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Boy, 9, raises $1,800 for Terry Fox Run

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

Eddie Hawken is a big fan of Terry Fox. So when he turned nine

Sunday – the same day as Dresden’s 41st annual Terry Fox Run – he asked for donations, rather than presents for himself.

“I just thought it was a good idea,” Hawken

said, adding he did it in part to honour his grandpa Ed Grison who is a cancer survivor.

Eddie set his original goal at $200 but the ambitious youngster ended

up raising $1,800 for cancer research.

Jon and Ginny Hawken said they are both extremely proud of their son.

“He’s got a really big

heart and I’m proud he chose to do this,” Ginny said. “We always tell him to reach for the stars.”

According to his mom – who had Eddie’s goal set on her Social Media –

her “techie” son kept going in and changing the number.

He only decided two weeks before his birthday to focus on the run.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

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Hospital boss begs for vaccinations

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

Lori Marshall has an earnest plea for the community: “Please get vaccinated.”

The chief executive officer of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance made the appeal last week after announcing the hospital’s

ICU had hit 100 per cent capacity.

And on Monday, five people were listed in hospital with COVID-19 on ventilators in the Intensive Care Unit.

Ten others were also in hospital with the virus.

Marshall said she is “disheartened and quite worried” about the rising number of COVID-19

cases as they could lead to another cut in services, similar to what occurred earlier in the pandemic.

The health-care leader is asking unvaccinated residents to consider getting the vaccine.

“At this point in time it is the best thing we can do to protect ourselves and others,” Marshall noted, recognizing that while some cannot be vaccinated, getting the shot is “still the best thing we can do to protect and care for one another.”

Marshall said as of Friday, the COVID-19 patients ranged in age from 20 to 93 years with the average age set at 61.

As of Monday, 11 of the 15 patients were unvaccinated and four were fully vaccinated.

So far the alliance hasn’t had to cancel any scheduled treatments but that will change if numbers continue to climb.

Marshall said the hospital is managing on a “day to day” basis, noting the unremitting stress of COVID-19 is taking its toll on employees.

Many employees are discouraged by having to pour their efforts into treating a preventable illness.

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Dresden Area Central School was in outbreak, with two reported cases of the 17 students with the two school boards.

Also on Monday, CK Public Health reported 45 new cases since Friday, against 32 deemed resolved. As a result, our number of active cases rose by 13, up more than 10 per cent, to 126.

Chatham-Kent Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Colby said he is in complete agreement with Marshall, adding the upLori Marshall tick in cases is creating anxiety.

However, he adds people can before,” Marshall explained at a recent media scrum. “When always change their minds and we see hospitals become over- opt for the shot.

“It’s not too late to get vacciwhelmed, the only outlet we have is to reduce our scheduled nated,” Colby stressed, again noting it’s the best way to guard care.”

Ontario’s hospital and ICU ca- against the virus.

“When the ICUs are full, it’s a pacity is the main benchmark used by the Ministry of Health big, big problem,” Colby said.

And while there have to gauge the severity of the pandemic. More restrictive mea- been more than 300 cases of sures come into play when the COVID-19 in Ontario schools health-care system is in danger since the start of the school year, there’s no indication from of being overwhelmed.

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‘I thought it was a good idea’

tral School student even Organizers quickly had a visit from his teachstepped up with all the er Anne Cowan to mark gear, including T-shirts the milestone. and flags from past Terry The kids and Eddie’s Fox events in Dresden. older sister Mallory, 11, The Hawken home topped off the birthday was a lively place on bash by riding bikes the weekthrough the end.

The Dresden “He’s got a really big birthday route in the boy was heart and I’m proud he afternoon. joined by chose to do this. We According four of his always tell him to reach to orgafriends for for the stars.” nizer Meg a sleepover - Proud mom Ginny Hawken R o b i n s o n , in a backthis year’s yard tree run, as of house decked out in Ter- Sunday evening, raised ry Fox memorabilia. $26,000, but donations The Dresden Area Cen- are still coming in.

