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By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
Members of Chatham-Kent council are being tight-lipped about a rumour that Mayor Randy Hope has asked council to consider moving from the current Civic Centre to set up shop in the Downtown Chatham Centre. On social media, the question was asked if anyone knew what was going into the old Sears store in the Downtown Chatham Centre, and one responder replied that “the munic-
ipality is currently studying to see if they should buy it and turn it into the new city hall and leave the Civic Centre. This was directly from a senior municipality employee.” Calls to Mayor Hope and several council members were not returned by press time except from Chatham Coun. Derek Robertson. “I’m not ready to disclose information that was discussed in closed session (by council),” Robertson told The Voice.
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Drive by Joyce Farm Market on Longwoods Road across from the Bothwell turn off and you might have to look twice. On display is a giant pumpkin grown by neighbour Jeremy Demaiter, weighing in at 1,180 lbs. It scored second place in a recent fair he entered it in. Kelly Sheppard of Joyce Farm Market sits on top of the pumpkin. Sheppard said Demaiter brings over his pumpkin each year after the fair for kids to climb on.
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“Any leak of information from a senior employee is inappropriate.” The rumour, however, has made it out into the community, with two separate sources telling The Voice the idea was brought to council members and was not well received by some members. Council received and voted on a report from municipal staff back in January regarding upgrades needed to the current Civic Centre. At that time, staff presented a report with several options, recommending an option with an estimated cost of $14.4 million that involved upgrades to core systems, a change to the building layout and moving the council chamber to the first floor. Other options in January included an $11.6 million overhaul including
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the renovations without council chamber relocation and an option for a brand new building on municipally owned land at an estimated cost of $23.8 million. The report states that over the next five years, the Civic Centre will need $11 million worth of work done due to lifecycle requirements, including updating the HVAC system. According to the January report from staff, the Civic Centre first opened in 1977, housing the former City of Chatham administrative offices. Since 1998, it has been the primary location for the mayor, chief administrative officer and many other divisions of the municipality. There are 188 employees currently working within the Civic Centre’s approximately 45,000 square feet of floor space. The building receives about 50,000 visitors per year.
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Demolition crews were hard at work Monday, tearing down the Thames Street building that for years housed Church’s Army and Outdoor Military Surplus. The building went up in flames Oct. 14. According to fire officials, the extent of the damage from the fire to the building did not allow for a “full and complete” investigation, and as a result the cause is undetermined.
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Chatham-Kent Public Library invites everyone to Edgar Allan Poe, Live in Chatham, on Halloween, Oct. 31. The Chatham branch is hosting a reading of the fa-
mous poem, The Raven and the horrifying short story, The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar, together with a brief biography of Poe. Readings will take place four times on Halloween: 2 p.m. in the Library Café
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the needs of all patients first,” she said. The PGHF has been The Foundation of around since 1983, and Chatham-Kent Health raises funds in support Alliance’s Diagnos- of the Public General eltic Imaging Equipment ements. When the three Renewal Campaign re- local hospitals – PGH, St. ceived a $600,000 booster Joseph’s and Sydenham District – amalgamated shot recently. The Public General Hos- into the CKHA in 1998, pital Foundation (PGHF) the PGHF funds were donated the funds to the held in a separate restricted fund campaign Oct. 17, “Let’s hope this builds t h r o u g h the Founb r i n g i n g new momentum. Six dation of the total hundred thousand raised to dollars is unbelievable. CKHA. All disbursedate to $5.3 ments of m i l l i o n . The campaign is still these conThe target going strong.” tinue to be is $6.9 mil- - Greg Hetherington approved lion, with a deadline set for next by the PGHF board of directors. spring. This marks the first time Candice Jeffrey, director of development for the since 2013, the PGHF has Foundation of CKHA, shifted funds to the Founsaid diagnostic imaging dation of CKHA. “We really view it as for programming is the critical centre for all the hos- an entire group of people we are dealing with,” pitals. “This donation puts PGHF board member By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
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From left, Lori Marshal, CKHA CEO; Charlene Weber, vice-president of the Public General Hospital Foundation (PGHF); Greg Hetherington, chair of the Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Renewal Campaign; Candice Jeffrey, director of development for the Foundation of CKHA; Diane Easton, secretary-treasurer of the PGHF, and Rick Patterson, chair of the PGHF, showcase the $600,000 the PGHF donated to the equipment renewal campaign Oct. 17.
Rick Patterson said. “The $600,000 donation – it’s about the whole community, not just one hospital, one site.” Charlene Weber, vicechair of the PGHF, agreed. “Although the diagnostic imaging department is located outside of the PGH wing of the Cha-
tham campus, we recognize the department impacts all areas of the hospital,” Weber said in a release. “The equipment being supported by the Foundation of CKHA’s campaign has the potential to benefit every person in Chatham-Kent, and we are proud to support this initiative.”
