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“We expect in the next year we’ll need additional capacity,” he said. “There were some incentives and reasons to further our reach into the States. Kentucky has rolled out the red carpet for us. It’s a good location for us.”

Dajcor makes aluminum parts and products for a variety of industries, including automotive, light rail, marine and recreational.

Kilby added logistically it makes sense to set up the additional operation in Eastern Kentucky too.

“We have some existing customers that straddle the bor-

der asking about supply in the States,” he said. “It’s just geography. To ship from here way down into Kentucky, geographically, the shipping costs make us less competitive. This way, we can further our reach into the U.S.” The planned expansion won’t impact local operations, Kilby said, adding it’s business as usual, with plans to grow a bit more in C-K as well.

Here in Chatham, Dajcor employs about 265 employees, the same number they hope to eventually have in Kentucky.

Kilby stressed the Chatham-Kent employees are a huge reason Dajcor is able to

grow into the States.

“It’s really the people here at this plant, and our success, that’s made it possible to expand into the U.S.,” he said.

“Expect more good things to come.”

Jamie Rainbird, manager of economic development for the municipality, said he couldn’t be happier for Kilby and Dajcor.

“This is a good example of a local company that has succeeded, grown and expanded.

They’ve taken advantage of new markets and opportunities. We always encourage that,” he said. “It’s a goodnews story.”

Rainbird stressed the company isn’t leaving Chatham-Kent, but rather is expanding.

“This is just a local company growing beyond Chatham-Kent,” he said.

“We would always encourage C-K companies to expand and grow beyond our borders. The head office will continue to be here.”

But in Kentucky, the investment won’t take place overnight.

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Mike Kilby, president and CEO of Dajcor, said his company is expanding into Kentucky, but it will be business as usual at the local aluminum extrusion and fabrication plant.

He anticipates opening the aluminum extrusion and fabrication plant, which will be located in a vacated factory, by the fall. But the operation could take years to reach full capacity.

“The investment horizon is over the next five years to grow that plant out,” he said.

Kilby purchased the company, then known as Daymond Alu-

minum, in May of 2010.

He said the early years were difficult, as the economy headed south shortly after the time of purchase.

Once it rebounded, however, it headed skyward.

“The business has really taken off. We’ve enjoyed compounded growth year over year of 30 per cent or more,” he said.

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“This is a building to be proud of.”

The new shelter spans Standing outside the 6,200 square feet. It took new Chatham-Kent Ani- four years to plan, fundmal Shelter, project co-or- raise and build.

Art Stirling, one of the dinator Lynn McGeachy summed things up very co-chairs in charge of simply: “All of this would fundraising for the buildnot be possible without ing, was proud of the accomplishall of you.” ment.

McGeachy “It’s about our commu- “ F o u r addressed a gathering of nity seeing a need and years to get the proji n v i t e - o n - taking action. This is ect from ly donors a building to be proud concept to May 23 to of.” completion. c e l e b r a t e - Lynn McGeachy I think that the opening is a pretty of the new shelter, located on Park good track record,” he Avenue East right beside said.

He, along with fellow cothe old shelter.

She said more than chair Marjorie Crew, sang $1 million in fundrais- the praises of McGeachy ing went into the new for leading the way.

Crew described Mc$2.3-million facility and Geachy as “the glue that its contents.

“It’s about our commu- pulled everything togethnity seeing a need and er.”

“Lynn, you got us zeroed taking action,” she said.

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He added the support was understandably widespread.

“I think it takes a village to shelter a pet,” he said.

“There were many big asks and small asks, concerts and shows,” she said.

“Our task was to secure funds, and we did that.”

Mayor Darrin Canniff said the shelter is an excellent example of how public/private partnerships can work.

“This facility is something to make Chatham-Kent proud,” he said.

McGeachy said the new shelter was built with the wellbeing of the animals and staff in mind.

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Marjorie Crew, co-chair of the building committee, proudly speaks at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Chatham-Kent Animal Shelter on Park Avenue East in Chatham.

“This building is designed with care and understanding, creativity and expertise,” she said.

Pet and Wildlife Rescue, operators of the shelter, was to begin to move into the new shelter on Monday.

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Animals were to begin being moved in early this week as well, McGeachy said.

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Dismissed!

Committee rules against all election finance complaints

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

It took four hours, but Chatham-Kent’s compliance audit committee rejected all 10 election finance complaints leveled recently by former mayoral candidate Robert Salvatore Powers.

Powers filed applications for audits in late April against fellow mayoral candidate Alysson Storey; council candidates Penelope Duchesne, Amy Finn, Don Fuoco, Ryan Jackson, Don “Sparky” Leonard, Karen Kirkwood-Whyte, Brock McGregor and Larry Vellinga; as well as the Campaign Life Coalition.

Powers said in the applications that the candidates took part in a “cam-

paign event hosted by Ben Labadie at the Ten-Seven Cafe and Lounge. This professional campaign event included renting a space, utilizing audio-video equipment, the filming and editing of digital media content and the possibility of other people contributing their services.”

