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of Commerce, took place at Club Lentinas and highlighted the work of a number of area businesses and individuals. Chatham Coun. Brock McGregor said the entrepreneur is alive and well in Chatham-Kent. “Ninety per cent of the
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Paramedics Danielle Mifflin, Dave Shea and Jim Sinclair helped Margeson in her time of need. She wanted to give back to the paramedics, so for Hunter’s first birthday she held a party in Wallaceburg, inviting the paramedics as well, and raising $455, which the paramedics said should go to the Safety Village. “We had first respond-
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Lindsay Margeson, centre, and her infant son Hunter visited the Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village April 13 to make a special donation in thanks to the paramedics of Chatham-Kent, three of whom helped deliver Hunter on Highway 401 last March 17. With them are, from left, Sherry Ball and Barb Lovell of the safety village; Jim Christie, operations manager for Medavie EMS; and Rick Zavitz of the safety village.
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Nancy McDowell, executive director of the Riverview Line operation, said being recognized by the chamber caught her off guard. “We don’t do it for the recognition, so this was quite a surprise,” she said. “I’m absolutely thrilled. For us, this is a recognition of all our volunteers and our staff helping others in our community.” Habitat is a non-profit organization whose goal is to provide affordable housing for as many people as possible. Each year, Habitat Chatham-Kent builds a home for a family in need. Habitat operates a Restore on Riverview Line, where builders and homeowners donate items to be resold and repurposed. Everything from furniture and appliances to shutters and cabinetry can be utilized by the operation. McDowell said the community is behind their efforts. “This award is a reflection of all the work everybody does in helping us,”
she said. The Chatham Breakfast House & Grille earned medium business of the year accolades. Brian Machado owns the Grand Avenue East eatery. “It’s unbelievable; almost a dream come true,” he said of the award. “There are so many great small businesses in Chatham, it’s hard to pick from.” Machado said the restaurant has been running for the past 11 years, as it was always a dream of his to open an upscale restaurant, yet one that offers options for everybody. “We wanted to make a place where people could come and have a coffee and a piece of toast,” he said. And if you are looking for more than toast, everything from bananas Foster to Portuguese-style crab legs is in the menu. Hub Creative Group received recognition for small business of the year. Hub is a Chatham-based marketing and web design company. Owners Ike Erickson, John Lyons and Mary
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Genge collectively said they were happy to receive the accolades, and credit their staff with making it happen. Lyons added their clients are the ones who benefit the most. “We’re judged on our clients’ successes. When we do good work, they are the ones who benefit,” he said. Genge said the recognition after three decades in the marketing industry is appreciated. “After 30 years, it’s nice to see you’re doing something right,” she said, adding the chance to utilize new technology helps keep things fresh, and also allows Hub to compete for clients well beyond Chatham-Kent’s borders. “It’s pretty exciting what we can bring our clients,” she said. Lyons agreed, calling technology a “great equalizer.” Erickson said Hub looks forward to tackling those varied challenges. Magdiel Hoste earned business individual of the year honours through
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the chamber. She’s the settlement services co-ordinator and diversity facilitator with the Adult Language and Learning Centre in downtown Chatham. “I was shocked. This means a lot,” she said of the recognition in helping others. “I’m an immigrant myself.” The Cuban-born woman came to Canada 20 years ago. In fact, the Business Excellence Awards event marked the anniversary date of her arrival. “I work with immigrants
coming to Canada. I can be an example. They can do the same thing or more,” Hoste said. “When you go to a new country, everything is new. Anything is possible if you work hard and show passion in what you do.” Christine Fairbairn, owner of Bright Smiles was named young business individual of the year. She admitted the award caught her off guard. “It’s unexpected because I work alone and I don’t get much in the way of feedback,” she said. “It’s
nice to see the community is recognizing the work I am trying to do to improve the lives of people in Chatham.” Bright Smiles is a dental hygiene business in downtown Chatham. Once a month, Fairbairn runs a free clinic, seeing 16 clients at no cost. The Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit provides additional support on those days. Also receiving awards were Steven Peach and Jeremy Dean as young and youth entrepreneur of the year respectively.
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usual. But it seems to be working as they’ve sold more than half of them already,” he said. The quick sales and rising prices make it a challenge for realtors to accurately price a home for sale as well. Carroll said a realtor typically shows a seller comparably priced homes to give them an idea of how to price their home. “But you can’t go back beyond six months. Otherwise, you are out of touch,” he said. And given the low inventory, the six-month comparative is limited. Carroll said while prices have plateaued in larger centres such as Toronto, from where a good portion of the out-of-town buyers are coming, the housing prices are still considerable. “There are still people who want to cash in and come to a lower-cost area. That’s good for us,” he said. Given the limited inventory and options for existing homeowners looking for a change, there are other options. Carroll said the home renovation market is in high gear locally. “With older homes, in lieu of doing something, there are some serious renovations being done,” he said. “That’s good for our economy too. It helps the home renovation businesses, the furniture stores. Those are pluses too.” Carroll, a real estate veteran, said today’s market is something entirely new to him. “What’s going on right now, I have not seen in the 25 years I have been in it. Others have never seen anything like it either,” he said. “The big thing is the average price – that shows you what has happened, and the active inventory shows you we need more homes for sale.”
