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Chatham-Kent’s supporting version of the Freedom Convoy took place in Chatham Saturday with participants driving a pre-arranged route through the city. Here, a volunteer named Cynthia directs members of the convoy at the corner of Pioneer Line and Baldoon Road, while waving a large Canadian flag. The event was held for people who couldn’t make it to Ottawa.

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COVID takes its toll on health-care staff

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

The cost of COVID-19 is being felt at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, and it could continue to be felt long after the pandemic is one day over.

With another death re-

ported Sunday at the hospital, Lori Marshall, president and CEO of the CKHA, said staff losing patients can take its toll, and that toll has been staggering.

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“And I would say it has changed the face of health care and health-care workers forever.”

Alan Wildeman, CKHA board chair, agreed.

“In terms of the flu versus omicron, if you look at the actual data, the Centre for Disease Control has calculated that the flu has caused 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people over a 20-year period between 1999 and 2019. COVID is causing 215 deaths per

1,000 people. People who keep on saying it’s no worse than the flu...they’re simply wrong,” he said.

Wildeman said the impact will be felt for some time to come.

“The effects on staff are orders of magnitude greater typically than what’s been experienced by the flu. This is a long-lasting effect on people working in the health-care system,” he said.

Marshall predicts when the pandemic eventually wanes,

we will see a good number of health-care professionals leave the industry due to the toll it has taken on them.

“Hopefully, health-care professions remain an important aspiration of our youth,” she said.

“The impact with respect to the morale of health-care workers over the course of the last two years has been very difficult and it is something that is going to take a long time for us to recover from,” she added.

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By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

Temperatures were low but spirits were high during Chatham’s version of the Freedom Convoy on Saturday.

An estimated 60 vehicles, including pick-ups, SUVs, cars and a handful of big rig cabs, flew Canadian and American flags as they made their way through Chatham.

The mood was celebratory, with participants and supporters blowing their horns in support of the cause.

Many sported signs calling out Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for an end to vaccine mandates.

“My body, my choice” and “F*$!* Trudeau” were the two most common themes.

Participants marshalled at the Walmart parking lot at 10 a.m. before making their way through the city, completing the route four times.

The Voice spoke to several supporters outside the 7-Eleven store at the corner of St. Clair Street and Grand Avenue, mere steps away from the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s COVID-19 testing centre.

A woman and man stood on the corner is a show of solidarity with the protestors.

A woman, who wished to only be identified by her first name, said she was in full support of Saturday’s convoy.

“I think it’s amazing what they’re doing,” Vanessa said. “I think it’s unfair what government is doing. Look at the mandates and look at what these truckers are fighting for.”

Vanessa said she’s not an anti-vaxxer, but is against mandates.

“I’m in full support of the traditional Canadian values of freedom,” she added.

Her travelling companion, who asked to be iden-

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A Freedom Convoy supporter expresses her appreciation for truck drivers headed to Ottawa. This image was captured Jan. 27 on the Harwich Road overpass as elements of the convoy rolled east on Highway 401.

tified as Garfield, said he is also not opposed to vaccines, emphasizing he’s “pro-choice” when it comes to getting vaccinated against COVID-19.

Cynthia, who stood for an-hour-and-a-half directing traffic at the corner of Pioneer Line and Baldoon Road, remained cheerful despite the cold.

She said most of the people passing by honked in support of the Freedom Convoy, but added she did “get the finger” a couple of times.

At the same time, the freedom movement’s darker side also emerged.

One well-dressed man driving a late model black car rolled down the win-

dow to offer his opinion to Cynthia as she waved an oversized Canadian flag.

“I hope there’s someone up there in Ottawa with a good rifle,” the man said.

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Celebrate Black History Month

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

February is Black His-

tory Month and thanks a change in pandemic protocols, the doors of Chatham-Kent’s important

Black history sites are set to reopen.

According to Buxton Museum curator Shannon

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Prince, the Buxton Historical site is once again hosting live tours.

“We are so pleased we can welcome people back in,” Prince said.

Face-to-face tours will again be offered, but by appointment only.

Although COVID-19 has shuttered the doors on and off throughout the pandemic, Prince said the online connectivity has allowed visitors to reach out and learn about the site virtually.