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News

Continued from page 1

Pam Wright/The Chatham Voice

Mallory Hawken, Eddie Hawken, Thomas Clark, Logan Campos, Chase Sayer and Josh Richardson are all smiles after participating in the Dresden Terry Fox Run on Sunday. Eddie, 9, eschewed birthday presents for donations to the run.

High-tech way to donate for Terry Fox run this year

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

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Dresden Terry Fox Run organizer Meg Robinson and volunteer Cindy Gingerich demonstrate the new Tip Tap Pay machine designed to collection donations electronically

High tech put a new twist on the Terry Fox Run in Dresden.

The community was chosen as one of 10 as part of a pilot project to utilize

a Tip Tap Pay machine to garner donations electronically.

Event co-ordinator Meg Robinson, who has taken over the helm from long-time organizer Cindy Brewer, said it was an honour to be chosen for the project.

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“This is the first year,” said Robinson as she demonstrated how to use the machine by tapping her bankcard to make a $5 donation. “It’s great that we were picked by the (Terry Fox) foundation for this.”

The Dresden run carries

the distinction of being number one in Ontario in 2020 in fundraising dollars per capita.

Last year’s event also ranks among the top 25 in the province for amount of money raised, collecting more that $46,000.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

News

Spirit horses aid in one man’s healing

By Ian Kennedy Contributing Writer

Standing in a pasture at Chatham’s TJ Stables, Bill Sands undoubtedly looked like any other visitor. He was dressed in a blue checked shirt, jeans, a ball cap, and leather boots. In one arm was his grandson; his other arm was outstretched pointing at the spirit horses.

Many have heard stories about the rescue and breeding efforts to save these rare horses who roamed wild in massive herds on Walpole Island for centuries, but few people remember actually walking among those wild horses of Bkejwanong.

Sands is one of those people.

As a child, Sands’ dad, and his brother Butch, would corral the wild horses and break them.

On his walk to school, Bill and his friends would often have to climb trees to allow the herds to pass beneath.

Sands and his brother were also part of the famous pony races at the annual Walpole Island Fair, which would draw spectators via steam ships from Sarnia, Windsor, and Detroit.

“I used to be in those pony races; my brother Butch won most of them.

He was quite a horseman. You’d see herds of horses. It was quite a life,

we’d walk to school, no one had cars, we’d cut through the bush and come out right at the school, the horses had paths all through the Island, and we’d get on their paths.”

Until this week, Sands hadn’t seen a Walpole Island horse in more than 50 years. The last of the wild ponies were killed and removed from Walpole by the 1970s. As the land was domesticated, and agriculture continued to increase on Walpole, it was decided that the horses needed to go.

At first they were sold off, then they were rounded up for slaughter at Darlings in Chatham.

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Walpole man connects with TJ Stables’ spirit horses Continued from page 4

But then the final horses were hunted.

“It felt good to see them again,” said Sands.

At TJ Stables, Terry Jenkins and her husband John, who is Metis, found a small herd for sale, ancestors of four rescued horses from Walpole Island, and they bought them. Since then, it has been a lifelong goal for Jenkins to breed and return the ponies to Walpole Island.

Having people like Sands visit TJ Stables is an important part of this path.

“It is an honour having an opportunity to speak with the elders from the communities such as Bill Sands and listen to his stories,” said Jenkins.

When he returned from residential school, Sands embarked on a 60-year career as a hunting and fishing guide, having guided for the likes of Steven Spielberg, Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Cher, and Paul Martin, among others.

So much has been taken from Walpole Island over the years, including the children of the community who were brought to residential

schools, enduring unimaginable trauma in a cultural genocide perpetrated by the Canadian government and churches. Bill Sands was one of those children.

At the age of 11, he was taken by Walpole’s Indian Agent, and brought to residential school at the Mohawk Institute near Brantford. He survived four years – that he calls the worst of his life – at the facility before returning to Walpole.

Like many youth however, the trauma of residential school came with him. Since then, Sands has been on a journey to heal.

