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Wheatley Expenses Top $5.5 Million

Photo courtesy of the municipality of Chatham-Kent.

The mounting cost of supporting Wheatley residents following last summer’s explosion will be in the municipal spotlight tonight.

In a report coming to council tonight, it will show  the gas explosion that occurred in Wheatley in August of last year has so far cost the municipality over $5.5 million in expenses, such as employee wages, security and other costs.

The report said that the province gave Chatham-Kent a $2 million grant to help with the extra expenses in February of this year.

The municipality is having continued discussions with the province regarding the remaining expenses not covered by the $2 million grant.