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C-K ready to lift mask mandate The end of masking in public settings will soon be upon us.

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However, this will not apply to high-risk settings such as hospitals, congregate care settings, long-term care, as well as public transit.

“Removing the mask mandate does not mean the risk is gone,” said Moore.

He added the province is moving from a mandate to a choice to wear a mask. Moore added masks can still help limit virus transmission and are still encouraged in some situations.

Premier Doug Ford said he believes the time is right, based on recommendations from Moore.

“It’s going to be up to the people of Ontario. If you want to keep your mask on, keep it on. If you want to take it off, take it off,” said Ford. “We have to move forward from this, people are exhausted, and the poor kids in those classrooms too, we have to move on.”

Meeting with families and coordinating celebrations with them allows me to be witness to Dr. David Colby, Chamany special moments that the public does not always get to see. Recently I was able to tham-Kent’s medical ofbe witness to another one of these moments, and I felt it only right to share. ficer of health, also supported the decision.

“Chatham-Kent will be The young family had their final days with their mother at the Chatham-Kent Hospice.

following the provincial lead on this and not taking its own course,” he said.

While he supports the decision to move forward, Colby admitted he wishes there was more time to examine the “previous dispensing of restrictions,” such as gathering limits.

“That being said, I’m not particularly concerned about the cessation of masking,” he added. “Because things like vaccination and physical distancing, which are no longer mandated in so many settings, are more important than that.”

Colby said he still expects many people and organizations will continue to use precautions as they see fit.

According to CKHA President and CEO Lori Marshall, she anticipates hospitals across the province will be working together to develop consistent policies. She emphasized that there is no change at either CKHA site regarding mandatory masks at this stage.

Marshall said it’s too early to identify if mandatory masking at the hospitals in Chatham-Kent will change at the end of April.

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They had received exceptional care, and were very appreciative of the nurses, staff and volunteers for the experience. Now, this is pretty typical praise for any family I meet with who have had an experience at the hospice. But I did not expect what happened next.

The family had asked me to play two audio clips, which they had on a USB stick. Now, I knew that the hospice had a Music Therapy Program, led by Candace Rahn, but I was not aware of the full extent of the program.

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The second clip was an original piece of music, composed by Candace. She had taken the children’s interviews, and had used the children’s own words to write a song for their mother. The song was beautiful, and the thought and care that went into it was very evident. You can imagine how the family, having been given this precious gift, was absolutely blown away by the scale of this act of kindness.

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“I think the biggest fear from my perspective was not knowing how this was going to roll out. This idea of the coronavirus going pandemic and causing subsequent waves was something I did not anticipate,” said Colby.

Mayor Darrin Canniff agreed with Colby that death was his biggest

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“Please make sure that if you’re coming to visit at the hospital that you understand that masking is still required at this stage,” said Marshall.

Several notable changes are also coming to schools across the municipality.

Masks will be optional for schools and school buses beginning March 21.

Lambton-Kent District School Board Education Director John Howitt said cohorting would also be gone after the March Break along with physical distancing. He added it’s understandable and acceptable if people still want to wear masks in the classroom and on buses.

“We will fully recognize there will be students and staff whose comfort level will have them continuing to wear masks, and they are perfectly welcome to do so,” said Howitt.

He clarified there are a couple of exceptions that require mandatory masking.

He said those who are exposed to COVID-19 and those returning from international travel must wear masks and follow all of the provincial and federal COVID-19 rules.

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concern. He said it’s hard to believe we’re still talking about the pandemic two years later.

“If you look at something with a high death rate, then what happens if the supply chain starts breaking down? That was my biggest concern going into the pandemic… if you have empty grocery stores and you have a number of different things happening like that,” said Canniff.

CKHA President and CEO Lori Marshall said she was filled with apprehension and concern at the pandemic’s beginning. Despite this, she said she was confident her staff would manage the pandemic like professionals in order to help save lives.

“Two years later, such great pride in our organization and our community because we’ve had a dramatically different experience in Chatham-Kent than some other areas of the province, the country, or the world,” Marshall said.

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Down on his luck with severe health problems, Peterson was a quiet man who kept to himself.

He didn’t say much.

But now, after utilizing his carpentry skills and making friends at the collective, his life has turned around.

He’s now renting a place in Blenheim, looking forward to each day and mentoring others.

“This is a good place,” Peterson said. “If you save one, it’s worth it…my life has completely changed.”

Tina Thorpe is another local resident who has found acceptance with the evolving group. She helps organize the space and is one of the first welcoming faces at the door.

“There’s a little bit of everything here,” Thorpe said as she showed a visitor around, adding she hopes the initiative continues.

