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Centre in Toronto is the only other facility offering an online treatment Jennifer Lebert had no program.

Helping launch and deidea COVID-19 would bring her an unexpected liver the virtual approach dovetails with Lerbert’s gift.

The Windsor resident, background teaching and idled from her job as a training others.

“I do have trainer for a lot of exa large tele- “I do have a lot of perience c o m m u - experience with youth with youth n i c a t i o n s and seniors. I am and sec o m p a n y, niors,” she found her- comfortable with them explained, self volun- being uncomfortable.” teering to - Westover’s Jennifer Lebert adding her niche is help people access 12th Step recovery helping people who don’t understand technology. meetings online.

“I am comfortable with In recovery herself, she quickly discovered she them being uncomforthad a passion for the job. able,” she said.

With a September Now, a year later, Lebert is laying the groundwork launch target, Lebert and for Westover Treatment the Westover team have Centre’s new virtual four- their work cut out for week substance abuse them.

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The Thamesville-based Brush said the time is program will be the sec- right to offer a full online ond of its kind in Ontar- treatment program.

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News

Jobless rate stays low in C-K

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

The municipality’s unemployment rate in May is a shadow of its former self.

A year ago, our jobless rate was at 12.5 per cent. But this May, it sat at seven per cent, according to the latest federal figures.

The seven per cent rate is unchanged from April, and con-

tinues to trend are a reflection below the fed- “Prior to COVID, our indus- of where the eral and pro- tries and businesses were municipality vincial rates of really strong. We had been was at before 9.3 and 8.2 per running below provincial the pandemic. cent respec- (unemployment) rates. Com“Prior to tively.

COVID, our Director of ing out of the pandemic, it’s industries Economic De- maintaining.” and businessv e l o p m e n t - C-K’s Stuart McFadden es were really Stuart McFadstrong. We had den said the strong numbers been running below provincial

(unemployment) rates. Coming out of the pandemic, it’s maintaining,” he said.

Mayor Darrin Canniff said although the recovery is real, not all sectors are recovering at the same rate and more work needs to be done.

“What these figures tell me is that council’s direction to support community growth through everything from busi-

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ness development to infrastructure through housing are moving Chatham-Kent in the right direction,” he said in a media release.

McFadden credits the positive job figures to the local businesses, as well as the diversity of industry and business now in Chatham-Kent.

“I believe our base is more diverse today than it once was.

We learned from the past.

Having all your eggs in once basket is not a good plan,” McFadden said, referring to how tied to the automotive sector Chatham-Kent was and when Navistar left town, it had a far-reaching impact on the local economy.

“We’re trending towards smaller boutique-like manufacturing shops. We’re seeing a nice diversification of the economy,” he said.

McFadden said in addition to the unemployment rate, a number of other key indicators are moving in the right direction.

“The number of employed persons has increased by 8,000 year over year while the number of unemployed has decreased from 5,800 to 3,700 during the same time,” he said. “We continue to hear from employers who are having challenges finding a labour force that matches their needs. By continuing to promote local growth, especially in housing, employers can bring in the workers they need to remain competitive in their market.”

Chatham-Kent Chief Administrative Officer Don Shropshire said economic prosperity is a top priority of municipal council during this term.

“Prosperity provides the resources we need to achieve our other goals of increasing our population and providing a healthy and safe community where we can focus on people and culture and environmental sustainability,” he said. “It’s all part of moving our community in the direction we need it to go.”

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12th Step program online Continued from page 1

The pandemic turned the traditional route of 12th Step programs on its head, as meeting places were closed to the public.

Many turned to Zoom meetings online.

Brush said a major challenge of the new program is successfully transferring the knowledge gleaned by Westover over the course of decades of successful residential substance abuse treatment into an online platform.

He is confident in Lebert and the rest of his staff to develop and support the program.

“I’ve got the talent and the technology,” Brush said, adding the treatment centre has invested heavily in technology since the start of the pandemic.

