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Crowfest co-chairs Mayor Darrin Canniff and Andrew Thiel hoist the Crowfest emblem with John Fairley, vice president of college communication and community relations with St. Clair College. The college and the alumni association have stepped up to be one of the major sponsors of the inaugural event.

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The event, paying tribute to the oft-maligned black bird, is set to take place Oct. 12-15.

The four-day extravaganza will feature world-class buskers, a premiere costume contest, a dressed-up King Street and a Chatham night market.

Sword swallowing, music, magic, art classes, “Dueling Pianos” and a Crow Your Boat race down the Thames River are also on the agenda.

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ference to outline Crowfest took place at Retro Suites last week with event co-chairs Andrew Thiel and Mayor Darrin Canniff crowing about the event.

A couple of decades ago, Crowfest wouldn’t have happened. Regarded as dirty pests, crows were chased out of Chatham, with the municipality spending thousands on crow control.

Times have changed and upgrades to garbage containers have lessened the crow problem.

Those old ideas aren’t stopping enthusiasm surrounding the event.

“We want everyone to come downtown and have some fun,” said Thiel. “We’re really looking forward to seeing King Street come alive.”

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Entertainment galore for Crowfest Continued from page 1

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“It seems to be easy to get everyone excited,” Thiel added.

With numerous bigname sponsors on board, the estimated budget for the event is $150,000, with the majority going towards entertainment and prizes.

While some of the events cost money, such as the $100-a-plate charity gala Oct. 13, Thiel said organizers are trying to offer as many free or low-cost activities as possible.

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There will be extra points for costumes that are crow themed, Thiel said.

Canniff said the costume contest is generating a lot of interest and folks from the GTA have already registered.

“We hope to make this a regional event,” Canniff said. “That’s what we’re looking for is to put this event on the map.”

Canniff said the festival aims to pay homage to the clever crow, while also capitalizing on the fact the festival is close to Halloween.

The committee is also looking for volunteers to help with the event. To see a full list of events, buy tickets or to volunteer visit crowfestck.com.

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Orange shirt pins help healing effort

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Like the children they represent, each orange pin is unique.

A symbol of the children who never came home from residential school, the tiny foam T-shirts serve to honour the memories of the youngsters who were lost, the survivors and the damage the schools left behind.

Lana Parenteau of the Delaware First Nation at Moraviantown and her granddaughter Sky began making the pins last year after the bodies of 215 Indigenous children were recovered from the Kamloops Residential School.

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Matters movement quickly gained ground as more burial sites were discovered. As of May 2022, there are 4,130 children registered that perished at residential schools in Canada.

Parenteau calls the orange pin effort “Takwihleew.” In the Lenape language, the word means to come together.

In preparation for National Truth and Reconciliation Day Sept. 30 – also called Orange Shirt Day – the pair was among a group gathered at the Community Shop in Chatham last week busily making pins to give away.

“It’s grown a lot bigger this year,” Parenteau said as she cut out shapes and glued feathers. “Just like everyone is in a different spot in their healing journey, there’s no

wrong way to make a pin.”

Parenteau, who works as Chatham-Kent’s Indigenous Peer Navigator, knows of what she speaks. Some of her family members were taken to residential schools and she herself was part of the 1960s scoop – cutting her off from her home and her heritage.

Sky Parenteau, a high school student, said awareness about the terrible legacy of residential schools is important, because “people really need to know what happened.”

Pam Fulton of Walpole Island First Nation said the pins are a way to initiate conversation and begin healing.

“I pray that all those who were found can be identified,” Fulton said. “Many families don’t know what happened to their loved

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“Hopefully people can get closure.

There’s trauma that needs healing.”

The idea of making the orange T-shirt pins is catching on. Lana Parenteau recently conducted a pin-making workshop with Enbridge employees in Calgary. Peo-

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“I’m hoping this spreads everywhere,” the elder Parenteau said.

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Council pulls back development charge plan

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At its Sept. 26 meeting, council voted to further engage with local stakeholders on the issue and report back to council within 90 days.

The motion, put forward by Chatham Coun.