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Preparing food in turbid well water By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
To demonstrate why they are renewing calls for a proper health hazard investigation into the
sediment contaminating area water wells, Water Wells First asked a certified chef to demonstrate what happens when turbid well water is used to cook food.
WWF asked Toronto Red Seal certified chef Warren Simmons to the home of Dave Lusk last week to prepare food with well water direct from the tap, to show that foods
washed and cooked with sediment-laden well water are not only unsafe to eat but also contravene the Federal Canadian Food and Drug Act. Food adulteration is a punish-
able offence under the Act. An egg poached in the well water by Simmons was covered in the shale, and chicken stock made with the water had visi-
ble black sediment in it, something the chef said he would never serve to his customers and would never expect any person to consume. Continued on page 7
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C-K loves to give This is National Volunteer Week. How fitting. Chatham-Kent is overflowing with volunteers and giving-minded individuals. We at The Voice encounter them every day; sometimes day after day. After attending the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce’s Business Excellence Awards and speaking with Habitat for Humanity’s Nancy McDowell about what it meant for the organization to be honoured as corporate citizen of the year, our own Bruce Corcoran again spotted McDowell just two days later busing tables at the Festival of Giving, along with other Habitat management, staff and volunteers. McDowell is the executive director of the local operation, and here she is two days later after dressing to the nines to attend the chamber awards event, cleaning tables at an event that helps other charities. That pretty much exemplifies the giving nature of the people of C-K. In this edition of The Voice, you’ll notice donations of all sizes and kind. Truly, no donation is too small, especially when you consider the source. Case in point is the $455 donated this week by Lindsay and little Hunter Margeson of Brantford. Lindsay gave birth to Hunter just over a year ago in the back of a C-K ambulance on Highway 401. She wanted to raise money and give it to the local paramedics, but they suggested she give it to the Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village. Heck, the paramedics showed up to Hunter’s first birthday party where the funds were raised. We cannot leave out the aforementioned Festival of Giving either. The annual event, organized by the board of the Foundation of the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent, is a huge event. Volunteers work tirelessly to make it happen. And the results are pretty impressive. This year’s Festival raised $265,000 for the centre, as well as other partner charities. And then we have local corporate donors such as TekSavvy, who this past week donated $100,000 to the Foundation of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s diagnostic imaging renewal campaign. Just days after the foundation announced it needed $1 million in little more than a month’s time to finish off the campaign, TekSavvy stepped up and covered 10 per cent of the outstanding need. Union Gas merits a mention as well. Staff and management there epitomize giving where they live. They donate time and money, above and beyond what anyone could ask for. Yes, this is National Volunteer Week. But we have a feeling that many of C-K’s volunteers are too busy to notice. And even if they do, they’ll tell you they aren’t in it for the accolades; they’re in it to help others. For that, we thank them.
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Society thanks its volunteers Sir: April is Daffodil Month and during National Volunteer Week the Canadian Cancer Society Chatham-Kent Community Office would like to thank the many Society volunteers who lead in the fight against cancer. Volunteers are at the centre of all we do! Together we’re fighting back to achieve our mission. Society volunteers are working in all capacities across Ontario to help ease the burden of cancer
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Who will be held accountable? Sir: I recently read The Chatham Voice from Thurs., April 12. It seems Essex MPP Taras Natyshak has uncovered some info. It seems that some details have shown the pile driving would affect underground wells. That has affected quite a few people. Natyshak said he is not giving up on the subject.
Good for him. It has gone on long enough. When you read that Mr. Lusk has purchased a water tank, and now will pay $120 per month to fill it up so he will be sure to have clean drinking water, there’s someone out there who needs to be blamed for this well
business every happening. Too many have been affected for it to be a coincidence. I wrote a letter before on the subject what Natyshak said, but to my knowledge it was never printed. Regardless of what political party he belongs to, he is right on I am sure.
Keep up the fight. It really is the only way to get to the bottom of the subject, which seems to have no end. The farmers feel they should give their livestock bottled water to be on the safe side – someone out there should be accountable. Ruth Draper Chatham
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Would you consume this food? can lodge and trap the Spokesperson Kevin sediments during the Jacubec said the group preparation process for has consulted with a toxi- the dish, and water is used cologist, Dr. William Saw- in a multitude of ways inyer, and a medical geolo- cluding in the washing gist, Heather Gingerich, and preparation of food regarding the safety of dishes,” Jakubec noted. drinking, eating or bath- “Delivery of the sediing with the well water, ments to the human body which they during the said is po- “Different food items food washtentially ing and have by their nature dangerous preparation due to the nooks and crannies process can heavy met- that can lodge and become an als adhered trap the sediments exposure to the black during the preparation route for the shale partisediments process for the dish, cles in the containing and water is used in a water. Black Shale J a k u b e c multitude of ways inparticles to said in- cluding in the washing gain access gesting the and preparation of food to the acidparticles of ic environshale, which dishes.” ment of the then go into - Spokesman Kevin Jacubec stomach.” stomach The conacid can release some of cern of the people with the heavy metals adhered highly elevated levels to the shale. Acidic foods of sediment, including like vinegar, he added, the Brooks family whose can further break down water well testing by the any sediment on foods Ministry of the Environsuch as lettuce washed ment showed a jump of with the water. 70 times the turbidity in An added problem is the water from baseline people with a higher acid testing, is how much of level in their stomachs, the shale is safe to ingest. like those who suffer from Filters can only remove acid reflux. larger particles, leaving “Different food items thousands of particles in have by their nature one milligram of water to nooks and crannies that be ingested. Continued from page 5
“Heavy metal ions adhered to the surface of the Black Shale particles can be released from the Black Shale particle surface in acidic environments. The human stomach has an acidic pH range of 1.0 to 3.0 pH. Certain foods such as meats can trigger an acidifying effect of the stomach to break down proteins, further increasing the stomach’s acidity,” Jakubec said research has shown. “Other foods by their own nature are acidic themselves, such as lime juice.” Jakubec said consider as an example preparing a salad. Washing the lettuce in well water containing the sediments would contaminate the lettuce with the sediments. Adding an acidic vinaigrette to the lettuce would begin the release of the heavy metal ions before consuming the salad into the stomach were further acidic exposure would continue to release the heavy metals. He contends the Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit and the Ministry of Health have not fully inves-
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Toronto Red Seal certified Chef Warren Simmons showed what chicken stock made with sediment-laden well water looks like at a recent Water Wells First press conference at the home of Dresden area resident Dave Lusk. His well became contaminated with sediment after pile-driving began for the construction of wind turbine foundations for the North Kent One wind farm project in Chatham Township last summer.
