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Magical mystery bus

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

If only his father could see this. A bus Reg DeNure had painstakingly restored to the image of what his late father, Ivan, once drove, recently returned from Hamilton where it was wrapped in

psychedelic colours and utilized in the filming for a second season of a fantasy program for a popular streaming service.

Why the mystery in the magical mystery bus? DeNure signed a non-disclosure agreement with Mercury Productions. Until the show airs, he can’t say

much, if anything, about it.

What he can say is he likes the swirling colours on the 1942 Dodge bus.

DeNure purchased the vehicle in 1993 as an homage to his dad.

“It is identical in the size and shape to the first bus he operated between

Tweed and Peterborough,” he said.

But the bus he purchased wasn’t in a remotely comparable condition to Ivan DeNure’s first bus.

In fact, its owner at the time had been using the bus as a deer-hunting cabin.

Continued on page 13

Legal pot producers are struggling

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

While local medical cannabis producer AgMedica Bioscience Inc. restructures due to a funding shortfall, industry and market experts predict other marijuana companies in Canada will face similar challenges before things improve.

Earlier this month, AgMedica sought and was granted protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, accord-

ing to court documents.

Donna Husack, vice-president of human resources for AgMedica, said problems are widespread across the industry.

“We are facing the same issues that are affecting many of our competitors in this new and emerging industry: rapid growth, evolving regulations, access to capital, product supply and demand imbalance, and inadequate distribution channels,” she said in an e-mail.

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C-K selling ‘railroad to nowhere’

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Chatham-Kent officials are remaining tight lipped in regard to the sale of a chunk of railway to a numbered company.

Council approved the sale of the WDC (Wallaceburg-Dresden-Chatham) Rail land and track ma-

terials to 2719545 Ontario Inc. at its Dec. 9 meeting.

No one will say what the plans of the numbered company are for the line the municipality purchased back in 2013 in the hopes of luring economic development along the 42-kilometre stretch of rail line, including a fertilizer plant that was to po-

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tentially bring hundreds tal condition of the land. of jobs to Chatham-Kent.

“It will all come out,” he Nothing said of adever materi- “We have a confiden- ditional dealized. tails. “But A f t e r tiality agreement. What we have a spending $4 our hope is that the confidentimillion to business will be able to ality agreekeep the rail come out and tell the ment. What line, and an story when they are our hope estimated is that the $50,000 to able to tell it.” business $60,000 a - C-K’s John Norton will be able year in line to come out maintenance costs, coun- and tell the story when cil chose to sell it off at a they are able to tell it.” price of $5.2 million.

Stuart McFadden, direcJohn Norton, the mu- tor of economic developnicipality’s ment for the chief legal municipali“The decision to purofficer, said ty, was depthe closing chase it was the will of uty director of the sale is council. The decision when Chacondition- to sell it was the will of tham-Kent al upon the council.” opted to p u r c h a s e r - C-K’s Stuart McFadden purchase being satthe line in isfied with 2013 from the legal title to the prop- CSX. At the time, he operty and the environmen- posed the purchase.

These days, he too is saying little about the transaction.

“What’s inside the report has been approved.

Other than that, no comment. We have to respect the integrity of the report,” he said. “The decision to purchase it was the will

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In 2013, the municipality purchased a 42-kilometre stretch of CSX rail line between Chatham and to the edge of the municipality north of Wallaceburg. Nothing ever came from the purchase, and now council has opted to sell it off to a numbered company.

of council. The decision to sell it was the will of council.”

Mayor Darrin Canniff, who wasn’t even on council when C-K bought the line in 2013, also stayed quiet on the matter.

“The purchaser has asked for some confidentiality while they sort

things out,” he said.

Norton declined to discuss whether the purchaser planned on ripping up the steel rail line, and remove the aggregate gravel base.

“The main thing is that council has approved the sale for a pretty good dollar figure,” he said.

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350. Manitoba, with a tenth That wasn’t supposed to be of the population of Ontario, the case when the federal gov- opened 27, according to BNN ernment opted to legalize mari- Bloomberg. juana on Oct. 17, 2018.

Late last week, the provincial In terms of “inadequate distri- government announced it is bution channels,” Ontario leads working to move to an open the inadequacy. The province market for retail cannabis stores lost $42 million in the first six starting next month. months selling “In response to marijuana, a comthe federal gov“Twenty-four stores modity people ernment’s decihave made huge for 14 million people? sion to legalize profits selling il- It makes no sense. cannabis, our licitly for decades. To eliminate the black government is deChatham Voice photo There were un- market you need to termined to open Anticipating strong sales, many a legal cannabis producer in Canada has seen the reality of those profits go up derstandably the cannabis mar- in smoke as senior levels of government offer poor support structures, including a dearth of places to sell the expand the number of heavy startup ket as responsibly product in Ontario, to the industry. costs, but the retail outlets.” as possible,” said province was the - C-K Mayor Darrin Canniff Attorney General Mayor Darrin Canniff said he’s “Twenty-four stores for 14 only legal seller Doug Downey in pleased to see the province million people? It makes no of the product for a time. a media release. “We have said move to expand on the number sense. To eliminate the black market you need to expand As users hoped to see the gov- all along that opening more le- of retail outlets.