Michael Bondy, received unanimous approval.

Initially, Bondy asked council to reconsider the bylaw, which the elected body had approved Aug. 8. The bylaw adds an additional $17,316 to the cost of building the average single-family home.

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ter was also received from the Chatham-Kent Homebuilder’s Association and read out at the meeting.

In it, executive officer Dan VanMoorsel called the fee hike an “unexpected” burden.

“This is a dramatic increase that’s placed on the back of future residents,” the deputation stated, adding municipal consultation with stakeholder developers was minimal.

“We believe that more direct engagement could have occurred during the initial consultation process,” it said, noting the

“true” cost of building a home is actually $23,632 when all development fees are factored in.

A lengthy discussion on how the bylaw could be reconsidered took place, with Chatham-Kent legal director Dave Taylor seeking clarification from Bondy, and others, on what “revisit” meant.

CAO Michael Duben advised council that once an appeal is filed, “the process is underway.”

But he assured council the municipality would reach out to the appellants, adding there’s “always an

opportunity to discuss settlement if the parties are willing to do so.”

Bondy said he’s spoken with the appellants and they are willing to engage with the municipality, adding he thinks there can be some “constructive dialogue.”

Bruce McAllister, general manager of community development for Chatham-Kent, told council the bylaw would remain in place with fees charged accordingly, but the money could be reimbursed if the bylaw is changed.

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Local realtors comprised one group that was not impressed by the development charge change in August.

Amber Pinsonneault, president of the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors (CKAR), said adding more than $17,300 to the price of a new home right now is a bad decision.

The real estate market has slowed, and prices are actually in slight decline, but this would force the price of new homes upward, and could actually kill some sales that have already been agreed upon.

“There are many new homes sold earlier in the year that are yet to be built. With the implementation of development charges in Chatham-Kent, we could jeopardize the buyers’ ability to close (the sale,)” she said. “With interest rates rising and $17,300 introduced for development charges, a buyer’s initial cost will be increased potentially beyond their means.”

Robb Nelson of Maple City Homes said the added charges would be passed directly onto homebuyers and could kill off a key attraction to out-of-towners on why to move to Chatham-Kent.

“Our advantage over everyone else was we had less expensive land and no development charges,” he said.

“People would see it being cheaper to move to Chatham-Kent and they’d move here.”

However, Chatham-Kent may not have as many amenities as other neighbouring municipalities, Nelson said. And with prices closer in comparison to those neighbours, he fears fewer people will opt to settle in C-K. “The decision is suddenly not so easy. We don’t become as attractive,” he said.

West Kent Coun. Mark Authier said he has received calls from builders and developers in his ward protesting the new charges, pointing out they had signed contracts with customers when the new bylaw came into effect.

Authier said council should have chosen a future date for implementation, instead of the bylaw coming into effect the day after the vote.

Nelson questioned the initial rollout that seemingly caught most key players off guard.

“The real estate board wasn’t consulted. The C-K Home Builders Association wasn’t consulted. Those

are the two main streams that shape your new home market. (Consultation) should have happened, especially when we were on that nice roll,” he said.

Pinsonneault said she sees the logic in the proposed charges. It’s just that now is not the time to make such alterations.

“In the heat of the market, it wouldn’t have made a difference. It just seems they kind of missed the boat,” she said. “Adding an additional hoop to jump through when times are tough, that’s very strange timing from the municipality.”

Nelson said the development charges caught his company by surprise. Dialogue took place two years ago, but nothing recently.

“They asked us and others about development charges. They wanted

to know more information,” Nelson said. “Good infrastructure is important. I was 100 per cent for it. But I never heard anything more. Then all of a sudden, they hit. They never contacted the stakeholders over the past two years.”

East Kent Coun. Steve Pinsonneault, who spoke against the bylaw in August, told council he knew it “wasn’t going to be good for business.” He agreed with Bondy, adding he hopes the two sides can find “middle ground.

“I knew this was a boo boo in the beginning and I think it’s only going to get worse,” he said.

