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Members of the North Buxton Community Church worshipped inside the historic church for possibly the final time Sunday. The members were told they must vacate the church by July 1, as it is owned by the British Methodist Episcopal (BME) Church of Canada, an organization the local group broke away from 15 years ago. After some back and forth debate recently, the BME organization opted to ask the North Buxton group to vacate the church. But, according to recently published reports, lawyer Steve Pickard has offered his services to fight the legal battle on the local group’s behalf. Church member Bryan Prince said he was stunned when he heard of the decision by the conference to kick the congregation out of the church. “It’s just unbelievable. It’s heartbreaking,” he
said. As a result, this past Sunday was to be their last day of worship in the 151-year-old venue. According to parishioners David and Joyce Middleton, the BME Conference – the organization that oversees all BME churches in Canada – has an alternative use planned for the church. David said the North Buxton Community Church left the BME Conference in 2003, due to a difference of opinion. Both sides hired lawyers, the ownership of the church was discussed, but after some back and forth communication over the matter, it was dropped. But recently, the administration of the conference changed, and the issue resurfaced. “We were approached, and they indicated the conference owned the church,” David said. “We were given three options – rejoin the BME Conference, lease the church, or vacate.
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“We met to see if we could work out some of the wrinkles. It didn’t work out well.” In fact, it went so poorly that the option to lease was revoked. After the local group investigated the ownership issue and were advised they had little legal ground on which to stand, it returned to seek the opportunity to purchase the church and adjoining cemetery property. “We asked if we could purchase. We were turned down,” Joyce said. “We asked if we could lease it. We were turned down.” She said the North Buxton group didn’t initially take up the offer of the
lease, as it instead pursued the possibility of ownership. When that failed, they reverted to the lease concept and were met with shaking heads. “We were never given a reason. It was just taken off the table,” David said. Joyce said it was about that time that the local group learned the BME Conference had an alternative use for the property. Prince said he wonders what the alternate use would be. “Who would want the Buxton Church other than Buxton people? We just don’t understand what their motivation could be,” he said. Dr. Chester Searles, gen-
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North Buxton Community Church members, from left, Bryan Prince and David and Joyce Middleton are seen inside the church, which the British Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada is trying to take back.
eral superintendent for the BME Conference of Canada, did not return calls from The Voice. But previously published reports indicate the BME Conference could use it for religious retreats. David said the loss of the use of the church would
be a blow to the community, but isn’t the end of the world. “We have space in a community room at the museum and we have an outdoor pavilion we can utilize in the summer,” he said. That museum, according to Prince, whose wife Shannon is the museum’s curator, may have been part of what piqued the BME Con-
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ference’s interest in the property. “They thought the museum and park, which is on the adjacent property, belonged to the church. They thought they’d be getting that as well,” he said. “We told them, for the second time, they weren’t getting the museum.” The BME movement actually began in Chatham-Kent in the 1850s. Rev. Benjamin Stewart of Chatham proposed that the AME churches in
Canada separate from the U.S. association and form their own church. That proposal was granted in 1856. At one time, the local church trustees actually owned the church, but in 1913, the ministerial for the BME Conference of Canada “wrote up a discipline and vested all of the BME churches in Canada under their umbrella,” David said. “It gave them ownership of the properties.”
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Over the Edge went over the top in terms of fundraising, as the event raised $92,000 and counting for the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent (CTCC-K) on Saturday. More than 40 participants took the elevator and then stairs to the top of the Hol-
iday Inn Express on Richmond Street in Chatham, only to hop off the side of the hotel and rappel down 10 storeys to the ground. Included in the group were superheroes – Spiderman and Capt. Positive were spotted at the event – as well as everyday people, and several folks who have or are making use of the treatment centre’s ser-
vices. Alex Hyndman went over in his wheelchair. Carson Grail, a CTCC-K member who has cerebral palsy, went over the edge with his father, Mike Grail, rappelling down beside him. Carson, who got turned around a couple of times during his decent, said he loved the experience.
“It was fun. I was scared,� he said. Mike said his son, who raised $4,600 for the event, was a bit nervous, but was proud of his accomplishment. He added he enjoyed the opportunity to go down at the same time. “I thought that Carson was going to go with an instructor. That I could do it was truly amazing,�
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Tyler Winker-Todina grins as he goes Over the Edge Saturday at the Holiday Inn Express as part of the fundraiser for the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent.
