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The sometimes cold and rainy wait that Chatham-Kent residents experience as they get tested for COVID-19 will soon shorten.

The Emma Street testing clinic has moved to the St. Clair College HealthPlex in Chatham.

The goal of moving the assessment centre to its new location on

1001 Grand Ave. W. is to provide more space, according to Lori Marshall, president and CEO of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA).

“I was out earlier this week chatting with some folks who were in the lineup for the assessment centre, and we know that weather is getting a little bit more chilly and inclement,” she said.

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“And we want to make sure that people who are waiting for an actual swab can do so in greater comfort than we currently are able to offer.”

More parking is also available, as well as the ability to expand with additional hours and spaces if needed.

Assessment centres in the hot zones in the province continue

to be overwhelmed, however, according to Marshall, Chatham-Kent’s assessment centre demand remains at a steady 200 people per day.

During the height of municipal cases, the Emma Street location saw up to 500 people per day.

Caen Suni, vice-president of clinical programs and op-

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erations for CKHA, said the assessment centre has seen increasing volumes on weekends as well, and traffic has been up since kids have returned to school.

“Typically we have seen a steady number of individuals coming in on the weekends, say about 50-60. That number has doubled on weekends in the past three weeks,” he said. “On top of that, we’ve also observed individuals coming in to receive assessment or testing are skewing a little younger.”

Staff are also seeing “a lot of little persons coming in with the sniffles,” Suni said. COVID-19 symptoms are very similar to those of a cold or the flu, he added.

Suni said it’s difficult to say if there are a lot of what could be called unnecessary COVID-19 tests being done at this time as a result.

“We’re finding those presenting right now are a lot of the sniffles and cold symptoms. I do think what we’d ask is if people are contem-

plating to visit the assessment centre to first contact their primary care practitioner to better understand if symptoms are presenting. If they are and they require a test, then contact the assessment centre,” he said.

Suni added he expects the assessment centre will see high volumes of people with symptoms and that it will be difficult to differentiate between what are cold and flu symptoms compared to what is on the COVID-19 symptom list.

He said it’s difficult to say if there are a lot of what could be called unnecessary COVID-19 tests being done at this time as a result.

CKHA is looking for more staff for the assessment centre to avoid reallocating personnel from the hospital beds.

“I think we can all appreciate that in the past, when we originally opened the assessment center, we were operating the hospital at a significantly lower occupancy rate... Because (the hospitals) are certainly seeing a full house, and are also wanting to make sure that we’re able to address the surgical needs of our population,” Marshall said.

An assessment centre at Shoppers Drug Mart, on St. Clair

Street, also opened up for individuals who are asymptomatic, which Marshall said will help with CKHA volumes.

On Friday at a COVID-19 press conference, Premier Doug Ford announced that assessment centres across the province will transition to appointments only.

The change came into effect on Tuesday.

To book an appointment in Chatham-Kent, visit assessmentbooking.ca or call CKHA Registration at (519) 352-6400 ext. 6548.

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Drive-up testing took place Monday at the HealthPlex as the assessment centre moved.

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Get your cameras ready and your swim trunks on. Chatham-Kent is reopening for fun.

In July, the municipality reopened for business under the province’s Stage 3 reopening plan. This month, a good chunk of services that had remained closed are also unlocking their doors.

Day camps, organized activities for Chatham-Kent’s youth, and municipal pools are allowed to resume their operations under CK Public Health guidelines for social distancing and cleaning.

Dr. David Colby, Chatham-Kent’s medical officer of health, rescinded the orders issued on June 12 that required those services to remain closed.

“The low number of active cases in our community have made it possible for municipal pools and day camps to open,” he stated.

The Gable Rees Rotary Pool, Blenheim, will be open on a minimal basis first, said C-K Recreation officials. The Wallaceburg Sydenham District Pool will follow suit later this fall.

Gable Rees Rotary Pool is expected to open its doors this week. Programming will begin with lane swims and adult/ seniors swims. More programming will be added once safety procedures have been tried and assessed with the first batch of public users.

