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Flag flap at the Bay Volunteer angry over municipality ignoring her requests for flags

ipality if they could get me two flags and was told it wouldn’t happen beYvette Pinsonneault has cause the flag poles don’t been taking care of the work.”

PinsonMitchell’s neault has a Bay Wharf “I asked the summer key for the parkette at students from the mudevice in the end of the flagpole the pier in nicipality if they could that raises the small get me two flags and and lowers waterfront was told it wouldn’t the flags. community happen because the “It was for nearflag poles don’t work.” news to me ly 20 years - Yvette Pinsonneault that they but what didn’t work she termed an inflexible, spiteful and so I went and took the ungrateful attitude from flags and moved them to Chatham-Kent municipal the flag poles that they officials has her wonder- said didn’t work. All it ing if it’s worth the both- took was some WD40 and the poles worked fine.” er.

Still two flags short and Pinsonneault, who estimates that she puts in six having had no success to eight hours per week at after speaking with muthe park during the sum- nicipal staff, contacting mer months, had been Ward 4 councillor Leon trying to get flags for all Leclair and writing a letfive flagpoles at the end ter and sending e-mails to Mayor Randy Hope, she of the pier.

“This year we only had took matters into her own three flags and for years hands.

“I went to Lambwe’ve had two Canadian flags, an American flag, ton-Kent-Middlesex MP an Ontario flag and a Bev Shipley’s office and Chatham-Kent flag,” she they gave me a Canadian said. “I asked the summer flag,” she said.

Continued on page 11 students from the municBy Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

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Keith Hopkins of the Salvation Army, left, and Mayor Randy Hope prepare to race a cluster of kids on bouncy horses as part of the launch of Super Kids CK Tuesday in Kingston Park. See story on page 2.

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Super Kids get active in C-K

Wellness program launched by the municipality

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Dozens of children morphed into Super Kids on Tuesday afternoon in Kingston Park, as the municipality launched its Super Kids CK program.

The program, part of the provincial Health Community Challenge (HCC), is a threeyear plan designed to get our children up and moving.

The concept is if you educate the kids about the need for being more active, eating better and getting the proper amount of sleep, the adults will follow.

Chatham-Kent is one of 45 communities in Ontario to receive provincial funding as part of the HCC. The municipality is to get $825,000 over three years

to fuel the project.

April Rietdyk, general manager of health and family services, said the funding will be used to educate children on the importance of eating healthy, being more physically active, and getting a good night’s sleep.

“We have to impress upon the kids and superhero adults the need to be active,” she said.

“This is the first generation of kids whose parents have a chance to outlive their kids.”

Rietdyk said the need is to get kids away from electronics and back playing with one another physically.

“Children who spend all their free time in front of a TV, a computer screen or with their phone are at a disadvantage. Spending that amount of time sitting is

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Little superheroes were enthralled by the games at Kingston Park Aug. 11 as part of the Super Kids CK kickoff in Kingston Park.

their parents and maybe they will get more active with their kids,” he said. “Just go out and do a little physical activity each day.”

Hope said overall improved health translates to less stress on the health-care system. Chatham-Kent Essex MPP Rick Nicholls agreed.

“The biggest cost to the provincial government is health and long-term care,” he said.

Nicholls also sees the impact going beyond the kids targeted in the program.

“From newborns to age 12 and beyond, children can educate

not healthy,” she said.

Increasing physical activity with the family is not a huge hurdle.

“It can just be taking a hula hoop and some balls for the kids to have a great time,” Rietdyk said.

Mayor Randy Hope embraces the Super Kids CK program.

He believes in the need for a healthier community, and sees educating and empowering the children as being a key way to create change.

“If we bring this mentality home with the kids, they will educate

parents on activity, eating and proper rest,” he said. “Hopefully it will rub off. It takes a while to cultivate new habits.”

Rietdyk said getting kids-related organizations to sit down and work out a plan for Super Kids CK was quite easy, and the groups deserve a pat on the back.

“Everybody came together for the benefit of the kids. All these agencies became superheroes,” she said.

While Super Kids CK launched Tuesday, regular healthy activity events and education will not roll out until the fall.

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There are now five firms vying for the right to build what will likely be the final 20 to 50 wind turbines to be located in Chatham-Kent.

Chatham-Kent council recently supported The Otter Creek Wind Farm Project backed by Renewal Energy Systems and Boralex Inc. and another by SWEB Development for a three-site development in the former Chatham Township (Meadowvale, Duart and Clachan) area.

