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Zoey the Dalmatian is seen with family members Caitlin Wrobel, right, and Weston, 8. Zoey recently got pulled into the adjacent cornfield and mauled by coyotes. The family lives on Creed Road just south of Chatham. See story on page 2.

Members of Water Wells First (WWF) were to head to Queen’s Park this week to ask a couple of tough questions of the Ford government and its promises to help families in Dover and Chatham townships with sediment-clogged wells.

According to WWF

spokesperson Kevin Jakubec, he and Dr. Joel Gagnon from the University of Windsor, will lead the contingent.

Gagnon has been studying the contaminated wells to find out the source and nature of the sediment, its levels of toxic heavy metals and potential mitigation measures.

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Coyotes attack dog, chickens

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

From Dalmatians to chickens, the coyotes of Chatham-Kent have been aggressive this fall.

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We decided to let her (the Dalmatian) off the leash. She was up behind the pool where we couldn’t see and that’s when they grabbed her. It was right at dusk. They (the coyotes) have never come up that close to the house before.”

Wrobel thinks her pooch, Zoey, wiggled out of her collar and got free. The dog made it to the back door of the house.

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While Zoey is healing, Wrobel said, she hasn’t recovered from the effects of the attack.

“Zoey’s a rescue puppy. She’s had a tough life and this happened to her,” she said. “She’s doing well now. She still has the scars and scabs. But she’s very skittish at night now going outside.”

Meanwhile, on Selton Line east of Thamesville, Michelle Owchar has seen the population of her free-range chickens decimated. The chickens have a penchant for slipping into the

adjacent cornfield. Unfortunately, that’s where the coyotes have set their trap.

“They seem to be smart enough that they just roam around the first few rows of corn and wait to grab our chickens,” Owchar said. “They seem to be attracted to white. They got all our white chickens and only a few of our brown ones.”

Owchar said the coyotes will wander through their property periodically.

“They’ll come right into our yard. My daughter was on our front porch on the weekend and saw a coyote come right out of the cornfield and walk across the front of our property,” she said. “We can hear them howl-

ing at night too. We won’t even let our dogs out without us there with them.”

Jason Hamm, manager of animal control services for Pet and Wildlife Rescue, said the organization hasn’t received any calls about coyote attacks, but instead have fielded phone calls about dogs on the loose, only to discover they were coyotes.

He encourages people to let PAWR know when there’s been an attack.

“If anybody has any concerns regarding coyotes, give us a call right away. We can assist or get in touch with the proper agency that can help,” Hamm said.

You can reach PAWR at 226996-9969.

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The Chatham-Kent Workforce Planning Board (CKWPB) is hosting its second annual CK Works! Community Job Fair on Oct. 23.

The event takes place from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the John D. Bradley Centre.

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More than 40 local employers are registered for the event.

These employers are looking to fill more than 300 positions in a variety of roles from general/entry level to specialized/experienced professional jobs.

From AZ driver to welder, the openings are diverse.

“Our historically low unemployment rates are putting job seekers in a pretty great position. There are great jobs available in Chatham-Kent right now,” Kristy Jacobs, project manager for the CKWPB said in a media release. “Our employers are looking for strong candidates to round out their

workforce, and if you are looking for a new job, or a change of roles, Oct. 23 could be the day for you.”

Job seekers are encouraged to register for the free event through Eventbrite. Doing so will give registrants access to the complete list of employers and positions.

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News Fun, fundraising collide in alley

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

The brain food brigade is back at it for St. Clair College and Outreach for Hunger.

Organizers of the third annual Bowling for Hunger and Education hope for another great event Nov. 3, after raising $15,000 last year for the St. Clair College Scholarship Fund, and to help stock the shelves at Outreach.

Jeff Burrows of St. Clair College is the lead hand in the fundraising effort.

He said the first two years saw the event grow exponentially and looks forward to this year’s offering at Bowlerama.

“I think we’re in good shape,” he said. “At a minimum, we’ll have the same number of teams last year (12), but I think we’ve prospected well.”

Burrows, who is also well known as the drummer in the Canadian rock bands the Tea Party and Crash Karma, is teamed up again with fellow organizers Brenda LeClair of Outreach for Hunger, Bruce Cockburn of Bowlerama, and Paul Haslip, formerly of RBC. Haslip and Burrows have knocked on business doors seeking participat-

ing teams. Haslip said it’s paying off.

“Small businesses are using it as a fun staff night,” he said.

Teams of four pay a minimum of $500 in pledges to take part. One team last year raised $2,600.

Burrows said all of the funds raised, and there are no administrative costs or even a cost to rent Bowlerama as Cockburn donates the venue, remain in Chatham-Kent.

The scholarship cash goes to help Thames Campus students, while the money for Outreach for Hunger helps that organization feed those in need.

LeClair said the help is appreciated, as the event takes place between Thanksgiving and Christmas, two of their best times of donations. But the well in between can be deep.

Outreach personnel look forward to helping with the event each year. They are involved in collecting the money from participating teams and organizing raffle items.

“We keep the ‘fun’ in fundraising,’” LeClair said. “This will grow in the future.”

Haslip agreed there is no shortage of smiling faces at the event.

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come out and really enjoy themselves,” he said. “It’s a fun night that supports two great endeavours.”

Haslip said the fact Cockburn donates the alley on a Saturday evening is greatly appreciated.

Cockburn said he enjoys the event and is proud to be part of it.

“Everything is tied to education. Without education, poverty is your next step in so many cases,” he said.

On event night, teams mainly bowl 10-pin. But as the numbers have outgrown the number of 10-pin lanes at Bowlerama, some wind up doing 5-pin, Cockburn said.