“The team has been working closely with CK Public Health to reopen the pools efficiently and safely. This included a full inspection of the pool by a public health inspector and ed-

ucation to train staff on proper sanitization, health screening of swimmers and how to navigate the facilities during these times,” said Ann Robinson, manager, Recreation and Community Engagement Services.

In the meantime, residents can go to the Chatham-Kent museum, which began operations on Sept. 30.

Blair Newby, co-ordinator, Museum Programs, said that she is excited for the public to finally see the “Carnivals! Festivals!

Fairs! Oh My!” which is on display for a limited time and had to close in March.

The exhibit celebrates the fair tradition in Chatham-Kent, from the Jaycee Fair to the Dresden Exhibition.

Long standing exhibits such as the “Out in the Open,” exhibit that displays some of the museum’s never before seen three-dimensional artifacts, such as a mammoth tooth.

In addition to the enhanced cleaning protocols, the museum is also following new public hours, reduced visitor capacity, and timed admissions.

The museum will be open from Wednesday to Saturday. A special seniors hour is reserved at 11 a.m. to noon and the general public can attend from noon to 4 p.m. All visitors must register online and can visit with the nine other individuals in their social circles.

Admission is free but the public can always make donations.

All physical distancing materials for the Arts and Culture facilities will be covered by the municipal budget.

The Thames Art Gallery reopened mid-September with a new exhibition entitled “Mes-

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Entry is walk-in for a maximum number of 30 people at a time.

Weekly movies at the Chatham Capitol Theatre are scheduled to resume in November, and plans are underway for a live-stream series from the Capitol stage.

The Capitol and Kiwanis Theatre performances that were planned for the 2020-2021 season have been postponed to the 2021-2022 season. However, external presenters can hold events at each venue, to be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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Libraries launch crafty initiative

By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com

Chatham-Kent Public Library (CKPL) wants to keep both kids and adults inspired as the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting its second wave in parts of Ontario.

This month they are launching their Grab and Go! Free Arts & Crafts Kits initiative.

“It’s a way for us to offer programming that’s not in person but still hands on,” Sarah Hart Coatsworth,

director, marketing, outreach and programming, said.

The arts and crafts kits include all the necessary items to make an at-home art project, guided by online instructors on CKPL’s database CreativeBug. CreativeBug is available 24/7 and provides instructor-led videos for craftspeople of all levels. It offers art and design, sewing, quilting, paper, knitting, crochet, food, home, jewelry, and holiday crafts.

As the weather begins

to cool down, options to keep kids stimulated will begin to dwindle.

The initiative is a way to get children away from the virtual world for a while, as too much screen time has become a worry for parents and early childhood educators, Coatsworth said.

“Libraries are really important, especially during COVID-19 when there’s not much access to much else… It’s important to get that balance back – getting away from the screen

and doing things with the hands.”

With Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, it may be a great opportunity for Chatham-Kent’s littlest residents to make grandma and grandpa a homemade gift.

Adults can get in on the action too.

“These arts and crafts kits are available to all ages, not just kids. Really, whoever likes to craft,” Coatsworth reiterated.

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CKPL members can visit search.ckpl.ca and enter the name of the kit they want in the search bar. The kits can be picked up at any location.

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TJ Stables continues to adapt

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Chatham-Kent’s popular equine facility is changing its business plan to adapt with the times of the pandemic.

TJ Stables has been one of several tourism spots figuring out how to survive the winter, as revenue from the spring and summer seasons is practically non-existent. What’s more, the facility has to continue paying the bills in order to feed the horses.

“Lots of things have been happening here. Of course we’re not able to do our summer camps, which is our revenue for our winter feed,” owner Terry Jenkins said. “So we’ve adapted to do a land-based farm day program with the online tutoring (virtual school).”

Jenkins said the stables have blended the virtual school curriculum with the land-based learning opportunities.

Children can see the effects erosion has during different times of year, and on windy days go down to the hedgerow and tree line to learn how they stop erosion. Kids also take trips down to

the pond to observe different animals hibernating, and will be shown how animals take care of themselves in burrows and dens.

“Kids can come for the entire day. It is a break from their usual virtual schooling. In the past, we did have a lot of school trips that came to TJ stables,” she said.

