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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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Mayoral blade is coming home

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

Following a somewhat circuitous journey, a unique sword that belonged to Chatham’s first mayor may be on its way home.

Don Wilson is hoping he can help make it happen.

The Windsor resident, executor of the estate of Evelyn McLean – great granddaughter of inaugural Chatham Mayor A.D. McLean – wants to honour his friend’s wishes, return the sword to its rightful

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“It’s a very interesting artifact and we want it maintained in a public venue,” Wilson said in a recent telephone interview. “Evelyn would have wanted it in a public venue.”

Evelyn McLean, a well-respected Windsorite, who was keenly interested in preserving history, was the keeper of the steel and brass weapon for the McLean family. It’s unknown how it happened, but at some point, the heirloom was sold.

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Reportedly used and worn

by Mayor Alexander Douglas McLean at Chatham council and official events, the intricately designed steel and brass weapon dates

back to the years between 1822 and 1845, purchased from the famous Montreal retailer Gibb & Company.

Wilson can’t confirm it, but he said the sword may have been used by A.D. McLean during the Rebellions of 1837-38, when insurgents

in Upper and Lower Canada led uprisings against the Crown and the status quo.

Although only 19 years old at the time, Chatham’s first mayor was ranked as an officer in the army.

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Sword destined for council chambers Continued from page 2

According to Wilson, the sword was passed onto Evelyn through her lineage. Mayor A.D. McLean had a son, also named Alexander Douglas McLean,

who was an architect in Chatham. His son James, Evelyn’s father, was trained as an engineer and moved to Windsor where Evelyn was born.

Wilson said he has grown

a bit frustrated trying to find a home for the sword.

He first offered to donate it to Fort Malden near Amherstburg, but was turned down. Following that he approached the

Chatham-Kent Museum, but was told they are not accepting any new donations until 2024.

But he said it looks like things are finally moving along with Chatham-Kent

planning on accepting the sword to display in council chambers.

When contacted by The Voice about the sword, Mayor Darrin Canniff said he’s all in and he hopes the sword can soon be brought to Chatham.

“That’s the plan,” Canniff said. “It’s a pretty cool piece of Chatham’s history and we’re thrilled we can put it back in council’s chambers.”

The sword’s recently appraised value is between $3,500 to $4,500.

Cathy Wilson/Special to The Chatham Voice

Don Wilson shows off a 200-year-old sword that was owned by A.D. McLean, Chatham’s first mayor. A plan is in the works to return the artefact for display in Chatham-Kent’s council chambers.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Opinion An insult to democracy We’ve seen this at the national level, but it seems to be permeating through Chatham-Kent.

Elected officials and civil servants simply not returning phone calls or e-mails from members of the media.

Politicians not answering questions is nothing new. It happens, unfortunately, everywhere. The kings and queens of spin often attempt to deflect the question by replying with an ambiguous answer, blowing verbal smoke and dodging the direct question.

It happens all the time in political debates and during press conferences.

They don’t want to give up information, so they dance around the question and hope it goes away.

The worst is when politicians just don’t bother to show up for debates.

So much for open and transparent communication.

Too often, journalists let the politician get away with dodging questions, or just don’t have a chance to press the issue as the political handler moves onto a different reporter during a press conference.

Locally, we at The Voice are at times finding growing delays when reach-

ing out to government officials at all levels for information and requests for interviews.

Not all staffers fit into this category. Some are quick to reply, even doing so after hours when their day finally frees up. That effort is greatly appreciated.

Ignoring the media is tantamount to ignoring the public. We are asking questions on their behalf.

We understand our interview subjects are often busy. But sharing information educates the public, a vital element in democracy.

Social media has not helped matters.

Politicos can deliver their “message” in exactly the format they desire, avoiding potential landmine questions that could expose flaws in the information they are discussing.

The same is true when a press release is issued, but no one is available to comment. The message is controlled, without a chance for followup.

This is plain unacceptable.

We are a weekly newspaper. If a public official can’t be bothered to reply to requests for additional information in a timely manner, we at The Voice are now going to notify the public of this in our articles.