His daughter Alyssa, who visited TJ Stables with Sands and recently acquired a hunting lodge of her own to run a land-based learning facility on Walpole Island, believes moments like her father had at TJ Stables will help with that healing.

“For as long as I can remember, my dad talked about the horses,” she said. “It was an emotional experience for me to see him reconnect to something that brought him so much happiness as a little boy. I think about his child-

Mock drill at the hospital

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Members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service move through the halls of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance on Sept. 15, looking for a man with a weapon. It was a mock drill; a Code Silver exercise. Police and health-care staff conducted the joint training operation in Zone A Level 1 at the Chatham site. Code Silvers are called in the event a person has a weapon.

hood, being stolen and taken from a good life – and then I think about my own son, even myself, my dad’s history impacts three generations today. Watching and walking with him on his healing journey is helping all three of those generations heal.”

• Sands’ full story will appear in Ian Kennedy’s upcoming book, “On Account of Darkness: Shedding Light on Race and Sport.” Published by Tidewater Press, it will be available in 2022 everywhere you get your books.

Wanted: New CAO The Chatham Voice

The hunt is on for a new Chief Administrative Officer for Chatham-Kent.

At a municipal media scrum last week, current CAO Don Shropshire said the process to find his replacement has begun in earnest.

Shropshire said he hopes to “pass the baton” by the end of 2021.

The long-time administrator announced his retirement to council and staff in the spring. He said he’s hopeful a list of potential candidates will be presented to council by the end of October.

The CAO’s position is the only staff position that council is directly responsible for hiring. It is open to external and internal candidates.

Mayor Darrin Canniff has high

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praise for Shropshire.

“The individual we hire will have very big shoes to fill,” he said.

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Thanks, Eddie Thank goodness for people such as Eddie Hawken.

The actions of the Grade 4 student who asked for donations for Dresden’s Terry Fox Run rather than gifts for his birthday are a welcome respite in an increasingly toxic world.

Hawken, who turned 9 on Sunday, is a refreshing antidote to the anger and division exhibited by Canada’s political parties in the run-up to the election nobody wanted.

The election is over. Results are on our website, but can/will we all move on?

Locally and federally, there was a great deal of mudslinging and divisiveness.

Candidates campaigned on one issue, while others declined to share much information with the media, and as a result, the general public. These are attempts to control the message, which is unfortunate.

On top of that, social media has become a cesspool, be it for political reasons or for COVID-19.

It has become an area with the mentality of “if you’re not with us, you’re against us.”

As a result, there is too often no dialogue, only vitriol thrown back and forth.

The Chatham Voice turned off our Facebook commenting on our COVID-19-related articles as a result.

Not surprisingly, we received polarized comments from the public.

“The fact that you turned off commenting on Facebook is a slap in the face to our rights and freedoms,” one social media critic stated.

Well, we encourage anyone to share our stories on their own Facebook feeds and comment on them there. There is no stifling of freedom of speech.

But for every one of those types of comments, we receive a flood of messages of appreciation.

“Kudos to The Voice for limiting the trash in the comments...back you 100 per cent for the call.

Thanks.”

Unfortunately, for some, if you don’t agree with their opinion, there is no dialogue, only shouting. We’ve seen it in the political spectrum too long now, and it’s getting really bad in terms of COVID-19 vaccination commenting.

The back-and-forth has spilled out into the streets of major cities at times, with anti-vaxxers protesting at places such as hospitals. We don’t understand that.

Through it all, we thankfully have Eddie Hawken.

A young man determined to help others.

We can all learn from him, it seems.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Opinion

Eye care standoff hurts seniors Editor: Seniors are nothing more than a pawn for professional groups to gain what they want with the government.

I am willing to pay out of pocket, have full vision care, non-OHIP and yet no optometrist is willing to give me an eye exam.

They only want to bill through OHIP, which they are at odds with ask-

ing for more money.

It’s said that 60 to 65 per cent of their business is seniors and when they originally signed up with OHIP, the money was OK. They say they cannot cover their overhead.

That’s not the fault of the government.

