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An owner of a local driving school is applauding recent changes that have banned outside students from coming to Chatham-Kent for their tests, but thinks they should be enforced further.

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According to a local drive instructor, whose name The Chatham Voice agreed to withhold to protect her students, after Stage 3 of reopening took place, there has been a higher volume of out-of-town students than normal.

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Before the Nov. 30 order was issued, she said her teachers reported seeing loads of students carpooling from Toronto and Peel.

Students from Windsor-Essex, currently in the red-control zone, are also driving up to Chatham-Kent.

“Our teachers believe the restrictions should be from the red zones as well because people are asked not to leave those zones as well. At least they probably shouldn’t leave,” she said.

The local driving instructor said students coming from the Windsor and Toronto areas is a very common occur-

rence, usually because tests are booked in their areas, and it has never been an issue before.

“But now we’re in a pandemic. It’s just sad they’re travelling from all over the area when you’re trying to keep people safe. I’m not saying they all have COVID – but it’s just a concern,” said the Chatham-Kent instructor. “They’re in the red zone so they should really only be going out for essential services.”

When the lockdown first went into effect, DriveTest Centres only reopened when Toronto and Peel entered Stage 2. The instructor said the only essential tests for

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A security guard now checks applicants’ statuses upon arrival at the DriveTest Centre in Chatham.

residents in a red zone should be for individuals who need it for work (such as truck drivers) and they should take it in their own county.

Among the individuals in line on Friday afternoon were a couple from Sarnia-Lambton, a gentleman from Elgin-St. Thomas, and a stu-

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dent from Leamington, who all came because their test centres were full.

One driving instructor from Leamington, who was waiting in line as her student took his exam, said that she always chooses to come up to Chatham, as road tests in Leamington are only available on the fourth Tuesday of every month.

“Since we’ve come back, I’ve seen more people in Chatham from out of town because of all the

backlog. If they didn’t allow red (zone) to come this way, it would affect me greatly because I have five months of backlog.”

The Chatham-Kent driving instructor says local students are also being affected with tests booked until April.

A security guard now stands outside the Drive Test centre in Chatham, helping with the flow of foot traffic while also checking the identification of applicants and their postal codes.

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The Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN), Ontario’s organ and tissue donation and transplantation agency, has recognized the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) for its efforts to integrate organ and tissue donation into quality end-oflife care.

CKHA was presented with the Provincial Conversion Rate Award during TGLN’s Hospital Performance Awards’ web broadcast on Dec. 2.

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The award is granted to organizations that meet or exceed TGLN’s target of a 63-per-cent conversion rate. The conversion rate represents the percentage of potential organ donors that went on to become actual donors.

In 2019-20, CKHA surpassed the target to achieve a conversion rate of 100 per cent. This is CKHA’s second year in a row achieving that conversion rate.

CKHA is among 30 hospitals to be recognized for efforts to integrate donation into end-of-life care.

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Hospital ready for 2nd wave

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative The Thamesville Herald

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance staff is leaning on “muscle memory” as it prepares for a potential second wave of COVID-19.

According to chief executive officer Lori Marshall, the hospital has prepared for the threat by drawing on early experiences with the pandemic.

“We’re ready for wave two, in terms of learning from wave one,” Marshall said in a press conference recently, adding the organization now has “muscle memory it can carry forward.”

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As of Monday, there were no COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Chatham’s ICU. But elsewhere in the province, the news is grim as 1,924 new cases were reported on Sunday, which was a new record.

The majority are in the hot zones of Toronto, Peel and York regions.

However, outbreaks closer to home are ramping up CKHA preparedness measures.

Currently, London and Windsor hospitals have outbreaks, and Marshall says the alliance has to be ready if that happens here.

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Armoury to light up starting on Dec. 14 The Chatham Voice

The second annual Armoury In Lights will fire up next week at Tecumseh Park in Chatham.

Put on by Four Diamond Events, the display is to share the joy of Christmas safely with the community in 2020 despite everything that is going on.

This year, the Armoury In Lights has been transformed into a drive-in experience and each show will be about 30 minutes long featuring Santa.