Greg Hetherington, chair of the fundraising campaign, said the donation is greatly appreciated. “Let’s hope this builds new momentum,” he said of the donation. “Six hundred thousand dollars is unbelievable. The campaign is still going strong.” Launched in late 2014,
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A familiar face is back at the helm of Chatham-Kent Fire and Paramedic Services. Former chief Bob Crawford, general manger of community development for the munici-
pality, is stepping in as an interim replacement for former chief Ken Stuebing. Crawford will hold the position until the municipality can hire a replacement for Stuebing, who is now the fire chief in Halifax.
It’s a position Crawford had for more than a decade prior to his promotion to the executive management team at the municipality. Chatham-Kent CAO Don Shropshire said the recruiting process for the fire chief’s po-
sition is underway, but there is no firm deadline for replacement. “We wish former Chief Stuebing well and we’re gratified to have someone of Bob Crawford’s ability to fill the chief’s position in the interim,” he said
the $6.9 million Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Renewal Campaign will support CKHA in the purchase of 18 new pieces of equipment for the Diagnostic Imaging Department, including an urgently needed replacement of the dated CT Scan and a new mammography system.
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The former CEO of Ford Canada who is now a Ford U.S. director is to speak at the Rotary Club of Chatham’s 78th annual banquet Nov. 2. Dianne Craig, one of the top female auto executives in North America, will share her experiences with the auto giant, and discuss the evolution of the auto industry, including autonomous vehicles. Local Rotarian Don “Sparky” Leonard landed the high-profile speaker. “The club came to me and said they needed a speaker and would like it to be a woman,” he said, as this year marks the 30th year woman have been a part of Rotary. “She’s a wonderful lady. I think the thing she’ll downplay – but what makes her different from any other automotive executive – is
dealer profitability and record customer satisfaction scores by internal metrics. “I truly believe there is something very special about working at Ford – and a big part of what makes Ford special is our great team and our terrific dealer network,” said Craig in a release. Tania Sharpe, Rotary Club of Chatham president, looks forward to hearing Craig speak. “Chatham Rotary has always been fortunate to host top-notch, internationally known keynote speakers for our annual banquet,” she said. “To have someone of Dianne’s calibre join us for our banquet is an honour, especially considering the important role Chatham-Kent has played in the automotive sector. I know she is going to give a very interesting and informative talk.”
tham-Kent OPP detachment. United Sirens of Chatham-Kent, in partnership with the Shop with a Cop! committee, will host the event. The Sirens invite families to join them for an af-
ished tradition, but the excitement of the night can certainly cause children to forget how to be careful. Safety starts even before the children go out. We would like to remind parents and children the importance of being safe,” Chatham-Kent OPP Detachment Commander, Staff Sgt. Dean Croker said in a media release.
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As part of Ontario’s comprehensive Strategy to Prevent Opioid Addiction and Overdose, the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) is investing $1 million in regional supports to help people impacted by opioid addiction and overdose. Chatham-Kent will be receiving $80,000 to be used for community withdrawal management, for people who need to be medically supervised, but in a residential type setting. Bluewater Health in Sarnia will receive $445,000 of new funding to open temporary substance withdrawal management beds to help people living with addiction , including Chatham-Kent residents. This investment will improve access to important addiction services in Sarnia/Lambton while completion of the new community-based withdrawal management facility is underway. The Victoria Order of Nurses will also get part of the $1 million investment with $100,000 for
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opioid case managers for pain clinic programs. This investment supports the ESC LHIN’s Mental Health and Addiction Strategies by improving access to community and residential withdrawal management services for people needing assistance with a chemical or substance addiction. “The opioid crisis is reaching into our communities and impacting people from all walks of life. The Erie St. Clair LHIN is dedicated to rolling out
solutions that meet local withdrawal management service needs. Our investment is designed to make a difference on the frontline, where we are seeing the greatest opportunity for impact,” Ralph Ganter, CEO of the ESC LHIN, said in a release. This $1-million opioid strategy investment by the ESC LHIN is part of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s immediate investment of $22 million province-wide to support local addiction
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Will history repeat? With Chatham-Kent municipal council considering an idea to pack up and move municipal headquarters to the Downtown Chatham Centre, even if it is not public yet, makes us think back to Harrison Hall, the former city hall for the former Chatham city council. Harrison Hall was a unique piece of architecture in Chatham, meshing beautifully with the First Presbyterian Church design right across the road. Built in 1890 in a modified Byzantine style of architecture, the building was many things to many people. The people who tried to save it back in 1981 did their best, but could not convince the council of the day saving the old building was better than having a downtown mall with parking. Chatham lost a huge piece of its history and unique architecture that day, and in hindsight, can the proponents of the mall project really say they made the right decision? Now take the current Civic Centre. It was built in 1975 by internationally renowned architect Joe Storey in his and his team’s unique style; a modern building in its day that continues to be unique and interesting in a beautiful location. Sure, it needs millions of dollars in upgrades and that is whether or not council decides to move from that location. But it feels like history may repeat itself if the Civic Centre is sold. Is there a company out there that would buy it and maintain its unique architectural design? Would it be torn down and another piece of Chatham’s history and architectural style lost? How would they retrofit the Downtown Chatham Centre and do we really want to be known as the community with a civic centre that looks like a blocky mall from the 1970s? Council hasn’t scratched the surface of their discussion from the sounds of it, but hopefully councillors will think long and hard before they vote to leave a unique and interesting building up for grabs on prime riverfront property to spend millions on making a mall their new home.