Powers believed the events represented a contribution of services, and should have been accounted for in the candidates’ election financial statements.

Labadie held Facebook Live events at Ten-Seven during the campaign, and a number of candidates appeared on the events.

The committee, comprised of citizens Mike Lowther, Mike Phipps,

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Members of the compliance audit committee, from left, Mike Phipps, Paul Watson, Daniel Whittal and Mike Lowther, convene to hear ten complaints over election finances on May 22. Watson stepped aside due to conflict of interest concerns, but the other three eventually rejected the complaints.

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Those defendants who attended largely had the same argument.

“Interviewing with Ben Labadie in my opinion was no different than what I conducted with the local media,” Kirkwood-Whyte said.

“I was approached by many newspapers and radio stations and did not receive any donation money nor did I think they were contributing to my campaign. This was more of a public service,” Finn said.

But when it came to Storey, she took greater issue with Powers’ accusations, adding she believed he had harassed her at times during the campaign.

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Storey claimed she is still the target of “online harassment.”

Powers stated to the committee he wanted to register an objection to “unfounded comments” from Storey.

Following nearly three hours of seclusion, the committee returned with its decision that all applications were declined.

“The applications were not presented with compelling and credible information that raised reasonable probability that a breach of the campaign finance provisions of the Municipal Elections Act had occurred,” Lowther said.

Whittall, chair of the committee, said the members will provide written reasons for all involved before the June 2 deadline.

He also explained why the committee worked so late into the evening on May 22.

“We felt it was important to come back with a decision this evening,” he said.

Despite that effort, only a few of the accused were present when the committee returned with its decision.

Powers had left the Civic Centre when the committee went to deliberate.

There is an appeal process. Powers has 15 days to take the issue up in Ontario Superior Court.

Prior to addressing the complaints May 22, the committee had to deal with some issues of its own first.

During declarations of conflict of interest, Lowther admitted he had worked on Kirkwood-Whyte’s campaign team, so he recused himself from dealing with that complaint.

But Watson, the municipality’s integrity commissioner, ultimately stepped down outright due to potential conflict.

He said he was advised he might be in conflict shortly before the start of the meeting, as the Municipal Election Act disqualifies a person if he or she is an employee or officer of the municipality.

“I’m not an employee as I have a contract. But the question is if I’m an officer.”

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Mayor seeks to empower the community

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Mayor Darrin Canniff says he’s Chatham-Kent’s biggest cheerleader, but he wants others to get on board.

Speaking at the annual mayoral address to members of the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce, Canniff discussed a variety of issues facing Chatham-Kent, but encouraged those in attendance to be empowered to make Chatham-Kent a better place.

“I’m a C-K cheerleader. I love this community.

We need you to step out and empower this community,” he said to about 80 people at the breakfast meeting. Local entrepreneur Robb Nelson attended the mayoral address.

He left impressed.

“I think he’s doing the right thing creating a positive culture. And empowering C-K,” he said. “People want to see continued growth. We’ve seen it in all our businesses.”

Canniff said it’s been a busy time following his election at the end of October. To date, he’s met with 180 service clubs and sports organizations in the community, and is in the process of touring various industries.

“So far, we’ve been out to 50 or 60 manufacturers.

We want to know how to help them succeed,” he said. “The vast majority are doing very well. We have so many world-class organizations in C-K.” Canniff said what he’s seen so far has surprised him.

“It blows me away the kinds of systems they have in place. And many want to expand.”

He said what he’s hearing from these businesses are that the strengths are in the community and the people.

Plus, there’s a shortage of space out there for companies to expand or move into.

“Five or six years ago, we had millions of square feet of industrial space available. We have virtually zero now,” Canniff said.

“If we had two or three buildings built on spec, they’d be filled. Businesses don’t want to wait two years for a building to be built.”

Staffing these industries is to the point everyone who wants to work who lives in Chatham-Kent is doing so, Canniff said.

There remains a shortage of skilled labour, according to local industrialists, and jobs are available.

As lacking as we are in factory space, housing space is also a concern.

There remains little in the way of inventory for real-

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tors to sell to people looking for homes, and rental availability is below one per cent, Canniff said.

“Our housing prices are going up, but we are still very competitive,” he said.

Those attractive house prices are helping to draw people to Chatham-Kent.

Canniff said Stats Can figures aren’t available after 2016 at this point, but he said municipal numbers indicate it is growing once again.

“As we grow, it helps keep our taxes lower,” he said. “If we want to attract businesses, we want to see

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Southern expansion News that Chatham’s Dajcor Aluminum is opening a plant in Kentucky may have caused a few hearts to skip a beat recently.

A total of 265 people work at the local plant. But, according to Dajcor president and CEO, Mike Kilby, as well as Jamie Rainbird of the municipality’s economic development services, expect business as usual at the local outlet.