The show was sold out in the first two weeks of registration. Follow @ fourdiamondevents on In-

stagram and Facebook for VIP ticket giveaways happening right up until the event begins, or you can email Lisa Lester at fourdiamondevents@gmail. com to get your name on a waitlist.

The Armoury In Lights is a free event thanks to advertising sponsorships and grants from both the Municipality of Chatham-Kent and the Ontario Government.

The Armoury in Lights will run Dec. 14 to 20 with shows at 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. each night. Each show is limited to 56 parking spots and some VIP spots.

CCR Solutions of Toronto, headed by Scott Duffy, developed the creative and projection mapping technology that will be seen on the building.

Community Living of Chatham-Kent, The Children’s Treatment Centre and Children Services of Chatham-Kent have reserved times for their families to see the show together.

Donations are being accepted for a new supportive housing initiative brought forth by NeighbourLink. Donations are also welcomed at the event for C-K Helps the Homeless.

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Effort underway to Light Up C-K The Chatham Voice

Homes and businesses are encouraged to sign up to share the beauty of their outdoor holiday decorations through Light Up Chatham-Kent, a community-wide online effort to celebrate the season.

Through the site Let’s Talk Chatham-Kent, residents are placing photographs of their decorations and the location of their neighbourhood on a map that can be used to view the photos online or to drive or walk through listed areas.

The campaign already has homes from Blenheim, Dresden, Wallaceburg, Ridgetown, Erieau, Chatham and rural areas.

More are coming online each day.

The map is mobile phone friendly so residents can take it with them when touring.

Participating residents are asked to turn on their

lights each night from roughly 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Homeowners who register their home online will be eligible to win prizes donated through the Blenheim Business Improvement Association (BIA) and Ridge Landfill Community Trust, the key sponsor for the Festival of Light and the Light Up Our Neighborhood celebration.

A random draw for prizes (one entry per registered home) will be made Dec. 14.

The campaign grew from the efforts of Blenheim’s Light Up Our Neighbourhood Committee, the 2020 Christmas Lights Tour in Wallaceburg and Dresden Shines.

All three groups wanted a wider platform from which to share their efforts.

Scott Tate, who organized the night portion of the Blenheim Festival of

Lights that was sidelined are asked to respect pri- vate property and use COVID-19 protocols. by COVID-19 this year, said the “Light Up” idea demon1st Annual Christmas Art & Gift Show and Sale Fundraiser strates commuDecember 17-20, 2020 nity resiliency.

“There’s al750 Richmond Street, Chatham ways reason to For R.O.C.K. Missions celebrate,” he said in a media Helping to Alleviate the Homeless Challenge in Our Community release. “WhethWe are getting closer and closer to our er residents celFUNDRAISING EVENT. We want you there! We need you ebrate Christthere! All NET proceeds from this event will be donated to mas, Hanukkah, R.O.C.K. Missions to help with their great work and effort in Diwali, Bodhi addressing and meeting the challenges of our Homeless.

Day, Winter SolDuring these unprecedented COVID-19 days, event organizers stice or the Seaface a big challenge as well. We must; as we should, adhere to son of Giving, all Pandemic guidelines, rules, and regulations and yet mainlet’s celebrate tain a certain amount of together.” sustainability because it’s in creating EVENTS that a kind of “This just normalcy transcends into our community helping us to cope shows the a little bit more with those feelings of loneliness, isolation and amazing spirfrustration. Working towards a normalcy is vital to building it of C-K,” said and creating a harmonious and happier community. And Mayor Darrin DURING this year’s particularly unusual Christmas season, Canniff. “It’s a these anxieties are exasperated even more I am sure.

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Those view- Due to COVID-19 mandates we can only have a maximum of 48 vendors in this hall, ing the displays

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right now,” Marshall says.

There’s also the matter of sharing.

Capacity levels at the hospital The Ministry of Health has funded were at 80 per cent. That’s up 10 20 additional beds for Chatham, per cent from the previous week, which are to be allocated regional- Marshall says, thanks to an inly if needed. crease in elective surgeries, as part At present, the alliance has 10 of the facility’s plan to clear a backICU beds, Marshall says, and 12 log brought on by the pandemic. “progressive care” beds, which are Surgeries are prioritized accorda step down from ICU. ing to urgency, Marshall notes, The progressive care adding cancer surbeds require higher “This vigilance we gery tops the list, staffing levels than followed by cataract a normal care bed, have reinforced from surgeries, tonsillechowever, there are no the beginning of the tomies, orthopaedic ventilators. pandemic is very, very and gall bladder surMarshall says the critical right now.” gery.