“We all need help, whether its emotional, physical or through donations,” Thorpe said.

Various activities are percolating. In one corner, three men work on building a boat-shaped little library that’s destined for Mitchell’s Bay, while in another section a young woman paints a raised flowerbed that’s been requested.

In another room, Thorpe paints a bright pink and blue picnic table that’s going to be donated to Hope Haven.

Brent Wilkin said the shop came to be after the success of The Gift and the Miracle. The DCC Sears warehouse – where much of the goods from the Christmas food drive were stored – became a hub for volunteers. Wilkin said the effort is based on “humanity not hierarchy.”

Wilkin said the first 10 people that came together were from the homeless shelter, and it has “evolved from there,” attracting people from all walks of life and economic circumstances.

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At the Come Together CK Community Shop at the Downtown Chatham Centre, Gerald Roebert, Curly Peterson and Justin Barnier cut the Plexiglas doors for the new little library to be installed at Mitchell’s Bay.

erlands, the collective’s model begins with the client and flows outward, with decision-making based on the good of all, rather than a top-down approach.

The Buurtzorg nursing company’s example, which recently celebrated 10 years of success, is now being followed across the world – a departure from the traditional way businesses operate.

Wilkin said the Chatham venture is simply answering a need.

“It’s about listening

and allowing things to emerge,” he added.

Wilken, who helped organize The Gift and the May 16 Miracle drives, said the aim of the Community Shop is “extreme engagement.

“It allows people to be themselves,” he said. “No one is the boss, because everyone’s the boss. We offer encouragement and provide a space.”

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When it comes to building items – the little library is an example – Wilkin said the group takes “requests” rather than job orders.

The effort has also drawn support from afar. Yao Zhang is a case in point, He moved to Chatham from Montreal because of the good energy generated by The Gift.

“I drove here and loved what I found,” the friendly Zhang explained.

Zhang, who earned a

PhD in neuroscience from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has lived in a lot of places around the globe, said he appreciates what he’s found in Chatham-Kent.

He said he’s looking for a job in horticulture here and plans on putting down permanent roots.

Wilkin said the collective was able to bear fruit thanks to the generosity of the new owners of DCC, but by the end of March they will be looking for a new home as the space is being repurposed.

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The Kent Federation of Agriculture has launched a petition calling on the municipality for better representation when it comes to the rules surrounding tree cutting and woodlot preservation.

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Cunningham said he framework. wants to see representaThe decision outlined tives from all sides of the four paths council could issue to meet face-to-face choose, with the first to and “set down and have a take no action regarding discussion.” the subject of privately “We would like to see owned woodlots. the municiThomppality hire a “We don’t believe son’s mothird party we had an adequate tion calls for and gath- amount of consultation the commiter all those that’s going to allow us tee to “work who are toward a interested, to present our side of more dei n c l u d i n g the discussion.” fined apus, the tree - KFA’s Jay Cunningham proach” that huggers will see furand others to present their ther discussion to allow information directly in an for another round of comunbiased manner.” munity consultation with The KFA has taken is- stakeholders, to ensure sue with the municipali- they have a hand in the ty’s consultation strategy, drafting of any proposed which involved an online changes. questionnaire that was Chatham-Kent’s current managed by an outside temporary bylaw on tree company. cutting is set to expire The organization is criti- April 30. cal of the survey’s “accuThe next meeting of the racy and validity,” adding committee will be held that many viewed it as March 21, after council’s “biased in its wording and regular planning meettherefore unacceptable.” ing.

Last month, the NHS Another meeting is committee made the de- planned for May 16, cision to depart from the which Cunningham said status quo, recognizing a denotes a “clear lack of need for change regarding understanding for the the way the municipality agricultural industry” as handles woodlot manage- it’s right in the heart of ment. planting season, making On Feb. 14, council opted farmers unavailable. to pass two motions that “It just shows the diswill enable the committee connect,” he added. to make changes if it so Cunningham said 91 per desires. cent of Chatham-Kent’s Committee vice chair land is mainly owned by South Kent Coun. Trevor farmers and represents 61 Thompson put forward per cent of the land base. the first motion following Plus, he said, agriculture a presentation from staff is the largest industry in outlining a “decision tree” Chatham-Kent.

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The hits just keep on coming for Chatham’s TJ Stables.

Now known as a popular destination, the Gregory Drive institution has garnered yet another prestigious award for its unique Awaken Your Spirit Ojibwe Horse Encounter.

As part of the Southwestern Ontario Tourism Corporation (SWOTC), TJ Stables won the Innovative Experience of the Year for 2021.