“We are very supportive of the the number of retail outernment hit the ground run- gal stores is the most effective ning in terms of legal cannabis way to combat the illicit mar- cannabis industry as a whole lets.”

Continued on page 5 in Chatham-Kent,” he said. stores, the Doug Ford govern- ket, protect our kids ment instead tripped coming and keep our comout of the gate. munities safe. That In the first year of legalization, is our number one for Electric Scooters, Ontario saw just 24 cannabis priority.”

Bikes & Mobility retail outlets open; consumers The Alcohol and couldn’t get ready access to the Gaming Commisnewly legal product. sion of Ontario Still, reports indicated Ontar- (AGCO) will start io sold nearly $217 million in taking operator licannabis that first year. But an cence applications Dan Stewart independent cannabis research from prospective reWinter Hours: 40 Years firm, The Cannalyists Inc., re- tailers Jan. 6, 2020.

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Thanks to a motion by Chatham-Kent Councillor Doug Sulman, the public is being kept informed on each step of the proposed arena complex project, including its costs.

In October, council di-

rected staff to submit an application for funding from the province and federal government under the Community, Culture and Recreation Funding Stream for a twin-pad entertainment centre and multi-sport complex based on maximum proj-

ect cost of $60 million.

Then in November, Sulman asked for reporting on “all funds spent or committed to be spent for any matter whatsoever relating to the proposed arena complex.” The motion was approved by council.

At the Dec. 9 council

meeting, staff put forward a report on the cost incurred to date on the project, at a total of $65,493.

The report summarized the costs as $61,957 for architectural design work and $3,536 for consulting services for the grant application.

Staff reported the application was submitted Nov. 12 and the province would assess and approve applications within eight weeks. The project, if approved, would then move to the federal government for review and approval, a process expected to take

two to four months.

Council has committed to funding up to $18.5 million from reserves if the grant application is approved, with the remaining portion of the $60 million coming from senior levels of government.

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Plenty of demand, limited market

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But in the meantime, Husack is correct in saying other companies are hurting too. Aurora is seeking to save nearly $200 million in expenses; Hexo cut a quarter of its once-800strong workforce.

While neither of these companies is headquartered locally like AgMedica, Stuart McFadden, head of economic development for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, sees the pain.

“You are sitting on inventory and you can’t turn it into capital. It’s going to crunch your business,” he said, citing the current lack of retail outlets as a concern. “I stay in very close contact with the groups locally. We’ve got all kinds of product, but there is just nowhere to send it to get it into the marketplace. It’s disappointing.”

He pointed at senior levels of government as to the main problem points

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“They make the decision to make it legal, to set up the stores. These people (cannabis producers) make huge investments to get into the market and all of a sudden there is no place to take it,” McFadden said. “It’s confusing and it’s definitely disheartening to those involved in it.

“The hurdles they (government) put in front of entire industry. ‘We want to do this.’ ‘We think we might know the need and we might know the price.’

‘Go ahead and spend millions to get into it, but we just have no clue what the market is going to be.’”

McFadden said the roadblocks are thrown in front of the production of a legal product, hindering efforts by companies the federal government approved to grow marijuana.

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he said. “The rules keep changing.”

And those changing rules are hurting jobs and businesses.

“The people involved in AgMedica are top-notch, community-minded people. They invested heavily to try to create a new economy and jobs. These aren’t people who went in with the wrong intentions.”

Husack said AgMedica will weather the storm.

“A successful restructuring will require an improvement in the economic structure of our operations. The process we’ve initiated provides the time and ability to implement those measures,” she said.

McFadden thinks the company will endure as well.

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Legal biz blocked There is a running joke that a project or program can be working just fine in the private sector, but give it to government to run and all the profit-making goodness grinds to a halt.

The way senior levels of government have handled the roll out of the legalization of marijuana – both the feds and their constantly changing rules and deadlines and the Ontario government for their lack of approval of more retail stores – has been nothing short of a disaster.

Left hanging while government tries to regulate the cannabis industry to death before it leaves its infancy are the legitimate cannabis producers such as local AgMedica, who have responsibly grown their crop and company since 2018 in Chatham-Kent.

With only 24 retail stores across Ontario, compared to 350 stores in Alberta, producers have very limited places to sell their licensed product, and even though the government initially said the price would be below what people pay on the black market, that reality hasn’t come about either.

Illegal sales of cannabis and cannabis products seems to be booming as people who may have never tried marijuana before are seeking it out now that it is legal. What they aren’t finding is places to buy it legally.

The Ford government has said it will start in January to accept new applications for retail cannabis stores, with the intent to have approvals start in March, but for some cannabis producers, it may be too little too late while they try to keep investors on board.

AgMedica has indicated that with some restructuring, it will be around, which is good news for its employees and for the community. It is incredibly unfortunate, and most likely frustrating for them, to have to jump through all the government hoops and regulations only to have to sit and wait for the promised retail opportunities to appear.

For the public, waiting for retail opportunities is also a problem, with many turning to growing it themselves or seeking out illegal sellers, who seem to have no problem running their business at a profit.

Then again, government doesn’t overregulate illegal grow ops and distributors, does it? Instead, the feds and the province collectively erected roadblock after roadblock in front of legal producers.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2019

Opinion

Rail line should not be sold Sir: I spoke at the last council meeting, asking council to reject the proposed sale of the assets of WDC Rail, the legal name for the rail line that runs from north of Wallaceburg through Dresden to Chatham.

