilson's Bush ; Blenheim Junction, Lynnwood Subdivision, Porkies Corners, Estación Richardson, Rushton's Corners
  • Municipio de Howard:
    • Morpeth , Ridgetown ; Madera de haya, botánica, Selton; Slabtown, Trinidad
  • Municipio de Orford:
    • Highgate ; Clearville, Duart, Muirkirk, Palmyra, Turín; Austen's, Clachan, Henderson's, Lee's
  • Municipio de Raleigh:
    • Charing Cross ; Dealtown, Doyles, North Buxton , Ouvry, Pardoville, Prairie Siding, Rodas, Ringold, Sleepy Hollow, South Buxton ; Sandison, Southside Estates; Cedar Springs
  • Municipio de Romney:
    • Wheatley ; Coatsworth, Port Alma, Renwick; Puerto de vacaciones
  • Municipio de Tilbury East:
    • Merlín , Tilbury ; Fletcher, Glenwood, Jeannette, Jeannette's Creek, Port Crewe, Quinn, Stevenson, Stewart, Valetta
  • Municipio de la zona:
    • Bothwell ; Estación Bothwell, Briarwood Estates; Fairfield, Zona Centro

Geografía [ editar ]

Con 2.458 kilómetros cuadrados, Chatham-Kent es el duodécimo municipio más grande por área en Canadá y el más grande en el suroeste de Ontario. Más de 44.000 de los 107.000 residentes viven en la antigua ciudad de Chatham. Otros centros de población en el municipio incluyen Wallaceburg , Blenheim y Tilbury , Ridgetown y Dresden .

El río Inferior del Támesis atraviesa Chatham-Kent hasta el lago St. Clair en el oeste, mientras que el río Sydenham atraviesa Wallaceburg y Dresden. El municipio tiene aproximadamente 88 kilómetros de costa a lo largo del lago Erie y 24 kilómetros a lo largo del lago St. Clair.

La reserva india de Bkejwanong (comúnmente conocida como isla Walpole) limita con Chatham-Kent, mientras que la reserva india de Moravian 47 es un enclave dentro de la ciudad y forma parte de la aglomeración y división censales de Chatham-Kent.

Clima [ editar ]

Chatham-Kent tiene un clima continental húmedo ( clasificación climática de Köppen Dfa ), [20] con inviernos fríos y nevados y veranos cálidos a cálidos y húmedos. Un verano típico presentará olas de calor con temperaturas que exceden los 30 ° C (86 ° F) a menudo. Los inviernos son fríos y presentan olas de frío ocasionales que traen temperaturas por debajo de -15 ° C (5 ° F), pero también comúnmente incluyen períodos templados de clima por encima del punto de congelación.