Westover already offers some programs online. A weekend family program for family and friends of people in recovery, a bi-monthly women’s recovery program and a recovery support aftercare program are already in place.

This past June, the recovery support meetings

alone provided 67,000 minutes of meeting time.

Brush said the new online program can provide access to people who aren’t suited for residential treatment, or who can’t access it, such as single parents or people with a disability.

It also eliminates geographical barriers, allowing people from far afield to attend virtually.

However, the new system comes with its own unique problems.

Determining whether a person is staying clean while attending online is an added challenge, Brush said, but in the event counsellors think someone is abusing a substance while attending, they have the ability to close the “virtual door” to assess the situation.

Brush, who sits on the Ontario Health Teams for both Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton, said the online treatment model is being well received by health-care professionals.

“I think we’re on the cusp of something really remarkable,” Brush explained. “I believe there’s

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Jennifer Lebert is leading the effort for Westover Treatment Centre’s development of a virtual four-week substance abuse treatment program.

he plans to plow ahead “It’s an addition to what you’re doing is taking out endless potential.” we do,” he said. “All the room and board.”

Lebert is in agreement, nonetheless. adding she’s enthusiastic about the possibilities.

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News

A fine-tuned crutch-jo crutch-jo.

That’s right, he turned a cast-off medical crutch into an electric guitar.

And what better item to use as the slide than an old brown medicine bottle?

Marentette is no stranger to making instruments out of odds and ends. He’s

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

It is said one man’s junk is another man’s treasure, but for Chatham’s Noel Marentette, that junk emits music.

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This time around, the crutch called to him. Marentette said he was out for a morning drive and noticed a crutch sticking out of a trashcan. He went back, grabbed it and took it down to his workshop.

“I came across it and saw the possibilities. I could see strings on it and a tuner,” he said. “I added a pickup and a bridge. A cheese grater worked perfectly to anchor the tail.”

Who else thinks of using a piece of a cheese grater to hold the strings in place? And who else puts the tail of an instrument at the head?

It works.

With the crutch guitar, the tail is at the bottom end of the crutch, which would normally make contact with the ground for a person using a crutch as a, well, crutch.

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“We all need to appointed big brothers, Hunter and Keaton, lean on music in as well as his grandparents Bob and Mary Ellen tough times,” he (Drew) Myers and Arch and Leslie (Brinkworth) said.

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Marentette said he’s been making unique instruments for the better part of a decade.

“I got interested and researched early stringed instruments. As a musician, I was taken in on how different areas of the world came to make these instruments,” he said.

He’s even made an instrument out of beer cans.

“It was just an ongoing learning experience and hobby. I took beer cans, opened them up, put some fishing lines on them, a neck, and away you go,” he said.

He’s also made a bedpan guitar, so the crutch instrument is not his first foray

into health-care-based instrument creation.

“I’m always looking to up-cycle something. I go looking to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear,” Marentette joked.

Marentette said some of his creations are in his family, while he’s sold others. His instruments can be found as far away as the Muskokas, Detroit, and even the Philippines and Australia.

“They’re eye candy,” he said. “People just like looking at weird, different stuff, especially homemade, up-cycled stuff.”

But all his creations are playable. Some might just take a little getting used to.

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Home sweet home As the flow of fully vaccinated U.S. citizens opens in a few days, Canadians aren’t quite cleared to head south just yet.

With COVID-19 cases continuing to creep upwards yet again, and Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, warns the Delta variant could take the nation into a fourth wave.

Furthermore, the province won’t up things up any further until the province does better. In order for Ontario to move out of Step 3 of the Roadmap to Reopen, the provincial government needs to have at least 80 per cent of people aged 12 and up with a first dose of the vaccine, and 75 per cent must have a second dose. On top of that, no health unit with less than 70 per cent of people fully vaccinated.

As of July 30, the Chatham-Kent Public Health unit figures showed we had 75 per cent of people 12 and up with a first dose, and 65 per cent with a second dose.

