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The Ford government has belatedly delivered its report on well water in North Kent, but it has done little to soothe concerns of those fighting for clean drinking water.

A five-person “expert” panel put together the report, an all-hazard investigation into well water quality in North Kent, near the North Kent 1 wind turbine farm.

The report stated the water quality was poor, and declined between 2017 and 2021 when the investigation took place. Construction on the turbine farm took place in 2017 and it went operational the following year.

The Ministry of Health report did not point a finger directly at the turbine farm as the cause of the problem, nor did it absolve the construction and operation of the turbines.

The report’s conclusions stated the general water quality in the study area is “rather poor.”

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After a slow and somewhat confusing start, the rollout of antiviral drugs to fight COVID-19 has begun in Chatham-Kent.

To date, the province has earmarked 16 pharmacies in the municipality where Paxlovid will be dispensed. The drug is free, however a prescription is necessary.

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Team effort to train future tradespeople

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

The provincial government has channelled $215,000 to help young Chatham-Kent residents earn while they learn.

The funds, handed down in partnership with Family Service Kent and the Prosperity Round Table, will aid 75 young people in getting hands-on training in the construction trades.

The project will offer a three-week introductory training course in hand and power tool use, safety, and woodworking design.

This program is open to young people aged 15 to 29 who live in Chatham-Kent. Participants will receive hands-on training needed for work in carpentry, general contracting and construction, and soft skills such as fi-

nancial literacy and business communication.

Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development and MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, said the program runs through the Prosperity Round Table’s Ambition Trailer project.

“This provides opportunities to get first-hand experience in skilled trades,” he said. “It’s projects like this that will unleash the ambition of young people. There is an opportunity to earn, on average, $32 an hour as a carpenter.”

Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff credited McNaughton for stepping up to see this madein-Chatham-Kent concept go from idea to reality.

“Once Monte heard about this program we wanted to implement here in Chatham-Kent,

within weeks we were from that stage of talking to actually executing,” the mayor said.

McNaughton said the need to encourage people to enter skilled trades is obvious.

“There were over 2,000 job postings in the skilled trades in the last six months in the Chatham-Kent area alone,” he said. “By 2025, one in five jobs in Ontario will be in skilled trades. Approximately one third of all trades people in Ontario are 55 and older and rapidly approaching retirement. That means there are thousands of great paycheques waiting for those who are willing to work hard for honest pay.”

William Laurie, trades and youth mentor with the Prosperity Round Table, agreed the need is real.

“We all know it’s very important to be filling those (skilled trades) jobs.

That’s one of the conversations we’re having with parents,” he said. “Uni-

versity is important. College is important. Skilled trades are important.”

Canniff said one thing holding Chatham-Kent back from even more growth is a lack of people to fill jobs.

“Every employer I talk to, they say, ‘My number one issue is finding people.’ Our economy could grow immensely if we can get more people in here,” he said. “This program will help get a lot of people into high-paying jobs, as Monte pointed out.”

Students will also receive a paid stipend for the training course and a tool belt valued at $150.

This project is funded by Ontario’s Skills Development Fund.

Philip Mock, head of the Prosperity Round Table, said this paid training is the gateway to the future for participants.

“Once through training, they get a chance for continuing skill development, working with continuing education partners and local busi-

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It’s being put on by the Erieau Community Association and the munic-

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Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development and MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, announces a $215,000 initiative that will provide paid skilled trades training to 75 people aged 15 to 29 in Chatham-Kent.

nesses. Through that opportunity they get chances to network, build those relationships and that’s where the potential future employment opportunities come in,” he said.

“This is an introduction to what the trade career

could offer. We hope that it’s broad, that it’s exciting and that it’s energizing.”

Anyone interested in taking part can contact Mock at pmock@familyservicekent.com or 519365-4042.

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There will be two threehour sessions, one at 9 a.m. and the second at 1:30 p.m. to present information gathered last month through a survey on the Let’s Talk Chatham-Kent website.

Erieau Community Association Chair Leo Heuvelmans said the association was pleased with the amount of interest generated by the survey, which resulted in more than 400 visits and in excess of 250 comments.

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Turbine project ‘potentially’ contributed to poor well water: report Continued from page 1

The report backed up claims by area well owners that there are issues with discoloration, odour, taste and sediment, particularly after 2017.

“This result is certainly consistent with well water interference having occurred within the study area since 2017, potentially due to construction and/or operation of the North Kent wind turbines,” the report stated.

The team also found that there are potential health risks associated with the drinking the water from these wells, as there are “concentrations of disease-causing organisms or unsafe concentrations of toxic chemicals in the water. Several contaminants of concern are identified in the tested well water from the study area, including lead, arsenic, and total coliforms.”

However it added that for most chemicals observed exceeding healthbased criteria, typically only one well was determined to have elevated concentrations and those seemed to be only slightly over the provincial benchmark.

