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On Saturday, dozens of U-Haul trucks and cars drove down Erie Shore Drive, in single file, as homeowners constructed the final reinforcements for their homes and packed up their most important belongings.

“It’s like a funeral procession,” said volunteer Jerry Howell.

As of midnight on Monday, the road was to be closed off, and homeowners do not know if they

will ever see their property again despite council’s motion that it would only be temporary.

“It’s only a matter of time until I am next,” said Frank Sparks, 56, referring to neighbouring properties that have seen their break walls washed away from flooding.

Sparks had been reinforcing his property for several months but believes, with no one to monitor the situation, the homes of Erie Shore Drive could be under water in a matter of weeks.

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Volunteers help Erie Shore Drive resident Frank Sparks move his belongings from his home on Saturday.

“Everything we worked for is being taken away,” Sparks said.

Homeowners said some inland residents have been criticizing and questioning Erie Shore Drive homeowners on social media for their decision to buy homes so close to the shoreline, but Sparks, whose family built several homes on the road, said there was once 200 feet of walkable beach and much

lower water levels.

Resident Sonya Knipfel bought her house in 2013, not for the beach, but for her late son who passed away at the age of 14.

“It was his favourite place, so I bought a house here with the money I got when he died. Now I will lose the memories of my son. It’s very emotional and hard not to get mad and punch something,” Knipfel said.

Jeoff Dennis, 55, bought his home in July as his permanent home and retirement plan. He said he was never informed of the shoreline issues when he moved to Chatham-Kent from Hamilton.

“I was told from my realtor and the community that we never had to worry (about flooding) because of the drainage ditch,” he said. “I expected the water but not this

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much erosion. Compared to July, this place now looks like a war zone.”

While the city cannot legally evict residents, the majority are leaving because of the lack of access to their properties and the dangers of flooding.

With a mortgage left to pay, and relatively new to town with nowhere to go, Dennis is one of the few choosing to stay behind.

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An Erie Shore Drive resident vented his or her frustration over how the municipality is handling the flooding and destabilization issues with the dike.

Dennis said he plans to park his car at a neighbouring property not affected by the road closure and walk through the private properties to reach his home. He only plans to leave his home to shop for necessities.

Rose Peseski, a permanent resident of Erie Shore Drive and nurse said she is worried about those staying behind.

“As a nurse I am concerned about potential health problems for some of the residents staying behind. They paid taxes all of their lives and should be entitled to have access to their ambulances and emergency services.”

“I am concerned (about the lack of emergency services) but what can I do?”

Dennis said.

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“I don’t know what some people would have done (without the volunteers), and that’s the scary part,” she said.

Jason Church, owner of JTC construction who worked on the Erie Shore properties for the past six months, led Saturday’s volunteer effort, bringing in more than 60 people.

“We met at Erieau and spent the first hour trucking people in so we didn’t congest the road,” he said.

Church estimated that volunteers helped more than 25 households move their belongings and filled around 300 sandbags to help reinforce the properties from the waves.

For half a year Church had been doing some work for free or at a fraction of the cost.

“A buddy called me up one day to look at concrete that had cracked,” he explained. “When I came out here I could not believe what I saw and thought ‘how is no one helping?’”

Church then made a Facebook post offering his services and got 25 calls in 30 minutes, he said.

“Now I know a lot of these residents personally and I bring this work

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Chad Martin helps fill sandbags at the entrance of Erie Shore Drive as volunteers truck them down the road to houses in need.

home with me. I think ‘is it good enough?’ I feel like we lost,” he said.

Kyle MacNeil heard about the situation on Erie Shore Drive from church and came out to help reinforce homes over the past several months. On Saturday, MacNeil, owner of the Market Restaurant, donated his time, food and barbecue to serve more than 120 hamburgers and 150 hot dogs.

“It’s the right thing to do. There are a lot of peo-

ple helping out and a lot of residents who need to eat. So this is what I can do to help,” he said.

“The community has always stuck up for each other,” Sparks said.

According to Peseski, Coun. Amy Finn was the only city official that had helped residents throughout the course of the week.

“She is the only one from the city I’ve seen here for the past four days. Even her sons came to help. I

could not do it without her,” Peseski said.