ICU beds are among - CKHA’s Lori Marshall Overall, she adds, Ontario’s most imsurgery is at about portant resources, 90 per cent of what it not only for COVID-19 patients, was in 2019, factoring in that urolbut also for other critical care is- ogy is new this year. sues such as heart attacks or car Cane Suni, vice-president of clinicrash victims. cal operations for the hospital, says Marshall acknowledges it’s a surgeries were scaled back at the stressful time for all hospital staff. beginning of pandemic due to the Wearing protective gear all day is uncertainties. fatiguing, she says, and so is “not However, he says, there’s a plan knowing what the next patient will to keep surgery schedules on track bring.” until the hospital’s year end in Being safe is of grave importance. March 2021.

“This vigilance we have reinAn extra three days of surgery has forced from the beginning of the been added in December to help pandemic is very, very critical facilitate the plan.

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Stay the course The reality of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic is we can’t necessary control other people’s actions.

We’re talking from a government level and a personal level.

Person A cannot control what Person B does. Then again, the provincial and local governments are also not controlling where Person B travels within the province.

So if that person lives in a hot spot, they could very well travel to Chatham-Kent. We’re not in a green zone, but our active case numbers are still respectable.

And that is due in no small part to all the Person A types around our municipality; the people who are masking up where asked, are washing their hands regularly and social distancing.

We ask that you keep it up for a little longer, especially through the holiday season.

The first vaccinations could begin in Canada next week. Yes, it will take months to inoculate the entire population. So we have to extend our patience, and responsible actions.

Don’t have large family gatherings over the holidays. Stick with your immediate households as much as possible.

We saw numbers begin to creep up following Thanksgiving, and it has never really slowed down locally since then. On Thanksgiving, we had 371 cumulative cases. A month earlier, we sat at 366; a month after Thanksgiving, we were at 449. As of Monday, nearly another month later, we sat at 530.

We’ve had our social distancing hiccups. Let’s keep those to a minimum over the holidays and help everyone be as safe and healthy as possible.

Look no further than Windsor-Essex to see social distancing indigestion, with more than 4,000 cumulative cases, or Toronto for outright heartburn, where in excess of 45,000 people, more than the population of Chatham, have come down with COVID this year.

Both areas are in tighter COVID control situations than what we are experiencing, so again we urge you to try to keep our numbers as low as possible.

Unfortunately, we can’t prevent COVIDiots – people who live in areas of higher COVID regulations who choose to travel to areas with lesser restrictions – from coming here. But we can practice proper hygiene efforts and maintain our distance as much as possible.

And for those who can, mask up when distancing is not a consistent option, especially indoors in public areas.

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Opinion

Public health more important Editor: The letter to the editor from Adam Childs, “Hindering the right to protest,” in the Dec. 3 Chatham Voice, is a dangerous one. I can’t believe that a media outlet like The Voice would publish this. Having an opinion

of Rights to give people the right to endanger themselves and the public.

Just because you have a right to protest does not make it right.

Just because you have the

is one thing, but when your opinion is going out to the public on a platform that is not a personal one, is wrong.

The right to protest was not put into our Charter

right to jump off a cliff, does not make it right or smart.

This article is justifying defying public health orders.

Bob Artelle Chatham-Kent

Democracy, safety go hand-in-hand Editor: Referencing your opinion piece “Democracy vs. safety,” from the Dec. 3 Chatham Voice.

Do you not see the irony in your statement, “But one thing we believe is that municipal officials did not do enough to help people exercise their right to free speech” when the protesters believe that government is interfering too much.

Which is it? You can’t

have it both ways.

Per CAO Don Shropshire’s statement, “We weren’t out to get people.”

What are you not sure of? The police chief made it clear that the education period is over and that charges would be laid according to the law. If someone gets a seatbelt ticket, are you “not sure that the government is out to get them?”

What do you think the protest organizers responsibilities are? Should they not understand the laws and bylaws and set up accordingly? It would have been so simple for them to break the full group up into smaller groups of less than 100 people.