With that, the report said, “This would suggest a lack of wide-spread health concerns related to drinking water quality within the study area, based on the limited set of wells sampled to date.”

Kevin Jacubec, co-founder of Water Wells First, said the report falls short in many ways, including the fact potential health effects associated with what is transpiring in the area remain uninvestigated.

“The release of this all-hazard report is not at all the investigation type that Premier Ford agreed to do with me when he was making election promises (in 2017), “ Jacubec said in an e-mail to The Chatham Voice. “The promise made by Minister Monte McNaughton and the PC Party still remains a promise very

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Not-yet Premier Doug Ford, left, is greeted by Water Wells First co-creator Kevin Jakubec when he got off his campaign bus for a stop in Wallaceburg in April of 2018. Jakubec and Water Wells First asked for an investigation, and the Ford government eventually delivered, but there remain many questions and too few answers due in part to poor participation.

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Sediment-choked water from a well in North Kent.

much unfulfilled today.”

McNaughton, MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, whose riding includes the area of concern, when questioned

by The Chatham Voice, repeatedly stressed more information is needed.

He said the next steps involve expanding the investigation. And that means testing the water from more wells.

“One of the concerns that I have is that we had a low participation rate. But the Minister of Health will continue to take further action to do more investigating,” he said. “I encourage people who have concerns to participate. That’s the only way they are going to get answers. Step forward and let people go and test their water.”

Jacubec said the all-hazard report falls short.

“This investigation effort fell flat. It denied by design the participation of all the impacted families in Dover Township,” he said.

The report, suffered from poor participation. The Ministry of Health went with Englobe Corpora-

tion to handle the water sampling and testing.

The company, according to report, ran into difficulties, as it sent out 309 surveys and received just 72 responses. Of those, 70 agreed to take part.

And for the second phase of sampling and testing, the report indicated Englobe officials had hoped for between 140 and 150 wells to be included, but only 21 participants took part.

The second phase included analysis for additional “inorganic parameters.”

The North Kent 1 wind farm has 34 turbines in

the area. Construction took place in 2017, and the farm came online in 2018. Several residents have complained that pile driving during construction and vibration from active turbines has destroyed water quality in their wells.

The report concluded that sparse sampling and too many unknowns prevent linking the water quality to any short- or long-term health risks for drinking the water.

The panel recommends additional sampling be done to provide a larger base of data.

“The more complete data set and coverage would lead to more robust statistical analyses than are possible at present and could allow for a better understanding of the spatial distributions of contaminants and potential health risks,” it states.

Jacubec wants more.

“I call upon Premier Ford to have Minister David Piccini, Minister of

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the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks to recognize publicly that water well interferences have occurred from the construction and operation of the North Kent Wind farm in Chatham-Kent,” he said.

In 2017, while sitting in Opposition at Queen’s Park, McNaughton took a harsh stance.

“I want the Minister to understand why communities are so troubled by the effect of wind turbines on their water,”

said McNaughton in Question Period on Nov. 17, 2017, according to his own website. “Wells that have produced clean, clear water for decades have begun producing dirty brown, unpotable water since construction of turbines for the North Kent I wind project began.”

But when asked what recourse constituents plagued by sediment-choked water have, he reverted to encouraging them to take part in well water testing.

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According to Ministry of Health data, antiviral treatments can help prevent serious illness in COVID-19 positive patients with higher risk factors if treatment begins within five days of the start of symptoms.

Taken orally, Paxlovid treatment entails taking a combination of tablets over a five-day period. In clinical trials, it reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 89 per cent for people at higher risk of developing serious illness from COVID-19.

A second intravenous medication called Remdesivir is also being used in COVID-19 treatment.

Suni said the hospital is currently working on a process to administer the drug in patients’ homes with the help of the Chatham EMS paramedicine team.

“We did the first one yesterday (April 13),” Suni said of Remdesivir, “but a formal process is not in place yet.

“It’s important to note that the availability has opened up,” Suni said, noting that access to the drug in rural areas has caught up to urban centres.

Of the 16 pharmacies in Chatham-Kent that have Paxlovid available, seven locations in Chatham include all three Shoppers Drug Marts, both of the Rexall Pharmacies, the Drug Store Pharmacy on St. Clair Street North, the BMC Pharmacy on Granve Avenue East and Chatham Centre Pharmacy on King Street.

In Wallaceburg, the drug is available at both the Rexall Pharmacy and Shoppers Drug Mart.

In Tilbury, the drug will be dispensed at Shoppers

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Pharmacist Delynne Marlatt of the Wallaceburg Shoppers Drug Mart shows the Paxlovid antiviral that can help people with compromised immune systems battle the COVID-19 virus.

