Mosquito trapping (BlackburnNews.com file photo)Mosquito trapping (BlackburnNews.com file photo)
Chatham

West Nile Virus Found In CK

The Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit is reporting that two mosquito traps in east Chatham and Ridgetown tested positive for West Nile Virus this summer.

Officials says larviciding was immediately done at the surrounding catch basins.

In July, 835 catch basins in east Chatham were treated while 508 were treated in Ridgetown in August.

There are no reports of humans being affected by West Nile Virus in Chatham-Kent.

Three people died this summer from West Nile Virus in Windsor-Essex.

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Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.