Finally, per your headline “Democracy vs. safety.” These two items

go hand in hand, not one versus the other.

Democracy does allow for free speech, the right to protest etc. but it does not allow for people to do unsafe things e.g. screaming “Fire” in a crowded theatre.

For this protest, the law is clear; just because you are protesting does not allow you to break the law.

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Opinion

It’s not about you; it’s about everyone Editor: I read the Dec. 3 Chatham Voice and came across the article about the Freedom Rally thinking that it has something to do with Black Lives Matter after seeing that an organizer was charged.

Seeing what has been happening south of us in the U.S., I found that odd, but reading the article I discovered that it referred to a bunch of people who are endangering other people by not wearing a mask.

Have these people not

seen what is going on with over 260,000 people dead in the U.S. and how low our numbers are here because the governments mandated wearing masks early enough along with social distancing, closing our borders and no large gatherings?

Thousands of cases a day in each of the states that had denied there was a problem. Well, guess they are looking pretty silly now with

Follow the rules and stay safe Continued from page 6

The protesters want the rules changed so that such laws do not exist.

As a local news source you should be more careful about siding with people who do not follow the rules and disobey the

laws. There is enough of that south of us.

Wayne Gillett Chatham-Kent

the hospitals down there at or past capacity in their ICUs and no vaccine available yet.

Yes, the right to protest is our democratic right, but not when it is a threat to the health and safety of other citizens, and especially when most of these protestors are from out of town.

Chatham-Kent has been very fortunate keeping our stores and restaurants open, unlike other counties who again are

closing because of an increase of cases.

We have seatbelt laws, helmet laws, gun laws to protect our people and this virus is affecting the people most vulnerable right now – our elderly and people with low immune systems.

Easy solution here – don’t want to wear a mask, stay home. Let the rest of us who want to try and cope through a difficult time try to make the best of it until it is under control. This is not about you; this is about

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“We’re challenging our tradespeople and suppliers to keep up with C-K – if the community raises $75,000 this holiday season, we’ll make it an even

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This holiday season needs to be different.

The safest way to celebrate indoors is only with the people who live in your home. People who live alone can get together only with one other home.

Gatherings with friends and extended family can carry an increased risk of getting and spreading COVID-19.

Consider celebrating outdoors or virtually with others that are not part of your household.

Know the gathering limits in your area before you choose to entertain with family and friends indoors. Indoor gatherings are not permitted in regions in Grey- Lockdown.

For all gatherings with anyone you do not live with: • maintain 2 metres physical distance • wear a face covering • avoid potlucks or shared utensils • ensure everyone washes hands regularly, including before and after meals Self-isolate if you are sick, even if your symptoms are mild and ask guests to stay home if they feel unwell.

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Colby urges residents to vaccinate ASAP

By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com

Chatham-Kent’s top doc wants to reassure residents that there is no reason to fear the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine despite the speed at which it was developed.

On Thursday, the United Kingdom officially approved the Pfizer vaccine which will be distributed to its residents shortly. Canada followed suit, announcing on Monday it will dole out its first batch of Pfizer vaccines next week.

“The notion that vaccines are not safe is really not a genuine worry in most instances,” said Dr. David Colby.

Colby said one vaccine, Moderna’s, was developed in 48 hours.

“And all of the rest of the time has been taken up by these rigorous testing protocols that are very robust. So I don’t think that people should be hesitant at all about having the vaccines as soon as they are approved,” he said.

Colby said the vaccine testing program is a multiphase “rigorous” program. Phase 1 tests immune responses and in Phase 2 it is given to volunteers for a comprehensive safety study that ensures the vaccine is safe for individuals to take.

Phase 3 determines whether the vaccine works to decrease the risk of disease.

“But the safety data collection not

only continues on in Phase 3 to get a lot higher numbers and more robust data but it continues after the vaccine has been approved. There is a very robust adverse effects reporting system in both Canada and the United States,” he said.

Colby did say he would like to have received the vaccine sooner rather than later.

It is still unclear at this point how distribution will happen and if local health units will get any say in the priorities. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, has suggested that local needs do need to be taken into account when coming up with a distribution plan.