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Opinion
Wage hike will hurt small businesses Sir: My wife and I are pensioners living on a fixed income. Like most other folks, we have to budget wisely. And we manage very well. In what is obviously a move to win votes in the next election, Premier Kathleen Wynne is now hitting small business owners, although she must know they’re the folk who create most of the jobs in our economy. She must also realize they depend upon the
predictability of their marketing costs How can they handle a massive hike in the minimum wage next year? I know it doesn’t seem so massive to the average employee but on Jan. 1, Ontario’s minimum wage will rise from $11.40 an hour to $14, ¬followed by another $1 hike to $15 on Jan. 1, 2019. Surely this will put more pressure on already
beleaguered small business owners. To solve their problems, many of them will surely have to lay off staff or lock their doors and draw the blinds. And if they do manage to stay in business, our premier will be hiking employer costs by giving workers more mandatory vacation time and two new paid sick days. This isn’t a case of socialism liberalism or
conservatism. It’s just common sense, which isn’t very common anyway. It was Samuel Taylor Coleridge who said, “Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.” I’m not a political junkie, but I don’t believe Ontario taxpayers can afford Kathleen Wynne’s government!
Sir: Having written enough about motorists not giving way to pedestrians who have the right of way at traffic lights, I admit I did fail to say that a lot of pedestrians I have seen do jay walk at these lights. I must apologize to motorists on their behalf. I have more or less
given up the cause of the bylaw of no bikes on the sidewalks as well. But now I realize for the safety of the cyclists, it is a better place to ride than on the road. But it would be great if there was a bylaw where bicyclists must have a
bell or a horn to let we pedestrians know in good time when they are behind us so we could step to the side. Also, guys and girls on bikes, please slow down. Some think they are in the Tour de France and just barely miss
you when they swerve around you from behind. I recently read that Chatham-Kent is having more police constables. Hooray! We should have a good force now to look out more for infractions. Hopefully.
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SATURDAY, OCT. 28, 1-3PM 83 SMITHFIELD $284,900 AGENT: JIM MCLACHLIN Very bright 3br, 3.5 bath 2 storey clean & ready for new owners. Call Jim 519-358-3984.
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950 GRAND AVE W $629,900
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95 HEDGE MAPLE $339,900
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507 RIVERVIEW $499,900
3br, 1.5 bath bungalow on 1.69 acre site backing onto the Thames River + lg metal implement shed. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.
877 CHARING CROSS $925,000
Everything you could want! 5br, 2 storey with a beautiful yard. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.
2 CRAMAR $499,000
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67 VALENCIA $395,500
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New Listing 335 TOWANDA, ERIE BEACH • $479,900
Beautiful year round 3br, 2.5 bath home fronting on Lake Erie with beach access. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.
56 SHAWNEE $419,900
3+1br, 2 bath Vandersluis built south side rancher approx 1600 sq ft. Call David 519-350-1615.
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SUNDAY, OCT. 29, 1-3PM 10989 RIVER LINE $899,900 AGENT: WAYNE LIDDY 4br, 3.5 bath, 3500 sq ft executive ranch on 3.10 ac’s on the water. Call Wayne 519-436-4810.
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Lovely 4br, 3.5 bath 2 storey in a wooded setting with i/g pool. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.
4736 TALBOT, MERLIN $508,888 This 3+1br, 3 bath rancher is perched on the spectacular Lake Erie bluff. Call Brian K 519-365-6090.
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920 CHARING CROSS $499,900
27 CHRISTINA $329,900
3+1br, 3.5 bath 1.5 storey home meticulously cared for with many updates. Call Kelly-Anne 519-365-7155.
SATURDAY, OCT. 28, 1-3PM 60 COLLEGIATE $224,900 AGENT: DAVID SMITH Updated 3br, 2 bath 3 level home with numerous improvements. Call David 519-350-1615.
23567 PRINCE ALBERT $649,000
Beautifully landscaped 4br, 3.5 bath executive brick rancher with many updates on 3.86 acres. Call Steve 519-355-9774 or Brian 519-436-2669.
S 10 GRAND AVE WEST Great potential here at 1 of Chatham’s busiest intersections. 3300 sq ft. $17/sq ft + utilities. Call Steve 519-355-9774.
12176 SPLINTER, THAMESVILLE • $289,900 Fully renovated 3+1br, 2.5 bath 2 storey home on a 1 ac lot. Call Bev 519-358-8805.
Fix it up over the winter and sell in the HOT spring market. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.