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Biz park deals worth $1M, 215 jobs Two new firms to set up shop in Bloomfield Business Park

deals are complete.

He added for both companies, their Chatham-Kent developTwo new companies are com- ments will mark their first ining to Chatham-Kent, and they vestments into Canada.

In one case, a drive along plan to bring more than 200 Highway 401 is all it took for jobs with them.

The two businesses will pay one firm to take interest here. “It was neat – more than $1 milthe company in lion for about 26 “The company in the the alcohol busiacres of land at ness, they were the Bloomfield alcohol business, they driving down the Business Park were driving down the 401, saw the acand plan to erect 401, saw the activity tivity at the busistorage facilities. at the business park ness park with The first compa- with IAT Global. They IAT Global. They ny is a Scottish picked up the whiskey firm. picked up the phone phone number Stuart McFad- number from our sign, den, acting direc- gave us a call and they from our sign, gave us a call tor of economic came in and met later and they came in development for and met later that the municipality, that day.�

- Stuart McFadden day,� he said. said. The busiThe company ness is looking to set up a storage and packaging eventually purchased six acres in the business park. facility here.

Lloyd Star Global ultimately The second, Lloyd Star Global Network, will establish became interested in the mucold and dry storage in Cha- nicipality through Mayor Randy Hope, McFadden said. tham-Kent. “He introduced the group McFadden said the firms have signed binding agreements to Chatham-Kent. They were with the municipality and the looking at other communities

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and he got them down here.

They liked the property. They liked the proximity to the 401,� he said.

Development for the spirits blending and packaging company is anticipated to be within approximately the next 60 days. When construction is finished, the facility should employ 15 full-time staff. Development of the Lloyd Star Global Network land is set to begin in the spring of 2019 and, when complete, will look to employ 200 people.

McFadden said 20 acres of the land involved in the deal went through the Ontario Investment Ready: Certified Site process. “We were able to talk with them with the assurance that we are shovel ready,� he said, adding with all services and studies in place, construction can effectively begin as soon as a deal is finalized. “Having those on hand is definitely a benefit to us to ensure there is no delay. To the business world, time is money,� McFadden said.

Municipal officials say Cha-

tham-Kent is well positioned “A portion of what’s left is to handle this and additional where services aren’t extenddevelopment. ed. It would probably be the “Companies are choosing last portion to be developed,�

Chatham-Kent because they McFadden said. realize that they can be successful here thanks to proactive initiatives put in place to make our community ideal for investment,â€? said John Norton, general manager of community development, in a media release. “For example, we Sales • Parts • Service have created a selection of business parks, with affordable land, outfitted that Mobility land with the infrastructure Scooters needed for development, and then put in place tax incentives that make Chatham-Kent the ideal place to build.â€?

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Promises, promises Members of the Water Wells First group headed to Queen’s Park this week to see about a promise made by then-PC Leader Doug Ford to call a health hazard investigation into the safety of drinking water from sediment-clogged wells in Dover and Chatham townships.

In a letter signed by Ford, he said he would not only launch an investigation, he would hold accountable those responsible for the well problems.

Well, five months later, WWF is still looking for some indication that now-Premier Ford is going to honour his promise.

Now that area MPPs Rick Nicholls and Monte McNaughton are part of the party in power, more is expected from them. When they weren’t in power, they could only call on the government of the day to do what’s right.

Now that they are on the other side of the Legislature, the people expect them to be the ones to do what is right, and what they called on the previous Liberal government to do – care enough about the safety of the drinking water for the people with clogged wells to do something about it.

In his letter to Water Wells First, Ford used the wording “full health hazard investigation,” which has to be more than the local medical officer of health did to ensure the water and the sediments in it were safe for long-term consumption.

Testing the water, but not the sediments in it, has done nothing to assure the people drinking the water that they aren’t harming themselves and their families.

The municipality has told residents the problem is out of their hands, calling it a provincial issue, while the medical officer of health says the wells are private, so therefore it isn’t a public health problem.

Someone needs to take responsibility for ensuring the public, which includes private well owners, has safe drinking water, and Ford needs to honour the promise he made to order a full investigation.

Anything less than that means the municipality and the province believe it’s OK for some citizens to be treated as if their health and well-being don’t matter. That is unacceptable in a democratic, First World country such as Canada.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2018

Opinion

Turnout weak to candidate meeting Sir: On Oct. 6, the citizens of Chatham had the privilege of meeting many of the candidates for council for Ward 6 at the WISH Centre.

There should have been many more people in attendance. These candidates are giving their

very best to the community, gave up their Thanksgiving Saturday afternoon, and I’m sure hoped to talk to a room full of interested city dwellers.

I found the meet-andgreet to be very informa-

tive and very relaxed.

The individuals who are putting their names forward are eager, have done their research, and are willing to contribute many hours of dedicated time for the betterment of our com-

munity.

To these candidates, I extend my thanks for your efforts and willingness to make Chatham a hospitable place to live.

I encourage all voters to make their ballots count.

Connie Badour Chatham

Good points from letter writers Sir: Seems like a good job to kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.

Two great letters to the editor in The Chatham Voice Sept. 6 – one from Murray Holland about bikes parking between double doors of entrances and exits at coffee shops.

Yes, bikes in Chatham have been getting away with all sorts of things.

No one seems to want to enforce their laws. I was

just about to cross at the lights from the hospital at Grand Avenue when a bike came zooming along from the west on the sidewalk and he was texting or taking a call on a cell phone, so two hands were not on the handle bars.

The second letter from Susan Cornell, “Where did our sidewalks go?”

Yes, where did they go?