“But I think everybody agrees that the people who are at the highest risk of mortality if they get COVID-19 should be first in line. And then we start thinking about people that have the greatest potential to actually spread it,” Colby said.

He added hospital staff would be a very high priority, especially after looking at what happened at University Hospital, London, where 124 cases, infecting both staff and patients, were reported. Nine patients reportedly died from the outbreak.

“Whether this is going to be dictated at a provincial level with a policy across Ontario, or whether there’s going to be local discretion ... those principles will be adhered to because they just make sense.”

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“We want to help in any way we can.”

Robb Nelson, President of Maple City Homes Ltd. and Director on the Board of United Way of Chatham-Kent added, “Significant changes and this most recent movement within our local United Way has put the focus back on relationships and the importance of coming together. Since its inception, Maple City Homes has brought together builders, investors, developers, local trades, and local suppliers and we’re building neighbourhoods. We’re challenging the community to come together to make sure no one is left behind this winter.”

While the Chatham-Kent community has shown many times that it can come together in big ways, United Way of Chatham-Kent

CEO Steve Pratt said homelessness is an issue that is bigger than it may appear.

“Homelessness has always existed in Chatham-Kent, but it has grown significantly since March, and we need a lot of volunteers, resources, and help to make sure that no one is left behind. There are currently upwards of 200 individuals experiencing homelessness in our community,” he said. “We are supporting groups like R.O.C.K. Missions, The Sandwich Guys, and Chatham Hope Haven so that they can continue to do outreach and make connections with our friends on the streets.”

The goal of this challenge is to support those same groups and many more that provide services and resources to the homeless on a daily basis.

Anyone who is up for the challenge can visit www.maplecityhomes.ca.

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The Arts

Author pens children’s book about 1934 Coloured All-Stars

By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com

Photos have power. So much so that a former Chatham-Kent resident was inspired to write a children’s book on the Chatham Coloured AllStars baseball team after discovering a photo of them three decades ago.

Brock Greenhalgh came across a photo of the team back in 1989 when he was working as a university student at the Cha-

tham-Kent Museum.

“And I wanted to know “I think when I looked at the stories of all the guys that picture it was just, I on the team.” don’t want to sound corny After seeing the photo, but kind of Greenhaly o u t h f u l “Here’s something that gh did the exuberance, happened 90 years math in his and here are ago dealing with racial- head these young ly charged events. And realized that men who the team had just, those things are still members w h e t h e r going on today.” were trailthey knew - Brock Greenhalgh blazers beit or not, cause their they had just kind of done championship run hapsomething that would go pened over a decade bedown in history,” he said. fore Jackie Robinson first

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Now he has just released ‘Hard Road to Victory: The Chatham All-Stars Story.’ The book is already for sale on Amazon.ca and will soon be sold at the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society. The cost is $20 and all profits go to the society.

The story focuses on the summer and fall of 1934.

The Chatham Coloured AllStars had just won the city league championship, meaning an invitation to play for the provincial championship.

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“I’ve often used the story when I’ve been teaching lessons in class and working with students,” said Greenhalgh who taught in Kitchener and is now a guidance councillor.

“The whole idea about, you know, here’s something that happened 90 years ago dealing with racially charged events. And those things are still going on today and we can look at the last eight months

and look at Black Lives Matter and then see how that’s generated.”

It was important to Greenhalgh to write for children to help get the book in the hands of educators and parents as they teach their kids the difference between right and wrong.

He hopes to get it into the two local school boards and also hopes it will help generate support to get the team inducted in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

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The Arts

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There will be four live performances of St. Andrew’s United Church’s Christmas concert this year entitled All I Want for Christmas.

Numbers on who can

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The dates of the concerts are Dec. 11, 12, 18 and 19.

All concerts are at 7 p.m.

The Dec. 19 concert will also be streamed live at 7 p.m. through Facebook by going to St. Andrew’s website at www.standrewschatham.org.

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A local lad away at university has some heated plans for the holidays – baking bread.

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Life

A surprise gift for The Chatham Voice We at The Voice like to think we make an impact and leave a lasting positive impression on people in our community.

And when Michael Fry, owner of The Kent, a beautiful heritage event space on William Street in Chatham, walked in our front door recently, I have to say it left everyone in the office with our mouths agape, but smiling in short order.

