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Chatham resident Jacqueline Sales was one of the lucky residents treated to a piping hot turkey dinner Friday compliments of Entegrus. Employee Kelly Ladd was among the team who handed out 225 dinners in the ninth annual event that’s become a Thanksgiving tradition. The company handed out 200 dinners in under an hour in the second year of the pandemic-style takeout event. Burns Restaurant prepared the meals and Evans Wholesale helped ensure safe delivery of the food from Dresden to Chatham.

Finding out he had COVID-19 was a terrifying moment for 11-yearold Derek and his family.

“All these thoughts go through your mind,” the elementary school pupil said when asked about the experience. “And you can’t do anything about it.”

Derek and his mother Jolene said they both burst into tears when the boy’s positive test result appeared on the public health website.

Because of privacy issues, The Voice is not revealing Derek’s real name or offering any information that would identify the family except to say he attends an elementary school in Chatham-Kent.

Derek’s parents have educated him about the possible effects of COVID-19, so he was no stranger to the science, acknowledging that aside from the obvious inconveniences of having to quarantine and switch to online classes, the virus can harm and

even kill people.

“People with COVID-19 can end up in the ICU,” the youth said. “It can ruin your life.”

Infected by a fellow student carrying the Delta variant, Derek and his classmates became part of an outbreak declared in late September.

He was informed that he was a close contact of a case and subsequently tested positive for the virus two days later.

Ironically, Derek did not have close contact with the student who brought the infection to school. He appears to have caught COVID-19 by being in the same room with the contagious student or just by passing by.

Derek’s mother Jolene – who, along with her husband, is double vaccinated – said no one else in the family contracted the illness, including a younger sibling.

Fortunately Derek’s symptoms weren’t serious –similar to a bad cold, with coughing, congestion and fatigue for about four days.

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Keeping family members apart during quarantine, eating separately, parents being forced to work from home, managing individual bedtimes and keeping children entertained while remaining upbeat is beyond exhausting, Jolene explained.

“It’s no fun at all,” she added. “I know it sounds overly dramatic to say, but it was one of the worst weeks ever.”

She hopes parents will be vigilant about screening their children for COVID-19 symptoms, instead of looking the other way, when it comes to coughing and runny noses.

“I think it’s reckless to ignore symptoms,” Jolene said, adding

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every precaution needs to be taken to stop the spread and keep schools open.

In the “before times” prior to the pandemic, Jolene said, cold symptoms were shrugged off and kids were sent off to school regardless.

Not today.

“You can’t just brush it off even if it seems innocent,” she added.

“Other families are affected and others can get sick.”

Jolene doesn’t have much patience with COVID-19 deniers and anti-vaxxers, given her family’s recent experience.

“The biggest mistake people make is getting tricked into thinking that even if someone gets COVID, it’s not serious.

“It’s still serious,” she stressed.

“It’s frustrating, there’s anxiety, there’s tears and there’s anger.

“It completely changes everything,” she added. “You never know how it will go.

“It was a huge scare but we got off really lucky.”

Unfortunately, the virus continues to rear its head locally. As of Oct. 8, there were five outbreaks within the municipality. One was at a longterm care facility, and four were in local schools.

Outbreaks in schools in the first month of the 2021-2022 school year have already outpaced the number of outbreaks for the previous year.

Chatham-Kent Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Colby said the virulent Delta variant is the reason behind the rise in outbreaks, but stringent public health protocols and intense contract tracing are

working to contain the virus when it does pop up.

When speaking to reporters at a recent media conference, the education directors of the public and Catholic school boards also stressed safety procedures are working to keep schools open.

Lambton Kent District School Board director John Howitt said current outbreaks are only affecting a small percentage of the board’s 62 schools.

But, he admits that when students are dismissed because of a case or possible exposure, “it is very taxing for the families at home.”

Howitt made the case for getting the shot, noting “vaccination helps keep students in school,” adding students are able to get back to class sooner.

“The protocols we have in place are working,” he said.

Scott Johnson, director of the St. Clair Catholic District School Board, said a lot has been learned since the start of the pandemic, with students able to resume faceto-face learning far more quickly than in the past.

Leveraging technology has also helped, he explained, adding educators can pivot to reach students online when necessary.

