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‘I have cancer and it’s trying to kill me’

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

Diane Van Bommel was just like anyone else among the dozens who showed up at St. Clair College Friday to have her nails painted pink in support of breast cancer research.

At least that’s the way it appeared at first.

A casual conversation led to an open admission.

“I have cancer and it’s trying to kill me.”

Such openness and honesty is the way she’s dealt with life since she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer on Sept. 12, 2012.

She had what she described as a “gut feeling” to check her right breast where she found a small lump that she and her friends thought was a fibroid.

She had the same gut feeling two weeks later and found the lump had grown to 7 cm.

Three weeks after her diagnosis, Van Bommel had a mastectomy and removal of 13 lymph nodes and 10 tumors.

She went through six chemotherapy and 33 radiation treatments.

Since her cancer was HER2 positive, it was forcing her body to produce a substance to feed the cancer, making it one of the most aggressive forms of the disease.

Herceptin and Teva-Tamoxifen have been prescribed to fight the disease.

The cancer recently returned with a vengeance, wrecking havoc throughout her body and the prognosis isn’t optimistic.

“It’s in my lungs, my bones, my eye, everywhere,” she said. “I was told I might not make it to Christmas but at my last appointment some of it is shrinking so I just keep on fighting.”

When she was given the bad news earlier this year, her first thought wasn’t for herself.

“The first thing I thought was how am I going to tell my husband and children that I’m dying? If I didn’t have my faith I don’t know what I would do.”

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Her blog at godgivesblessings.wordpress.com features topics including “nurses are like angels on earth, survival stories” and “walk with faith.”

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The award-winning blog contains comments from followers who identify with her struggle: Laurie Aldrich March 2, 2014 – 3:03 a.m.

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Still, she’s not just content to fight her own battle with cancer. For the past two years she has been blogging about the disease and the Christian faith that she believes is with her 24/7.

“I thank God that I had that gut feeling to check my breast,” she said. “If I hadn’t, and the tumor had just grown, there is a good chance I wouldn’t be here today.”

Having faith doesn’t prevent Van Bommel from fear of the disease, but it does give her confidence as she writes in her blog: “Have you recently been diagnosed with cancer and feeling overwhelmed for fear of the unknown?

This is normal, I have been there. It is a scary thing, isn’t it? The important thing to remember is that you have found your cancer, so something can be done about it. I feel that must mean something, that there is a reason or purpose that GOD still has you here. I believe the fact that we found our cancer is a good thing be-

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Diane Van Bommel was one of approximately 100 people who stopped by St. Clair College’s Esthetician program Friday to have her nails painted to support breast cancer research. Van Bommel is a cancer survivor who is still battling the disease.

Here esthetician Kayla Griffith applies some pink nail polish.

you have already helped me immensely! God bless!

She’s shared her stories and poems with readers in the Ridgetown Independent News where she has a loyal following.

“I really don’t know how Diane has so much positive energy to share with others, when she

is dealing with so much pain herself,” said editor Barb Brown. “She truly is a remarkable lady who is going through so much, but thinks of her family and others first. Diane has helped so many with her poetry, making them think about their lives, remember a loved one, or

by just putting a smile on their face. Others should learn from her courage.”

Brown said Van Bommel has been known to speak to someone with a problem and then write a poem to provide them with comfort.

“She is an incredible person,” Brown said.

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Her sister Maryann Sewell said Diane gains strength by talking with others.

“When she reaches out and helps other people I think it gives her courage to keep going,” she said.

“It helps to know that other people have walked the same path.”

The line leading to room 113 A at St. Clair college stretched down the hall today as women, girls and a few men took part in a fundraiser for breast cancer research.

Students in the college’s Esthetician program spent Friday raising funds for breast cancer research by painting nails pink in return for a minimum $5 donation.

Program coordinator Tammy Child said this is the second year for the event that raised $500.

Those funds will be matched by St.

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“The students were really enthused about helping out and we’re really happy about the number of people who participated,” she said.

Diane Van Bommel of Ridgetown, who has been fighting cancer for several years, said she doesn’t miss any chance to raise awareness about the disease.

Devin Manning, a power line technician student gave a simple answer when asked why he was having his nails painted. “It’s breast cancer awareness month, why not?”