I did this not because I believed that the line would ever operate again; clearly there is no demand for that route; but because I believe the track should be converted into a multi-use trail, a policy that Council has supported on the Entegrus property south of Chatham.

But selling the line would prevent this and deny access to it for both current and future generations of residents and tourists.

The sale also presents a number of other problems which were never addressed when the item was reached on the agenda.

The most important of these are the future of the Black Bridge in Chatham and preserving rail access to Wallaceburg and the future of the Wallaceburg swing bridge.

The Black Bridge in Chatham is a useful way to cross the Thames River, and while it has a bad reputation, it could be re-decked to include a better cycle track and possibly a single lane car bridge. It would open up the east end and present a useful north-south route – but this was never discussed.

Preserving rail access to Wallaceburg has been identified as important in rebuilding the community’s industrial sector, the part of the route that should be kept is the connection to the CSX track at Highway 40 north of Wallaceburg through to the industrial area of on both sides of the Sydenham River, and that means the retention of the Wallaceburg swing rail bridge – but this to was never discussed.

While an offer of $5 million sounds like a lot of money, it must be remembered that the rails alone are worth around $3 million, the track ballast is valuable and perhaps is worth $1

million and so you are selling a strip of land 46 kilometres long and perhaps 10 metres wide, for perhaps $1 million to $1.5 million, and, as mentioned earlier, denying access to it for both current and future generations of residents and tourists – forever.

I had hoped that council would decide not proceed with the sale and to begin consultation with residents to discuss possible future uses for this rail line. They chose instead to sell the property, and not to consider the points I had raised.

As the song lyrics say, “You don’t know what you’ve got ’till it’s gone.”

John Willatt Chatham

Where are the chains of office?

Sir: I love the city of Chatham-Kent and I am proud to be a resident.

What I don’t understand is why our excellent mayor, who deserves all our respect, doesn’t seem to have a chain of office.

For many hundreds of years, a new mayor of a community in the Western world has been presented with a chain which he wears at council meetings

and other official gatherings.

It isn’t any type of public gloating. This is like a judge’s regalia or the uniform of a military officer; it’s a sign of his

authority and deserves respect.

Can anybody explain the reason for this departure from the norm?

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Police, fire, kids swarm Wal-Mart mas shopping for themselves and family members at WalMart early Saturday.

Personnel from Chatham-Kent police, fire and EMS; Chatham-Kent OPP; CKHA security; Ministry of Natural Resources; and Ontario Parks aided in offering shopping advice, camaraderie, power to operate the shopping cart, and the ability to

The first four years were aged six to 12, were chosen known as Shop with a Cop lo- by local school boards, Victim cally, as officers from the C-K Services, Chatham-Kent Chilpolice service and C-K OPP de- dren’s Services and the United A sea of uniforms and smiling tachments took part.

Way. children took over Wal-Mart But as interest from other Each child received a WalSaturday morning during the emergency services personnel Mart gift card to purchase gifts annual Holiday with a Hero grew, so did community sup- for their immediate family. event. port, so in 2018, Holiday with a After a morning of shopping, Ninety-five children had the Hero came to be. the children received a hero eshelp of a hero – an emergency Knowler, now a staff sergeant cort – complete with fire trucks services staffer – to go Christhandling traffic and police vehicles with their and based out of lights flashing and sirens blarthe London detach- ing – to the Bradley Centre. ment, was on hand There, the kids enjoyed breakon Saturday, with a fast with Santa while “a whole smile to rival that of army of elves,” according to any of the partici- Knowler, wrapped the gifts. pating kids.

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Holiday with a Hero originally came to Chatham-Kent with the OPP’s Brian Knowler in 2013.

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Affordable homes project gets green light

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Chatham is one step closer to the construction of approximately 30 small, affordable homes on Taylor Avenue after council voted in favour of the Opportunity Villages Community Land Trust project.

John Norton, General Manager of Community Development for the municipality, wrote a report to council Dec. 9 with the recommendation that the Opportunity Villages Community Land Trust project, to be located at 10 Taylor Ave. in Chatham, be approved for a series of grants or benefits including: • Grant of $380,000 to assist with payment of construction costs, planning application fees, building permit fees, and PUC development charges (estimated municipally related fees are $180,000); • Property Tax Increment Equivalent – Grants to be paid over a 10year period at 100 per cent per year of the municipal portion of property taxes and to be paid only after the Land Trust has paid all property taxes owing); • Cash-In-Lieu of Parkland waived subject to the Opportunity Villages Community Land Trust entering into an overall agreement between the municipality and the Opportunity Villages Community Land Trust, as prepared by Legal Services.

This agreement will require mile-

stones be achieved before funding is provided, including provision of a Business Plan, Governance Plan, and other terms and conditions, to be reviewed and signed off by the CAO, CLO, and CFO of the municipality.

The grants are to be funded from the Strategic Reserve.

The land trust was formed to address the shortage of affordable housing options in C-K, which has been making it difficult to attract and retain entry-level employees, Norton wrote. The Opportunity Villages Community Land Trust is a volunteer board of citizens and professionals brought together to look at solutions in absence of ongoing government subsidy.