The bike trail on Grand

from Keil Drive and on. Now instead of a real good sidewalk that was good for walkers, wheelchairs, etc., there no longer is one and we have to share it with bikes.

There’s a nice line in the middle, but which side belongs to whom?

Now it seems that the bus can’t pull off the road for the pick up and drop offs without hold-

ing up traffic.

The new benches are another big waste of money at bus shelters.

Most are in the hot sun and in the open when it rains.

I understand there are 18 new benches and just another place for people to drop garbage that I have seen left around.

That is off my chest.

Ruth Draper Chatham

IPM organizers deserve to take a bow Sir: To the organizers and all the volunteers of the recent IPM, we want to say a big thank you for a well-organized event.

So reasonably priced at $20/$15 a day, where else could you see an hour

performance of the Canadian Cowgirls, an exciting rodeo, the dancing tractors, great musical performances or see working antique steam engines, planted

displays of 70 locally grown produce and educational displays for school children to see where our food comes from.

Helicopters taking off

and landing added to the excitement. Lots of fun!

Also the church service on Sunday was very well planned.

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Storage fire devastates family

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

A recent fire in a Wallaceburg storage facility has left some families devastated after losing the en-

tire contents to flames and water damage.

According to the Chatham-Kent Police Service, a 28-unit storage facility, Wallaceburg Mini Storage

on Gillard Street, suffered damage as a result of the fire, which still remains under investigation.

One family had the entire contents of their house,

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Muriel Sampson, currently living with family on Walpole Island, picks through the debris left behind after a fire swept through the storage unit where her entire home contents were packed up while they were looking for a place in Wallaceburg.

including personal items, memorabilia and family photos, destroyed in the fire. Muriel Sampson said she and her daughter, currently living with family, were planning on moving into Wallaceburg.

“We have been collecting items for years. My whole life, my whole house was in there,” Sampson said in a phone interview. “It was everything; a lot gifted from family members.

Some are still here and some have passed.”

Sampson said her unit was packed to the roof with items such as appliances, furniture, out-ofseason clothes and personal items.

“The fire came through the top so the top half is burned and the bottom half is water damaged,” Sampson noted. “This is a huge loss to us. There are a lot of things that just can’t be replaced.”

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Do not recycle waxed, foil, laminated or gift wrap paper, or fast food waxed soft drink cups.

Aluminum Foil Containers and Foil:

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Now accepting more plastic household rigid containers and tubs with numbers

such as cereal, tissue, detergent, cracker and shoe boxes.

Remove liners and flatten.

through on the bottom of the container, including clamshells and cleaning product containers.

Cardboard Boxes:

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Styrofoam Containers (foam containers like coffee cups, egg cartons and protective foam packaging)

Foil pouches (i.e.

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includes mail, white & coloured paper, envelopes, hard (remove the cover) and soft cover books, glossy publications, inserts/flyers.

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Mark Kimberley, left and Chad Kotow, have some Halloween fun at their Element Windows and Doors booth at the Fall Home & Leisure Show at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre. The three-day event was free and filled with vendors from across Southwestern Ontario.

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2. Doesn’t hinder their sight or breathing. It’s best to avoid masks, but if one is required to complete the outfit, make sure it fits perfectly.

3. Provides the necessary comfort. A pair of pretty princess slippers, for instance, may not be suitable for a long walk. And if your child has sensitive skin, some fabrics may irritate them.

4. Fits snugly. Make sure your child’s costume doesn’t hinder their movements and, more importantly, make sure he or she won’t trip over it!

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6. Is fireproof. Candles are often used on Halloween. Choose fireproof costumes and accessories, preferably ones made of thick nylon or polyester.

7. Is tasteful. Choose a costume that’s culturally sensitive and age appropriate.

8. They like. Obviously, the best costume is safe and to the liking of your favourite little monster!

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2018 Ag Hall recipients named The Chatham Voice

The nominees have been approved and on Nov. 13 another select group of Chatham-Kent’s most accomplished individuals – both past and present will be recognized by the agricultural community with their induction into the Kent Agricultural Hall of Fame.

The mission of the Hall of Fame is to recognize a person or persons that have demonstrated unselfish achievement within the realm of agriculture and/or service to the rural community of Chatham-Kent and/ or beyond. This year’s inductees reflect the diverse industry that agriculture is and the many ways that the rural community can be served.

George and Ruth Bieber (both deceased) were a vital farm couple in the Palmyra area who gave generously of their time and talent to serve their community in civic and community service.

Their efforts were aimed to educate and inspire the next generation of farmers and to promote agriculture in the former Orford Township.

Robert Lawrence Kerr is a forward-thinking pioneer of new agricultural practices to produce healthy food. As well, he is a learner and an innovator of organic crop production methods and has shared his expertise widely.

Dr. Arthur (Art) William Schaafsma who is a cash crop farmer, author, and speaker who

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has overseen research, teaching, extension, and business development at the Ridgetown Campus of the University of Guelph, and has consulted on insect and disease management strategies provincially, nationally, and globally.

The annual ceremony takes place at Country View Golf Course on Highway 40 north of Chatham beginning with a reception at 11:30 a.m.

Tickets are $25 per person and are available by contacting Kathy Vanek at 519-683-2929. The induction ceremony is open to anyone with agricultural or rural interests.

Since its inception in 1989, the Kent Agricultural Hall of

Fame has inducted 189 members and has supported another 17 Chatham-Kent agriculturalists into the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame. The list of inductees can be viewed in the lobby of the Chatham-Kent Civic Centre.

