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Bob and Moira Kerr relax on a bench overlooking a section of the Kerr-Wilson Naturalization Corridor dubbed Turtle Beach. The conservation project is returning a slice of marginal farmland along the Flooker-Hinton drain to nature. The site was one of the stops on the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority’s recent Cultivating Conservation tour. See story on page 3.

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Crowfest flocks to Chatham

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Celebrating what was once little more than a large nuisance bird for Chatham-Kent is on the agenda this week.

Chatham-Kent Crowfest takes place Sept. 18-21 in downtown Chatham.

Crowfest got an early start with the home decorating contest. It began in early September, with top prize being $500.

As for the rest of Crowfest, world-famous buskers will perform once again. There will also be

an Olde Crows Tea on Sept. 18, C-K’s Got Talent the same day, the MasCROWade Ball on Sept.

19, a Crowfest Costume Contest, and Busk After Dusk on Sept. 21. Artists will be creating works at various shops in the downtown area during Crowfest as well.

This is the first year Crowfest, which turns three, will take place in September. The first two renditions occurred in October. Canniff said the fall climate led organizers to move it up a month.

“Weather, weather and

more weather,” he said of the reason for the move to September. “In October, we were looking at colder temperatures. And for the first two years, we had really cool temperatures.”

He added rain fell for part of the event last year.

However, the idea behind Crowfest was to celebrate the large black birds at a time when murders of the birds left farmers’ fields to return to Chatham in numbers.

“The original design of Crowfest was to be around Halloween and around where the crows

came back to Chatham,” Canniff said.

The fall was also appealing because of a dearth of other events to the point organizers didn’t fear stepping on the toes and encroaching on other local events.

“It’s meant to create some excitement,” Canniff said. “My favourite part is the buskers themselves. We bring them from around the world.

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Returning land back to natural state

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Might “Turtle Beach” become one of C-K’s hottest reptile destinations?

Bob and Moira Kerr hope so.

The man-made bit of sand is but one of the features of the new Kerr-Wilson Renaturalization Corridor being constructed by the couple along a portion of the Flooker-Hinton municipal drain west of Charing Cross.

It’s a full-on labour of love for the ecologically minded Kerrs.

“I would hope to lead by example,” said Bob of the project that’s been two years in the making.

When complete, it will reclaim a 12-acre slice of land for nature.

“We have an opportunity here to give back land that is not ideal for farming. So, we’re going to

give it back to nature,” he said.

Plus, he joked, wife Moira “hates to see bare ground.”

With construction underway for the past month, the development was one of six local revitalization projects featured in the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority’s fourth annual Cultivating Conservation tour Sept. 11. The self-guided tour showcased different properties where landowners worked with the authority to complete projects to enhance the environment.

Besides the Kerr-Wilson initiative, stops included the Gutoskie tallgrass prairie project; the Buis project where livestock exclusion fencing has been installed; a tree planting project on the Dodman property; the installation of green infrastructure and drainage on a McKinlay property and a wetland installation on the Brinkman property.

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The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has fired a company that failed to deliver on its promise to build a 27-unit affordable housing complex in Chatham.

Officials recently announced the municipality terminated the contract with BECC Construction Inc. following a two-year delay in the three-storey build.

According to a municipal media release, the development was supposed to be ready for occupancy in 2023. BECC had been hired for both the design and construction. The deal included shipping pre-built units to 101 McNaughton Ave-

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Conservationism on tour in C-K Continued from page 3

The weirs are designed to hold back water, but still allow fish passage.

The intent is to hold more water on the landscape,” Bob explained.

Bob, a second-generation farmer, whose home farm is located on Indian Creek Road, has been farming since 1971. Although he farmed traditionally with his father, Lawrence, concern for the environment Pam Wright/The Chatham Voice was always there.

“We’ve always had an Supposed to be completed in 2023, a 27-unit affordable housing project on McNaughton Avinterest in soil building enue has seen its builder fired by the municipality.

The build is located di- but we farmed convennue site to install on the the request for proposal process. rectly south of the 99 tionally, “ he said. “We structure’s foundation.

The matter will return McNaughton Ave. social fed cattle and we had Municipal officials said Chatham-Kent remains to C-K council following housing complex recent- manure – a wonderful asset. However, we found committed to completing the selection of a suc- ly damaged by fire.