Opportunity Villages is proposing to offer housing as a home rather than as an investment vehicle, including smaller, energy-efficient buildings priced well below average price available to a wide variety of households with shared amenities in each development. The homes will be sold with the freehold tenure of land being held in a Community Land Trust.

Norton noted this type of ownership has been successfully used in developments. They do not permit renting of units and protect units from being resold at full market prices, while providing secure ownership and residency, allowing for long-term financing and some cap-

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Funding to combat human trafficking The Chatham Voice

There is good news in the fight against human trafficking in Ontario, including funding for specialized services for survivors.

The Ontario government is developing a new strategy to combat human trafficking that will be coled by Sylvia Jones, Solicitor General and Jill Dun-

lop, Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues. The strategy is part of Ontario’s commitment to protecting women and children and combatting gender-based violence, sexual exploitation and abuse.

As a first priority, Ontario is committing $20 million in annual funding for victim supports and anti-human trafficking

enforcement initiatives.

According to statistics compiled, approximately two-thirds of police-reported human trafficking violations in Canada occur in Ontario and more than 70 per cent of human trafficking victims identified by police are under the age of 25.

The Highway 401 corridor is used to transport young women and men to different locations

where they are forced to provide sexual services to johns for money. The average age of recruitment into sex trafficking is 13 years old.

“Every day across Ontario, young women and children are being lured into human trafficking by criminals who rob them of their safety and dignity,” said Premier Doug Ford in a media release.

“I want to thank Solicitor

General Jones and Associate Minister Dunlop for leading the development and implementation of our new, stronger, cross-government strategy to raise awareness of these disgusting crimes, ensure survivors get the supports they need, and bring their traffickers to justice.”

“During discussions across the province, frontline workers and

survivors of human trafficking told us there is a need for consistent and reliable funding,” said Dunlop. “We are taking action to respond to what we heard. This annual investment for dedicated anti-human trafficking initiatives will ensure victim supports are available on an ongoing basis, and that critical prevention and enforcement actions continue.”

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Chatham Coun. Karen Kirkwood-Whyte spoke in support of the project after Norton’s presentation.

“I’ve been working for the last three or four years with a group of folks in Chatham-Kent around what started to be a tiny home community but that evolved over the last year, particularly the last nine months,” Kirkwood-Whyte said. “There are numerous members

of the community who have been meeting quite actively over the last nine months and I want to thank them for their patience in waiting for this item to come before council.”

The councillor centred out Steve Pratt, Rose Linseman, Chris Arnold, Barb de Forno and Ron Male, who were in the audience to support the project.

“This is the first of its kind affordable home ownership project in Chatham-Kent and we hope,

will serve as a model for similar projects in other communities throughout Chatham-Kent. The group has already identified properties and Wallaceburg and Wheatley that could be set aside for a similar initiative if the will is there,” Kirkwood-Whyte noted.

The approval from council and the upfront funding of the grant amount will be used to leverage funding from other sources for the project and to secure the property on Taylor Avenue.

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One-of-a-kind bus to stay wrapped Continued from page 1

“It was a disaster when we brought it home,” DeNure said.

Restoration efforts at Chatham Coach Lines took two years – done when there was time in the company garage and son Brent, then a teenager, had the time to assist on the project after school.

They tore it down and rebuilt it, finishing with a light blue paint job.

“We showed it off in parades and static displays.

We’ve been doing it for years,” DeNure said.

And then Mercury Productions came a calling, looking for a vintage vehicle to use in their unnamed show.

“They’ve used some of our stuff in other shows and commercials,” DeNure said. “We’ve had half a dozen or more of our vehicles down to Toronto this year.”

But in late 2018, the company focused on the 77-year-old Dodge bus.

“They came down about a year ago and looked at our stuff. They called back

and asked about the bus and asked if they could wrap it,” DeNure said.

He readily agreed. He likes the look so much he’s kept it in the wrap after the bus came home.

“We’ve got a nice picture of the way it was. Let’s leave it the way it is now.

It’s so unique,” he said of the artwork. “We can always unwrap it.”

DeNure, known for collecting antique fire engines, also has a penchant for vintage buses, after so many years in the industry. His father came to Chatham in 1948 and started Chatham Coach Lines, a business DeNure took over in 1981 before eventually selling to Laidlaw in 2000.

In his personal collection is a 1930 Buick that is a head turner, as well as a 1965 Flxible that was once owned by NASA and had transported seven different U.S. presidents over the years.

DeNure may be out of the bus business, but the buses aren’t out of his system.

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Ontario is investing $14.1 million to support more than 300 Seniors Active Living Centre programs in communities across the province.

Locally, $375,380 will be spread out between Blenheim & Community Seniors Group, Club De L’Age D’Or Le Foyer Pointe-Aux-Roches, Leamington and District Half-Century Centre, Maple City Centre for Older Adults, Morpeth Heri-

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The senior population in Ontario is the fastest growing age group. By 2023, there will be three million Ontarians over the age of 65.

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Chatham Auto Dealers help Drive Away Hunger Our Chatham Chrysler team is proud The to help drive away hunger in Chatham-Kent.

Chatham Voice would like to thank these Chatham Auto Dealers for helping to raise Wishing a safe and Merry Christmas to all our customers this holiday season. $700 for Outreach for Hunger 351 Richmond St., Chatham 519-354-8000 and The Salvation Army www.chathamchrysler.com Food Bank to help Drive Away Hunger!