Yet, even though top health officials continue to promote vaccination as a way out of the pandemic, uptake among the under 30 crowd in Chatham-Kent remains low, with those aged 18 to 29 having the lowest vaccination rates of all demographics.

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Owen raises $111K with 100-km run

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The formula looks simple: 1 man + 100 kilometres = $111,000.

But it is much more complex than that.

Rather than scribble out the formula on a blackboard, Kevin Owen, a member of the board of the Children’s Treatment Centre Founda-

tion of Chatham-Kent, let his feet do the math on Thursday, running an ultra marathon to raise funds for the foundation.

The event, called Shore to Shore, saw Owen run an ultra marathon, running 100 kilometres from Mitchell’s Bay to Erieau, taking a roundabout route through communities such as Wallaceburg, Dresden, Kent Bridge, Cha-

tham and Blenheim along the way. He started his run at 3 a.m. and finished 16 hours later.

Reached the morning after the run, Owen told The Chatham Voice his legs felt “a little tired” and he had just had acupuncture performed on them. He took the day off work to spend with his wife, and was in great spirits.

Helping to raise $111,000

can do that.

Owen credited the heavy fund lifting to Mike Genge, president of the treatment centre’s foundation.

But Genge pointed right back at Owen.

“He came to me with the idea. He wanted to get involved with raising money. He said, ‘What do you think of the idea of an ultra-marathon?’ I said, ‘What is an ultra marathon,’” Genge said. “The best part is, because of Kevin’s background in the building industry, so many people he knows through the trades or through builders came on board.”

Owen said the community showed up with their cheque books.

“Typically, running is not a big money maker. It’s not an event where people are gathering. There’s not really an opportunity to advertise anything,” he said. “I feel like we have something special here.

In Chatham-Kent, we have a lot of amazing people. Some guys were already writing the cheque as if I didn’t even have to ask. They just want to help the community.”

In regard to the running itself, Owen said he set a personal goal to complete the circuit in 15 hours, and did it in 16, but he’s very happy with the result.

“The running and my personal goal had nothing to do with the real goal, which was to raise money for the kids.”

As for doing it again, Owen said it’s a little premature to tell if he’ll take it on a second time, but admitted it would be fun to try and thinks others could join.

“There are a couple of guys in town who can run ultras. They could do it for sure,” he said.

“The money raised today from Kevin’s run will go towards our social work program, our recreational program and music therapy program,” Genge said.

Not all services at the Children’s Treatment Centre are covered by government funding. Programs such as social work, therapeutic recreation services, and music therapy, for example, are funded by the centre.

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compared to schools in the northern half of the board.

As of Oct. 6, the Lambton Kent District School Board had 41 COVID-19 cases listed, six in Sarnia-Lambton and 35 in Chatham-Kent.

The St. Clair Catholic District School Board had a total of 13 cases, 12 in Chatham-Kent.

More COVID-19 in C-K schools than S-L

Cases of COVID-19 continue to surface in schools throughout the district, however Chatham-Kent schools are seeing more cases than Sarnia-Lambton.

This despite the fact vaccine uptake for the 12 to 17 year age group is slightly higher in Chatham-Kent Bruce Corcoran/The Chatham Voice

Kevin Owen, a board member with the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation of Chatham-Kent, heads south on Charing Cross Road on Oct. 7, well into his Shore to Shore ultra marathon fundraiser on behalf of the treatment centre. Owen’s trek raised $111,000.

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Province injects millions into local health care

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative

The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has re-

ceived nearly $2-million from the province to spend on capital projects.

According to the alliance’s chief financial officer Aaron Ryan, the bulk of the money will be split between upgrades at the Wallaceburg and Chatham sites.

A portion of the funding will be spent on new air conditioning at the Chatham facility and some of the money will also be used for asbestos abatement in Wallaceburg where a new ambulatory care unit is being created.

Ryan said the $1 million of the money comes through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund and the remaining $900,000 comes under an “exceptional circumstances grant.”

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This funding is part of the government’s $182.6 million province-wide investment, it said is to ensure patients continue receiving the care they need in safe, comfortable environments and that local health care systems are prepared to respond to any scenario as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve.