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Reading program launched on Walpole By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
Residents of Walpole Island First Nation had more than one reason to celebrate the coming of summer June 21 on National Indigenous Peoples Day. TD Summer Reading Club – Canada’s biggest bilingual summer reading program for kids of all ages, interests and abilities – was launched for the first time on First Nations land at the Bkejwanong First Nation Public Library, Walpole Island First Nations (WIFN). Designed to inspire kids to explore the fun of reading their way, TD Summer Reading Club provides kids access to free reading resources and activities all summer long. In 2017, more than 700,000 participated in the TD Summer Reading Club. Shane Kennedy, TD Vice President Market Leader, Southwestern Ontario, attended the launch on behalf of TD and was impressed with the enthusiasm from WIFN librarian Linda-Lou Classens and the kids for reading, saying the program was good match in the community. “It’s all about kicking off the summer and kicking off our summer reading program. It’s a big bang
registration we have across the country – Get Your Summer Read On – and we’re delighted this is the first launch on a First Nations community and we’re delighted to be here on Walpole Island as well,” Kennedy said. “We look for communities that have high engagement and lots of excitement and we couldn’t think of a better location than right here in this community. This happens across the country with 500 different libraries and we reach 11,000 children on our one day of registration so we’re really excited to be here today.” Classens, who is a passionate advocate of literacy and promoting a love of reading early on, said the community was very excited to host the summer launch of the program, and appreciated the event being filmed by Library and Archives Canada, who run the program nationally with TD as a sponsor. “I am really, really excited about our TD Summer Reading Club and any kind of children’s programming, but this what TD does; they fund every library in Canada. That is why this is so stellar. It’s the first time TD or Library and Archives Canada have ever done a launch in a First Nations
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community,” Classens said. There is a launch in French and in English each year for the program
across Canada, she noted, but this year marks the first launch in a First Nations community. Classens sits on the Na-
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anne Fortin, Program Manager at Library and Archives Canada heard her speak at an Ontario Library Association super conference. Thinking she was being contacted about an award she had applied for, Classens said being a part of the committee was better in the long run. “I can promote First Nations issues and small rural library issues to a wider audience,” she noted. “What came out of applying for that award was bigger than that because now we have local, provincial and national attention that is focusing on a First Nations library. Library and Archives Canada funded this launch and brought all their people in, and TD is a major sponsor and they helped out so much on a very special day here.” Known as the Linda-Lou the Library Lady to the kids in the schools and in the community, Classens said it comes naturally because she sees herself “as a teacher, an author, a storyteller and see all this as a natural fit.” The launch included lots of activities for kids, an Ojibway hymn and drumming, community members speaking on the importance of honouring their first language as well as learning others, and a speech from WIFN Chief Dan Miskokomon who advocated working as a team to educate children, and seeing reading as an enjoyable way to learn.
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Bkejwanong First Nation Public Library librarian Linda-Lou Classens cuddles with kids signed up for the TD Summer Reading Program while watching Captain Matt entertain the crowd as he searched for his magic story book. The day marked the first launch of the national program in a First Nations community.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2018
Travel costs revealed By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
After being asked to pay more than $600 for information on the total cost of overseas trips by the municipality, Chatham’s John Cryderman is happy to see the report brought before Chatham-Kent council for free. Cryderman filed a Freedom of Information request with the municipality in the spring after hearing Mayor Randy Hope speak about the return on investment on overseas trips. At that time, the mayor said travelling expenses totaled approximately $121,000 based on information he was given by administration. It was later clarified the information was only the mayor’s portion of costs since 2011. After being told the total fee to provide information on the overseas spending since 2006 would be more than $1,300, Cryderman appealed the amount, which was reduced to $633. The FOI request and costs were appealed to the office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner in April and was sent to mediation to resolve. “The enormous amount of time, resource and expense Chatham-Kent continues to incur by not disclosing has me perplexed,” Cryderman said of the staff decision to require an FOI request to get the information. The issue, according to Cryderman, was still not resolved, but in an e-mail from municipal clerk Judy Smith on Monday, he was informed a report on the full costs of overseas trips for the mayor and administration from 2011 to 2017 was included in the council package for the June 25 meeting. The report from Economic Development Director Michael Burton outlined the costs for the mayor and administration from 2011 to
the present in response to a request from Coun. Doug Sulman on the costs. The comprehensive report from Burton outlines where foreign investment was pursued and the results, both negative and positive, as well as what is still pending. For costs, Burton outlined the mayor’s Foreign Direct Travel costs from 2011 to present at $121,948.22 as the mayor reported. Economic development staff expenses, including transportation, accommodation, meals, translation services, consultants, delegation visit gifts and an “other” category totaled $316,332.81 in the same time frame. With those expenses, advertising, and delegation hosting expenses, the report puts the total at $632,963.74 less $126,009 in federal funding. The total average annual expense for pursuing foreign investment Burton reports is $72,421.98. While Cryderman said the report doesn’t go back to 2006 as he requested, he is withdrawing his FOI appeal with the province. “The information report for council responds to most of the scope of the FOI and subsequent appeal, in that, the appeal requested all costs from 2006 rather than from 2011 onward. However, the principal of the matter has been met – being open, transparent, accurate, complete and comprehensive involving taxpayers and council,” Cryderman said in his response to the news of the report to council. “No one should have to draw swords in order to have this information brought forward.” “I’m not condemning the mayor or anyone for looking overseas to grab investment, however, keeping the spending of tax dollars under the radar of council and the public does not sit well. I confirm notifying the IPC to withdraw any further action in this matter.”