Naturally, it would be great to see the expansion take place here, but Kilby said to increase his corporation’s reach to new markets, a plant deep in the U.S. was necessary.

Eventually, he hopes the facility in Hazard, KY, will be about the same size as that of the Chatham operation, but expects it will take years to ramp up to that level.

Dajcor’s head office is to remain in Chatham, a key signal Kilby has no plans to move the operation.

Rainbird sees the expansion as great news.

“This is a good example of a local company that has succeeded, grown and expanded. They’ve taken advantage of new markets and opportunities.

We always encourage that,” he said.

On top of this, Kilby said the staff at the Chatham Dajcor facility are a huge reason Dajcor is able to grow into the U.S. The workforce’s dedication has been an integral part of Dajcor’s growth.

Naturally, there is some initial trepidation in regard to the expansion. Too often in the past we’ve seen businesses shut down plants here to relocate their manufacturing operations south of the border, or even in Mexico (right, Navistar?), leaving local workers high and dry.

But this time around, the head of the company is a local citizen, one who sings the praises of the Chatham workforce.

Sporting chances It’s heartening to see the Toronto Raptors reach the NBA finals for the first time in their 24-year history.

The Raptors, who entered the league in 1995, will face the powerful Golden State Warriors.

Speaking of sports, for the first time since 1970, the St. Louis Blues are in the Stanley Cup Finals. Check out Mike Bennett’s great story on former Blue and longtime Chatham resident Gary Sabourin on page 15.

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THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2019

Opinion

Entitlement and lack of accountability Sir: Surprise! Surprise.

Chatham-Kent’s highest paid employees are caught red-handed gorging at the public trough once again.

Special thanks to John Cryderman – one of Chatham-Kent’s unsung heroes – for discovering this one.

C-K Police Chief Gary Conn, who already holds a masters degree, feels that an even higher designation of “Doctor of Education” is an appropriate addition for his job as police chief, and, what’s worse, C-K taxpayers will fund the entire amount of this education upgrade to the tune of $35,000.

Conn defends this expense by saying that his doctor’s thesis on “performance appraisals and their relevance to policing” will benefit his job and the local police service.

While nothing illegal or corrupt is taking place here, this latest discovery most certainly has a stench of inappropriateness to it. First off, I’m pretty certain that you will find C-K taxpayers are already paying a number of professional HR staff quite well to manage the task of performance appraisals.

Second, as John Cryder-

man has suggested, this expense is much more likely to benefit Chief Conn in his post-retirement career given that Chief Conn will only have to put in a few more years of service to reach retirement tenure after he completes the doctor’s program.

Thirdly, Chief Conn is the third highest paid public employee in Chatham-Kent, making over $215,000 annually (as per the 2018 Sunshine List) and the fact that these unreasonable levels of benefits are also provided is an absolute insult to the hard-working people of this community. (And please, save the horse doo-doo excuse about this being what it takes to keep or attract good candidates to the job.)

What should disappoint and concern taxpayers even more is the fact that these things do not happen in isolation or without others knowing. The Chatham-Kent Police Board, which exists to provide “civilian governance and accountability” approved this expense and is on record saying that the chief’s contract allows for not just one, but even

a second “personal development opportunity” like this per year.

This is the same “accountable” board that just recently approved an equally disturbing upgrade to Chief Conn’s personal vehicle – also provided for in his contract by taxpayers.

In an in-camera session – without the input or knowledge of taxpayers or even our elected council – they allowed the chief to upgrade from a Ford Explorer to a luxury Chevy Tahoe SUV. What?

Seriously?

Is this their version of “civilian” oversight and “accountability?”

OK, so the contract allows for a taxpayer-funded vehicle at a “reasonable cost” providing “suitable transportation,” but clearly these people – all of them – interpret these terms quite differently than us common folk.

(Editor’s note: Chief Conn is to receive a vehicle allowance, and will no longer have a company vehicle.)

A doctorate degree for a community police chief is no more a “reasonable” and “suitable” expense that Chatham-Kent taxpayers

should have to fund than a personal luxury SUV is. Neither of these benefits is necessary to do the job at hand, at least not to the extent they are being provided. Taxpayers expect accountability and responsibility, not entitlement and immunity.

There will be others in the proximity of “these people” that are either equal participants, enabling it to happen, or in knowledge of it and simply ignoring it. And there will be other people inside these public organizations who are trying or have tried to do something about it, I am sure.

It’s this latter group along with concerned citizens that need to step forward and raise their voices to bring about change. Contact your local member of council, call the mayor, write a letter, do something.

John Cryderman cannot do this alone. Let Chief Conn and his enablers know that this is not the kind of “culture” that C-K should tolerate or can afford. Remember, these people work for us, the voting taxpayer.

Rick Youlton Chatham-Kent

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Mother Nature can’t stop the cruising Youth Fest June 1 ticipate and learn the basics of juggling and plate spinning.