Prince said Buxton has teamed up with the Driftscape tourism app that allows for virtual tours, highlighting aspects of the site and surrounding area.

“It’s an excellent app,” Prince noted, adding it allows Buxton to have a bigger audience.

“Even though we’ve been open and shut, we’ve still been reaching people. We’ve still been busy, despite being shut down.”

Prince said the importance of Black History Month cannot be over-

stated.

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Opinion Divided locally; divided nationally Once again, we are a nation divided.

Misinformation through social media can be crushing.

We have long thrived as a country with a division of ideals, but a consensus of pride.

Yes, there are groups in the west feel we in the east don’t listen to their concerns. Separatist elements in Quebec have at times sought to break away from the nation in general.

But now...now have fact versus fiction. Algorithms on various social media platforms only care about engagement – keeping eyeballs on their web platforms for as long as possible. They have mastered the terrible art of showing their members and viewers material that keeps them reading or watching. In so many cases, that material slides towards one extreme or another.

People have gone from merely questioning the vaccine and its safety to being convinced their way of life is under attack.

At the other side we have people who began the pandemic concerned about the impact of catching COVID-19, either for themselves or giving it to a loved one. They aren’t even in a high-risk category for complications, nor are their immediate family members or circle of friends.

However, as time passes and they peer at the world through social media, they become afraid to go out-

doors, scared to interact with others out of fear of catching COVID. It’s impacted their lives. They’ve been double vaxxed and then boosted, but they still stay glued to their couches, ordering online and undermining their local economies by letting their fears win out; fears that were supported and augmented by those algorithms.

We need to stop acting on these extremes. We need a return to even-tempered discussion on issues, including masks, vaccines and the virus.

This has all divided us to the point we are all correct: the pandemic is ruining our regular ways of life.

Not every person opposed to the vaccine is a violent protester. Very few are. Most are willing to mask up and go into stores to get what they need and go home.

And not everyone who is fully vaccinated is pointing fingers at anti-vaxxers, accusing them of being extremely selfish.

We need to realize this. There is a great deal of middle ground.

For every person who said to Freedom Convoy supporters that they hoped someone took a rifle with them, and for every individual who gave protesters the finger – events that took place in Chatham this weekend, witnessed by Voice personnel – there are thousands who are just plain frustrated and are looking for a way to vent.

Respect public safety Editor: Is your life really worth this?

I went to Blenheim Thursday morning and encountered a large mob of vehicles and people on the Communication Road overpass above Highway 401.

It was not only dangerous to passing traffic but also to the people wandering on the travelled part of the road. This was taking place with no organization or police control.

I am surprised no one got killed by such action.

Yes, protest, but do it in a way that is safe for both public and vehicular traffic.

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What just happened?

Editor: They boarded their trucks and cars in B.C., did up their seat belts, drove on the right side of the highway, adhered to reasonable speed limits and obeyed a myriad of laws and regulations on their way to Ottawa.

These laws and regulations, like vaccine mandates, are freedoms they are asked to sacrifice in a civilized society, in the name of protecting all.

When they got to Ottawa, they carried

Confederate flags.

They draped their propaganda messages on the statue of a real Canadian hero – Terry Fox. They danced and displayed signs on a monument to thousands who made real sacrifices for the freedoms in this country – Canada’s War Memorial.

They desecrated a real symbol of tyranny – the yellow star the Nazis used to identify Jews during the horrific Holo-

caust.

Along the way they were endorsed by such political luminaries as Donald Trump, senior and junior, Don Cherry and Maxime Bernier.

Who are these people?

They certainly are not the Canadians I have been proud to share this beautiful country with for more than seven decades.

Dennis Makowetsky Chatham

Actions wake Canadians Editor: The Prime Minister of Canada has done what nobody in Canada has done in a long time.

He has woken up thousands and thousands of Canadians all across Canada, some of whom have been drinking beer and sitting on the couch in front of the television for years.

To actually get these people to travel in Jan-

uary in the land of ice and snow is remarkable.

With the pending federal election, which now appears to be sooner rather than later, most must wonder how many federal seats will change hands by the hundreds and thousands of silent voters who have sat on the shelf per riding and didn’t vote before.