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We need a reboot, boss Editor’s note: This is a letter to God. Full disclosure: I am an atheist, yet I feel compelled to reach out and ask you to intervene, not for me, but to ensure my grandchildren and everyone else have a future.

As our landlord, you should be concerned that we, the custodians, are not doing enough to save our future. Mother Nature is sending warning signs as are our smartest scientists as well as some politicians who should not be considered as smart as the previously mentioned.

Too many ignore the signs or refuse to believe we must change our ways.

Not to sound “holier than thou” (no offence intended), I have converted to a hybrid vehicle.

A baby step, sure, but a start.

Assuming you wish to save our home, the task next is to create a better version of us. Our souls need fixing, even the non-believers. We have

one too. The issue needing the most attention is the hatred, bigotry, racism and lack of respect those different than the majority endure every day. We should be able to fix this ourselves but the divide seems to grow.

That is not OK in my book, and shouldn’t be in yours either. Protecting our young, old and most vulnerable from predators is an every-second concern. Perhaps an updated version of the guidelines to live by that you sent from a mountaintop years ago could be sent to us via Fed-Ex, as we have no mountains here.

Freewill and speech is nice to have and should never be taken for granted as not all have those given rights. This does not give licence for those who have free speech to be rude, vulgar, disrespectful. Case in point: those anti-Trudeau flags

being flown around the country. I am no fan of the man, but the message on the flag resonates the utter decency we lack. Perhaps the new guidelines I requested will help us find a better way to express ourselves.

Please don’t drop us off the Best Place to Live list just yet. Maybe a few tweaks and fewer tweets will be of value. If you, like Apple, decide to upgrade the current version, maybe removing our middle fingers would be a good start.

A selfish request: Let hell freeze over so the Maple Leafs can win a Stanley Cup. If this ask is too much, how about teaching the drivers in Chatham what a red light means?

A reminder Jimmy Buffet is on the way, a great addition to your choir.

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Home sales in August were up a modest 3.4 per cent from the same month in 2022, according to the

Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors (CKAR).

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In terms of “New list- gain in August as the home sales ings are monthly recovery has for Austill coming stalled and demand is gust, CKAR in at sup- basically moving sideportive levnumbers els but the ways at the moment.” show that market has - CKAR’s Matt Bechard they were gradually down 11.6 tightened. Prices are also per cent compared to the five-year average.

On a year-to-date basis, home sales totalled 839 units over the first eight months of the year. This is down 14.7% from the same period in 2022.

As for the price of homes sold, CKAR figures indicate the average prices for the first eight months

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New listings were down in August, to the tune of about 12 per cent, compared to August of 2022.

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News

Author details settler’s life in Kent County

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

In the Ojibwe language, Anangokaa means “many stars.”

It’s the word author Cameron Alam chose for the title of her debut novel that tells the coming-ofage story of a 14-year-old Scottish immigrant who comes to the wilderness near Walpole Island in 1804.

Punctuated by devastating loss, love, and the

wonder of discovery, the story is told from the viewpoint of young Flora MacCallum as she navigates her first Canadian winter, while forging a forbidden friendship with the son of a Chippewa chief, all within the confines of the strict social rules of the times.

Alam said the story started “percolating” with her seven years ago as she began researching her family history. Her husband Richard Alam, who is in the Canadian military, was stationed in the

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“I made so many discoveries there,” Alam said in a recent interview from her home in Prescott near Ottawa, noting the experience nudged her into diving deep into exploring her ancestors on the MacCallum branch of her family tree.

She then discovered the real-life Flora MacCallum, which led her to become

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Life for Scottish settlers wasn’t easy Continued from page 9

“I decided to tell the story through her eyes as she moves through the years.”

It wasn’t easy for the immigrants, Alam said, noting Flora lost both parents and a sibling shortly after reaching the Baldoon settlement, in what was known at the time as Upper Canada. The Baldoon Settlement was part of a plan by Selkirk, who handpicked the Scottish immigrants to settle in the New World.

After a perilous journey across the Atlantic, the settlers encountered stark conditions, malaria and also faced raids relating to the War of 1812.

“They had to be fighters, especially those that were highlanders,” Alam explained.