Families will also have a chance to learn about summer programs offered in Chatham-Kent as local organizations display their summer camp programs and activities throughout the park.

Parents will be able to meet with camp staff, ask questions, and take home information to help plan their summer activities.

Admission is free for the event.

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The CK Youth Festival returns to Tecumseh Park in Chatham June 1.

It will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is hosted by the Optimist Club of Chatham and CK Recreation.

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“We are the hot spot in Southwestern Ontario right now. We have the cheapest land costs,” he said. “The cost to open a business and the cost to live is very low compared to the rest of Southwestern Ontario.”

In terms of resident retention, Canniff said he has visited with students in schools, and about three quarters of them said they planned on moving away from Chatham-Kent when they graduate.

“They think there are too few jobs out there.

We need to educate them.

There are jobs in C-K. And with retirements, there will be many more,” he said.

He said he explained the realities to the students that opportunities are certainly available locally, and “after the discussion, virtually every one of them wanted to come back.”

Canniff said collectively we have to educate our kids that there are opportunities here in Chatham-Kent.

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Finding ‘Phantoms of the Past’ The event, which came to be known as the Demarest Rescue, began when a station agent in London Editor’s note: This is the second in a wired ahead to Chatham, reporting series on the history of Christ Church that a white American man had in Chatham, which is celebrating its boarded the train for Detroit, taking a young black child with him. It congregation’s 200th anniversary.

In September 1858, members of was feared that the child, Sylvanus the black abolitionist community in Demarest, was being kidnapped Chatham led a dramatic public pro- into slavery.

In Chatham, the word spread test against racial slavery. quickly, and when the train stopped for water in the east end of town, over 100 people July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 had gathered.

August 5, 12, 19, 26 They boarded • Learn to ride, groom, the train, and $ lead, saddle and care swept the child +tax for ponies and horses. away to safety.

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Students from Huron and Bath Spa universities recently toured Underground Railroad locations throughout Southwestern Ontario. Front row, from left, Andrew Gayed and Avery Parr; back row, from left, Emily Abbott, Patrick Kinghan, Dayna Vreman, Elise Geschiere, and Jake Mills.

were arrested. A costly legal defense followed, leading to their release.

The child was reunited with his mother, and the whole event made headlines in Chatham, in the UK, and in the pages of Horace Greeley’s New York Tribune.

A walk through downtown Chatham today provides no traces of this extraordinary event in the city’s abolitionist past. In the political climate of 1858, the Chatham rescuers took bold action that risked serious consequences to their safety, property, and reputation—this was an 1850s analog to the #BlackLivesMatter movement – and yet this action is not publicly recognized.

There is no visible trace of its memory – it has become a “phantom of the past.”

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For the third year in Chatham-Kent, the organizers behind Desiree’s Ride are helping victims of crime and honouring domestic violence victim Desiree Gallagher with a fundraising motorcycle ride and dance June 1 at the Royal Canadian Legion on Catherine Street in Blenheim.

Turning a terrible tragedy into an opportunity to help other victims of crime, Brantford resident Susan Gerth, Gallagher’s mom, is raising funds to

bring awareness to issue of domestic violence and raising money for Chatham-Kent Victims’ Services and the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre.

In memory of Gerth’s daughter, the ride raises funds for women’s shelters and victim services organizations in the communities where the ride takes place.

According to Gerth, Desiree was a beautiful, vibrant young 21-year-old woman with hopes and dreams. She attended Mohawk College and was

only five credits away from graduating the biotechnology program.

“On May 25, 2013, Desiree’s life changed forever, when Desiree became a victim of crime. She was brutally assaulted before falling seven stories from a balcony. Desiree survived, but sustained very serious injuries. She had her skull removed to relieve the swelling of the brain,” Gerth explained.

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Ride in support of victims of violence Continued from page 9

“She broke her spine in two spots and had a rod and 14 screws holding her spine together. She also broke her left arm, her right ankle had to be fused together and she was left blind and in a wheelchair.”

Her blindness was due to the brain injury she sustained from the fall, Gerth said and she remained in the hospital for over a year. After being released

from the hospital she went to stay at Participation House, needing 24hour care.

Justin Primmer, who assaulted Desiree, took pictures of her beaten face, which were found on his cell phone. He was sentenced to six months for assault causing bodily harm, but how Desiree went over the balcony is still an ongoing investigation. Gerth said the injury to her brain made it im-

possible for her daughter to recall the events of that day and Primmer claimed he was not responsible for her fall.

The first ride in Brantford in 2014 which she and Desiree’s Angels organized, Gerth said, was initially to raise money for Desiree’s rehabilitation and medical costs, resulting in $10,000 in pledges.

“After she passed away in 2013, we had another ride in the making so we

continued to plan, and also to ride in her memory. I’ve had some people come on board and we have a wonderful committee and registered Desiree’s Angels as a non-profit in 2016,” Gerth noted.