Currently, the work-in- feeding cattle was an ecothe build with work to cessful bidder. A revised resume after a new con- timeline will be present- progress is shrouded in nomic roller coaster and our facilities were getting tarps. tractor is found through ed at that time.

old. We really needed to rebuild.”

Ahead of the curve, the Kerr’s began transitioning away from conventional farming towards organics in 2000. They began growing organic asparagus and today are supplying Pain Court’s Nature’s Finest with organic onions and carrots.

The business supplies Loblaw, with the C-K vegetables carrying the President’s Choice label.

“By being organic it was a niche market that wasn’t over supplied and so we have benefitted from that,” Bob said. “That was a good move.”

A total of 100 people took part in the tour with 88 attending a complimentary dinner at Red Barn.

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Service provides a lifeline for many C-K seniors raise $20,000 to assist vulnerThe vans are used for the able seniors with transporta- CareLink and adVANtage tion costs. programs. Riders contribute “All of the money raised is a base rate of at least $21 per Two thousand, four hundred for our senior programs,” said trip.

Marjorie Crew, volunteer and As part of a joint collaboraand seventy-two.

That’s the number of times wellbeing co-ordinator for the tion, the vans are also used Family Service Kent (FSK) fer- organization. “The program in Chatham’s Canadian Red ried local residents to dialysis is extremely busy and it puts Cross Let’s Go Home protreatments in the one-year a lot of kilometres on our ve- gram transporting patients hicles.” discharged from hospital, as period ending Rising costs well as taking them to folMarch 1.

“The demand is higher and inflation low-up appointments.

And the figure have affected More information about the doesn’t include than what we can thousands of provide. Our vans take everyone, Crew fundraiser can be found onsaid, noting the line at thegrandparade.org/ other trips driv- people to medical apmoney from the location/chatham-kent. Indiers made trans- pointments in London fundraiser sub- viduals who want to donate porting people and Windsor, as well sidizes travel or participate are invited to to cancer treatcosts for users, sign up online or register a ments, medical as in Chatham-Kent.” with a portion team. appointments - FSK’s Marie Bergsma going towards The parade takes place the and social commitments, according to Marie delivering frozen meals and same day as Crowfest activities in the downtown. FSK Bergsma, FSK’s manager of counselling.

“Things are very expensive will be setting up a booth on community support services.

“The demand is higher right now,” she added. “Run- King Street where donations than what we can provide,” ning the fleet involves a lot of will be accepted.

The event begins and ends Bergsma told The Voice in a expense that we are trying not at FSK’s headquarters at 50 recent interview. “Our vans to pass onto our clients.”

“Utilizing our vans is often Adelaide St. S. in Chatham, take people to medical appointments in London and a last resort for people who starting at 11 a.m. Food, reWindsor, as well as in Cha- don’t have family and friends freshments and family friendto drive them,” Bergsma ex- ly activities are also part of the tham-Kent.”

Travelling all those kilome- plained. “Most of our trips fun. tres takes money and that’s are medical, but there Join me at Turns & Tales, why FSK is holding its third are some that are social.

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Opinion Celebrating conservation

Chatham-Kent take heart – there are folks here striving to do their best for Mother Nature.

Take the Kerr-Wilson Renaturalization Corridor off of Middle Line south of Chatham for example. There, Bob and Moira Kerr are returning 12 acres of land to the way it once was.

With a few enhancements of course.

A sandy area for turtles, designated snake habitat and specialized weirs that allow fish to navigate the Flooker-Hinton drain are all part of the team effort that includes the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority, Chatham-Kent and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

It will take a few years, but the dusty piece of land will again offer a lifeline to plants and wildlife.

The parcel was one of six properties featured in the LTVCA’s recent conservation tour, proof positive that people actually care about the health of the land.

Let’s compare that to what’s going on elsewhere in C-K, where in some spots, nature continues to take a beating.

It’s happening on properties where owners continue to take down woodlots unfettered.

That’s because Chatham-Kent refus-

es to take a stand to protect the small bit of forest cover that remains.

Whether it’s due to the American influence of “you can’t tell me what to do,” absentee landlords or Big Ag corporations trying to suck the profits out of every last inch of ground, woodlots continue to vanish.