tigated the health or legal ramifications of food prepared and adulterated with these sediments. Dr. Joel Gagnon, a pro-
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Representatives from TekSavvy Solutions Inc. donated $100,000 to the Foundation of Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) recently in support of the $6.9 million Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Renewal Campaign. This donation comes on the heels of the Foundation of CKHA’s announcement that $1 million is needed by May 28 to complete the campaign. “This donation is supporting equipment that will advance information sharing to physicians for quicker and more accurate diagnosis, “ says Spencer Antaya, Strategic Partnerships & Sponsorships Manager for TekSavvy, in a media release. “We are investing in equipment that will serve the community where many of our employees and our customers live.”
Launched in 2014, the foundation’s $6.9 million Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Renewal Campaign is raising funds in support of 17 new pieces of equipment for CKHA’s Chatham and Wallaceburg hospital sites. To date, 13 new ultrasounds, a bone densitometer, and a new digital mammography machine have been installed through the funds raised by the community. The remaining funds will support the purchase of an urgently needed CT Scan. “We are thrilled to announce this exciting partnership with TekSavvy Solutions Inc. that brings us $100,000 closer to reach our completion goal,” says Mary Lou Crowley, Executive Director of the foundation. “With only two months remaining in our fundraising efforts, this donation will have a significant impact on local health care for our community.”
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From left, Rene Sauve, Foundation of CKHA; Lori Marshall, CKHA; Gaye Thompson, Foundation of CKHA; Mary Lou Crowley, Foundation of CKHA, Catherine Playford, TekSavvy Solutions Inc., Jim King, Foundation of CKHA; and Spencer Antaya, TekSavvy Solutions Inc. celebrate the donation of $100,000 by TekSavvy to the hospital foundation.
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workshop, and both have extensive experience with DNA testing as it relates to a genealogy search. The workshop will look at the types of DNA If you are interested in your family history and want to know more about how DNA tests available, what they can tell you, how to testing fits in, the Kent Branch of the Ontario interpret your results and how to use DNA testing to further your research efforts. Genealogical Society has a seminar for you. “We will discuss how to use shared matches On April 21, the OGS will be hosting a DNA Basics Workshop from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and targeted testing to develop testing strateat the Chatham-Kent Public Library meeting gies to support your family research, and potentially, break down brick walls,” organizers room in Chatham. According to organizers, Merv Howes and said. For Churchill, a DNA expert with a Master’s Angela Churchill will be presenting the degree, the workshop will help people get started with basic information and help them figure out how much detail they want to find about themselves and their family. The process can be intimidating for Tired of your people, she noted, when it comes hard earned to dealing with scientific terms and what to do with the data you remoney ceive. flying “If you’re 75 and you haven’t away? had science since high school and FREE Roof you’re trying to figure out how all Inspections this DNA works, it’s a pretty steep & Estimates learning curve,” Churchill noted. “Once I started doing it, and since I have a research background, I startStop ed thinking about how I can make replacing this easier and work better for me, your shingled so I started looking down different roof every 10 years!! avenues.” The first DNA testing Churchill This time choose a Metal Roof did was on herself as soon as AnNEVER REPLACE AGAIN! In your lifetime. cestryDNA testing came to Canada, and she has since learned the more A full Lumberjack warranty includes a family members that can be tested 50 YR warranty that covers both material and labour. to find matches, the better. She said ethics and privacy come into play Residential and New Build Choices when you start asking other people NEW SLATE LOOK - Gorgeous to take the test so they know what Increases your resale value • Lowers insurance costs you are doing with the test results Deal Locally: and who will see them, which she We are the supplier and installer of the will be talking about at the seminar. LARGEST SELECTION of METAL ROOFS in Southwestern Ontario. By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
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Getting permission is always important, she said, and also that there can sometimes be unexpected results due to adoptions not being known or disclosed, or family members in the past taking in orphaned children, either in or outside of the family, so it is important to be sensitive to those issues coming up. “You want to have that conversation right up and front and ask them if they
others may use it to support their family tree research and to find familial matches they didn’t know about previously. The workshop is open to both OGS members at a cost of $20 and to the general public at a cost of $25. Participants will want to register online at www. kent.ogs.on.ca or e-mail the OGS at kent@ogs.on. ca for more information or questions. Space is limited.