Dear clients and friends, On behalf of the entire team at VanKesteren Hyundai, we’d like to extend our sincerest gratitude for your loyalty and trust over the past year.

You are the #1 source of our ongoing success!

Here’s to a blessed holiday season and a new year filled with health, happiness and prosperity.

Have a Very Merry Christmas!

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Thank you for continuing to choose us as your source for both local news and for advertising your business. In the coming year, we’ll continue to work hard to create a paper that caters to the community as a whole while also meeting each of your individual needs.

Our whole team wishes you a wonderful holiday season, filled with laughter, love and special moments as well as a healthy and prosperous new year.

In order to allow staff to enjoy more time with their families this holiday season, The Chatham Voice will close at 3:00pm on Friday, December 20th and will be closed December 23, 24, 25, 26, 31 & January 1. We will open December 27 & 30 from 9am-5pm.

We will not be publishing on December 26. Our next publication will be January 2, 2020.

Please keep up to date on our website at chathamvoice.com. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Blenheim Rotarians donate special ride The Chatham Voice

Blenheim Rotary Club has partnered with Family Service Kent to help continuously improve the community by donating an accessible vehicle that can hold two or three passengers using wheelchairs and four walk-on passengers.

Rotary is the largest and the oldest Service Club in the world and takes an interest in the concerns of our community as well as in the special needs of individuals.

This mandate is a perfect fit with Family Service Kent’s vision that every person within Chatham-Kent should have the opportunity to achieve his or her full potential.

The donated vehicle, which was previously used for Rotary projects in Blenheim, will allow individuals and families age 0-60 to have an affordable, accessible transportation option to access destinations outside of Chatham-Kent, a service which had not been offered in the past.

“The Friends of the Chatham Pipes and Drums would like to thank South Kent Wind Community Fund and the Chatham-Kent Community Foundation for their generous support in 2019.”

Andrew Tompsett/Special to The Chatham Voice

The snow may not be present, but every other element of holiday spirit is alive and well at Sloan’s Christmas Tree Village near Bothwell, as usual. Pictured here is the holiday train embarking on a trip through the forest on the property.

As the busy holiday time quickly approaches, don’t forget the true meaning of Christmas: our Saviour Jesus Christ was born

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Knitting drive donates locally

By Sarah Schofield sarah@chathamvoice.com

It started with an idea in February to collect mitts, hats and gloves for those in need; less than a year later, drive co-ordinators Dave and Kim Turnbull have collected approximately 367 items – the majority handmade by local knitters.

Resident manager of Grandview Apartments on Grand Avenue East with his wife Kim, Dave decided he wanted to do something for the community around Christmas, while getting others involved at the same time.

“He said, ‘Why don’t we do a drive and see if we can meet a goal of 500?’

I thought that was a lot, but before we knew, it we had donations of wool,” said Kim. Word soon spread within their apartment building and into the community where a handful of determined individuals began knitting and crocheting.

So committed were the group that one particular knitter in her 90s kept working throughout her hospital stay.

Reaching out on Face-

book’s Marketplace for materials, the Turnbulls were blown away by the kindness of those willing to donate yarn or offer deep discounts once they learned what they were trying to accomplish.

“It was so nice. It just shows how generous people can be when they want to give,” said Kim. Now with the items ready to go to local organizations to be distributed to those in need, participants and the Turnbulls are already saying they are on board for next year.

“The biggest needs we have are for donations of wool and yarn, preferably from smoke-free homes,” said Kim. Interested in learning how to knit, Dave wants to host a class next year at least once a month in the apartment building to help those who may not know and want to contribute.

“I’ll show you the first item I make,” said Dave.

“It may look like this though,” he added as he laughed, making a triangle shape with his hands.

For more information on how to get involved or to donate yarn, call 226-2290970.

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Helping to knit and crochet more than 367 items to donate to local organizations for community distribution to those in need are from left to right, Shirley Zruna, co-ordinator of the knitting drive; Dave Turnbull; Bertha Farrelly; Janet Martin; Joan Martin; and Florence Crowder Kelley. Not pictured are knitters Liz Boucher, Kyla Hayward and Nettie DeMaat.

Anne Wylie-Colborne Dec. 17, 1967 - Oct. 2, 2019

Missing you at Christmas

I could not stay another day, to laugh, to love, to work or play.

Tasks left undone must stay that way.

I found that place at the close of day.

Perhaps my time seemed all to brief, don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.

Lift up your heart and smile with me.

God wanted me now . . . he set me free.

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Geraldine “Geri” Butler You are my special angel Sent from up above The Lord smiled down on me And sent an angel to love You are my special angel Right from paradise I know you’re an angel Heaven is in your eyes The smile from your lips brings the summer sunshine Tears from your eyes bring the rain I feel your touch, your warm embrace And I’m in heaven again You are my special angel Through eternity I’ll have my special angel Watching over me Love Alan

Missing You at Christmas Our Son and Brother

Kevin Wm Reg. Allison Aug. 8, 1961 Feb. 28, 2017

You were such a Wonderful Mother & Human Being!

Love You Always!