The Hall of Fame Board of Directors encourages nominations from the public of individuals, living or deceased, whom they feel have had a long term commitment and contribution to agriculture and/or rural living in Chatham-Kent, and are worthy of consideration for the Hall of Fame.

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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is launching a new digital tool designed to improve patient’s discharge experience.

CoHealth, a web-based app (formerly called Dash MD), launched throughout CKHA in September.

Available for both IOS and Android, CoHealth assists patients throughout their care by providing patients with information in one convenient place. Upon discharge, patients who download the free app will have access to aftercare instructions and have the ability to use the app to manage follow-up appointments, medication reminders and aftercare tasks such as changing bandages.

The app also assists patients to locate nearby healthcare providers for services such as physiotherapy or pharmacy as well as suppliers for medical equipment.

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experience for patients and their families,” Lisa Northcott, vice-president a chief nursing executive, CKHA, said in a release. “By empowering patients and families to manage their care after discharge, we help ensure that our patients have a successful recovery, without complications or readmission.

CKHA is committed to providing Patient and Family Centred Care and CoHealth is another tool to help us achieve our goal.”

CoHealth may be used in addition to or as an alternative to other

discharge tools at CKHA. Earlier in 2018, CKHA launched Patient Oriented Discharge Summaries (PODS), which are paper based and use a teach-back method to ensure patients understand their instructions. PODS information is also available through the CoHealth app for Rehab and Stroke units, as well as Medicine for Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pneumonia and Urinary Tract Infections (UTI), and Surgery for a number of hip and knee surgeries.

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3 bedrooms, 2 bath four level featuring updates throughout, huge yard, in-ground salt water pool and hot tub.

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5509 Stewart Line $ Wallaceburg 395,000

20 Peachtree Lane Chatham $ 699,900

Peaceful country living located just minutes from both Wallaceburg and all that the Snye and St. Clair rivers have to offer. Call Tricia to arrange your personal viewing!

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So much pride in ownership in this lovely 3 bedroom raised rancher! Two full bathrooms, finished basement! Gorgeous Maple espresso kitchen! Two tier deck no rear neighbours. Call Ryan today!

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32 LYNNWOOD $497,000

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37 CRAMAR $848,800 This colonial home offers 4+1 bedrooms, 5 baths, second kitchen and so much more. Call Patrick 519-3600141 or Catie 519-809-4268.

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950 GRAND W $628,000

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Approximately 2231 sq ft, 4+1br, 3 bath 2 storey currently under construction. Call David 519-350-1615.

10907 RIVER LINE $699,000

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Immaculate 2+2br, 2 bath raised ranch in move in condition with some updates. Call Gus 519-3558668 or Heather 519-355-8666.

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75 ST. ANTHONY $199,900

Great 3 br, 1.5 bath 4 level back split with above ground pool.

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32 ENCLAVE $484,900

Lovely 4+1br, 3.5 bath custom built home by Ewald on a popular Northside street. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.

Southside 3+1br, 4 level with i/g pool. Stunning $80,000 gourmet kitchen. Gorgeous lot & landscaping. Call June 519-358-5199.

20400 COUNTY RD 42, TILBURY • $1,250,000

High exposure business right beside Hwy 401 at Tilbury interchange. Call Ron 519-360-7729 or Brandice 226-626-4838.

11539 LAGONDA, RONDEAU • $549,900

Offer Pending 7627 RIVERVIEW LINE $729,900

Quality custom built home on a beautiful river lot. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.

196 PARK ST $169,900

Excellent side by side duplex both with 3brs. All separate utilities.

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168 COTTAGE $359,000 2+1br, 3 bath semi-ranch townhouse with a spacious & well landscaped yard. Call David 519-350-1615.

11540 WILDWOOD, MORPETH • $369,900

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12 MANGO, BLENHEIM $279,900

3br, 2.5 bath brick rancher backing onto green space. Call Penny 519360-0315 or Elliot 519-358-8755.

Large 4br, 2.5 bath 4 level side split with i/g pool on the River.

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424 GREGORY E $399,900

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614 DAYLIGHT $329,500

1515 sq ft 2 br, 2 bath semi detached townhome to be built

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21 MCKEOUGH $229,900 Great opportunity for institutional uses. Building has been revamped & looks amazing inside & out.

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10530 RIVER LINE, HARWICH • $498,000

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91 FAUBERT $389,900

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141 PATTESON $115,000

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60 KEIL SOUTH $15/SQ FT

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25669 WINTERLINE $249,900

Approximately 7,000 sq ft situated on a 189’ x 324’ lot. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.

153 GRAY $106,900

Duplex for sale. Rented with long term tenants. Call Amber 519-784-5310.

56 ST GEORGE $79,900

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365 BAYVIEW, ERIEAU $279,900 Very spacious 3br, 1.5 bath year-round home or cottage.

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Housing prices continue to rise as the number of homes for sale heads in the other direction in Chatham-Kent.

According to the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors, the average price for a home in C-K is more than $210,000, up nearly 16 per cent from the same time last year.

But the number of available new homes for sale in September in the municipality sat at 143, down

2.7 per cent on a yearover-year basis and the lowest September level in 25 years.

Active residential listings numbered 249 units at the end of September.

This was a decrease of 12.3 per cent from the end of September 2017 and marked the lowest level on record for this time of the year.

Home sales in September were luke-warm.

“Home sales posted a healthy if average showing in September, above

the 10-year average for the month and a little below the five-year average,” said Steve Carroll, President of the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors, in a media release. “Solid sales coupled with record-low supply are the main reasons prices are running well above last year’s levels.”

Residential sales totalled 998 units over the first nine months of the year.

This is down 4.5 per cent from the same period in 2017.