Jenkins is unsure if she will ever be able to recover from the economic downturn, but is optimistic her new offerings will keep the stables afloat.

Jenkins said she was “frustrated” with the camp situation in Chatham-Kent. In the summer, when other parts of province were allowed to do summer camps, Chatham-Kent’s medical officer of health opted to keep them closed.

Last week the order was revoked, but it is too late for Jenkins to recuperate what was lost in the summer.

“All my colleagues in the horse business could do summer camp in Phase 2. For us, we were hoping we could open up in Phase 2 but the MoH said no. I couldn’t see the reason for it. It’s very difficult to swallow that and

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The power of people We’ve all heard it before. A friend, family member or passerby heard saying, “What can one person do?”

Those folks don’t think a single individual has the power to make a difference. Whether it’s from casting a ballot or doing a simple good deed, we’re here to tell those naysayers they are wrong.

Look at Chatham-Kent resident Sally Joyce. She’s taken to our waterways with her kayak and two mesh bags to try to clean up some of the trash she sees along shorelines.

Given the many kilometres of river shorelines in Chatham-Kent – from the Sydenham River, to the Thames, to the Snye – it is too much for one person.

And that’s how the naysayers see it – too much for one individual.

But actions speak volumes, and others are listening.

Joyce’s efforts got noticed. First by another resident, who in turn brought the woman’s efforts to the attention of local media outlets, The Chatham Voice included.

And on the weekend, Joyce took to the Sydenham River, not alone, but in a flotilla of about 20 kayak enthusiasts. Together, they pulled an estimated 600 pounds of trash out of the river. (See story on page 13 for details) To us, 600 pounds is a dent. Is the river clean? No. But it’s cleaner, thanks to the initial effort of one person.

And now businesses are starting to take notice.

Strong House Canada, located in Wallaceburg, plans to adopt a section of the Sydenham to make it their duty to clean up. And the company is issuing a corporate challenge to other businesses to do the same.

This is certainly a story we’ll continue to follow.

And it’s all thanks to the efforts of one person. The human dominoes fell into place after the story of Joyce’s efforts spread, and that’s awesome.

Furthermore, there’s an easy way for all of us to help out. We don’t need to own a kayak or a canoe.

For some, it could be gathering some friends and cleaning up a section of shoreline, but for the masses, it’s just a matter of not littering. Put trash and recyclables in their place, and they shouldn’t end up in the river.

That’s your job. One person. And you can make a difference.

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Opinion

Another one gone too soon I have written too many of these this year, a column about a local individual who has passed away.

I’ve talked about several high-profile folks, but this week, it’s about a behind-the-scenes guy.

I’m talking about Bill Reddick, affectionately known as “Bull” by many folks in the local media industry.

Bull passed away late

Editor: I guess Rick Mercer isn’t the only one who can rant.

I have been appalled lately by the number of young men and women who think they can selfishly defy the safety measures drawn up by the health and political leadership within our province and country. I’m talking about protests, car rallies and huge house parties where the participants ignore social distancing and the wearing of masks.

Much of this behaviour

last week at the age of 63; another person gone too soon.

I first met Bull when I walked into the news-

room at the Daily News more than 19 years ago, on the second floor of what is now a parking lot on Fourth Street. He was my assignment editor.

He was a mixture of casual and professional, something often missing in newsrooms. Bull was comic relief, while at the same time being a font of knowledge.

He and I shared a love of classic rock music,

with very similar tastes.

With Bull, you could talk music, sports, politics, you name it. He’d be well versed on a subject, and would always have something humourous to say.

I went from being one of Bull’s reporters to one of his bosses, but I’d like to think our rapport didn’t change.

originated in the 1980s when society promoted the ‘I’m OK, you’re OK’ philosophy and you shouldn’t fail children because it will damage their psyche.

Our health professionals promote wearing masks so that we will not endanger others – not because they protect us! We are trying to help maintain the health of others even if they say like a little child, “You can’t tell me what to do.”

Certain employers have

complained that some applicants for job openings have the approach, “What can you do for me?” instead of, “What can I do for your company – how can I make it better?”

Originally, the incidents of sickness and death due to COVID-19 were with the elderly, especially in nursing homes. Now, the age of infection has dropped dramatically.