Datos climáticos de Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canadá (1981-2010)
MesenefebmarabrMayojunjulagosepoctnovdicAño
Registro alto ° C (° F)14,0
(57,2)		19,0
(66,2)		25,0
(77,0)		30,0
(86,0)		32,5
(90,5)		38,5
(101,3)		37,5
(99,5)		36,5
(97,7)		33,5
(92,3)		29,0
(84,2)		22,5
(72,5)		19,0
(66,2)		38,5
(101,3)
Promedio alto ° C (° F)−0,3
(31,5)		1,2
(34,2)		6,0
(42,8)		13,5
(56,3)		19,9
(67,8)		25,5
(77,9)		27,7
(81,9)		26,5
(79,7)		22,7
(72,9)		15,5
(59,9)		8,5
(47,3)		2,1
(35,8)		14,1
(57,4)
Media diaria ° C (° F)−3,6
(25,5)		−2,4
(27,7)		1,9
(35,4)		8,5
(47,3)		14,6
(58,3)		20,3
(68,5)		22,6
(72,7)		21,6
(70,9)		17,8
(64,0)		11,3
(52,3)		5,2
(41,4)		−0,9
(30,4)		9,8
(49,6)
Promedio bajo ° C (° F)−6,9
(19,6)		−5,9
(21,4)		−2,2
(28,0)		3,6
(38,5)		9,4
(48,9)		15,0
(59,0)		17,5
(63,5)		16,7
(62,1)		13,0
(55,4)		6,9
(44,4)		1,8
(35,2)		−3,9
(25,0)		5,4
(41,7)
Registro bajo ° C (° F)−32
(−26)		-23,5
(-10,3)		−22
(−8)		−8
(18)		−2,5
(27,5)		1,5
(34,7)		6,0
(42,8)		6,0
(42,8)		1,5
(34,7)		−4,5
(23,9)		−10
(14)		−23
(−9)		−32
(−26)
Promedio de precipitación mm (pulgadas)62,7
(2,47)		54,1
(2,13)		59,9
(2,36)		79,7
(3,14)		79,7
(3,14)		77,9
(3,07)		85,4
(3,36)		79,3
(3,12)		89,1
(3,51)		70,7
(2,78)		76,8
(3,02)		67,0
(2,64)		882,3
(34,74)
Precipitación media mm (pulgadas)31,6
(1,24)		36,5
(1,44)		48,6
(1,91)		78,3
(3,08)		79,7
(3,14)		77,9
(3,07)		85,4
(3,36)		79,3
(3,12)		89,1
(3,51)		70,7
(2,78)		75,0
(2,95)		51.1
(2.01)		803.1
(31.62)
Average snowfall cm (inches)31.1
(12.2)		17.6
(6.9)		11.3
(4.4)		1.4
(0.6)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		1.7
(0.7)		15.9
(6.3)		79.2
(31.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)12.59.311.013.513.310.99.79.610.211.912.612.7137.1
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)5.45.28.413.113.310.99.79.610.211.911.98.3118.0
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)7.54.73.50.830.00.00.00.00.00.040.885.022.4
Source: Environment Canada[21]

Adjacent counties and municipalities[edit]

  • Lambton County (north and northwest)
  • Middlesex County (northeast)
  • Elgin County (northeast and east)
  • Across Lake Erie: the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga, Lorain and Erie Counties, Ohio, US (south)
  • Essex County (southwest and west)
  • Across Lake St. Clair: Macomb and St. Clair Counties, Michigan, US (west)

Demographics[edit]

Population trends[edit]

Canada census – Chatham–Kent community profile
201620112006
Population:101,647 (-2.0% from 2011)103,671 (-4.2% from 2006)108,177 (+0.8% from 2001)
Land area:2,457.90 km2 (949.00 sq mi)2,458.09 km2 (949.07 sq mi)2,458.06 km2 (949.06 sq mi)
Population density:41.4/km2 (107/sq mi)42.2/km2 (109/sq mi)44.0/km2 (114/sq mi)
Median age:45.9 (M: 44.6, F: 47.0)43.9 (M: 42.6, F: 45.1)41.2 (M: 40.1, F: 42.2)
Total private dwellings:46,10346,20946,614
Median household income:$58,264$51,081
References: 2016[22] 2011[23] 2006[24] earlier[25]

Racial statistics[edit]

  • White: 92%
  • Black: 2.1%
  • First Nations: 2%
  • Metis: 1.5%
  • South Asian: 0.6%
  • Other groups: 1.8%

[26]

Ethnocultural statistics[edit]

For all groups that comprise at least 1% of the population. Note that a person can report more than one ethnic origin.[27]

  • "Canadian": 34.7%
  • English: 32.9%
  • French: 21.9%
  • Scottish: 20.2%
  • Irish: 19.1%
  • German: 12.2%
  • Dutch: 11.1%
  • Belgian: 5.9%
  • First Nations: 3.1%
  • Italian: 2.1%
  • African descent: 2.1%
  • Polish: 2.1%
  • Ukrainian: 2.0%
  • Welsh: 1.5%
  • Czech: 1.4%
  • Metis: 1.2%
  • American (modern immigrant): 1.2%
  • Hungarian: 1.2%
  • Portuguese: 1.2%
  • Mexican: 1.0%

Language[edit]

Although most of the population of Chatham-Kent is English-speaking, a few of its communities and Catholic parishes were settled by francophone (French-speaking) farmers in the mid-nineteenth century. These include Pain Court, Tilbury and Grande Pointe, where French is still spoken by a significant percentage of the population. These communities are designated French language service areas under Ontario's French Language Services Act.