The optometrist I see has two receptionists,

a file clerk, two examination rooms, a glaucoma test room, a seating area for 20, a lens lab fully staffed, and thousands upon thousands of frames all housed in a massive office space. They’ve taken their service from a room in the back of a house and a brief case of frames to this goliath business

that they can’t sustain.

If you’re not a senior now, you soon will be. Is this how you want to be treated?

As a side note – if you can get across the U.S. border, you can still get a free eye exam and 25 per cent off of eye wear. Just saying.

Richard Faubert Chatham-Kent

Zoo’s enclosures don’t seem big enough

Editor: Recently, I was travelling from Windsor to Hamilton along the Lake Erie shore. I decided to take a break and visit the Greenview Aviary and Zoo. I came away feeling very

sad. I don’t understand how a place like that is allowed to keep lions, tigers, bears and baboons in small, inappropriate enclosures.

I found it appalling

that the huge boa constrictor had no chance of ever stretching out or at least hanging from a branch.

Why is this abuse of wild animals allowed

to exist? Surely this zoo is inspected and there are standards they must meet.

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The Arts/Life

Scottish history display opens Oct. 12 The Chatham Voice

A tapestry display in honour of Scottish heritage will soon be on display in Chatham.

The Baldoon Tapestry, which celebrates Scottish history in Chatham-Kent, goes on display Oct. 12 in the Rotary Lounge at the Capitol Theatre.

On that day, the tapestries will be on display from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., and the exhibit will be open to the public daily from noon to 4 p.m. between Oct. 13 and Oct. 29.

Artist Susan Larke is one of the people who stitched on the tapestries. Larke grew up in Wallaceburg.

A total of 37 tapestries depicting the Scottish exploration and settlement of Canada are coming thanks to a collaborative effort of the C-K Cultural Centre, Tulip Tree Needlearts guild and the City of Guelph Museums.

These tapestries were started in 2012 by Baron Gordon Prestoungrange and Scottish artist Andrew Crummy as a project to celebrate the Scottish Diaspora, a worldwide

migration of Scots to all corners of the earth.

To date, more than 300 panels have been done by needleworkers all over the world as a tribute to the people who left their homeland and contributed so much to their adoptive countries.

The latest tapestry to join the international collection was done by Tulip Tree Needlearts Guild in Southwestern Ontario. It celebrates the 102 highlanders who sailed to Canada in 1804 to settle in Baldoon in what is now Dover Township in Chatham-Kent. These are the people who would go on later to found Wallaceburg.

The tapestry was designed by a local artist, Katherine McFadden Stinson and stitched by members of the Needlearts guild and interested members of the public.

The tapestry is divided into two parts, using the ship, the Oughton, that brought the people to Canada, as the dividing line between the great expectations of a fertile land with many sheep envi-

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The Baldoon Tapestry will be on display in Chatham from Oct. 12 to 29. Wallaceburg native Susan Larke is seen here working on the tapestry.

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Kid’s COVID-19 testing area opens in Chatham The Chatham Voice

A COVID-19 assessment centre for children age 17 and under opened Tuesday at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.

The after-hours Paediatric Assessment COVID-19 Centre (PACC) is located in the Ambulatory Care Unit at the Chatham site.

It’s set to run seven days a week, open Monday to Friday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Saturday and

Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Officials are taking a proactive approach in anticipation of a rise in cases in children and youth with the return of face-to-face learning and indoor activities.

CKHA CEO and president Lori Marshall said the potential exists for a rise in child and youth cases in Chatham-Kent.

“With the fourth wave of the pandemic upon us, as

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You are encouraged to bring your own reusable water bottle and a lunch if you plan on staying for the day. Bring your own gloves and have a mask handy just in case.

Volunteers from the Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise will help check participants in at the Thames Grove Conservation Area at 34 Kingsway Dr. in Chatham.

At check in, participants will receive garbage collection bags. Once you’ve filled your bag, return to the Thames Grove launch area to throw out the trash. Garbage and recycling bins will be on site.