Now Desiree’s Ride has expanded to other communities, including Chatham-Kent, which had its first ride two years ago.

“This is really helping me a lot, keeping me

strong, trying to continue on each day. It’s been a nightmare but I have a bunch of wonderful people that are supporting me and tons of support from all over Brantford, her home town,” Desiree’s mom explained. “I think it’s really important that more awareness needs to be made out there for victims as well as services that are provided to victims of crime such as women’s centres

and victim services organizations.”

The motorcycle ride and dance registration starts at 11 a.m. with departure at 1 p.m. People interested in riding can pre-register online or the day of the event.

For more information about Desiree’s Ride, contact organizers at desireesangels@gmail.com or go to www.desireesride.com to register and get a route map.

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Wednesday, June 5: Music with Big Mike 2:00pm Friday, June 7: Entertainment: Jeremy Smith 2:00pm Saturday, June 8: Music with The Roses 2:00pm Tuesday, June 11: Entertainment: Gary McGill 2:00pm Thursday, June 13: Bill Maynard Sing-A-Long 2:00pm Monday, June 17: Entertainment: Richard Sennema 6:00pm Wednesday, June 19: Entertainment: David Walls 2:00pm

Thursday, June 20: Entertainment: Ryan St. Denis 6:00pm Saturday, June 22: Entertainment: Stuart Wicks 2:00pm Wednesday, June 26: Music with Ted 2:00pm Hudson Manor Retirement Living, 36 Lawson St., Tilbury.

Tuesday, June 4: Knitting Club 3:00pm Music by Bill Maynard 6:30pm Wednesday, June 5: Alzheimer’s Family Support Group 2:00pm Music Entertainment by Ralph Garlic 2:00pm Tuesday, June 11: Knitting Club 3:00pm Wednesday, June 12: Diabetes Outreach 8:00am-4:00pm Thursday, June 13: Hearing Clinic 10:00am Tuesday, June 18: Knitting Club 3:00pm Music: “Steve & Friends” 7:00pm Thursday, June 20: Music “The Pub Crawlers” 6:30pm Tuesday, June 11: Knitting Club 3:00pm Wednesday, June 26: Fifth Avenue Collection 1:00-3:00pm Monthly Birthday Party with music

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IODE gives boost to local groups

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en Chapter of the IODE in Chatham supported the community with two separate donations re-

cently.

The Chatham-Kent Hospice kitchen co-ordinator Karen Brooks went

to Windmill Cabinets to inquire about a new refuse container, and Cathy Reaume, an IODE member and employee at Windmill Cabinets saw a great opportunity to help out the CK Hospice.

“We had a metal cart for family members to bring back kitchen trays from the rooms but it was not fire code compliant and we needed something to replace it. We needed a place to put refuse and recycling as well,” Brooks said. “That particular item has been on our

wish list for a while.”

Reaume saw an opportunity for the IODE to help Brooks with the project, and Windmill Cabinets made the new refuse container to match the cabinets in the Hospice kitchen area.

The IODE also made a donation to the Chatham-Kent Student Nutrition Program run by CK Public Health in the amount of $3,000. Capt.

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St. Joseph Catholic School in Chatham will close at the end of June, as the St. Clair Catholic District School Board begins to move forward with the school consolidation plan approved by the Board of Trustees in March 2017.

All students and staff will be relocated to St. Ursula Catholic School, effective September 2019.

In 2017, the Board approved the consolidation of St. Joseph, St. Ursula and Georges P. Vanier Catholic schools in a new state-of-the-art school building to be located in south Chatham.

“Since that time, we have encountered some challenges in our search for suitable property for our new south Chatham school, which has delayed the project,” Deb Crawford, Director of Educationm, said in a release. “And in the meantime, enrolment at St. Joseph continues to decline

to a level that would mean two triple grade classes next September.

It is our goal to provide excellent Catholic education for all of our students.”

St. Ursula is large enough to accommodate all of the students from St. Joseph. Families will be contacted early in June

regarding transportation.

The change does not impact Georges P. Vanier Catholic School.

“Our goal for south Chatham has not changed,” said Crawford.

“We continue our search for property and hope to move forward with the second phase of school consolidation when all

of the south Chatham elementary schools finally come together in one brand new state-of-the art school building.”

The staff of St. Ursula and St. Joseph will begin over the next several weeks to plan for ways to bring the two school communities together.

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The My Invisible MS campaign is about raising awareness of the invisible symptoms of MS and the unseen impact of MS on quaility of life. The campaign will give a voice to everyone affected by MS to share their invisible MS symptoms and express what they want others to know and understand about MS, in order to challenge common misconceptions and help people undertand how to provide the right support. You can also use the theme of Visibility in other ways to acheive your goals.

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Sabourin recalls Blues’ previous dates with Lord Stanley

By Mike Bennett Contributing Writer

One of the most iconic moments in National Hockey League history happened 49 years ago, as old-time hockey fans vividly remember the sight of Bobby Orr flying through the air after scoring the Stanley Cup winning goal for the Boston Bruins.