We’re not there yet.

And vaccinations have slowed way down.

So, for anyone not vaccinated yet, we yet again encourage you to get your shots.

As for those of us who are vaccinated, a staycation is probably the best bet this summer.

Alberta and British Columbia, for example, are seeing COVID numbers climb again. Heck, the Alberta government has removed quarantine restrictions for close contacts of people who test positive for COVID. In the middle of this month, the plan is to not force people to isolate in Alberta if they test positive for COVID, and masking won’t be required in schools.

Yeah, home, sweet home.

Ontario is seeing a rise in the number of cases. We have too many here in Chatham-Kent these days, but Toronto is, as usual, leading the way in new cases.

It’s a summer to enjoy all that Chatham-Kent has to offer, it seems, bearing social distancing and other COVID protocols in mind.

Let’s work to get through this together, and support local businesses along the way.

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Tilbury Manor worth saving Editor: The private, for-profit business that owns the Tilbury Manor LTC has received a new 30-year licence and permission to move the 75-bed home from Tilbury to Belle River, where another 80 new beds will be added.

Permission was granted by the Ontario government. Ford’s government has been quietly granting new 30-year licences and new bed allotments to many LTC homes province-wide, mostly private, for-profit homes, and even those whose COVID-19 records were abysmal.

The president of Arch Capital Corporation stated on July 15, “Ontario needs more high-quality long-term care space for seniors, and as investors we are helping to fill that

need.”

Michael Missaghie then followed with, “We’re proud of the excellent, resident-centred care we provide through our long-term care homes.”

Something does not sit right with that statement.

Current residents of Tilbury Manor will be able to choose where they are transferred: either to the new home in Belle River or elsewhere; those that wish to remain close to their home community will have difficulty doing so as there are presently no open, available LTC beds in Chatham-Kent.

Arch Capital Corporation is a capital investment business whose goal is to make money. They have acquired multiple LTC homes in recent years

for that purpose.

Obviously there is more money to be made in a larger LTC home in Belle River. But that does not make this move more palpable to residents in Tilbury Manor, or Tilbury and its rural catchment area, or to people in Chatham-Kent.

Seventy-five LTC beds will be lost in Chatham-Kent, at a time when Baby Boomers are reaching an age when they might require LTC. The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, who has developed a rural health program and a gerontological program, will be faced with many elderly patients with nowhere to go after hospital discharge.

The staff at Tilbury Manor has apparently been

offered positions in the new home, but nothing has yet to be signed.

Chatham-Kent will lose a LTC home, leaving only six in the municipality.

Most importantly, the residents and families of Tilbury Manor are losers in this money-making scheme. Elderly people often suffer confusion, anxiety, depression, loneliness and worse when they are moved from one place to another. Family members may be unable to drive to Belle River to visit; there is no taxi service or public transit in this area.

The MPP for Chatham-Kent Leamington, Rick Nicholls, has not presented any viable ideas to help his constituents.

C-K council has failed to come up with any solutions.

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News/Opinion

Funding will fuel surgeries

By Pam Wright Contributing Writer

The number of surgeries at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is on the rise.

According to Chief Executive Officer and President Lori Marshall, the hospital hopes to hike elective surgeries 20 per cent above pre-pandemic rates.

A recent influx of cash from the province should help.

Last week Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Monte McNaughton and Chatham-Kent-Leamington MPP Rick Nicholls jointly announced an additional $3.2-million in funding for the hospital.

It marks a 2.6 per cent increase over the $122 million received from the province for 2020-21.

Marshall said the money will be funnelled towards surgical renewal in an attempt to clear hundreds of backlogged procedures cancelled due to the pandemic.

It will include 98 additional hip and knee surgeries.

“We’re very pleased and happy to be receiving this funding from the government,” Marshall said in a recent press briefing, adding it allows the hospital to better serve the community.