By 5 p.m. most of the volunteers and residents had packed their belongings, and, one by one, drove off.

Church thinks there are several houses that will inevitably fall unattended but said that the homeowners who have been proactive in reinforcing their homes have a chance.

“We’ll be back,” he concluded.

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Rick Barnier has memories of his wife sitting on a wooden outdoor swing, facing Lake Erie, rocking back and forth as she recounted stories to their two young grandchildren.

Now, Barnier, 69, believes those are the last of the memories he and his wife will make at their Erie Shore Drive home.

He and his wife are among the hundreds of residents who were told to evacuate their homes on Erie Shore Drive by March 9, following a motion passed by the Chatham-Kent council to shut down the road due to an unstable dike. “(The municipality’s) plan is to fill the road with clay to raise it, do you actually think they are going to build us a new road to access our houses? They say it’s a temporary closure but it’s not,” Barnier said.

The couple has owned the land for more than 50 years and have permanently lived on the property for almost two decades. Although they are one of the lucky residents who have their mortgages paid off, Barnier said they just lost an important asset to pass down to their children.

“This was their inheritance and their memories,” he said.

Resident Sonya Knipfel, said her insurance will most likely be invalidated and she stripped her house down on Saturday, assuming she would lose it forever.

“I don’t care how much money you have in life, $325,000 is a lot to lose, even if your mortgage is paid off,” she said.

Several other residents along the road, who asked not have their names disclosed, said they were facing bankruptcy, two confirming that they had already lost their insurance.

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Four months ago, this house on Erie Shore Drive stood tall, until waves and storms blew the backdoor open and caved in the wall. Jason Church, owner of JTC Construction, who has been helping residents reinforce their homes for the past six months, said this will be the first house to go underwater. The house debris floating in the water can cause potential risks to nearby boats.

Insurance expert Eric Gaudrault said that homeowners should call their insurance as soon as possible as there is a very real risk of losing everything, although it is not a blanket reality for everyone.

“The important thing that people need to realize is not every policy is the same. There are gen-

eral guidelines that may apply, but it could vary.

They need to have a conversation with their own providers,” he said.

Gaudrault explained that closing down the road would have an impact on first responders’ access to the properties which becomes a material change and a risk to insurance firms who pro-

vide coverage based on services provided to that area.

The other issue facing property owners is a vacant premise, with no intent to come back for a year, triggers a material change in the year.

“Basically, if there’s a fire, the municipality is letting it burn to the ground and there is no

one there to even notice it catching fire – companies don’t like that. They’ll have to go to middle markets which will cost more to insure their homes or they can get no coverage at all,” he explained.

“It varies; every property and homeowner is different.”

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wise they can find themA homeowner with pre- selves in hot water.” vious claims or issues Robb Nelson, a mortgage may not get coverage but broker and private lender, someone with a perfect said once a homeownrecord could get coverage er is no longer insured, at an expensive rate.” their banks can call back a W h i l e mortgage. some res- “The true end result Nelson idents are said if hoping to is that it is complicated homeownslip under and everyone has to ers get their the radar talk to insurance commortgagof their in- panies otherwise they es called s u r a n c e can find themselves in back they providers, are “out of G a u d r a u l t hot water.” options.” said a mis- - JMHI’s Eric Gaudrault The mortrepresentagage would tion of what is going on is be due immediately and the last thing they want. the residents would most “The true end result is likely have to declare that it is complicated and bankruptcy. everyone has to talk to in“I hate to say it that way. surance companies other- But they would have to Continued from page 3

sell the property to people who can pay cash.

But it won’t be insurable, so that is unlikely to happen,” he said.

Nelson said homeowners may be able to get a registered line of credit, unsecured, to pay back their mortgage, although 99 per cent of the time they can only borrow up to $100,000.

“If the mortgage is insured by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) or Genworth, they guarantee the bank the money and the insurer can sue the homeowner for any losses that were incurred.

That is recorded to their credit bureau that they defaulted and they can’t

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Last Monday’s council motion included a directive to staff to look into buying out the homeowners, however, Coun.

Trevor Thompson said without provincial or federal funding, he does not know if that will come to pass.