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Last year, with the public’s support, and support from Revera Retirement Living in Ridgetown and Blenheim, Christ Church held a successful 150-

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This time around, teams will take two-hour shifts at the cenotaph. Christ Church will be opened during the vigil as a warm-up spot.

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Christ Church Chatham is again asking for support in standing vigil at the Chatham cenotaph.

In honour of the 100th anniversary of the First World War Armistice, Christ Church is calling on service groups, churches, businesses and individuals to stand vigil

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Cogeco to lay fibre in Merlin

The Chatham Voice trenched in our core corporate values. This is Cogeco Connexion announced recently it why we are thrilled to answer the Municipalwill invest more than half a million dollars ity’s call for an access to a powerful, reliable for the expansion of its fibre optic network to and affordable fibre network.” serve several hundred households and busiChatham-Kent Chief Administrative Officer, nesses in Merlin.

Don Shropshire, said increased connectivity Cogeco Connexion’s fibre network will en- to all areas of our community is important for able residents and businesses to enjoy the a variety of social and economic reasons. full spectrum of Cogeco Connexion services, including digital television, residential telephony and high-speed Internet. The company has already started work leading to the implementation of the network, which is slated to be in service October 2018.

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Those smiles are worth $24,650.

That’s the amount a trio of Tim Hortons owners donated in proceeds from the annual $1 Smile Cookie campaign.

From Sept. 17-23, every Smile Cookie sold at the participating Tim Hortons went towards the Butterfly Build Campaign of Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent.

“The Children’s Treatment Centre and Foundation are excited that local Tim Hortons’ decided to support us again this year with their Smile Cookie campaign,” Mike

Genge, Executive Director of the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation, said in a media release. “It was a tasty fundraiser and we are certainly honoured to be chosen as their charity of choice.”

Local Tim Hortons owners, Guy Pritchard and Mike and Paula Grail participated in the program.

At present, daily therapy and counseling sessions and individual case management is squeezed into the existing 25,000 square-foot site on Lark Street in Chatham.

The CTC has grown from serving 224 children and youth in 1984 to now serving a total of 3,200 in 2018.

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McNaughton Ave. to undergo changes The Chatham Voice

Chatham-Kent council recently approved hiring a consultant to recommend how to proceed

with upgrading and improving along McNaughton Avenue West from Keil Drive North to Bear Line Road in Chatham.

Increased traffic due to

the new St. Clair College Training Centre expansion and plans for the new St. Clair Catholic District School Board Elementary School and the new Chil-

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The TIS recommended the installation of a traffic signal at McNaughton Avenue and Keil Drive North, and a pedestrian crossover located in front of the school on McNaughton Avenue.

Plans for these traffic signal devices will be included in the project.

In addition to recommended traffic signal devices, the work is to include a new storm

sewer, curbs and gutter, granular road base, asphalt surface, sidewalks and street lighting. McNaughton Avenue West from Keil Drive North to Fergie Jenkins Drive.

The 2018 Active Transportation Lifecycle identified Keil Drive North as a corridor to be part of the Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling Grant program.

HRYCAY Consulting Engineers of Windsor was awarded the contract for $158,175. Seven firms bid on the contract.

Also under consideration are plans for upgrading Keil Drive North from Grand Avenue to McNaughton.

A full report on the project can be found on the municipal website.

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House tour returns for 14th year thinking about Christmas – a certain Christmas House Tour to be exact.

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The Kiwanis Music Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary next season, a community venture that has seen thousands of kids with amazing talent take the stage.

Not all of those kids go on to promising careers in

music, but all of them will remember the experience of practicing and competing.

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The first in the series begins with a Ben Smith Piano recital on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Congregational Church in Chatham.

Smith, who is a Chatham native and won virtually every award possible on the Kiwanis Music Festival stage, is currently based in Toronto and is in high demand as an adjudicator at music festivals across the country.

Christine Prosser, organizer of the concert series and local vocal teacher, said she also started competing at the Festival at the age of eight, winning the Rose Bowl in vocal

performance, a n d knows the value of experience in the arts for chilBen Smith dren.

“There has already been a tremendous amount of interest in Ben’s concert, with outstanding young pianists from all across Southwestern Ontario coming to perform for Ben in order to receive feedback about their playing,” Prosser said.

Smith’s journey as a pianist, from an early age, is an impressive one, according to Prosser.

“Ben’s mom Julia, discovered that Ben had perfect pitch before the age of three. Perfect pitch is when

you play a note and the musician, without looking at the instrument, can say that’s an A or that’s a C,” Prosser noted. “Not many people have that ability.”

Juilliard-trained, Smith has performed twice at Carnegie Hall, records music for CBC Radio 2, plays at music festivals across North America and is a very busy performer.

Prosser said the last time he performed in Chatham was 2005.

A remarkable piano player, Prosser said she recalls a time when she working with her students who were competing in the Festival.

“When Ben was still a teenager, he often accompanied singers and instrumentalists in the music festival. He arrived at my house for a second rehearsal with one of my students, and I let him

know when he arrived that I was having difficulty finding an original copy of the music for him to use. ‘Don’t worry about that,’ he said. ‘I can play it from memory.’ At that, he proceeded to take a brief look at the music, handed it back to me, sat down at the piano and played the entire song for memory. A rare talent, indeed,” Prosser recalled.

Smith will be playing several classical pieces at his concert, including sonatas from Handel, Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms.

The concert series will continue with Heather Kosik’s Cabaret concert Jan. 26 at Studio One, and then a Jamie Hillman Choral Festival, April 27 at the Kiwanis Theatre. Concerts are free to the public thanks to the grant from the Community Fund.

