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Several incumbents upset in outlying wards By Jim Blake & Bruce Corcoran jim@chathamvoice.com bruce@chathamvoice.com
Mayor Randy Hope will get the opportunity to complete his 12-year vision for Chatham-Kent as he earned a third term in Monday’s municipal election, defeating six opponents. Hope outpaced councillor Marjorie Crew and five other candidates with a total of 9242 votes, 1,358 ahead of Crew. Finishing behind Crew were Steve Brent with 5,603 votes, followed by Ian McLarty with 4,451, Jeff Bultje with 4,298, Reno Lachapelle with 558 and John Willatt with 339. Hope and Crew were the only candidates to have had previous municipal council experience prior to seeking the mayor’s seat this time around. Hope, visibly fatigued by 9 p.m., called this campaign “interesting. “This is one of the first with social media,” he said, admitting he’s not sure if that was for positive or negative. “And we had very little in terms of debates. Today has been stressful.” He said some elements of the campaign, especially on social media, got “vicious.”
Hope described Crew as a good candidate that some may have underestimated her, something he said he never did. He said the focus for the next four years is employment. “Jobs are the key. We’ve got to put people back to work,” Hope said. “And foreign investment is key to our success in lowering the jobless rate and decreasing tax assessment on individuals.” Crew spent the evening at her home in Chatham’s east side, surrounded by friends and family. “That’s the way we do things,” she said of the friendly gathering. “I won anyway. Look at the people I’m surrounded with.” Crew offered some advice to Hope for the coming four years. “You have to be a collaborative person,” she said, stressing the need for the mayor to work with council as a whole. Voter turnout was 42.1%, 2.2 per cent higher than 2010. In all, 32,783 of 77,855 voters cast ballots. Hope took an early lead and never looked back, opening an 800-vote margin within the first 45 minutes and cruising to the win. Continued on page 2
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Hope had defeated Tom McGregor in 2010 by 2,220 votes and Diane Gagner by 2,554 in 2006. It was his lowest vote total in three elections, having collected 13,171 in 2006 and 11,578 in 2010. In Ward 6, Chatham,
newcomer Darrin Canniff topped the polls with 7,000 votes, followed by incumbents Michael Bondy with 6,821, Doug Sulman with 5,779, Derek Robertson with 5,063, Bob Myers with 4,677 and newcomer Brock McGregor with 4,385.
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I n Wa rd 1, West Kent, Bryon Fluker was returned w i t h 1,545 v o t e s , Sheldon Parsons while newcomer Mark Authier took the second seat with 1,291, replacing Brian King who didn’t seek re-election. In Ward 2, South Kent, first timer Trevor
Thompson topped the polls with 3,373 votes while veterans Frank Vercouteren with 2,800, and Karen Herman with 2,352 were next. Two-time incumbent Art Stirling was fourth at 2061. In Ward 3, East Kent, incumbent Steve Pinsonneault led with 2,035 votes. David VanDamme in his first attempt knocked off incumbent Jim Brown, 1,762 to 1,634. In Ward 4, North Kent, incumbents Leon Leclair with 2,668 and Joe Faas with 2,631 won easily. Jeff Wesley topped the
polls in Ward 5, Wa l l a ceburg, w i t h 2,383, while firstt i m e candid a t e Art Stirling Carmen McGregor defeated incumbent Sheldon Parsons, 1,578 to 1,290. In the English separate Ward 6 race, incumbent Anita Labadie lapped the field, garnering 2,190 to 490 over Mike Genge.
In the English public Wa r d 6 race, R u t h A n n D o d man retained Jim Brown her seat w i t h 5,399, while Shannon Sasseville defeated incumbent Dave Macko for the second spot, 2,944 to 2,689. All other separate and public board positions were acclaimed.
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Students deliver the canned goods, so principal kisses a donkey By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
Kelly Van Boxtel, principal at St. Ursula’s School in Chatham, may have to explain to her husband the new hairy, yet handsome friend she was kissing Wednesday morning. Thanks to the school’s Do the Right Thing committee, Van Boxtel was challenged to kiss, on the lips, 35-year-old Don-keyote, the Buis family donkey that lives on their beef farm just south of Chatham on Seventh Line East. Kim Gaiswinkler, one of the staff advisors for the committee and French teacher, said the group numbers around 20 and is open to students in Grades 6-8. “The kids are very excited,” Gaiswinkler said. “Some asked if donkey’s even had lips – and no they don’t.”