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– and all our communities – continue to receive the health care they need now, and in the future,” Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Monte McNaughton said in a media release.

Through the Community Infrastructure Renewal Fund, more than $65,000 in additional resources will be provided to the Chatham-Kent Community Health Centres, and nearly $79,000 to Westover Treatment Centre to support infrastructure projects that improve the recipient organizations’ facilities and operations.

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C-K to take head count of our homeless

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

On October 19, the number of homeless people in Chatham-Kent will be counted.

Chatham-Kent Chief Executive Officer Don Shropshire said the problem has been exacerbated

by COVID-19, causing

numbers to quadruple, rising from about 75 to an estimated 325.

Shropshire said there’s “no question” that more people are in need of housing than ever before.

“There’s definitely been an increase,” Shropshire told a recent media scrum, adding most of people who require assistance are born and raised in Cha-

tham-Kent.

Shropshire said that COVID-19 safety issues forced people who were living with families and friends to seek alternative living arrangements, sometimes putting them on the street.

The municipality will undertake a “point in time” enumeration of local people and families existing

without a roof over their heads.

Chatham-Kent Employment and Social Services will partner with Hope Haven, ROCK Missions, the Women’s Centre and Ska:Na Family Learning Centre to complete the assessment.

It will count both sheltered and unsheltered homeless people.

Charity draw gathering steam

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When life gives you a pandemic, you have to make changes.

That is true with the Bothwell-Thamesville firefighters and their an-

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Their 50/50 draw is online this year after nearly three decades of in-person one-day sales at the annual Optifest event in Bothwell.

But COVID-19 has temporarily shelved that

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The power of one For anyone still thinking the actions of one person can’t make a difference or even cause a ripple in the waters of life, we present to you ... one person.

Kevin Owen.

He’s a board member with the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation of Chatham-Kent who wanted to do more to help raise funds for the centre’s programs.

With an idea that began back in January, the Shore to Shore ultra marathon took place on Oct. 7, raising a staggering $111,000.

It all began with one man.

Owen expressed his desire to help raise funds to Mike Genge, fundraiser extraordinaire, and president of the foundation for the centre.

By the time Owen’s first footsteps hit the pavement at 3 a.m. in Mitchell’s Bay on Oct. 17, they had topped the $100,000 mark.

Sixteen gruelling hours later, after jogging through Wallaceburg, Dresden, Kent Bridge, Chatham, Dredsen and finally Erieau, the final tally showed $111,000, more than $1,000 per kilometre.

Owen will do everything he can to deflect credit. But the fact remains, it was his idea and his 16 hours of running that made it possible.

Credit is deserved for Genge, who works tirelessly to help find supportive funding for the treatment centre. The treatment center helps one in every five children in the municipality and does not receive full funding for every program it runs. Every donated dollar helps.

Credit is also deserved for local business owners and residents who understand the need. Hence the $111,000 in donations.

Businesses received little if any direct advertising benefit for donating to the run; there were no signs erected at a public gathering, or programs printed with advertising for those businesses. Instead, it was all because they believe in the treatment centre and believe in Owen.

That is something most other communities can’t say they have. Chatham-Kent is comprised of people who can recognize a need and react en masse to support it.

But ultimately, yes, one person can make a huge difference. It all starts with that first step.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021

Opinion

Improve access to mental health help Editor: According to the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, 20 per cent of Canadians experience a mental health or addiction problem.

The pandemic has highlighted how fragile and inadequate our mental health support system is.

People were confined to their homes for weeks at a time and our individual and collective mental health suffered for it.

During this time, access to mental health services,

including both medical interventions and counselling, grew longer and longer.

We must do better.

If we are truly calling it “health” care, it must focus on the health of the entire body and person. This must include comprehensive mental health supports, including access to therapy and counselling.

Currently, absent private drug coverage,

people must rely on community organizations or the goodness of their therapist in order to access therapy.

Therapy is not cheap, running more than $100 for most one-hour appointment times.

It is time psychotherapy and mental health counselling services become more accessible by providing coverage through the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).

Next year, Ontarians head to the polls to decide who should govern Ontario.

We would be wise to call on our leaders to do more to support the mental health of all Ontarians. We do not need more patchwork solutions; we need full access to mental counselling for every Ontarian that requires it.