When people are talked down to and actually get off their butts to say something, right or wrong on vaccine, carbon tax or any other issue in Canada, nobody should call them fringe, but perhaps silent majority. Or Canadians.

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Cold temps, warm hearts in Dresden

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

January’s icy grip couldn’t stop the warmth from spreading at Park St. Place in Dresden last week.

On Thursday, community members took a special stroll around the retirement residence to bring some cheer to residents currently confined to their rooms due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

“It was an exceptional day for residents,” said Park Street recreation director Sue Farrar. “They enjoyed people coming to say hello.”

Entitled the PAWS-ITIVITY STROLL, the walk drew a wide array of participants.

“We had dogs, kids, school children and kids from the nursery school – it was really nice,” Farrar

said.

Resident’s were also treated to Tim Hortons coffee, muffins and doughnuts thanks to family members pitching in the funds.

The respite was a welcome one for residents, as the facility has been in outbreak since Jan. 12, with 31 residents affected by the highly transmissible omicron variant.

Park Street is but one of four long-term care and retirement homes in COVID -19 outbreak as of late last week.

Fairfield Park in Wallaceburg, Village on the Ridge in Ridgetown and St. Andrew’s Residence in Chatham are also in outbreak.

Despite being extremely careful for the past two years, Farrar said omicron finally found its way into Park Street. Farrar said it’s the first time COVID-19 has affected the residence,

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Park St. Place residents got a cheerful boost Thursday when local residents –young, old and canine – got together to take a PAWS-ITIVITY stroll. The walk around the retirement residence was designed to bring a smile to the faces of those isolating due to a recent outbreak of the omicron variant. Here, Lynn Vandeweghe, Brian McCabe, Fran Martin and Mary Jane Lawson say hello to Toni Cajka who is peering out the window.

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“Most of our residents are doing well,” Farrar added. “I think we are seeing the light at the end of

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Memberships and passes are back, and swim times have returned to normal (meaning more time in the pool), and fees have returned to normal.

Vaccination QR codes are required to attend.

Winter H20 swim lessons, including semi-private and private lessons, will also be available starting Feb. 7.

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Pool operations will continue to abide by all provincial and local COVID-19 regulations, including reduced capacity, and face covering requirements.

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Budget hike down to 2.99%

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

The budget committee of Chatham-Kent council used a proverbial chainsaw to whittle down the 2022 budget increase in its first two nights of deliberations.

The committee cut what started as a 4.74-per-cent increase down to 2.99 per cent. It is scheduled to meet as many as three days this week to continue the process.

Infrastructure spending and lifecycle allowances have been left bloodied.

The committee lopped, snipped and amputated from numerous areas of lifecycle spending, including shoreline issues, previously pledged cash to top up shortfalls, asset management and even to funds set aside to cover anticipated inflationary costs to such processes as paving the roads.

In a hotly debated effort, the committee voted 10-8 to cut its 2022 commitment to fund shoreline issues by $650,000. It still pledged $1.25 million towards future projects along the Lake Erie shoreline.

Storm sewer lifecycle funding took a $650,000 slicing as well, while asset management funding endured a $676,000 hacking.

The committee didn’t like administration’s recommendations to cover the cost of inflation on capital projects as well, and made another nearly $442,000 in cuts there.

And that was just the first night. After making $2.3 million in reductions, the committee then trimmed off another $650,000 the second night on funding to address needs to handle the growth of the municipality. It even debated taking $250,000 out of the police budget.

Budget chair Brock Mc-

Gregor said the process is not over, and it has not been an easy one.

“We’ve got a few things left to hash out,” he told The Chatham Voice.

“Land ambulance service is still an issue. If we decide to increase that service, that’s an added cost that could have an impact.

It is still one of the big areas to discuss.”

McGregor said the committee went into the budget process knowing it had limited options when it came to making cuts.

“If you look at the proposed budget, council set that direction in the spring of last year. When you look at the budget, the only areas of increase were infrastructure spending and areas of inflation.”

And both areas have experienced the cut of the knives of the budget committee.

Despite all the knives and all the slashing, McGregor said it will certainly stop at some point.

Usually, that’s at the end of the budget binder, when all areas have been addressed.

“When we get to that budget binder, after a lot of people have the same areas highlighted, as a chair, you can see there are no hands left coming up (with questions or motions),” he said.

