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An 11th-hour plea has led to an explosion of support for a Blenheim area greenhouse.

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The owners of Platinum Produce discovered they couldn’t move their tomato crop because of a drop in demand from

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So owners were left with an enormous stockpile of tomatoes and sweet bell peppers with no place to go.

“The restaurants can’t take them and we can’t sell them to grocery store chains,” said Bonnie Verbeek, who is married to co-owner Tim Verbeek.

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“It’s a huge issue,” she explained. “We can’t move our product. It’s a perfect storm.”

But after Platinum posted on Facebook offering to sell flats of tomatoes for $5, and bags of peppers, customers began showing

up in droves.

According to Verbeek, the first day of the sale saw a full 12 hours of people standing in line for their turn.

“People waited for 30 to 40 minutes,” she said, adding there wasn’t a single complaint.

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“Everyone was super kind.”

On the second day, Platinum switched to a more manageable drive-thru model but the long lineups continued with little break in sales.

Customers weren’t just from Chatham-Kent, said Verbeek, with people coming from the Greater Toronto Area, and even beyond. One family

drove from Barrie to purchase 16 flats of tomatoes to donate to food banks, and a London man came to buy 22 flats he planned to share with elderly residents in his neighbourhood.

Platinum Produce was originally selling its 15-lb flats at a loss for $5. The company moved the price up to $10 a flat on their second day, earning them

a $1 profit.

But there was no drop in demand.

Verbeek joked she’s become the company’s media spokesperson in the past week. The company is co-owned by her husband and her father-inlaw, Gerard Verbeek.

But the lack of demand from restaurants, which can only sell takeout, is only part of the story

Verbeek said, as Ontario greenhouses face roadblocks selling to big grocery chains.

That problem is seeing out-of-country produce sold in area grocery stores.

“We pay an hour what Mexico pays for a whole day’s work,” Verbeek noted, adding it makes it difficult for Canadian growers to compete.

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Sales at Platinum Produce near Blenheim exploded recently after the greenhouse operation offered to sell flats of tomatoes that were headed to the waste bin. Bonnie and husband Tim Verbeek, co-owner of the greenhouse operation, could barely keep up with the demand following a post to social media outlining their plight.

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Navistar land sold to local business interests

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Nearly eight years after the remains of the former Navistar plant was demolished on Richmond Street, new life is apparently set to rise from the vacant lot.

Mayor Darrin Canniff announced April 27 that local business interests have purchased the morethan-80-acre property.

“This land is all serviced, primed for development,” Canniff said. “You can imagine how thrilled I am. You can guess the opportunities for 80-plus acres of industrial land.”

Stuart McFadden, director of economic development for the municipality is also happy to see the property sold.

“It opens up a lot for us as a department for peo-

ple looking for serviced land that will be available,” he said.

For years the property has sat behind chain-link fence, empty, a reminder of what once was on Richmond Street.

Navistar shut down the plant in 2009, laying off staff at the end of January of that year due to declining truck sales.

It reached a bargaining impasse with its unionized workers and idled the plant in 2011. Two years later, the demolition crews arrived.

At its peak 30 years ago, the plant employed in excess of 2,000 workers.

But decline in heavy truck sales, and a shift in production to Navistar facilities in Mexico, led to the decline in employment and eventual closure.

Navistar had been producing trucks on that site since 1948.

Canniff declined to name who purchased the property.

“In the next two or three weeks, we should know more,” he said.

He sees the purchase as a keystone development for the future, not just on Richmond Street, but for the entire municipality.

“This opens up a lot of opportunities for this site and for Chatham-Kent as a whole for industry,” he said. “This is a huge opportunity for Chatham-Kent.”

McFadden also declined to name the purchasers.

He too looks to the future, but remembers the past.

“The reality is that land and the business that operated on it for many years brought so much

to our community. It brought a lot of happiness and good jobs. When it closed, it brought a lot of despair,” he said. “People drive by it and it’s a bad memory.”

Canniff said he can’t wait to see redevelopment on the property, noting there is already heavy equipment on site.

Machines were observed

breaking up sections of concrete on site when the deal closed last week.

He said the sight of the huge chunk of vacant land will soon be a memory.

“It was an eyesore. It just reminds you of what used to be,” he said, referring to the hundreds of good-paying jobs and critical manufacturing

that was once located there. “It’s time to look to the future and hope it (the property) will be as productive as it was previously.”

McFadden echoed the sentiment.

“Whatever they are going to do with it, it’s positive. It’s moving forward.

The anguish will be in the rearview mirror,” he said.

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Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff is pleased the property behind him, the site of the former Navistar plant on Richmond Street in Chatham, is now in the hands of local business interests.

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readers into her story de- with. You can certainly see This year marked the first to send entries to the OCtailing how one resident’s that in her writing.” year the newspaper opted NA’s annual awards. casual cat was a hit on the Internet, as the owner posted numerous pictures of the cat in various casual human-like poses.