“I am very proud of the students who stepped up and showed incredible leadership, going around the school and over the announcements to pump people up.”
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Patrick Buis, 12, is a student at St. Ursula and a member of the committee looking for ways to help with the FCC Drive Away Hunger campaign to collect canned goods for the local food bank. Buis said the Do the Right Thing committee came up with the idea that if they brought in 1,300 canned goods, Van Boxtel would kiss the donkey. With a snazzy red bandana, straw hat, and a fresh grooming, Don-keyote was delivered to the school by
Patrick’s dad, Mike Buis. Although the final count came up a bit short of the goal at 813 canned goods from 13 classrooms, Van Boxtel said her own kids talked her into honouring her commitment since the kids had done such a good job. A very good sport about it, Van Boxtel put on some red lipstick, puckered up and gave her new friend a big smooch in front of the staff and students. “I’ve never kissed a donkey on the lips before,” she joked. “I am very proud of the students who stepped up and showed incredible leadership, going around the school and over the announcements to pump people up. They showed real leadership and will be an important piece of our community in the future.”
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C-K sends Burton back to China By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
The day after the municipal election, Chatham-Kent’s head
of economic development flew east. Michael Burton and an unnamed Canadian investor are winging their way to China to
hook up with the provincial trade mission in Beijing. “We’ll connect with the Ontario mission. They’re meeting with two companies that we’re dealing with,” the director of economic development for Chatham-Kent said. “One is in medical supply and one is in chemical processing. The province requested that we be in attendance.” Burton said the Ontario group, led by Premier Kathleen Wynn, is going to let the firms know it wants to see the business come to Ontario.
“They are going to express to both files the importance of the projects, as well as the fact they want to support them and want them to land in the province,” he said. He said the province wants to see the chemical plant land in Chatham-Kent, while this municipality is on a list of three where the other company could set up shop. “I believe we have the best business case for that project,” Burton said. He called the provincial trade mission a “big step. It will be the first direct indication of support face-to-face that these companies will have from the prov-
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Stay the course for C-K mayor Chatham-Kent voters went with experience in Monday night’s election, returning 12 of 15 candidates seeking re-election, led by Mayor Randy Hope’s record third win. Hope, despite a declining voter base, held onto top spot in the seven-person race, totaling 9,242 votes, or 28.5% of the 32,783 votes cast. Voter turnout increased by 2.2% compared with 2010. In an often-contentious election, Hope’s platform of economic investment carried the most popular message with voters and allows him to continue his 12-year plan for Chatham-Kent. He’ll have six new councillors around the horseshoe at the Civic Centre as Darrin Canniff, Brock McGregor, Mark Authier, Trevor Thompson, David Van Damme and Carmen McGregor were elected. Departing are veteran councillors Art Stirling, Jim Brown and Sheldon Parsons. The changes should mean some different viewpoints to a council that had grown fractious during the previous four-year term. The advent of online voting didn’t translate to a major increase in voters in a campaign marked by the first widespread use of social media. Council will face challenges including the hopedfor completion of economic investment in China and the future of the John D. Bradley Convention Centre, but will likely be able to put the polarizing effects of the Capitol Theatre behind it at last. With seven mayoral candidates and nearly two-dozen council hopefuls within Chatham alone, there was no shortage of ideas put forth. That’s plus the reversal of the declining trend in voter participation, should result in an interesting four years. Congratulations to the winners and all those who brought forth their ideas for the public.