One Chatham resident has a more unique prospective than the rest of us – he lived that moment.

Gary Sabourin was sitting on the St. Louis Blues’ bench, waiting for his first shift of overtime when Orr converted on Derek Sanderson’s pass from behind the net to beat goalie Glenn Hall just 40 seconds into overtime to give the Bruins a 4-3 win and a four-game sweep of the 1970 Stanley Cup finals.

Just as he scored, Orr was sent flying by Blues’ defenceman Noel Picard, creating one of the most memorable images in sports history – a play that will undoubtedly be shown throughout the 2019 Stanley Cup final telecasts in the rematch of 49 years ago between Boston and St. Louis.

“Sanderson goes in the corner, all of a sudden, there’s Orr,” Sabourin recalled the play.

“In those days, defencemen just didn’t fly into the slot to take a pass – and when I say fly, he could fly.

“It was just one of those plays, with all the talent Orr had, he could do it anytime,” said Sabourin, who had given the Blues a short-lived 2-1 lead with his

first goal of the series three minutes into the second period.

“We held Orr in check all series,” Sabourin said, as the Cup clincher was the only goal in the four games for the Conn Smythe winner.

“But he was always a factor.”

Sabourin and the Blues made it to three straight Stanley Cup finals as West Division champions, losing to the Montreal Canadiens in four-game sweeps in 1968 and 1969 before the ‘70 final against the Bruins.

“I think its great for the city, it’s quite accomplishment they’re back and I think they have a good chance to win,” said Sabourin of the current Blues.

Sabourin played 10 NHL seasons with four teams. After retiring, he moved his family to Chatham when he bought a Buns Master Bakery in 1982. He and his wife Nancy still call Chatham home 37 years later.

The history between Sabourin and Orr goes back to the 1940s.

Both were born in Parry Sound – Sabourin, now 75, in 1943 and Orr, 71, in 1948.

However, their hockey paths never crossed until 1963-64 when Sabourin played with the Kitchener Rangers and Orr was a 14-year-old rookie with the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey Association Junior ‘A’ (now the OHL).

“He went to the big time at 18 and I went to the minor leagues,” Sabourin laughed about their different routes to the NHL. Sabourin grew up

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about 40 miles north of ry Sound in Britt, a town didn’t have an arena.

“We didn’t have a car to go to Parry Sound, so my childhood hockey was on lakes and rivers when the ice was thick enough,” Sabourin said.

He didn’t play his first organized hockey game or skate in an indoor rink until he was 13 when his family moved to Blind River.

Sabourin made the local all-star team and also played with an intermediate team in the Blind River-Elliott Lakes Mine League.

After one year of Junior ‘B’ in Orangeville, Sabourin signed with the Guelph Royals of the Jr. ‘A’ in 1962-63, which meant he was property

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All proceeds will be going towards helping Victims of Crime and helping those in need.

Come out and support a very worthy cause.

It will be an incredible day filled with prizes, food and entertainment.

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• Open euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm. Everyone Welcome.

• Spectacular Spring Book Sale at the Chatham branch of the CKPL. All proceeds support library programs and services.

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

Tuesday, June 4, 2019 • Movie at the Chatham branch of the CKPL. Second Act (PG) staring Jennifer Lopez and Vanessa Hudgens will be shown at 2:00pm. All are welcome. $2 donation suggested at the door.

• Open euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. All Welcome.

• Meal (5:15pm-6:30pm), open darts (7:30pm) and Catch the Ace (drawn at 6:30pm) at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Choice of liver & onions, roast beef or fish & chips for $10. Everyone Welcome.

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 • Pepper (1:00pm) and fun darts (7:30pm) at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

Everyone Welcome.

• Spectacular Spring Book Sale at the Chatham branch of the CKPL. All proceeds support library programs and services. 10:00am-5:00pm.

• Broasted Chicken Dinner “Take Out Only” at Sprucedale United Church, 493 Victoria Ave., Chatham. Everyone welcome! 4:30pm-6:30pm. $20/adult, 12 and under $10. Purchase your tickets in advance 519-354-0060.

• Epilepsy Information and Fundraiser Dinner with proceeds going towards programs and services offered by Epilepsy Southwestern Ontario - Chatham Kent. 5:30pm8:00pm. Ten-Seven Cafe and Lounge, 595 St. Clair St., Chatham. Business Casual. Tickets include diner, raffle entry, epilepsy information session. 100 tickets available. www.epilepsyswo.ca. $25. Those with epilepsy free with code from Epilepsy Southwestern Ontario or Chatham Neurology Center. Contact Sandra Pidduck 519-365-5131 or sandra@epilepsyswo.ca for additional info.

• Origami for all Ages at Tilbury branch of the CKPL. Turn a float piece of paper into a work of art by learning folding techniques. Beginner level. Drop-in. 3:00pm.