Earlier this year, council supported the North Kent Wind project Phase 2 by Pattern Renewable Holdings and Samsung Renewable Energy, the Kruger Energy Optima Wind Project and the Romney Wind Energy Centre by EDF EN. The five projects total 100 turbines, however, Entegrus president and CFO Jim Hogan said there are only 60 to 100 megawatts available in the area west of London, so competition will be stiff.

“There are eight to 10 developers in communities east and west of Chatham-Kent and there is limited capacity,” he said.

“It’s going to come down to whoever submits the most competitive bid.”

The Otter Creek Wind Farm Project will be hosting a public meeting Aug. 25 to introduce a possible wind turbine development just north of Wallaceburg.

The meeting will be held at the Clubhouse at Baldoon, from 5 to 8 p.m.

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People opposed to wind turbines dominating the C-K skyline should be happy to hear hydro infrastructure in Southwestern Ontario is only about 60-100 megawatts shy of capacity.

That project is proposed to be in an area bounded by Payne Line on the West, Stewart Line and McCreary Line to the south, Whitebread Line and Kent Line to the north and the Mandaumin Sideroad to the east.

Although the exact number of turbines to be allowed won’t be known until provincial approval is given, each turbine

generates approximately two to three megawatts of power annually.

Patricia Lemaire, a spokesperson for the project, said the group is hoping for a strong turnout.

“We want to provide as much information as we can to people nearby,” she said.

She said there will be representatives on hand to discuss the project and

those interested are welcome to visit its website at ottercreekwindfarm.ca.

Chatham-Kent Mayor Randy Hope said he’s proud of the fact that the municipality welcomed wind turbines several years ago.

“We took the lead and from the beginning we negotiated from the basis that if the turbines were going to come here, the

community should benefit,” he said.

The municipality received an $11.5 million commitment from Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. and Pattern Energy Group that consisted of a $1.5 million lump sum in 2013 and $10 million over the next 20 years.

The funds are placed as received in the South Kent Wind Community Fund that allocates funds for community needs through an application process each year.

Entegrus, the municipality’s electrical distribution entity, has the option to purchase up to a 15 per cent equity in the projects now awaiting approval.

Hogan said a discussion about equity would happen once the successful bidder is chosen.

“There is an opportunity for a continuing revenue stream that we’d like to make happen if possible,” he said.

Entegrus already has significant revenue from maintenance contracts on turbines and the economic spin off can be seen in areas such as education where St. Clair College’s Thames Campus offers

maintenance technician courses for renewable energy.

Hope said his only real regret is that the municipality didn’t seek an ownership stake in earlier projects.

“We’ve learned as we went along,” he said.

“I wish we could have sought some equity but overall I think we’ve managed to strike a very good balance between encouraging the wind investment and holding the firms accountable in terms of helping our communities.”

He said the construction and taxes were a welcome sign to the community that was struggling to emerge from the recession of the late 2000’s.

“There are communities who haven’t chosen to accept the reality that turbines are a viable energy source that the province has endorsed,” he said.

“We have and we’ve done well economically.”

Hope said he’s proud of Chatham-Kent’s role in leading the province in energy through wind.

“We’re being responsible and showing that we aren’t afraid of the future.”

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Continental celebrates 70 years here

In other words, it’s what’s under the hood that counts.

The Park Avenue busiIf you drive a vehicle, there is a pretty good ness celebrated its 70th chance it has a part that anniversary party Saturoriginated at Chatham’s day by treating its staff to lunch, a car show and tour Continental Tire.

It won’t be what you for families and friends.

Facilities think it is, “Once we’ve got what Director Bill however.

Gillier said D e s p i t e the customer wants, he is proud it’s name, we take the products of the highthe Park and help set up proly trained A v e n u e duction in whichever team of 135 plant isn’t engineers involved in of our facilities is best and other tire produc- suited for that.”

- Bill Gillier staff who tion. design senInstead, it’s a leading site for de- sors and actuators.

Gillier said many of the sign and testing in many of the parts that make devices manage and conyour vehicles run cleaner trol engine airflow, keeping emissions lower and and more efficiently.

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increasing efficiency.

The Chatham facility is part of the Continental Corporation, a global giant in the automotive industry with operations in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia.

The Chatham site evolved from a production facility to design and testing. On any given day, customers from around the world will be in Chatham discussing projects.