Or maybe those responsible just don’t know any better. But that seems unlikely.

A year ago, council voted to get rid of a temporary woodlot protection bylaw prohibiting clear cutting in a narrow 9-8 vote.

That’s pretty close.

The majority of Ontario municipalities have tree-cutting bylaws in place to protect forests. Yet, Chatham-Kent continues to be the one of the outliers with the local ag lobby continuing to petition government to allow them to do as they please.

Around the globe, world leaders grapple with the fallout from climate change. High temperatures are setting records, water levels are rising, storms are becoming fiercer, cities are becoming intolerably hot.

One of the solutions is to protect existing forests and plant more trees.

Now there’s a thought.

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Put all seniors on council, save cash Editor: As I understand it Chatham-Kent councillors are paid a salary of more than $36,000 a year.

Most have other jobs, which makes it hard to attend council meetings on time requiring them to have catered meals on meeting days and security guards.

I have an idea. Let’s have retired persons serve on council instead.

Their time is their own and they’ll always be on time, probably early,

for meetings and will not require a catered meal.

I’m thinking that they won’t need to make $36,000 a year either. I propose a salary of $10,000 a year.

Imagine, if you will, that we have all or mostly retired people on council how much money in salaries would be saved, not to mention catered food, bodyguards, etc.

In fact, I volunteer for the job. I live in town, I

ran two businesses, my time is my own, save two to four hours a day for my model RR. I own my own home so I’m familiar with the problems facing homeowners as well as business owners, I’m a veteran (reserves) with a love for history. And I won’t vote for my own salary increases!

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Pick up the trash, people Editor: My wife and I moved to Chatham about four months ago. It is our town now.

But we are constantly amazed at the garbage thrown on the ground.

Have people no pride in

their town?

Although I am quite arthritic, I do pick up what I can when the garbage containers are out.

In one of the malls, I picked up garbage just

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Talk about civic pride. Maybe they just don’t care?

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Property market stays warm

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Home sales continued to tick upwards in August in Chatham-Kent.

According to the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors (CKAR), August sales were up by about seven per cent compared to August 2023. That’s nine more properties changing hands.

Despite the bump, home sales in August remained nearly five per cent below the five-year average for sales in the month of August.

Look at how sales have progressed through the first eight months of 2024 compared to 2023, they

are up by about three per cent.

Carrie Patrick, CKAR president, sees it as a good sign.

“Home sales continued to rise in August and new listings hit their highest level on record for this month as our local market continues to gather steam,” Patrick said in a media release.

The number of new listings was up by 26.1 per cent from August 2023.

There were 275 new residential listings in August 2024.

This was also the largest number of new listings added in the month of August in history.

’Burg tour goes back in time The Chatham Voice

All aboard for those who want to “Experience Wallaceburg’s Yesterdays.”

That’s the name of the first-ever wagon ridealong tour set to take place Sept. 28 weather permitting.

According to Wallaceburg & District Museum curator Kaelyn Gregory, the event will feature 17 stops at the town’s significant landmarks, complete with actors who will help tell the story.

“Everyone is welcome,” said Gregory, noting the tour will use WAMBO’s people mover trailers to shuttle participants to various locations.

“We’ll be focusing mainly on James Street and Margaret Avenue,” Gregory said, adding the tour will cross both the Murray Street and Selkirk Street bridges.

One of the buildings to be visited is the former Dominion Public Building on James Street that’s

now home to the Clock Tower Dental Centre.

Built during the Depression in 1935, the stately brick structure was first a post office and a federal customs and excise building when Wallaceburg was a busy port.

The large clock in the tower was made by Wallaceburg-based Harrison’s Jewellers and the building itself was designed by local architect George Whale.

In 1968, the building was purchased by the Wallaceburg Police Department and the service made its headquarters there until the 1990s.

The then vacant building was purchased by dentist Dr. Kevin Fast in 2001. In 2019, the business was purchased by Dr. Kyle Charlton and continues to operate.

The three-kilometre tour has two times available at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets are $15 and spots can be booked by calling the museum at 519-627-8962.

Those new listings were 19.2 per cent above the five-year average and 36.3 per cent above the 10-year average for the month of August.

