A virtual meeting to provide updates regarding on-site work and the ongoing investigation into last year’s explosion will be held Saturday, April 9 at 10:00 am.
Also to be discussed is a potential reduction in the size of the evacuation zone in downtown Wheatley caused by the explosion at 15 Erie Street North that destroyed a building and required 20 people to seek medical aid.
The meeting will be viewable on the municipal Facebook page and municipal YouTube channel. No registration is needed.
Following a presentation, questions submitted onscreen will be submitted to a panel including municipal officials and others.
As a result of the explosion, 67 households and 44 businesses and not-for-profit organizations had to be evacuated. There were no fatalities.
Media Contact:
Jim Blake
Communications Officer
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
519-360-1998 x 3624
jimbl@chatham-kent.ca