“The feds as well as the province need to step up.

It would have to be a team effort,” he said.

Erie Shore resident and long-time hockey player, Melissa Ogden has tak-

en matters into her own hands by starting an online petition asking residents to allocate the $18.5 million set aside by the municipality for a possible new hockey arena in Chatham to put toward paying out the residents of Erie Shore Drive.

“That is almost $200,000 per family. I get that hockey is important but this would be enough money to get the families started, with some left over to help fix the road,” Ogden said.

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Baute focusing on science of climate change

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Chatham-Kent native and YouTube scientist Kurtis Baute is altering his focus on delivering scientific information to the public from one of general science to focus specifically on climate change.

He said his time spent in a “jar” – a one-man bio dome – where conditions left the interior with high levels of carbon dioxide and led to him seeking to learn more about climate change.

Baute’s foray into YouTubing with science information began in early 2018 when he placed 13,799 dominoes on

the floor of his parents’ Maizex Seeds warehouse near Jeannette’s Creek and toppled them one after another while detailing the history of the universe, starting with the Big Bang Theory and ending at present day.

Since then, he’s released about a video a month using quirky methods to showcase scientific principles and real-life experiments, including creating the bio dome and charting mankind’s 42-million-year existence on Earth by running a marathon, a distance of 42 kilometres.

“When I did the jar project – how we interact with the air we breathe – and talked about climate

change, I spent the next two solid months doing news interviews about climate change,” he said.

“I did research on the subject for the next little while. I let the full magnitude of the issue sink in.”

And now he’s seeing the impact of climate change in his former municipality.

Between 1900 and 2015, precipitation levels in the Great Lakes basin has risen by nearly 10 percent. In U.S. states that don’t border the Great Lakes, the average increase was less than half, at four per cent.

“The Great Lakes region has seen more than double the increase in rainfall compared to the rest of the U.S.,” Baute said.

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Chatham-Kent native Kurtis Baute, a scientist who shares information and experiments via social media, is shifting gears to focus on climate change. He’s saddened to see what has happened along the shores of Lake Erie, specifically along Erie Shore Drive.

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Support a joke Residents who have been forced out of their homes along Erie Shore Drive have every right to be seriously ticked off – at Mother Nature, and government.

They were essentially booted out of their homes by the municipality on Monday just 10 days after learning there was a structural problem with the dike.

Mortgages, insurance, and the safety of these homes are very much in question, as the municipality will be dumping clay down on the dike, which until this week was topped by the road itself.

As a result, there will be no access to anything but construction vehicles for the immediate future.

High water on Lake Erie, blown ashore during southwesterly winds, has pulverized the homes for several years now, and it’s taken its toll on the roadway behind them as well, to the point the municipality says the road and dike are unstable and that a breach is a real possibility this spring.

Turning the road into a one-way street last fall ultimately did nothing except squander tax dollars.

The effective help these homeowners have received from the municipality, as well as the provincial and federal governments, is negligible. What the municipality seems to be doing is sacrificing these homes to protect about 1,500 acres behind the dike that would flood should there be a serious breach.

It appears varying levels of government are essentially saying, “Sorry about your luck” to the folks who are homeless and could face bankruptcy or serious loss of investment if their homes are destroyed or they lose their mortgages.

One suggestion is to send the money earmarked for a new arena to help these people and purchase the properties.

For taxpayers whose families wouldn’t utilize a new arena in Chatham, we expect the majority would prefer to see the $18-million-plus that the municipality has squirrelled away for its share of the building costs of the new facility to instead funnel that cash to help the property owners on Erie Shore Drive.

The people of Chatham-Kent will often go well above and beyond to help those in need and support causes they deem crucial. It’s time for our governments to do the same.

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Opinion

Don’t ruin Victoria Avenue Sir: I don’t claim to be any sort of engineer, but I do live in this city and have frequently travelled along a beautiful stretch of our city called Victoria Avenue.

I realize that utility services such as water, hydro and sewage have to be rehabilitated along Victoria Avenue as with all things, they grow old and have to be fixed or replaced.

I think the residents of Victoria Avenue or myself want to see this necessary work done.