Drug Mart and the Tilbury Pharmacy, and in Blenheim at the Shoppers Drug Mart and McIntyre I.D.A. Pharmacy.

Shoppers Drug Mart in Ridgetown will also carry it, as well as Guardian Pharmacy in Wheatley.

Those who qualify for Paxlovid include anyone over 18 who is immunocompromised (an im-

mune system weakened by a health condition or medications; those aged 70 and up; people aged 60 and over with less than three doses of vaccine, and anyone over 18, with less than three vaccine doses and at least one risk condition.

Because the information is changing daily, people are advised to check

the provincial website at covid-19.ontario.ca/ covid-19-antiviral-treatment.

Residents are still being asked to get vaccines as the first defense against the virus.

Patients are also advised to take the online screening assessment as a first step.

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At a recent police services board meeting, Chief Gary Conn acknowledged that the professionalism and collaborative efforts of CKPS staff brought an “extremely stressful situation” to a successful conclusion with no loss of life.

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It’s trade time What is wrong with getting a little dirt under one’s fingernails, especially when the hourly wage tops $30 an hour?

That’s a question parents should ask themselves as they prepare their kids for life after high school.

We are about to be in a serious skilled trades deficit here in Ontario, including Chatham-Kent. In fact, we’re already sliding into that hole.

In the past six months, according to Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development and MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, there were more than 2,000 job postings in our neck of Ontario in the skilled trades sector.

He added that one in every five jobs in the province will be in that sector in three years’ time.

What’s worse, one in every three people working in skilled trades in Ontario is at least age 55 – they’re planning on retiring soon.

Yet parents still push their children en masse in the direction of university.

The reality is moms and dads typically don’t raise their kids and prepare them to face the world in present day. It’s more of a Back to the Future vibe as we raise our offspring to deal with life as we knew it when we were their age.

Many parents of teens today grew up with their own parents encouraging them to go off to university, with the idea they’d have better career options than the previous generation.

As a result, we parents are often vastly behind the times. William Laurie, trades and youth mentor with the Prosperity Round Table and a key cog in the Ambition Trailer project, is right. Skilled trades cannot be overlooked. There needs to be balance for our kids going through high school and choosing post-secondary education and careers.

“University is important. College is important.

Skilled trades are important,” Laurie said.

Laurie spoke those words recently at the launch of a project that will see 75 young people in Chatham-Kent receive three-weeks’ paid training in construction trades.

It’s a great concept: prepare our kids for the good-paying and in-demand jobs of today and tomorrow.

The demand is there; it’s up to parents to encourage their teens to take advantage of the opportunities available.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022

Opinion

A fine gentleman, gone too soon Rest in Peace, Tim. We will miss you.

Retired Chatham-Kent police Insp. Tim Mifflin passed away recently, yet another death in recent years that hits too close to home.

I had known Tim pretty much ever since I arrived in Chatham in 2001. Our interactions began when I was a reporter and he was, well, a cop.

I soon learned of his involvement in the Chatham Goodfellows, and I’d like to think a mutual respect quickly developed between the two of us.

It evolved over the years into a strange friendship.

One would check up on the other periodically, chat sports, policing, beverages, you name it.

Bruce Corcoran Not once did I visit him in his home, or did he come to our place. And I shall always regret that.

Normally, the words flow from me as I type columns. This time, if my writing appears choppy, it is because this one is not easy.

Few people I’ve met were prouder helping others than Tim was. He loved his time with the Goodfellows. I lost track of how many Goodfellows AGMs I attended

seated beside him and his amazing wife, Deb. They did so much together.

When he was still an inspector with CKPS, we’d talk on a host of subjects, but when the pleasantries were done in such conversations and it was interview time, you could almost hear him swap out hats, from friend to police supervisor. His casual tone turned police-formal (trust me, so many cops do this) in terms of giving out information. He pulled the emotion out of the conversation and delivered facts, something I would always rib him about. He could change with the flip of a switch.

After their retirement, Tim and Deb enjoyed their time down in

Florida once Goodfellows wrapped up for the season. They’d suffer through the cold and the wet Decembers to help other people before heading to the sunny south.

He’d take photos of a cold can of Yuengling (my favourite American beer) while he was in Florida and send me a text in the middle of my workday. It always generated a laugh.

Or I’d get a phone call from Tim on a beautiful summer day. He made sure to tell me he was in the middle of shooting a round of golf at Maple City Country Club, where he was a member.

It was friendly ribbing that he was retired and I wasn’t.

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News/Opinion

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Rest in peace, Tim Continued from page 6

Those darned birds

Following days of high wind and horizontal rain, we Corcorans were reminded not everything hunkers down in that kind of weather.

Long-time followers of this column will know of battles I once waged with a robin years ago. A dedicated momma robin used to try to nest above our side porch light. I’d catch it early on and pull

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It was a daily fight until she realized it was time to move on.