Council directed administration to engage with stakeholders who have raised appeals, and return to council with recommendations for future changes within 90 days.

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Opinion Review...rewind Smart move, council.

The elected body walked back, or at least is taking a step back to review, changes it made to development charges in Chatham-Kent in early August.

At that time, all but two councillors rubberstamped changes in the charge structure that slapped an additional $17,316 fee onto the construction of a typical single-family home.

The charges are intended to help fund the cost of expansion within the municipality, covering infrastructure costs.

The new fees went into effect the next day, and impacted homes that were still under construction, including ones people had committed to purchase at a previously established price.

That left homebuilders and realtors irate. They understood the concept of the development charges, but questioned the timing and implementation.

For starters, the economy was slowing down, and so was the real estate market locally. Add in rising interest rates and suddenly new home builds were to cost prospective buyers an additional eight or nine per cent.

Maple City Homes’ Robb Nelson said the concept behind the charges was

based on obsolete projections – back from the height of the real estate boom in Chatham-Kent.

This would only serve to throw a wrench into the gears of local home construction.

Real estate agents said deals that were previously agreed upon were in danger of suddenly falling through.

On top of that, realtors and homebuilders said they weren’t even consulted on the charges in the weeks prior to the matter coming before council.

The charges went through, vested groups rebelled, and the next thing we know, the municipality was facing half a dozen appeals.

Council smartly blinked, and decided at its Sept. 26 meeting to hold off and let municipal staff meet with stakeholders before returning to council in 90 days with new recommendations.

With the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors and the C-K Homebuilders agreeing charges are warranted, surely there is middle ground, and grandfathering options available for people who have already committed to purchase.

Perhaps bringing in the charges in stages makes sense as well.

We’ll see sometime in the next three months.

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Well water test leads to concerns: expert Editor: I would like to thank The Chatham Voice for publishing a previous letter on Aug. 25 wherein I discussed the recent all-hazard investigation of well water in Chatham-Kent and the report that was produced by the expert panel that advised the investigation.

In that letter I pointed out that future work on the potential health hazards associated with well water in and around the all-hazard investigation area should include sampling and analysis of fine-grained sediment that is known to be in suspension in the water extracted from some wells. Such analyses were, in fact, recommended in the expert panel’s report that I participated in drafting.

The expert panel also recommended that should

significant concentrations of potentially toxic substances, notably metals, be identified within the sediment, then bioavailability testing should be considered to determine if those metals might be sufficiently absorbed within the body after ingestion so as to pose a potential health concern.

Here I wish to mention that a household situated in Ward 4 of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent recently took the initiative to have a sample from their private well analyzed by a reputable, certified laboratory.

The analytical results for the sediment reveal that several metals are present in rather high concentrations, notably antimony (840 μg/kg),

arsenic (4,200 μg/kg), barium (610,000 μg/kg), cadmium (180 μg/kg), lead (48,000 μg/kg) and nickel (3,200 μg/kg), where μg/kg is read as micrograms per kilogram of sediment.

Based on those results, it would seem that sampling and analyses of the sediment from more water wells in the area would be warranted as well as testing for bioavailability of the potentially toxic metals that are identified. The new results mentioned herein have also been shared by way of e-mail communication with the mayor and councillors of Chatham-Kent for their consideration.

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Committee dismisses fraud allegations

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Case closed.

That’s how Chatham Coun. Doug Sulman feels

about fraud allegations made against the municipality regarding Chatham-Kent Police Service spending.

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tention to an information report on the issue that was presented to council in closed session Sept. 19.

According to the report, the municipality’s Audit and Risk Committee received information from administration and external auditors that a local citizen had made allegations of fraud by the Chatham-Kent Police Service.

After examining the report, the committee said it “is satisfied there were no cases of fraud identified.”

It went on to say the committee finds that final decisions about employment contracts and vehicle use are “properly a decision of the Police Board” and that some aspects of personnel

matters are confidential.

Sulman said he wanted to draw the public’s attention to the report’s findings, noting it’s “very serious” when allegations of fraud are made against members of the police service or the Police Services Board.