Launched last June, the experience allows for a unique opportunity to learn about First Nations and Metis cultures while being among the historic Ojibwe Spirit horses.

In a media statement, co-owner Terry Jenkins said the award was an honour.

“These little ponies have so much to share and we are humbled to be part of something so unique,” Jenkins added, along with her thanks to participating tourism agencies.

Chatham-Kent tourism development supervisor Shannon Paiva, said the agency is proud of Jenkins and her entire team.

“They are truly deserving of this prestigious honour,” Paiva said.

Last October, T.J. Stables was also awarded the Indigenous Tourism Award for Innovation at the Tourism Association of Ontario Summit for the Awaken Your Spirit en-

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Terry Jenkins of TJ Stables, right, explains the maple syrup reduction process to Jaylyn MacMillan Saturday. Jenkins and her husband John Basden opened up their property on the weekend, accepting donations to the Acceptional Rider program, to showcase the making of maple syrup.

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Round we go The idea that council believes installing a roundabout at the intersection of Queen’s Line and Merlin Road is the safest way to improve that intersection is, well, scary.

Council recently decided 13 to 3 to opt for that over turning lanes and/or traffic lights.

We’ll file this under “what were they thinking?”

Perhaps councillors were looking at an inexpensive option, as installing traffic lights at the intersection would cost more coin (see our story on page 10), compared to the $2.1-million roundabout.

There are certainly hazards at this busy West Kent intersection. Impatient drivers (of which we have no shortage in Chatham-Kent) will move onto the paved shoulder and pass left-turning vehicles, often without seeing what may also be turning left in the opposite direction. One of the few corners on Queen’s Line between Chatham and Tilbury is just west of the intersection, limiting sight lines somewhat.

This is a secondary highway with a 90-km/h speed limit. Council expects people to just immediately adapt and slow down to get into and out of the roundabout. Don’t be surprised to see vehicles head right over it, especially in times of limited visibility.

Furthermore, have councillors observed traffic in either of Chatham’s two roundabouts – at Tweedsmuir Avenue and Keil Drive, and at Dale Drive and Keil Trail North? Spend a few minutes at either spot and watch how many drivers are unsure of the rules on who has right of way. And these are ones within an urban setting with feeding roads sporting 50 km/h speed limits.

We wonder if all of the 13 councillors who opted for this form of highway roulette know the rules of use for roundabouts themselves.

Queen’s Line is a busy, fast-moving highway that has its share of transports utilizing it. A closure on Highway 401, and that road becomes extremely busy; choked with transports in at least one direction.

Add in agricultural vehicle traffic from Merlin Road – something council and administration said will be taken into account – and this is not your typical urban roundabout.

Installing left-turn lanes on Queen’s Line would be a smart start, followed by traffic signals if accidents continued at a high rate, would be the smarter move in our books.

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Opinion

Will CKHA fundraising be impacted?

Editor: I recently read yet another very interesting news item in The Chatham Voice.

It’s an unbelievable situation to be sure regarding the $92,000 in funds donated to Music For the Mind over a two-year period.

The funds were to be

used for supplies for the adult mental health ward at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.

But the money sat idle and was never used for two years. Yet, now the hospital is using the money for the ward, but for a different reason

than it was intended for.

I know how the creator Elisha Banks must feel and I don’t blame her for severing ties with the hospital.

It makes one feel like not donating at all. One wonders about a lot of

foundations using money for what it is intended.

Of course, no doubt a lot of it goes for a paid CEO. Another reason it doesn’t give one heart.

And so it goes.

like our local craft beer!

And a night of laughs was the froth atop the ales.

Seriously, it was a great evening and it was awesome to be out and about.

We’ve mostly avoided restaurants during the pandemic, let alone watering holes. The last time we spent any time out and about at such a place was last fall for a couple of hours at...Red Barn.

That was October. The comedy night was the end of February. We’ve

been keeping low profiles due to the pandemic, respecting social distancing, wearing masks, etc., etc.

Our support of local restaurants has come in the form of takeout.

But, man, the comedy night just felt...right. Sure, we had masks on to enter, and anytime we got up to use the facilities, purchase dinner from Dog Days BBQ, which was on site that night.

It was no big deal.

Ruth Draper Chatham

How close are we to nearly normal?

It’s close...the new normal. I have to say with the province announcing the removal of mask mandates March 21, I am happy, and a bit reserved.

I’m happy for many businesses that will see increased business as people come back out to patronize them in hopefully pre-COVID numbers, if not even more so.

I’m happy to see events cropping up all over the place. We need entertainment and recreational outlets.

Bruce Corcoran But it’s not like we have not had some in recent weeks, however, they just felt a bit different.