Despite the influx of new listings, what’s on

the market overall is a bit down, Patrick said.

“The overall level of available listings has begun trending down but remains above historical norms, so there is still a window of opportunity

for buyers who are looking to negotiate a deal amid an ample supply of homes for sale,” she said.

The average price of homes sold in August 2024 was $412,070, down 11.7 per cent from August

2023.

Looking at home prices through the first eight months of the year, the year-to-date average price was $426,536, a dip of 1.2 per cent from the first eight months of 2023.

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Lifesavers recognized

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

The life of a suicidal woman threatening to jump from a Highway 401 overpass was saved earlier this year, thanks to Chatham-Kent first responders.

The combined efforts of the team – which included nine Chatham-Kent police officers and 10 911 operators – were recognized at a recent Chatham-Kent Police Services board meeting, with each individual receiving a Chief’s Commendation from police chief Kirk Earley.

“The co-ordinated efforts by everyone involved contributed to the most desirable outcome,” said Earley, as he praised the team for “good judgment and teamwork” in saving the woman’s life.

According to a statement from Earley, police received a call from a suicide hotline May 16, requesting a well-being check on a woman who was planning to commit suicide.

The previous day, officers had dealt with the woman on the same issue and brought her to hospital for treatment.

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Chatham-Kent police Chief Kirk Early, left, and Mayor Darrin Canniff, right, handed out commendations for staff that worked together to help talk a woman out of jumping onto Highway 401 earlier this year.

15, Const. Nathan Pratt began to search for her.

Simultaneously, police began to receive multiple 911 calls of a woman atop the Charing Cross Road overpass.

C-K constables Ryan Gardiner and Alex Mungar came next and discovered the woman on the bridge dangling her feet over the edge. The

officers requested that Charing Cross Road be closed, that C-K Fire & Rescue assist below, and that OPP shut down Hwy. 401.

According to Earley, Gardiner began negotiating with the woman while four officers blocked traffic.

Two other officers arrived, with Const. Rick

Bertok talking with the woman, as he had spoken with her previously. Then, within 30 minutes of coming on scene, constables Gardiner and Bertok were able to grab the woman and pull her to safety.

CKPS police officers receiving a commendation include Pratt, Gardiner, Mungar, Avery Wilson, Branden Grellmore, Mar-

ko Sapateiro, Joel Rehill, Bertok and Sgt. Josh Flikweert.

Emergency communications operators recognized include Brock Bechard, Helen Grubb, Samantha Cowdrey, Danielle Bird, Jennifer Roesch, Tori Labadie, Keely Smith, McKenna Ladd, Brook-lyn Phelan and Camryn Dudley.

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Happy times at Kidney Walk

New docs for CKHA The Chatham Voice

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has added a new hospitalist.

Dr. Dalia Kashash brings extensive expertise and experience to CKHA. That’s mere weeks after bringing two other accomplished physicians to its roster.

Dr. Mohamad Fawaz Dawamneh has joined the laboratory department as a pathologist, while Dr. Menakor Nenwon will serve as a new hospitalist.

“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Dawamneh and Dr. Nenwon to CKHA,” said Dr. Zeke Milkovic, acting chief of staff at CKHA, in a media release. “We are pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Kashash to our healthcare team at CKHA.” Kashash, a lifelong resi-

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Community Events

Thursday, September 19, 2024: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am-9:30pm.

Kitchen open for lunch 11:00am– 1:30pm. Come check out our daily specials. Senior Euchre starts at 1:00pm.7:00pm: Networking / Wine & Cheese. Everyone is welcome.

• Blues & Books: Doc McLean stops as part of his “Secret Stories” blues tour across Ireland, UK, Maritime Canada & South Africa. Upstairs at Branch 18, Canadian Legion. Doors open at 7pm. Show at 7:30pm. $20. Licensed event. Ticket can be purchased at The Branch 18 Canadian Legion or The Wallaceburg District Museum.

• The Chatham-Kent Quilters’ Guild meeting at St. Paul’s Congregational Church, 450 Park Ave W, Chatham.

Doors open at 6:00 for socializing and shopping. Meeting starts at 7:00pm.