As participants finish for their day, they will receive a locally made hemp fabric T-shirt.

As well, participants can detail where they collected the litter, as well

as examine displays on the Imagine McGregor project underway by the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority.

Whoever collects the most litter individually will earn a free 2022 LTVCA Conservation Area parking pass.

There is a team challenge as well. The business team that collects the most litter will earn a free, full-page ad in the 2022 LTVCA Conservation Area Guidebook, as well as each individual participant will receive a 2022 LTVCA Conservation Area parking pass.

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The aim of the clinic is to focus on the younger demographic and divert these patients away from the emergency department to help reduce wait times across the board.

It’s intended for mild symptoms only; in the event of an emergency, call 911 or go the emergency department.

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COVID-19 vaccinations will not be offered.

Appointments must be pre-booked and can be made at www. assessmentbooking. ca (Paediatric Assessment COVID-19 Centre.) They can also be made by phone at 519-436-2556. A health number is needed when scheduling the appointment.

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If visiting the PACC, park in Lot A or the Pegley Lot and enter through the Ambulatory Care doors facing Louise Street.

Adults needing testing can visit the Chatham-Kent COVID-19 Assessment Centre at 10 Grand Ave. W. in Chatham from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. Appointments there must also be prebooked at www.assessmentbooking.ca.

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There are many logistical elements to planning a funeral, and while “Time Management” may not show up on anyone’s Top 5 List, it is an essential skill when co-ordinating a funeral event.

Funeral directors need to anticipate all of the potential variables, micro-events and ‘thrown wrenches’ that could prevent the live-stream from starting on time.

One example would be a Catholic Funeral Mass, which we would typically run with two teams.

One team would be set up at the church registering and seating guests, co-ordinating final details and saving seating and parking for the family. The other team would be at the Funeral Home with the family leading a prayer service and preparing the family for their final goodbye at the casket. If a Catholic Mass is to start at 11:00am, that means that the family is to arrive at the church in procession just prior to 11:00am in order for the Mass to start on time. To do this, there are a number of factors we need to anticipate: • How long will the family take to say their good-byes at the casket before we go to church? (ie. Are there 3 family members, or 30 participating? What are the circumstances?)

• What route are we taking from the Funeral Home to the church (ie. Were we taking the procession by the family home? Is there construction to avoid?)

• What weather were we anticipating? (Is there three feet of snow? Torrential rains?

A beautiful sunny day?)

In addition to being at church on time, we would also need to anticipate our arrival at the cemetery and any reception venue in order for the day to go as planned. In the Buddhist and Taoist traditions, it is not uncommon to schedule the burials around lucky days and lucky times. On the day of the burial, we would often have prayers at the Funeral Home, before driving past the family home and ultimately going to the cemetery. If the lucky time is before 11:00am on that particular day, and the burial is in Oakville (which is not uncommon, as there is a beautiful Buddhist area in the cemetery there) you have to time out a very early day accordingly. Toronto traffic, for instance, is not quite as forgiving as our local morning commute!

Exercising proper Time Management and anticipating what variables are likely to come is an important skill for any aspiring Funeral Director to hone.

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WAMBO is a WAM-GO after all this year.

A scaled-down version of the extremely popular Wallaceburg Antique Motor and Boat Outing is slated for Thanksgiving weekend.

“We are looking forward to keeping the spirits up in the community by

bringing a scaled-down version of WAMBO to Wallaceburg, in hopes to get back to a full-fledged event in 2022,” said Bill Wolsing, WAMBO’s chair, in a media release.

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Municipal vaccination policy delayed

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

Chatham-Kent council won’t be dealing with a municipal employee vaccination policy until Sept.

27 at the earliest.

At the regular Sept. 13 meeting, elected officials opted to delay discussion

on the matter, voting 11-6 of the community is at against a motion from stake. “ T h e North Kent fourth wave Coun. Joe “The fourth wave is Faas to put revving up. The longer is revving up,” Faas the issue you leave it, the more said. “The on the table longer you immediate- advanced it gets.”