Well, what I can only guess are newer members of her lineage performed a brilliant commando raid on the porch light this year. I don’t think anything was underway in terms of nest construction last Thursday and Friday. But on Sunday, my wife told me they had not only established a beachhead, but the invaders had built their bunker, er, nest.

Sure enough, I went out to take a look and a nice completed nest sat atop our lights. With the potential for eggs to already be in it, I’m not pulling this one down. That will have to wait until after the little ones hatch and fly away.

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The day is International Pipe organ day, and the tour will feature stops at three area churches that are home to their own unique pipe organs.

The Chatham Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists is putting on the tour, as it has in the past. Spokesman Ian Mason said the last tour was in March 2020 in Wallaceburg, just prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mason said the “new-

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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022

News

‘The Shop’ to stay open in DCC for now

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

Thanks to the owners of the Downtown Chatham Centre, “The Shop” is going to be able to continue in the old Sears building until the end of summer.

The Come Together CK grassroots initiative, which provides a supportive environment where people create and socialize, was supposed to vacate the space at the end of March.

However, after some of the new owners got a first-hand look at the positive things happening at the warehouse, they opted to allow The Shop to stay.

The empty warehouse has now turned into a colourful and eclectic enterprise, where people of all socio-economic backgrounds are building, painting, barbecuing and creating in a non-judgmental atmosphere.

“I believe The Shop truly en-

compasses what Come Together CK is all about, a non-judgmental space where people have the freedom to participate at any level,” says Brent Wilken of Come Together CK. A small food pantry and free clothing racks are free to all. In addition, there’s constant sawing and hammering while volunteers build items such as bird houses, coat racks and raised flower beds.

Volunteers with The Shop have also been actively participating in cleaning up the downtown and partaking in other activities such as cleaning snow off of cars at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.

Mall co-owner Peter Tsirimbis, said the group of owners believes in the community and they want to support the fledging effort.

“We want to see our downtowns be successful, especially as we come out of the pandemic,

and seeing the good work at The Shop really opened our eyes to some of the unsung heroes doing just that,” Tsirimbis said.

Ron Nydam, another of the owners, echoed Tsirimbis.

“I was inspired by what I saw at The Shop,” Nydam said, adding seeing happy children and people who have climbed out of homelessness, were things he was not expecting.

“We’re proud to continue to support The Shop and what is happening there,” Nydam said.

The Shop movement has been growing in popularity since taking root after Christmas 2021.

The initiative is a carry over from The Gift and Chatham Goodfellows Christmas drives, evolving after volunteers began congregating at the former Sears warehouse, where the donations had been stored in the donated space.

Along with The Shop, a COVID-19 clinic has been oper-

Ron Nydham, front left, and Pete Tsirimbis, back left, two members of the ownership group of the Downtown Chatham Centre, celebrate news with elements of Come Together CK that The Shop, a creative non-judgmental space for people from all walks of life, will continue to operate at the DCC until the end of the summer.

ating at the DCC in space also donated by the owners.

The Shop is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be entered beside the former Sears loading dock on Wellington Street.

For more information, contact Wilken at brentjewilken@gmail. com or call 519-784-2800.

For info about the DCC, contact Tsirimbis at pete@retrosuites. com or 519-401-4212.

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The 21st Festival of Giving (FoG), put on by the Children’s Treatment Centre (CTC) Foundation of Chatham-Kent, sports the theme of “Rock the Block’’ this year.

Participants are encouraged to break out the grill, blender and cooler to gather with family and friends in the backyard to take part. But the fundraising begins even earlier, as the online action starts June 17.

Lisa Caron, fund devel-

opment officer with the Foundation of the CTC, said this will be FoG’s third virtual version.

While people gathering in clusters to take part rather than one big party was an adjustment, she thinks it is well received.

“I think we have a system that works for people.

They pick up a bag that’s worth $75 to shop locally and then they get a $100 tax receipt and a chance to win a $7,500 grand prize trip (or cash) to anywhere they want with Vellinga’s (Travel & Cruise Ex-

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All ticket holders are entered into that draw.

As for the online auction, Caron said that begins a week prior to FoG and runs right up to the night of the event.

On event night, June 25, the live auction will again take place.

TekSavvy is a major sponsor again this year. Event partner Emma Longbottom said the company’s involvement is a good fit.

“It’s just a great event to support a great cause.

We’re very much into

community involvement.

This event helps so many people in the community,” she said.

Tickets are $175 each and go on sale this week.

Participants will receive a FoG party bag filled with vouchers to shop from local businesses, and the tax receipt.

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Mike Genge, executive director of the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation of Chatham-Kent, centre, is flanked by sponsors showcasing some of the items up for auction this year at the Festival of Giving.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022

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News

Club back celebrating Women in Excellence

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

The May Court Club of Chatham’s Women in Excellence awards are back following an enforced absence due to the pandemic.

