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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Vol. 7 Edition 9
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Frozen in time
Sarah Schofield/The Chatham Voice
Those walking the McGeachy Pond Conservation Area just outside Erieau recently were treated to a frozen spectacle as ice-coated brush and branches lined the trail beside Lake Erie, caused by strong winds and colder temperatures.
Unifor pledges to Hope Haven
By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
Jerry Dias, the boss of Unifor, was so impressed with the work his people had done for Hope Haven, and by the menâs shelter itself, that he pledged to pay for additional im-
provements at the facility. In town to open the kitchen, which was gutted and rebuilt by Unifor tradespeople in just eight days, Dias on Friday took a look at the rest of the basement facility and announced Unifor would buy new beds, furniture,
paint, and curtains for the place. The announcement left Wanda Bell, general manager of Hope Haven, and those around her briefly stunned. âIt takes a lot of love to work in a shelter,â Dias said, thanking the volun-
teers and organizers for working to help the less fortunate. âWe would hope in 2020 we wouldnât need shelters. But thatâs not the reality.â Dias and other Unifor brass visited Hope Haven, located in the basement of New Beginning
Ministries on Wellington Street in Chatham, to see the handiwork on Feb. 21 by their tradespeople. They were impressed by the improvements in the kitchen, which featured new more spacious cabinets and other upgrades. Dias said the tradesmen
of Unifor are good at what they do, and like to give back. âThe tradesmen really make a difference. As an organization, we understand our sense of responsibility and sense of community,â he said.
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