• Teen dance at the Tilbury Arena in Ryder Hall, 49 Bond St., Tilbury. Dance open to students in grades 5-9. 7:00pm-10:00pm. All students must be picked up by an adult, parent, guardian. $5.00. Refreshments are available for purchase.

Saturday, June 1, 2019 • 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.

• Doggy Discovery Zone - Chatham Kent Animal Rescue fundraiser. 10:00am-4:00pm. 15364 Muirkirk Line, Muirkirk, ON. Free but each guest asked to bring one item for the Chatham Kent Animal Rescue and get a free photo with their furry friend. See our wish list at www. ckanimalrescue.com. Agility, fetch and frisbee games for prizes throughout the day. 5 acre fenced property with off leash zone, 5000 sq ft dog pool patio and agility equipment set up for you to enjoy.

Thursday, June 6, 2019 • Herb Your Enthusiasm. 6:30pm. Registration is a must!

519-351-1531. Converting discarded books into herb planters. We provide the supplies, you provide the enthusiasm.

•Join Vellinga’s Travel and Globus Family of Brands at the Active Lifestyle Centre, 20 Merritt Ave., Chatham at 1:00pm for a presentation for the upcoming 2020 Scotland, England and Ireland tour. 12 day trip jam-packed with fun from start to finish. Come with questions, leave with answers. Call 519-352-5633 to save a seat.

• Open euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm. Everyone Welcome.

Friday, June 7, 2019 • PA Day drop in at the Wallaceburg District Museum, 505 King St., Wallaceburg. 10:00am-1:00pm. Crafts, a new scavenger hunt. All welcome. Donations welcome.

• Free Movie Night at the Wallaceburg District Museum, Jeanne Gordon Hall, 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. All welcome, donations welcome, snacks available.

• St. Andrew’s United Church South Buxton is serving a broasted chicken strawberry supper at the Merlin Community Hall, 150 Aberdeen St., 5:00pm-7:00pm.

Tickets $25/adult, students 6-12 $5. For tickets phone 519-689-4408 or 519-689-7767.

• Free PA Day program at First Reformed Church, cnr of Lacroix and Indian Creek Rd., Chatham. 8:30am-3:30pm.

Ages 4-10. Featuring Johnny Hopman, ventriloquist and voice illusionist & Petsmart (small animal care) Crafts, music, stories, exercises and sports. Lunch and snacks provided at no cost. Call 519-351-0046 for early registration as space is limited. 1strefrm@ciaccess.com.

• Spectacular Spring Book Sale at the Chatham branch of the CKPL. All proceeds support library programs and services. Fill a bag for $5.00. 10:00am-4:00pm.

• Free PA Day Open Swim sponsored by The Rotary Club of Blenheim. 1:30pm-3:00pm at The Gable Reese Rotary Pool, Regent St. in Blenheim. Everyone welcome.

• Campbell A.M.E. Church, corner of King St. E. & Prince St. S. (downstairs) are having a roast beef dinner with all the trimmings. 5:00pm-6:30pm. The dinner is to support the needed new parsonage roof. $20/adults, $10 for under 12. Advance tickets appreciated. Call 519-352-0134 or 519-358-1219. Eat in or take out.

Saturday, June 8, 2019 • IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s. With no cure in sight, we need to raise funds to continue to offer our support to programs and services. Please register in advance at walkforalzheimers.ca or call 519-352-1043 and speak to Crystal D.

• Guatemala Fundraiser at Glad Tidings Community Church, Blenheim from 8:00am-1:00pm. Vendors, crafts, book, yard sale and bake table. BB, dunk tank and more.

• All former cadets, officers, and civilian instructors are invited to the 2861 RCEME Cadet Corps 50th Anniversary Alumni Reunion (fellowship/dinner) at 1800hrs (6:00pm) at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 143 - 1570 Marantette Ave., Windsor. Members free, guests tickets are $10 each. To register visit: Facebook 2861 RCEME 50th Anniversary or contact Phil Ouellette at 519-819-9788 or bodocomo@hotmail.com

• Jubilee Chorus and Friends present “Let Everything That Has Breath”, a musical festival at 7:00pm in St. Andrew’s Church (85 William St S, Chatham) 65-voice choir along with guest musicians playing organ, piano, orchestra and full percussion will inspire you. An offering will be graciously collected, the proceeds of which will go to support a local charity.

• Summer meat draw (4:00pm-6:00pm) and dance (4:30pm-9:30pm) featuring Allen James. At The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome.

Sunday, June 2, 2019 • “Afternoon Tea Party” from 1:30pm-3:00pm. Held at Blessed Sacrament Hall, 145 Victoria Ave. Tickets available at St. Ursula & St. Agnes Church offices. Tickets in advance only $20. Dress your Sunday finest.

FREE TUTORING - Every Tuesday night from 5:30pm-7:30pm at First Reformed Church.