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Chief Poole kept the faith Sir: I was really proud when I read in The Chatham Voice that our Police Chief Dennis Poole was to receive an Order of Merit of the Police Forces at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. This prestigious medal has been handed out for the last 14 years to recognize the leadership and exceptional service or distinctive merit of officers in our Canadian police services. Then I read Bruce
Corcoran’s piece about the chief’s plans for an early retirement. Rather naively, when he joined our local police as a young recruit, Poole “didn’t really think bad things happened in Chatham.” In fact, there were times when he wondered if it was worth all the human heartache he encountered. But he stuck it out, and, from what I have heard from
people who know him well, Chief Poole grew while serving the police and he retained his Christian beliefs and standards. This is so different from a retired police officer whom I have known well for many years. He’s a good man, a kind man. He would do anything for anybody. But he has lost his faith. “How could there be a
God in this world of hatred, crime and despicable behaviour?” he has asked me. And, whatever I say, he shakes his head sadly. We should all be grateful that Dennis Poole has retained his faith despite the fact he now knows bad things do happen in Chatham. I would like to join the many who wish him well. Stephen Beecroft Chatham
Drivers should yield for city buses too Sir: I was looking out my living room window on a recent morning and noticed as I have countless times before of cars passing a city transit bus while that vehicle is stopped, caution lights flashing, and picking up or dropping off passengers.
There is a yellow “Yield” sign on the back of the bus, but these buses are not equipped with the big, red, “Stop” sign near the driver’s door that one sees on the orange and black school busses. I have talked to city transit drivers over the
years, and my understanding is that traffic should stop and yield to the city bus as much as they have to for regular school buses. If this view is incorrect, I wish someone would find out and possibly correct that problem as there is
always the fear that someday there maybe some sort of accident as a result of a vehicle of some sort attempting to pass one of our Chatham Transit busses while loading or unloading passengers. Frank Doyle Chatham
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Life Pitfalls of online dialogue unveiled
Social media is such a quick way to get a message out to the masses. Some candidates in this municipal election chose to use it to deliver their platforms to local citizens and groups popped up with the intention to provide the candidates a platform to engage the public. Great and noble ideas. But what is the result when you take the good intentions, fold them into social media, and add Chatham-Kent cynicism? Not good. We observed candidates slamming their competitors. That resulted in serious backlash from the public, and loss of support. Understandable reaction from the electorate. Stand on your accomplishments and platform; don’t throw mud. We don’t live in the U.S. We saw a Facebook page get hijacked repeatedly, turning it from an
issue-delivery system to a nasty gossip- and rumour-laden hot mess. It appeared fake accounts were created to comment on this page as well. If that was indeed the case, and any of these were generated by a candidate or someone close to them, that’s shameful, and very deceiving. But then again, we’re talking about social media, where you don’t get Mulligans for making knee-jerk statements on well-read pages. You put up some nasty comments and pay the price. Sure, you can delete or edit the comments, but chances are it’s not before people have eyeballed them, and likely one or two captured them with a screenshot. Social media is a great way for people, including candidates, to get information out to the people. But with no filter in place, and the danger
Bruce Corcoran of heat-of-the-moment reactions, it’s like using dynamite without checking the length of the fuse. Things could blow up before you know it. Tree? What tree?
I cannot tell a lie, we chopped down the cherry tree. Well, to be exact, we cut the thing down with a chainsaw. Unlike Parson Weems’ exaggerated tale of what George Washington did, we knocked down the dead cherry tree in the backyard on the weekend. It’s amazing what a sharp chainsaw can do, and how quickly the
work can get done. With a buddy, Chad, manning the saw, and another friend, Jeff, helping pile the wood, we had the job done in very short order, opening up the afternoon to barbecuing. I lost count of the number of chicken wings we did Sunday, but I can state they all tasted excellent. Ditto for the bacon-wrapped fries we did on a half-moon skillet, a new addition to the Big Green Egg compliments of my brother-in-law and his family. Even our daughter had some wings Sunday, and she claims she’s not a wing fan. But she has upgraded her thoughts to the point of liking the wing pieces with two bones. So said chicken-wing-indifferent daughter goes
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to a sleepover/birthday party on the weekend, leaving my wife and I kid-free for the evening to relax and unwind. We planned on doing so in the hot tub, maybe with a bottle of wine, a great idea after a busy week. But we’re well into our middle age, so the best-laid and even simple
plans can go awry. I turned on the World Series and promptly dozed off on the couch. And when I woke, Mary was headed to bed. Both of us were snoring before 11 p.m. That’s how you really let go when you’re child-free for the evening! Pass the Metamucil...
