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WALLACEBURG WINS!!!!

From the TSN website: WALLACEBURG, ON NAMED SECOND STOP ON KRAFT CELEBRATION TOUR Toronto, ON – After more than one million total online votes were cast for Tuesday’s head-to-head match-up, Wallaceburg, Ontario has been named the second winning community in the Kraft Celebration Tour. As part of the Kraft Celebration Tour, Wallaceburg hosts a special [...]

July 11, 2011 | 5 Comments More
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Maple Leaf “Are You Canada’s Next Top Dog?”

Maple Leaf is currently running a top dog contest and they want to know, how do you “top” your dog? This past weekend CKXS and Maple Leaf teamed up for this fun-filled contest and celebrated Canada Day festivities with some delicious dogs that we cooked up right here at the station! It was a huge success [...]

July 6, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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Wallaceburg Celebrates Canada Day with Fireworks

Story and photos submitted by Henrie Timmers. Actually, Wallaceburg Ontario, (pop. 11,000) celebrated Canada with gusto and a real sense of patriotism. Appropriately, the festivities started early in the morning with a fishing derby for kids sponsored by the Wallaceburg Royal Canadian Legion (branch 18). The fish were barely counted when local radio station CKXS [...]

July 4, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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Take the Wallaceburg Community Park Project Survey

“The Wallaceburg Community Park Project committee is asking all interested Chatham-Kent and area residents to complete the survey at the link below to help the committee move forward with the creation of a new community space to help rejuvenate and revitalize Wallaceburg. Anyone who complete the survey with a valid email address will be instantly [...]

June 29, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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Undrafted Seth Griffith Invited To Tampa Bay Lightning Camp

“The path to the NHL for Wallaceburg’s own Seth Griffith, may not come in fashion that was expected. The London Knights forward was passed over in this weekends NHL Entry Draft, however, we learned from Griffith that he has been invited to camp for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Griffith had been ranked as the 158th [...]

June 27, 2011 | 3 Comments More
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Local Radio Announcer “Gives It All For Cancer”

“Dana Treacy had long hair…. a lot of long hair, and on Friday night gave it all to ‘Locks of Love’, and gave inspiration to others at the 1st ever Relay for Life held in Wallaceburg on Friday night. Treacy was ready to get a haircut for the cause and lose her long hair, and [...]

June 27, 2011 | 0 Comments More
A citizen journalist captured this photo of a possible funnel cloud on his Blackberry earlier this morning. The photo was taken along Base Line Road between Wallaceburg and Dresden at around 10 a.m. - Submitted Photo

Possible Funnel Cloud In The Area

A possible funnel cloud was spotted this morning (June 23) along Base Line Road between Wallaceburg and Dresden. The crew from Splash Pools were heading to Dresden from Wallaceburg to do some work. They said the cloud was twisting and started to head towards the ground before breaking up. Some video footage was taken of [...]

June 23, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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Help Us Shave Dana’s Head For Relay For Life!

Relay for Life in Wallaceburg for the first time ever! It’s a big deal, and Dana wants to help out big time! Help her out by checking out the Canadian Cancer Society website and making a donation to help support my team and I in a great cause! TO DONATE TO DANA’S CAUSE NOW and [...]

June 20, 2011 | 3 Comments More
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Relay For Life Comes To Wallaceburg!

The first ever Relay For Life is coming to Wallaceburg! Join us June 24th-25th from 7pm to 7am as we celebrate, remember and fight back! Register your teams now! Log on to relayforlife.ca or call the C-K office at (519) 352-3960! For the first time ever, experience the Relay For Life – Wallaceburg! Canadian Cancer [...]

June 20, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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Chatham Sunshine Rotary Ribfest 2011

CKXS will be giving away chicken & rib combos all this week on the XS Morning and Afternoon shows! This delicious event will fire up the weekend of July  8,9,10 in Tecumseh Park, Chatham. CKXS will be there live! Get your tickets now for this years Sunshine Rotary Ribfest! “Ribfest hosts award winning Ribbers from across [...]

June 20, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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