September 19th is our annual OPEN HOUSE! Everyone is welcome and there is NO CHARGE for visitors this night only. Come and enjoy our presentations, guest speakers and all of the fun at our meeting. You are welcome to contact us through our Facebook page or our website www. ckquiltguild.com for more info.

• Afternoon Jamboree at the Merlin Legion from 1-4pm. Bring your singing voice/instruments and join us for a great afternoon. Donation welcome.

• New to Chatham-Kent? Join us for an insightful session on Understanding Municipal Government at the Civic Center (315 King Street West, Chatham) on at 2:00pm Friday, September 20, 2024: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am–9:30pm.

Kitchen open for lunch 11:00am– 1:30pm. Supper served 4:00–6:00.

No orders after 5:30pm. Tonight’s specials are ham & scalloped potatoes or fish & chips, $13.00. Take out available by calling 519-351-8733 or 519-351-5639. Come and play Fun Darts starting at 7:00 p.m. *Patio Entertainment-Ray Whaling 7-10pm.

Everyone is welcome.

• Perch/Merlicken Chicken Friday Night Dinner. Served from 4:30-7pm at Merlin Legion. 5 pc perch $20.

Perch/chicken combo $20. 3 pc chicken $14.50. Contact 519-689-4884 for more info. Take outs also available.

Friday night supper at the Chatham Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St is a Chicken parmagian dinner with pasta, salad and garlic toast.

Dine in $13 and pickup $14. All meals are served at 6pm. Everyone welcome. Call 519-352-8291 to order

• Enjoy a friendly game of Pepper, 1pm. St. Clair Estates, 15 Dunkirk Chatham. $3.00 per person. Everyone Welcome.

Saturday, September 21, 2024: • Join us at the Merlin Legion for Karaoke Bob 7-11pm. Meal special: 1lb wings with drink $11.50. Please call 519-689-4884 for more information.

• Morning Breakfast Program at First Presbyterian Church (corner of Fifth St. and Wellington). A delicious and nutritious breakfast served free of charge from 9:30am-11:00am, serving indoors, no take out. Wheelchair accessible.

• Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am– 9:30pm.

Meat draw at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm.

Kitchen open for lunch3:00pm.– 5:30 pm. Entertainment by Unity Station from 4:30-9:30. Come out and check out our menu. Everyone is welcome.

• Tent meeting with Bob Dutko: 10am & 1pm. Bob is known for “Christian Apologetics Made Simple” where he translates factual evidence into simple everyday language. Bob Dutko will be speaking on Top 10 proofs – The Bible is true. Top 10 proofs – For the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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• Chatham-Kent Coin Club Fall Coin Show at the Active Lifestyle Center (9am-3pm), 20 Merritt Ave, Chatham.

30 Dealer tables both selling & buying coins, tokens, paper money and bullion. Free Admission & Parking. More info contact President Paul Robb (probb1@cogeco.ca) (289-228-2817).

• Please join us at the Mary Webb Centre for the Arts in Highgate when singer/songwriter Royal Wood returns for the 4th time at 8:00pm. Wood is a Juno-nominated Canadian musician and record producer. Tickets $45 in advance, $50 at the door, taxes in. Licensed Bar opens at 6:30pm, door to concert hall opens at 7pm. More info for re tickets at marywebbcentre.ca.

• CK Welcomes: A Community Showcase is the final event of the CK Welcome Week 2024, and this is the ideal information sharing event to connect with the community and explore local opportunities. Join us on Saturday September 21, 2024, at Kingston Park (91 Paxton Drive, Chatham) from 1:00pm to 4:00pm and let’s celebrate our vibrant community!

Sunday, September 22, 2024: • Merlin Legion Classic Country Jamboree 1:30-5:30pm followed by a scrumptious perch dinner. $5 entry with musicians/singers free. Dinner is $15 for 3pc perch, $20 for 5pc and includes potato, vegetable, coleslaw, dessert with tea and coffee. No Frills meal & hamburgers also available, so bring your dancing shoes and don’t miss the fun event. Please contact 519-476-5870 to book your spot!!!

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Fun Stuff

• Breakfast at the Chatham Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St from 9am to Noon. All meals are cooked to order.