For info call Betty at 519-354-8902.

CK Metal Detecting Club. Last Thursday of the month.

Erickson Arena. 7:00pm. Guests welcome.

Kent Coin Club. Third Wednesday of the month.

Library at John McGregor Secondary School. 7:30pm.

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Sports

Chatham man recalls his time battling the Bruins Continued from page 15

The Royals became the Kitchener Rangers the following season as Sabourin had 30 goals, 60 assists and 90 penalty minutes in his two years of Jr. ‘A.’ The next year, Sabourin was assigned by the Rangers to St. Paul, Minn., of the Central Hockey League where he played for three years with Fred Shero as his coach.

The team moved to Omaha in ‘6667, an important year for minor leaguers such as Sabourin, with the NHL expanding from six to 12 teams in ‘67-68.

Sabourin was disappointed he wasn’t selected in the expansion draft but moments after the last selection, he was traded – along with Bob Plager, Tim Ecclestone and Gordon Kannegiesser – to St. Louis for defenceman Rod Seiling.

Sabourin did not make the NHL team out of training camp and was sent to the CHL farm club in Kansas City.

Shortly after Scotty Bowman was promoted to head coach of the Blues in November, Sabourin was called up to St. Louis, along with another forward named Frank St. Marseille, who played for the 1963-64 Chatham Maroons team in the International Hockey League.

The Blues finished third in the ‘6768 West Division, beat out the Philadelphia Flyers and the Minnesota North Stars, both in seven games.

The expansion Blues were swept by the Canadiens in the finals, but what people forget is all four games were decided by one goal – 3-2 in overtime and 1-0 in the first two games in St. Louis, 4-3 in overtime and 3-2 in the final two games in Montreal.

Sabourin’s only goal came in Game 4, giving St. Louis a 2-1 lead in the second period – a feat he would duplicate two years later against the Bruins – before the Canadiens rallied for the 3-2 Cup-clinching win.

The Blues swept both the Flyers and Los Angeles Kings in four games for a return trip to the finals in 1969 only to become victims of a four-game sweep by the Canadiens again – a pair of 3-1 decisions at the Forum, 4-0 and 2-1 in St. Louis.

The Blues were simply overmatched by the Canadiens, whose back-to-back Cup rosters featured future Hall of Famers Jean Beliveau, Henri Richard, Serge Savard, Yvon Cournoyer, Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lapointe, Jacques Laperriere, Dick Duff, Rogie Vachon and Gump Worsley.

The Bruins were no slouches either, led by future Hall of Famers Gerry Cheevers, Orr, Esposito and Bucyk.

“We had a lot of young guys, like myself, who were thrilled to be in the finals,” Sabourin said.

He said the older Blues who had

won Stanley Cups earlier in their careers – Dickie Moore, Glenn Hall, Al Arbour, Red Berenson, Jimmy Roberts – did not have the same ‘awe’ factor as the younger players.

“You didn’t want to think you couldn’t win, but in the back of most of our minds, we knew it was going to be tough,” Sabourin said.

“We weren’t happy the way any of those series went, it would have been great to win a couple of games but we just didn’t have enough talent to beat those teams.”

Sabourin spent four more years in St. Louis before playing one season each with the Toronto Maple Leafs, California Seals and Cleveland Barons, as major knees injuries ended his NHL career.

Sabourin, a gritty right winger who never shied away from the physical side of the game, finished his NHL career with 169 goals and 188 assists for 357 points in 627 games, with 397 penalty minutes.

He had 19 goals, 11 assists and 58 penalty minutes in 62 playoff games, all with the Blues.

After retiring, Sabourin and his wife Nancy moved to Chatham with kids Susan, Laura, Amy and Kevin when he bought the Buns Master Bakery on Riverview Drive.

“We didn’t make the money they (NHLers) are making today; I had to find something do to because we had four kids to provide for,” Sabourin said, as he chose Chatham over two other possible locations to buy a Buns Master franchise.

After a couple of years on Riverview, they moved the bakery to a plaza on the corner of Wellington and Centre streets across from the ‘new’ Downtown Chatham Centre, where the business flourished.

They were in the process of selling the bakery when a fire that started in a neighbouring business destroyed the entire plaza in March of 2011.

The Sabourins still call Chatham home, even after losing the bakery.

“Chatham has been a great place to raise a family,” said Sabourin, as he and Nancy spend parts of the winters in Florida and summers at the family cottage in Britt.

They also take great pride seeing their children prosper in their chosen professions and raising families of their own.

Sabourin said he is excited by the Blues’ playoff run and hopes they can bring the Stanley Cup to St. Louis, 49 years since their last trip to the finals ended in disappointment at the old Boston Garden.

“They can hit with Boston, maybe they can’t score as much but I think they have as good of a defence.”

And if the Blues win, Sabourin will finally get the last laugh with Orr the next time the boys of Parry Sound get together.

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