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at 7 p.m. This is the first concert of the 2018-19 and sixth season of Saturdays at 7 at St. Andrew’s.

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Cadence will also conduct a workshop the precious day for high school students of the Lamb-

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The group is returning by popular demand to perform at St. Andrew’s United Church on Oct. 20

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• Indoor Yard Sale from 9:00am-11:30am at Holy Trinity / St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Victoria & Selkirk St., Chatham.

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Monday, October 22, 2018 • Open euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 • Open euchre (1:00pm), open shuffleboard (7:00pm) and 2 person shuffleboard (7:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 • We welcome all ladies to Calvary Coffee Break, 34 Victoria Ave., at Barth St. Informal bible study, coffee, snacks, occasional guest speaker. 9:30am-11:00am.

Handicapped accessible. Call 519-354-4235.

• Men’s Night Out 007/James Bond theme at the Active Lifestyle Centre. Steak and shrimp dinner. $25 pp. Tickets make a great gift! 519-352-5633.

• Pepper (1:00pm), fun darts (7:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

Thursday, October 25, 2018 • Open Euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham starting at 1:00pm.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2018

Life

Snap, crackle pop, back sprain!

Continued from page 19

Earlier this month, mere days before my birthday and the Thanksgiving long weekend, I did one, or all of the above, and my back didn’t like it. It began on a Tuesday afternoon, and by the Wednesday morning, I couldn’t put on my shoes. Mary had to help me put on my socks and shoes for days as I struggled with the pain.

Walking led to back spasms. So too did standing for any length of time.

When I walked from my truck to my chiropractor’s front door, it

seemed to take forever. The spasms forced me to bend over to straighten out the muscles, except if I bent all the way over, it would trigger another spasm.

What a mess.

Doc Steve hooked me up to current, applied ultrasound and adjusted my very stiff back.

Of course, he asked what I did.

And I had no answer, other than, “I’m getting old,” as my 54th birthday loomed.

I’m slowly improving these days.

And I mean slowly.

Continued on page 21

OBITUARIES

Barrie Wilson 64, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Blenheim Community Funeral Home

Marion Martin 73, Saturday, October 6, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home

John Rose 63, Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Blenheim Community Funeral Home

Clayton Squire 82, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home

Mary Crouch 80, Sunday, October 14, 2018 Blenheim Community Funeral Home

Raymond Ouellette 70, Thursday, October 4, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home

• NHL Alumni Benefit Tour at the Chatham Memorial Arena, 80 Tweedsmuir Ave. W., Chatham. Doors open at 6:000pm, game starts at 7:00pm. Visit www.benefithockey.com.

Clayton Bechard 84, Thursday, October 4, 2018 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Margaret Curtis 94, Wednesday, October 10, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home

• Free PA Day program from 8:30am-3:30pm at First Reformed Church (cnr of Lacroix and Indian Creek Rd. Chatham) Ages 4-10. Featuring Brio Academy and The Marvellous Magician followed by crafts, music, stories, exercises and sports. Lunch and snacks provided at no cost. Call 519-351-0046 for early registration. Space is limited. 1strefrm@ciaccess.com.

Beulah Morton 86, Monday, October 8, 2018 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Mark Janisse 90, Wednesday, October 10, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home

Dr. Blake Barlow 92, Thursday, October 11, 2018 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Wilhelmina Hermsen 88, Friday, October 5, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home

Saturday, October 27, 2018 • The Kent Historical Society is sponsoring a Haunted Hallowe’en Ghost Bus Tour for one night only. Seats are $25 each. Two hour tour leaving at 4:00pm from the former Target parking lot at T-Lea Plaza Chatham. Visit River Road and area cemeteries and meet surprise visitors. Tours must be pre-booked: 519-351-2958 or 519-436-2058. Visit “Ghost Walks of Chatham-Kent” on FB.

Glen Turner 78, Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

John Want 81, Friday, October 5, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home

Lawrence Kehoe 82, Friday, October 12, 2018 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Carol Webb 53, Thursday, October 4, 2018 Denning’s of Chatham

Beatrice Wright 97, Monday, October 8, 2018 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Wolfgang Mottl 92, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Denning’s of Chatham

Anne Hartford 86, Thursday, October 11, 2018 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Nancy Taylor 69, Thursday, October 4, 2018 Life Transitions

Friday, October 26, 2018 • The Kent Historical Society is sponsoring a Ghostly Presentation of stories out of reach of easy walking at Glitters Fun Eatery in the upper room. $25/seat. Includes $5 drink/food voucher, door prizes and a chance to tell your own ghost stories. Seats must be prebooked by phoning 519-351-2958 or 519-436-2058.

Visit “Ghost Walks of Chatham-Kent” on FB.

• Boomer Auction of Model Train equipment and materials. Spirit and Life Centre (formerly St. Joseph’s Auditorium) 184 Wellington St. W., Chatham.

Sing up sheet on door at 8:00am. Sale starts at 10:00am. $5.00 admission includes door prizes. Info - Gary Shurgold 519-351-3620 or gshurgold@gmail. com. Model Train estates welcome.

• Dover Centre Church Beef Supper. 5:00pm & 6:15pm settings. Adults $20, Under 12 $5, preschool free. For tickets please call Lundy Insurance Inc. 519-352-6720.

• The Dog Off-Leash Recreation Area Committee is welcoming any humans or dogs in costume at the dog park all day. Come join us for Halloween!

• Giant Meat Draw and Prizes by Br. 642 Lad. Aux. 1:00pm-5:30pm, Food, fun & comradeship. 39 William St. N., Chatham. Entertainment starts at 6:00pm. All are welcome!