Editor: In the Sept. 23 Chatham Voice, a letter, “Zoo’s enclosures don’t seem big enough,” was a complaint about a local zoo/sanctuary in the area.

Lots of animals in small zoos really have nowhere

to go; most are abandoned and picked up or rescued by these sanctuaries and zoos for the animals’ welfare.

Somebody from hundreds of miles away comes through once and

complains without any knowledge, it seems, is not helping these animals. If anything, they are promoting euthanasia of these animals if these sanctuaries have to close.

People trying to evict animals from the only good home they know are not helping any cause at all.

Jason Brown Chatham

Know the situation, then comment Wayne Robertson Camden Township

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Vaxx policy has wide reach

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

A new COVID-19 vaccine policy is in effect for Chatham-Kent’s municipal employees.

Launched Oct. 1, the policy requires employees and volunteers to declare their vaccination status by Oct. 18.

Thereafter, testing will be mandatory every 72 hours for those who chose to not get the shot. Testing will be conducted on an employee’s own time and at their own expense.

Cathy Hoffman, general manager of corporate services for the municipality, said the testing protocol applies to everyone including firefighters, both full-time and volunteer.

Hoffman, who also heads up human resources, said the Chatham-Kent Police Service also has a policy that requires mandatory testing for the unvaccinated with a testing schedule conforming to the employee’s scheduled shift.

All-told Chatham-Kent administration had to deal with 11 different union bargaining units, including police, to develop policy for an estimated 1,600 staff.

Hoffman said the policy is similar to adjacent municipalities such as Lambton County.

A recent municipal media release stated that exceptions to the testing could be made only by approval under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Chatham-Kent’s CAO Don Shropshire said he hopes the new policy will protect workers, their families and the public, adding the municipality continues to encourage all of its employees to be fully immunized.

At its regular meeting Oct. 4, Chatham-Kent council voted in favour of a mandatory vaccine policy for council members and affiliated volunteers and committees.

A total of seven deputations were made prior to the decision on the motion put forward by North Kent. Coun. Joe Faas.

Although the municipal employee vaccine policy is not under council’s authority, the bulk of the comment targeted that policy.

Some of the comments called mandatory shots discriminatory and others claimed that taking a so-called “experimental” vaccine should always be a personal choice.

East Kent Coun. Steve Pinsonneault, a Thamesville volunteer firefighter said he’s heard from a number of firefighters that they will not be taking the vaccine.

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Pinsonneault said he’s also heard complaints that employees who refuse the shot are upset they have to cover the cost with their own money and do it on their own time.

When questioned by Pinsonneault, Chatham-Kent Fire Service Chief Chris Case said he’s not sure how many firefighters are opting out of getting the shot, but noted contingency plans exist to cover off vacancies.

However, he said that in the longer term, it’s possible the service might need to recruit more people.

Chatham Coun. Amy Finn also put forth a lengthy criticism of mandatory vaccine policies, stating employees should not have to disclose their vaccination status over the Internet.

She cited a number of other problems with the legislation, adding it infringes on the human rights of employees.

Chatham-Kent Legal Director Dave Taylor and Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Colby countered many of the statements put forward as false.

Taylor said there is no legal basis for the infringement of rights claim, adding mandatory vaccine policies do not violate the Nuremberg Code, as Finn claimed.

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C-K needs more diversity on police service

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

Chatham-Kent Police Service brass are hoping to change the face of local policing by creating a new equality, diversity and inclusivity co-ordinator’s position.

At 15 per cent, CKPS has the second-lowest proportion of female officers within its ranks in Ontario.

And at zero, CKPS has one of the lowest representations of women in leadership positions.

There are none in senior roles such as inspector.

Following a report from Chief Gary Conn at a recent meeting, the police services board approved the new hire.

Lack of diversity within the ranks

of Canadian police services is a problem experienced nationwide.

Conn said Canadian police services traditionally fail to attract female applicants, as well as Black, Indigenous or other people of colour.

Conn said the co-ordinator’s position is part of a plan to boost equality in policing within Chatham-Kent, and also confront the historical issue of patriarchy with police services.

The new position carries a salary of $100,600.