Extremely well cared for 3br, 1.5 bath ranch with numerous updates. Call Pat 519-360-0141.
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6 JOHN PARK, TUPPERVILLE • $39,900
3br 2 full bath 2 storey home being sold “as is, where is”. Call Kristen 519-784-7653.
7627 RIVERVIEW LINE $729,900
Quality custom built home on a beautiful river lot. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.
S 60 KEIL SOUTH $15/SQ FT
Premium 1500 sq ft office space ideal for professional. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.
20 VILLA $229,900
Mint condition, 2br, 2 bath semi-detached bi-level home. Call George 519-360-7334.
155 GRAND AVE W. $199,900
Great business opportunity. Fully leased. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.
455 GRAND E #3 $13/SQ FT 1180 sq ft prime commercial plaza. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.
42 STANLEY $269,900 4+1br, 3 bath 2 storey with lots of historical character & many upgrades. Call Sylvia 519-355-8189.
4br, 3 bath beautiful raised rancher overlooking Lake Erie. Call Andrea 519-359-2482.
245 SUMMERSET $312,500 Brand new 2br, 2 bath 1500 sq ft semi-detached townhouse. Call Pat 519-360-0141.
New Listing 99 CHURCHILL $199,900 Excellent value! Very well cared for 3br, 2 bath brick rancher. Call Eric 519-436-4865.
228 SUMMERSET $298,500 Brand new 3br, 2 bath 1500 sq ft semi-detached townhouse. Call Steve 519-355-9774.
D L O 4 HAMLET $219,900
Well kept bright 2br, 2 bath semi-detached ranch. Call Ron 519-360-7729 or Brandice 226-626-4838.
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34 PARTRIDGE $208,800
6642 TALBOT, DEALTOWN • $519,900
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D L SO 33 VERANDA $289,900 2+1br, 2.5 bath almost new 1 floor town home built by Michaud Homes. Call David 519-350-1615.
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New Listing 243 MERRITT $189,900
4br, 1.5 bath 4 level with fully fenced in yard. Call Amber 519-784-5310.
127 ADELAIDE S $180,000
Completely renovated 3br, 2 bath bungalow. Call Chris 519-350-1402.
D L SO 399 CATHERINE, BLENHEIM • $29,000
49.39’X110.22’ vacant building lot in Blenheim. Call George 519-360-7334.
573 PARK W $127,900
2br one floor bungalow easy to maintain. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.
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Rebuild proceeding on sched
By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
Harry Verhey said he’s building it bigger and better. The owner of 703 St. Clair St. and one of the people behind Sacwal Flooring, said the rebuild on that property is progressing well and will be larger than its predecessor, which burned down this past January. The multi-million-dollar fire destroyed the building and impacted its three tenants, Sacwal Flooring, Lighting & Accent Gallery, and Ideal Decorating. They relocated to the Nortown Plaza further south on St. Clair, and await their new
building’s completion. Verhey said that should be in early 2018. “The building is bigger than before, with additional insulation and LED lighting. It’s more environmentally friendly,” he said. Work is underway on the outer walls these days. “The big thing, the roof is on, the concrete floors are all poured,” he said. “We’re on schedule to have most of our exterior work done probably by the first week of November.” Verhey commended everyone involved in the three businesses for sticking together in adversity. “You do what you have
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Construction on the new building to house Sacwal, Ideal Decorating, and the Lighting & Accent Gallery is well underway on St. Clair Street in Chatham. The businesses were burned out by fire this past January.
to do, put your best foot forward,” he said. “The whole team was just putting out 100 per cent. Compliments to our staff for everything that’s been done.” The relocation has forced Sacwal to operate out of two locations
due to space limitations at the Nortown site, and all three businesses are feeling the pinch from reduced warehouse space, he said. “All the stores are short of storage space. Everyone will be anxious to have their warehouse
back,” Verhey said. In fact, the warehouse is larger than before, just like everything else. What won’t change is indoor access between locations. The three stores were linked in that manner in the former building and will be again, Verhey said.
The fire is a form of reset button. “When you have a chance to redo it, you can do things differently, this is that opportunity,” Verhey said. He hopes to see all three businesses back in place early in the new year.