Rose Marie Bourdeau 86, Saturday, October 13, 2018 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

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• Vendor sale with lunch available for $5.00 from 9:00am-1:00pm. Sponsored by the Ridgetown Adult Activity Centre, 19 Main St. W., Ridgetown.

• St. Michael’s C.W.L. Harvest Bazaar at St. Michael’s Parsh Hall, Maple St., Ridgetown. 1:00pm-2:30pm.

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Life

Driving tunes and time with a teenager Continued from page 20

I still can’t do much around the house, or move much out and about. But each day, the pain seems to lessen and the mobility increases.

Regular trips to be zapped and cracked have certainly helped.

My evenings and weekends have been spent in a recliner, icing my back or just trying to let it heal.

That’s one thing about the aging process; it takes longer to heal.

If you see me wandering around, with one hand on my lower back, walking slowly and gingerly around, I’ll save you a question, as the answer is, “I am getting old.”

Taking time

One thing I could do with back pain was drive. My truck seat is quite comfy. So when our daughter had to go to London on the weekend, I offered to drive.

This is normally something Mary Beth does, as they listen to music they both like (most of what our kid Brenna listens to is not my idea of good music), and have fun.

This time, I wanted to spend some more time just hanging out with Brenna, so I said I’d drive.

Mary gave me a quizzical look, but immediately acquiesced to my request.

“She’s a really good DJ,” she

said of Brenna. I just laughed, but did tell Brenna what her mom had said.

“Not for you!” was her reply.

Still, I let her plug into the auxiliary port for the truck and off we went.

Her tune selection wasn’t evil.

She was kind enough to shuffle past some of the crappiest of crap in hip hop where the artist is extremely disrespectful to women and seems to just want to have sex and get high (OK,

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Fun Stuff 34 Put one’s two cents in 35 Fridge 37 Insult (Sl.) 38 Ten (Pref.)

39 Anger 41 Vacillate 45 Foolish 47 Chaps 48 Chest for money 52 Type measures 53 Minimum 54 Corroded 55 “Gosh!”

56 “Whoopee!”

57 Sleuth 58 Pismire

1 Cleo’s slayer 4 -- de deux 7 Ornamental loop 12 Neither mate 13 Performance 14 Wahine’s greeting 15 Excessively 16 Intercom speaker 18 “-- Impossible”

19 African capital 20 At the home of (Fr.) 22 “-- be an honor” 23 Maja painter 27 Table scrap 29 Luxury stadium seating 31 Italian isle

This week’s answers

DOWN 1 Caper 2 Start for “sayer” 3 Regular writing 4 History 5 Find not guilty 6 Action-film sequence 7 Fido’s feet 8 Sort 9 Corn castoff 10 “So that’s it, eh?”

11 Earner’s burden 17 Helps 21 1964 Anthony Quinn role 23 “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” musical 24 Sapporo sash 25 Thither 26 Lumberjack’s prop 28 Carnival site 30 Pond carp 31 Spanish literary hero 32 Expert 33 Chest muscle, for short 36 Intersection, on signs 37 Indicate 40 Moroccan city 42 Last letter 43 Mideastern land 44 Beginning 45 Division word 46 CEO, e.g.

48 Crafty 49 Earl Grey, e.g.

50 “Go, team!”

51 Bear, in Barcelona

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Try us out on Sundays at 8:30 (yes, a.m.) for a traditional service or 10:30 a.m. for a more contemporary one, or Wednesday at 10 a.m. might work better for you.

C-K Remembers 100th Anniversary of the WWI Armistice Chatham-Kent Needs You Calling Service Groups, Churches, Businesses and Individuals to stand vigil with us at the Cenotaph for 64 hours.

Thursday, Nov. 8 - Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 For info & to register contact:

SATURDAY, October 20 • 1pm BEST AUCTION OF OUR SEASON! Vintage wagon, cane collection, Military medals & buttons, Coin collection, large stamp collection, lovely white fox fur jacket, full length mink coat, lots of quality jewellery, signed water colours, tea cart, beautifully framed Group of Seven print, and much more!

Stop in and have a look, place your bid, then come to our live auction.

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Mark your calendars to attend this auction!

We welcome you!

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The publisher reserves the right to reject, discontinue or omit any advertisement without notice or penalty to either party.

Thank You

The family of the late James Hasson would like to thank family and friends for their support in our time of loss.

We appreciated the cards, flowers, the luncheon at the church, Pastor Jamie Tiffin and Pastor Don Read, and Phyllis and Gord Switzer for their gift of music.

Special thanks to the staff of Riverview Gardens, especially 3 West for their compassion and care.

Millie Hasson & Family

Celebration of Life

Celebration of Life Richard Peter Matak Feb 20, 1939- Sept 1, 2018 “To know him, was to love him.”

A Celebration of Richard’s life is to be held on Saturday, November 3, between 2 and 4pm, at the Active Lifestyle Centre, 20 Merritt Ave., Chatham.

Sincere Thanks to Dr. J. Leigh, Dr. P. Iyre and Kerry, Dr. Q. Tran, Dr. T. Trinh, Dr. Thomas Burgess, LHIN, Cheryl Somer, VON, Bayshore, Windsor Cancer Clinic, Lee-Ann and James Mac Neil, Life Transitions. We so appreciate the gifts of food, flowers, phone calls, visits and many cards from friends, neighbours and family.

Myrna, Michael, Michelle, David, Fiona and Lyla The pain of a loss reflects how deeply our hearts have loved.

Estate Sale SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 9:00AM-5:00PM: 60 London Dr., Chatham, N7L 5J1.