Conn, who is also currently serving as the president of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, said more needs to be done to promote equity in the service.

“We have to confront the fact that our police service needs to change to better reflect the needs of On-

Municipal vaccine policy

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Colby said he was “very, very disturbed” by the inaccurate information put forward at the council meeting.

He again outlined facts about safety of COVID-19 vaccines, adding

there is only a 0.008 per cent chance of having a serious adverse effect from taking the shot.

“We should not be talking about the side effects,” Colby stressed.

“We should be talking about getting vaccinated and staying safe.”

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Community Events

Friday, October 15, 2021: • Take Out Turkey Dinner. 4:30pm to 6:30pm.

Ticket price $20. Holy Trinity/ St. Paul’s Church, 81 Selkirk St., Chatham. Advance tickets only by contacting Church office (519) 354-1072.

• 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 4:00 – 6:00pm. Tonight’s specials are cheeseburg and fries or fish & chips. Orders will only be taken until 5:30pm. Take out is also available by calling 519-3518733 or 519-351-5639. Everyone welcome.

• Spirit Walks sponsored by the Kent Historical Society at 7, 7:30 and 8pm. Leaving from the former McKeough School, 55 Forest St. Tickets are $18/ adults and $8/ children (12 and under) Available for purchase on Eventbrite.ca. Covid restrictions in place at the time may limit group size so early purchase is advised. Free parking is available and tours proceed weather permitting. For more information visit “Ghost Walks of Chatham-Kent” page on Facebook or phone (519) 351-2958 or (519) 674-2322.

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

There will be a Meat draw at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm.

The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 3:00pm – 5:30pm with the last orders at 5:15pm. Come dance to the music of The Charlie Marchand Band 4:30-9:30pm. Come check out our menu. Everyone Welcome • SPIRIT WALKS sponsored by the Kent Historical Society at 7, 7:30 and 8pm leaving from the former McKeough School, 55 Forest St. Tickets are $18/ adults and $8/ children (12 and under) Available for purchase on Eventbrite.ca. Covid restrictions in place at the time may limit group size so early purchase is advised. Free parking is available and tours proceed weather permitting. For more information visit “Ghost Walks of Chatham-Kent” page on Facebook or phone (519) 351-2958 or (519) 674-2322.

• Chatham-Kent Public Library Virtual How-To Festival: How-To Make a Cat Castle. Learn something new in 20 minutes or less! Registration is required. Please register to receive your How-To kits by phone 519.354.2940. Text - 519.401.7174. Email - cklibrary@ chatham-kent.ca. Facebook chat - @ckplibrary.

Sunday, October 17, 2021: • Chatham-Kent Public Library Virtual How-To Festival: How-To Get Started with Watercolours. Learn something new in 20 min or less! Registration is required.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am – 9:30pm.

Spend the evening playing Euchre or Shuffleboard starting at 7:00pm. Everyone Welcome.

• Chatham-Kent Public Library Virtual How-To Festival: How-To Make a Birds Nest Necklace. Learn something new in 20 minutes or less! Registration is required.

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Wednesday, October 20, 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 is welcome.

• Victoria Avenue United Church’s Food Shopping Card & Pantry Programs. (Please bring photo identification.) (Limited number of cards available.) Held at St. Andrew’s United Church (Memorial Garden Entrance - Wellington Street). Every Wednesday from 9:00am to 10:30am. COVID-19 provisions / Contact tracing in place / Masks required / Hand sanitizer provided.

Saturday, October 16, 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.

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• The Chatham-Kent Quilters’ Guild meets via Zoom on the third Wednesday of every month. Everyone is welcome to join us, including non-members.

Non-members pay a $5 fee per meeting and can enjoy our presentations, guest speakers and all of the other fun at our meeting. Our membership fee is $50 per year and this entitles you to our newsletter and all of our regular meetings free of charge. You are welcome to contact us through our Facebook page or our website at www.ckquiltguild.com to get more information.

• Chatham-Kent Public Library Virtual How-To Festival: How-To Regrow Vegetables from Scratch. Learn something new in 20 min or less! Registration is required.

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Thursday, October 21, 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 is welcome.