Diane & Bob

Campbell

In loving memory of Grant Campbell who passed away September 24, 2014

“Bobby Helms - My Special Angel”

HELENE NORWOOD (BROWN) Aug. 30th, 1923 – Dec. 23rd, 2016

Hard to believe three years have passed! We miss you SO much!

Merry Christmas

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2019

We wish that we could talk with you, there’s so much we would say; life has changed so much, since you went away.

We’ll always feel you close to us, and tho’ you’re far from sight; we’ll search for you among the stars, that shine on Christmas night.

Lovingly remembered, Mom, James, Maichelle, Cindy, Glenda & Valerie

Remembering Jim Snelgrove Remembering your laughter and things you used to say You were always kind and caring, in your own loving way In heart and thought you’re always close because memories live forever, Especially the wonderful ones of times we spent together.

Merry Christmas in Heaven Dad. Love Jason and family

A face I love is missing A voice I love is still A place is empty in my heart That no one will ever fill I think about you always And talk about you too I have so many memories But I still wish I had you.

Love and missed, by your wife Madeline Precious Memories of a Special Grandpa & Grandma (Lawrence & Doris Ivy Smith) at Christmas If I could have one Christmas wish, one dream that would come true, I would pray to God with all my heart, just to see and speak with you.

A thousand words won’t bring you back, I know because I’ve tried, and neither will a million tears, I know because I’ve cried.

You’ve left behind my broken heart and precious memories too.

But I never wanted memories Grandpa and Grandma, I only wanted you both.

Happy Birthday Grandma on Christmas Day in Heaven Your grand daughter, Robin Lynn

In Loving Memory of Gordie, Jasmine & Buddy

Merry Christmas Best friends come in our lives and leave paw prints on our hearts!

Missing you always, Loving you always, Mommy (Lynn Smith), Smokey Faith & Dreamer

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2019

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Hope Haven now aged 2 and going strong The Chatham Voice

At Chatham Hope Haven, clients and volunteers celebrated two years in operation recently.

The staff who supervise in the evenings are all volunteers.

There are more than 70 men and women who give their time in various ways to assist the homeless at Hope Haven. The biggest requirement is for volunteers to be good

listeners. Often, it is just someone who will take the time to listen, that makes all the difference for the homeless men who find themselves in need of a helping hand.

Wanda Bell, general manager, said the haven received word from the fire department and city building inspector that they are officially allowed to have more than 10 men sleep in the building.

The cut-off has been 10

Missing you at Christmas Thinking of you . . . In memory of my mom Ferna, dad Bert LeGroulx, son Scott Lauriston, special aunts Willma, Lucy, Inez and Letty and Uncle Leon and Ab Brown. To Dad Jules Foulon and others gone too soon. It’s that special time of year,we have always held so dear. Our families favourite time together,we wish we could have another. But that is not so. So set that empty chair for your missing loved one and enjoy the holiday you once enjoyed together.

Jeanine Foulon (nee LeGroulx), Dave Foulon and family

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From left, Wendwesen Biru, Brian Patterson, Bryce Ball and Mike Kenny celebrate the fact Chatham Hope Haven men’s shelter has turned two recently. All agreed that they appreciated the work of the haven and were thankful for the chance to be able to stay at the mission and sleep on the beds provided.

men only for the first two years and often folks are turned away because the haven is at capacity.

“Lately, we have been filling up quickly, so this will be a relief as the winter weather approaches,” Bell said in a media release.

Harry Rivers

She added a great deal has taken place in the past two years.

“When we opened, we had no idea how many men would come, but the number of folks using the service has remained high; 103 came in the first year and an additional

Marion Rivers

January 11, 1971

December 5, 1991

Mary Jane Wright

Ellwood Wright

Kim Laurie

Sonya White

August 25, 2017

November 14, 2019

August 18, 2009

Grace Couture • 1948-1995 •

88 this year. It has been a busy place – even in the summer we often had eight to 10 men each and every night.”

Chatham Hope Haven is funded by donations.

Financial donations can be sent to the office of Chatham Hope Haven,

Francis McGivern

January 19, 1947 - October 27, 2017

August 16, 1990

Kizzie

September 17, 2017

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal Love leaves a memory no one can steal.

183 Wellington St. W., P.O. Box 363 or made online through the website https://www.chathamhopehaven.com/ Any enquiries about volunteering can be made at 519 351-4010 or by e-mail at chathamhopehaven@ gmail.com.

This time of year was always such a special time for me, I love to share its warmth with you inside the Christmas tree.

But without my loving husband I feel lost and all alone and everything seems pointless now that I’m all on my own.

But each time I see your picture you seem to smile and say, don’t cry for me, I promise that we’ll meet again someday.

So until that perfect moment we’ll be just a thought apart and at Christmas time, as always you’ll be here inside my heart.

Love always Laura, Jenny, Shane & families

Always missed by: The Rivers, White, and Laurie families

Mary Castein ~ June 3rd, 1930 - August 5th, 2009

Merry Christmas in Heaven

Let this be a loving reminder that someone is missing today.

Someone our hearts still hold on to, as we travel along life’s way.

Someone who made life so special, for all those who gather here.

Someone who won’t be forgotten, but cherished from year to year.

And now as we pause to remember, let us all fondly recall, how dearly each of us loved her, and oh . . . how she loves us all!