The creation of Anangokaa led Alam and her husband to undertake countless hours of

painstaking research. The archives offer little information about women beyond birth, death and marriage dates.

“It was pretty interesting for me, discoveries like finding a name on a ship roster,” Alam said. “You sometimes get lucky, but you can also go down rabbit holes.”

In the years prior to Canada’s birth, few historical records exist, so that led Alam to examining Indigenous treaties and writings, dissertations, academic papers and studies of ethnobotany for the book.

“That helped me feel like I could saturate myself in what Flora experienced,” the author said, but added there is a lot of fiction in Anangokaa as so little is known.

However, Flora’s older brother Hugh MacCallum, who became Wallaceburg’s first postmaster and is the

person responsible for naming the town after William Wallace, left behind a treasure trove of written material and letters.

“Hugh was a portal into the story,” Alam said. “I felt like I heard his voice speaking to me all the time.”

Alam said she paid careful heed to the Indigenous piece of the story, acknowledging European settlement in Canada is also about early colonization.

“It’s a tumultuous part of history for us,” Alam said, noting she wanted to showcase the breadth of knowledge carried by Canada’s Indigenous people.

Born in Buffalo, NY, Alam had little knowledge of Canadian history and the role her ancestors played in their new country.

Published in March of this year, Anangokaa is already

receiving great interest.

“I’m kind of blown away,” Alam said, noting last time she checked there were 41 people on the waitlist for Anangokaa at the Toronto Public Library.

The Wallaceburg and District Historical Society will be hosting a meet and greet with Alam during Baldoon Days at the Wallaceburg Museum Sept. 16. Alam will be signing copies of Anangokaa.

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Chatham, Wallaceburg, Dresden, Ridgetown, Blenheim, Tilbury and Wheatley all had backpacks and school supplies dropped off for families in need.

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ALC seeks to boost membership Her goal is to focus on the younger end of the 50-plus crowd in ChaTamara Bos is working, tham-Kent, as seniors well, like a boss to drive may be aware of the cenup membership at the tre and the wealth of acActive Lifestyle Centre tivities and programs it offers, but the “younger” (ALC).

The new executive di- crowd may not.

“Nobody rector of the k n o w s ALC said “Covid pretty much we’re here. the Covid It’s unbep a n d e m i c wiped out the memlievable. devastated bership. We are strugI recently the centre gling.” met with during the - ALC’s Tamara Bos someone months of and they enforced had to ask for directions social isolation.

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tham. many different A fast-apprograms and proaching event activities. that should help The centre is is the open house also open in the the ALC is hostevenings for the ing Sept. 21 from general public.

2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Bos said events Bos said there after hours conwill be free pizza tinue to expand. and parking. An “We are open Tamara Bos overflow lot near to the public afMercato Fresh on ter 4 p.m. We’re Grand Avenue will have doing a lot of things at a shuttle bus as well. night. We’ve got Mon“It will show a little day Night Football, Taco bit about health care for Tuesday, we’re looking to older adults and what is have a Latin night, a Caavailable out there,” Bos ribbean night, and we’re said of the open house. having a seniors’ dance Plus, visitors will get on Nov. 4 – Tropical a first-hand look at the Wonderland,” she said. facility which offers so “That’s open to the pub-

lic, 50-plus.”

The diversity of activities is intended to attract new people to the ALC, and keep those who are already members.

“There are a lot of things that we are trying to get going, but we need the public’s help,” Bos said.

“We need to fill out our memberships again.”

The ALC offers a host of physical and social activities and programs, from foot care to hair and nail salons to wood shop, tai chi, yoga, zumba, chair yoga, chair zumba, cards, line dancing, clogging, tapping, crafts, painting, sewing, knitting, as well as a fully equipped gym.

“There’s quite a bit here, and we’re adding more,” Bos said.

It’s all included in the membership fee, which is $30 for six months. There is a $3 user fee on top of that for the days users attend. Bos encourages people to take advantage of it.

“That gives them free rein of the whole centre for the day. They can go into anything,” she said.

“They can spend all day here, plus they can come and socialize in the cafe.”

On top of new members, Bos said the ALC needs new volunteers, the driving force for all activities and services.