But how quickly surgeries move forward also depends on the availability of surgeons, anaesthetists and nurses, Marshall said.

In addition, some of the money will be directed towards Wallaceburg’s emergency department and medical beds, as well

Fight to save Tilbury Manor Continued from page 6

The people of Tilbury, its rural catchment area and indeed all of Chatham-Kent rely on local government and their MPPs to fix or resolve problems and to improve their lives.

The CK Ontario Health Team, created by the Ford government, is not thinking proactively about Tilbury and its rural catchment area. Where is the concern for all residents of Chatham-Kent?

I urge all residents of Chatham-Kent to contact

Nicholls’ office by phone, e-mail or in person to support Tilbury Manor.

Flood your councillors phone calls and e-mails to encourage them to dig deeper to save this LTC home.

The local advocacy group, Tilbury Area Action Team is spearheading this fight. If we all work together, Tilbury Manor will be rescued.

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Starting the second week of August, CK Public Health will transition vaccine distribution from the mass vaccination clinic at the John D. Bradley Centre to smaller, community-based pop-up clinics throughout Chatham-Kent.

The last scheduled vaccination clinic at the Bradley Centre location is slated for Aug. 7.

“I heartily thank the many staff, community partners and volunteers that brought the Bradley Centre Clinic to life,” Dr. David Colby, medical officer of health for Chatham-Kent, said in a release. “Our work

at the mass vaccination clinic has been critical to getting our community protected from COVID-19.”

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“Although the mass vaccination clinic is closing, there is still much work to do,” Colby said. “Chatham-Kent’s youth have one of the lowest vaccination rates in the province.”

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“The effort our local agricultural societies put into these events make them an unwavering staple in our community,” said Monte McNaughton, MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, in a media release. “I’ve been going to fall fairs, like the Ilderton, Forest, and Glencoe Fall Fair, with my family for years.

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Local businesses jump at offer for free banners Instant Print gives back to C-K businesses

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

As a way of showing support to fellow local businesses, a local print shop offered free banners recently.

Dave Dawson of Instant Print just didn’t realize how popular they’d be.

“I went into it thinking we might get a couple of dozen or so, but we hit 25

within the first three or four hours (of announcing the offer),” Dawson said. “It was a wonderful reaction. We’re pushing close to 40 banners.”

He said many of the designs were finished by the end of last week, and several banners had already been completed.

“It’s a chance to help out the local businesses.

They’ve been very good to us over the years,” Dawson said. “It’s not much, but we can give them a chance to welcome back their customers. The main thing is to be able to help out the local business community.”

The banners are two feet by six feet, and feature

a company’s logo and a slogan. Businesses could choose between several different templates.

“We kept it simple, but there are some pretty good messages,” Dawson said.

Those include “Your Safety is our Priority,” “Thank You for your Support,” and “Thank You for Shopping Local.”

Dawson is happy to see the province in Step Three of reopening.

“You saw some of the restaurant owners and entertainment venue owners. Some sectors were hit the hardest,” he said. “We’ve been fortunate that we’ve been open right through.”

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Life’s a splash

Johnson steering board towards ‘new normal’

By Pam Wright Contributing Writer

Pam Wright/The Chatham Voice

Cassie Dawson and her daughter Lily Gould, 2, were busy making a ‘cold’ soup at the Dresden splash pad recently. It was a great way for the pair to beat the heat.

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Scott Johnson has his sights set on the ‘new normal.’

Whatever that may be.

Recently appointed as director of education for the St. Clair Catholic District School Board, the longtime educator will take the helm from Deb Crawford in October.

“As we return to school and face-to-face learning, I see a great opportunity,” Johnson told The Voice in a recent interview.

“I’m curious about the new normal,” he said, noting the system will need to adapt after the pandemic “flipped the world upside down.”

The past year saw students go through three provincial lockdowns, putting students outside schools more than they were in them, forcing students, parents and teachers into the uncharted waters of online learning.