McGregor said seeing the short-term budgetary gains that could lead to long-term pain for the municipality underscores the need to look at a bigger picture rather than a one-year budget snapshot.

“It demonstrates why a multi-year budget makes some sense. That offers more opportunity to be a lot more detailed and to understand how costs should be more focused on more than one year,” he said.

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Tom McGregor, Art Stirling and Derek Robertson preceded McGregor as budget chairs. In each case, they were not on municipal council for the next term. McGregor and Robertson are school board trustees – with McGregor first making an unsuccessful run at mayor – while

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News

COVID volumes lead to spike in deaths

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

Chatham-Kent’s recent spike of COVID-19 deaths — 20 of the 47 occurred in January — can be attributed to the sheer number of people who are infected.

Medical officer of health Dr. David Colby said the highly transmissible vi-

rus is disproportionately affecting people who suffer from co-morbidities.

Chatham-Kent’s relatively low number of deaths earlier in the pandemic corresponds to the lower number of cases.

But omicron changed everything. Colby said Public Health is now focused on harm reduction, which includes vaccination against the illness.

At a weekly municipal media conference, Colby said that while vaccination does not prevent getting the virus, it normally prevents severe illness.

Some deaths are inevitable he said, because not everyone is vaccinated.

“We are dealing with a large number of people that are infected that are of advanced age,” Colby explained.

The way health experts are dealing with COVID-19 has changed.

Contract tracing – an earlier mainstay of controlling the pandemic, has been abandoned – with only high-risk cases being tracked.

Eventually, few will be able to evade omicron, Colby explained, with everyone becoming infected over time.

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“In terms of how to avoid the infection, that’s going to be very, very hard,” he said.

“The virus is not going to be gone,” he added.

“It could disappear but it probably will continue to circulate.”

That could mean citizens would need to get vaccinated against COVID-19 every year.

Another recent devel-

opment, Colby said, was a fresh supply of Pfizer vaccine – a drug some Chatham-Kent residents have been holding out for.

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News

‘Raging Grannies’ protest deforestation

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

Bearing witness.

That’s what’s behind a pair of protests that saw the Raging Grannies group picket two rural properties in East Kent Sunday where recent tree cutting has occurred.

“It’s so alarming,” said member Rageen Granny. “It doesn’t take much to take down a woodlot.

“We’re just trying to make a point,” she said, adding members were “bearing witness” to the degrada“It’s so alarming. It tion of the forest. doesn’t take much to Group members, take down a woodlot. who never identify themselves publicly, We’re just trying to have been active over make a point.” the past year, taking - ‘Rageen Granny’ a stand to protect

Chatham-Kent’s dwindling forest cover.

Spokeswoman Rageen said 10 people braved the cold on Botany Line and Zone Road 2 near Thamesville recentlyto quietly protest the clearing of trees.

She said she hoped the municipality will take action and also criticized the fact there’s no preventative legislation in place.

“What’s the sense in having a bylaw if you don’t enforce it?” Rageen asked, adding

landowners should need permission before clearing trees on their land.

Chatham-Kent does not have a permit process in place governing tree cutting and clear cutting.

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Tree cutting continues in rural C-K extended it twice. It remains in effect until April 30.

The bylaw states anyone found guilty of contravening the bylaw could be fined up to $100,000.

The municipality announced Monday it is investigating complaints that woodlots in East

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However, there is the temporary bylaw passed

by Chatham-Kent council last year prohibiting landowners from clearing trees in woodlot areas more than 0.2 hectares (half an acre) in size. Originally passed in April 2021, council has

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In a Jan. 24 media release, Paul Lacina, director of building development services (BDS) and bylaw enforcement stated officers are looking into the issue.

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site is located on the Sydenham River near Dresden, Ontario. Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site takes its name from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which was loosely based on Josiah Henson’s life. Henson is a significant historical figure and was an important leader for Canada’s growing Black community. Visit us at: www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/properties/uncle-toms-cabin Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society and Black Mecca Museum The Black Mecca Museum shares the emotional journey of Chatham’s Black community from the end of the 18th century to present day. Visit us at: www.ckbhs.org for virtual tours.