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LHIN unveils CareLink
By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
Eight agencies providing health transportation services to people in southwestern Ontario went into one room and came out united recently. CareLink is the result of the groups working together, along with the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). Shannon Sasseville, director of communications and public affairs with the LHIN, said a great deal of work went into making CareLink come to life. The linked agencies are Family Services Kent (CHAP), Canadian Red Cross, Lambton Elderly
Outreach, and five agencies that fall under Windsor-Essex Community Transit. “This is a celebration of what can happen when people work together,” she said at a Friday unveiling of CareLink. “Eight agencies and a common goal. That’s a great demonstration of partnership.” Gary Switzer, CEO of the LHIN, called the financial investment to upgrade vehicles in the various fleets – about $1 million – a “relatively small amount of money invested” compared to the full $1.2 billion LHIN budget, but something that will have large impact. “We funded $1 million
to replace vehicles and we have put a standard in place to replace vehicles,” he said. “You have our commitment. We will always maintain these vehicles.” Cheryl Tompkins, senior manager of the Canadian Red Cross, said the funding has led to the replacement of seven out of the regional unit’s 10 vehicles. “A lot of these vehicles had more than 300,000 to 400,000 kilometres on them,” she said. “Our volunteer drivers have stuck with us. They love what you are doing.” John Burden, one of the Red Cross drivers on hand at Friday’s announcement, said the de-
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Larry Grineage, left, and Gary Blair, drivers with Family Services Kent, show off one of the two new vans the organization uses to help local residents get to and from medical appointments, procedures and treatments.
velopment of CareLink is a great move, particularly in terms of rejuvenating the fleet. “We have a couple of dogs. They were on their
last legs,” he said of the Red Cross vehicles. The Red Cross wasn’t alone. Larry Grineage, a driver for Family Services Kent, said drivers have
had vehicles quit on them in London. He said they have high kilometres on them and while being well maintained; they are at the end of their service lives.
UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday, October 30, 2014 • Seniors Euchre Party at Branch 28 Legion, 304 St. Clair St. in the clubroom starting at 1:00pm. All levels of players welcome. Friday, October 31, 2014 • 39th Annual Chatham Poor Boy Luncheon. 2014 Supported charities: Community Living Chatham-Kent, Chatham Outreach for Hunger, Chatham-Kent Hospice. All you can eat wieners and beans for $5. The Lords of Kent Band, silent auction and great prizes! For tickets call 519-352-6840. St. Joseph’s Auditorium, 184 Wellington St. W. chatham from 11:00am-3:00pm. www.chathampoorboyluncheon.com. • Halloween Dance at Branch 28 Legion, 304 St. Clair St. in the clubroom at 7:00pm. General public welcome. Entry fee is $2 per person or a donation of recent canned or boxed food items per person for the Outreach for Hunger. Spot dance and best male and female costume prizes also. • Meal at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Choice of liver & onions, roast beef or fish & chips for $8.00. One meat draw. Everyone Welcome. • The DOLRA Committee is inviting the public to come to the dog park in costume. It’s free and fun! Bring your four-legged friends in costume too if you like. More information? Call Connie at 519-359-8455. • Campbell A.M.E. Church presents its 7th annual Family/Community Faith/Fun/Safe Nite Masquerade Ball. 6:00pm-8:00pm. 20 Prince St. S., Chatham. Music, games for all ages, door prizes, face painting, free gifts, dancing, free clothing, church registration. Saturday, November 1, 2014 • Community of Christ “Ham Dinner” 4:30pm-7:00pm at Community of Christ Church, 174 Faubert Drive, Chatham. $10.00 Adults, $4.00 - 6-12 years, 5 & under FREE. Phone 519-3549596. • The Kent County Stamp Club presents its annual Kentpex Stamp Show at the Active Lifestyle Centre, 20 Merritt Ave., Chatham from 9:30am-3:30pm. Free parking, free admission and free used stamps. Discover the world of stamps! Food available on site. • Booth University College is proud to present a workshop with special guest Dr. Donald E. Burke, President of Booth University College followed by a concert featuring The Salvation Army Ontario Great Lakes Divisional Youth Chorus. Held at The Salvation Army Chatham-Kent Ministries, 46 Orangewood Blvd. from 2:00pm-9:00pm. cksalvationarmy.org. • Fall Artisan & Craft Show at the St. Clair College Healthplex, 1001 Grand Ave. W., Chatham. 10:00am-4:00pm. $3.00 admission. Large selection of artisans and crafters. Sunday, November 2, 2014 • Come to the ‘New’ Discover Bible Class, held every Sunday at 3:30pm at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 20 Croydon St., Chatham. All Welcome. There is a new topic every Sunday. Topic today is We Can Believe In God.