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Nearly 300 charges in dogfighting case Three people charged in connection with a dog-fighting ring near Tilbury now face 92 charges each.

The charges against John Robert, 43, Kim Robert, 39, and Michel Gagnon, 41, of Fletcher, were confirmed during a joint media conference this afternoon by the Chatham Kent Police Service and the OSPCA. In the worst case of its kind in Ontario since 2006, the Crown laid charges under the criminal code, the dog owner’s liability act and controlled drug legislation.

The three were charged after a raid at a Morris Line home in Tilbury East Township Friday morning.

More than three dozen officers participated in the raid. They discovered

31 “pit-bull type” dogs in various states of health, one deceased dog and what police said were “hundreds of items” relating to dog training and fighting.

Chatham-Kent Police Service Const. Renee Cowell said officers remained on the scene throughout Friday and into Saturday.

Inspector Brad Dewar of the OSPCA said items recovered included bite sticks, treadmills, drugs to increase dog growth and fighting performance, videos, books and medical equipment to treat injured animals.

Dewar refused to divulge whether there was evidence that dog fighting had taken place at the scene. Cowell refused to confirm if money from such events was found there.

Dewar said dogfights are secretive events, often

Library seeks input The Chatham Voice

Chatham-Kent Public Library is seeking community input to help develop its five-year srategic plan.

The public is invited to attend one of several community open houses to meet with library trustees, managers and staff to discuss library services they’d like to see offered in the

next five years. The library will also be conducting an online survey for users and non-users of the library to provide input.

Open house dates are: Wallaceburg, Oct. 22, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Ridgetown, Nov. 12, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Tilbury, Nov. 26, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Thamesville, Dec. 2, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.; and Chatham, Dec. 7, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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Ontario SPCA Inspector Brad Dewar and Chatham Kent Police Service Const. Renee Cowell brief the media recently on the investigation into an alleged dog-fighting ring near Tilbury.

held quickly at one site and moved elsewhere, making it extremely difficult to track the activity.

Cowell said the investigation had been ongoing for two months.

Penalties for the charges range from prison terms up to five years and fines of up to $10,000.

Dewar said the animals are all still alive and are being kept at an undisclosed location in Ontario

where they are receiving medical care.

He said the animals were all under 10 years of age and it appears all were owned by those charged.

Pit bulls of that age are illegal in Ontario.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information can contact Chatham Kent Police at 519-352-1234, the OSPCA at 310-SPCA or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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Crossing the cultural divide Chatham-Kent Mayor Randy Hope brought together officials of St. Clair College and the Lambton Kent District School Board and Chinese Tethia group, located in Anhui, China who agreed to proceed with the next step, a memorandum of agreement.

“The parties involved are going to be working on the details and protocols so nothing has been finalized but the idea is to share knowledge and get a better understanding of each other’s culture,” he said. “It’s an important

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

A memorandum of understanding has been signed which could see a number of Chinese and local students attending local elementary, secondary and post secondary schools in each other’s countries as early as next fall.

The memorandum was signed during the weekend as a five-person Chinese delegation visited the city on an educational and trade mission.

first step.”

Peter Bondy, St. Clair College’s Director of International Education, said the college already has four campuses in China at which St. Clair curriculum is being delivered.

“We have 500 students in China and if we proceed with this step, it will be our fifth,” he said.

St. Clair staff will be travelling to China next month to visit the prospective campus, as Chinese officials did with St. Clair this week.

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“We have to do our due diligence but given our history, we should be able to have a full academic partnership in place within a reasonable amount of time,” he said. “We’re confident they can meet provincial ministry (of education) standards.”

Bondy said the school’s intention is to have students begin their studies in China and eventually transfer to St. Clair Campuses in Windsor and Chatham.

“This is a bridge which will allow the students

to become accustomed to our system and make the transition easier,” he said.

“Many of the students want to immigrate to Canada and when they do, the statistics nationally show that they tend to stay in the community in which they’re educated.”

He said there are about 50 international students at the school now and there is “great interest in more coming here,” he said. “I have no problem selling Chatham as a destination. It has an excellent reputation.”

Kirsten Ramsay, International Education Administrator for the Lambton Kent District School Board, said the board is excited to welcome Chinese students.

“The world is becoming a smaller place and we believe this is the step toward a mutually beneficial partnership,” she said. “It’s exciting for our kids to learn, grow and play with people from other cultures.”