“It was taken very seriously by the audit committee, although it’s questionable how much the municipality, the corporate body, can actually do,” Sulman told council.

“But we took it very seriously and involved our auditors and this is the result.

“There were no findings of fraud identified,” Sulman stressed. “We just

want to be very transparent we took the matter serious. It took a lot of time to do the further investigation.

“We’ve done our duty and there’s nothing further to be done,” he said.

But John Cryderman, the citizen in question who brought the allegations forward, doesn’t see it that way and said he will continue to push for an inquiry.

Cryderman, who calls himself a “self-appointed ombudsman because there’s no one else to do the job,” said he has 200 pages of documents supporting what he calls a misuse of taxpayer dollars.

He said he has receipts to prove it and believes “council has failed to represent the public pursuant to their legislative obligation.”

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On Sept. 20, the meat freezer broke down.

Young said she contacted the appliance store to get a quote for a replacement freezer, but instead got a huge surprise.

“I called to get a price to know what we needed to raise,” she explained. “I would have never thought of asking for it to be donated.

The Police Services Board is supposed to be a public oversight committee, Cryderman said, but he believes the Chatham-Kent board has “misplaced loyalties.”

“It strongly appears the Police Services Board, who are supposed to be an oversight for the public, seem to be an advocate for the police services, as does council,” Cryderman said following the meeting.

The funding of CKPS Chief Gary Conn’s Ph.D. is one of the sticking points put forward by Cryderman.

Following a Freedom on

Information request filed by Cryderman to the C-K Police Service in 2019, it was revealed that $3,800 was spent on Conn’s doctorate.

However, Cryderman didn’t believe the number, so he filed a Freedom of Information Request to the Ontario Information and Privacy Office, which compelled the CKPS to disclose the amount of the doctorate to be just under $35,000.

“There’s a pattern of questionable behaviour here,” Cryderman said, adding “council has done nothing about it.”

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Young said the soup kitchen volunteers were able to save some of the meat, thanks in part to the fast actions of the Caldwells.

“By luck, we discovered it (the freezer) was broken and it (the contents) was only partially thawed. We didn’t lose everything in it,” she said.

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Rally protests cuts to hours

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Same old story.

That’s what Unifor Local 2458 president Tullio DiPonti has to say about the

treatment of workers in the health-care sector.

“It’s the same old thing,” DiPonti said as he walked with protestors at a rally in Chatham on Sept. 29.

“We’re out here again.

“With all the promises

that the government made – why do we have to be out here again?” he asked.

“Ontario promised to put an iron ring around health care, but instead they’ve given private owners free reign to do whatever they

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Chatham Retirement Resort employee Kim Fraser and resident Bev Rose were among those people rallying last week in Chatham to protest job cuts and reduced services to residents.

want.”

DiPonti made the comments during a Unifor rally last week in front of Chatham Retirement Resort. He said the home recently changed hands, moving from ownership by one big company to another.

The 6,000-member union local stretching from Windsor to Tobermory has about 4,800 healthcare workers. More than 900 of those work in Chatham-Kent, including at the Retirement Resort, the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and Copper Terrace.

Chatham Retirement Resort is now owned by Extendicare, according to DiPonti, who said the new owners are making cuts, slashing employee hours and hurting resident care.

The contract with Unifor workers expires in a month’s time, he said, but there’s been no move towards negotiations.

Instead, he said the trend with most contracts in retirement homes and longterm care is that the contract will likely end up in arbitration.

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“They (Caldwell Brand Source) didn’t just donate the freezer, they brought it out the next day and took away the old one.”

Bruce Caldwell said it just made sense to help

out a group that aids so many others.

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DiPonti said it’s a slap in the face to the staff who worked through the pandemic, caring for the Ontario’s most vulnerable people.

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Why are you running to become a trustee?

I would sincerely wish to continue to be a trustee for a simple reason – student success. Success for any age of a student, four or 74; not only is the student smiling but they are gratified.

They share this success with their parents, grandparents or spouse – this gratifies their board of education team, including the trustees when we meet the students at graduation or at student recognition events. Their success is ours too.