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It can still be worthwhile to buy a power of sale, but there are a few complications that you should be aware of. First of all, the property is sold “as-is.” The lender won’t know whether the basement has a history of flooding or if there are other hidden defects in the home. In a normal transaction you can ask the seller detailed questions about the condition of the property, and you can request that they repair certain issues as part of the deal. But that’s not possible with a power of sale—any repairs will be your responsibility after
you complete the purchase. With that in mind, a thorough inspection of the property is highly recommended. A home inspector, contractor, environmental consultant or structural engineer can identify underlying problems with the home’s major systems, like heating and cooling, electrical, foundation, and so on. In addition, when you make an offer on the property, you can make it conditional on your satisfaction with the results of the inspection. If the inspection uncovers a major issue, the clause may allow you to walk away from the deal.
The second issue involves the legal aspects of buying a power of sale home. If a tenant or the owner is still living in the property, that can be an additional challenge. A real estate lawyer can provide you with guidance on how to proceed. A legal review of the documentation from the bank is also a good idea, especially since the documents can be long and hard to interpret. The third twist involves timelines. The bank has procedures they follow when they’re considering offers, and their staff typically only handle offers during business hours. As a result, the offer
process may take longer than normal. Finally, the bank may also include a “right of redemption clause” that lets them call off the deal if the owner catches up on their mortgage payments before the sale closes. This rarely happens in practice, but it’s a good idea to find out if they will include the clause in the Agreement of Purchase and Sale. There are quite a few caveats to buying a power of sale home, but it can still be worthwhile. Understanding potential issues, and hiring the proper experts will go a long way.
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Corteva staff build bikes for children The Chatham Voice
Admitting they know agri-science better than they know bicycle construction, the leadership team at Corteva Agriscience (formerly DuPont Pioneer) donated five new bicycles to a select group of kids in Chatham-Kent recently. The Corteva crew double-checked their efforts before giving the bikes – and helmets – to children chosen by members of Chatham-Kent Children’s Services Bryce Eger, Canadian commercial leader for Corteva, said the team enjoyed the opportunity.
“We got to have some fun building bikes,” he said. “The leadership team – some are good with tools; some are good with orders.” Eger added the giving spirit of DuPont and Pioneer is continuing through Corteva Agriscience. “We have a long history of community investment. We’re able to help somebody and give them something they can have fun with,” he said of the five lucky recipients. Tammy Craeymeersch, the fundraising chair at children’s services, said the donated bikes are greatly appreciated.
Water and Wastewater Master Plan Update Notice of Addendum
The Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission (PUC) completed a Water and Wastewater Master Plan for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent in 2012. An update of this Master Plan was completed in 2018 and outlines shortterm and long-term water and wastewater servicing strategies to the year 2037 to:
meet current and anticipated future demands, including the need for infrastructure improvements and upgrades address current and future regulatory requirements provide funding for future servicing
The Master Plan Update was completed following Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process. This Master Plan Update renews the water and wastewater infrastructure recommendations to meet the needs of Chatham-Kent. In general, the preferred servicing strategies include:
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Members of the Batman Bike building crew with Corteva Agriscience (formerly DuPont Pioneer) hand over a new bike and helmet to Carter Blondeel, 4. The company, with help choosing worthy recipients from the Chatham-Kent Children’s Services, gave five bikes to local children recently.
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Water - continued capital improvements to the water supply and distribution system to improve system reliability and address current and future regulatory requirements. Wastewater - continued capital improvements to the wastewater treatment and sewage collection system to improve system performance, reliability, address current and future regulatory requirements, and provide funding for future servicing opportunities.
The preferred strategy includes a number of projects that will be completed in accordance with the requirements for a Schedule B project under the Class EA. Some Schedule B Class EA projects require acquisition of land and specific sighting for the project. In addition to completing Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Class EA process for these activities, additional on-site and off-site investigations will be required under the detailed design phase. Additional investigations may include: soil and groundwater testing, air quality and noise, water quality testing, where projects are located on a new site, and traffic studies where construction is in existing right-of-way or easements, in conformance with the Screening Criteria found in Appendix 3 under the Municipal Class EA. Any future servicing of currently un-serviced communities, hamlets and rural areas will be completed as a separate Class EA study, including consultation with local residents and specific agencies.