“Our customers come to us and we design and test sensors and actuators to make sure they meet standards of operation under all kinds of weather conditions and governmental regulations,” he said. “Once we’ve got

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Classic cars, cake and public tours were all part of the 70th Anniversary celebration of Continental Tires in Chatham on Saturday at the Park Street East facility. Employees, the public and local dignitaries were on hand to join in the celebration as Bill Gillier, director of actuators, left, and Thomas Stierle, vice-president of actuators from Germany cut the cake before beginning tours of the facility.

what the customer wants, we take the products and help set up production in whichever of our facilities is best suited for that.”

With some 300 patents to their credit, staff at the Chatham location are proud of their work.

“We have a talented

staff and it’s a great place to work if you like to be in at the very beginning of a product and see it through,” he said.

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Bike Fest returns Aug. 29

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Bike Fest is slated to roll back into Chatham’s downtown Aug. 29.

The annual Big Brothers Big Sisters fundraiser will enjoy its second year in Tecumseh Park.

Event organizer Toni Martin said more than 4,000 people took in the event last year. It had outgrown its original space beside Duke’s Harley Davidson on Communication Road near Highway 401.

“Being at the park, everybody can just walk it,” Martin said.

There will be bands playing throughout the day, highlighted by Kiss cover band Destroy playing that evening.

There will also be a refreshment tent, vendors galore, and several showcase events.

Various motorcycles will be on display, including bike builds.

Competitors have designed

and built custom bikes for the competition, and these one-ofa-kind rides will be on display from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the park.

But Bike Fest kicks off in the morning with an escorted ride, beginning in Erieau and rolling into Chatham.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. at Laverne Kelly Park in Erieau, and the ride begins at 9 a.m.

The bikes will roll into Tecumseh Park about 10:30 a.m., Martin said.

A big element of the Bike Fest fundraising is the raffle of a Harley Davidson motorcycle.

This year, a 2015 FXSB Breakout is up for grabs, with a retail value of about $28,000. Tickets are $20 each or two for $30.

Martin said sales have been brisk.

“Sales are fantastic. We have some people who look for us to purchase tickets. They want to support our organization,” she

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Toni Martin of Big Brothers Big Sisters, showcases the 2015 Harley Davidson FXSB Breakout motorcycle the organization is raffling off at Bike Fest in Tecumseh Park Aug. 29. Tickets are available right up until 6 p.m. that evening.

Martin said Big Brothers Big $100 cash prize draws that afsaid, adding there are also folks who see volunteers parked in Sisters is also giving away five ternoon. high visibility areas, showcasing the bike up for raffle, and they opt to take a chance at winning it.

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Who works for whom?

Someone owes Yvette Pinsonneault an apology.

The Mitchell’s Bay woman has planted flowers, weeded gardens, cut grass and generally looked after the park at the end of the pier in her community for nearly 20 years.

So when she asked for a couple of flags to fill out the five flagpoles which have been in the park for decades Pinsonneault was told she couldn’t because mechanisms on two of the flagpoles didn’t work.

They moved the flags around and found out all the poles work. Armed with the truth she still got nowhere but wanted to have flags up prior to the recent visit by Communities in Bloom judges.

She went to MP Bev Shipley’s office and was given a Canadian flag that she promptly ran up the flagpole.

Shortly thereafter, a municipal truck and two employees showed up to take it down, even though it was on one of the poles the municipality said was in working order.

It’s abundantly clear Pinsonneault was being shown just who’s the boss.

The problem is, whoever is piloting that bureaucratic desk at the Civic Centre has it backwards.

Pinsonneault contacted the mayor, her local councillor and bureaucrats and all she got for her effort (and hundreds of hours of volunteerism) was grief.

Then she heard through another media (Civic Centre staff didn’t return our calls) there was an iron clad flag protocol for Chatham-Kent.

It was news to her. And to us.

The Civic Centre has three flags (the Canadian flagpole has a serious tilt by the way) the band shell in Tecumseh Park has two, the Cenotaph in Wallaceburg has four and Kingston Park, the latest jewel in the parks system, has none.

This wasn’t about flags, this was about power.

Instead of being subjected to such a response, Pinsonneault should have been thanked for her work and allowed to put up a couple of flags, even if she had to pay for them.

As a matter of fact, they should give back the flag they took. It wouldn’t hurt to gift-wrap it.

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Concert a win-win event Sir: Look under Wikipedia for the definition of success and community commitment and overwhelming value for the dollar, you may find it to say “Rotary Club of Chatham.”