Mary Beth and I attended a recent comedy night at Red Barn Brewing. If you’ve read my columns in the past, you know we

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Traditionally, he explained, there’s been a view that waterways are For the first time ever, the dormant in winter with effect of ice cover on the not much going on under Great Lakes is being stud- the surface.

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It’s all part of the Winter ed by a University of MinGrab – a co-ordinated ef- nesota scientist, is looking fort between universities to change that.

As global temperatures and environmental agencies to plumb the myster- rise and climate change ies of what’s really going escalates, bringing wilder weather with it, Great under the surface.

During the week of Feb. Lakes ice cover is decreas14-18, dozens of scien- ing.

Fluctuatists from the western “Ice cover has a lot of tions in ice cover – last tip of Lake benefits to the lakes winter Lake Superior to the east- and to coastal commu- Erie didn’t freeze at all ern edge of nities.”

– warrants a Lake Ontar- - Dr. Mike McKay deeper look io took samples of water and plant at how ice – or lack of it – life to create a snapshot in affects the integrity of the largest supply of fresh watime.

According to Dr. Mike ter in the world.

Last winter, the panMcKay, executive director of the Great Lakes Insti- demic all but ceased ice tute of Environmental Re- surveillance in the lakes, search at the University of McKay explained, as there Windsor, it’s a subject that was little onsite monitorhasn’t undergone much ing on the water.

Monitoring the ice can study.

“We recognize we know also be very dangerous, he very little about what goes added. But for this effort, on under the ice,” McKay Winter Grab researchers

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The ice this winter was plenty thick on the St. Clair River at Port Lambton, as shown in this file photo from mid-February. Ice coverage on the Great Lakes is beneficial to the area in many ways.

took extra safety precautions and partnered with both the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard to get samples.

While ice cover may seem insignificant to some, McKay said its benefits are legion.

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He used the example of how a lack of ice on Lake Huron negatively impacts Lake Erie, noting the wind scours the earth from both the Ontario and Michigan sides, bringing soil and a “jolt of phosphorous” that contributes to unhealthy algae blooms.

McKay explained “good and bad” algae continue to grow under the ice in winter, with light as the most significant factor.

As part of the study, Winter Grab teams not only sampled water and ice; they also measured light levels at various depths, as well as netting tiny zooplankton.

Algae is the “base of the food chain,” McKay noted, adding it supports a

vibrant fishing industry but “we don’t know” how climate change is affecting the food web.

Another benefit from ice cover is a reduction in evaporation and erosion, McKay noted, adding the ice plays a role in stabilizing water levels and stopping winter storm waves from wreaking havoc on the shoreline.

This helps protect lakefront properties and important habitat for fish and other organisms.

Brad Drummond, a senior forecaster with the Canadian Ice Service in Ottawa, said Lake St. Clair had a healthy ice cover this winter.

In mid-February, Lake Erie was 81 per cent ice covered but Drummond said the spring melt is now in full swing.

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According to Drummond, Lake St. Clair and Erie are both very shallow and easily influenced by air temperatures. This year’s ice cover was the best since 2019.

McKay was at Mitchell’s Bay during the week of Winter Grab, taking samples, noting there were “tons of people” on the ice enjoying the weather.

Along with observing many ice anglers, the scientist also witnessed a plane landing on the bay.

McKay noted the ice is not only fun for fishing and play, it also bears cultural significance for Canadians, as it’s “part of our identity.”

Plus, winter sports contribute to the economy.

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Clement marks 75 years helping others in C-K

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here in C-K. We had the pleasure of attending the society’s last event pre-COVID, back in December of 2019, when Ghost Town Blues Band lit up the KBD club with party tunes.

I’m told Retrofest is slated to return this spring, followed in June by another virtual Festival of Giving, and WAMBO seems to be progressing for a big splash in August. And that’s just a taste of what’s returning.

Through it all, folks, please think about social distancing where possible, as we are not out of the COVID woods just yet. I’d hate to see the province re-institute masking protocols, or worse, limitations again on capacity numbers for indoor spaces.

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“That was one of our first ventures – shoe-shine There is being dedicated girls. We went up King and then there is being Street and we had a little box. All the men in those Joan Clement dedicated.

The Chatham woman days would wear nice recently received an On- shoes,” she said, adding tario Volunteer Award, the club members would shine shoes for a a fitting tribute donation. “We’d for a person who never do that has for the past today.

Times 75 years been change.” heavily involved Many of us have in the local IODE experienced fam(Imperial Order ily or staff cookie Daughters of the exchanges for the Empire), specifiholidays. It seems cally the Captain making five- or Garnet Brackin chapter of the Joan Clement six-dozen cookies is a chore.