• Chatham-Kent Public Library Virtual HowTo Festival: How-To Make Candy Sushi. Learn something new in 20 min or less! Registration required. Register to receive your How-To kits by phone - 519.354.2940. Text - 519.401.7174. Email - cklibrary@chatham-kent.ca. Facebook chat - @ ckplibrary.

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For qualified borrowers. First mortgage based on 2.09%/yr fixed rate, 5 yr term, 25 yr amortization. On approved credit, & subject to borrower qualification. Rates & terms subject to change without notice.

We also arrange unsecured lines of credit/loans with INTEREST ONLY payments at 2.45% (P+0%) Sample of payments if you qualify

Borrow $5,000 for $10.21/mth $10,000 for $20.42/mth $25,000 for $51.04/mth Call John at 519-252-6953 - 24 hours or email john@unimorcapital.com

UNIMOR CAPITAL CORPORATION

SENIORS APARTMENTS

Studio or 1 Bedroom Includes: • housekeeping • laundry • meals • cable TV • phone • access to on-site pool

80 McNaughton Ave. Wallaceburg, ON

WE’RE HIRING

Do you have a passion for gold?

Do you have experience managing a team of landscape maintenance personnel?

Do you like working outdoors and taking pride in seeing your efforts produce results?

If you have answered Yes, see our available full-time positions at www.suttoncreekgolf.com

Assistant Superintendent

The Armoury, 44 William St. N. Former RBC Dominion Securities offices.

8 offices, large board room, reception area, kitchen.

Parking for 15-20 cars.

Elevator access.

Rent includes taxes, insurance, snow clearing, maintenance and all utilities (separate heat and AC controls.)

Available immediately.

Contact Carson 519-809-2856.

Stump Removal

Brokerage Lic.#10675

For Sale

Outside garden tin shed; large size, excellent shape; has to be moved when purchased. Contact 519-351-6007 if interested. Leave message & your name & number.

For a tour, call us at 519-627-9292

Help Wanted

CONSOLIDATE DEBTS, LOWER YOUR PAYMENTS, DIFFICULT SITUATIONS ACCEPTED Borrow $50,000 for $213.90/mth $100,000 for $427.81/mth $150,000 for $641.71/mth $200,000 for $855.61/mth $250,000 for $1069.52/mth

Home Made Soups, Meals and Desserts Ideal for seniors, singles or families. whats4dinnerck.net 6 Lowe St. Chatham 519-351-7905

ASPHALT SEALING INC.

Ministry

Loans

Silk Cemetery Saddle Arrangements.

Everyday/ Holidays. Ready-to-go. Many colours available. $30. 519-354-3411

Rental

We carry premium • Hot Asphalt oil based sealer!

• Pot hole repairs • Catch basin repairs BACKHOE, • Hot rubber crack repairs MINI EXCAVATOR, • New driveways, TRUCKING & BOBCAT parking lots, etc.

SWEEPER SERVICE • 24 inch 519-354-9157 Milling Machine

For Lease

Honey . . .What’s 4 Dinner

Just add Heat!

ROBERT OUELLETTE

Services Offered

House Cleanng Available. Monday Friday. Phone 519-401-0495.

MORTGAGES / LOANS

October 16, 1971 - October 16, 2021

Asphalt

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FREE ESTIMATES 519-678-3844 Highgate

Ralph Ford

OBITUARIES

Timothy Jacobs 62, Saturday, October 2, 2021 Kendrick Funeral Home

George Armstrong 86, Monday, October 4, 2021 McKinlay Funeral Home

Virginia Suk 86, Sunday, October 3, 2021 Blenheim Community Funeral Home

Kevin Turner 57, Saturday, October 2, 2021 Life Transitions

Vera Irwin 95, Monday, October 4, 2021 Blenheim Community Funeral Home

Terry Pattison 41, Sunday, October 3, 2021 Life Transitions

Margaret Vlasschaert 89, Tuesday, October 5, 2021 Blenheim Community Funeral Home

Margaret Graham 87, Wednesday, October 6, 2021 Life Transitions

Geroge “Sonny” VanBonn 80, Wednesday, October 6, 2021 Blenheim Community Funeral Home

Lee Osborne 60, Friday, September 24, 2021 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