Wallaceburg chamber award nominees named The Wallaceburg and District
Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for its 20th annual awards event. This year the nominations were made by 2-Stream recycling means you separate paper products from all other recyclables. Use two containers, a committee who also black box for Fibres (e.g. beverage cartons, paper & boxboard) and blue box for all other acceptable served as the judging recyclables. Place all excess paper including small amounts of shredded paper in an un-tied plastic/ panel. paper grocery bag in or beside your fibre recycling box. “We decided to run the STREAM 2 STREAM 1 awards a bit differently Food, Beverage & BlueOnlyBox Fibre Products this year. We had a fabuLiquid Containers In Black Box Only lous Nominations ComPaper Beverage Cartons: Glass Bottles and Jars: mittee which included includes milk, juice & Tetra Pak cartons, drink Please remove food and rinse. boxes, paper hot beverage paper cups. a few, well-connected Do not recycle broken glass, drinking glasses, Do not recycle foil pouches (i.e. Koolaid dishes, cups, other ceramics, window glass, lifetime residents of the Jammers), aluminum foil lined containers light bulbs, mirrors, pottery, glass pots & pans. (e.g. wine), etc. C-K community who Aluminum/Steel Cans plus NEW! wish to remain anonyHousehold Paper/Newspaper, Catalogues, January Empty Aerosol/Paint Cans Books, and Telephone Books: 2017 mous. Each member of Please remove food & rinse. includes mail, white & coloured paper, The Chatham Voice
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this panel complimented each other in terms of the industries and areas of the community they were familiar with, and they each took these nominations very seriously.” Tammy Chouinard, Marketing and Membership Coordinator for the chamber, said in a release. There was one award, which is new this year, that was nominated and voted on exclusively by the community, called the ChamberChoice Award. This award recognizes the best of the best when it comes to an individual who is dedicated to the Wallaceburg & District area. Nominees exemplify ex-
cellence through dedication, community leadership and achievements. The following are the awards up for grabs, along with the nominees in each category. Agricultural Award: Kerr Farm Market, Serkka Farms. Technology Award: AarKel Tool & Die Inc., Jennen Family Farm Market, and Sydenham Current. Environmental Award: Sydenham Field Naturalists and Walpole Island Heritage Centre. Business of the Year: Oaks Retirement Village, Subway (Dave McCready), and Union Gas.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2017
TEDx CK embraces downtown Chatham
By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
Organizers of TEDx CK say they got exactly what they hoped for out of the Chatham Capitol Theatre – a great venue. John Lyons said the speaking event was a success again. “The venue was amazing. We’re really happy with it,” he said. “Ultimately, for the speakers, it’s about the video. We can’t pay the speakers; they do it voluntarily.” Considering 16 speakers came from outside Chatham-Kent for the fourth rendition of TEDx CK, the video speaks volumes. “The Capitol is incredible for production. There were so many things from a production standpoint that allowed us to put on such a great show,” Lyons
added. Lyons organized this year’s TEDx with Peter Martin, Fannie Vavoulis and Cathy Hoffman. Previous TEDx CK events took place at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre. Lyons said the speakers and attendees also like the fact everything was set in downtown Chatham. Visitors enjoyed local restaurants and some also stayed at the Retro Suites downtown. “Our crowd spent an hour downtown as well. It’s a nicer way to bring the people to the community,” he said. TEDx events can only sell up to 100 tickets per show. Lyons said the event failed to sell out. “Actual ticket sales were a little less than previous years,” he said. “We only
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Manuela Dal Borgo, a classicist economist and fellow at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, discusses what makes humans fight at TEDx Chatham-Kent on Oct. 19.
had one local speaker. With the speaker, maybe comes the network.” Lyons said the intent was to have a more diverse speaker list this time around, with more national and international speakers. Speakers came from as
far away as the United Kingdom, Chicago, Nashville and Florida to speak at this year’s TEDx CK. “It put on a dynamic speaker lineup, but maybe that hurt us,” he said of ticket sales. Still, the power of TEDx events to reach far and
wide comes from the online video element, so Lyons wasn’t disappointed in numbers. Even with all 100 tickets sold, the Capitol Theatre would have swallowed up the patrons. “You put 100 people into a venue that seats 1,200
and it looks empty,” Lyons said. Lyons anticipates next year’s TEDx CK will again take place downtown. He said organizers want to elevate the outdoor experience. Food trucks and outdoor music are possibilities.
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Stay away from pets. Even pets you know may not recognize you in your costume.
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By Dana Haggith Contributing Writer
New specialist clinics were introduced during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Sydenham Campus in Wallaceburg Oct. 18. Lori Marshall, President and CEO of Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA), said she is thrilled to bring the new services to the Sydenham Campus. “What we’re doing is introducing some new specialist clinics at the Wallaceburg site,” Marshall said. “What that means is we will have some of our physician specialists travelling to Wallaceburg to offer their services there. It ranges from in-
ternal medicine clinics, through respirology and paediatrics … those would be the major one’s at this stage that we’re looking at.” Specifically, the following clinics will begin booking patients this month: • Internal medicine clinic with Dr. Mahmud Rajabalee; • Internal medicine clinic with Dr. Gemma Bain-Atoe; • Respirology clinic with Dr. Javaria Sohaib; • Neurology clinic with Dr. Awad Mortada; and • Paediatric clinic with Dr. Abu Ismail. “We really believe in care closer to home,” Marshall said. “We
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are one hospital, two sites. So we need to think about how it is that we can distribute our services and care in a way that is most supportive of the residents across Chatham-Kent. We just feel that this makes sense.” Dr. Dennis Atoe, a family doctor in Wallaceburg and an ER physician, said the new CKHA leadership team have come through once again. “Back in February of this year, Mr. Rob Devitt, hospital supervisor, said to me that I will be happy to know that there will be specialists clinics here at Syden-
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ham Campus,” Atoe said in a press release. “He and CKHA’s senior team have come through once again. First there is the enhanced respiratory therapy service in emergency, now internal medicine and paediatrician clinics. I am pleased that services are beginning to return to Sydenham Campus. I am equally happy with the collaboration between the two sites – it is truly becoming a one hospital, two-site model. It is my sincere hope that other specialists will join this new collaboration and not just a few, as we are all involved in serving the community.” Dr. Pervez Faruqi, chief of staff at the CKHA, said these additional clinics will offer accessi-
ble and convenient services to patients and their families. “I want to thank everyone involved for their commitment and collaborative teamwork towards service reinvestment at our Sydenham Campus,” Faruqi said in a press release. “CKHA will now be able to do more for patients who need care in our communities.” CKHA officials say the expansion of specialist clinics was a key reinvestment laid out in the organization’s 2017/18 recovery plan. Through the work completed to date, the opportunity to enhance access to care at CKHA’s Sydenham Campus has come to fruition with today’s announcement, CKHA officials stated.