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Monday, September 23, 2024: • Enjoy a friendly game of Euchre, 1pm. St. Clair Estates, 15 Dunkirk Chatham. $3.00 per person. Everyone CLUES ACROSS 1. Wrest Welcome.

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Indigenous • The Chatham Legion, corner of Tibetan religion William & Colborne St. Chatham open 11:00am–9:30pm. Kitchen open for 19. Tease lunch 11:00am–1:30 pm. Our daily 20. J.M. __, Irish special is meat loaf dinner. Fun Darts dramatist starting at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is 22.

Pounds per welcome. square inch • Retired Women Teachers of Ontario, 23. Surrendered Chatham-Kent Branch, will meet at 25. Notable Dallas Chatham Moose Lodge, 9:30 a.m.

Cowboy Leon Registration and socializing, noon 26. Dash meal $25. We invite all retired educators to hear about our supplemental 27. Man who behaves insurance plan from Terry Kennedy of dishonorably Manulife. Call Lynn Russell 519-6765900 by Sept.20.

28. British Air Aces 30. Data executive Thursday, September 26, 2024: 31. Spiritual leader • The Chatham Legion, corner of 33. Flower cluster William & Colborne St. Chatham open 11:00am–9:30pm. Kitchen open 35. Of the cheek Tuesday, September 24, 2024: • The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham 11:00am-9:30pm. Kitchen open for lunch 11:00am-1:30pm. Today’s special is spaghetti with meat sauce.

Euchre at 1:00 or spend the evening playing Shuffleboard or Euchre starting at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

for lunch 11:00am–1:30pm. Senior Euchre starts at 1:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

• Afternoon Jamboree at the Merlin Legion from 1-4pm. Bring your singing voice/instruments and join us for a great afternoon. Donation welcome.

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Tiny homes, hefty price tag

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

Chatham-Kent’s transitional 50-cabin tiny homes development is moving ahead – but it comes with a sizable price tag.

In a 15-1 vote Sept. 9, council greenlighted spending $3.8-million to fund capital costs on the initiative expected to begin this fall.

That breaks down to $76,000 per unit, albeit not factoring the support buildings and infrastructure.

Cambridge-based NOW Housing has been contracted to supply the buildings at the Park Street East location in Chatham.

Intended to replace the Victoria Park Place homeless shelter, the development will see the construction of a community

building, one washroom pavilion, a security cabin, a utility cabin, as well as 50 cabins.

Several concerns were raised by councillors during the meeting. Chatham Coun. Michael Bondy, the only councillor to vote against the proposal, wondered if the tiny home development might become a draw of sorts for people outside Chatham-Kent.

“This seems like a pretty good gig,” Bondy told council, adding he’s heard there’s “busloads of people” coming from Toronto.

“Can we legally discriminate against these people?” Bondy asked.

“I don’t have a Chatham-Kent passport.”

North Kent Coun. Rhonda Jubenville also questioned how the municipality will control people from using the services

who don’t have “true familial ties” to Chatham-Kent.

In response, director of housing services Josh Myers, said staff have access to a provincial database allowing them to pinpoint the communities where people come from.

Those from outside C-K are offered return transportation to their home communities.

“For our municipally funded programs, we are very clear when someone is contacting us that is it is for C-K residents who have a familial or residency background,” Myers said, noting those who call the homelessness hotline are immediately connected with a support worker.

Less than five per cent of C-K’s homeless are from other communities, Myers stressed, noting every community in Ontario is

facing the same issue, and bigger centres are able to offer more.

“I don’t see C-K becoming a destination for services,” Myers explained.

Other councillors took aim at the lack of support from upper-tier governments to address the homelessness issue – despite the fact it’s a provincial responsibility.

“I really hope our provincial counterparts hear our cries for help and come back to the table

The project will see a new diamond constructed on the soccer field adjacent to Fergie Jenkins Field, allowing people of all abilities to play baseball, including Challenger

baseball.

Three Chatham councillors – Marjorie Crew and Conor Allin and Brock McGregor – plus Mayor Darrin Canniff are kicking in a portion of their

respective Hydro One Community Fund allocations for the project.

The $35,000 contribution will be funnelled towards designing the new infrastructure.

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This corner lot on Park Street East in Chatham is slated to become the new home of Chatham-Kent’s transitional 50-cabin tiny home complex. The development will provide shelter for the homeless.