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Sharing is simple The Municipality of Chatham-Kent did the right thing and brought a report to council on the full costing of foreign investment travel – the same information requested in a Freedom of Information filing back in the spring. What doesn’t make sense is why they were charging a private citizen an exorbitant fee, quoting $1,322 and hours of employee time to research, for a report done by one staff member that outlined all expenses for the mayor and economic development staff from 2011 to the present. According to Michael Burton’s report to council Monday night, he prepared the report himself, with no consultation with other departments. That implies he had the information all along. Why not just give the information to the citizen who asked for it? Why wait until an FOI request goes to mediation to make the information public? And why the ridiculous price tag? We’ve said it before and it bears repeating until the powers that be get it – the public should not have to go through the FOI dog-and-pony show to get information. The report from Burton is well done – very comprehensive and answers many questions – and now the public can actually see if for themselves on the municipal web site. The report was brought to council after Coun. Doug Sulman requested it, but that was long after the FOI process to get the overseas costs was started. The municipality gets hundreds of FOI requests a year, and it would be so simple to cut that number down by just giving the public access to information via its website or in communications to the public. We aren’t talking about frivolous information requests but legitimate inquiries into how our money is spent on very public programs. Mayor Randy Hope talked about how much the overseas trips cost and named a $121,000 figure. Rightly so, people questioned how only that amount was spent on the whole program. The total costs for the mayor and staff came closer to $600,000 before the federal grant is deducted, which gives us a better picture of how much is being spent. We don’t think that’s too much to ask to share information and save the municipality hours of time in figuring how not to share the information.
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Public access deserving for info Sir: In the battle between John Cryderman and C-K’s city hall, city hall and council are losing. Whether they realize it or not, their continued resistance to legitimate and legal requests for information raises all kinds of suspicion and concern, amongst even the most trusting taxpayer. But surely the people we have ‘leading’ this community must realize this – don’t they? Are they that naïve, or do they really have something to hide? The evasive action taken by city hall in response to Mr. Cryderman’s requests for travel expense details around Mayor Hope’s forays into Asia are particularly questionable. The very fact that this issue is still going on two years after it started and the Privacy Commissioner’s Office is now involved reflects very poorly on our municipal leadership. Their flimsy excuses about the availability of the expense details in question is nothing short of insulting. I work in a business and a job where travel expenses are incurred, and submitted with detail. That detail is not required simply
because of a unique company policy, it is required because Canada Revenue requires it be done this way. C-K accounting will not be exempt from this. And in relatively easy fashion I can ask to have these expense details looked up either by the time period that an event happened or by the event itself. Those expenses will detail mode of travel, food, accommodation and other miscellaneous expenses. I would bet my paycheque that C-K’s JD Edwards accounting system is equally capable of doing the same, and it won’t take 88 hours, or even 44 hours of staff time to get it. Throughout this entire ordeal it feels as if C-K officials have done everything possible to block Mr. Cryderman’s efforts, likely hoping he would give up his pursuit. Many in fact would have given up after originally getting quoted $1,320 (two employees time of 44 hours each at $30/hour) to compile the information. So why does city hall continue to dodge, stall, avoid and refuse? If nothing wrong has been done
and there is nothing to hide, there is no reason whatsoever for these evasive actions. So why is the information not being released? On the request for travel expense details, city hall basically has two options when it comes to responding to the request for information - a version of “Yes” or a version of “No.” “No” basically implies one of two things – you either can’t or you won’t produce the information and neither of these positons are optically appealing, or frankly, acceptable. They both suggest that city hall either follows no accounting protocol or they are spending our tax dollars irresponsibly to the extent that they have to hide it. There is only one way to clear the optics, and that is to provide the information. Again, if you have done nothing wrong, there is no reason to withhold the information. Continue to withhold it and you are demonstrating guilt. The situation is only exacerbated with Mr. Cryderman’s recent request for information pertaining to a previous council decision around
fire and ambulance services. Again, city hall seems to be doing whatever it can to not be transparent, despite Chatham-Kent CAO Don Shropshire’s statement that “We take our commitment to transparency seriously and our record demonstrates that.” Well, Mr. Shropshire, your office’s record in fact does not demonstrate that. City hall and the people that work there – including the mayor and council - would do well to remember who their employer is. You work for the public, and the public is people like Mr. Cryderman and me, and my neighbors across rural and urban Chatham-Kent. You are accountable to us, and taxpayers in democracies all over the world are getting fed up with public employees who seem to have lost sight of that. Their growing lack of accountability and sense of entitlement is offensive. This withholding of public information is a good example of that, and it’s nice to see someone like Mr. Cryderman refusing to accept it. Rick Youlton Chatham
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Entrepreneurs honoured By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
At the final Business After Hours event of the season, the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the C-K Workforce Planning Board, doled out entrepreneurial hardware to five people. Chad Berry, Michael Knight, Rachel Schwarz, Daniel Whittal and Angela Speller received accolades for their business efforts locally. Berry, who runs a self-titled photography business, said he only became serious about his photography skills about seven or eight years ago, and it wasn’t until just three years ago, he decided to pursue it full time. “Three years ago, I took more control of my life. Rather than work for someone else, I work for me,” he said. While he shoots a great deal of weddings these
days in Southwestern Ontario, it was landscape photography that initially gave him the shutter addiction. “I photographed my first moose and I was hooked,” he said. Knight, owner of Level Custom Designs, said he loves making high-end custom furniture in Chatham-Kent. The onetime corporate retail expert needed a change of pace. “I did store openings coast to coast. I was looking to get off the road,” he said, and wound up in the woodworking business. A little over a year ago, he opened his business. “I wanted more control. I’ve had good response locally,” he said. Speller, who also runs a self-titled photography business, said it’s been going strong for about five years now. “I couldn’t be more happy with what I do,” she said. “I love that I can do
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From left, Angela Speller, Rachel Schwarz and Daniel Whittal, Michael Knight and Chad Berry recently were honoured for their entrepreneurial spirit in Chatham-Kent. With them and presenting the awards is Cecily Coppola, chair of the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce.