It is an inconvenience, no doubt, but something that has to be done as is required, to keep all the homes and businesses along there serviced safely and possibly improve road and sidewalk travel

for vehicles, bikes and pedestrians alike.

It has been well noted about how beautiful the Victoria Avenue area is and shown in both photographs and drawings.

A certain number of trees are being taken out on Victoria Avenue, because of rot or danger of falling.

Limit the tree removal to just those trees.

As for putting in bicycle paths, rather than taking out entire boulevards and some trees to accommodate bike paths, why did the municipality do what it did along Grand Avenue West, between Kiel Drive and the St. Clair College area? Repave the sidewalks, paint lines

along the center of them, to indicate which side of the street bicycles and pedestrians alike should be travelling on, with necessary arrows and signs indicating what these lines indicate and that the walkways are to be used and shared by pedestrians and bicycles alike? Some people don’t like the asphalt on the walks on Grand Avenue West, so why not utilize cement walks as before on Victoria?

Now the only problem is of course, that bicycles coming up from behind pedestrians might run into them.

That is why you have signs put up to indicate that bicycles are to share

the sidewalks equally and safely with pedestrians.

I know there is no perfect solution for these sort of situations, but if we as a community do not speak up and express our views, there is no point in commenting once these rehabilitation projects are started.

I understand that the Municipality of Chatham-Kent is accepting letters regarding this rehabilitation work. Residents there should write and speak up about your concerns and maybe your views will be taken into account and changes you request will be followed up on.

Sir: I would like to take this opportunity to support Michael Bondy’s concerns as stated in The Chatham Voice, Feb. 6 around the Boardwalk on the Thames.

It is for certain that this white elephant of 10 years is long overdue completion and what is probably more frustrating is that the municipality appears to have no control of the building and possible

completion date.

If they cannot receive any information or support from Victor Boutin, the building permit should be revoked or heavy penalties should be levied.

When the building permit was issued, were there not any stipulations put in place and should the municipality’s legal personnel have addressed

this or other shortcomings? Is that not what they are there for; to identify any loopholes?

Mr. Bondy’s questions and concerns have been long overdue being answered.

As this has been going on for, let’s say 10 years now, maybe the previous regime could shed some light on the situation as it

appeared to me that they and Victor worked hand in hand. Someone with honesty and integrity needs to stand up to the plate and address these issues.

If council members cannot receive answers to their questions, it is time to leave and turn out the lights.

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Climate change: Erie Shore Drive

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He said a prime and sad example of climate change is the erosion taking place along Lake Erie’s shoreline, and the closure of a section of Erie Shore Drive here in Chatham-Kent.

“People see climate change and think the big issue is going to be sea levels rising. People think if you are not on the coast, it won’t impact you. That’s not the case at all. Anywhere you live, you will be affected,” he said.

“I feel really badly for the people this is affecting right now. I hope we can support them and prevent more people from being in that situation in the future.

We have to look out for one another,” Baute added.

The changing climate over the

Great Lakes basin will impact everything from higher water levels and resultant flooding and erosion to lower crop yields, he said.

“In the Great Lakes basin, as it gets hotter, there will be more extreme rain events in the region. We can expect that’s just going to keep happening, and flooding is going to be a bigger and bigger problem,” he said.

Baute added climate statistics on the Great Lakes basin shows it has warmed up more than the rest of the continent.

“That’s because of the science of how these big bodies of water can hold and interact with heat,” he said.

Spring and fall can deliver increased rainfall, but the sum-

Image courtesy Jana Josue Maclaren

Scientist and C-K native Kurtis Baute said the Great Lakes Basin is seeing a bigger increase in temperature and precipitation than areas around it.

mers could wind up much warmer, Baute said.

“We have more days where you can get heat stroke. And now, it’s flooding that’s forcing people from their homes. Climate change could be affecting crop yields in the future,” he said.

Baute points to predictions that by 2050 crop yields could be reduced by between 10 per cent and 30 per cent in the Great Lakes basin.

“That’s make or break for a lot of people,” he said. “I grew up in a family of farmers. A 30-percent crop reduction is massive.”

Baute said what is happening along the Lake Erie shoreline shows people that climate change has arrived.