She said the LKDSB has about 30 international students from 14 different countries.

“We believe the trend will be for secondary students to be the biggest segment but there will be elementary students as well.”

She said board officials have taken trips to Asia to get a first-hand look at the education system.

“What we’ve found is that there is a strong belief in the value of education.”

She said the Chinese

contingent showed some interest in developing a Chinese secondary school, but believes that will be some time off, if it does happen.

She said students going back and forth from Chatham-Kent to China would be great ambassadors for both.

Hope said the visit also saw progress on a number of economic initiatives; however, nothing will proceed until after a settling in period after the federal election.

“Whatever happens, the new government will need time to get things in order,” he said. “Some of what we’re looking at requires federal support that couldn’t happen during an election campaign.”

Hope said despite the fact that no trade agreement could be signed during this trip, the visit was worthwhile.

“It demonstrates the ongoing dialogue we have with the Chinese and it gave us a chance to host them, have them tour the college and get a feel for Chatham-Kent,” he said.

“It’s all part of getting to know each other better.”

The mayor said he isn’t concerned with some negative feedback from flying the Peoples Republic of China flag at the Civic Centre.

“There will be people who criticize any action,” he said.

“It was a sign of welcome and respect and they appreciated it.”

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A local greenhouse company has its eyes on expansion and living up to its name.

Truly Green, recognized Thursday as the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce’s industry of the month, is gunning for carbon neutrality, while seeking to eventually quadruple in size.

The greenhouse, situated on Bloomfield Road across from Greenfield Specialty Alcohols, currently has 22.5 acres of tomatoes. A second phase will double that acreage to 45, while Truly Green’s three owners wish to double that number again.

Phase 2 is slated to be completed by the end of the year. And its owners plan to more than double staff in the process. Truly Green employs 55 people, a mix of local personnel and migrant workers, and plans to add another 80 or so when Phase 2 is complete.

Hilco Tamminga, who along with partners Greg Devries and Phil Bultje oversee the operation, said the plan is to continue to produce just tomatoes at the greenhouse, but the focus will be on smaller varieties of tomatoes, which require more labour to maintain and harvest.

Tamminga said labour is the heart and soul of Truly Green.

“You can borrow money and build something, but it’s the people who make the business,” he said.

“Culture is huge.”

Truly Green holds regular company events to thank the staff for their efforts.

“If you have your people behind you, you’ll go 110% at 110% of the time,” Tamminga said.

Rob Brown of the chamber of commerce, commended Truly Green for its efforts in Chatham-Kent.

“It’s businesses like

this that exemplify Chatham-Kent,” he said.

“And it’s the people who make it.”

Chatham Coun. Darrin Canniff, representing the municipality at the gathering, said Truly Green is a very active corporation in the community, supporting a number of local causes.

Tamminga said the company is proud to be part of the Chatham-Kent landscape.

“And it’s cool that all three partners are local folks,” he said. “It truly is a privilege to be part of the Chatham-Kent community.”

Truly Green is hoping to have a carbon neutral way to produce its tomatoes. In partnering with Greenfield across the street, it has the means to accomplish that goal.

Currently, carbon dioxide emissions from the plant are piped under Bloomfield Road to feed the tomato plants. Next up is to take advantage of excess heat from the corn distillation process at Greenfield.

Tamminga said by the middle of 2016, the waste heat will be pumped into the heating system at Truly Green, reducing energy needs at the facility, and cutting its carbon footprint.

The heating on site right now is done by a boiler system. The carbon dioxide generated in the heating process also goes to plant growth.

“We grab CO2 from our boilers and can use that energy at night,” Tamminga said. “We can use Greenfield CO2 as well.”

That all changes in the next year.

“We’ll gain that heat transfer as well. We can put in as much CO2 as we need and not worry about being frugal with our energy,” he said.

Energy and labour cost management are crucial for the success of the facility, Tamminga added.

“We have to be able to

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Truly Green’s Hilco Tamminga discusses the intricacies of the company’s greenhouse operation Oct. 15 with visiting members of the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce.

mitigate our energy use and exposure.”

When the heat and carbon dioxide transfer is running and all expansion is complete, Tamminga estimates it will be

able to reduce CO2 emissions to the tune of 16,000 tons a year.