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Several tree-cutting incidents have been reported to the municipality since the bylaw was enacted, but no charges have been laid to date.

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Black History Month is a time to celebrate and pause as we recognize the many achievements of Black Canadians who through history have done so much to make Canada the diverse place it is today. It wasn’t until December of 1995 that the House of Commons officially recognized February as Black History Month in Canada, following a motion introduced by the Jean Augustine, the first Black Canadian woman elected to Parliament.

Once considered a destination for freedom seekers, Chatham-Kent is home to some of the most successful Black settlements in Canadian History. It is important to recognize Chatham-Kent’s significant Black historical figures and our role in the underground railroad.

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Friday, February 4, 2022: • Friday night supper at the Chatham Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St will be a chicken parmegian dinner with spaghetti, caesar salad and a bread roll for $12. This will be for dine in at 5:30pm and pickups at 6:00pm. Please call daily 1:00pm to 4:00pm at 519352-8291 to place your order. Everyone welcome.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham is open for take-out meals only from 4:00pm - 6:00pm. Supper will be served from 4:00pm - 6:00pm. No orders after 5:30pm. Tonight’s specials are roast beef or fish & chips. $12.00 tax included.

Please call 519-351-8733 or 519-351-5639 after 11:00am on Friday. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Saturday, February 5, 2022: • Morning Breakfast Program at First Presbyterian Church (corner of Fifth St. and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge from 9:30am-11:30am. This will be TAKE OUT only.

Friday, February 11, 2022: • Ontario Ancestors Kent Branch Educational Presentation at 7:00pm. Remembering Their Legacies: Stories from Chatham-Kent’s Black Community. The Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society and Black Mecca Museum archives hold over 400 family histories of local Black families. Though some families have more extensive information then others one thing rings true, the stories you’ll discover here are often unexpected and extraordinary because they are so often left out of history. Join Dorothy Wallace and Samantha Meredith who will share just a tiny handful of some of the hidden stories of a few local families from our Black community. Free and open to everyone. Please join us online on our Zoom platform.

Simply register then join the evening of the presenation with the link sent to your email. Link to Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYodu2vpzssGdcKl-B3rLhEjvtlyK53WTNp • Friday night supper at the Chatham Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St. will be a BBQ Rib dinner with a baked potato, baked beans, coleslaw and a bread roll for $15. Please call daily from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at 519-352-8291 to place your order. Dine in will be served at 5:30pm and pickups will start at 6:00pm.

Everyone welcome.

Are you affected by someone else’s drinking? Al-anon can help! Call - leave message - 519-350-3462 There is no place like home on a cold winter day! Let Chatham-Kent Public Library entice you to come out as you participate in our Winter Reading Contest.

This contest runs until March 31 for ages 16+. To participate, pick up a punch bookmark at your local library branch and receive a punch for every visit you make to the library, 3 (three) punches will get you the opportunity to enter our contest! Each branch will have a ‘snow-tastic’ winter prize pack featuring warm and fabulous locally featured items. Bundle up and visit your local library today! To find out more about programs and events at Chatham-Kent Public Library, visit www.ckpl.ca.

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Lowes: Frederick Gerald “Gerry” A resident of Chatham, Gerry Lowes passed away at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance - Chatham on January 23, 2022 at the age of 91. Born in Camden Township, Gerry was the son of the late William and Sarah Lowes.

Beloved husband of 69 years to Gloria (nee Airriess). Dear father to Deborah, Timothy, James, Holly, Thomas, Theodore and Robert. Proud grandfather to Christopher, Matthew, Jason, Codie, Sebastian, Joel, Jesse, Andrew, Kristian, Michael, Austin and Ryan; great-grandfather to 9. Dear twin brother to Geraldine Mallott.

Predeceased by his brothers Clair, Jack and Glen Lowes. Gerry was a Veteran of the Korean War where he served with the Princess Pats. Gerry was an employee of Canada Post for the majority of his career where he served as a Postal Clerk in Chatham. Gerry also had many other part-time jobs through out his life. A Funeral Service to celebrate Gerry’s life was held in the Funeral Home on Friday, January 27, 2022. Interment followed at Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham. Donations made in memory of Gerry to the Brain Injury Association or Chatham-Kent Hospice would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences may be left at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com

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