Michael, whose busi-

Bruce Corcoran ness has been temporarily shuttered due to COVID-19, had been doing some renovations and redecorating around the house, and came across

a very large painting.

He said he and his wife immediately thought of us when they wondered what to do with the big piece depicting a young child reading a newspaper while sitting atop a couple of rural mailboxes.

So, he popped by, large piece of art in tow, and said he wanted to give it to us as a thank you for all that we do in the community.

We were humbled to say the least.

I’ve been to numerous events at The Kent. I love the venue, and really like Michael and the staff.

They go that extra mile to ensure people are taken care of.

But, it seems, Michael went even further, knowing we’d appreciate the artwork.

The piece will hang in our main office.

Thursday, December 10: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Today’s special is Spaghetti & Meat Sauce with Garlic Bread. Everyone Welcome.

Wednesday, December 16: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm.

The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm.

Today’s special is meat loaf dinner. Everyone Welcome.

Friday, December 11: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm.

Supper will be served from 4:00pm-6:30pm.

Tonight’s specials are cabbage rolls or fish & chips. Seating is limited to 50, but take out is also available. Everyone Welcome.

• Victoria Avenue United Church Food Shopping Card & Pantry Program (please bring photo id, limited number of cards available) held at St. Andrew’s United Church (Memorial Garden Entrance - Wellington Street) Every Wednesday from 9:00am to 10:30am.

Covid-19 provisions, contact tracing in place, masks required, hand sanitizer provided.

• Saturdays at 7 at St. Andrew’s United Church, Chatham annual Christmas concert “All I Want for Christmas” will be a nostalgic 1950’s special with music and recreated skits made famous by stars of that era. Tickets for the live audience will be available from the church office (85 William St. S) but are limited in number by current government guidelines. Tax deductible donations will be gratefully accepted ($15 suggested). For info check www.standrewschatham.org or call 519-352-0010.

• 50% OFF all Christmas items at St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, 80 King St. E. All items reasonably priced, and NO TAX. Money raised goes towards the needy of C-K. Saturday, December 12: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. There will be a meat draw at 3:30pm, 4:30pm & 5:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 3:00pm-5:30pm.

Come check out our menu. Everyone Welcome.

• Saturdays at 7 at St. Andrew’s United Church, Chatham annual Christmas concert “All I Want for Christmas” will be a nostalgic 1950’s special with music and recreated skits made famous by stars of that era. Tickets for the live audience will be available from the church office (85 William St. S) but are limited in number by current government guidelines. Tax deductible donations will be gratefully accepted ($15 suggested). For info check www.standrewschatham.org or call 519-352-0010.

Lights, lights, lights

Yes, 2020 sucks. And it looks like the safest thing to do at Christmas is to not have large family get-togethers.

Cherish your time with the people in your

immediate family.

One way to do that is to enjoy the Christmas displays all around the municipality.

Yes, there’s the special show at the Chatham Armoury, starting Dec. 14. It’s drive-up only, and it’s booked up, unfortunately.

But there are also hundreds of wonderfully decorated homes and businesses in Chatham-Kent. Some of the best are part of the Light Up C-K display. Just visit letstalkchatham-kent. ca/ to find the interactive map of registered properties, and go touring either on foot or by car.

The online map is mobile friendly, so a passenger can navigate from one registered spot to the

next as you go for a tour.

But remember, keep your eyes open between spots, as there are so many nicely done homes that aren’t on the list.

While you’re out, stop at a local restaurant for some warm beverages and snacks!

I will let you in on a not-so-little secret: 264 Garden Path, at the intersection with Balmoral Road in Chatham. There is a huge evergreen on that property’s front lawn that has thousands of lights draped and wound around it. It’s stunning.

But that’s just one of the many cool spots to see.

Thank you to the many property owners who really went above and beyond in this difficult year.

Thursday, December 17: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Today’s special is Spaghetti & Meat Sauce with Garlic Bread. Everyone Welcome.

Friday, December 18: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm.

Supper will be served from 4:00pm-6:30pm.

Tonight’s specials are liver & onions or fish & chips. Seating is limited to 50, but take out is also available. Everyone Welcome.