“Climate change, people think, is for our great grandchildren’s generation. No. It’s happening now. It’s an issue for the present and it will be a bigger issue for the present,” he said.

Still, many people continue to deny climate change, he said.

Some say Earth has seen climate change in its millions of years of existence that was not influenced by humanity. Baute agrees.

“The planet has changed over time. But it has never seen the rate of change in terms of temperature ever. In all the history of geology, we’ve never seen this,” he said.

“It has never changed how it has in the last 100 years.”

Yet people still deny climate change. Baute said the evidence is there to show that mankind is causing the problem.

“All the people who do this as a profession – study the climate as a job – they all say it’s being caused by us. The science is undeniable,” he said. “I wouldn’t go to my doctor and disagree

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Residents ramp up battle to save Victoria Ave. look

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

Residents on Victoria Avenue have ramped up their campaign to stop a redesign of their street during a sewer reconstruction project slated for 2022 with a sea of orange signs and ribbons on the historic street.

The Save Victoria Ave. – Voices of Victoria group was formed by residents on the street to organize their response to the proposed street renewal design that includes a road widening, potential bike path beside the road, a roundabout at Gladstone Avenue and the possible

removal of historic trees.

The trees are a particular issue for residents who believe the heritage feel of the road would be ruined if trees were removed.

Conflicting information on how many trees may be removed – from three to 19 – is also causing confusion and upset with the road residents.

Spokesperson Patti McPhail said better communication from the start of the project may have saved all the upset currently being experienced.

“This has been confusing from the get-go. If there had been a better format for the public information meeting, this could

have been avoided,” McPhail said in a phone interview. “All our group is asking for is transparency and we’re not seeing it.”

A current concern, she noted, is the arborist report that residents were told at the information meeting indicated up to 19 trees were unhealthy and would need to be removed. Attempts by the residents to get a copy of the report have not been successful, McPhail said.

“Not being able to see that report and the fact the municipality is withholding the report creates anxiety and even suspicion about why they won’t show it to us. People want to know which trees,” McPhail said. “This is a very challenging time. There has been a huge break-down in communication between the planning department and the engineering department. You talk to one and they tell you one thing, and you talk to the other and they tell you something else.”

A Freedom of Information request for the arborist report has been filed on the group’s behalf.

What has been amazing for the residents on Victoria is the amount of support from the community for keeping the heritage look and feel of the street intact.

McPhail said municipal engineering director Chris Thibert has promised a communication strategy to clear up all the confusion and that better communication with the residents would have been helpful eight months ago before a de-

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In looking at C-K Plan 2035 drafted by the municipality, McPhail said one of the pillars of the report was environmental sustainability, including protecting and enhancing cultural heritage.

“What they want to do flies in the face of that report,” she noted.

The group has reached out the Chatham-Kent Heritage Committee regarding steps to take in ensuring the heritage significance of the road is maintained.

Committee member Loretta Storey has spoken to the group and said her personal opinion is that Victoria Avenue should maintain the heritage look and feel of the area, that was originally designed in the 1840s.

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“We have a rare street with lots of history on it and it is important we keep it, including the trees,” Storey said. “Trees make the statement as well. It would be a shame to lose them because they add to the heritage aspect of the street.”

Storey advised the residents to start a group that would bring their concerns to the Heritage Committee and work on getting them information regarding documents available such as the Heritage and Cultural Landscape Study and a look at a heritage district designation for the area.

“For me, in my opinion, Victoria Avenue is an important top place to not touch in Chatham,” Storey added. “Decisions we make today will be in history books tomorrow.”

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According to the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors (CKAR), 87 properties changed hands last month, up nearly 30 per cent from February 2019.

On a year-to-date basis, home sales totalled a record 179 units over the first two months of the year, up a similar about 29 per cent from the same period in 2019.

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“Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is thrilled to welcome Doctors Beg and Naeem to our medical team,” said Dr. Pervez Faruqi, Chief of Staff, CKHA, in a media release.

“Their skill and expertise will be an excellent addition to our organization and the delivery of Patient and Family Centred Care.”

Beg began her educational endeavours at McGill University in Montreal where she received a Bachelor of Arts & Science in Biomedical Sciences (Pharmacology) and International Studies.