this all in my hometown.” Whittal said his law firm has gone from operating out of his basement to an office space on Richmond Street, in the same building as Brio Academy, indicating there is large opportunity for growth
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Mitchell’s Bay bass tourney turns 5
By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
They may already be among us. It could be your neighbour, or a visitor from out of town. We’re talking about the 150 anglers who will take part in the fifth annual Mitchell’s Bay Open Bass Tournament July 6 and 7. Tom Beaton, one of the event organizers, said the anglers will often pre-fish Lake St. Clair as much as a week in advance of the tournament to get an idea where the hot spots are. And 80 per cent of the participants come from out of town. “A lot of them will pre-fish up to a week prior to the tourney. A lot of these guys are in our area for five or six days and they’re spending money while they’re here,” he said. They are here because the tournament continues to gather steam and hands out big prize money, Beaton said “The prize money is kind of second to none. We’re not taking any fees for promoting,” he said. “Typically, 150 per cent of the entry fee goes back to the anglers – 100 per cent of their entry fee plus another 50 per
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cent in prizes.” First place this year will receive a “healthy cash payout” and a 25-Horsepower Evinrude motor. Beaton estimates the prize package to be worth about $15,000. That’s up from the $12,000 package given out to last year’s victors, Matt King and T.J. McLarty, he said. Then again, everything’s up from last year. “Last year, we were still taking registrations at the anglers’ dinner,” he said of the social event the night before the tournament. Fifty-one teams took part last year. This time around, Beaton said the organization reached its 75-boat limit and had to turn people away. “This year, we maxed out nice and early, giving us lots of time to focus on other elements of the tournament,” Beaton said. “We’ll have to decide where we’ll go next year, whether we can accommodate 100 boats.” Beaton said organizers knew it would take some time for the tournament to catch on, but they are surprised how it has suddenly flourished. “Everybody is leery about the quality of a new tournament. They want to know it will be an annual event, not a one-off,” he said. “Everybody told us we’d have to
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put in a few years to make this a big, well-known event. That’s what happened. But it’s still a surprise.” He added it isn’t a surprise to the anglers, as the prize money, the commitment to live release and the fact the proceeds go towards upgrading the natural habitat in the community are of interest to the folks doing the fishing. “If you look at our testimonials on our web page (mitchellsbayopen.com), everything is positive,” Beaton said. It also helps that Lake St. Clair is a bass hotbed. “Lake St. Clair is definitely one of the best bass factories in all the Great Lakes. Bass fishing is the number two sport in all the Great Lakes, second only to salmon fishing,” Beaton said.
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“It’s habitat – there is lots of food in that lake and lots of areas for bass to wander around to fill up. You wouldn’t find that in the Great Lakes because of the deeper waters.” As many fish as the anglers catch, Beaton said organizers hope they all wind up back in the lake, healthy. “Our goal is always the protection of the fish. We want zero percent mortality. That’s why we use the live release boat, and have water weigh-ins,” he added. “We’ve also been on the lake to check the oxygen levels so we know where we’ll release the fish.” The tournament will also feature their children’s fishing event this year, where 20 kids will enjoy a day of chartered fishing and go home with a rod,
reel and fishing tackle. “We work primarily with the Canadian Tire Jump Start Program and the All For Kids Program administrated by the municipality. They take children who can’t afford to be enrolled in sports and assist them monetarily with entry fees to keep them active,” he said. “Hopefully they’ll pursue some angler interests when they are done with us,” he said. The kids will also have a guided nature tour of the area and their own barbecue. To help support the Jump Start Program, Beaton said there will be a food booth operating throughout the tournament. The public is welcome to attend, and take part in the live auction, sample the food and watch the weigh-ins.
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ers will now enjoy the use of a new family friendly field house/washroom facility at the Center for Community Services Soccer Fields on Grand Avenue and Lark Street. This new facility was a partnership between the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Health & Family Services, Chatham Youth Soccer Association and Community Living Chatham Kent. The need for a new
washroom building was identified to Chatham-Kent council in 2016 and funding in the amount of $466,427 was approved in 2016 and 2017. The soccer fields at the Centre for Community Services location sees on average over 1,200 users each week, so the new facility will be a welcome addition for all. The building consists of washrooms, storage room, canteen and shelter area, and will be open for use
during soccer and other community events throughout the summer months. The project also provides job learning skills through the canteen which is operated by Community Living Chatham-Kent. The family washroom will be open for the public use daily from May until September seasonally and the main washrooms will be available during the evening hours.