• Saturdays at 7 at St. Andrew’s United Church, Chatham annual Christmas concert “All I Want for Christmas” will be a nostalgic 1950’s special with music and recreated skits made famous by stars of that era. Tickets for the live audience will be available from the church office (85 William St. S) but are limited in number by current government guidelines. Tax deductible donations will be gratefully accepted ($15 suggested). For info check www.standrewschatham.org or call 519-352-0010.

Saturday, December 19: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. There will be a meat draw at 3:30pm, 4:30pm & 5:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 3:00pm-5:30pm.

Come check out our menu. Everyone Welcome.

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

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The Kent’s Michael Fry showcases a painting he recently donated to us here at The Chatham Voice.

LTVCA staff donate to area food banks The Chatham Voice

When you can’t have a staff Christmas party due to COVID, what do you do? Well, if you are staff at the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority (LTVCA), you instead give to food banks.

The staff social fund was donated to local food banks in lieu of holding a staff holiday party this year.

Conservation Authority workers

from both ends of the watershed donated a total of $1,250 to the food bank nearest their office location.

Here in Chatham-Kent, that meant an $850 donation to Outreach for Hunger in Chatham.

Mark Peacock, CAO of the LTVCA, said in a media release, “Our staff live, work and are part of this watershed community. This is a great example of staff giving back to our community.”

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News

LKDSB won’t plow away snow days

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Students will get to chill during snow days as the Lambton-Kent District School Board decided to maintain the status quo regarding the impromptu day off.

Waterloo Region District School Board decided to do away with snow days

at its November board meeting, according to trustee Jack Fletcher who brought up the topic at LKDSB’s monthly meeting.

The reasoning behind the Waterloo board’s decision was that teachers can now develop lesson plans virtually just as they would if their student cohort had to stay home for

COVID-19 reasons.

“We’re going to be remaining status quo as a normal year, and handle any bus cancellation days or snow days as we would regularly,” John Howitt, LKDSB’s director of education told the board.

That’s what happened on Dec. 1, as buses in all zones except for Chatham

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“So we’ll be keeping a close eye on that, especially if there are multiple no-bus days. Just the same cohort, or the same class,” he said. “If schools are closed for a sustained time, then we would look at providing material though the virtual environment.”

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News

Don’t use C-K arenas as red zone loopholes: Colby

By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com

Chatham-Kent’s arenas have received a few inquiries from out of towners in higher-coloured COVID-19 zones, wanting their athletes to play on the rinks to circumvent their local public health orders.

Team sports in red-control zones must not be practiced or played except for training, meaning no games or scrimmages allowed.

Chatham-Kent’s CAO Don Shropshire said staff is looking into the options for accommodating neighbouring municipalities.

“On a personal note, I am not welcoming the extra business,” Shropshire said, adding that it goes

against CK Public Health messaging that asks people to restrict their travel when possible.

“So we’re going to investigate what options are available to us. On the one hand, you can restrict travel, but we’re also not wanting to stand up and offer up opportunities to promote people traveling, especially when they come in from areas of a higher risk.”

Windsor-Essex is currently in the red zone.

Dr. David Colby, Chatham-Kent’s medical officer of health, said it is possible they may end up in the grey-lockdown zone.

“The very purpose of imposing those restrictions is to bring those kinds of activities to a halt because of the potential for trans-

mission. And it is completely wrong thinking of teams to think ‘Well if we can’t play here, we’ll play somewhere else,’” he said.

Colby said residents of high-risk jurisdictions should start respecting lockdown rules to slow the transmission of the virus rather than finding loopholes that will allow them to continue with their extra-curricular activities.

“So the very premise that anybody would look to moving elsewhere to circumvent the regulations, I have a problem with that,” Colby said.

The same concerns apply for retail stores during the Christmas shopping, but Colby said there is nothing the municipality can do to stop travel.

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Volunteers prepare to hand out donated items from The Gift on Friday morning as people lined up outside the Richmond Street facility to receive a helping hand.

The Gift keeps on giving

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Organizers of The Gift toy drive held a “no questions asked” giveaway after the great generosity of Chatham-Kent’s residents led to a surplus of donations.

On Friday morning, their headquarters on 740 Richmond St. by Keil Drive was filled with cars in the park-

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