• Celebrate the Harvest. All you can eat chicken dinner at The Armoury Banquet and Conference Centre, 44 William St. N., Chatham. Doors open at 3pm. Live entertainment, wine bar, euchre and games, silent auction, children’s activities, children’s penny sale. Dinner served at 5:00pm. Adults 10 and older $20. Youth 3-9 years $8. Under 3 years FREE. Available at the Parish Cluster office, St. Agnes site, 52 Croydon St., Chatham. 519-3529370, 519-352-9483. Advance Tickets only. Available until Oct. 27. Proceeds to the Blessed Sacrament and St. Agnes Building Funds. Monday, November 3, 2014 • The Chatham-Kent Film Group is presenting the highly-rated film “The Lunchbox” at Galaxy Cineplex Theatres. There will be two showings, 4:00pm and 7:00pm. It will be free to subscribers and will cost $10 to walk-ins. We will be offering season’s passes at the front desk for $50. The movie will have English subtitles and is rated PG. Please call 519-359-8455 for more information. • Dresden Blood Donor Clinic, 1212 North St., Dresden from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Call 1 888 2 DONATE. Walk in, bring a friend, save a life! Tuesday, November 4, 2014 • Christa Simpson will be at the Chatham branch of the CKPL from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Christa is a legal professional by day, but by night, is the author of a number of self-published sassy and sensual adult romance novels. • Kids Make Music Too! Bring your child to sing, move, play, listen to and create music! 10:30am-11:00am at the Wallaceburg CLC, 150 University Ave. Register at 519-358-1451 x0. • The movie Home Is Where The Heart Is starring Bailee Madison, Laura Bell Bundy, John C. McGinley will be shown at 2:00pm at the Chatham Branch of the Chatham-Kent Public Library. Everyone Welcome. Donation at the door. Wednesday, November 5, 2014 • Adult Language and Learning 6th Annual Community Welcome Fair from 11:00am-2:00pm at the Spirit and Life Centre @ St. Joseph Site, 184 Wellington St., West. Chatham. • Infant Massage. Learn massage techniques through a video and discussion with a public health nurse. Held at the Wallaceburg Hub, St. Elizabeth C.S. from 1:15pm-2:15pm. • Patricia M. Productions Monthly Luncheon Fashion Show at Glitters Fun Eatery, 162 King St., 519-352-0820. Proceeds to Chatham Goodfellows. Fashions by Platinum Boutique and Cleo/Ricki’s. HomeJames is gearing up for their third season in Chatham-Kent and is in need of volunteers. HomeJames will be starting Friday November 21st and operating every Friday and Saturday night up to and including New Year’s Eve. HomeJames is also currently accepting youth group funding requests for the 2014 season. Please visit the website at www.homejames-ck.ca for more information Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com
Wednesday Nights are Movie Nights Check our website for weekly movie selection. Concession bar open with popcorn, candy & drinks. $5 at the door.
November 8 - High Valley
- Canadian pop country duo High Valley is made up of brothers Brad and Curtis Rempel from La Crete, Alberta. Tickets from $25.