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The main event, meanwhile, takes place on the Saturday, when 72 The Chatham-Kent Pickleball players will take part. Cost is $50 club is playing to help the Cha- per person. tham-Kent Hospice. Dave Rowlands, one of the The club is hosting the second event’s organizers, said a tax reannual Pickleball for Hospice tour- ceipt is available for a portion of nament May 4-6, with all proceeds the entry fee, which includes the going to the local hospice. tournament, a gift bag, light lunch, The goal for this year is $10,000. special awards and a social gatherLast year, the club raised $8,000. ing afterwards. It all takes place at the Healthplex The Sunday is Play-a-Pro day. at St. Clair College. Participants can play with and Pickleball is a relatively new and against the likes of the Stevens, growing sport for the municipali- Rowlands said. Cost is $10, and the ty. As a result, organizers will hold event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. two clinics on the Friday of the Details and registration for all tournament weekend, with com- Pickleball for Hospice events are petitive players Sid and Carolyn available at www.ckpickleball. Stevens. One clinic will be for in- com. termediate players, and the other Gift donations are also being acfor more advanced players. cepted. Cost for each clinic is $40 per For more information, call Jay Now thateach we have made it half way the winter season, player and clinic is limited to through Salisbury at 226-626-1956 or Dave 16 people. ensure your vehicle has been inspected by a Certified Chatham Rowlands at 519-380-5118. The Chatham Voice
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Quilting a beloved hobby By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
If you are interested in learning the art of quilting or are an avid quilter yourself, the Chatham-Kent Quilter’s Guild will welcome you with open arms. Formed in 1998 and with a current membership of about 130 quilters from all over and all experience levels, the Guild has made a name for itself with charitable works, community projects and, of course, beautiful quilts. The Guild celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Joyce Martin-Bruce, co-founder of the Guild, said one of the current projects is a quilt for the 2018 International Plowing Match. The quilt is made up of 18 squares picked by the Guild members from 36 entries. It will be displayed at the IPM Quilt Show this Aug. 17 and 18. “We had 36 entries and I didn’t want to be the one to decide so I asked the membership to vote,” Martin-Bruce said. “Our
theme for the challenge was ‘We Grow For the World.’” The Guild meets twice a week, working on comfort quilts for people in the community who are very ill or going through a difficult time, and they also make the Cuddle Quilts for Chatham-Kent first responders to give to children in distress. Martin-Bruce said the group of quilters also meets the third Wednesday of every month at St. Paul’s Congregational Church at 7 p.m. for fellowship, guest speakers and showcasing the quilt designs of members. Another project of the Guild that anyone who drives along Longwoods Road and Queen’s Line can see is the Barn Quilt Trail – People of the Thames 1750-1850. Martin-Bruce said the Guild started the project back in 2013 when they were challenged by another group to continue the trail from Thamesville west to the mouth of the Thames River. According to book put together by the Guild that explains the project,
Evelyn Evers, a Guild member, used a quilt program to come up the designs for 30 blocks that would tell the stories of our area, and a committee was born. The blocks were painted and first went up in August of 2015, representing images of local lore such as a lighthouse, gristmill, settler’s barn, corn, the North Star and many others. Chaired by Heather Loucks, the committee fundraised and also received grants from the Trillium Foundation and the Chatham-Kent Community Partnership. Several area service groups also pitched in, raising the $30,000 needed to complete the project. Martin-Bruce said a book on the subject, which is available to the public, was sold out after the first 500 so another 500 were ordered. At a recent meeting, the guest speaker was Evers, who showcased many of her incredible award-winning quilts, such as a colourful de-
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Members of the Chatham-Kent Quilters Guild showcase the award-winning quilt designs of Sombra-area resident and guest speaker Evelyn Evers at a recent event. The colourful quilt shows different birds Evers designed and put together from a Block of the Month project.
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The Chatham Granite Club recently shut off its chiller for the season, and member Judy Woodrow captured this image after the ice melted.
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Group wants Tecumseh totem preserved By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
Alumni of the former Tecumseh High School are concerned about plans to remove the totem pole
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“The Totem was designed and crafted in house by four of our students and dedicated in 1972 when Tecumseh was a high school, where it has remained a fixture for over 45 years. The wood from which this Totem was crafted was sourced from a local tree that the artists estimate dates back to late 19th Century,” it states in the change.org petition. He said the issue started last year when the Lambton Kent school board
announced it was integrating the students from John N. Given School into Tecumseh Public School. Foster said a naming committee and transition committee were set up, and the name “Tecumseh” was kept after many submissions asking for the name to stay, including one from the alumni committee. “If I remember correctly from the minutes, there were 119 submissions,” Foster said.