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New chapter promotes ability, inclusion By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
The Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) now has an official presence in Chatham-Kent and the goal of the group is to provide support, information and social activities for all its members. Run by co-chairs Dave Maxwell and David Lachance, the local chapter meets the first Monday of every month from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the United Way office on 425 Grand Ave. W. in Chatham. Based on a belief in ability, not disability, the local CCB chapter offers a variety of social and recreational activities based on the interest of its members. The organization also works to improve the quality of life for persons with vision loss through awareness, peer mentoring, socializing, sports, advocacy, health promotion and illness prevention. Locally, the chapter offers a
Getting Together with Technology session the second Wednesday of each month at the United Way office from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. The sessions help the blind and people with low vision explore access to new devices such as phones, e-readers, computer software and digital recorders with help from Matt Dierckens, a certified technology instructor. Supporting one another is a big part of the CCB core mandate, helping people living with vision loss through inclusion and individual mentoring based on shared experiences. “Our most important focus is the social aspect within the chapter, meaning we are there for support, social gatherings, and just all around socializing within the Chatham-Kent region,” chapter chair Dave Maxwell in a release. “This may include field trips, barbecues, and our meetings to discuss multiple subjects. The CCB Chatham-Kent chapter is
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The new Chatham-Kent chapter of the Canadian Council of the Blind is getting out in the community to let people know what they have to offer for folks who have visual impairments. The group set up a booth recently at Retrofest in Chatham and welcome new members to meetings the first Monday of each month.
a great place for all those that may be dealing with vision loss or have been visually impaired or blind their whole life, and are looking to get out and meet some new great friends that share the same experiences in life.” The local CCB chapter has a Facebook page under CCB – Chatham-Kent or for questions about the group or becoming a member, contact Maxwell by
Assistant fire chief jobs filled locally The Chatham Voice
Chatham-Kent Fire and Emergency Services (CKFES) has filled two assistant chief’s positions by hiring a pair of experienced local firefighters. John Praill, a 31-year career veteran, and Adam Walters, a 13-year volunteer firefighter with Bothwell station, will be assuming their duties with the rank of assistant chief on Aug. 8 and July 16 respectively. Both Praill and Walters are long-time residents of Chatham-Kent. After a career as a Senior Captain with CKFES, Praill brings with him advanced knowledge of firefighter operations including, Company Officer, Ice and Fast Water Rescue and Trainer Facilitator. Walters previously served
as the Deputy Station Chief in Bothwell. He holds a certificate in Fire Administration from Dalhousie John Praill University. He is currently an employee of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent in the Information Technology department. The department has now filled the two vacant assistant chief positions. “Our first goal for any hire is that they strengthen the service and help us continue to provide the best community safety we can,” said Fire and Emergency Service Chief Bob Crawford in a media release. “Both John and Adam will do
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that in their new roles.” John Norton, General Manager of Community Development Services, said adverAdam Walters t i s e m e n t s for the two positions went out across Canada. “It’s a testament to the training and professionalism of our local firefighters that they stack up well against those from across Canada,” he said. Crawford praised current assistant chiefs Chris Case and Phil Thorburn for carrying the load while replacements were found. “They’ve been putting in a lot of hours and have kept everything on an even keel.”
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The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is pleased to announce the addition of two physicians to the CKHA team. Dr. Sharareh Shokri joins CKHA as a Hospitalist and Dr. Asim Nimir joins CKHA as a Physician in Internal Medicine.
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Shokri worked as a Family Physician and Emergency Department Physician in Iran. In 1999, she immigrated to Canada where she completed her Family Medicine Training at the University of Toronto from 2004 to 2006. She then spent more than a decade as a Hospitalist Locum, for hospitals throughout Ontario including Brantford General Hospital, Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Kirkland and District Hospital and Cornwall Community Hospital. “I’m excited to be part of the team at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. I look forward to
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Med school gives local doc award The Chatham Voice
Local doctor Susan Munro recently received recognition from the Schulich School of Medicine. Munro, a local Family Medicine Physician, received the Schulich Award of Excellence for Faculty in Community/ Distributed Sites. The award recognizes outstanding faculty educators in Southwestern Ontario who display exceptional interest and enthusiasm for the learning needs of trainees of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. According to a release from the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Munro demonstrates her ongoing commitment to the education of trainees in her roles as Director of Medical Education with CKHA and Regional Academic Director with Schulich School of Medicine. “Teaching Family Medicine Residents, who choose our
Chatham-Kent site for training, has been a privilege for me and all the family doctors and specialists who are involved. Teaching helps us keep up-to-date and makes us better physicians. It is also very gratifying to see that many of our residents continue to practice in Chatham-Kent after completing our program. They work as our ER Docs, Hospitalists, Delivering OB Family Docs, Nursing Home / LTC Docs and community family physicians. This is so important for an area that, not so long ago, had great difficulty recruiting physicians,” Munro said in a media release. “I would like to thank my local colleagues and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University for their enthusiastic support in helping us develop such a successful program.” Munro is a founding member of the Thamesview Family Health Team and was
instrumental in developing the practice as a core teaching site for family medicine. She served as Site Director for the Family Medicine Residency Training program in Chatham-Kent for its first five years and she continues to provide mentorship and teaching to the medical students and residents. She has previously been recognized by the Ontario College of Family Physicians with an Award of Excellence. “Dr. Munro is a highly valued and respected physician at CKHA and within our community. Her demonstrated leadership, teaching ability and willingness to help learners makes her an exemplary role model and an educational leader,” said Lori Marshall, President & CEO, CKHA. “On behalf of CKHA, I extend my sincere congratulations to Dr. Munro for her ongoing commitment to CKHA and the healthcare community as a whole.”