November 13 Famous People Players A black light experience that will warm your heart. Tickets from $30
November 22 - Eric Burdon & The Animals
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Early days for young entrepreneurs It’s 6 a.m. on a frosty Thursday morning and these young-entrepreneurs to-be are at the Chatham-Kent economic develThey shuffle in; some dressed opment office on Grand Avenue for the sixth lesson in a 12-week program aimed at seeing if they have what it takes to open their own business. They’re greeted by Dean Hale, C-K’s youth entrepreneurship consultant, and small business consultant Rosemarie Montgomery of the economic development “Building business is about building people” department. The duo is prepping the 29-and-under age chatham-kent-essex group to prepare for an entrepreneurial future ccessible And ccountAble and a chance at a grant of up to $5,000 from the province’s Starter ComChatham office Leamington office pany program offered 111 Heritage Road, Suite 100 115 Erie Street North, Unit B through the Ministry of Tel: (519) 351-0510 Tel: (519) 326-3367 Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure. Hale said the idea of
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two-hour sessions beginning before many people even start their day came from discussions with potential clients. “Many of these young people are already working and can’t simply take two hours out of the normal workday to participate,” he said. “When I floated the idea, the response was great and so far things are going really well.” The sessions have had as many as 12 participants, but on this day seven people arrived to discuss this week’s topics of pricing and promotions. The session is an informal mix of Power Point presentations, videos, round-table discussion and questions and answers. Participants are given homework assignments and are expected to put in significant time prepping for each week’s session. “We want to make sure participants are committed, but we understand that this is a first for many of them and it’s important that if they get stuck on an issue, we’re going to work
through it as a group and learn from each other,” Hale said. The pros and cons of pricing strategies came into play as one participant confessed, “I just called my competitors, pretended to be a customer and got a lot of information.” While praising her initiative, Hale said dozens of factors go into pricing with surprisingly many rookie business owners charging too little. “There is tendency to try and get as much business as you can without realizing that you need to factor in the cost of providing that product or service,” he said. “It doesn’t do you any good to be working really hard and not making money because you’ll just burn out.” During the discussions, Montgomery is moving from one participant to another, helping with “homework,” offering encouragement and listening to success stories. For more information on the program, contact dean.hale@ chatham-kent.ca or call him at 519-351-7700.
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Dean Hale, Chatham-Kent’s youth entrepreneurship consultant, seated at the head of the table, and Rosemarie Montgomery, small business consultant, sitting to his left, work with a group of young entrepreneurs.
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For 20 years Diane Galvin put her dreams of opening a home decorating store on hold while she pursued another career and motherhood but having taken the plunge, she’s glad she never gave up on it. Galvin opened River House Gifts in the Downtown Chatham Centre in July of 2013 said the last 15 months have been both hectic and rewarding. Having opened a business in Point Edward, Galvin wasn’t planning to expand into Chatham until a visit with DCC manager Lynn O’Brien changed her mind. “I knew Lynn from being involved with the Heart and Stroke Society, but when she approached me I didn’t think a Chatham location was possible,” she said. “Then (DCC owner) Dan Warrener stepped in and between he and Lynn, they made it
happen,” she said. “I’m really grateful for their help because without it I wouldn’t have made the move.” The move to the mall raised Galvin’s business to the next level. “Since we have fixed hours and I had to be open those times, I had to hire a parttime person who’s since become almost full-time,” she said. “I now have two more people I call in as needed.” Galvin said becoming the only supplier of Chalk Paint in Chatham-Kent has been a leap forward for the business. The paint was developed by Annie Sloan in England and has only been available in Canada for three years. “Chalk Paint allows you to paint almost anything,” she said. “It has zero VOC (volatile organic compounds), no smell and it dries quickly. It’s been hugely popular in England and it’s growing here.” As part of being allowed to
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Diane Galvin showcases one of the displays at River House Gifts in Downtown Chatham.
sell the paint, Galvin had to attend seminars and offer to provide classes on its use. “The classes have gone extremely well. It’s such a versatile product that people are extremely interested in it. We even offer to paint furniture if our customers don’t have
the time to do it themselves.” Galvin said her business features home and cottage decorating accents that are unique to her location. “People looking for something different have made us a success,” she said. “I love what I do.”
For Leadwave Technologies, a short drive from Sarnia to Chatham-Kent was all it took to determine that there was an opportunity for investment. Co-owner Aaron Weir, who founded the firm in 2006, said a look around the community convinced him there was potential. “Our business model differed from what was being offered locally and I thought there was opportunity,” he said. “We’ve been well received since we came to Chatham last year.” With 18 employees based in its Chatham and Sarnia locations, the firm offers IT support based on preventing problems as opposed to fixing them once they happen. “We monitor systems because in today’s business world, even being down for a day while a system is repaired is too much,” he said. “Our goal is to fix a problem before a client even knows it exists.” Weir’s belief in Chatham-Kent extends beyond Leadwave, as he recently purchased a retail business in Ridgetown. “We’re closing the deal shortly but we aren’t ready to disclose all the details,” he said. “It’s not related to technology, but we believe there is an opportunity to take an existing business and make it even better.”
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Vet clinic owners proud of growth By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
An interview with D.M.S.