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“And 112 were in favour of keeping the name ‘Tecumseh.’ We didn’t really know at that time that there was a transition committee that was doing some other work, including looking at guidelines for naming and mascots.” Foster said the main focus of the committee is integrating students from both schools into one homogeneous group, but they also wanted to look at the Indigenous aspect so one of the things they looked at was the name of Tecumseh teams, the Braves, and the mascot, which is a side view of a Native man with a full feather headdress. The opinion, he said, of the consultant was that the name the Braves and mascot were offensive to the Indigenous community and the name and logo was changed to the Tecumseh Timberwolves. At that time, Foster said one of the high school alumni was approached about taking the totem pole, which was installed in the school’s two-storey lobby back in 1972. “We were there when we put up the totem pole,” Foster said. “When we did our reunion in 2011 and we brought those four guys back together for an after photo, with the before photo from our year book.” He said part of the that reunion included installing a plaque on the front of school giving details about the totem pole and when it was installed. The totem pole is an important symbol in the hearts and memories of the school alumni, Foster said, and they would like it to remain in the school as a tribute to Native culture and the school’s namesake, Chief Tecumseh, who was instru-
mental in helping the British during the War of 1812. The four totem pole artists were to speak at a transition committee meeting April 16 in the school gym. Foster said he is grateful to the transition committee for the opportunity and has been
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The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) announced on the weekend the approval of the replacement power plant project from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The project will replace essential infrastructure at the Wallaceburg site with a total project cost esti-
mated at $8 million. The province’s grant of up to $7.3 million in funding will go towards the construction of a new power plant to replace aging equipment with new boilers, generators and electrical distribution equipment. The balance of the project cost will be funded through hospital funds allocated for investment
in this project. Liz Sandals, MPP for Guelph, made the announcement. “I am pleased that this funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will provide for the construction of a new power plant with modern equipment, and facilitate the delivery of the healthcare services which the community
needs at the Wallaceburg hospital site,” she said in a media release. With a renewed focus on the Wallaceburg site, the new building and equipment will enable this site to meet the specific needs of the community for years to come. The expansion is part of the province’s plan to update hospital infrastructure in Chatham-Kent
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and follows the Ministry’s 2017 approval for $1.5 million under the Hospital Energy Efficiency Program (HEEP) to replace old heating and cooling distribution equipment at the Wallaceburg site. “Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s Wallaceburg site plays in important role in healthcare for many of the community members we serve,” Lori Marshall, President and CEO of the CKHA, said. “The funding to support the building of a new power plant is the first step in renewing the facilities at the Wallaceburg site and reaffirms our commitment to program and service delivery in the community.”
“CKHA is one team, two sites. Today’s announcement reiterates the new mission for the organization and the importance of the Wallaceburg site to serve rural Kent. We are pleased with the funding announcement and look forward to the future of this site and the patients we will serve,” said Greg Aarssen, Board Chair for CKHA. With this project approval now received, the hospital will engage the architectural design team and aim to tender the project later in 2018. Construction completion should occur in 2019. Hospital officials anticipate minimal disruption to patient services.
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a media release. “There has been a decline in the number of students entering PSW programs and that, coupled with normal turnover, has left us with fewer workers than we would like to have. We are currently working in partnership with Chatham-Kent’s Employment and Social Services, Riverview Gardens and the Workforce Planning Board on a study to examine this issue and generate sustainable solutions for the sector. This project is being funded by The Ministry of Advanced Skills and Development.” She said residents’ care and safety has not been compromised, however, the current challenges have led to decreased flexibility in scheduling. There are approximately 149 personal support workers at the facility, which has 320 residents.
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The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is taking ongoing steps to alleviate vacation-scheduling pressures at Riverview Gardens, the municipality’s long-term care facility. “Last year at this time we developed short and long term strategies to deal with staffing issues and collective agreement language that, among other things, makes it difficult to approve all of the vacation requests for the summer season. The difficulty attracting and retaining personal support workers continues across the province and we have a meeting booked this week with Unifor regarding ongoing short and long term solutions to the issue,” said Chatham-Kent Chief Human Resources Officer Cathy Hoffman in
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Some patients with the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) are now able to get care closer to home with the opening of a nursing clinic in Wallaceburg. The nursing clinic is located in the ambulatory care area on the first floor of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s (CKHA) Wallaceburg site, and provides services including IV treatments and wound care. This is not a walk-in clinic and is specifically for ESC LHIN home and community care patients with scheduled appointments. VON is providing and managing operations of the clinic, and is a LHIN-contracted service provider with a strong, long-standing reputation for delivering exceptional nursing care at home and in the
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A new VON-managed nursing clinic for home and community care patients is now open at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s Sydenham site in Wallaceburg. From left to right: Ralph Ganter, CEO, Erie St. Clair LHIN; Lori Marshall, President & CEO, CKHA; Alan Morrow, Senior Manager, VON Erie St. Clair Region.
community. VON also services similar clinics across the province. In 2016-17, the ESC LHIN served 39,474 home and community care patients. Of that, 5,484 patients were seen in LHIN-operated clinics in either Chatham, Windsor, or Sarnia. The Wallaceburg clinic serves ESC
LHIN patients in North Kent and South Lambton, meaning some patients who have been travelling to the Chatham clinic for treatment will be able to get care closer to home in Wallaceburg. CKHA will continue to co-use the clinic area for its own ambulatory patients.
Amid the growing concern of the safety of well water for residents in the North Kent One wind farm project area and Dover township, owners of the project announced Monday the project is now in operation mode. Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. and Pattern Energy Group LP announced Monday that North Kent Wind, a 100-megawatt (MW) wind power facility located in Chatham-Kent, has completed construction and is fully operational. The release said the North Kent Wind project, the sixth completed by Samsung and Pattern, is utilizing 34 Siemens Gamesa 3.2 MW wind turbines with towers and blades that were made in Ontario. During the peak of construction activity, North Kent Wind
employed approximately 175 skilled workers, all of whom were from Ontario, with the majority from the local area. The facility has approximately 10 permanent employees for ongoing operations and maintenance, in addition to utilizing a number of local contractors. Samsung and Pattern Development, as part of their commitment to make a positive impact in project area communities, are providing $4 million to the Municipality of Chatham-Kent as a community benefit contribution to be used at the sole discretion of Municipal council, the release said. In addition, the facility is estimated to generate approximately $5 million in tax revenue over 20 years. In total, North Kent Wind will inject more than $40 million of direct spending into the local economy.