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Beg has a strong interest in research having Dr. Shafia Beg published p a p e r s with the American College of Physicians (ACP) Michigan, the Michigan State Medical Society and CHEST conference.

“I started my medical journey with the goal of coming back to Canada and making a meaningful contribution to the local community. I’m thankful to CKHA, in particular; and the greater Chatham-Kent, in general, for such a warm welcome and giving me an opportunity to gain a unique sense of perspective by serving those around you. I look forward to this new chapter with much anticipation,” said Beg. After growing up in London, Naeem attended Western University and received a Bachelor of Science, Honours Specialization in Biology in 2010. She then earned

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Naeem has spent the past three years completing her Family Medicine Residency training at Southern Illinois University of Medicine in Decatur, Ill. “My young family and I are looking forward to moving back to Southwestern Ontario and being closer to family and friends. CKHA seemed like the perfect fit for me to begin my career with its community atmosphere and professional staff,” said Naeem.

“Drs. Beg and Naeem are both exemplary choices who are dedicated to our philosophy of Patient and Family Centred Care,” said Fannie Vavoulis, Lead Physician Recruiter, CKHA. “Their knowledge, skill and compassion will be a great asset to our organization.”

Reduced loads on municipal roadways in Chatham-Kent are in place.

Municipal officials say the limits will remain in effect until April 30, weather pending.

Each year, the municipality implements a period when vehicles are restricted to a maximum of five tonnes per

axle on a majority of the road system during the spring thaw. This is done in order to protect the road base from damage caused by wheel loads of heavy vehicles, and to increase the lifecycle of municipal roadways.

Roads that are subject to seasonal weight restrictions are identified with a sign, and reduced limits will be enforced.

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Keeping kids safe on the farm As more millennials enter Canada’s agricultural workforce, the number of people raising families on farms increases. While growing up in the country presents many advantages, it’s important to remember that farms are dangerous worksites. Here are several hazards agricultural workers should protect kids from.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT Children often find things like tractors interesting, and adults should make sure there aren’t any little ones around when running agricultural machinery. Kids can easily fall off a tractor they didn’t know was about to roll out, and simply being in the vicinity may be dangerous for them given that the height of some machinery restricts the operator’s vision.

LIVESTOCK Kids don’t tend to think of livestock as dangerous, but even a normally calm and well-behaved animal can be hazardous. This is especially the case if they feel their own offspring may be in danger. Cattle, in particular, may not be able to see toddlers and could unwittingly injure them.

GRAIN It takes only a few seconds for an adult to become trapped by falling grain, which means a child could get buried in the blink of an eye. In addition, the dust created by falling grain can cause serious pulmonary problems, so it’s a good idea to always keep children away from grain storage and work areas.

5 steps for conducting a farm safety analysis Farming is one of the most dangerous occupations in the country, and with 34 per cent of farm operators now over 65 years old, Canada’s agricultural workforce is at a much greater risk of injury. In honour of Agricultural Safety Week, which takes place from March 15 to 21, 2020, here’s how to conduct a job safety analysis and ensure your farm is as safe as it can be.

1. Identify the jobs. The first step is to have the farm management team make a clear list of all the jobs that need to be performed.

What’s on the list will depend on the type and scale of your production.

2. Break jobs down into tasks.

Each job on your list should be

broken down into its component tasks. This will sometimes shed light on potential inefficiencies and hazards that previously weren’t well understood.

3. Analyze the tasks. Once each task is identified, determine the minimal physical requirements to perform each of them safely. This is also the step where potential hazards and individual risk factors should be identified.

4. Create a safety plan. It’s likely that some of the tasks identified will present hazards for anyone performing them. Or, it may be the case that the task, the equipment used

to complete it or the environment where it’s carried out will need to be changed to ensure everyone’s safety.

5. Implement changes. This is when any changes deemed necessary in the previous steps need to be implemented. It’s also crucial to follow up with workers to confirm that the changes are effective.

A job safety analysis will help everyone on your farm work more efficiently and, most importantly, safely.

CHEMICALS From pesticides to fertilizers and various cleaning products, farms use a lot of dangerous chemicals. It’s extremely important that these things are stored in a building, room or cabinet that can be locked. In addition, never throw out empty containers in the regular trash as children could find them.