Gardens on display
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Leaden skies didn’t stop garden enthusiasts from making the rounds of the Zonta Pond & Garden Tour in Chatham on Friday and Saturday. Kate and Brad Blonde opened their backyard to people, showcasing colourful flowers and plants, and unique outdoor décor including some hand-painted and carved gourds acting as bird houses. The tour is a major fundraiser for the work Zonta does in Chatham-Kent throughout the year.
Thompson seeks re-election The Chatham Voice
Trevor Thompson filed his papers last week to seek a second term representing the people of South Kent, Ward 2. He joins mayoral hopefuls Darrin Canniff and Alysson Storey. Council hopefuls in Ward 1, West Kent, are incumbents Bryon Fluker and Mark Authier, as well as Mark Pastorius. For Ward 2, South Kent,
Henry Svec and incumbent Frank Vercouteren have announced they are running. In Ward 3, East Kent, incumbents David VanDamme and Steve Pinsonneault have signed up to do it again. As for Ward 4, North Kent, Dylan McLay, Steven Scott and Joey Cyples announced their intentions to run. Up in Ward 5, Wallaceburg, Aaron Hall, Randy McNeil, Chris Glassford, Nicolas Cadotte and incumbent Carmen McGregor have filed
their papers. And in Ward 6, Chatham, incumbents Doug Sulman, Brock McGregor and Michael Bondy, Marjorie Crew, Larry Vellinga, James Thompson, Ryan Jackson; Chris June, Kirk Hooker, Drew Simpson, Les Banks and Karen Kirkwood-Whyte are running. John Mrnik, Bob Demers, Pierre Lambert and John Van Heck are seeking positions as school board trustees. This list is complete as of June 25.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS CANADA DAY! CHATHAM
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Fine-free summer reading for kids The Chatham Voice
Learning doesn’t stop when summer starts and it can be difficult for families to access the resources they need to keep children from experiencing the “summer slide.”
The Chatham-Kent Public Library wants children to read all summer long. That’s why when children join TD Summer Reading Club they can read fine free. This pilot project will make it easier for children to access library services
and will encourage them to check out more materials this summer. Beginning June 23, the first day of TD Summer Reading Club, families receive a fresh start at the library and existing fines on children and youth
materials will be waived as a one-time courtesy. Children, 0 to 15 years, can continue to read finesfree all summer as long as they have their own free library card. Across Chatham-Kent, the library will offer a
variety of free programs and activities to keep kids engaged in learning during the summer. When children join the Club, they will be encouraged to dive into areas that already fascinate them and explore new
ideas that spark their interest, through books, programs, and conversations. To find out more about programs and events for kids this summer at Chatham-Kent Public Library, visit www.ckpl.ca/kids.
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Chatham Terry Fox Run needs oversight The Chatham Voice
This year, hundreds of thousands of people across Canada will lace up to participate in the annual Terry Fox Run scheduled for Sept. 16, but Chatham’s run is in
need of new leadership. The Terry Fox foundation is seeking a new volunteer to chair the Chatham event, as the couple that was to oversee the event cannot commit due to work issues. In existence since 1982,
Chatham has hosted an annual Terry Fox Run and contributed more than $350,000 to cancer research. The Terry Fox Foundation will work closely with the volunteer chair and provide support,
training, and materials to ensure the success of this year’s Run. Thirty-eight years have passed since that cold April morning when Terry Fox set out on his Marathon of Hope on the easternmost edge
of our nation. In the ensuing years, millions of Canadians have followed in his footsteps to forge a uniquely Canadian event. If you are an enthusiastic and organized individual who possesses exception-
al leadership skills, and passionate about making a difference in the world, contact Kim Smith, Ontario Community Events Co-Ordinator, kim@terryfoxrun.org, 1-888-8369786 ext. 227.
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• 55th Annual Chatham-Kent Secondary School Graduation Ceremonies at 7:00pm at the Capitol Theatre, 238 King St. W., Chatham.
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 • Pepper (1:00pm) and fun darts (7:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.
• “All YOu Can Eat” Pasta Dinner fundraiser at the Active Lifestyle Centre, 5:00pm-7:00pm. $10/person. Call 519-352-5633 for tickets!
Thursday, July 5, 2018 • Open euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.
Friday, June 29, 2018 • Meal (5:30pm-7:00pm) and open darts (7:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Choice of liver & onions roast beef or fish & chips for $10.
Friday, July 6, 2018 • Mitchell’s Bay Area Association “2018 Canadian Tire Mitchell’s Bay Open Bass Tournament” at the Mitchell’s Bay Arena. 2 day tournament. Guaranteed 1st prize of $5000. Weigh-in 3:00pm-5:00pm. Silent Auction, 50/50 draw, food booth. www.mitchellsbayopen.com, www.bigfatbass.com, www. mitchellsbay.org.