‘Field of Dreams’ has a home The Chatham Voice

Chatham-Kent council is throwing its support behind an accessible ball diamond at Chatham’s “Field of Dreams.”

and support us,” said Chatham Coun. Alysson Storey.

South Kent Coun. Anthony Ceccacci thanked staff for their work on the homelessness file, noting the problem is both difficult and costly.

“Nobody wants to see this kind of money being spent on something we really should be getting from the upper levels of government but we have no choice at this point,” Ceccacci said.

C-K chief financial officer Gord Quinton said there’s been no commitment to date from either the federal or provincial governments to help out with funding.

The cabin development will be paid for through a 15-year internal debenture, with the final amount to be determined following completion.

The total will include any additional upper-tier funding that may come C-K’s way.

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Rachel Jacobson, co-owner of Dabble Maker Space, hosted an open house at the new craft collaboration centre on Riverview Drive in Chatham.

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Rachel Jacobson and Stacey McKellar are bringing a gym-like concept to life in Chatham, except instead of pumping iron, members will create crafts.

The co-owners of Dabble Maker Space, located on Riverview Drive in Chatham, showcased the idea of providing access to tools, supplies, and knowledgeable makers, with the goal of helping the people of Chatham-Kent to follow their curiosity to learn new skills, or work on projects and crafts they might not have space or budget to get going on their own.

Becoming a member of Dabble Maker Space Inc. is like a gym membership for creative people, the owners said.

“You have access to a variety of equipment and supplies to strength your creativity curiosity. You can learn from a variety of skilled makers who can train you in areas you wish to focus on.

Or you can come with your own projects and have space away from distractions to focus on your process,” the

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As part of its second “Home Sweet Home” campaign the RONA Foundation will be lending a hand to those in need.

Between now and Sept.

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The RONA Foundation oversees the philanthropic activities of RONA Inc. with the latest campaign supporting nearly 150 Canadian non-profits, assisting victims of domestic violence and their children, low-income families, and people with disabilities or mental health issues.

In a media release, Foundation director Josee Lafitte said that “every person should

have a safe place to live.”

RONA Foundation board chair Catherine Laporte said the retailer’s in-store and distribution centre teams are inspired by this “timely cause” noting each team chooses the local organization it wants to support.

For more information visit rona.ca.

Abraham Orthodontics gives to Goodfellows

Abraham Orthodontics is looking to help make people smile across Chatham-Kent.

In celebration of its first year in Chatham, the company teamed up with Chatham Goodfellows to provide about 1,500 toothbrushes for the Goodfellows to distribute this year.

Dr. Maxwell Abraham said he and his team just wanted to give back to the community.

• Business Voice is a bi-monthly column in The Chatham Voice that highlights some of the achievements made and efforts underway in Chatham-Kent’s business community. Send your information to bruce@ chathamvoice.com.

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Obituaries Naud, Charles

A resident of Chatham, Charles Naud passed peacefully on Sunday, September 8, 2024 at Riverview Gardens Nursing Home at the age of 75.

He was the son of the late Adelard & Lucille (nee Simoneau) Naud. Forever missed by his wife of 54 beautiful years, Pierrette (nee Desjardins). Proud father of Eric Naud (Karen), Nancy Sybersma (Doug) & Chantal Naud (William). Grandpa of Cassandra (Avro), Mitchell, Piper, & Jack. Pepe of the late Sawyer, Maddison & Oakley. Brother of Rita, Gaetane, Albert, Nicole, Gaetan, Carole, Lorenzo, the late Lucette, Gisele, the late Sylvie, & Sylvain.

Missed by many nieces, nephews & extended family. Charles retired from Meritor as a Labourer, and previously worked for Motor Wheel. He was a Proud Member & Volunteer with the Knights of Columbus. Charles enjoyed spending his time bowling with friends, golfing and spending time with family. The family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the staff of Riverview Gardens Nursing Home for their continuing care during his time there. Family received friends on Friday, September 13, 2024 at the Funeral Home, 459 St. Clair Street, Chatham from 1:00 pm until a Funeral Liturgy at 2:00 pm. Cremation has taken place. In memory of Charles, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Chatham-Kent.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com

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