Finally, remember that children imitate their elders, so set a good example by always following safety procedures on the farm.

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The Jimmys to perform Mar. 20 in Chatham

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Sales Consultant Nicole Flanagan was on hand at the Volkswagen Chatham display to help visitors with any questions at the Chatham Auto Dealers Show held at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre from March 6-8. Attendees of the free show got a chance to explore the newest models from the 10 dealers, as well as a classic 1959 Mercury Monterey.

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collaborated with the Wallaceburg Branch of the Chatham-Kent Public Library (CKPL), a pre-existing community hub and meeting place, to share their space to meet with those who require in-person support.”

The CKPL Wallaceburg Branch was selected, in part, due to a municipally funded Community Navigator Program – a program offered partnership between Employment and Social Services and the Chatham-Kent Public Library.

The Community Navigator Program helps to provide some of the same supports offered by the Wallaceburg United Way office staff.

By not duplicating services, United Way officials said this change in service delivery will unlock approximately $6,500 per year that was invested in maintaining a yearround office space.

Individuals and families can call 519-627-5292 or stop by and ask at the front desk for an appointment with a Community Navigator.

The United Way of Chatham-Kent (UWOCK) is changing how operations are run in Wallaceburg, and will close its office there as of April 1.

Services will be delivered through an outreach model, meeting people and partners where they are located, according to United Way officials.

“Over the past few years, we have witnessed a transition in how people want to connect with our services at our Wallaceburg outreach office with more and more folks reaching out via telephone Retirement Residence and online verComfortable Retirement Living sus physically walking through ~ 24 Hour Health Care our doors,” Supervision Brad Lang~ Delicious Home ford, President Cooked Meals of UWOCK’s Board of Direc~ Scheduled Activities tors, said in a release.

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The Jimmys are a seven-piece band influenced by raw Chicago Blues to second-line New Orleans Funk, and they are coming to Chatham this month.

The Canada South Blues Society is hosting the Jimmys on March 20.

With touring experience throughout the U.S. and Europe, The Jimmys have amassed international acclaim. Members of this band have garnered Wisconsin’s top honours in blues, to Grammy recognition to platinum records.

Over the past 12 years, The Jimmys have solidified their brand of blues and R&B across the Mid-

west, Canada, Europe and the Caribbean. Led by multiple award-winning keyboardist/organist Jimmy Voegeli, the band has been named a “festival favourite” in numerous reviews and magazines.

The Jimmys will perform at the KBD Hall on Byng Avenue on March 20.

Tickets are $25 for society members and $30 for the general public. They’re available online at ticketscene.ca or at any of these ticket outlets: KBD Hall, HIP Entertainment (Chatham), Kakoon Spa (Ridgetown) or call Bob Christmas at 519-676-9150 for inquires or tickets.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the band will take the stage shortly after 8 p.m.

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Chatham Public Library March 23, 24, 25, 2020 10:00am – 2:30pm FREE REGISTRATION 519-351-8573 ext. 2409 ckrentsmart@chatham-kent.ca To receive certificate, participants must complete 12 hour training.

RentSmart is suitable for new tenants, anyone who has had problems with housing in the past, or people not familiar with tenant rights and responsibilities. It builds knowledge, confidence, and skills so people can have better rental housing experiences.

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• The 60th Annual Lenten Noon Hour Interdenominational Service will be held at Christ Church, 80 Wellington St. W., Chatham (beside bus depot) beginning at 12:10pm until 12:35pm, followed by a sandwich luncheon in the parish hall. The theme this year is “What is Your Life Reflecting?” The speaker will be The Rev. Mike Maroney, First Presbyterian Church. Free will offering to help outreach within our community.

• Open Euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone welcome.

Friday, March 13: • Kent Branch OGS meeting: The Business of Death.

Bill Denning, from Denning Funeral Home, shares the history of undertakers, funeral homes and our ancestors’ death customs. McKinlay Funeral Home Reception Centre. 7:00pm. Parking in the St. Clair Plaza, 463 St. Clair St., Chatham. Open and free to the public. Join us and bring a friend.