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‘Robust’ vaccinations to come: top doc

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

It’s still in the works, but as cold and flu season approaches, local residents can expect a full rollout of vaccines to combat respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19.

That according to Dr. Shanker Nesathurai, Chatham-Kent’s new acting Medical Officer of Health.

The physician’s comments were made during his first Chatham-Kent Board of Health meeting held recently in Chatham.

“We anticipate a robust vaccination program for the fall,” Nesathurai said. “Vaccine policy is formulated at a provincial level; we anticipate that we will receive additional guidance shortly, with additional details.”

The doctor pointed out that COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, noting the community has to move towards “normalization,” using a public health strategy to manage it.

Stressing that the pandemic has affected everyone in society and left an “indelible mark,” Nesathurai is calling on the community for a “commitment to civility” when the vaccine rollout gets underway.

As evidenced during the pandemic, Nesathurai said elders are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 and they need to be protected in the “twilight of their life.”

At the meeting, Nesathurai also addressed the “staggering” problem of substance use disorder and drug overdose which claimed the lives of 45 Chatham-Kent residents in the past year, with 36 of those tied to opioid poisonings.

Every community is affected, he added, with 2,500 people dying from opioid poisonings in Ontario in 2022 compared to car crashes which take approxi-

mately 600 lives. as Chatham-Kent curAccording to Nerently has one of the sathurai, substance use highest rates of chronic disorder needs to be disease in Ontario. treated like “every othNesathurai, who will er disease” requiring a serve as acting medical concerted effort from officer of health until public health and the the Ministry of Health medical community. officially appoints him, One of the tools that replaces Dr. David Colcould be adopted is a Shanker Nesathurai by, who has now resafe injection site, he tired. said, but added that’s just one The former medical officer of component and something that health for the Haldimand-Norneeds careful contemplation. folk Health Unit from 2018 to But in the now, Nesathurai said 2021, and most recently as the everyone can pitch in by carry- acting Medical Officer of Health ing a naloxone kit, or keeping for the Windsor-Essex Health one at home, noting “one puff” Unit, started his new role Sept. can save a life.

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• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open 11:00am-9:30 pm. Meat draws at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30 pm. Kitchen open for lunch 3:00pm–5:30pm.

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• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open to the public 11:00am-2:00pm only today. The kitchen will not be open as we prepare for our Veteran’s Dinner.

Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023: • Kent Coin Club meeting at the Active Lifestyle Center (7pm-8pm). 20 Merritt Ave Chatham. New Members and guests welcomed. Come to a meeting and meet others with similar interests. We have members that collect Canadian, USA, and World coins and paper money.

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• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open 11:00am– 9:30pm. Kitchen open for lunch 11:00am–1:30pm. Our daily special is meat loaf Dinner. Our Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting a sports evening with Darts and Euchre. Registration at 6:30. Play at 7:00 pm. Everyone is welcome.

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• The Chatham-Kent Quilters’ Guild meets at St. Paul’s Congregational Church, 450 Park Ave E, Chatham at 7:00pm.

Our September 21 meeting will be an OPEN HOUSE and everyone is welcome to join us that night, free of charge and enjoy some special events to introduce you to the love of quilting.

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Craft Vendors: Join our Craft Show Oct 28 9-2 at the WISH Centre Chatham. Call 519437-9748 or email CKLionsEvents@gmail.com to register or inquiries.

Retired Women Teachers of Ontario, Chatham-Kent Branch will meet at 9:30am at Chatham Moose Lodge.

Noon meal, $25. Call Lynn Russell 519-676-5900 by Sept. 20. We are now pleased to welcome Retired Women Educators including teachers, EAs, ECEs and Child/Youth workers/counsellors. Guest speaker, Peter Sulman, CK Local Immigration Partnership.

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New surgeon joins CKHA team The Chatham Voice

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) has added a new physician to the organization. Dr. Alisha Fernandes joins the department of general surgery.

“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Fernandes to our clinical team,” said Dr. Pervez Faruqi, chief of staff in a media release.

“Her contributions to our surgical services will be a great addition to CKHA and help us further our commitment to delivering patient and family cen-

tered care to the community of Chatham-Kent.”