- North Kent Coun. Joe Faas leave it, the ly. more adFaas told council time is of the es- vanced it gets.”

Earlier in the meeting, sence, adding the safety council heard from Chief

MNR to take lead on finding leak source in Wheatley The Chatham Voice

An agreement has been signed between Chatham-Kent and the province to move forward in finding the source of the recent gas explosion that rocked downtown Wheatley.

The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry is taking the lead in finding the source of hydrogen sulphide that has stubbornly evaded detection.

Don Shropshire, CAO for Chatham-Kent, said the province is committed to identifying the source and will recommend ways to prevent future gas leaks.

It takes the investigation to the next level, Shropshire said in a press release.

He said municipal employees have been pre-

paring the site for the next step while focusing on public safety.

“The safety of our residents remains key for our first responders and the province will be taking the lead on its portion of the work,” Shropshire explained.

Mayor Darrin Canniff said he’s pleased with the agreement. He is encouraging provincial officials to expedite the investigation, and to determine what can be done to assist affected businesses and residents financially.

Municipal outreach services for Wheatley residents have now relocated to the Wheatley Village Resource Centre and Food Bank at 108 Talbot Trail E. Case managers will be on site to assist evacuees with housing, food and other support services.

This will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this week.

SIU probes death The Chatham Voice

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 53-year-old Chatham man earlier this month.

On Sept. 8, members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service were called to a convenience store on Charing Cross Road in Chatham for a report of an unwanted man.

According to the SIU, the man was arrested and taken to police headquarters, but was then taken

to hospital, as he was in distress.

He was treated for “serious injuries,” the SIU said, and died Sept. 15.

Two investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to the case.

The SIU asks anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-7878529. The Unit is also urging anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.

Human Resource Director Cathy Hoffman who gave a brief report on the vaccine policy staff is currently working on.

Hoffman said the document is still in draft form and, with government legislation in flux, the situation is evolving.

However, she said all employees have been “strongly encouraged” to

get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible over the “many months” of the pandemic.

Further consultation with the employee union is still needed before the policy can be completed, Hoffman said.

Faas had originally put forward a motion to establish a vaccine policy in August, but withdrew

it upon learning administration was working to develop comprehensive guidelines for the municipality.

Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Colby is strongly recommending businesses adopt a vaccine policy.

On Sept. 22, Ontario’s vaccine passport will come into effect.

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September 17, 2021 Dear members, After much discussion with the outgoing and incoming Board of Directors, we have come to the conclusion that, at this time, we cannot continue to operate some of our existing programs and comply with the new Provincial guidelines.

On September 1st it was announced that the Province of Ontario was going to require vaccine passports in select settings. To control the Delta driven fourth wave of COVID-19, attendees would be required to provide proof of two vaccine doses with at least 14 days since the last dose in order to access select services.

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This passport is not required for people to access other services such as: Foot care: Essential service.

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Meal pick up: Take away Thursdays.

Nail Salon was not included in the restrictions.

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Washroom facilities are open to all.

Activities such as Bridge and other card games are not permitted under our current guidelines.

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We do not have the space to separate programs that require a passport from programs that don’t. Foot care is an essential service that we provide and removes the service from having to be provided by our already overwhelmed healthcare professionals.

We held a Board meeting this morning and invited new Board members to attend for the purpose of discussion. We discussed the issues and agreed it would not be ideal to have vaccinated and unvaccinated people mixing as this would not meet the spirit of the Provincial guidelines. We are not able to guarantee that everyone accessing the building has been vaccinated. Since the Foot care program is an essential service that we have to continue to provide, we have no other option than to temporarily suspend all other programming until we can ensure the safety of all. As such, the programs that require a passport will be suspended until further notice. We will continue to work, on your behalf, to look for new solutions and opportunities.

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Community Events Thursday, September 23, 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. Come check out our daily specials. Everyone Welcome.