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All-you-can-eat wieners and beans are back Oct. 27 for the 42nd annual Poor Boy Luncheon at the St. Joseph’s Spirit and Life Centre, 184 Wellington St. W. in Chatham from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Life-saving effort earns praise The Chatham Voice
The day started as a regular day for parents, children and educators at the Thamesville and Area Early Learning Centre. As Sept. 22 progressed, and children were engaged in activities, Early Childhood Educator Trish Jones notices something wrong with one of the children. Fourteen-month-old Sarah Haven was choking and having difficulty breathing. That’s when Jones, acting on her training in First Aid & CPR, jumped into action, applying her learned skills and knowl-
edge to save little Sarah’s life. On Oct. 19, Fire Paramedic Chief Ken Stuebing and Assistant Chief of EMS Scott Ramey attended the day-care centre to present a Chatham-Kent Fire & Emergency Services – Citizen’s Action Award to Jones for her quick action as a community member in saving a life or helping in a time of emergency. Sarah’s mother Shannon Havens expressed her immense gratitude and appreciation for Jones and the Thamesville and Area Learning Centre, letting CKFES staff know that she felt “everyone needs to know
first aid and CPR, you don’t know when you may have to save someone’s life”, and she is “extremely thankful for the actions of Trish.” Stuebing emphasized how important citizen first responders are in contributing to helping people in those minutes until professional help arrives. “We have excellent paramedics and firefighters in Chatham-Kent, but in cases like Sarah, with a blocked airway, no response is fast enough
and often it is people like Patricia who make a difference,” he said in a media release. Ramey would like to recommend that everyone in Chatham-Kent take the opportunity to receive first aid, CPR and AED training through one of
many local providers. “Our citizens who are present during emergencies can make a difference in life and death by activating 911, learning first aid and CPR, and taking action to help in an emergency,” he said.
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Stone Fund applications now available The Chatham Voice
The Jonathan Daniel Stone Fund is back for its fourth year, according to Community Living Chatham-Kent. This fund celebrates the life of Jonathan Daniel Stone, a child who had autism and died suddenly at the age of 11 in May of 2013. He was a student at Indian Creek Road Public School in Chatham. Daniel loved to cook, swim and spend time with his family at the beach. The fund can be used to support initiatives that assist children, and their families, who have been diagnosed with autism
and/or other intellectual disabilities. Daniel’s fund can be utilized for but is not limited to: recreational activities, educational workshops for parents and siblings, advocacy, vocation and life skills development, assistive devices and equipment that promote and facilitate learning or communication. Two $1000 awards will be presented. Applications will be accepted from Nov. 1-30. The awards will be presented in December. Application forms can be downloaded on the Community Living Chatham-Kent website, www.clc-k.ca.
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Canada loses a legend Thursday, October 26, 2017 • Terrance Hall, author of “Canadian Estate Planning made easy” will visit the Chatham branch of the CKPL from 6:30pm-8:00pm. • East Side Pride Bingo Charity Night Fundraiser at 6:30pm at Riverview Bingo Palace. Advance tickets only. Buy a coupon for all your bingo cards (3 strip) which includes all your games. You pay $15 for $23 worth of cards! Come and play, this is it! All proceeds to East Side Pride and our community building activities. mccrew@eastsidepride.ca for tickets. Friday, October 27, 2017 • Karaoke at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 465 Merlin, 2 Stanley St., Merlin from 6:00pm-9:00pm. Chicken Parmesan dinner served from 5:30pm7:00pm for $10.00. • Free PA Day program at First Reformed Church, cnr of Lacroix and Indian Creek Rd., Chatham from 8:30am-3:30pm. For ages 4-10 featuring Pete the Joly Pirate. Crafts, music, stories, exercises and sports. Lunch and snacks are all provided at no cost. Please call 519-351-0046 for early registration. Space is limited. • Footprints Children’s Play Day at Thames Christian Fellowship, 400 Park Ave East in Chatham. This day is provided by the members of TCF free of charge with nutritious snacks and lunch provided and runs from 9:00am-4:00pm. The theme is “Dinosaurs”. It is a safe place for your children and always includes an educational component, sports, games, crafts, Bible story and free play time. Register online at www.thameschristianfellowship.com or call Phyllis at 519-682-2340.