Understanding how students coped during the pandemic and reorienting them to the face-to-face learning will be the pri-

mary focus of the first few weeks of school, Johnson said.

“As a Catholic system, we need to embrace everyone and meet them where they are,” Johnson added.

The new director is hoping school clubs and extracurricular activities will return, providing social opportunities and forge a pathway for students to work on social justice issues.

While Johnson believes his board did a fine job of adapting during the pandemic, he recognizes educators “still have a lot of work to do.”

The incoming director started his career in the Greater Toronto Area, where his first job after university was in corrections.

He spent five years working at a young offender’s facility before embarking on a 28-year career as a teacher.

He has spent the last six years as an education superintendent with the St. Clair board.

Johnson’s experience with troubled youth has

made him sensitive to students at risk of falling through the cracks.

“We want to support marginalized students,” he said.

Johnson said he didn’t begin his career with the idea of one day becoming a director of education.

“It wasn’t something I set out to do,” he added.

“One opportunity at a time presented itself and the timing just seemed right.”

Johnson said he works with an “incredible” team, adding he’s been honoured to work under Crawford’s leadership.

“Deb is an incredible leader and an incredible human,” Johnson said.

Board chairman John Van Heck said Johnson’s breadth of experience and leadership skills make him “well positioned” to lead the board into the future.

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Hospice volunteer honoured The Chatham Voice

The Chatham-Kent Hospice recently announced its 2021 June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Voluntarism winner – Louise Stalleart.

“Louise’s genuine and warm way of engaging with residents brings joy and healing while helping them contemplate their lives in a meaningful way. She has always been flexible and

generous with her time, inisce about their lives, providing comfort care and record memories to and companionship to share with loved ones. residents when they She takes care to creare in need of extra ate a comfortable and support,” Melanie Wattrusting atmosphere for son hospice volunteer the residents’ storytellco-ordinator, said in a ing, resulting in their media release. individualized “book”, Stalleart has also complete with title helped develop mate- Louise Stalleart page, written rials and policies for in the residents’ the “Living Memory” program, own words. Residents which allows residents to rem- and families have been

What is the new normal for schools?

By Pam Wright Contributing Writer

When it comes to COVID-19 and students returning to school there are more questions than answers.

Chatham-Kent Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Colby told a municipal press conference Thursday the health unit is awaiting direction from the province regarding backto-school protocols.

“It’s coming soon, that’s all I can say,” Colby told reporters, adding all health units Ontario are anticipating the news.

However, the window for a student to have a two-dose summer and become fully vaccinated is closing with the new school year set to begin Sept. 7.

A four-week interval between first and second doses is mandatory.

There’s some concern, Colby said, with vaccination rates slowing in Chatham-Kent, particularly among younger residents.

Local COVID-19 immunization rates are lagging behind the rest of Ontario in every age group except for those 60 and older.

Colby said there’s been an excellent response from older adults in the municipality, but the number drops off significantly in younger age groups.

Colby said the health unit will continue to reach out to the community in a variety of ways, and depending on what the province mandates, immunization clinics at schools could be a possibility this fall.

“We’ll be using every means at our disposal,” he said, adding walk-ins are now encouraged and pop-up clinics are also being held.

Chatham-Kent was off to a roaring start at the beginning of the vaccination campaign, so it perplexes Colby that the municipality now lags behind.

He says he doesn’t understand why Chatham-Kent residents aren’t fully onboard to get the shot, considering the many ways the community comes together to help others and support projects.

“Why we haven’t seen a robust response is a real mystery,” he said. “We need to do better.”

The ongoing threat of the virulent COVID-19 Delta variant adds to the concern.

Colby cited the Delta outbreak in Grey Bruce this summer as an example of using the vaccine

to bring the spread under control.

“They vaccinated their way out of it,” Colby explained.

As for Chatham-Kent staying healthy, prevention by way of the vaccine is the preferred option.