Veterinary Centre includes not only Dr. Kerry and Krista Mall but also a third “partner” Brook, a Plott Hound the cou-
ple adopted from C-K Animal Rescue. “He’s almost like our mascot,” Krista said. “He loves to go from place to place with me.” Those “places” have been multiplying in recent years, as D.M.S continues to expand. Starting with the Dresden Veterinary Clinic in 2010, the business added the Merritt Animal Hospital in Chatham in 2012 and the Sydenham River Veterinary Clinic this year. “We’re proud of where we’ve come in a short period of time,” said Krista, who handles the administrative portion of the business. Kerry, one of three veterinarians on staff, says the success has been due to customers and all of the 17 people employed at the three locations. “We take pride in providing as much information about your pet as we can so that together we can work through whatever care is needed,” he said. “We understand everyone’s relationship with their pets is unique. Individual service is important and part of that is respecting your wishes regarding treatment.” Kerry said by increasing the number of lo-
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Dr. Kerry Mall, Krista Mall and their pet Brook, are all part of D.M.S. Veterinary Centre.
cations, D.M.S. provides more convenient service. “When we were just in Dresden, we had people driving from Chatham and Wallaceburg. Now they don’t have to do that.” The Malls say attitudes toward pets are changing. “At one time people would say, ‘it’s just a dog,’ but we don’t hear that any more,” said Krista. “The relationship between people and their pets seems to have deepened for
many people.” Kerry said the therapeutic value of pets and the fact that owning a pet aids many people in terms of quality of life are more accepted these days. “Whether it serves as a companion for someone who lives alone or it’s part of a larger family with children, pets are an important part of peoples’ lives,” he said. “When we can take a sick animal and make it well, we get a great feeling.”
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Sports: a good fit By Ian Kennedy cksn.ca
Moving to a new town can be difficult. Moving to a different country with new cultural norms and traditions can leave newcomers looking for a slice of home, and a feeling of belonging. For many newcomers to Chatham-Kent, that belonging, and the first step toward community integration comes through sport. “Many of us are familiar with being in a situation where you don’t feel like you quite belong,” said Victoria Bodnar, project co-ordinator at the Chatham-Kent Local Immigration Partnership (CK LIP), an organization aiming to strengthen Chatham-Kent’s capacity to welcome newcomers. “Becoming involved in sports is a great way to help newcomers start to make connections within the Chatham-Kent community in order to develop a greater sense of belonging,” continued Bodnar. Luis Miguel Aguirre, who moved to Chatham-Kent from Ecuador when he married Chatham resident Laura Penner, agrees with Bodnar’s assertion on the importance of sport for newcomers. Living in Chatham since
2007, Aguirre remembers his initial struggles. For him, getting involved locally with soccer, a sport he Luis Miguel Aguirre loved in Ecuador, made an immediate impact, easing his transition. “Soccer was a big part of my life in Ecuador and I did miss playing it when I moved here,” said Aguirre, who works in Windsor at InCycle Automation in Control Design and Engineering. “It helps me relieve stress and relax, and helps me feel a little less homesick.” “Continuing to participate in activities that a newcomer did before moving to Canada would surely make the transition easier since it’s one aspect of life that would be familiar to them,” said Bodnar, commending individuals such as Aguirre, who take the step to get involved in familiar sports. “A lot of times, the best way to overcome culture shock from all the new experiences is just to take time doing activities that you are already comfortable with.” Aguirre isn’t the only new-
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comer to Chatham-Kent using soccer as a way to meet people and develop a sense of community; he’s part of a group of both newcomers and locals, who now come together each summer to play soccer, and annually participate in the “Kick For A Cause” soccer tournament, which supports Chatham-Kent Victim Services. “I play soccer with a team of other Spanish-speaking guys from various Latin countries,” explained Aguirre of his soccer involvement. “By playing soccer in Chatham I have been introduced to many other people my age through new players joining our team and by playing other teams,” continued Aguirre, who has two children, Tiago, who is five months old, and Bela, who turns five years old this November. According to Bodnar, her group at CK LIP has a vision of fostering a welcoming community, and helping to integrate newcomers and celebrate diversity in Chatham-Kent. She believes this vision can in part, be achieved by encouraging newcomers’ involvement in sport.
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