I realize that government assistance is not the same as working, and many

families are struggling with financial instability as well as the sickness or death of loved ones, but selfish demonstrations only make it worse.

We are fortunate to live in Chatham-Kent where the health officials, medical staff, frontline workers and community support have done a tremendous job of protecting us.

It’s time the younger demonstrators in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal do the same.

R.N Roe Chatham

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Surgical procedures ramped up at CKHA and CEO of the CKHA, said surgical volumes are about 95 per cent of last year’s volAs the province prepares umes at this time.

“We’ve changed the type of for a second COVID-19 wave, local hospital officials surgeries we’ve been doing announced they’ve cleared recently. Some of that relates the decks for more surgeries to doing more out-patient and ambulatory surgery beand procedures.

In the early stages of the cause that has lessened the pandemic, elective surger- impact to our beds,” she exies were placed on hold at plained. “We are operating the Chatham-Kent Health above 90-per-cent capacity as a hospital.

Alliance, as We’re making hospital brass “We’ve changed the braced for a type of surgeries we’ve sure we are not cancelling possible influx been doing recently. surgeries due of COVID-19 patients. But Some of that relates to to a lack of bed the surge nev- doing more out-patient space.”

The high caer material- and ambulatory surpacity, hospital ized.

Most gery because that has local patients lessened the impact to officials said, is in part due to have recovered a bit of a backat home and our beds.” log of getting did not require - Lori Marshall, CKHA patients out of a hospital stay.

Greg Aarssen, chair of the the hospital who are ready CHKA board, said as long to transition to the next level as a second wave doesn’t hit of care.

Marshall said the issue is our region, the health alliance should be able to ramp shifting patients to an alternate level of care. up procedures.

“We’re talking about those “We had to suspend some of our services during the who have reached the end height of the pandemic. And of their acute care stage, but we are returning to a greater there is something that is level of normalcy now,” he preventing them from moving onto their next point of said.

Lori Marshall, president care, whether that is a retire-

ment home or a long-term care facility or going home with some additional support,” she said.

Caen Suni, vice-president of clinical programs and operations for CKHA, said as of last week’s press briefing, there were 37 patients waiting to shift to long-term care.

Suni said added layers of guidelines and protections due to the pandemic are leading to delays in many cases.

“This includes having to test individuals (for COVID-19) who are leaving hospital to be placed in longterm care, etc.,” he said.

“In working through those additional layers, we’ve seen a number of persons waiting for long-term care in our hospital. Our occupancy for our in-patient units is unseasonably higher as a result. We haven’t had to reduce any procedures or surgeries. It just means it’s something we’re keeping an eye on.”

Suni added the CKHA is working with local longterm care facilities to ensure patients can shift from the hospital to “their next destination of care.” He believes improvements will be seen sometime this month.

replaced by a cookie cutter mentality off site.

But guys like Bull were irreplaceable. With the loss of he, Benny and Cooter, two other awesome fellows, it just wasn’t the same.

I lost touch with Bull over the years, after starting this

project, and as he moved to TekSavvy. But I can only imagine the laughs he elicited over there.

Rest in Peace, Bull. Thank you for your guidance, daily humour, and dedication to your craft.

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Bidding farewell to a mentor

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When the corporation that ran the paper decided it didn’t need layout editors anymore and shifted those duties to folks out of town, Bull was one of the staff members the corporation culled. His decades of knowledge of our municipality were lost to the reporters, as were his layout skills to the paper. He was

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My Fellow Comrades: Most Canadians associate the Legion with Remembrance Ceremonies and activities honouring the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice or who came home broken.

Traditionally we mark Remembrance Day with two minutes of silence on the day in which we come together to recognize the sacrifices that our Veterans have given so that we may enjoy the freedoms and liberties we have today. We as Canadians must recognize those Veterans and their families who may now continue to need our support and assistance.

It is disheartening that 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of W.W.II and because of the Covid Virus Pandemic we will not be able to properly recognize and pay tribute to our Veterans. There will not be any parade, street poppy distribution or community gathering at the cenotaph this year.