Approximately 8,500 residents of Chatham-Kent have French as a mother tongue and 1,500 have French as their home language. Essex County also has a relatively large francophone population, especially in the municipality of Lakeshore. Together, Chatham–Kent and Essex Counties make up one of the concentrations of Franco-Ontarians in the province of Ontario.

Both elementary and secondary francophone schools exist across the municipality. A French cultural organization, La Girouette, which is based in Pain Court, promotes French-Canadian culture and language in the area.

Knowledge of official language statistics:[28]

  • English only: 92.2%
  • French only: <0.1%
  • English and French: 7.2%
  • Neither English nor French: 0.5%

Economy and industry[edit]

Chatham–Kent's economy has a base in the agricultural and automotive sectors. The municipality and senior levels of government are keen to promote continuing diversification. The CP railway splits Chatham city in two, and the unstaffed Chatham railway station attends to Via Rail passengers.

Agribusiness and chemical[edit]

At the outskirts of Chatham is the headquarters for Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited (a division of DuPont), a major agricultural seed breeding and biotechnology company.

GreenField Specialty Alcohols Inc.'s Commercial Alcohols division, Canada's largest ethanol plant and one of the world's largest, opened in Chatham in 1996. The plant produces ethanol for industrial, medical, and beverage uses.

There are a number of vineyards in the municipality.

Automotive[edit]

Chatham's roots in the automotive sector go back to Gray-Dort Motors Ltd., one of Canada's earliest automobile manufacturers. In the 21st century, auto industry plants in the municipality include AutoLiv Canada in Tilbury (airbags), Mahle in Tilbury (emissions controls and plastics), in Ridgetown (automotive electronic pedal assembly and sensors), Dana Canada in Chatham (heat shields for thermal and acoustic management of exhaust manifolds, catalytic converters, and turbochargers), and Continental Corporation[29] (Powertrain Canada ULC) in Chatham (design, development, and testing of Actuators for clean, efficient vehicles).

Chatham-Kent also is home to RM Auctions, a vintage automobile auction house, and RM Restorations, a vintage automobile restoration company.[30] The nickname "The Classic Car Capital of Canada"comes from the abundance of classic car events in the community.[31][32]

Energy[edit]

Chatham is home to a major corporate office of Enbridge Gas Inc., a natural gas utility and Enbridge company. Other energy related companies include wind farms near the shores of Lake Erie.

Public sector[edit]

The Canadian Federal government is one of the largest employers in the Chatham-Kent area with over 450 employees in several departments in the area. The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability Unit is housed in the Judy Lamarsh (see Notable Residents) Building in downtown Chatham. This federal office is the single largest disability processing centre in Canada, processing 50% of all CPP Disability benefits. The office also processes Old Age Security benefit claims.

Retail hub[edit]

Chatham serves as a retail centre for the municipality and surrounding area. This includes the large big-box stores in Super Centre on St. Clair Street and arguably the north end of Communication Road in Blenheim.

Attractions[edit]

Capitol theatre

The long, white sandy beaches, fishing, hiking trails and conservation areas make Erieau a popular vacation spot.

There are two Provincial Parks in Chatham-Kent: Rondeau Provincial Park and Wheatley Provincial Park, There are also numerous local conservation areas.

Downtown Chatham is home to the annual "Retrofest" organized by the Historic Downtown Chatham BIA, in partnership with the Kent Historic Auto Club.[33] Hundreds of classic car enthusiasts travel to downtown Chatham to showcase their classic cars and vintage vehicles.