“We’re all proud of that.”

The abundance of carbon dioxide coming from Greenfield is what

spurred Tamminga, Devries and Bultje to grow tomatoes in their greenhouse in the first place. Many other greenhouse operations in Chatham-Kent instead opt for

peppers. But Tamminga said tomatoes are the highest carbon dioxide users among the three typical greenhouse crops – peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers.

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Let’s act Canadian For the first time in 11 weeks, we’re not being prompted, cajoled, urged, threatened, shamed, yelled at, terrified, tricked, pushed, persuaded, pummeled or convinced to vote for one party or another.

Isn’t the silence refreshing?

This is being written Monday afternoon before the polls closed. The tail end of Monday or wee small hours of Tuesday are not the friends of press times.

Regardless of whose comments you read on chathamvoice.com Tuesday, the message is the same. The election is over.

We first need to thank Dave, Katie, Mark and Tony for running in Chatham-Kent-Leamington and Bev, Jim, Ken and Rex for running in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex.

We’re using their first names to remind you that they’re real people, people who have put their lives on hold while they tried to convince us that their ideas of government are the ones that should be put into effect.

It’s not an easy thing to do in these days of politics as blood sport. This was a particularly nasty campaign and if there’s one thing we can take away from this it’s that we don’t have to do things this way.

The bottom line is that the right party won. That’s the way it is in a democracy. The party that can connect with voters and make them believe they have solutions to our problems gets to govern.

At least that’s the way it always worked until about a decade ago when a group of American obstructionists who couldn’t elect a president decided to put their wishes and needs ahead of a nation’s.

They regularly vote against everything and use every procedural tool at their disposal to bring the government, and democracy, to a halt.

Given the fact that our election campaigns are beginning to resemble the spending orgies of hate that mark American politics, we have a right to be concerned.

In our parliamentary system, the party that doesn’t win is called the Official Opposition, or in a different era, Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition.

The word loyal is an important one. We need politicians who recognize and respect the will of the people. They need to keep a watchful eye on the government but with the betterment of the country in mind, not their own personal agendas.

In short, we need to act like Canadians.

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Opinion

The Voice brings back memories Sir: It was a great day for me when The Chatham Voice was launched by newspaper veterans Bruce Corcoran and Jim Blake on July 11, 2013. An important day! A wonderful day! And probably an anxious day for the two pioneers. They probably took a deep breath before they took the leap. But I know they are both experienced men who had grown up in the newspaper world.

I have always had a love of newspapers. My love blossomed long before I was ever employed in the business. I’ll never forget when, as a young boy in short pants, I mounted a fire escape with my dad in the city of Leeds, Yorkshire, to catch a glimpse of a room filled with mighty presses, lots of noise and the smell – the beautiful

smell – of printer’s ink. I saw the massive rolls of newsprint, which, coincidentally, had been invented by 19th century Canadian inventor Charles Fenerty.

In those days, of course, I had no idea I’d later move to Canada and call this country my home.

Well, the Yorkshire Post is still going strong, even though the original building I visited has been been demolished.

The birth of The Chatham Voice reminded me of those exciting days in 1971, when a bunch of former employees of the defunct Toronto Telegram took a deep breath themselves and started their own newspaper.

It thrilled me how there was no publishing gap between the end of the Tely and issue No. 1 of

the Toronto Sun! And joining the new paper were such notables as Doug Creighton at the helm. There were people like editor Peter Worthington, cartoonist Andy Donato.

Writer (and later editor) John Downing and many others whose names I can’t recollect. Paul Rimstead came along later and he passed on in the 1980s. He never appealed to me although he had a large following.

Oh, yes, there was Ben Wicks who passed on in 2000. Ben, with whom I lunched a couple of times in Hamilton, was a true chirper – a British-born Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author. He had a self-effacing but charming personality and we got on very well together.

The Sun’s slogan was “The little paper that grew” and grow it did.

And so did the newspaper publishing industry in Canada. Most of the smaller chains of newspapers were swallowed up and ingested by the big corporations.

There was Postmedia, to which the Sun now belongs, and Quebecor Newspapers and very few independents. The media is BIG BUSINESS now with thousands of corpses scattered on the wayside.

For many years I worked for Brabant Newspapers in Stoney Creek and Hamilton.