IODE. How about more than 83 Clement was a founding member, actually, and has dozen?

Clement said the chapter held pretty much every possible position with the of the IODE used to have its members make 1,000 chapter.

The 89-year-old got in- cookies each as part of a volved with the junior holiday fundraiser.

“Each girl had to make IODE chapter back in 1946 at the young age of 1,000 cookies and they 14 while a student at Cha- had to be homemade,” tham Collegiate Institute. she recalled with a laugh.

“It was just after the “We told our children war. What a great group,” they couldn’t eat one of Clement said. “There the cookies or we’d diswere about 25 of us in own them.”

Marianne Johnstone, curit. We did a lot of good rent president of the Capt. work.”

Most of that work helped Garnet Brackin IODE, local schools and local said her aunt was part of students, something the the cookie program.

“There’d be cookies laid IODE has maintained loout all over the house cally through the years.

But the fundraisers cer- cooling,” she said.

“You did what you did tainly look a lot different at the time. They were all today than in the past.

Clement said there was a young women,” she said time she and others went of the founding members on a shoe-shine fundrais- of the chapter. “When er – walking down King they did the cookies, they Street and asking to shine all had young kids at

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News

Roundabout for rural intersection

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

A new traffic roundabout at the intersection of Queen’s Line and Merlin Road is a go.

Chatham-Kent council approved the $2.1-million project in a 13 to 3 vote at its regular council meeting March 7.

The new roundabout will be the largest of its kind within the municipality. There are two smaller ones located in Chatham.

However, council’s decision isn’t sitting well with some.

According to West Kent Coun. Mark Authier, he received 23 e-mails from local residents against the roundabout.

“One of my pet peeves here is that we did a survey and a large amount of people who did the survey did not want this.

So I guess we’re just going to throw that out the window,” Authier stated, adding he received “zero” support for it.

An online Let’s Talk Chatham-Kent survey on the matter was conducted in December, with the number one concern listed as to whether big trucks and

farm equipment can safely negotiate the roundabout.

Authier also expressed concern that the “older population” may have difficulty adapting to the new technology.

Roundabouts, widely utilized in Europe and Western Canada, are relatively new to Chatham-Kent.

According to an engineering report, vehicles traversing the busy intersection at Queen’s Line tend to be travelling a higher than normal rate of speed with some eastbound vehicles manoeu-

vring to pass on the right.

The move puts oncoming traffic that is turning right or left in danger.

The municipality studied the intersection in 2018, at which time it was recommended either a traffic circle be built, or enhanced left turn lights with a traffic light be installed.

West Kent Coun. Melissa Harrigan said she is in support of the roundabout as long as it can accommodate the size and flow of large agricultural machinery, such as combines.

“We need to trust the experts around safety,” said

Harrigan, as long as we are “really confident” the roundabout can support the agricultural industry.

Engineering technologist Mark Ceppi said the design of the roundabout allows for large vehicles to use the roundabout in the event of an emergency detour from the Highway 401.

“The design proposed in the consultant’s report does consider those factors,” Ceppi told council.

Engineering director Chris Thibert said the approval marks a “milestone” for Chatham-Kent, adding the roundabout is

a safer option for vehicles once people become accustomed to it.

“One of the major benefits of the roundabout is that it eliminates a lot of crossing type collisions,” Thibert said, such as the ones at the intersection created by drivers passing on the right.

Each approach separates traffic, and as you enter, all traffic inside the circle is travelling in the same direction,” Thibert explained. “It eliminates conflict points, replacing the need for left turning lanes.”

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Here are some tips to help keep everyone when passing other motor vehicles, like nev- • Know the width and height of your equipsafe while sharing the road: er passing on a solid centre line or corner. ment and adjust mirrors as needed. This Motorists: • Pay attention to turn signals and any hand will help to ensure safe travel and clearance • Spring planting and fall harvest time tend signals from the operator. with potential obstructions such as road to see more agricultural equipment on • Tractors and other farm equipment need signs, overhead lines, and bridges. roadways. But it’s important to keep an eye plenty of room to make left-hand turns.

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New industry coming to Chatham

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

More details are likely to be announced this week, but there appears to be a new industry on its way to Chatham.

A local headhunting firm Canadian Executive Search posted online recently that it was “urgently recruiting for automotive manufacturing associates to work for our client who is opening up in Chatham this year!”

It said there were more than 50 jobs up for grabs in shift work, with salaries at upwards of $19.55

per hour.

Stuart McFadden, director of economic development for the municipality, confirmed a new business is coming to the community, but gave few additional details.