The awards dinner is slated for June 3 at the John D. Bradley Centre in Chatham.

May Court spokesperson Catharine Hogan said the club ran the Women in Excellence awards in 2016, and again in 2018. The plan was to run them every other year, but 2020 delivered something else – the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We ramped up to do it in 2020 and had to cancel,” Hogan said of the awards. “We rescheduled and cancelled it again. Finally, we are up and running again.”

Hogan said the club looks at the awards dinner as a great way to offer recognition for local women who are outstanding in their respective fields, as well as utilize it as a fundraiser to help fuel various May Court projects in the community.

This time around, as with the awards in the past, the recipient list is comprised of a diverse and talented group.

Local artist Tracy Bultje will be recognized in the Arts & Culture category. In Business & Professions, Madam Justice Lucy Glenn was chosen. Brenda LeClair is being recognized for Community & Volunteerism. Dr. Sarah Mayes-Tang is the awards recipient in Education & Training. Marlene Schaap Kuri is recognized for Health, Science & Technology. Madeline Van Der Paelt received the nod for Young Woman of Excellence.

“I’m in awe looking at some of those bios,” Hogan said. “It’s exciting. You look at someone like Brenda LeClair (of Outreach for Hunger). It’s amazing the work that group does. It’s so important to our community. I’m very pleased with the calibre of the people we are able to honour. They really are such ca-

pable women.”

Bultje is a local artist whose landscapes have been featured in various juried shows and have been showcased in galleries as far away as Toronto and Vancouver.

Glenn initially practiced law for 17 years before being appointed as an Ontario Court Justice, a position she held for 24 years before retiring in 2020.

LeClair helped start Outreach for Hunger in the late 1980s, and has been the executive director since 1990.

Mayes-Tang holds a PhD in Pure Mathematics, became a university professor at just age 27, and has transformed the teaching and curriculum at the University of Toronto’s math department in recent years, leading a team of a dozen instructors and 45 teaching assistants.

Kuri has spent 37 years at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, holding a variety of positions of leadership in nursing.

Van Der Paelt, sporting a degree in computer engineering, came out of school and led the way in a host of proposed improvements to the Professional Engineers of Ontario before moving up the promotion ladder at Trend Micro, a global leader in enterprise data security and cybersecurity solutions.

Diane Bradley, president of the May Court Club of Chatham, encourages people to come out to celebrate the successes of these individuals.

“Our members are pleased to once again have the opportunity to recognize the deserving Chatham-Kent women who have been selected as Women of Excellence 2022. Proceeds from the sale of tickets for the Women of Excellence reception will help fund May Court’s important work with women and children in our community,” she said.

The May Court Club provides student nutrition at a host of schools in Chatham-Kent, as part of its sup-

Party down, for kids’ sake

Continued from page 10

Also in there is a gift card for the LCBO at Erieau Marina and one for Schinkels’ Gourmet Meats. Also included is a quarter chicken dinner meal voucher for Swiss Chalet in Wallaceburg, and a Tim Hortons gift card.

Bayside Brewing Co. has been a part of FoG since 2012. Co-owner Nancy Cowan said it was an easy decision to be involved and remain involved.

“It’s a great community event and a great cause. It’s always lots of fun and the proceeds go to something that’s right here in Chatham-Kent,” she said.

In regard to a third year of virtual FoG, Cowan encouraged participants to gather with friends.

“Grab a group of friends together, get a couple of tickets and make a night of it,” she said. “Have a feast.”

Frank Thompson, also a Bayside owner, said that’s what they do.

“Last year, we had a gang around the pool and called in on the auction items,” he said.

For Denny Vervaet and Red Barn Brewing Co., this is their first year involved.

“We’re glad to be part of it. We’re looking into what we can to support the Children’s Treatment Centre,” he said. “It’s a great organization.”

Schinkels’ Gourmet Meats has been part of FoG for about six years.

Owner John Schinkel said the virtual version sees ticket holders come into the shop armed with a gift certificate.

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Honouring Our First Responders For their courage, skill and dedication, we recognize the men and women whose work as first responders saves lives and protects the greater good. Thank you for your service to our communities!

Let’s hear it for all our police officers.

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Every day, they kiss their families good-bye, fasten their duty belts and head out to prevent crime before if happens without knowing if they’ll be able to do it all over again tomorrow.

It takes a special kind of courage to be a police offer. They help our kids when they’re lost. They’re on call at all hours of the night to mediate the worst domestic disturbances. They do all the legwork that drives a successful conviction when the law has been broken. It’s not easy to be a crime-fighter and police officer. On a daily basis, officers witness the heart-wrenching destitution and violence experienced by the homeless, the mentally ill and the substance-addicted. They console the parents of missing children and investigate criminal acts. They see the tough side of life that wears people down and that many lucky people in our cities and towns never really have to deal with. But worst of all, they battle negative public perception in the very streets they patrol. Let’s shout a big Woot! Woot! to the more than 68,000 Canadian police officers who carry the badge and swear to keep us safe.