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Home of the $3 watch battery 131 Park Ave. E., Chatham • 519-354-4127 batteryboy.ca Thursday, April 19, 2018 • Open euchre at 1:00pm at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. • The Rocket Launch at 10:00am at Villa Angela, 20 Merici Way, Chatham. Learn how “The Rocket” processes kitchen waste into quality compost in 14 days. RSVP 519-352-5225.
Monday, April 23, 2018 • Open euchre at 1:00pm at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. • Welcome to the Gentlemen Songsters of Kent to Meadow Park, Sandy St., Chatham at 6:30pm.
Friday, April 20, 2018 • Bingo sponsored by the Ridgetown Legion BR 243, 75 Main St. E., Ridgetown. 7:0pm9:00pm. $10 admission includes 4 cards. Jackpot $200.
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 • Open euchre, 2 person team euchre and shuffleboard at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Open euchre at 1:00pm, 2 person team euchre $5 per person. Register at 6:30pm. Play at 7:00pm. Shuffleboard 7:00pm.
• Meal, Catch the Ace and fun darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner from 4:00pm-7:00pm. Choice of hot hamburg, roast beef or fish and chip for $10. Catch the Ace is 3:00pm-6:00pm and you must be present to win. Open darts at 7:30pm.
• Love to sing and want to be blessed each week? Come and celebrate all things musical with Jubilee Chorus, a multi-faith, interdenominational choir. No experience necessary, no auditions required! 7:30pm-9:30pm at St. Andrew’s United church (85 William St., Chatham) Call 519-397-3318 for info.
• Musical entertainment Stuart Wicks at Meadow Park, Sandy St, Chatham at 2:00pm. Saturday, April 21, 2018 • Meat draw and dance at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Meat draw from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Dance from 4:30pm-9:30pm featuring Marquis. • Saturday Morning Breakfast at First Presbyterian Church, Chatham (corner of Fifth St and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge every Saturday morning from 9:30am-11:00am. Everyone is most welcome. • Indoor Yard Sale at the Active Lifestyle Centre. Tables are $20 each. Call the centre at 519-352-5633 to book your space or save the date! • Emergency First Aid/CPR Course for framers and the rural community. 8:15am-3:30pm @ Ridgetown Campus, University of Guelph. Light lunch supplied. Instructor Jackie Dath. Space is limited. Pre-register by calling KFA office 519-674-1500 ext.63595. $25/person with FBR. •Love, Lies and the Doctor’s Dilemma presented by Thamesville United Church Drama. Roast beef dinner & play $35, show only $16. Dinner at 6:00pm. Show at 7:30pm. Order tickets online at www.universe.com/tuchd3 or at the Church March 28 11am-2pm or March 29 4pm-7pm.
• Downsizing (14A) starring Matt Damon will be shown at 2:00pm at the Chatham branch of the CKPL. All are welcome. $2 donation is suggest at the door. Wednesday, April 25, 2018 • Muffin Party and Bake Sale at the Fletcher United Church. 22544 Merlin Rd from 9:30am11:30am. All are welcome! • Pepper and fun darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Pepper at 1:00pm. Darts at 7:00pm.
One of a kind Festival of Giving I love the Festival of Giving – an incredible local event organized by the Foundation of the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent. I especially love the themed elements that keep the mega fundraiser so fresh each year. What I didn’t like for 2018 is the typical English weather that came with this year’s theme of British Invasion. OK, so perhaps the weather was more like what northern Scotland experiences – cold, windy and very wet – but Scotland is part of Great Britain. Regardless, the weather on the weekend stunk. But that was the only negative. Organizers announced they made $265,000 that night. Nice job all around, folks! I attended the event with my work wife, Fatima (Mary Beth and Brenna were out of town at a dance competition). Jeanine the sales machine and her husband Dave were also on hand to enjoy the evening. A golf cart shuttle from the parking lot at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre to the entrance made the lousy weather bearable. I pitied the chauffeurs who had to
Bruce Corcoran endure that cold, driving rain. Once inside, visitors were greeted by French soldiers taunting them – something straight out of Monty Python’s Holy Grail – and were given fish and chips. From there, everyone received their own beverage glass, perfect for a pint at one of the three “pubs” set up by a trio of area craft breweries, including local options Bayside and Sons of Kent. I spent much of the evening sampling their wares. When we walked in, a violinist was performing some Led Zeppelin. That was the first of the British music experience for the evening. The massive silent auction was underway as we wandered through, bid numbers in hand.
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Deanna Campbell 46, Friday, April 6, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home
Kenneth Brown 93, Sunday, April 8, 2018 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home
Robert “Bob” Warren 98, Tuesday, April 10, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home
Allen Bedford 78, Sunday, April 8, 2018 Denning’s
• Musical entertainment Jeremy Smith at Meadow Park, Sandy St., Chatham at 2:00pm.
Dorothy Kastoff 95, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home
Phyllis Jacobs 78, Sunday, April 8, 2018 Denning’s
• East Side Pride General Meeting at 6:30pm at the WISH Centre. For info mcrew@eastsidepride.ca.