Sunday, October 29, 2017 • Bothwell United Church’s Roast Beef Supper from 4:30pm-6:30pm. Adults $16, 6-12 years $8, 5 yrs & under is free. All Homemade. Advanced tickets phone church office 519-695-2921. Tickets also available at the door. Take out available. Tuesday, October 31, 2017 • Love to sing and want to be blessed each week? Come and celebrate all things musical with Jubilee Chorus, a multi-faith, interdenominational choir. No experience necessary, no auditions required! 7:30pm-9:30pm at St. Andrew’s United church (85 William St., Chatham) Call 519-397-3318 for info. • Edgar Allan Poe, Live in Chatham on Halloween, is a free reading of The Raven and the short story The Facts In The Case of M. Valdemar, together with a brief biography of Poe. It lasts 45 minutes. There are 4 shows. 2:00pm at the Chatham branch of CKPL, 5:30pm at Cup of Joes, 7:30pm at William St. Cafe, and 9:00pm at Friendz Restaurant and Lounge. Wednesday, November 1, 2017 • Patricia M. Productions Monthly Luncheon Fashion Show at Glitter’s Fun Eater, 162 King St, Chatham. 519-352-0820. Call restaurant for reservations. Fashions by Goldcoast Fashions and Northern Reflections. Show time 12:15pm till 12:50pm. Chatham Good Fellows. • Salvation Army 135th Anniversary flag raising at City Hall in Chatham at 11:00am.
• Harvest Dinner Dance with live music by Allen James and featuring a stuffed Pork Loin Dinner at the Active Lifestyle Centre, 20 Merritt Ave., Chatham. $20/person.
Friday, November 3, 2017 • St. Andrew’s United Church South Buxton is serving a Turkey Supper with all the trimmings at the Merlin Community Hall. Meal will be served from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Tickets are $20 and may be reserved by calling 519-689-7767 or 519-6894408.
Saturday, October 28, 2017 • Final Meat draw from 1:00pm-5:00pm with lots of prizes and meat draws. Enjoy good food, comradeship and stay for music after the draws. Everyone welcome.
Saturday, November 4, 2017 • Voice of Triumph Christmas Bazaar from 9:00am-1:00pm. Home made bake goods, Christmas decorations, attractive knitting, Christmas crafts, crochet items. 135 Queen St., Chatham.
• Dance at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dance from 5:30pm-10:30pm featuring The Southlanders. • Sprucedale United Church Garage Sale from 8:00am-11:30am at 493 Victoria Ave., Chatham. Great Variety of items! • Training for new volunteers for Chatham Hope Haven (1st of 2) Help needed for overnight shifts 7pm-7am. Police check required. Must attend both days. Call 519-351-4010. • Howloween Costume Day at John Waddell Dog Park on Water St between 11:00am and 1:00pm. Come enjoy our beautiful park and the companionship of four-legged friends. • Join us for some wacky, tacky crafts and capers at Chatham branch of the CKPL from 10:00am4:00pm! Meet tacky the penguin and hear about his adventures, dress up in tacky outfits at our photo booth, and enjoy our monthly visit from the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dogs at 10:30am. Registration is not required. • Halloween Dinner Dance at the Merlin Legion. Spooky supper at 6:00pm. Dance until 11:00pm with the Marquis. Costume & door prizes & raffle. $20/person. Call 519-689-4884 or 519-476-5870 for tickets.