Glenn Grey 82, Tuesday, October 5, 2021 McKinlay Funeral Home

Lori Collins 69, Tuesday, October 5, 2021 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

Mary Lou Wootton 83, Wednesday, October 6, 2021 McKinlay Funeral Home

Marjorie Tetreault 90, Thursday, October 7, 2021 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

Dick Vyn 93, Wednesday, October 6, 2021 McKinlay Funeral Home

See full obituaries at www.chathamvoice.com/obituaries

4 Victoria Ave, Chatham (519) 352-2390 Serving Kingsville, Wheatley & Chatham

245 Wellington St. W., Chatham 519-352-2710

kendrickfuneralhome.com

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60 Stanley Street, Blenheim (519) 676 – 9200 blenheimcommunityfuneralhome.com

lifetransitions.ca • 519-351-4444

Earn up to $60,000 Annually, commensurate with experience

Irrigation Technician

Staring at $25 per hour, commensurate with experience

Don’t Wait, Apply Today!

Please send cover letter and resume to: Cory LaJeunesse, General Manager cory@suttoncreekgolf.com

Hinnegan-Peseski

FUNERAL HOME

156 William St., Chatham 519.352.5120 www.peseski.com

A FAMILY BUSINESS THAT CARES

459 St.Clair St., Chatham • 519-351-2040 76 Main St. E., Ridgetown • 519-674-3141 141 Park St., Blenheim • 519-676-3451

www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com

THE CHATHAM VOICE

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021

Every October, Children’s Aid Societies across Ontario raise awareness about the important role that individuals and communities play in supporting vulnerable children, youth, and families through the provincial Dress Purple Day campaign.

The campaign is more important than ever, since the COVID-19 pandemic has created additional stressors for families, and in some cases has increased risk for the well-being and safety of children and youth.

Help us raise awareness of the supports available to families in Ontario's communities.

On October 27, we remind ourselves why individuals and community organizations need to step in and help vulnerable children and youth. On Dress Purple Day, and every day, Chatham-Kent Children’s Services will speak up for every child and youth’s right to safety and well-being in all spaces.

Adults need to step in and help children and youth who are dealing with neglect, physical and sexual abuse, gender-based violence, dating violence and emotional abuse, including racism, intolerance, prejudice and discrimination. This right applies everywhere – at home and in the community.

This year, the Dress Purple Day will take place on Wednesday, October 27.

“I dress purple to show I’m here to help families.”

All Ontarians are being called upon to wear something purple, so let’s turn Chatham-Kent purple on October 27th to show our kids, youth and families facing challenges how much we care!

Learn more about how you can support the campaign at www.oacas.org/dresspurpleday/

Learn more at oacas.org/DressPurpleDay

Looking for Help?

Our Agency offers: • Mental Health Counselling • Crisis Counselling Services • Youth Justice Services • Parenting Support • Developmental Services • Child Protection Services

We Raise Sunken Concrete Guaranteed Work • 20 Years Experience 519-360-9657 • www.soulliereconcrete.com

Blinds & Custom Draperies Draperies, Blinds, Motorization, Shutters and more to enhance every room in your home.

Child Abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime

519-351-9609 • www.valances.ca

495 Grand Avenue West, Chatham • 519-352-0440 • www.ckcs.on.ca

A person is a person no matter how small Captain Garnet Brackin IODE Women dedicated to a better Canada 519-676-5151 •19 Talbot St. West, Blenheim • morethantz.com

Chatham Goodfellows Goodfellows’ Code: The best of life and the worth of it Is not how much can I get for me But what I have done to be neighbourly.

519-354-1146

Work Hard . . Play Hard . . Stay Strong!

26662 Bear Line Road, Dover Centre, ON

20 Sandy St., Chatham 519-354-6360 • 1-800-265-0598 Located at 252 Queen St. beside Hems

Specialized Pest Management for the Agri Food sector!

Thamesville • 519-692-4232 Rodent Management sgspestmanagement.ca

All funds raised through our Christmas House Tour and Riverview Bingo Charity Association

“The Local Baby and Maternity Boutique”

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519.355.1201 www.doverduds.com We have you covered when it comes to protecting yourself, your home, car, recreational vehicle and much more.

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Where there is help, there is hope