After completing medical school and residency training at McMaster University in Hamilton in 2019, Fernandes practiced as a general surgeon in rural locations and academic centres. She worked as an independent trauma and acute care surgeon in Hamilton and Halifax, and provided services in elective surgery, endoscopy, and minor procedures in Midland and Goderich.

Fernandes recently completed her Clinical Fellowship in Advanced GI

Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Dalhousie University in Halifax. This training has yielded a unique skill set with which to serve the Chatham-Kent community including endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), advanced endoscopic management of complex GI pathologies, enteral access, and minimally invasive surgical management of gastrointestinal diseases.

“Born and raised in Ontario, I am very much looking forward to re-

turning to the province and setting down roots in Chatham-Kent. I look forward to becoming a part of this vast and welcoming community,” said Fernandes.

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OBITUARIES Edgar Albert Leslie George Mancell 81, Wednesday, September 6, 2023 McKinlay Funeral Home

63, Saturday, September 2, 2023 Nicholls Funeral Home

Perry Snobelen 69, Wednesday,August 30, 2023 McKinlay Funeral Home

Blanche Madeline Herman 84, Monday, September 4, 2023 Nicholls Funeral Home

Tom Wilkie 27, Monday, September 4, 2023 McKinlay Funeral Home

Bryan Green 69, Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Nicholls Funeral Home

Steve Rankin 71, Friday, September 1, 2023 McKinlay Funeral Home Gerard “Jerry” Vanderveen 84, Sunday, September 3, 2023 McKinlay Funeral Home Barbara Haskell 89, Monday, September 4, 2023 McKinlay Funeral Home Leonard Douglas LaMarsh 81, Monday, September 4, 2023 McKinlay Funeral Home Margaret C. Arndt-Jamieson 78, Tuesday, September 5, 2023 McKinlay Funeral Home Wayne Travis 86, Wednesday, September 6, 2023 McKinlay Funeral Home Mike Moon 69, Wednesday, September 6, 2023 McKinlay Funeral Home Ruth Anne Cox 79, Wednesday, September 6, 2023 McKinlay Funeral Home Nancy Pickering 55, Saturday, September 2, 2023 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Jack Fenton 88, Sunday, September 3, 2023 Blenheim Community Funeral Home Bill Taylor 65, Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Blenheim Community Funeral Home John C. Wood 82, Sunday, September 3, 2023 Blenheim Community Funeral Home Carol Boylan 77, Thursday, September 7, 2023 Blenheim Community Funeral Home Henny Hoy (Woudenberg) Thursday, August 31, 2023 Life Transitions Richard “Dick” Cudmore 82, Saturday, September 2, 2023 Life Transitions Debbie Franklin Sunday, September 3, 2023 Life Transitions Jay Brodie Monday, September 4, 2023 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

News

Local student earns scholarship The Chatham Voice

Dover Centre’s Taylor L’Ecuyer received a helping hand for her educational expenses, thanks to Kent & Essex Mutual Insurance.

L’Ecuyer was one of five students in southwestern Ontario to receive a $1,000 scholarship from Kent & Essex this summer.

The five recipients penned essays on how vehicle owners can best protect themselves from auto theft, something that is on the rise.

“In Ontario, a car is stolen every 48 minutes. From 2014 to 2021, there has been a 72-per-cent increase in auto theft within the province. Thieves are becoming more and more creative in targeting and stealing vehicles,” said Kevin Konecny, president and CEO of Kent & Essex, in a media release.

“While auto theft is not new, the frequency of these incidents is fast becoming a major and evolving threat to the insurance industry. Tackling these thefts and protecting vehicles requires a collective effort from insurance companies and policyholders. All

of our scholarship recipients have produced great ideas through their essays on the crucial roles the insurance companies and policyholders can play in reducing auto theft risk.”

L’Ecuyer, who also received recommendation from high school administration at

Ecole Secondaire du Pain Court, said she appreciates the financial support.

Kent & Essex has been awarding scholarships to graduating high school seniors for more than a decade, amounting to more than $50,000 through this program.