Ruth Anne Kenney 24, Thursday, April 12, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home
Jerry Ytsma 96, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Denning’s
Thursday, April 26, 2018 • Bringing Nature to Your Backyard. Larry Cornelis, an award winning naturalist, will guide us on how to bring nature into our lives right in our own backyards. 7:00pm at the Chatham branch of the CKPL in the meeting room.
Mabel Gresty 97, Friday, April 13, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home
Mr. Russell “Bruce” Campbell 72, Friday, April 13, 2018 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home
• Open euchre at 1:00pm at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.
Mabel Gresty 68, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home
• Broasted Chicken Supper (hosted by St. Paul’s United Church) served at The Wish Centre from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Adults $20, 6-12yrs $5, 5 & under Free. For tickets call Wendy 519-354-8062. Takeout available.
• The Salvation Army Yard and Vendor Sale, 46 Orangewood Blvd, Chatham. 9:00am-2:00pm.
CK Metal Detecting Club. Last Thursday of the month. Erickson Arena. 7:00pm. Guests welcome.
• Purses with a Purpose tea party and purse raffle. $30. 2:00pm-4:00pm (doors open at 1:30pm) Proceeds to the Chatham Kent Public Library by The Zonta Club of Chatham-Kent. Tickets zontachathamkent.org, at the downtown branch of the CKPL or at Rubies Gift Store.
Free Mindful Meditation classes! Everyone Monday and Wednesday 10:45-11:15pm by Yoga Glow Studio, 21 McKeough Ave. (inside Balance), Chatham. By donation to New Beginnings ABI & Stroke Recovery Association, Chatham-Kent. Everyone welcome, no experience required.
Sunday, April 22, 2018 •Love, Lies and the Doctor’s Dilemma presented by Thamesville United Church Drama. Roast beef dinner & play $35, show only $16. Dinner at 5:00pm. Show at 6:30pm. Matinee show only at 1:30pm. Order tickets online at www.universe.com/tuchd3 or at the Church March 28 11am-2pm or March 29 4pm-7pm.
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Maxine Rylett 92, Sunday, April 15, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home
Maria DeFeo 81, Saturday, April 7, 2018 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home
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As usual, Festival had something for everyone, for the eyes, ears, nose and mouth. For the eyes, there were women dancing in cages behind the bands, two more outside the “casino” entrance, a Full Monty strip dance for the ladies, and so much more. For the ears, there was musical heaven. I kept delaying returning to the silent auction area because a Queen cover band was flat out rocking the place! And I’m not talking about just their late-stage pop hits, but rock classics from their early years as well, with, of course, Bohemian Rhapsody. But Keep Yourself Alive, complete with Brian May’s heavy guitar work, was a highlight for me. Following Queen was a band that hit on a whack of 1960s British classics. The Beatles, Yardbirds, Zombies, you name it, were covered. And local lads Face4Radio killed it again as the feature band for the rest of the night. An oxygen bar helped keep people alert, and provided one’s olfactory senses with some flavour. As usual, the roast beef dinner was excellent. And filling. Again, something for everyone, and every sense. That’s how Festival rolls. Festival is also a chance to catch up with people you haven’t seen for a while, as it is one of Chatham’s must-attend events. I give props for so many folks who went above and beyond in terms of attire. Fatima, for example, sported a dress made of scarves that her mother had made in a mere two days. It was awesome. On the other hand, I went with a 1980s punk look, going for the spiked hair look, but not much else. Thankfully, there were Redcoats, Austin Powers lookalikes, and more on hand. But the best costume of the night in my books went to Boy George. As I went up to comment to the
tall gentlemen dressed as the frontman from Culture Club, he turned and I was in shock. A local police officer went way above and beyond in the spirit of the event. Well done, good sir. As I do every year, I worried how my hip, back and legs would hold up to hours on the concrete floor of the convention centre, but things went well. But by the end of the night, I was ready to catch a ride home
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The opportunity is here now to join our family with unlimited growing & promoting potential within our organization for those Energetic, Motivated Individuals. Please call 519-668-1555 or come to 207 Exeter Rd Unit C or Send info or resume to londonoffice@amroofing.ca
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THE CHATHAM VOICE
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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018
LET’S TALK ABOUT...
YOUR HOME PHONE BILL BIG PHONE LOCAL PHONE VS COMPANY COMPANY VS Unlimited CANADA/USA Long
Distance Calling
COMPARE
Call Display
Call Display
ALWAYS ALWAYS FREE FREE ALWAYS FREE
HIGH FEES
Voice Mail
Voice Mail
ALWAYS ALWAYS FREE FREE ALWAYS FREE
HIGH FEES
Fixed Monthly Bill
Average Monthly Bill
79.00
DECIDE
Authorized Agent:
26 Talbot St. E., Blenheim
519-354-8938 Competitors rates based on average converted customers billing over the past 6 years. Typical 40% to 75% monthly savings. Canquest one time $59.95 setup fee per line. All prices plus tax.
Distance Calling
ALWAYS ALWAYS FREE FREE
HIGH FEES
$
Unlimited CANADA/USA Long
19.95
$$
Authorized Agent:
235 St. Clair St., Chatham
519-351-1565 canquest.com
PC Business Systems 314 James St., Wallaceburg
519-627-1441
Keep your existing number or select a new number of your choice! Competitive rates for international calling. Call our friendly Customer Service Representative today!