Loving and missing you mom, Jason and family

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Mr. Ronald Shepley

March 18th, 1937 - October 1st, 2019 You will always be in our hearts, because in there, you are still alive.

The memories will never be forgotten.”

This is our 11th Christmas without you Mary, we all miss you more then ever.

We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, but I know we’ll meet again some sunny day.

Keep smiling through, just like you used to do, till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away.

Absence Makes the Heart Remember T.T.F.N. All my love, B.

Your Loving Family forever!

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There is room at this inn

The Chatham Voice

The Chatham Comfort Inn is once again offering its “Room at the Inn” program in keeping with the spirit of the holiday season.

“Room at the Inn” provides complimentary accommodations to those from outside of the immediate Municipality of Chatham-Kent who are visiting friends or loved ones at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance over the holidays.

Reservations must be initiated with Admitting Department personnel of CKHA by

calling 519-352-6400.

The “Room at the Inn” program is offered from December. 24 through Dec. 26.

“Being away from home during the Christmas season may not be a choice,” said Sheila Bateman, general manager of the Comfort Inn, said in a release. “We offer these accommodations to help bring families together during the holidays. It can be a difficult time when a family member is ill. Getting a good night’s sleep is most helpful for patients’ families. The hotel is only a few minutes

Helping hands

drive away.”

“For over 20 years ‘Room at the Inn’ has assisted our patients and their families who travel from outside of Chatham-Kent during the holiday season,” said Lori Marshall, President and CEO, CKHA. “This thoughtful program complements our delivery of patient and family-centred care; we are thankful for the continued generosity of the Chatham Comfort Inn.” The Comfort Inn is located at 1100 Richmond St. in Chatham.

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Chatham Goodfellows toy packing concluded Dec. 12. Hundreds of volunteers packed toys from Monday to Thursday, including Isla and Cole Quigley. They came to toy packing with their mom Megan to help pack, but they didn’t come empty handed, they brought bags full of toys and stuffed animals.

2 new board members for health alliance The Chatham Voice

Jack Carroll and Stephanie Dries will join the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s board in January.

Their appointments follow a thorough search process directed by the nominations and selection committee.

Carroll is a resident of Chatham and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Toronto.

He served the

Province of Ontario as a Justice of the Peace, was an elected Member of Provincial Parliament and owned and operated a successful General Motors dealership.

Dries is a resident of Chatham and holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and an Honours Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University.

She has progressive career experience in a number of diverse roles including consulting, communications and corporate human resources.

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Holiday display

Thursday, December 19: • Open Euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome.

• Meat draw (4:00pm-6:00pm) and dance (4:30pm-9:30pm) featuring Don & Bonnie at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome.

Friday, December 20: • Meal (5:15pm-6:30pm), open darts (7:30pm) and Catch the Ace (drawn at 6:30pm) at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

Choice of pork, roast beef or fish & chips for $10.

Everyone welcome.

• Saturday Morning Breakfast at First Presbyterian Church, Chatham (corner of Fifth St and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge 9:30am-11:00am. Everyone welcome!

• Teen dance at the Tilbury Memorial Arena.

7:00pm-10:00pm. Students from grades 5-9. $5/ student. Refreshments available for purchase.

Hosted by the Tilbury Area Action Team.

Saturday, December 21: • Meat draw (4:00pm-6:00pm) and dance (4:30pm-9:30pm) featuring Unity Station at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome.

• Wacky Winter Weaving at 10:00am. Drop in to the Chatham Branch of the CKPL and try weaving on a loom, hula-hoop, fork or cardboard.

• Christmas Concert - Let’s sing together in this happy season. Downtown Chatham Centre, 100 King St. W. 2nd floor - Food Court. 4:00pm5:00pm. Free hot chocolate, free song books. All levels, all ages, come join us.

Sunday, December 22: • Christmas Concert - Let’s sing together in this happy season. Downtown Chatham Centre, 100 King St. W. 2nd floor - Food Court. 4:00pm5:00pm. Free hot chocolate, free song books. All levels, all ages, come join us.

Monday, December 23: • Open euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome.

• Saturday Morning Breakfast at First Presbyterian Church, Chatham (corner of Fifth St and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge 9:30am-11:00am. Everyone welcome!

Tuesday, December 24: • Open euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome.

• Come, Child of Promise: A Christmas Eve Celebration! Calvary CRC (34 Victoria Ave., Chatham) invites you to join us at 7:00pm. The service will feature lots of carols led by our choir, and we’ll be serving treats afterwards. All are welcome!

Monday, December 30: • Blenheim Rotary sponsored Open Free Swim at the Gable Rees Rotary Pool, Regent St., Blenheim.

1:30pm-4:00pm.

• Open euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome.

Tuesday, December 31: • Open euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Come out and celebrate New Years Eve with us. Music by the Marquis starting at 8:00pm. Everyone Welcome.

• Dresden Splash Pad Committee presents “The Roaring 2020’s New Year’s Bash” at the Ken Houston Memorial Arena, Dresden. 7:30pm. Pop-up food bars, games, prizes, guaranteed $500 cash prize. Dress roaring 1920’s encourage or casual.