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Demand local The long lineup of vehicles daily at Platinum Produce tells us a great deal.

First off, the system is broken.

Platinum Produce, unable to sell much of its tomato and pepper crop due to the pandemic restrictions leading to a drop in demand from restaurants, is in the process of selling its produce right on its own property to anyone who wants to pop by.

It’s sad that the greenhouse had to resort to such desperate measures to get food to the masses.

But it is great to see the public respond in such large numbers. People have come from as far away as the GTA and even Barrie to purchase the produce – which opens another can of worms in the pandemic, but this is a curbside pickup point-ofsale operation at this time.

The mass public interest is due to the great pricing and the love of quality, locally grown food.

Local fruit and vegetables are things we just don’t get enough of in our big box corporate grocery stores.

Too often, high-quality locally grown produce is headed south for distribution while “Product of Mexico” and “Product of USA” items come up our way.

Something is ridiculously wrong with that picture. Think of the unnecessary logistical expenses involved, or the greenhouse gas emissions from all that trucking to faraway markets.

John O’Brien, owner of the now-closed Food for Less in Chatham, was onto something. He sought out locally grown produce whenever possible. Why can’t other stores do that?

Well, unfortunately, the big corporate giants buy in massive bulk for distribution across a slew of their chain outlets. Price seems to trump everything else.

Given how much the pandemic has people seeking to support local businesses, the time is ripe for some form of partnership between local growers and local vendors. There is a reason our fruit and vegetable stands in Chatham-Kent are so busy in the summer months: the quality of the food is unmatched.

Think of that first taste of peaches and cream corn of the season. Fresh perch from Lake Erie. A Honeycrisp apple from Delhaven Orchards. Handpicked strawberries from Pardo’s Berrie Farm.

Unbeatable.

Yet why is it so difficult to purchase such quality anywhere other than right from the grower?

Corporate profits and corporate convenience.

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Opinion

Selfish people, selfish protest Editor: I am appalled to read of the protest rally in Tecumseh Park April 26 with upwards to 300 arrogant, selfish people assembled to decry the safety measures our health experts are using to protect all of us.

That some of the organizers included elected members of federal or provincial legislatures is even more disappointing.

Knowing that these rogue officials are on a clown tour of Ontario propagating their specious ideas, I would suggest that if any participant in any of their rallies contracts and dies of Covid-19, they should be charged with manslaughter.

As for the pastors who participated, I realize that full churches on a Sunday is their revenue stream. They have to

have full churches in order to take up offerings.

Their interpretation of scripture, however, leaves much to be desired.

Apparently in their bibles Christ’s admonition “obey those who are in authority over you” has been cut out. Rather than leading their congregations in accordance with scripture, they are making a mockery of Christianity trying to use it to justify encouraging breaking the law.

As for the infantile comment, “If people can buy alcohol, we should be able to go to church,” LCBO stores are limited to a maximum number of customers at a time.

If churches want to limit their attendance to 10 people, and have some-

one go out the back door every time someone comes in the front door, go for it. Just be sure to leave your “offering” as you pass through.

These people have been watching far too much U.S. television. This is not an attack on freedoms. No one has the “right” to deliberately infect another person with a deadly disease. This codswallop about not wearing masks “because it is my right to do what I want” is simply a regurgitation of the absurdity spewed by a disgraced former U.S. president.

Civilization is built on a sense of community. We obey traffic rules because it is the only way to safely operate the millions of cars on the road. It

protects other drivers from us, as well as protecting us from them. The health rules including masking and distancing are in place to protect other people from being infected by us as well as protecting us from being infected by them. This give and take is the basis for communal living.

For those who complain that rules in Chatham-Kent are based on health issues in the GTA, this is unfortunately correct. The province cannot have different rules for different regions, because of uncivilized, selfish people like those who participated in this protest. A large percentage of them, including the rogue pastors and elected officials, were from outside of Chatham-Kent.

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They came from other regions suffering from higher per capita case counts of Covid-19, potentially bringing the virus with them.

If restrictions are relaxed in Chatham-Kent, we will be inundated with greedy, selfish people wanting to take advantage of what we have accomplished through our actions. Until this virus is defeated across

the province, we are all in the same boat with the need for the same restrictions.

I was born and raised in Chatham-Kent. I have always been proud to be a Chathamite. To observe that our community spirit has deteriorated to the point that local people would host such a protest is deeply disappointing.

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C-K temporarily bans clear cutting

By Pam Wright Contributing Writer

Woodlot clearing in Chatham-Kent has been put on pause.

After lengthy discussion at its regular meeting April 26, council approved a motion from councillor Aaron Hall calling for a 120-day halt to the clear cutting of local woodlots to allow administration time to examine the historically contentious issue.

The Wallaceburg representative said there’s a great deal of “passion” surrounding tree cutting, which he hopes can be harnessed to create collaborative change.

“I believe this enthusiasm will be an absolutely key element as we move forward,” Hall said.