Poppy donation boxes will be distributed throughout the city to stores and businesses as in the past. Please think of our Veterans as you consider your donation to the Poppy Trust Fund and all the assistance that the donations provide. Help us make this year truly about Remembrance.

This year in lieu of purchasing a wreath, possibly consider making a donation to the Chatham Poppy Trust. As this is a registered charity, receipts for donations of over $30.00 will be issued for income tax purposes, while still recognizing that no donation is ever too small or too large.

To make a donation by mail, please make your cheque or money order payable to the “Chatham Poppy Trust Fund”. Please DO NOT SEND CASH THROUGH THE MAIL. If you do wish to purchase a wreath, I will be available at the Legion Br. 642 call (519-351-8733) beginning October 14 - November 7 - Wednesday though Saturday from 11:00am to 5:00pm.

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Visitor restrictions evolving at CKHA

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

As the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19 looms, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) officials are working to alter visitations at our hospitals during the pandemic.

Lori Marshall, president and CEO of the CKHA, said visitor restrictions

have been challenging for everyone. She said the goal is to help keep patients in touch with their families as much as possible.

“It is one of the most difficult things we have faced in the pandemic: How do we make sure we are connecting patients with their loved ones?” she said. “Family is good medicine. It makes a huge

difference for people, especially if they are feeling vulnerable or worried.”

At the height of the pandemic this summer, Marshall said the CKHA restricted hospital visitors to the point that “only the most significant issues were permitted to have a visitor.

“Palliative care, imminent death, life-threatening kinds of surgery, we

were really very limited in our visitation regulations,” she said.

The goal is to now create a balance to maintain social distancing and create a safe environment for patients and hospital personnel, but at the same time keeping patients connected with loved ones.

“We instituted a care partner system, someone who the patient identifies

as someone very significant in their lives,” Marshall said. “It would be someone who comes in on a regular basis. It could just be to hold that patient’s hand, or help with feeding, or helping the patient walk around.”

The care partner concept began with patients in hospital for an extended period of time, but has since expanded to other

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More than five months after the draw, Chatham-Kent’s new $70-million man has surfaced.

Adrian Olmstead of Blenheim had the winning ticket, but it wasn’t until recently that he went to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming offices in Toronto to claim his prize.

Olmstead won the $70-million jackpot in the April 14 Lotto Max. He said it took him a moment to come to terms with exactly what that meant.

“I went into the local

grocery store, saw there was no one at the Ticket Checker and checked four tickets in my pocket,” the 44-year-old said in a media release. “From the first three tickets I only had a free play, but when I scanned the fourth ticket, I saw ‘Big Winner’ and thought I saw $70,000 flashing. I checked it a few more times and was stunned to realize it was $70 million!”

At that moment he abandoned his full shopping cart, quickly walked out of the store, got into his truck and started to cry.

While in the grocery store parking lot, he phoned his mom, who heard him crying and was instantly worried.

“I told her, ‘These are tears of joy, Mom, because I just won $70 million with Lotto Max!’ I had to repeat myself a few times because she was in shock.

But when reality sunk in, my mom, who never swears, yelled a few expletives,” he said.

The stay-at-home father of two children said he took a bit of time before coming forward to claim the ticket because he

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Is it sniffles or COVID? School boards dealing with the difference between the two fles and a runny nose, usually due to minor colds or allergies, have been one of the biggest symptoms that are keeping children at home.

John Howitt, director of education, LKDSB, added that although it is frustrating to have so many absences, it is still the best course of action to ensure students’ safety.

“The screening tool is in place as the first line of defence to ensure we do our best to keep COVID out of our schools, which then helps to ensure it doesn’t spread,” he said.

“A greater concern is a positive case coming into school that could have been avoided.”

Both directors said parents should find a “bal-

By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com

Runny noses are causing a major problem for Chatham-Kent’s school boards.

St. Clair Catholic District School Board (SCCDSB) and Lambton-Kent District School Board (LKDSB) are seeing a lot of absent students from their in-person classrooms due to a few minor COVID-19 symptoms.

“We’re very concerned about the absences that we’re seeing in our classrooms right across our district. Parents have been very concerned as well, as are our teachers,” said Deb Crawford, director of education, SCCDSB. Crawford said the snif-

ance” between recognizing a runny nose from the cold weather and following the screening guidelines.