Courage Under Fire We Salute Our Firefighters.

Words can’t begin to describe the life-changing contributions nurses make each and every day in our healthcare system. Nurses are the backbone of our health-care system, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, they account for almost half of the country’s medical workforce. We would like to take a moment to thank these dedicated men and women who follow the calling to make a difference.

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Sunrise seeds to help the sun rise in Ukraine

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

When it comes to food shortages, agri-business expert John Cowan says fallout from Russia’s invasion into Ukraine will be far-reaching.

“I think we’re going to see the longer this war goes on, there will be greater, more incredible problems for people around the world,” Cowan told members of the Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise recently.

The comments from the former head of Blenheim-based Hyland Seeds and past president of the Canadian Seed Trade Association came during an address to kick off the club’s “Ukrainian Sunrise” fundraiser designed to raise money for humanitarian aid in the war-torn country.

Cowan knows of what he speaks.

In 2015, after retiring from his job at Hyland, Cowan and his daughter Claire founded North American Plant Genetics.

The company entered a partnership with Ukrainebased LNZ Group to bring Canadian- and U.S.-developed corn genetics to the Eastern European country.

The successful collaboration has boosted food production in Ukraine’s rich soils.

Cowan, who has spent plenty of time in Ukraine in the past seven years, said the situation is dire.

He has not heard from his Ukrainian business partner for two weeks and two containers of NAPG seed destined for Ukraine are on their way back to Canada after the ship was turned away from port.

It’s a difficult situation, he added, because his business contacts in Ukraine have become trusted friends.

While loss of life is the main concern, Cowan said, there’s the added complication of farmers not being able to get on the fields for a number

of reasons, including unexploded bombs in some cases.

“I can’t even imagine what they are going through,” Cowan said.

“They need our help.

They’re proud people.

They’re friendly people.”

The growing season is about two weeks ahead of Ontario, Cowan explained, meaning planting is already behind in some areas.

Ukraine’s large farms – a leftover from the collectives of the Soviet Union – are huge compared to Canada.

NAPG’s partner in Ukraine farms a massive 160,000 acres with modern state-of-the-art equipment. However, many small farms of one or two hectares exist and these small plots remain an important food source for the country.

NAPG also operates a seed plant – similar in size to Corteva’s Chatham plant – in Shpola, southeast of the capital of Kyiv in the centre of the country.

As for future food shortages, Cowan said the threat is real. Citing statistics from the United Nations and the World Health Organization, Cowan said world-wide food prices could soar by as much as 22 per cent because of the invasion.

Shortages brought on by the war likely won’t be evident until 2023 and could also lead to a rise in the global number of undernourished people from eight to 13 million.

According to Cowan, the shortages will hit North Africa and the Middle East especially hard, as countries such as Lebanon are nearly 100-per-cent reliant on Ukrainian exports for its food supply.

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Chris Ford of the Art And Heirloom Shoppe shows off some of the pieces created to raise funds for Ukraine.

Local artists unite to aid Ukraine

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

In the window of the Art and Heirloom Shoppe on Chatham’s King Street, a tribute to the people of Ukraine is in full flower.

In a bid to help citizens of the wartorn country, a portion of the sales from newly created art showcasing sunflowers – Ukraine’s national flower – is being donated to assist with humanitarian efforts.

Chris Ford, co-owner of the King Street location, said the idea evolved after artist Charlene McGill issued a challenge to raise money for Ukraine.

Around 25 area artists answered the call, creating sunflower-themed pieces for the fundraiser.

Brilliant blues, yellows and greens accent a variety of the creations available for sale.

As of late last week, Ford said the non-profit had sold a number of pieces, raising about $800 to date.

“We do community things as often as possible,” Ford explained. “The community has been very good to us, giving us support throughout COVID. “We want to give back if we can.

“This is a beautiful and sunny tribute to the people of Ukraine,” Ford added.

Other artists, whose work is on display at the shop, have also committed a portion of their sales to the effort.

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Canada South Blues Society is bringing 23-time Maple Blues Award winner and two-time Juno Award recipients MonkeyJunk to town this month.

They will be performing in Chatham on April 22 at the KBD Hall on Byng Avenue.

Since 2008, the name MonkeyJunk has been synonymous with the emergence of a new kind of blues on the Canadian and international scenes. Continually pushing boundaries and blurring genre lines, the Ottawa-based trio has added an edge to their music by incorporating swampy blues and rock with thoughtful and intelligent lyrics.

MonkeyJunk is Tony D on lead guitar, Steve Marriner on lead vocals/baritone guitar/harmonica and Matt Sobb on drums.