Saturday, June 30, 2018 • Barbecue at Voice of Triumph Ministries, 135 Queen St., Chatham. Pastor Leona Segee Wright. 2:00pm-6:00pm. Chicken Dinner $13. Rib Dinner $15. Chicken and Rib Combo $20. • Meat draw (4:00pm-6:00pm) and dance (4:30pm-9:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. • Laughing Club in CK - laughing yoga is funny and stimulating exercises. Including stretchings, breathings and clappings. Welcome all! 10:30am (June-Sept) Blyth Park, 388 Tweedsmuir Ave. W. • 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. Sunday, July 1, 2018 • The Chatham Legion Br. 642, William & Colborne St., will be open at 11:00am to celebrate Canada Day. Food available on the patio. Entertainment by Tim McLean from 1:00pm-5:00pm. Monday, July 2, 2018 • Open euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. • 10th Annual Merlin Legion Family Fun Day from 4:00pm-11:00pm. Snacks served till gone. Merlin Fire Dept., Complimentary photos, inflatables, caricatures & magic, hot dog bbq, Zoo 2 You, face painters, karaoke, fireworks at dusk! Merlin Legion, Stanley St., Merlin. Tuesday, July 3, 2018 • Love to sing and want to be blessed each week? Come and celebrate all things musical with Jubilee Chorus, a multi-faith, interdenominational choir. No experience necessary, no auditions required! 7:30pm-9:30pm at St. Andrew’s United church (85 William St., Chatham) Call 519-397-3318 for info.
• Meal (5:30pm-7:00pm) and open darts (7:30pm) and Catch the Ace (drawn at 6:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Choice of spaghetti and meatballs, roast beef or fish & chips for $10. Saturday, July 7, 2018 • Mitchell’s Bay Area Association “2018 Canadian Tire Mitchell’s Bay Open Bass Tournament” at the Mitchell’s Bay Arena. 2 day tournament. Guaranteed 1st prize of $5000. Weigh-in 3:00pm-5:00pm. Silent Auction, 50/50 draw, food booth. www.mitchellsbayopen.com, www.bigfatbass.com, www.mitchellsbay.org. • BBQ on the patio at Br.642 Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham starting at 11:00am. Jerk Chicken with rice & beans, chicken caesar salad and lots more. Meat draw from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Dancing from 4:30pm9:30pm featuring Unity.
Magic Mike and the gang do it again It’s almost time to change Mike Genge’s name to Magic Mike. Genge, the executive director of the Foundation of the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent, had another successful fundraising idea come to fruition on the weekend. I’m talking about the Over the Edge event at the Holiday Inn Express where about four-dozen people rappelled down the side of the 10-storey building, raising more than $92,000 for the foundation in the process. The “Magic Mike” moniker might not be totally accurate, however, as the Foundation’s staff and board
Bruce Corcoran deserves a great deal of credit as well. The treatment centre is in the process of raising cash to build a new and larger home. It currently serves one in nine kids in Chatham-Kent.
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Ciara McLean Saturday, June 16, 2018 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home
Harold Kells 93, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home
Larry Chauvin 81, Thursday, June 21, 2018 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home
Hans Westendorf 93, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home
Jane Elizbath Cape 80, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home
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• Merlin Town Wide Yard Sale. Pick up a map of the village yard sales at the Merlin Friendship Club, 11 Erie St. S. from 8:00amnoon. To have your Yard Sale on the map call 519-689-4364 by July 4. CK Metal Detecting Club. Last Thursday of the month. Erickson Arena. 7:00pm. Guests welcome. Chatham Lawn Bowling - Come out and try three lessons free. Mention this and we will give you a coupon for the 2018 season. Tecumseh Park in Downtown Chatham. Every Monday starting at 1:00pm, Wednesday & Thursday at 6:00pm. Please arrive 15 minute early. Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com
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Film group doles out two scholarships The Chatham Voice
Two local students recently received $1,000 scholarships courtesy of the Chatham-Kent Film Group. Julia Ermers is from Blenheim District High School and is an honours student involved in many extracurriculars.
She will be attending Wilfred Laurier, majoring in film studies. She also hopes to attend the UBC Film studies third year program. Thomas Bayda-Presutto is a scholarship winner from UCC. Bayda-Presutto has taken as many film and communication courses at The Pines as
have been offered. He has been accepted to the Fanshawe College Film studies program. He enjoys editing films and has a special interest in video gaming films. The film group has been bringing independent films recommended by the Toronto International Film Festival for 20 years.
Ten years ago Jean Rossini and Cindy Storey recommended that the group should sponsor a deserving graduating high school student who wishes to study film at a post-secondary institution with a $1,000 scholarship. CKFG interviews prospective scholarship win-
Julia Ermers
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ners and decides who is worthy of a scholarship. If there is more than one who are truly interested and have been accepted
into their respective institutions, and the film group has the funds, the students will be accepted.