As a result of the problem, being felt province wide, Ontario announced on Thursday that it will update its school and child care screening guidance. There are now two sets of questions about symptoms and information to help parents make informed decisions about whether their children should attend school or child care, need to consult a health-care provider, or get tested for COVID-19.

The guidance can be found immediately at the COVID-19 Screening Tool for Children in School and Child Care.

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Local school boards say they are seeing high absenteeism of students early in the school year as parents are erring on the side of caution when their kids come down with minor COVID symptoms.

“(The new criteria) was to address the large number of students that have been referred for testing for very minor symptoms, like a runny nose or a sniffle. And it’s unlikely – especially in low prevalence jurisdictions – to be COVID-19,” said Dr. David Colby, Chatham-Kent’s medical officer of health. “It’s very much contributing to the saturation of the laboratory system capacity.”

Crawford said parents

will be able to access the screening tool online starting this week.

“So we’re very optimistic that the new screening tool will help us to deal with the absences that we’re seeing in our schools,” she said.

Flu season is also right around the corner and symptoms can often be confused with those of COVID-19.

Colby said CK Public Health is scheduled to receive a supply of flu

shots on Friday. The full range of flu vaccines will be available at pharmacies, family doctors and all medical practitioners as per usual.

CK Public Health is encouraging all residents to get the flu shot this year.

“Part of the COVID strategy is to encourage everybody to get a flu shot this year because the symptoms can be confusing between influenza and COVID,” Colby told the media.

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buy a new home with plenty of land so his children have room to play.

He also plans to take care of his mother.

But he does want to splurge on a couple of “toys” for the family such as an RV, so that they can travel across Canada, and wants to have a new fish-

ing boat in tow on those adventures.

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Shifting from ‘campaign’ to ‘movement’ The Chatham Voice

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Way of Chatham-Kent (UWOCK) is changing how it fundraises this fall.

Instead of its typical fundraising campaign where fundraising events bring people together, UWOCK has launched its “United We Can, Togeth-

er We Will” movement.

And they hope that you will join them.

“This movement is about United Way reconnecting with the community in a really powerful way,” Patricia Peters, Director of Resource Development at UWOCK, said in a media release. “No matter who (or where) you are – you can join in because you have the power to make

Thursday, October 8: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Today’s special is Spaghetti & Meat Sauce with Garlic Bread. Everyone Welcome.

Saturday, October 10: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Come check out our menu.

Everyone Welcome.

Wednesday, October 14: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Today’s special is meat loaf dinner. Everyone Welcome.

• Victoria Avenue United Church Food Shopping Card & Pantry Program (Please bring photo identification, limited number of cards available) held at St. Andrew’s United Church (Memorial Garden Entrance - Wellington Street) Every Wednesday from 9:00am-19:30am. Covid-19 provisions, contact tracing in place, masks required, hand sanitizer provided.

Thursday, October 15: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Today’s special is Spaghetti & Meat Sauce with Garlic Bread. Everyone Welcome.

Friday, October 16: • Merlin Legion Br. #465 Friday Night Meal - pre-order ahead 519-689-4884. Served 5:00pm-7:00pm.

Merlickin pork chops $15.20. 1 Merlickin pork chop $13.25 (includes baked or fries, veggies, bun & dessert) • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Supper will be served from 4:00pm-6:30pm. Tonight’s specials are chicken parmesan s or fish & chips. Seating is limited to 50, but take out is also available. Everyone Welcome.

Saturday, October 17: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Come check out our menu.

Everyone Welcome.

a difference within your own neighbourhood.”

United Way is going back to a community-by-community approach; where the dollars raised in each of the communities within C-K will stay there. Over the next year, they will be working with community captains, service groups, non-profits and neighbours to fundraise, recruit volunteers and find solu-

tions to critical needs that people are facing within their own backyards.

“We are confident that we can reach every corner of Chatham-Kent as we facilitate the communities coming together,” Peters said.

To prepare for the launch of this movement, UWOCK staff rallied 68 local residents to lead the way. Whether these individuals were familiar or new faces to United Way, all understood the power of togetherness, UWOCK officials said.