What are the key educa-

tion issues in C-K? If we did not have an issue facing our boards, it would be a slightly dull day. If it isn’t construction delays – this part or that part of a classroom upgrade – the work done by the board and the staff would not be very active.

The Chatham-Kent public education system is highly interested in the students’ and the teachers’ well being, regardless of the need. The board will find a way to answer all aspects to be solved immediately or in the near future.

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Why are you running to become a trustee?

I believe that maintaining quality public education is key to success for our young people and communities at large.

These last 2.5 years have been very challenging for students, parents and teachers, and going forward I would like to help strengthen the public

school system so students have the stability necessary to prosper, teachers have the tools they need, and parents feel heard and engaged.

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However, schools are an integral part of Brandy Robertson our communities and any future reviews would certainly have to be done with much consideration and consultation with all stakeholders.

What are your skills, experience and goals?

I have been an advocate and involved community volunteer for many years serving as a youth leader, board member and past president of various local non-profits and have also walked through the school years as an involved foster parent and aunt, attending school functions including IEP meetings.

My volunteer and career experience includes establishing and managing balanced budgets with a mind to always being a good steward of resources while still being creative in problem solving and seeking growth.

I am very conscious of how policies affect the individual/families and am thoughtful in my decision-making process.

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C-K Votes 2022 – School Board Kelley Robertson Ward 6 The Chatham Voice

Why are you running to become a trustee?

As a candidate who lives in Ward 6 and as a proud parent of two children who were successful in the public school system, I want to advocate for all students and families within Ward 6 to ensure they have equal opportunities to reach their full potential and ensure everyone’s voice is heard.

What are the key education issues in C-K? One current issue is the elongated period of declining enrollment in some of our schools. This is concerning as it threatens the curriculum that is able to be offered at these schools.

What are your skills, experience and goals?

As a very active volunteer in Chatham for the past 15 years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet many local citizens and have become aware of the needs and priorities in our com-

munity. I will place students at the centre of all decision making and will commit to engaging with constituents on the board’s strategic plan and vision for a strong Kelley Robertson public education system.

I have extensive experience in leadership and governance from my volunteerism. I am the incoming president of the Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent and am a current board member of PAWR. I am a former board chair of St. Andrew’s Residence, former board member of the Chatham-Kent Hospice and also the YMCA. I am the former president of both the Chatham Downtown Rotary and the Sunrise Rotary clubs.

My goal is to advocate that the curriculum offered will provide students a fulsome academic experience that will foster success for every student, every day, without exception.

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What are the signs/ symptoms of Mental Illness?

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C-K Votes 2022 – School Board Trustees Trevor Aldous Ward 4/5 Why are you running to become a trustee?

I would like to help our community and with my mom being a former teacher for 40 years, I know how important it is to have the right support for the local community as a part of the team.

There have been so many challenges with COVID, and the students will need to have systems put in place to ensure we are providing them the right level of support to be successful.

What are the key education issues in C-K? COVID learning models really challenged all facets of the education system for teachers, parents and especially the students. We need to prepare for the requirements to help support those that did not thrive in such a tumultuous time.

Another big issue is the bullying that occurs, but this is now compounded with the online world; we need to look at how the schools can be better prepared for this type of bul-

lying and ensure our teachers are able to help t h o s e Trevor Aldous t h a t need it.

We need to support students with learning disabilities and provide them with direction on how they can be better prepared with the right skills.

What are your skills, experience and goals?

I have been a manager of people for over 18 years and I have also been a process optimization specialist and auditor.

In my role now, I manage teams across all of Ontario and work to ensure that they are equally represented to provide them with a voice as partners to the business.

I believe these skills will allow me to do the same for our communities and help to find what will be beneficial to each area and ensure they feel supported and represented fairly.

Campbell, Ward 1 I have a very good working relationship with my fellow trustees, along with the director of education, superintendents and all educational staff.

I keep an open mind and listen to what the communities are saying.

I always return calls from the public when school issues occur.

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Sheila Gibbs, one of those organizers, expects the tickets to the tours to sell out quickly on Eventbrite.