Funds will help build new treatment centre Continued from page 20
That support need is expected to increase to one in five by next year. The centre’s foundation has long held the Festival of Giving charitable event each April as a fundraiser for services at the treatment centre. It recently added the Festival of Golf to its list of events, where golfers pay $750 each to play a round of golf and stay fed and hydrated, win prizes and be very entertained. When Genge mentioned the price tag to play golf, I thought he had lost his mind. I was very, very wrong. The event is a hit, and raises tens of thousands of dollars each year. Over the Edge, however, differs from the other fundraisers, in that it is a very family-focused event. There was a carnival-like atmosphere, with bouncy castles, food vendors and more set up in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn Express to go along with the rappelling event. Families came and went all day long, checking out the thrill seekers who walked down the side of the hotel, and watching their own children as they played at the carnival. Genge is the figurehead of the fundraising brigade at the treatment centre. He certainly believes in the term, “go big or go home.” Nothing is ever small scale. But then again, Genge said
to me on the weekend that it’s just as much work putting together an event designed to raise $10,000 as it is for one to raise $90,000. Kudos to Genge and the gang for putting on another fun event and for always thinking big. To the edge, but not over
I had the opportunity on Saturday to get on the roof at the Holiday Inn Express to take photos. Genge asked if I wanted to go over and I politely declined (if “Hell no!” is polite). But getting strapped into a safety harness and getting tethered to the rooftop was interesting. I’m not afraid of heights (Mary Beth is, however), so I was the guy to cover Saturday’s event. The Over the Edge guys, such as site and safety supervisor Ron Green, were great to deal with, letting me get close for my photos without getting in their way. Volunteers, such as Ike Erickson – who had to put up with me getting in HIS say periodically – were a treat to deal with as well. My hats off to the participants who let me take pictures of them at the moment they stepped over the side of a building. As calm as many looked, you could see the underlying fear/thrill in more than a few eyes. I felt very safe up there. But I can only imagine what it
would have been like had there been a stiff breeze or gusting winds. The kid is all right
The battle for prize money from a lottery win last fall has a new wrinkle, as the man who purchased the winning ticket but didn’t share the winnings with his thencommon-law spouse is now taking the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) to court.
Maurice Thibeault is suing the AGCO for $825,000 in damages. His ticket won $6.1 million in a Lotto 6/49 draw last fall, and he moved out on his now-former common-law spouse Denise Robertson of Chatham. The woman quickly sought legal help. The Ontario Lottery and
some furniture on the weekend, and give the kitchen floor a good cleaning. Suddenly we have our upstairs back to the way we like it again – well, except for the cat fur that seems to float by now and then.
The past few weeks, with so much of Mary Beth’s and my focus being on the move of The Voice office to 71 Sass Rd., we had not been so quick to clean up around the house. Enter the kid. Brenna quietly took it upon herself to set the tone at home. She recently cleaned her room – and I’m talking about a thorough cleansing of Please follow us on clutter and closet space. Facebook for more updates and details. Teens are well known for leaving clothes lying about, and even some dirty dishes. Brenna typically had clothes scattered on her floor. But as I type this, she’s kept things very clean in her room for more than Please follow us on a week. Facebook for more DATE ENTERTAINMENT updates and details. And she took the cleanliness a giant JULY 1ST Canada day! step further. As she Bob Gabriele & Dan Woods got out of school early due to exams starting last Thursday, Brenna Kyle Stuart JULY 15TH cleaned up clutter in the living room, the Tara Watts JULY 22ND bathroom and kitchen, complete with doing up leftover dishes from the First & Last AUG 12TH previous night’s dinner. To say we were pleasTH Reaume AUG 26 Come join usJamie at PELEE ISLAND WINERY antly floored when we
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got home would be an understatement. Brenna knew we were busy with the move and took it upon herself to raise her game at home to help. Mary and I (OK, mostly Mary) took the opportunity to move
Gaming Commission opted in December to pay Thibeault half the winnings, but held back the other half until the dispute is settled. According to the CBC, Thibeault is suing the AGCO for such issues as negligent investigation, and breach of fiduciary duty, as well as for various forms of damages.
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ACROSS 1 Hollywood’s Photo shopping? (Abbr.) 4 $ dispenser 7 Cheek by -11 Pilgrimage to Mecca 13 “How come?” 14 Overwhelms 15 Earthenware pot 16 Neither partner
Fun Stuff
17 Require 18 Westerns star John 20 Language of Pakistan 22 Grecian vessel 24 Red suit 28 Former Soviet republic 32 Zagreb resident 33 Computer brand
This week’s answers
34 Youngster 36 Christmas 37 Salvers 39 Topic 41 Blew hard 43 Greet the villain 44 Thing 46 Prank 50 Celebrity 53 Unopened flower 55 Noble title 56 Congers, e.g. 57 Unfriendly 58 Old portico 59 Ridge caused by a blow 60 With 61-Across, finis 61 See 60-Across DOWN 1 Food, slangily 2 Festive 3 Without doing anything 4 Plant bristle 5 Commandment starter 6 Gift from the wise men 7 She’s Betty in “Mad
Men” 8 Have bills 9 Tiny 10 “Acid” 12 New Year’s Day 19 Mess up 21 Calendar abbr. 23 Almond or pecan 25 Libertine 26 Body powder 27 Proofreading directive 28 Dog owner’s chore 29 Beige 30 Symbol on Canada’s flag 31 “Help!” 35 Place for 28-Down 38 Prepared 40 Feathery neckpiece 42 Subtraction from an account 45 Lots 47 Actor Donovan 48 Press 49 Dressed 50 Stitch 51 Golf prop 52 Everybody 54 Coloring agent
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AUCTION Features: Interesting art work, vintage wicker furniture stand, stamp collection, pinwheel crystal pieces, Noritake dish set, Romantic Kent by Victor Lauriston and follow up book, quilt tops and lots more interesting items.
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