• Chatham-Kent Public Library’s Ridgetown Branch is excited to offer an outdoor Pop-Up Storytime at 6:00pm. Families with children ages 0 to 6 may join us for stories, songs and fun on the library lawn! Registration is required. Please bring a blanket to sit on. Register online at search.ckpl.ca (use keyword “pop-up”) or call Ridgetown Branch at 519-674-3121.

Friday, September 24, 2021: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am – 9:30pm.

The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am – 1:30pm with daily specials. Supper will be served from 4:00pm – 6:00pm. Tonight’s specials are Liver and Onions or Fish & Chips.

Take out is also available by calling 519-351-8733 or 519-351-5639. Everyone Welcome.

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a draw for a prize. The prize must be picked up at a CKPL branch. Registration is required. Participants must be registered by October 1 to be eligible for the tournament. To register, search “trivia tournament” at search.ckpl.ca or contact Ask CKPL by phone at 519354-2940 or by email at cklibrary@ chatham-kent.ca.

Saturday, October 2, 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.

Saturday, October 9, 2021: • Saturdays at 7 presents “88 keys for St. Andrew’s United Church” in Chatham. Pianist Ben Smith, Chatham native and Juilliard graduate, will perform the dedication concert of the church’s new Yamaha concert grand piano at 7pm. Ben has performed as soloist and chamber musician across North America. Seating is limited and will be dependent on current public health guidelines. Reserve your spot for the live audience by picking up a ticket at the church office, 85 William Street S. Proof of full vaccination is required to attend the concert in person. The concert will be streamed via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/ standrews. Suggested donation $15.

For further information check www. standrewschatham.org/music or call 519-352-0010.

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Council urges drug decriminalization

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

Chatham-Kent has joined the chorus calling

for the decriminalization of drugs in Canada.

It’s part of the fight against the opioid crisis – a surging problem Canadian health care officials

term “the second pandemic.”

Decriminalization is part of harm reduction, Chatham-Kent Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Colby explained, adding it’s a sort of “last resort” for public health.

“It’s basically an admission we can’t fix this, at least not now,” Colby said.

The physician, along with public health director Teresa Bendo, recently gave a presentation to council on the issue.

Decriminalization is part of a four-pillar approach to the opioid crisis, Colby said, that along with harm reduction includes education and prevention, treatment and recovery, and enforcement and justice.

He said decriminalization lessens the stigma of opioid use as criminal records complicate users’ lives and can lower socio-economic status.

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Users committing crimes to feed addictions and the transmission of bloodborne and sexually transmitted diseases are factors that can be addressed through a different approach, he said.

Decriminalization would see a change in mandatory criminal sanctions that free police up for other matters and emphasize education and harm reduction rather than punishment.

Colby explained the current approach toward drug addiction isn’t working and is in fact contributing to a rise in addiction.

Data compiled by public health reveals the extent of the problem.

• During the week of Sept. 6, three people died of suspected opioid overdoses in Chatham-Kent.

• Deaths in Chatham-Kent from opioids

doubled in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic with 18 people dying in the period from April 2020 to March 2021. Nine people died in the same period from April 2019 to March 2020.

• Each year, local agencies hand out 2.4 million harm reduction items, such as clean needles or antiseptic wipes.

• Some 80 per cent of people addicted to opioids got hooked as a result of being prescribed pain relief by a physician.

• Fatal opioid poisonings are the highest cause of death in the unintentional death category, surpassing events such as car accidents, falls and drownings.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Good deed program The Chatham Voice

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Pictured from left are Lynn McGeachy Schultz, nominating member of 100 Women Who Care; Jessica Smith, executive director of St. Andrew’s Residence; and Mindy Jenner, community and client relations manager at St. Andrew’s celebrating a recent donation of $11,525 to the Meals on Wheels program which is operated out of the facility.

Group donates $11K to Meals on Wheels The Chatham Voice

The organization 100 Women Who Care Chatham-Kent on Sept. 16 gave a big boost to Meals on Wheels in the area.