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One plays Orville Shaw, the hermit of Skunk’s Misery. Gibbs said Shaw robbed for his own needs in the 1920s.

Shaw is one of just two people to successfully escape the Chatham Jail.

Gibbs said visitors will also hear from Sylvestre Brown, a native of Roch-

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Tours are not handicap accessible.

If you can’t get a ticket to the jail tours, Gibbs said there will be spirit walks in central Chatham on Oct. 14 and 15.

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News

R.O.C.K. increasing homeless support

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

R.O.C.K. Missions is about to take a bigger role in homelessness outreach within the municipality.

At its Sept. 26 meeting, Chatham-Kent council approved a proposal to hire R.O.C.K. employees to conduct on-the-ground outreach on a part-time basis.

The 18-month contract is valued at approximately $190,000 and will be paid for through the economic downtown reserve for housing-focused outreach services. The money was earmarked by the municipality for that purpose in

December of 2021.

According to Polly Smith, director of employment and social services for Chatham-Kent, they money will be spent on setting up supports to help people find housing.

One of the goals of the project, she said, is to make sure everyone who is unhoused or “sleeping rough” is counted by name.

“We want to make sure that those who have been missed are able to connect with services,” Smith explained.

In response to a question from South Kent Coun.

Clare Latimer about keeping track of problem calls and encampments, Smith

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The tours begin at the Cross Street parking lot of the Chatham Library.

One topic of interest on the tour will be the Baptiste Creek train crash of 1854. A passenger train collided with a gravel train, killing 52 people.

Dr. Thomas Cross, who was a local physician at the time will speak, as will a real descendent of a crash survivor.

Cost is $22 for adults and $10 for children aged 12 and under. Tickets are also available on eventbrite.com.

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said outreach is about “supporting people,” not enabling encampments.

Smith said a new internal committee is being put together to deal with the issue of encampments formally, and the municipality is also looking at

using software to identify where encampments are located.

Chatham Coun. Marjorie Crew thanked Smith for the report but wanted to stress the new project is not about enforcement.

“This is not about that,”

Crew said. “This is about supports. Building trust is huge.”

Currently, the ballpark cost for a one-bedroom single apartment in Chatham-Kent is about $800.

However, a person receiving social assistance gets

$733 a month and someone on Ontario disability support gets about $1,100.

Smith said the situation makes for “extremely tight and impossible” budgeting for Chatham-Kent’s vulnerable residents.

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Community Events

Thursday, October 6, 2022: • Enjoy fun and prizes playing inhouse Bingo at 7:00 p.m. Hosted

by Br 642 Ladies Auxiliary, 39 William St. N., Chatham. For info call 519-351-8733.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm.

Kitchen open for lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Come check out our daily specials. Everyone is welcome.

• Education is the key. Come in and learn about what Naloxone is, how to recognize a drug poisoning, how Naloxone can save someone’s life and where to pick up a free Naloxone kit in Chatham-Kent.

CK Public Health will be holding Naloxone Information session at the Chatham-Kent Public Library: Blenheim Branch, 16 George St. at 6:30 pm. All sessions are free to the public, no registration required. Free Naloxone kits will be distributed at each session.

Friday, October 7, 2022: • Chatham-Kent Public Library, Tilbury Branch is offering Mother Goose storytime at 10:00am. Join us for songs, rhymes, and stories!

Best suited for 0 to 18 months.

Participants will receive a free board book donated by Ahcom Shriners.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm.

Kitchen open for lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Supper served from 4:00-6:00. No orders after 5:30pm. Tonight’s specials are lasagna with Ceasar salad or fish & chips. Take out is also available by calling 519-351-8733 or 519-3515639. Fun Darts start at 7:00pm.

Everyone Welcome.

Saturday, October 8, 2022: • 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-10:30am. Take out only.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of

William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm.

There will be a meat draw at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm. Kitchen is open for lunch from 3:00pm-5:30pm.

Entertainment by the Marquis from 4:30-9:30. Come check out our menu. Everyone Welcome.