“We know what we’ve got to do, we’ve just got to do it.”

very appreciative of the gift that Stalleart has created – a special gift of remembrance.

“I volunteer because I like to be of service and provide comfort through conversation. I genuinely like people and I enjoy listening to any stories they may wish to share,” Stalleart said.

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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2020 Consolidated Statement of Operations and Accumulated Surplus Year ended December 31, 2020 with comparative figures for 2019 (stated in thousands of dollars)

The entire 2020 Audited Financial Statements are available on our web site at www.chatham-kent.ca. Copies can also be obtained from Service Centres or by calling 519-360-1998.

2020

REVENUES

TAXATION AND USER CHARGES: Property taxation Payments in lieu of taxes from other governments User charges

$

Deduct amounts received or receivable for School Boards

FEDERAL GRANTS: PROVINCIAL GRANTS: OTHER INCOME: GAIN (LOSS) ON DISPOSAL OF CAPITAL ASSET TOTAL REVENUES

$

2019

188,419 $ 185,217 3,651 3,461 78,995 79,191 271,065 267,869 (27,635) (28,681) 243,429 239,188 8,447 7,093 124,617 118,306 9,376 13,121 (1,563) (385) 384,307 $ 377,324

EXPENSES

General government Protection of persons and property Transportation services Environmental services Health services Social and family services Social housing Recreation and cultural services Planning and development TOTAL EXPENDITURES

2020 $

NET REVENUE (EXPENDITURE) before other items Other Items Income from subsidiary

Accumulated surplus, end of year

$

5,726 61,037 53,562 54,747 26,577 91,420 15,063 26,085 5,629 339,846 37,478

4,996 51,939

6,074 43,552

1,040,441 $ 1,092,380

996,890 $ 1,040,441

2020

2019

NET REVENUE (EXPENDITURES) Accumulated surplus, beginning of year, as previously stated

3,055 69,389 55,580 52,885 24,213 84,719 14,243 21,297 11,983 337,363 46,943

2019

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position December 31, 2020 with comparative figures for 2019 (stated in thousands of dollars)

ASSETS

FINANCIAL: Cash Accounts Receivable Investment in Entegrus Inc Note receivable from Chatham-Kent Energy Inc. Note receivable from 2351839 Ontario Ltd Land held for resale Local improvements receivable Investments Other

$

2020

2019

171,168 44,148 59,967 23,523 3,202 24,634 66,225 8,917 401,784

$ 170,136 38,712 59,239 23,523 4,875 3,429 22,012 30,971 4,706 357,603

LIABILITIES

Payables Debentures and note outstanding Deficiency in 2351839 Ontario Ltd.

NET ASSETS NON-FINANCIAL: Tangible capital assets Inventory Prepaid expenses

Accumulated surplus NOTES (1) Financial highlights reflect the operations, assets and liabilities of the revenue fund, reserves and reserve funds, and capital fund and includes the activities of all committees of Council and the following local boards, which are under the control of Council: Chatham-Kent Public Libraries, Chatham-Kent Museums, Public Utilities Commission for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent - Water / Wastewater Division, Chatham-Kent Police Services Board, Chatham-Kent Board of Health.

(2) These financial highlights were extracted from the 2020 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements.

$

142,122 57,078 199,200 202,584

889,443 90 261 889,794 $ 1,092,378

$

132,866 66,655 119 199,640 157,963

881,976 100 402 882,478 $ 1,040,441

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Community Events Thursday, August 5, 2021: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm with daily specials.

Everyone is Welcome.

Friday, August 6, 2021: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm with daily specials.

Supper will be served from 4:00pm6:00pm. Tonight’s specials are meat loaf or fish & chips. Take out is also available by calling 519-351-8733 or 519-3515639. Everyone is Welcome.

Saturday, August 7, 2021: • Saturday Morning Breakfast Program at First Presbyterian Church (corner of Fifth St. and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge from 9:30am-11:00am. This will be a TAKE OUT only.

• Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. Meat draw at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 3:00pm5:30pm. Come check out our menu.

Everyone is Welcome.

Sunday, August 8, 2021: • New! Talent Night with message by Edwin Taylor performing at Dresden Christian Concerts, 1233 North St., Dresden. 6:30pm. Drive-in concert featuring 50 minutes of live music and a 10 minute message from a local pastor.

The concerts are free but an offering will be taken.

• SATI HALL MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS CENTER GRAND RE-OPENING CELEBRATION 10am – 4pm. We invite you to our heart-centered community for a day of drumming, crystal bowl meditation, and gathering of like-minded souls.

We will participate in a global drumming experience beginning at 11:11am. Led by the Global Drums Gathering – Water Protectors.Bring your drums & instruments or use some that we have available! Drumming is optional of course.

A Crystal Bowl Meditation will begin at 1pm. Additional Sati Hall facilitators will be attending to share their offerings with you throughout the celebration.

All are welcome, and donations will be welcome.

Tuesday, August 10, 2021: • Blood Donation Event: Your donation matters. YMCA of Chatham-Kent, 101 Courthouse Lane, Chatham. 1:00pm7:00pm. Book now at blood.ca or call 1 888 2 DONATE.

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021: • Victoria Avenue United Church’s Food Shopping Card & Pantry Programs (please bring photo identification, limited number of cards available) held at St. Andrew’s United Church (Memorial Garden entrance - Wellington St.) from 9:00am-10:30am. Covid-19 provisions / contact tracing in place / masks required / hand sanitizer provided.

• Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm with daily specials.

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Thursday, August 12, 2021: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm with daily specials.

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Friday, August 13, 2021: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Supper will be served from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Tonight’s specials are bacon cheeseburger with fries or fish & chips. Take out is also available by calling 519-351-8733 or 519-351-5639.

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Saturday, August 14, 2021: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. Meat draw at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 3:00pm5:30pm. Come check out our menu.

Everyone is Welcome.

Sunday, August 15, 2021: • New! Caribbean Night with Infrared and Pastor Ira Simpson performing at Dresden Christian Concerts, 1233 North St., Dresden. 6:30pm. Drive-in concert featuring 50 minutes of live music and a 10 minute message from a local pastor.

The concerts are free but an offering will be taken.

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Mary Castein ~ June 3rd, 1930 - August 5th, 2009 It will be twelve years since you left us Mary.

We all miss you more each day.

We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, but I know, we’ll meet again some sunny day.

Keep smiling through, just like you used to do, till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away.

Absence makes the heart remember.

T.T.F.N. All my love, B.

Obituary Remembering the life of Kimberly Urquhart (nee Buchan).

Passed away at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance on July 20th, 2021.

Daughter of Colleen and the late Royce Buchan. Loving sister of Judy Phelan (Lenny), Rudy Buchan (Debbie), Kelly Buchan and Jim Buchan. Loving mother of her two precious gems, Khloe Fletcher and Aubree Fletcher. Kim also had so much love for all of her nephews, nieces, great-nephews and great-nieces, she treasured them all.

She was so many things to so many people. Arrangements entrusted to Life Transitions Burial and Cremation Service Inc.

The family of the late Helen Dickson would like to express their gratitude for all the expressions of sympathy. Through flowers, food, donations, phone calls, messages & visits, they were all truly appreciated.

Thank you to Fairfield Park, Wallaceburg for all their kindness during Helen’s brief stay & to Badder Funeral Home for handling all the arrangements to perfection. Special thanks to Rev Carol Ferguson, Sandra Barnes, Gerry Matheson & granddaughter Stacey. All insured that Helen had a very personal service. Heartfelt gratitude to Hope at Park’s Blueberries for providing the luncheon with an area that allowed for special family time. This was truly amazing.

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THE CHATHAM VOICE

St. Angela's Meadow

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2021