The explosive success of the Rotary initiative, the recent Tecumseh Park Beach Boys concert was a reminder to me, an awareness shot in the arm perhaps, of how important such organizations are to a community and to a nation. Placing things in perspective, such organizations, as the Rotary, Kiwanis, Optimists, IODE and so on, nationwide inject more than $160 billion, with a “B,” contrib-

uting significantly to our GDP (Gross Domestic Product).

I never thought in these terms until more recently.

Additionally, the work of these non-profit groups not only give great value for your dollar, unlike government, but with such organizations, you know and can see where every penny goes, making you feel proud you were part of building an integral part of a nation, province or community with your donation, that otherwise would be pulled from your wallet by government to spend in a manner seldom acceptable by the taxpayer.

Tecumseh Park was packed with people, all of whom demonstrated to confirm, “money well spent,” all the while having all proceeds go the Chatham-Kent Hospice.

The actions of Chatham Rotary and all such organizations truly give a community a robust bang for the buck. The public can experience an entertaining social outing, one that eclipses a government tax dollar investment due to such volunteer groups acting so unselfishly toward the public’s best interest.

Although I’m not a Rotarian, I have had

the great privilege to be invited to a number of our local Rotary groups.

Chatham-Kent could almost be deemed the Rotary Capital of Ontario, having Rotary clubs in Blenheim, Ridgetown, Dresden, Wallaceburg, Tilbury and of course our two Rotary clubs in Chatham. The Chatham Rotary has committed $100,000 to the Chatham-Kent Hospice. I would encourage citizens to visit www.rotary.org My respect and appreciation to our Chatham-Kent Rotarians and all such groups.

Sir: Well, kudos to Carol Evans Henley on her letter to the editor in The Chatham Voice Aug. 6, “Property bylaw in place for a reason.”

Glad to hear they tore down the building on your street. It sure sounds like it was a real garbage dump. There are many

places in Chatham the same. They have old carpets etc., laying alongside their residences.

It just doesn’t seem anyone from municipal council takes a ride to see things for themselves. I wrote way back about

the old Aberdeen Hotel. But there it still stands until someone gets hurt. Guess the city can get more tax from a building than an empty lot.

But what seemed very eye-catching was a cartoon with the new animal

bylaw on the difference of owning two cats compared to six cats. The person who thought that up was right on. We certainly need a second thought before bylaws are passed. So many are broken anyway or not enforced.

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Gala marks 10 years for group Anti-bullying organization supports variety of children’s programs anything about speaking in public or asking people for money or running any type of group

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

It was the best birthday party a young man ever missed.

More than 200 people gathered at the John D. Bradley Centre Friday night for the 10th anniversary of Make Children Better Now (MCBN), the mental wellness non-profit organization founded by Mike Neuts.

What most didn’t know was that Aug. 14 would have been the 28th birthday of Mike and his wife Brenda’s oldest son Myles, who died after being hung from a coat hook in a school washroom in 1998.

Since that time, the family endured an intense police investigation in which no charges were filed, a public five week Coroners’ Inquest which resulted in 24 recommendations (nine of which have never been acted on) but no determination on the exact nature of Myles’ death. The case remains officially open.

After the anger and frustration with the legal system left the family financially strapped and struggling, Mike began to heal the only way he knew how, by talking about what happened.

“I know the boys responsible for hanging Myles on that hook

like this. If I had to begin thanking people who’ve helped me, I’d be here all night.

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didn’t mean to kill him but I also know they had bullied him,” Mike said.

“The only way I could think of to help was to do what I could to prevent bullying so that someone else’s child didn’t suffer the same way.”

Since that time, Neuts has spoken to more than 200,000 children, launched the Respect Revolution, a musical program which tours schools and a variety of

other initiatives.

MCBN has donated nearly $90,000 to childrens’ programs.

Saturday night was no different as $10,000 was given to the local school breakfast program and another $2,000 to help train and pair dogs with children who have epileptic seizures.

It was a night

New biz for Blenheim

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

With Brightenview’s massive development yet to begin, there is construction on a new business coming to Blenheim.

D.J. Clarke Holdings recently received planning approval at municipal council to proceed with construction of a nearly 7,500-square-metre facility on Communication Road.

Mayor Randy Hope said the plant would initially employ about 25 people, but there is potential to nearly double that amount down the road.