“We are incredibly grateful to the 100 Women Who Care for their generous support of the Chatham-Kent Meals on

Wheels program. Keeping seniors well nourished and safe in their homes during the pandemic really highlights the critical role Meals on Wheels plays in the lives of seniors,” said Jessica Smith, executive director of St. Andrew’s Residence, in a media release. Meals on Wheels operates out of St.

Andrew’s.

Lynn McGeachy Schultz, 100 Women Who Care CK’s nominating member, said “The support of the 100 Women Who Care will ensure that those members of our community can be well cared for and at the same time remain independent. It is a most valuable resource within

Chatham Kent. I am very proud to be part of the 100 Women Who Care.”

For more information about Meals on Wheels, visit: www.mealsonwheelsck.com.

Since August 2016, 100 Women Who Care CK has donated more than $250,000 across 20 programs in Chatham-Kent.

Chatham-Kent is starting a new program that is downright neighbourly.

At its regular meeting Sept. 13, council approved the initiative that will allow members of the public to nominate local people that are doing good deeds.

Mayor Darrin Canniff said it a “fabulous” thing for the municipality to be doing.

“There are so many great neighbours out there doing great things,” he added.

The new program came to be by way of a recommendation from an as-yet

unnamed mystery resident who put the idea forward through Let’s Talk CK. There was some discussion among councillors about revealing the person’s identity, as they did not yet have permission.

Under the new project, local residents can nominate people for efforts such as checking on a neighbour in need, inviting others for a virtual get together, keeping a boulevard or property looking nice, maintaining a Little Library, shovelling snow for someone, or by acting neighbourly in other ways.

Opioid abuse numbers

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• Analysis shows that males aged 25 to 44 years are most at risk, as they comprise 75 per cent of recent deaths.

• Some form of fentanyl directly contributed to 80 per cent of all opioid deaths and at least 50 per

cent of people died alone with no one to intervene.

Colby said Chatham-Kent police Chief Gary Conn and Don MacLellan, the head of EMS services for the municipality, agree with the decriminalization measures.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Celebration of Life

Celebration of Life

for Leonard McAvoy will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 1:00pm, at the Retro Suites Hotel, 22 William St S, Chatham, in the Event Room.

Friends and family are welcome to join us.

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Office Chair $10; black happy light $20; Dr. Scholl’s foot spa $20. Sears pro treadmill $500. Phone 519-351-0851.

Solid Antique Oak Secretary Desk, hidden door for typewriter, excellent condition, 34”w x 60”L x 2” thick. $150.

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Obituaries

Obituaries

OBITUARIES Diny Grift 88, Saturday, September 18 2021 McKinlay Funeral Home

Wayne Blue 76, Sunday, September 12, 2021 Life Transitions

Mary Walker Case 95, Saturday, September 11, 2021 McKinlay Funeral Home

Wayne Ripley 74, Sunday, September 12, 2021 Life Transitions

Bill Haskell 91, Monday, September 13, 2021 McKinlay Funeral Home

Donald “Mike” Graham 69, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Life Transitions

Bob Robertson 76, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 McKinlay Funeral Home

Marilyn Kemp Monday, September 13, 2021 Life Transitions

Scott Stirling 53, Wednesday, September 15, 2021 McKinlay Funeral Home

Mr. Mark Whalls 60, Sunday, September 12, 2021 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

Beverly Skipper 92, Friday, September 17, 2021 McKinlay Funeral Home

Mr. Gordon Brooksbank 91, Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

Leatta Buschemeyer 72, Sunday, September 12, 2021 McKinlay Funeral Home

Mr. Richard Maynard 71, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

John Polowick 102, Wednesday, September 15, 2021 McKinlay Funeral Home

Arthur “Junior” Rich 76, Thursday, September 16, 2021 Kendrick Funeral Home

Kenneth Ott 83, Sunday, September 12, 2021 Life Transitions

See full obituaries at chathamvoice.com/obituaries

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Puzzles on page 14 .

This week’s answers.

Redeemer of Love Healing Ministry is a Christian outreach ministry to those struggling in society.

Our all night prayer line is midnight to 7am daily. Call 519-354-3532.

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