Will accept reasonable offers, OBO, for miscellaneous household and collectible items, including magazines (dating back to 1930’s), books (old/new), La-z-boy recliner, coffee & end table, framed prints, dresser and matching credenza, Anniversary clock, wooden kitchen table & chairs, collectible plates, dishes, tilt wheelchair, transport wheelchair, other items too numerous to list.

Farm for Sale

FARM FOR SALE BY TENDER South Part of Lot 7, Concession 3, Township of Camden, Municipality of Chatham-Kent, municipally known as 12459 Splinter Line, Thamesville, Ontario, N0P 2K0, consisting of 50 acres more or less of which approximately 48 acres more or less are workable and approximately 2 acres more or less is house, outbuildings and Rosco Bin. The house, outbuildings and bin are being sold “as is”.

SEALED TENDERS TO PURCHASE for the farm parcel will be received by THOMAS G. CHALMERS, 7 Victoria Street, P.O. Box 190, Thamesville, Ontario, N0P 2K0 until 4:30 o’clock p.m. E.D.T. on November 9th, 2018.

TERMS OF TENDER SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Tender for the parcel shall be in writing and in a sealed envelope plainly marked as to contents and shall be submitted with a bank draft or certified cheque payable to THOMAS G. CHALMERS IN TRUST in the amount of $10,000.00.

2. Balance of purchase price shall be paid by bank draft or certified cheque on closing on December 14th, 2018.

3. Vacant possession of lands and any buildings will be given on closing.

4. 2018 property taxes and any drainage assessments to be adjusted as of closing.

5. Time is to be of the essence in submission of tender and closing date.

6. HST is in addition to the purchase price.

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8 Non-compliance with any details of these instructions will cause the tender to be invalid and not to be considered. All tenders submitted are irrevocable. The HIGHEST or ANY TENDER will not necessarily be accepted.

For further particulars concerning farm and inspection, contact Bob and Lynda Homeniuk at 519-784-8904 and for the Tender Form, contact Thomas Chalmers at 519-692-3842.

Robert and Lynda Homeniuk, By their Solicitor, Thomas G. Chalmers, 7 Victoria Street P.O. Box 190, Thamesville, Ont., N0P 2K0

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News

Still waiting on Health Hazard Investigation

Before the June 7 election, Ford signed a letter dated May 5 stating if elected, he would call for a health hazard investigation into the health risks of the well water.

“You asked me if I would commit in writing to you to a health hazard investigation into the sediments polluting the water wells in Dover and Chatham townships. I will. I, Doug Ford, and the PC Party of Ontario is committed to seeing clean, safe water is available to every Ontarian,” Ford wrote in the letter to Water Wells First. “I commit myself and the CHATHAM-KENT MUNICIPAL COUNCIL PC WARD Party 6of Ontario to stopping this travesty and commit that a full health hazard investigation is conducted in North Chatham-Kent so that the full extent of the health risks and the number of families affected is known. As premier, you have my word Kevin we will hold accountable every party that did this.”

Jakubec said they would also be asking the government, through NDP MPP Taras Natyshak, Chatham Voice file photo Black sludge was pulled from the bottom of the pressure tank of the well what the status of the Otter Creek wind farm system belonging in Dover Township. Families want answers.

Continued from page 1

Jakubec said he wants Premier Doug Ford to honour the “ironclad written commitments he made before the June 7, 2018 election.”

“The most important action Mr. Ford can do is recognize that vibration is a contaminant under Section 1 of the Ontario

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Environment Protection Act, and given that a pending Health Hazard Investigation has been called, Mr. Ford should immediately direct his Minister of Environment to shut down the Marsh Line wind farm, East St. Clair wind farm and North-Kent wind farm,” Jakubec said in a statement.

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north of Wallaceburg, which was cancelled almost immediately after the June 7 election.

He said he has heard the project was put on hold as opposed to cancelled and his group would like assurance that the Ministry of the Environment Approvals Branch does not intend to approve the REA permit for the Otter Creek project.

Gagnon, Associate Professor

and Department Head of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Windsor, is currently studying the sediment samples collected from the contaminated wells to determine the exact make up of the particles, their concentration, and how much of the sediment, if any, would be safe for families to drink.

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Shannon Sasseville

BROCK McGREGOR CHATHAM-KENT MUNICIPAL COUNCIL WARD 6

for School Board Trustee

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BROCK McGREGOR CHATHAM-KENT MUNICIPAL COUNCIL WARD 6

Advocate Parent - Teacher

OCTOBER 22ND ELECT

DEREK It has been a privilege to represent Chatham-Kent residents for the past 4 years. During the last term of council I was proud to bring forward and support initiatives promoting long-term community sustainability. As a young professional, small business owner, healthcare provider, and community organizer I recognize the importance of building a healthy, accessible, and fiscally responsible future for our municipality.

I am committed to: • Pursuing long-term economic, environmental, and social sustainability • Providing transparent and accountable leadership • Promoting a diverse, inclusive community • Investing strategically in infrastructure • Empowering local initiatives by continuing to collaborate with the private and not for profit sectors

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ROBERTSON TRUSTEE

Lambton Kent District School Board

It has been a privilege to represent Chatham-Kent citizens the past 8 years.

During my two terms on municipal council I was an outspoken individual, supporting initiatives designed to promote a healthy, active and sustainable community.

As an experienced member of the community with a proven track record and parent of a student in the English Public School system

I am committed to:

• School Board governance that will always focus on the student’s achieving a quality education • Providing transparent and accountable leadership • Continuing to promote inclusivity as a pillar of a quality education • Honest and integral stewardship of the Board’s strategic direction

Experience You Can Count On!