Throughout this movement, United Way is • Saturdays at 7 at St. Andrew’s United encouraging inChurch, Chatham presents Something dividuals, famWicked. Celebrating the music of the villains in our ilies and workfavourite movies. Live at St. Andrew’s, 85 William places to share Street South, for the maximum audience allowed pictures on soby current government guidelines. It will also be cial media of streamed live. Tickets for both live and virtual them alone (or audiences are free and can be booked at www. with the people showpass.com/somethingwicked or by calling in their bubble) the church office at 519-352-0010. Digital tickets with hands outwill be issued for those who choose to attend in person. A link to the concert will be sent via email to those who choose to attend online. At the time of booking, tax deductible donations will be gratefully accepted ($15 suggested). For additional information check www.standrewschatham.org or call 519-352-0010.

Wednesday, October 21: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Today’s special is meat loaf dinner. Everyone Welcome.

Thursday, October 22: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Today’s special is Spaghetti & Meat Sauce with Garlic Bread. Everyone Welcome.

Friday, October 23: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Supper will be served from 4:00pm-6:30pm. Tonight’s specials are spaghetti & meat sauce or fish & chips. Seating is limited to 50, but take out is also available. Everyone Welcome.

It’s Time To Sing! Got Tuesday nights free? Then come check out Jubilee Chorus and help make a joyful noise unto the Lord! Rehearsals are Tuesdays at St. Andrew’s United Church (85 William St. S., Chatham), 7:00pm-8:30pm. Safety protocols will be in place and masks must be worn but that won’t dampen the fun and joy of being together making musical magic happen! New in town, or still unsure? That’s ok, try us for a week, see how it feels. Call Cynthia at 226-229-1533 if interested or needing more info. Established in 1961, Jubilee Chorus is a mainstay in the Chatham-Kent area and known for its great repertoire, family atmosphere and polished performances. Come, you’ll be glad you did!

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stretched as if you are ready to hold the hands of someone beside them and tag the people they want to stand with to make sure no one is left behind.

The “United We Can, Together We Will” pose is a visual representation of how even when individually apart - everyone is together collectively, officials said.

For individuals and groups wanting to join in this movement, United Way has suggestions on how everyone can take part in this movement.

• Help spread the word by sharing pictures of your “United We Can, Together We Will” pose.

• Use #UnitedWeCan to add to the collective voice of spreading good in the community • Check in on friends and family to let them know that they are not alone • Support the small businesses that keep our community vibrant • Perform random acts

of kindness in your area.

• Get to know your neighbours.

• Consider volunteering.

• Reach out to United Way to find ways to champion in your community.

• Create a fundraiser • Donate • Contact United Way to find out how your workplace can take part.

Since COVID, United Way has taken a more collaborative approach when working in the community. For the past six months, UWOCK has worked to bring various local non-profits and community leaders together every week to discuss the priority needs affecting Chatham-Kent and collectively working on solutions.

By coming together and uniting, the participating organizations have found collective ways to navigate through this tumultuous time and ensure much needed programs survive.

Community support funding available The Chatham Voice

The United Way of Chatham-Kent, Chatham Kent Community Foundation and Canadian Red Cross are accepting funding applications for the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) Round 2.

The application window is from now until Oct. 30.

The fund continues to provide financial support to charities and other qualified donees adapting their frontline services to support vulnerable Canadians during the

COVID-19 pandemic.

The Government of Canada has released this balance of funding for ECSF and it is being administered in collaboration with United Way Centraide Canada, Community Foundations of Canada and the Canadian Red Cross.

Organizations are able to apply at uwock.ca/contact-us/grant-application/ through the Chatham Kent Community Foundation at communityfoundations.ca or the Canadian Red Cross at redcross.ca/ communityorganizations

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Group wants residents to adopt C-K rivers

By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com

A local group is looking to make river clean ups a communal event.

Last Saturday, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., about 20 residents gathered in Wallaceburg to pick up trash found in the river and on the shorelines of the Sydenham.

By the end of the day, they’d retrieved about 600 pounds of trash, according to organizers, and about two-thirds of that is recyclable.