Downtown Chatham is also home to the Chatham Capitol Theatre, a theatre that, when it opened in 1930, was the largest in the region. The theatre is run by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent and hosts world class shows and entertainers.[34]

Chatham was home to the iconic Wheels Inn, a family resort for four decades until its closure in 2010. In 2011, the Chatham-Kent John D. Bradley Convention Centre was constructed on the site of the Wheels Inn.[35] In July 2019, a new Cascades casino was opened in Chatham, close to the Convention Centre on Richmond Street.

Arts and culture[edit]

Chatham-Kent boasts a rich visual culture throughout the entirety of the municipality. Both the Thames Art Gallery and ARTspace, located in the historic downtown, feature exhibitions showcasing local artists from the Chatham-Kent area, while also housing other Canadian and international works.[36]

Health care[edit]

Chatham-Kent is served by the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. The Public General Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital in Chatham were moved to a single campus in 2004, while the former Sydenham District Hospital remains in Wallaceburg. The eastern portion of the municipality is served by the Four Counties Health Services in Newbury in nearby Middlesex County.

Research published in 2002 by the Heart and Stroke Foundation cited Chatham-Kent as a hotspot for heart disease in Ontario.[37] Further research is underway to determine the reasons for this and other hotspots. The Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit launched a campaign in fall 2007 to tackle other ailments prevalent throughout the community, including asthma, chronic allergies, sinus problems, many types of cancer, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, alcoholism, and obesity.[38]

In October 2008, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine.[39]

Chatham-Kent features one of the 14 provincial Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN). The Erie St. Clair (ESC) LHIN services the Chatham-Kent Community as well as Sarnia/Lambton and Windsor/Essex. The ESC LHIN is located in the town of Chatham.

Media[edit]

Television stations[edit]

OTA virtual channel (PSIP)OTA actual channelCall signNetworkNotes
16.116 (UHF)CHWI-DTCTV Two
33.133 (UHF)CICO-DT-59TVOntarioRebroadcaster of CICA-DT (Toronto)
–42 (UHF)CKCO-TV-3CTVRebroadcaster of CKCO-DT (Kitchener); transmitted from Oil Springs

Chatham-Kent is also served by stations coming from Windsor, London, Detroit, Toledo, and Cleveland.

Radio broadcast stations[edit]

FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotes
AM 630CFCOCFCO 92.9Country musicBlackburn RadioAlso broadcasts at FM 92.9
FM 88.1CBEE-FMCBC Radio OneTalk radio, public radioCanadian Broadcasting CorporationRebroadcaster of CBEW-FM (Windsor)
FM 89.3CKGW-FMUCB CanadaChristian radioUnited Christian Broadcasters Canada
FM 94.3CKSY-FM94-3 CKSYAdult contemporaryBlackburn Radio
FM 95.1CKUE-FMCanada's Cool FMClassic rockBlackburn Radio
FM 99.1CKXS-FM99.1Hot adult contemporaryFive Amigos Broadcasting

Print media[edit]

The Chatham Daily News is the only daily newspaper in Chatham-Kent. There are several weeklies located in Chatham and the various communities in the municipality, including the Chatham Voice, Wallaceburg Courier Press, the Blenheim News Tribune, Chatham-Kent This Week, Ridgetown Independent News, Tilbury Times, and the Wheatley Journal.

The Chatham Daily News, Chatham-Kent This Week, and Wallaceburg Courier Press are all owned by Postmedia.

Online media[edit]

The Chatham Daily News,[40] Chatham-Kent This Week,[41] Wallaceburg Courier Press,[42] Chatham Voice[43] and CKReview[44] are daily online news media in Chatham-Kent with coverage of local news, sports, entertainment, and cultural events as well as a number of regular contributing columnists. The Chatham-Kent Sports Network[45] is an online source covering local sports news, scores, and highlights from each of Chatham-Kent's communities. CKSN also follows Chatham-Kent athletes who have progressed to the Junior, College, International, or Professional ranks.