The band has released five fulllength albums with the sixth on the way.

Tickets are only $25 for Blues Society members and $30 for non-members, and are available online at ticketscene.ca or at the KBD Hall in Chatham, Kakoon Spa in Ridgetown, or call Bob Christmas at 519676-9150 for inquiries or tickets.

Canada South Blues Society is a registered not-for-profit organization based out of Windsor and Chatham-Kent.

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Community Events Thursday, April 21, 2022: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-9:30pm. The kitchen is open from 11:00am-1:30pm.

Check out our daily specials.

Everyone is welcome.

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

Everyone welcome Friday, April 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. Supper will be served from 4:00pm-6:00pm. No orders after 5:30pm. Tonight’s specials are roast beef or fish & chips. Take out is also available by calling 519-351-8733 or 519351-5639. Fun darts starts at 7:00pm. Everyone welcome.

• Friday night supper at the Chatham Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St will be a rib dinner with baked potato, baked beans, coleslaw and a bun for $15 for dine in and $16 for pick up.

Dine in is served at 5:30pm and pickups are at 6pm. Please call daily from 1pm to 4pm to place your orders at 519-352-8291.

Everyone welcome.

• Meat Loaf Dinner (includes mashed potatoes, veggies, bun & dessert) $12.50 at the Merlin Legion, 2 Stanley St, Merlin.

Saturday, April 23, 2022: • 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 3:00pm5:30pm. Entertainment by Classic Country from 4:30-9:30pm.

Come check out our menu.

Everyone welcome.

• Saturdays at 7 at St. Andrew’s United Church, Chatham presents the Ottawa Guitar Trio, a dynamic classical guitar ensemble. They bring themes from movie soundtracks, video games, classical repertoire and classical guitar originals to life. The concert at 7pm will be presented to live and virtual audiences. Tickets are not required for the live audience. The virtual concert will be streamed 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.

• St. George’s Day on the Ridge, a pipe organ crawl in Ridgetown and Highgate, in celebration of International Organ Day at 1pm.

Hosted by the Chatham Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organist, this is a come-and-go tour of the 3 remaining churches in the Ridgetown area that still possess pipe organs. At each stop on the tour, there will be an informal 45-minute jam session where local organists will play. The grand finale will be a 30-minute concert at Mount Zion Presbyterian Church, Ridgetown, by recitalist, Dr. Angus Sinclair of London, ON, formerly the long-time accompanist for The Three Cantors, former organist of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, ON, music director of the Blyth Festival Singers, etc. . . . Tickets are free! There is a suggested donation of $10 per adult. Donation baskets will be available at each church. Itinerary: 1:00 - 1:45 - Church of the Redeemer Anglican, 263 Victoria St., Highgate. 1-manual 1926 Lye organ. 2:00 – 2:45 - Mount Zion Presbyterian Church, 59 Main St. East, Ridgetown. 2-manual 1948 Woodstock organ / 1988 Pole & Kingham. 2:45 - 3:10 - Refreshments & conversation. Church of the Advent Anglican – Parish Hall, 2 doors north of the church.

20 Church St. South, Ridgetown.

3:10 - 3:50 - Church of the Advent Anglican. 2-manual 1915 Lye organ. 4:00-4:30 Organ Recital, featuring Dr. Angus Sinclair, London, ON. Mount Zion Presbyterian Church. For more information, or to reserve tickets for pick-up at the door, PM or email Ian Mason: ian.chathamcentrerc co@gmail.com. Tickets will be available at Mitton’s Jewellers, Ridgetown after April 4th.

• Morning Breakfast Program at First Presbyterian Church (corner of Fifth St. and Wellington). A delicious and nutritious break fast served free of charge from 9:30am-11:30am. Take out only.

• Western night at Legion Branch 18, 52 Margaret Street, Wallac eburg. Opens at 2:00pm. $20.00 includes meal, $5.00 to come listen and dance the night away.

Music starts at 6:00. @aaron. allen.music. @aimeeallenmusic.

Tuesday, April 26, 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, April 27, 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

THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022

Fun Stuff

is meat loaf dinner. Check out our other daily specials. We have Pepper at 1:00pm and fun darts at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

• The Bluewater Ensemble is looking for singing voices. We meet every Wednesday from 1:30-3:30 at St. James Church in Wallaceburg.

Thursday, April 28, 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.

• Chatham-Kent Metal Detecting Club. Meetings held the last Thursday of each month at Erickson Arena, side door. 7:00pm. All Welcome.

Friday, April 29, 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 4:00pm-6:00pm. No orders after 5:30pm. Tonight’s specials are liver & onions or fish & chips. Take out is also available by calling 519-351-8733 or 519-351-5639. Fun darts starts at 7:00pm. Everyone welcome.