The community effort got underway after resident Sandy Baird reached out to several media outlets in Chatham-Kent, asking them to run a story about local resident Sally Joyce, who has been cleaning up the rivers, with a kayak and laundry bags, all by herself.

“I’ve been a friend of Sally’s for a long time and really admire what she does. Every day when she’s out kayaking, she’s got a mesh bag with her and she’s collecting stuff along the river.

It’s just part of her day-to-day stuff. When she said she wanted to make a larger effort, because it’s more than one person can do, I said ‘well how can I get involved,’” said volunteer Randa Speller.

Even the municipality got involved and agreed to take all the trash to the transfer station in

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Volunteers took to the Sydenham River on Saturday to pull about 600 pounds of trash out of the waterway in Wallaceburg.

Wallaceburg for free, according to Joyce.

Volunteer and magnetic fisher Henry Van Haren said he has pulled out about 40 bikes and shopping carts from the river in Chatham’s downtown core in the past few years.

“It’s a fun little hobby, but it’s messy,” he said. “It’s terrible all that stuff that’s piled up in here – batteries, a lot of plastic, garbage bags full of clothes. All the metal, fuel grease and oil you’ll

find, and that’s what ends up in our oceans.”

Strong House Canada, a floating home contractor based in Wallaceburg, plans to adopt a section of the river, according to Joyce who works with the company.

“We call ourselves friends of the river,” said Alexander Topol, company executive. “We’re very fortunate to be in

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Joyce and Strong House hopes to challenge other Chatham-Kent businesses to adopt sections of the river.

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Business

Second C-K cannabis store ready for business

By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com

A Chatham-Kent business owner, and his business partner, are elevating Blenheim’s local economy.

Higher Limits, owned

by Greg Kazarian and Philip Bradbury, is set to have its grand opening on Saturday.

It will be Chatham-Kent’s second cannabis shop to open since legalization (The We Store in Chatham was first) but is its first locally owned one.

“Everybody’s freakin’ pumped,” Kazarian said.

Customers can expect to find everything from capsules, flowers, topicals, oils, pre-rolls, hash, resin and accessories for consumption.

“We will try to carry everything that we can. It’s just a matter of what we can get,” Kazarian said.

The owner explained that at the start it’s tough for businesses to get everything that is in “super demand” because they are restricted by the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) on what they can obtain.

“Because they get products from the producers, and then they have to fairly allow everybody that’s trying to get some stuff to have a shake at getting things,” he said.

“So we got our first order this week and looking at it, there were things we thought we were going to be able to get that we couldn’t.”

The shop employs seven locals, called “bud-

tenders,” who all underwent three months of training and a course led

by Chatham-Kent’s certified cannabis educator Athena Lumsden.

“We try to do as local as we can. You know all the contractors we hired here are from Ridgetown, Blenheim or Chatham,” he said.

Some of the products, although controlled by the OCS, are locally sourced.

Higher Limits will be carrying Agmedica, which is a licensed Chatham-Kent producer. They will have a pop-up shop set up at Higher Limits to celebrate Saturday’s grand opening. The shop was set to have a soft launch on Tuesday.

Kazarian said legalization has been great for local economies and ensur-

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Higher Limits, Chatham-Kent’s first locally owned cannabis store, is open for business in Blenheim. A week earlier, shop owner Greg Kazarian, pictured at right, held a socially distanced training session for staff.

ing that cannabis is grown with safe and higher standards.

“I’m sure a large per cent of people use it and have used it, so I think it’s great to give lots of jobs around here,” he said.

Like every cannabis shop owner, the application process was a long one.

“I’ve been interested in the industry since legalization, and I kind of

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started off just by investing in the market, and the LPs (licensed producers) and stuff like that,” Kazarian said. “I thought this was a good industry to get into. And that was the only way to do it at the time.”

In January, private owners were allowed to open businesses anywhere within the provincial guidelines. By February,

the partners finally got their Retail Operator’s License and in March they were allowed to apply for individual stores.

“So we applied for three locations on the very first day, shortly after midnight, that we could.”

Higher Limits is the first of three locations to open for the budding chain.

The store is located at 52 Catherine St. in Blenheim.

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