Education[edit]

Elementary and secondary[edit]

Chatham Regional Education Center of the Lambton Kent District School Board

There are two anglophone school boards and one francophone school board in Chatham–Kent. These are the Lambton Kent District School Board (headquartered in both Chatham and Sarnia), the St. Clair Catholic District School Board (headquartered in Wallaceburg) and the Conseil scolaire catholique Providence (CSC Providence).[46] The LKDSB is a public school board, and consists of 13 secondary and 53 elementary schools. Chatham-Kent Secondary School is the largest public high school in Lambton-Kent.[47] The St. Clair Catholic board consists of two secondary schools, one in Chatham and one in Sarnia, and 26 elementary schools. There are also independent schools, such as Wallaceburg Christian School and Chatham Christian Schools—an elementary and secondary school in the same building.

The French Catholic board, headquartered in Windsor, has its Chatham-Kent regional office in Pain Court.[48]

Post-secondary[edit]

Chatham–Kent is the home of two colleges – St. Clair College and University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus, popularly known as Ridgetown College.

St. Clair College is a satellite of St. Clair College of Windsor. There are two campuses located in the municipality - Thames Campus (located in Chatham) and the Wallaceburg Campus (located in Wallaceburg). More than 5,000 full-time and 12,000 part-time students attend the college each year.

The Ridgetown Campus of the University of Guelph offers diplomas in agriculture, horticulture, and veterinary technology. It is part of the University of Guelph's Ontario Agricultural College, and formerly known as Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology.

Sports[edit]

Hockey[edit]

The Chatham Maroons are a team in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

There are also four teams in the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League

  • Blenheim Blades
  • Dresden Jr. Kings
  • Wheatley Sharks
  • Wallaceburg Lakers

Other teams in Chatham-Kent include the Chatham Outlaws Girls Hockey Association, the Chatham AAA Cyclones and the AA Kent Cobras.

Canadian football[edit]

The Chatham-Kent Cougars Football Club started in 2006. In 2006 Chatham-Kent entered a team into the inaugural season of the Allstar Peewee Football League, and in 2007 entered a team into the Jr. Ontario Varsity Football League. Now Chatham-Kent plays in the OFC with 4 spring/summer teams.

Rugby Union football[edit]

Founded in 2001, the Chatham-Kent Havoc rugby team plays in the Southwest Rugby Union.

Transportation[edit]

St. Clair Street (Hwy 40) in Chatham

Road[edit]

Chatham-Kent is situated just off Highway 401, connecting Montreal, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, and Windsor, Ontario; and Detroit, Michigan via the Ambassador Bridge. Blenheim, Chatham and Wallaceburg are linked with Sarnia, Ontario and the Blue Water Bridge to the United States by Highway 40.

The sections of Highway 2 and Highway 3 (the Talbot Trail) in Chatham–Kent were downloaded by the province in 1998, becoming local roads 2 and 3, but they remain significant through routes and are still locally known by their old names.

The first gas station in Canada to sell E85 fuel to the public is located on Park Avenue East in Chatham.[49]

Rail[edit]

Chatham station is served by Via Rail passenger services between Toronto and Windsor, part of the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor with four trips in each direction daily, and the community is served by both the Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway for freight transportation.

Bus[edit]

Main article: CK Transit

Within Chatham public bus services are provided by CK Transit. Chatham-Kent has an intercity bus service, also provided by CK Transit, between all communities in the municipality except Wheatley.

In addition, Chatham-Kent also has intercity bus services, with Greyhound Canada services to and from Windsor, London and Toronto, and through Detroit, Michigan to Chicago, Illinois. These services stop at Thamesville, Chatham and Tilbury.

Air[edit]

There is a municipal airport located 14 km south east of Chatham featuring a 1500m paved, lighted runway, with refuelling facilities, tie-down services, pilot training and chartered flights. The nearest airports served by regional carriers are Windsor and London.