PAWR at the animal shelter phone number for lost and stray pets and issues at the dog parks: 226996-9969 daytime. Emergency and after-hours number: 519-784-6146. Animal Cruelty and neglect cases call direct 310-7722 or 310-SPCA. Chatham-Kent Metal Detecting Club Meets last Thursday of the month. 7:00pm. Kinsman Room. Erickson Arena, new members welcome! Free after-school tutoring! Tuesdays from 6:00pm-8:00pm (sessions run for a half hour) First Reformed church, 632 Lacroix St., Chatham. 519-354-8257. Call Betty 519-354-8902 for more info. Salvation Army Chatham Kent is in need of volunteers to stand at our kettles. If anyone would like to volunteer please call: Amy in Chatham at 519-350-4599, Heather in Wallaceburg at 519627-8257, and Jami in Ridgetown/Blenheim at 519-674-3765. Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com
Rest in peace, Gord Downie; the nation will miss you. For those of you who don’t know, and there might be a few of you, Downie was the lead singer of iconic Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. He passed away last week due to brain cancer. Bruce Corcoran He went public with the fact he had inoperable cancer early last long at the then-drought for the year and then he and his fellow Leafs between Stanley Cups. band members embarked on a Or 38 Years Old revolving limited venue cross-country tour around a prison break in Kingslast summer as his fond farewell ton, and why one of the inmates to their fans. was in there. He poured his heart out each Or Bobcaygeon, mentioning a night, emotionally connecting small cottage-country community with fans across the nation one to the point of giving it national final time. The last concert on the prominence. tour, in The Hip’s hometown of Simon Vozick-Levinson of the Kingston, was televised across the New York Times nation. put Downie’s imI never met pact on CanadiGord Downie, ana wonderfully but if I had a list last week: of five people “The place of I’d love to have honour that Mr. spent an afterDownie occunoon chatting pies in Canada’s with over a beer, national imaghe’d have been ination has no high up on that parallel in the list. United States. The man was an Imagine Bruce incredible songSpringsteen, writer and a oneBob Dylan and of-a-kind perMichael Stipe Gord Downie former. His voice combined into was as unique as one sensitive, oblique poet-philoshis on-stage undulations. opher, and you’re getting close.” His live performances were just That’s high praise, and deservthat, performances – more than ing. just the vocalization of his lyrics. Downie’s death left our prime At times, they seemed more like a live poetry reading to music. He’d minister – and much of the country – in tears. also often interject dialogue. Gord Downie was just 53 when When I first heard The Tragically he passed away, the same age as Hip in the late 1980s, I admit I wasn’t a fan. Downie’s vocals held yours truly. I’ve unfortunately grown used to me back. icons passing away – it happens But the band’s music, and lyrics, as you age. But the ones who die pulled me in. It was their 1991 too young are the ones that impact Road Apples album that did it. you the most emotionally. This is a band that proudly Downie has a place beside Canawrapped itself up in the Canadian flag. It was wildly successful here, dian comedians John Candy and Phil Hartman, and U.S. rock legas for two decades, every album end Tom Petty, who also passed The Hip released was at least a away this past month, as folks platinum seller in Canada. South of the border, the reception who left me with the “awww, crap” feeling after hearing news of was lukewarm at best, although their deaths. they did play Woodstock ’99. To say my truck’s stereo has been The Tragically Hip, and Gord playing a lot of Tom Petty & The Downie, were ours. Heartbreakers and The TragicalThen again, their songs were ly Hip this month would be an written for Canadians. With lyrics understatement. To the people in such as 50 Mission Cap’s discussion of former Toronto Maple Leaf South Kent I drive by on Thursdays, sorry about the loud music, Bill Barilko, who, in 1951, fired home a Stanley Cup winning goal, but thanks to the warm fall weather and the need for high-volume only to disappear on the return remembrance, that’s just how it leg of a fly-in fishing trip that same year. His disappearance was unfolded. Continued on page 17 a mystery that lasted 11 years, as
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The Ad Hoc Naming Committee for the Consolidated John N. Given and Tecumseh Public School will be accepting input from all stakeholder groups on keeping the name “Tecumseh Public School.” The Ad Hoc Naming Committee feels the Tecumseh Public School name supports the criteria outlined in the Lambton Kent District School Board’s Regulation on Naming and Renaming of Board Facilities, according to a school board release. The Ad Hoc Naming Committee’s rationale is as follows: • Tecumseh is the name of the
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previous high school, as well as one of the two elementary schools on the consolidated site; • Tecumseh is recognized for making a significant contribution to society in the district, province and country and a monument is dedicated to him in Chatham-Kent; and • The name Tecumseh is also used to identify a local park and a historical parkway along the Thames River.
Finn, the fighter
As mortal as the news of Gord Downie’s passing made me feel last week, my actions revolving our cat have me feeling downright old. I have no patience for the little guy when he needs it from me. For example, it was time for a nail trim on the weekend for Finn, the cat, and I picked him up so my daughter could snip away at his front claws. He became a bit fidgety, and as I tried to corral him, he sensed my rising anger and it only elevated his unease. Next thing I know, as he tried to get free, he clawed me in the face, drawing a little blood. My wife, reading my body language, calmly walked over and demanded the cat. Rather than me yelling at him and only escalating his unease, she and our kid finished the task while Mary calmed the little guy down too. I don’t have the patience for such feline antics, I guess. I’m no cat whisperer. My daughter has seen my response to the cat at times, and quickly – and we’re talking about a teenager here (they rarely move quickly for much of anything) – moves in to grab Finn and calm him down when he’s being a jerk. She’s heard me bellow at the cat before and doesn’t think it helps the cat understand what I want. I guess I’m not learning how to communicate with the cat either. Meh. I do find the little guy really cute at times. But I truly have to wonder why so many people in society put up with all the crap felines dish out just for a periodic cuddle from a fur ball. Our previous cat many years ago had a unique personality, as does Finn. But Archie seemed to think he was part cat, part dog and part human. Finn is all selfish cat. Of course, this has nothing to do with me being a grumpy middle-aged man. Nothing at all. WITH $3,350 DOWN
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