He pointed out that environmental sustainability is a key plank of Chatham-Kent’s vision statement and the municipality’s plan for 2035.

The temporary bylaw calls for administration to examine best practices in other jurisdictions including incentives for landowners, public consultation, which can include virtual meetings and online comment, as well as updating the municipality’s natural heritage policy.

The bylaw also requires administration to review the 2013 bylaw.

Chatham-Kent is one only two municipalities in Ontario without a tree cutting bylaw, yet it carries the distinction of having the lowest natural forest cover in the province at around 3.5 per cent.

A total of 21 deputations were presented at the meeting, with the majority in favour of putting in restrictions.

When questioned if the new rules prohibit all tree cutting, Chatham-Kent’s top legal official said it doesn’t apply to all.

David Taylor said the bylaw is “pertinent to clear cutting;” and cutting trees for drainage projects, or to square up a field can still go forward.

Councillors who opposed the bylaw felt it was wrong to bring the proposal forward during planting season, as farmers are too busy to properly address it.

South Kent Coun. Anthony Ceccaci said he was critical of the timing of the temporary bylaw, adding he wants all stakeholders to be part of the conversation.

Other councillors said they couldn’t support the motion without all the information, as Chatham-Kent is awaiting the results of an aerial survey that will detail the true status of Chatham-Kent’s natural areas.

Ward 3 councillor John Wright, himself an owner of a 50-acre woodlot in East Kent, said he wished the motion would have been put off until the results of the study were in.

Wright also told council that the

municipality does not set a good example of land stewardship. He said he’s been told staff cuts trees along the roadways but doesn’t replant them, as they don’t want to do the maintenance.

Wright said tree-cutting rules need to be applied to rural and urban property owners in an equitable way, rather than singling out one group.

“We need to have a balance,” he said.

Bruce McAllister, general manager of community development, said the aerial survey was expected to be released in July, but has pushed back because of COVID-19.

The April 26 meeting marks the first time Chatham-Kent has addressed woodlot preservation issues since an unsuccessful tree-cutting bylaw was introduced in 2013.

What followed was widespread woodlot clearing – some conservationists called it an “environmental Armageddon” – as farmers scrambled to get ahead of the ruling.

Councillors of the day turned it down, thanks in part to Chatham-Kent’s powerful agricultural lobby.

South Kent Coun. Mary Claire Latimer voted against the bylaw, saying she’s worried about the concerns of the “silent majority” of responsible landowners and farmers.

“Two percent of the industry are ruining it,” she told council, adding Chatham-Kent’s booming agri-business is successful in part, because it holds 20 per cent of the municipal drains in Ontario.

“We are what we are,” Latimer explained.

The vote passed 11-7, with councillors Joe Faas, Mary Claire Latimer, Amy Finn, Jamie McGrail, Steve Pinnsoneault, Trevor Thompson and John Wright voting no.

A report on the bylaw’s progress will come back to council in three months time.

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• Friday night pickup supper at the Chatham Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St. is a Salisbury Steak with fried onions, potatoes, vegetable salad and bun for $10. Please call daily between 1 and 4 p.m. at 519-352-8291.

Friday, May 14: • The Chatham Legion Br. 642, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham will be taking orders after 12:00 p.m. for tonight’s supper. Tonight’s specials are Cabbage Rolls or Fish & Chips. Please phone 519-351-8733 or 519-351-5639 to place your order.

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Saturday, May 15: • Saturday Morning Breakfast Program at First Presbyterian Church (corner of Fifth St. and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge from 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. This will be a take out only every other Saturday.

Friday, May 21: • The Chatham Legion Br. 642, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham will be taking orders after 12:00 p.m. for tonight’s supper. Tonight’s specials are Roast Beef or Fish & Chips. Please phone 519-351-8733 or 519-351-5639 to place your order.

Take out orders only. Everyone Welcome.

Friday, May 28: • The Chatham Legion Br. 642, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham will be taking orders after 12:00 p.m. for tonight’s supper. Tonight’s specials are Liver & Onions or Fish & Chips. Please phone 519-351-8733 or 519-351-5639 to place your order.

Take out orders only. Everyone Welcome.

Saturday, May 29: • Saturday Morning Breakfast Program at First Presbyterian Church (corner of Fifth St. and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge from 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.

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DATED at Chatham-Kent, this 26th day of April, 2021.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

All claims against the Estate of Sherry Marie Remington, late of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, who died on or about the 15th day of March, 2016, must be filed with the undersigned personal representative no later than June 21, 2021, after which date the estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which the Estate Trustee then shall have notice.

DATED at Chatham-Kent, this 27th day of April, 2021.

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“We want to look at our own local media through an age-friendly lens,” Crew told council, adding the municipality needs to examine “all aspects of advertising in Chatham-Kent.”

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Public Health Director Teresa Bendo April 26, council approved the hire of a co-ordinator that will handle diversity, equity and inclusion issues within the municipality.

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