Notable people[edit]

  • Sally Ainse - Oneida diplomat and fur trader
  • Chris Allen - former NHL player with the Florida Panthers
  • Doug Anakin - won a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in the bobsled
  • Bill Atkinson - former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Courtney Babcock - Olympic distance runner
  • Shae-Lynn Bourne - championship figure skater
  • T. J. Brodie - NHL hockey player with the Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Ernest Burgess - 24th President of the American Sociological Association, author and urban sociologist who is known for his groundbreaking social ecology research
  • June Callwood - prominent magazine writer in the 1950s who became an Officer in the Order of Canada in 1986
  • Joseph Caron - former High Commissioner to India and former Canadian ambassador to China and Japan
  • Chandra K. Clarke - entrepreneur, published author, and humour columnist
  • James Couzens - U.S. Senator, Mayor of Detroit, industrialist, philanthropist, and vice president and general manager of the Ford Motor Company
  • Robertson Davies - novelist, playwright
  • Kenne Duncan - western/action movie actor
  • Andy Fantuz - former CIS offensive MVP, former slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger Cats of the CFL
  • Wally Floody - the "Tunnel King" from The Great Escape
  • Dave Gagner - retired NHL hockey player; brother-in-law of Diane Gagner; former Chatham–Kent mayor
  • W. B. George (1899–1972), president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and agriculturalist at Kemptville Agricultural School, was born in Highgate[50][51]
  • Ashley Goure - Paralympic sledge hockey player
  • Lee Giffin - professional ice hockey player
  • Frank Gross, philanthropist; awarded the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship in 2006
  • Ken Houston (born September 15, 1953) - former NHL player
  • Tracey Hoyt - actress, Aurora Farqueson on the CBC Television series The Tournament
  • Jeff Jackson - NHL hockey player
  • Ferguson Jenkins - Baseball Hall of Famer
  • Anna H. Jones - teacher, speaker at the First Pan-African Conference in 1900
  • Ryan Jones - former finalist of 2008 Hobey Baker Award and former member of the Edmonton Oilers; currently playing in the DEL for the Cologne Sharks
  • Judy LaMarsh - former Canadian Minister of Health
  • Archibald Lampman - one of Canada's finest 19th-century Romantic poets, born Morpeth, Kent County, 1861
  • Bobbi Lancaster, a medical doctor and trans woman noted for playing in the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in 2013[52]
  • Lori Lansens - author of Rush Home Road and The Girls
  • Chad Laprise - UFC fighter
  • John B. Lee - author, poet and current Poet Laureate of Brantford, Ontario
  • Doug Melvin - General Manager of the Milwaukee Brewers
  • Harry Garnet Bedford Miner - Victoria Cross winner during World War I, born in Cedar Springs
  • Dave Nichol - award-winning product marketing expert and former president of Loblaw's
  • Geoffrey O'Hara - early 20th-century composer, singer and music professor who was the writer of such popular songs as the 1918 hit "K-K-K-Katy"
  • Sam Panopoulos - inventor of the Hawaiian pizza
  • Ron Pardo - comic-impressionist; actor for History Bites and voice actor on animated shows like PAW Patrol and World of Quest; from Pardoville
  • Ray Robertson - novelist
  • Brooklyn Roebuck - 2012 The Next Star; under licence with Sony Music Canada
  • Doug Shedden - professional ice hockey coach and former player
  • Glen Skov - National Hockey League (NHL) hockey player
  • Ron Sparks - award-winning comedian, actor, writer and producer (Video on Trial)
  • Joseph Storey - architect, designer of many local landmarks in the 1950s and 1960s
  • Shaun Suisham - Pittsburgh Steelers kicker (formerly with Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins)
  • Sylvia Tyson - singer-songwriter, broadcaster, and guitarist who found early fame with her then-husband Ian Tyson in their folk duo Ian and Sylvia
  • Todd Warriner - former NHL hockey player picked 4th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques
  • Derek Whitson - Paralympic sledge hockey player
  • Brian Wiseman - 1999 IHL MVP Houston Aeros
  • Michelle Wright - country music singer

See also[edit]

  • List of townships in Ontario
  • List of municipalities in Ontario

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External links[edit]

  • Official website