“It’s a plastics company that will be establishing and consolidating with potential market opportunity to grow the new business,” he said.

“There will be about 25 employees to start, but knowing the individuals who are operating the facility, there’s huge potential for growth.”

The facility will produce sheet plastic, some of which is used to line the boards in arenas.

While there are still a few planning details to iron out, Hope said the company anticipates being operational by spring of next year.

He was happy to land the jobs in Chatham-Kent.

“We were in competition against other communities to keep it in the area. We had to make sure we placed a strong business plan for them to do it here,” he said. “I’m glad they decided to stick around and participate in our local economy.”

Hope said he likes to see businesses such as this come, or remain, in Chatham-Kent.

“This diversifies the community.

And it’s another one away from the auto sector,” he said. “There are potential opportunities for this business; more opportunities equals more employment in the area.”

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Heavenly music in Jackson Park

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

Just as they have for the last 43 years, they start arriving as the sun begins its slide into dusk.

Some come in shiny new cars, others in vehicles that have seen better days.

Some arrive in trucks and others in vans and some on bicycles or by foot.

Out of the trunks come lawn chairs, blankets, strollers, walkers and canes, with the children, the parents and the grandparents.

They’re all brought together by one thing – Christian faith as expressed through music.

It’s Sunday Evening in the Park in Dresden and promptly at 7 p.m., Jackson Park goes quiet for a minute.

Then it begins, slow and sweet, warm and enveloping, like a summer eve-

ning.

Tonight, it’s Pastor Gord Tetley & Friends, last week it was the band Mercy and next week it will be One-A-Chord.

Under the banner Jesus is Lord, the band brings forth its musical message for 40 minutes or so before Pastor Tetley of the Louisville Baptist Church begins to preach.

Regardless of who’s delivering it, the fundamental message remains the same – salvation through Christ.

Pastor Tetley called it a “weekly family reunion. You’re related to me whether you like it or not,” he joked with the crowd.

Alexis Shaw, a member of the organizing committee, said the concerts are an informal way of gathering and giving praise.

“The original phrasing

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Margaret Pope of Bothwell and Pastor Gord Tetley are on the stage for Dresden’s Sunday Evening in the Park.

for the event was “come in your car, come as you are” and not much as changed,” she said. “It’s about as informal as you can get.”

She’s the keeper of the group’s Facebook site.

“I brought up the idea and was kind of volun-told I’d be doing it,” she laughed.

The event is formally organized by the Dresden Ministerial Association, a group she’s familiar with since her father Paul is a retired minister.

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“Things go really smoothly except there was a time I had to “volun-told” my dad that we needed a speaker one week,” she said. “I told him he was being recruited,” she laughed.

Not only do the several hundred people who attend each week keep coming back generation after generation, so do the musicians.

“I had someone from one of the groups say that they’d first performed here more than 30 years ago,” she said.

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years ago, one performance attracted 295 cars.

“That’s our record but we will often get about 100 cars or so,” she said.

The concerts are held from the last Sunday in June through the first Sunday in September, rain or not, she said.

“We have a backup location at the Dresden Community Church and surprisingly, the attendance doesn’t suffer too much.

The church can hold 300 or more so we have room.”

Rev. Shaw said the Dresden event is notable for several reasons.

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Rev. Colin Patterson of the Dresden Community Church has been arranging musicians for the past 14 years.

“We have a 50/50 mix of local talent and some larger, more well known groups, some who come back each year,” he said.

It’s a summer tradition, and one that appears ready to continue for years to come.

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New police bikes here in time for training event

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

More than 80 police motorcyclists from across Ontario, parts of the United States and England will be in Chatham Aug. 19 to 22 for the 16th annual Great Lakes Motorcycle Training Competition.

The annual event provides those who ride motorcycles for law enforcement an opportunity to improve their techniques and learn new safety and operational skills.

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ders, who rides one of the two motorcycles deployed by the Chatham-Kent Police Service, said the event is an important opportunity.

“It’s not practical for most services to have the type of in-service training and skills development which can be offered at the competition,” he said.

The last day of the event features a skills competition judged by the Blue Knights, a non-profit fraternal group comprised of active and retired law enforcement officers

with motorcycle experience.

The event will be held at the John D. Bradley Centre and Saturday’s portion will be open to the public.

“We’re hoping to have people come out and see what we do,” Const. Renders said.

“It’s free and traditionally it’s very popular with children.”

The event raises funds for a number of causes including the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of C-K and the C-K Law Enforcement Torch Run.