• Meal (5:15pm-6:30pm), open darts (7:30pm) and catch the ace (drawn at 6:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Choice of hot hamburg, roast beef or fish & chips for $10. Everyone welcome.

Saturday, March 14: • Saturday Morning Breakfast at First Presbyterian Church, Chatham (corner of Fifth St and Wellington).

A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge 9:30am-11:00am. Everyone welcome!

• Tax Clinic at the Active Lifestyle Centre, hosted by accounting students from St. Clair College. Open to older adults with income below $25,000. Call the Centre 519-352-5633 for an appointment.

• The Essex-Kent Bluegrass, Old time & Folk Music Association presents Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road from Raleigh, NC, plus Winterline, in concert at the McGregor Columbian Club, 9560 Walker Rd. 7:00pm. $20/advance, $25/door. 519-733-2934 or eventbite.

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• Meat draw (4:00pm-6:00pm) and dance (4:30pm9:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dance featuring Tim McLean. Everyone welcome.

• Chatham Ball Hockey League registration, 10:00am12:00pm at Thames Campus Arena. See us on Facebook CHATHAM BALL HOCKEY LEAGUE. Sunday, March 15: • Breakfast at the Merlin Legion, 10:00am-1:00pm.

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• Essex Orchid Society meeting “Orchid Growing Remedies” by John Marcotte of Hamilton, a mini Catteleya expert. 1:30pm. St. Stephen’s Anglican Church Hall, 5280 Howard Ave, Oldcastle. All welcome.

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Borrow $20,000 for only $252/mth or $30,000 for $379/mth

That’s it!!

Call John at Unimor Capital Corp.

519-252-6953 - 24 hours or email john@unimorcapital.com Brokerage Lic.#10675

We can help. Call to sell your items for cash or by consignment Call John @ 519-845-3663

Garage Sales only $10.00

Rentals

SENIORS APARTMENTS

Studio or 1 Bedroom Includes: • housekeeping • laundry • meals • cable tv • phone • access to on-site pool For a tour, call us at 519-627-9292 80 McNaughton Ave. Wallaceburg, ON

Welcome Home

TWO AUCTION WEEKEND COIN & CURRENCY AUCTION SAT. MARCH 14 Preview 9:00am Auction 10:00am

ESTATE AUCTION - SUN. MAR. 15 Preview 8:30am • Auction 9:00am This Sunday’s Auction Features 2010 FORD EDGE SEL Up for Auction! Excellent Condition!

Home Decor • Furniture • Appliances • Tools Electronics • Collectibles NO BUYER’S PREMIUM 194 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-322-4427 For more auction dates: www.legacyauctions.net

“Professional Installation”

I Y my Guardian rental

YHouse & Apartment Rentals YResidential & Commercial

property management YLeasing YHouse Sitting

237 Wellington St W • 519-512-2731

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Windows

“A TRADITION OF PROVEN EXCELLENCE!” “A Reputation Built on Trust!”

Qualified Cook Wanted Approx.

30hrs weekly. Wages negotiable.

Tues-Fri 8:00am-1:30pm.

Saturday 12:00pm-6:30pm.

Phone 226-229-0098 to arrange interview.

Clearing an Estate, Downsizing, Liquidating Inventory or Decluttering?

Windows

“Great Value” “No Pressure”

Help Wanted

Legacy Auctions

• Must be a homeowner (no proof required) • No mortgage registered on title • No income proof required • Open Loan • 48hrs normally to approve - funds directly deposited • No fund allocation - you do what you wish with the money ONLY DOCUMENTS REQUIRED 1. ID, one of: license, passport, Canadian citizenship card.

2. Void cheque or PAD form

“Great Warranties” “Clear Quotes”

Zone GTS

A N K LAVER EN VK V A U C T I O N S I N C.

519-845-3663 • Wyoming, Ontario • www.vkauctions.ca •

$2,000 to $30,000

Windows

281 Grand Ave E Chatham 519-397-4782

Annuncement

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Financing Available

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Wish your loved one a Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, or Welcome a New Addition Let everyone know about your loved ones celebration of life.

for only $40 plus HST

All ads starting at $40 in full colour (other sizing available) Call us today! 519-397-2020

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