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Taylor L’Ecuyer is all smiles after earning one of five $1,000 scholarships from Kent & Essex Mutual Insurance.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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Classifieds

Obituary

Obituary

Barbara Ellen Haskell,

November 10,1933 – September 4, 2023 It is a struggle to find the words to describe Barbara Ellen Haskell, who had a medically assisted death on the morning of September 4th, 2023. Barb was surrounded by her family on her final days. She danced, laughed, chatted, drank champagne, ate chocolate cake and french fries, and reminisced about favourite life memories. Barb was quirky, vibrant, strong and courageous. She was especially clever, curious and funny.

She narrated her daily life and experiences with vivid, creative storytelling. She loved adventures, including travel, long road trips, spending winters in Florida, summers in Erieau, and spending time with family. She had many artistic hobbies throughout her lifetime, including stained glass and painting. She passionately loved dogs.

She loved walking her dog, and there was always a dog. Her apartment was bursting with dog paintings, dog statues and even a stuffed dog cushion.

Barb was born in Ridgetown to Ellen (Buller) and James Hearns in 1933, predeceased by her sisters Betty, Margaret, Velma and brother Arthur. She lived the majority of her life in Chatham, Ontario, and gave life to daughters Debra (Gallie), Patricia (Franco) (deceased), Dr. Lori Haskell, C.M., (Melanie) and son Todd Haskell (Nurse Geri). She raised her four children while working full time at Public General Hospital in Chatham. She loved her grandchildren Jenna, Tara, Natacha, Lance, Shane, Taylor, and Phil, and her eight great grandchildren, Ellie, Nelson, Alice, Brendan, Hayley, Preslee, Cora and Penelope.

Barbara had many happy years with her partner Douglas Donaldson; they lived in Stratford, Erieau and Florida before returning to Chatham. In her final years Barb moved to Toronto to live with her daughter Lori and partner Melanie (Randall). During her Toronto years she made many friends particularly if they had a dog (Mike and dog Archie, Aniella and dogs Diggie and Walter). West Neighbourhood House provided support and community, she enjoyed the dances in the park and singing with the other seniors.

Her final months included loving care by her PSW Maribel. She received outstanding care by Dr. Sabrina Akhtar, Dr. Paula Harvey and her pharmacist Lucia Bertilli. She was loved and adored and will be greatly missed by all of us. Her planned death meant she was able to receive many teary goodbyes and expressions of love. Barb lived and died with courageous determination.

As per Barb’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a family celebration of life will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, Barb prefers donations to support West Neighborhood House (Ossington Street) in Toronto. Arrangements entrusted to McKinlay Funeral Home, 459 St. Clair St, Chatham, where online condolences can be left.

Pickering, Nancy We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Nancy Pickering, Saturday September 2, 2023 after losing her battle to cancer at the age of 55. She passed peacefully at the Chatham-Kent Hospice surrounded by loved ones. Daughter of the late Bill and Carol (McIntosh) Pickering.

Nancy was a wife, Mother, daughter, sister and grandmother; in which was her greatest role.

She leaves behind her husband Fred Meyerink, her son Mitchell Cammaert, her daughter Devin (Steve) Diesbourg, daughter Melissa Cammaert and her sister’s Lisa Pickering and Karen (Scott) Rodrique and sister in-law Angela Cammaert and along with 5 beautiful grandchildren; Keiara, Koree, Kole, Bobby and Liam. Also survived by Fred’s sons Joe Meyerink and Jamie Meyerink and grandchildren Alex & Savanah and Freds brothers Bill (Jean) Meyerink, Tom (Diane) Meyerink, Mike (Terry) Meyerink and Jack Meyerink. Nancy was a force to be reckoned with, her love for her children, grandchildren, family and friends knew no bounds. Visitation will be at 11:00am-12:00pm Friday September 8th, 2023 at Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home, 156 William St. S. Chatham (519-352-5120). Funeral Service to follow at 12:00 pm at Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home with Pastor Greg Simpson officiating; with a “Celebration of Life” following the service.

As per Nancy’s wishes, cremation has taken place. The family asks in lieu of flowers, in memory of Nancy, donations to the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation would be appreciated. Online Condolences welcomed at www.peseski.com

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Write to: PO Box 534, Stn Main, #120 Wellington St, Chatham, Ontario N7M 5K6

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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