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“I put some WD40 on the flag pole and it worked perfectly. As soon as the city hall staff saw it was up, they had a truck come out with two men and removed it. It’s obvious they don’t know what they’re doing because they took the flag from the pole that they said works and left the flags up on the ones that they say don’t. It’s nothing but spite.

They can’t admit they made a mistake. I want that flag back and it should be flying here. “ Pinsonneault said she took the action because Communities in Bloom judges were coming.

“That park is beautiful because of the Mitchell’s Bay Association, the Dover Kinsmen and the Dover Optimists who have put thousands of dollars into it.

I cut the grass, plant the flowers which are mostly donated and I’m glad to do it but when the managers in Chatham can’t

even get out from behind their desks to know what’s going on, I wonder why.”

I’ve helped with Communities in Bloom since they asked for volunteers in the 1990s and if it wasn’t for Monica (Communities in Bloom coordinator Monica Robertson) I would have quit. She puts a lot of effort into this. I wish we had more like her.”

Pinsonneault said Communities in Bloom Judges from Ottawa praised the park when they visited.

“They said they couldn’t believe the work that was done by volunteers and that in Ottawa they have staff to do this,” she said. “If we left it up to staff here, this would be a patch of barren pavement. It’s our community and they (municipal staff) work for us, not the other way around. I’d just like them to realize that.”

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Yvette Pinsonneault has been at odds with the municipality all summer over a short-changing of flags at the Mitchell’s Bay wharf. She wants to know why two flag poles sit empty and ugly at the wharf, but the municipality won’t give her a straight answer.

The park is heavily used for they would even be replaced. fishing and by those looking for We (taxpayers) just pay the some shade after a trip to the bills. We don’t deserve answers.” nearby beach.

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Friday, August 21, 2015 • Meal and darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner from 5:30pm-7:00pm. Choice of ham & scallops, roast beef or fish and chips for $8.00. One meat draw.

• Rondeau Provincial Park Children’s Concert at 6:30pm at the Playground on Rondeau Ave with special guest Peter Puffin. Join Juno Award winning children’s entertainer Peter Puffin for an evening of uplifting and inspiring songs. Call the Rondeau Visitor Centre for more info 519-674-1768.

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Saturday, August 22, 2015 • Meat draw and dance at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

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• The C-K Animal Rescue is sponsoring Dog Days at Tecumseh Park from 10:00am4:00pm. Bring your four legged friends and enjoy a variety of activities as well as vendor booths. This is a fundraiser to help rescued pets.

• Rondeau Reptile Day from 10:00am-4:00pm at the Bayside Picnic Shelter. Join us for a day of celebrating all of our unique reptile species with children’s programs, guided hikes, face-painting, crafts, presentations from our research teams, a BBQ lunch and so much more! Call the Rondeau Visitor Centre for more info 519-674-1768.

Sunday, August 23, 2015 • Dresden Christian Ministerial Association presents Sunday Evening in the Park at 7:00pm with One-A-Chord. Jackson Park, Dresden.

• Free Friendship Meal from 4:00pm-5:00pm at St. Andrew’s United Church, 85 William St. S., Chatham. Cold plate “to go”. All are welcome.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015 • Fun darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham, starting at 7:30pm.

Friday, August 28, 2015 • Meal and darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner from 5:30pm-7:00pm. Choice of liver & onions, roast beef or fish & chips for $8.00. One meat draw. Open darts at 7:30pm. Everyone Welcome.

Saturday, August 29, 2015 • Meat draw and dance at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Meat draw from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Dance from 4:30pm-9:30pm featuring Just Country Boys.

• The Dog Off-Leash Recreation Area Committee is sponsoring a fundraiser for the John Waddell Dog Park with a test drive by Victory Ford. The test drive hours will be from 10:00am-3:00pm in the upper parking lot of the dog park. Dog park committee members will be present to watch your dogs inside the park while you take the test drive. For more info call 519-3598455.

Sunday, August 30, 2015 • Dresden Christian Ministerial Association presents Sunday Evening in the Park at 7:00pm with The Grineage Family. Jackson Park, Dresden.

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Lindsay Martin of Dresden will be competing for the title of CNE Ambassador of the Fairs this month in Toronto. Lindsay is a lifeguard/instructor at the Dresden Pool.

Here she is with student Erica Westerberg.