Tickets $25. Available at MacTavish Pharmacy, committee members, or by email dresdensplashpad@gmail.com Thursday, January 2, 2020: • Jingle Bell Jam - Join us for a family story time as we move, shake, and jingle all the way! Drop in for stories, songs and activities. 11:00am at the Chatham branch of the CKPL. • Free Swim sponsored by the Blenheim Rotary at the Gable Rees Rotary Pool, Regent St., Blenheim.

10:30am - 12noon and 2:00pm-4:00pm.

Friday, January 3, 2020: • Family movie day at the Chatham branch of the CKPL. Bring the family to the library for a movie!

11:00am “Detective Pikachu” 2:30pm “Smallfoot”.

Doors open 20 minutes before movie. Seats are first come, first served!

Saturday, January 4, 2020: • Saturday Morning Breakfast at First Presbyterian Church, Chatham (corner of Fifth St and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge 9:30am-11:00am. Everyone welcome!

• Wacky Winter Weaving. 10:00am at the Chatham branch of the CKPL. Drop in to try weaving on a loom, hula-hoop, fork or cardboard.

Wednesday, December 25: • Community Christmas Dinner. 11:00am-2:00pm at the Spirit and Life Centre, 184 Wellington St., Chatham. If you need a ride please call 519-3540091 after 10:30am. Call on Christmas Day only.

Monday, January 6, 2020: • The Chatham-Kent Film Group presents “Official Secrets” starring Keira Knightley. 4:00pm and 8:00pm shows at the Capitol Theatre. $10 cash at the door. 519-359-8455.

Friday, December 27: • Blenheim Rotary sponsored Open Free Swim at the Gable Rees Rotary Pool, Regent St., Blenheim.

1:30pm-4:00pm.

CK Metal Detecting Club. Last Thursday of the month. Erickson Arena. 7:00pm. Guests welcome.

• Meal (5:15pm-6:30pm), open darts (7:30pm) and Catch the Ace (drawn at 6:30pm) at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

Choice of liver & onions, roast beef or fish & chips for $10. Everyone welcome.

Saturday, December 28: • Magical Christmas New Year’s Eve party at the Chatham branch of the CKPL. 11:15am. Unicorns, fairies and dragons, oh my! Join the magical fun sending off 2019 and welcoming 2020! Drop in, all ages are welcome.

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Hard work went into the impressive lights display at this house on Grant Street in Chatham on Sunday. Eager to make the display bigger and better, the home’s owner had just added more elements that same day.

New dental service for C-K seniors The Chatham Voice

At least two-thirds of low-income seniors do not have access to dental insurance. The new OSDCP will support Ontario’s seniors by increasing funding for dental services in public health units, community health centres, Aboriginal health access centres, and investing in new dental services for underserviced areas and mobile dental buses.

Ontarians aged 65 and over with a net income of $19,300 or less or a couple with a combined annual income of $32,300 or less, and without existing dental benefits, will qualify for the OSDCP.

Regular Customer Mike Kastoff of Chatham is seen with Luce Cools picking up his new 2019 Ram Classic 4x4 Crew Cab. A second generation buyer, this is Mike’s 7th vehicle from Luce. Enjoy your new ride!

Free Tutoring every Tuesday night from 5:30pm7:30pm at First Reformed Church. 632 Lacroix St., Chatham. For info call Betty at 519-354-8902.

December 23 - January 4 - Frosty the Snowman - Stay & Play Activities at the Chatham branch of the CKPL. Drop in activities, games, and crafts to celebrate the holiday season! Drop in during open hours.

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

The application process can be hard copy or online. Financial eligibility is verified through Revenue Canada, or the applicant applies with a guarantor. Accerta will be the program administrator, with responsibility for client enrolment and renewal, and contact centre customer services.

CK Public Health staff will assist with navigating the application process and available services once they become available.

Brochures, posters, fact sheets and the application form are available through ontario.ca/seniorsdental and through CK Public Health, directly.

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Christ mas Eve

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THE CHATHAM VOICE

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2019

The Captiol Theatre & St.Andrew’s United Church present:

in Chatham

My name is Greg Simpson, minister at St. Andrew's United Church. I want to personally invite you to join us at Chatham Capitol Theatre for a traditional family-friendly Christmas Eve celebration.

Normally we would hold this service in our beautiful and historic sanctuary, but this September we began restoration work to ensure that the St. Andrew's Church building would continue to serve the people of Chatham for a century to come. Unfortunately, it cannot be completed by Christmas Eve as we had originally planned.

This is when a Christmas miracle occurred. We reached out to the community, and the Capitol Theatre responded by welcoming us to hold our service there. To Suit Your Fancy offered to share decorations, musicians from around Chatham agreed to join us to share their gifts. Volunteers and employees have stepped forward to offer their time on Christmas Eve so that there’s a service for the whole community to be part of.

This has created a beautiful opportunity for a community Christmas Eve service. Perhaps you haven’t been part of this tradition before, or perhaps it’s been a few years, or perhaps you wondered which service you might attend this year.

Come and enjoy a string quartet, hand-bell choir, chancel choir, and other musicians. We will sing familiar Christmas carols, read the Christmas story and wonder aloud how the messages of Christmas fit in our own lives.

All are invited. All belong.

December 24, 2019 Music at 6:30pm Service at 7:30pm Proceeds from a free-will offering will go towards St. Andrew’s United Church & Outreach for Hunger www.standrewschatham.org/christmas.asp

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