“An automotive manufacturing company will be making an announcement about opening a facility in Chatham,” he said, adding the announcement is expected to come sometime this week.

McFadden said when Canadian Executive Search put out the call for applications, the power of social media spread the

message like wildfire. It left the company in a position where it had to expedite its announcement plans.

McFadden would not state where the business would be located, only that it would set up in an existing building in Chatham, and that there are “significantly more than 50” jobs planned for the industry.

“It’s good for the community. When people hear about it, this will put a smile on their faces,” he said.

The Canadian Executive Search post stated the

firm would hire people from Chatham, and send them to St. Thomas to train on a daily basis until November.

“Our client is within the automotive sector, manufacturing small parts of vehicles by utilizing various assembly, robotics, welding, machining, quality and/or other techniques,” the post said.

Employees would work a rotating morning/afternoon shift schedule, or straight midnights.

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Kelly did point out that because the roundabout technology is new, education – perhaps through videos – will be made available so the public can learn how to use the roundabout.

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In an attempt to broaden its reach, Chatham-Kent Children’s Services has a new name and a new logo.

The agency is now called Linck, which represents a chain linked together, symbolizing the agency’s goal of strengthening families, youth and children.

Executive director Teri Thomas-Vanos said comments from a 16 year old helped spark the change.

While she was holding focus groups with teens, she learned young people didn’t look as CKCS as an option as it appeared it was only for children.

“A 16 year old asked me to “look at our name,” Thomas-Vanos explained, with the youth saying the words “children’s services,” and the primary colours and stick people in the logo made youth feel left out.

“Key stakeholders, specifically teens, told us that they did not see our services as a resource for them,” Thomas-Vanos said.

But that knowledge led to an engagement process with staff and stakeholders to discover how the agency could better serve all aspects of the community.

Rebranding evolved from there, Thomas-Vanos noted, with the renaming billed as an inten-

tional effort to ensure the organization is visible, recognizable and representative to the community.

With 220 employees, Linck offers a myriad of services through a Pam Wright/The Chatham Voice multi-disciplinary approach, Thomas-Vanos Linck executive director Teri Thomas-Vanos talks to reporters in a room at the agency that’s said, noting their many uses as a space for youth to hang out and seek help if needed. Linck evolved out of Chaservices for youth are a tham-Kent Children’s Services.

“We support families too, place for teens is an ex- is partnering with the “well-kept secret.”

“One of our best-kept we know kids don’t exist ample of offering tools YMCA of Chatham-Kent to youth, Thomas-Vanos to build a new child-care secrets is that we’re a in isolation.”

A full range of disciplines said, as she showed off a centre onsite. It’s set to multi-service organization so a lot of times, are represented, Thom- wall that displayed mes- open later this year.

Thomas-Vanos said it’s because we’re a child as-Vanos said, from social sages of hope and belongimportant that children, welfare agency, that dom- work to psychotherapy to ing.

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Another month, another record in terms of home sales in Chatham-Kent.

February sales of residential property in the municipality reached 124 units, up 17 per cent from 2021 and a new sales record for the second month of the year.

As well, those 124 sales were more than 34-percent higher than the fiveyear average, and nearly 46-per-cent higher than the 10-year average for the month of February.

For the first two months of 2022, 226 homes

changed hands, up 14 sales from the same period last year.

“Sales activity reached the best February in history, continuing the strong momentum we saw at the end of 2021 and during the first month of 2022.” said Amber Pinsonneault, president of the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors, said in a media release.

Pinsonneault said the brisk sales took place despite a continuing dearth of new listings.

“What’s really surprising is that home sales managed to record a level

as high as they did with new listings only sitting around average levels for this time of year. Stronger demand has been eating into overall inventories, which are once again on their way back down towards record lows. With competition among potential buyers heating up, average price levels went north of $500,00 for the first time ever in Feb-

ruary.”

That was a new record as well, in terms of average price of homes sold, as it reached $531,544.

That’s up 37.2 per cent from last February.

The more comprehensive year-to-date average price was $497,972, a jump of 33 per cent from the first two months of 2021.

The dollar value of all

home sales in February 2022 was $65.9 million, a gain of 60.5 per cent from the same month in 2021. This was also a new record for the month of February.

New listings were 6.9 per cent above the fiveyear average and 2.6 per cent above the 10-year average for the month of February.

However, the brisk

home sales have drastically reduced the number of homes for sale. Active residential listings numbered 67 units on the market at the end of February, down sharply by 15.2 per cent (12 listings) from the end of February 2021.

Active listings haven’t been this low in the month of February in more than three decades.