• CKPL Hosts CK Reads Author Angeline Boulley for a Virtual Visit at 1:00 pm via Zoom. Participants of this event will be able to enter an online draw for a Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite tablet. Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Angeline lives in southwest Michigan, but her home will always be on Sugar Island. “Firekeeper’s Daughter” is her debut novel. Registration for this program is required.

Please register to attend this free online author talk through Ask CKPL: By phone – 519.354.2940.

By text – 519.401.7174. By email – cklibrary@chatham-kent.ca. By Facebook chat - @ckplibrary.

• Spaghetti Dinner with garlic bread & dessert $8.85 + 1.15 = $10.00 at the Merlin Legion, 2 Stanley St., Merlin.

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THE CHATHAM VOICE

THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022

Celebration of Life

Classifieds

Charles (Charlie) John Ivan, 79, of Chatham passed away on Thursday, March 11th, 2021. Charlie was born in 1941 to John and Antonia Ivan, immigrants from Czechoslovakia who met and married in Ontario, and they raised their family in the Chatham area. Charlie was predeceased by the love of his life, Jean Mary (Low) Ivan, in 2005. He is survived by his siblings - sister Mary Prada-Paterack (predeceased by brothers-in-law Edward Prada and Stan Paterack); brother and sister-in-law Jerry and Laurette Ivan; his children - Cheri Jenkins and her husband Ernie; Mike Ivan and his partner Holly McNea; Doug Heppenheimer; Brenda Owen and her husband Jay. He will be dearly missed by his grandchildren - Ernie & Julia Jenkins; Derek Jenkins & Laura Shepherd; Taylor Owen & Dustin Douglas; Victoria Heppenheimer; Zack Heppenheimer; Rian Scott; Alexi Scott; his great-granddaughters Kora and Cece Jenkins; as a well as a host of nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends who had become family over his lifetime.

Family and friends are invited to a Celebration of Life for Charlie at the Links of Kent Golf Club, 120 Indian Creek Rd W, Chatham, on Monday May 2nd, 2022, gathering from 1:30 pm to 4 pm. Reflections of Remembrance will be shared at 3 pm. Those wishing to attend please register with the funeral home at 519-352-2710. Arrangements entrusted to the Alexander & Houle Funeral Home, 245 Wellington St. West, Chatham, 519-352-2710. In lieu of flowers donations to the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation would be appreciated.

Online condolences welcomed at www.alexanderandfuneralhome.ca

In Memoriam

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New Members Welcome Kent Coin Club is welcoming new members.

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In Memoriam Easter Memorial, Heavenly 5th Easter in Heaven, 2022 SON & BROTHER Kevin W.R. Allison August 8, 1961 - February 28, 2017 One day we will meet again, But only when the time is right, When we step out of the darkness And You will be standing in the light.

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Missing you, but knowing You are celebrating our LORDS rebirth this Holy season of Easter 2022, with all Family & Friends up there.

Lovingly in Remembrance always, MOM & You Family.

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OBITUARIES

Michael Joseph “Mike” DeMars 68, Friday, April 25, 2022 Nicholls Funeral Home

Eliette Emélie Tenenbaum Saturday, April 16, 2022 Life Transitions

Joseph Odell 86, Thursday, April 14, 2022 Blenheim Community Funeral Home

Geri Pollock 90, Monday, April 4, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

Mary Quiring 65, Sunday, April 10, 2022 Kendrick Funeral Home

Virginia Aileen Wright 92, Thursday, April 7, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

Rose Marie Vitek 76, Saturday, April 16 2022 Kendrick Funeral Home

Robert Thomas Martin 27, Friday, April 8, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

Jeffrey Rodney Toth 52, Sunday, April 10, 2022 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Douglas Barnier 84, Thursday, April 14, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

Sr. Angelina Trinca Friday, April 15, 2022 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Janet Lenover 71, Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

Mark William Turato 50, Thursday, April 14, 2022 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Jason Reaume 39, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

Maria DaCosta 95, Thursday, April 14, 2022 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Tim Mifflin 64, Friday, April 15, 2022 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

Patricia “Pat” Zimmer 89, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

John Alfred “Jack” Stevens 86, Friday, April 15, 2022 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

Renee Smith 94, Monday, April 11, 2022 Life Transitions

Randy DeWael 56, Saturday, April 16, 2022 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

Muriel Wilcox 81, Monday, April 11, 2022 Life Transitions

Marilyn Plotzke 73, Saturday, April 16, 2022 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

Marlene Marie Roberts 83, Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Life Transitions

See full obituaries at: chathamvoice.com/obituaries

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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022

Partner Assault Response Program - specialized group counselling to those who have been court mandated to attend in response to a domestic violence criminal charge.

Caring Dads Program - specialized group counselling to fathers who are at risk of abusing, have abused their children or have abused their children’s mother.