Small town meets big city Dresden woman to vie for CNE ambassadorship

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

A young Dresden woman will carry a big part of small town Ontario with her when she competes for the Canadian National Exhibition Ambassador of the Fairs title in Toronto later this month.

Lindsay Martin, the current Dresden Fair Ambassador, qualified for the CNE earlier this year by impressing regional judges in a competition which tested her composure, appearance and speaking ability.

“We (the contestants) were required to give a speech, answer questions and generally show how we could represent ourselves if we were to be chosen ambassador,” she said. “ I was kind of nervous but I’m really glad I did it.”

Heading into her second year of Human Kinetics study at the University of Windsor, the daughter of Mike and Nicole Martin said the experience of being the Dresden Ambassador has been great.

“I wasn’t sure I wanted to enter last year but it has helped my confidence so much,” she said. “I have skills now I never did before and

doing things such as interviews for jobs is something that I know I can handle.”

She credits friend Shirley McKerral with keeping her motivated and confident.

“She’s my rock,” she said. “Every single time I get worried, she just looks at me and says “you got this, girl.” I don’t know where I’d be without her support.”

A lifeguard/instructor at the Dresden Pool for the past four years, she said she loves working with the children and teaching. “There’s nothing better than when you see a child do something for the first time,” she said. “They really get excited and you can see how proud they are.”

Lindsay said she loves being part of a small town. “It’s so nice that when you’re out you meet so many people you know. It’s a feeling of family that makes you feel a part of something.”

Regardless of the outcome, Lindsay said she’s looking forward to the adventure. “The parade, being in downtown Toronto, that will all be fun,” she said.

She’s in good company locally as last year’s second running up was Justina Walker of Dresden.

Bruce Corcoran’s column returns to The Voice next week. Have no fear, his hip is fine, he’s still grilling, grinning and taking in the summer fun around Chatham-Kent.

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Local men earn $5,000 top prize at Mitchell’s Bay event

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

Local residents Rick Damphouse and Todd McBride are $5,000 richer thanks to their win in the second annual Mitchell’s Bay Open which wrapped up Saturday.

The duo topped the 21team field with a two-day total of 43.72-lbs, edging another local twosome Dave Demers and Chris Sherman who had a total of 43.56-lbs. The runners up collected $1,575 for their effort.

The winners landed their final fish only minutes before the weigh-in Sunday. They were using drop shots and tub jigs in about 17 feet of water.

“We didn’t think we had enough coming in but we just made it,” he said.

“This is a great tournament, win or lose and I’d encourage more people to come out and enter. It’s a great time.”

Damphouse has been a tournament angler for 10 years and has more than 70 top ten finishes, says he expects to see the Mitchell’s Bay event take off.

“They treat you really well here,” he said. “We wanted to do well because it’s in our backyard but also because it’s part of our community.”

The biggest fish of the tournament went to the team of Carl Linker and Mike Linzmajer with a 5.96-lb bass.

Turnout for this year’s event was down to 21 from last year’s 30 but Tom Beaton of the organizing committee said changes have already been made to make the event stronger.

Tom Beaton said next year’s event will be known as the Canadian Tire Mitchell’s Bay Open thanks to Chatham and Wallaceburg Canadian Tire owner Peter Marshall.

“Peter approached us about being a title spon-

sor and we were really excited about it,” Beaton said. “Marshall said being part of a community effort is important to him.

Fishing and hunting are a big part of our community,” he said. “It’s a great fit.”

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has also expressed interest in the fledgling tournament which has some 30 local sponsors already “The community support has been amazing and it just keeps growing,” Beaton said.

The other change that will benefit the event is a move in timing.

“Next year’s event will be July 9,” he said. “We wanted to move to a date that had an opening on the tour schedule.”

Beaton said word about the date change is being made now due to the nature of the sport.

“Anglers plan their tournament year quite early so we wanted to let everyone know what our date will be. July 9 is only a couple of weeks after the (bass) season opens so we’re confident it will work well.”

Regardless of the number, 100 per cent of the entry fees always go back to the anglers.

“We had a lot of good comments about the way we operated last year but it takes more than one or two seasons to become established,” Beaton said.

“The moves we’re making will pay off.”

Another important component is the involvement of children in the event.

This year children and families from the Chatham-Kent Family Services programs were invited on a charter outing and each child was given a rod and reel courtesy of Canadian Tire.

“Kids are the future of our sport and helping those who might not have the opportunity to fish is a big part of what we do,” he said.

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