Joan Clement

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Johnstone said Clement has never stopped being a member, and will soon celebrate her 90th birthday.

“She has been the president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, the standard bearer – she’s done everything,” Johnstone said.

That included starting the Geranium House Tour, which morphed into the Christmas House Tour, the most successful fundraiser by the chapter in recent years, but one that has been on the shelf since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The IODE has managed to continue to raise funds despite the pandemic, and Johnstone and Clement credit Riverview Gaming Centre with helping make that happen through its bingos.

Clement said the chapter is down to about 10 members, but calls them “a great group of women.”

Clement said the group still meets on a monthly basis and she looks forward to the gatherings.

“It’s a great way to help your city and Canada.

I still pay my dues. I’ve held every position. Now I’m just sort of coasting,” she said.

On any given day in Canada, more than 3,000 women and 2,500 children are living in an emergency shelter to escape violence.

The violence children witness and hear has devastating effects on them.

YOU CAN END THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. Call the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre today! French Language Services available on site by le Réseau-Fremme du Sud-Ouest de l’Ontario (519) 351-9144 or toll free 1-800-265-0598

Information about Réseau_Femmes du Sud-Ouest de l’Ontario - Services are FREE and CONFIDENTIAL offered in French • Counselling • Transitional Support • Housing Support • Personalized Support • Workshops for Women’s Empowerment • Support Groups

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Community Events Thursday, March 17, 2022: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am – 9:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:00am – 1:30pm. Come celebrate St. Patrick Day with us. Everyone is welcome.

• CKPL is partnering with Engineering Science Quest at the University of Waterloo to offer virtual March Break STEM Camp programs!

We will be offering STEM camps throughout the week for children in grades 1-8 using YouTube and Slido today is Grades 5-6: Making Meme-ories! Thursday, March 17 at 1:00pm. Register through Ask CKPL: phone 519-354-2940, text 519-401-7174, email - cklibrary@ chatham-kent.ca, or Facebook chat - @ckplibrary.

• Come and join us for lunch at the Chatham Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St., every Thursday and Friday from 11:00am-1:30pm.

Daily specials. Everyone welcome.

Friday, March 18, 2022: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am – 9:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:00am – 1:30pm. Supper will be served from 4:00 – 6:00pm. No orders after 5:30pm. Tonight’s specials are chicken dinner or fish & chips. Take out is also available by calling 519351-8733 or 519-351-5639. Fun darts start at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

• CKPL is partnering with Engineering Science Quest at the University of Waterloo to offer virtual March Break STEM Camp programs!

We will be offering STEM camps throughout the week for children in grades 1-8 using YouTube and Slido today is Grades 7-8: Code Conjuring! Friday, March 18 at 1:00pm. Register through Ask CKPL: phone 519-354-2940, text 519-401-7174, email - cklibrary@ chatham-kent.ca, or Facebook chat - @ckplibrary.

• Friday night supper at The Chatham Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St., will be ham and scalloped potatoes, vegetable, salad and bun. Dine in is $12 and we serve at 5:30pm. Pickup is at 6:00pm for $13. Please call daily from 1:00pm4:00pm at 519-352-8291 to place your order.

Saturday, March 19, 2022: • Morning Breakfast Program at First Presbyterian Church (corner of Fifth St. and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge from 9:30am11:30am. Take out only.

• Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am – 9:30pm. There will be a meat draw at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 3:00pm – 5:30pm. Entertainment

by Allen James from 4:30-9:30pm.

Come check out our menu. Everyone is welcome.

Sunday, March 20, 2022: • Come and join us for Sunday breakfast at The Chatham Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St., from 9:00am till noon. Breakfast is cooked to order. Everyone welcome.

Monday, March 21, 2022: • Start your spring gardening with free seeds from Chatham-Kent Public Library! All branches are offering a variety of seeds for residents to grow. CKPL will be hosting a Zoom presentation on starting plants from seed delivered

by Julia Dimakos. Julia is an organic gardener from Mono, Ontario, who gardens on 25 acres on the Niagara Escarpment. Three years ago, her vegetable garden was expanded from 2000 to 7000 square feet: continuing in the formal kitchen garden style. She loves to inspire others to start their own gardens by showing them a less complicated, yet smarter way to grow food. The live Zoom presentation will be offered on Saturday, April 9 at 3:00 pm. Registration and an email address are required.

Registration is available through Ask CKPL: By phone: 519-3542940. By text: 519-401-7174. By email: cklibrary@chatham-kent. ca. By Facebook chat: @ckplibrary.