Sunday, October 9, 2022: • Please join Glenda and Cara for a Thanksgiving service at St. Thomas Anglican Church. 11:15am.

Tuesday, October 11, 2022: • The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm.

Kitchen open for lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Today’s special is spaghetti with meat sauce.

Come play Euchre at 1:00pm or spend the evening playing Shuffleboard starting at 7:00pm.

Everyone is welcome.

Wednesday, October 12, 2022: • Do you live with a Chronic Health Condition or are a Caregiver for someone who does? Join us and learn how to take control of your health! Master Your Health, Chronic Conditions, Wednesdays, Oct 12-Nov 16, 2022. 1:00pm— 3:30pm. FREE Registration at: https://myhcc_oct12.eventbrite. ca. Access virtual programs using any computer, tablet or smart phone. All workshop materials are provided free of charge.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm.

Kitchen open for lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Daily special is meat loaf dinner. We have Fun Darts at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Friday, October 14, 2022: • Chatham-Kent Public Library, Tilbury Branch is offering Preschool storytimes at 10:00am. Join us for songs, rhymes, and stories! Best suited for ages 2-5. For information about other programs or library services, please visit www.ckpl.ca.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm.

Kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Everyone is welcome.

Fun Stuff

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm.

Kitchen open for lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Supper served from 4:00-6:00. No orders after 5:30pm. Tonight’s specials are roast beef or fish & chips. Take out is also available by calling 519351-8733 or 519-351-5639. Fun darts start at 7:00 p.m. Everyone welcome.

• Kent Branch OGS (Family History) Our presentation on Friday, Oct 14th, 7pm: Not Researching in the Rain-Researching in England from Away Alan Campbell will discuss on-line websites he used in order to build the stories of his Atkey and Grapes family members, who primarily lived on the Isle of Wight, England, for the Book of Family he is creating for his grandchildren. Link to Register: https:// us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMld-qoqj0qHdQRYFoApNvs6-sgfQVzIiAC .

Are you affected by someone else’s drinking? Al-Anon can help!

Call - leave message 519-350-3462

Thursday, October 13, 2022: • Unifor Local 127 Retirees Meeting at 10:00am. 405 Riverview Dr., Chatham.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2022

Calling all crafters and Christmas Bazaar fans. The Chatham Lions Club is inviting you to secure your space and sell your wares at our Christmas Bazaar. Saturday, November 5 from 9-4pm. We will be hosting our Bazaar at the WISH Centre on King Street E, Chatham.

Call 519-352-0062.

Submit your coming events to bruce@chatham­voice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com

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Betty Campbell 91, Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Kendrick Funeral Home

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The family of Eileen Christner wish to thank the staff at Meadow Park for the kindness they showed her.

They were always very helpful and accommodated any request.

Thanks as well to all of those who made memorial donations, sent floral tributes and gave online condolences.

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James Pembleton 1954 - 2022 Life Transitions

October 12, 1957

With sadness I would like to announce that my son-in-law Eric passed away on September 14, 2022 at a young age of 71. He was definitely a son to me (Mary) and my late husband Frank. Eric Hey passed September 14, 2022 after suffering a short battle with cancer, at the age 71.

He was the wonderful husband of Marianne (Capek).

Beloved father to Collin and Brandon, and the delighted grandfather to Estelle Marie. Son of the late Patricia Elizabeth and Peter Hey. Son-in-law to Mary Elizabeth and the late Frank Charles Capek. Dear brother to Glenda Thomas (Chuck), and brother-in- laws David Capek (Deborah) and the late Frankie Capek. Uncle to Jason, Sara, and Dalton Matthew; and great-uncle to Jillian. Eric will be deeply missed by cousins in the UK, Scotland, Australia and Canada. He will be remembered as a friend to many. Eric was born in UK in 1951. He loved music, playing his guitars, sailing, motorcycling, driving his Jag, and the great outdoors. Eric worked at State Farm for over 30 years in London, ON. We looked up to you and will miss you. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Eric are asked to consider The Terry Fox Foundation, or CAMH or The Canadian Cancer society.

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