To find out more about programs and events at Chatham-Kent Public Library, visit www.ckpl.ca.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am – 9:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:00am – 1:30pm. Today’s special is spaghetti with meat sauce. Come play Euchre at 1:00pm or spend the evening playing Euchre or Shuffleboard starting at 7:00pm.

Everyone is welcome.

Wednesday, March 23, 2022: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am – 9:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:00 – 1:30pm.

Our daily special is meat loaf dinner. Come check out our other daily specials. We have Pepper at 1:00pm and fun darts at 7:00 p.m.

Everyone is welcome.

Thursday, March 24, 2022: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am – 9:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:00am – 1:30pm. Come check out our daily specials. Everyone is welcome.

Friday, March 25, 2022: •Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am – 9:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:00am – 1:30pm. Supper will be served from 4:00 – 6:00pm. No orders after 5:30pm. Tonight’s specials are liver & onions or fish & chips. Take out is also available by calling 519351-8733 or 519-351-5639. Fun Darts start at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022

Fun Stuff

• Friday night supper at The Chatham Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St., will be a meatloaf dinner with potatoes, vegetable, salad and bun. Dine in is $12 and we serve at 5:30pm. Pickup is at 6:00pm for $13. Please call daily from 1:00pm4:00pm at 519-352-8291 to place your order.

Saturday, March 26, 2022: • Saturdays at 7 at St. Andrew’s United Church, Chatham is delighted to present the Steel City Rovers at 7:00pm. The Steel City Rovers perform Celtic and North American styles of music including bluegrass, folk and roots. They provide engaging entertainment with their powerful vocals and performance on replicas of historical instruments.

The concert will be presented to live and virtual audiences. Seating is limited for the live audience and will be dependent on current public health guidelines. The virtual concert will be streamed live via Facebook Live at www.facebook. com/standrews/live. Suggested donation $15. All are welcome!

For further information www.standrewschatham.org/ music or call 519-352-0010.

• Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am – 9:30pm. There will be a meat draw at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm.

The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 3:00pm – 5:30pm. Entertainment by Classic Country from 4:30-9:30pm. Come check out our menu. Everyone is welcome.

Are you affected by someone else’s drinking? Al-anon can help! Call leave message - 519-350-3462 Visit your local Chatham-Kent Public Library branch during March Break! Receive a free themed Grab & Go bag when you check out any library material. Grab & Go bags include book recommendations, activities, and a craft.

March Madness for Teens at Chatham-Kent Public Library. Let the voting begin! CKPL has chosen the most popular teen titles from 2021 and are pitting them against each other in a battle royale! Each Wednesday during the month of March, brackets will be announced on Instagram. Tell CKPL your favourites by voting in the comments. As the field narrows, the final showdown will be on March 30. The winning book will be announced April 4 on CKPL’s Instagram. The more you vote, the better your chances at winning a prize! The contest is open to teens aged 13 to 18. To find out more about programs and events at Chatham-Kent Public Library, visit www.ckpl.ca.

Send your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoicec.om

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To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box.

Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box.

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Classifieds Anniversary

Anniversary

Happy Anniversary 60 years ago on

March 17th

we received the Blessings of Ireland from Reverend McDonald as he wrote our marriage license in green ink for St. Patrick’s Day. Jim & Doreen Stonehouse

Happy 65th Anniversary Dick and Ruth Gilbert April 6, 1957

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OBITUARIES Jacqueline “Jackie” Jackson Monday, March 7, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

Jacklynn Susan Bourdeau Saturday, March 12, 2022 Blenheim Community Funeral Home

Nora Elma Graves 95, Tuesday, March 8, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

Marlon Prescod 46, Sunday, March 6, 2022 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Milan Sojak 89, Wednesday, March 9, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

Nora Sosnowski 93, Saturday, March 12, 2022 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Audrey Mistele Saturday, March 5, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

Stella Van De Wynckel-Gleason Saturday, March 12, 2022 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Kimberly McDougall-Chalcraft 24, Tuesday, March 8, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

George Kocsis 71, Saturday, March 12, 2022 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Jacqueline “Jackie” O’Reilly 60, Sunday, February 20, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

Geza Biro 73, Sunday, March 6, 2022 Life Transitions

Patricia Florence Dagneau 88, Thursday, March 3, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

Allan “Buck” Ford 82, Saturday, March 5, 2022 Life Transitions

Jean Uher 88, Sunday, March 6, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

Joyce Cable 76, Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Life Transitions

Edward Slauenwhite 80, Saturday, January 15, 2022 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

Leo De Smit 82, Friday, March 11, 2022 Life Transitions

Nascarino Rossell 99, Thursday, March 10, 2022 Nicholls Funeral Home

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