When I started it was a Mom-and-Pop business consisting of six local newspapers owned by Roger and Blanche Brabant.

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We didn’t mind working 14-hour days for small salaries because we wanted to succeed and we were loyal to the Brabants, who were known as Mr. B and Mrs. B. Then Blanche passed on and later Roger sold the company to Southam

Inc. and they sold us to Conrad Black’s Hollinger Inc. And later we were bought by CanWest Global Communications, then Osprey Media and then swallowed up by Quebecor and later … oh, I’ve lost track.

The Chatham Voice is one of the independents. Not many of them

around these days. It’s not big – a once-weekly publication, full colour, bright ads, delivered free to homes and businesses in Chatham, with a weekly circulation of more than 19,000.

Having about 25 years’ experience in newspapers, I know something

of the costs involved.

I know, even though it makes me gulp, that ads pay the way. As an editor I was responsible for the words, not the ads. If the ad staff wanted to tease me, they’d refer to the paper as “a flyer wrap.”

I still love newspapers, even though they’re now

a world consumed with a love of money. Once, in the 1980s, I was offered a newspaper which was being sold in Iroquois, Ont., but I couldn’t raise the money. Now I’m glad I didn’t.

But I eventually became one of the corpses left on the wayside. I’m not

sorry. I know what has happened to me since then has been from my God and I am grateful to be living here in Chatham – even if I don’t get paid for the stuff I write these days.

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May Court helps feed hungry students

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Program helps fill lunch hunger gap

Last year, the club spent $17,680 on the program.

According to Cummings Students in Cha- the amount spent is based tham-Kent who may on the individual schools’ need a little extra help needs and what is purfilling the hunger gap at chased is based on the lunch time can count on nutritional guidelines of the May Court Club of the boards.

Snack items include Chatham to be there for apples, yogurt, cheese them.

The club’s Emergency strings, granola bars, bagels, cream Lunch Box (ELB) pro- “Each month, an ELB cheese and juice boxes. gram con- committee volunteer “It’s based venor Sue takes orders from the on need.

Cummings We are fillsaid fund- schools and delivers ing the gap raisers like the snacks.” for students the success- - Sue Cummings who may ful biannual Painted House auction run out of food at lunch or helps raise money to pur- not have enough food at chase nutritious snacks lunch. Whatever they refor 25 schools from the quire that month, we purpublic and the French and chase the items and fill that order,” Cummings English Catholic boards.

“We feed kids,” said explained. “Every school Cummings. “Since 1990, has a contact person who places May Court the orders Club has “The breakfast prowith May provided gram runs five days a Court.” healthy In addition snacks for week during the school to the ELB s c h o o l s year and there are 75 in Cha- students each morning p r o g r a m , the club tham-Kent benefit from it.” also supacross three - Sue Cummings ports the boards, breakfast elementary and secondary. Each program at Queen Elizmonth, an ELB commit- abeth II School in Chatee volunteer takes orders tham, providing $5,000 from the schools and de- in food items annually, as well as volunteers to livers the snacks.”

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

The May Court Club of Chatham would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the many businesses & individuals throughout our community who continue to support our fundraising efforts!

Because of your overwhelming support and generosity we are able to continue to support the Queen Elizabeth II Breakfast Program, & provide 25 Chatham Kent schools with our Emergency Lunch Box Program!

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The May Court Club of Chatham Emergency Lunch Box (ELB) program convenor Sue Cummings showcases one of the truckloads of healthy snacks purchased for 25 Chatham-Kent schools. The May Court program fills the gap for students who run out of food or don’t have enough food at lunchtime.

work during the program.

“The breakfast program runs five days a week during the school year and there are 75 students each morning benefit from it,” Cummings said of the program, which is convened by May Court Club member Nancy LeMar. Both programs are paid

raise funds, volunteers run bingos throughout the year, and the club is gearing up for its Women of Excellence event slated for May of 2016. More information on the event will be released when nominations open next month.

The May Court Club is celebrating 80 years of community service this

for by dollars gathered through fundraising.

This past spring, the Painted House auction raised $28,000, and Cummings said they are very grateful to the donors, sponsors and community members involved in making it such a success.

May Court also held the Fran Crummer Memorial Walk recently to

year, have pioneered many unique programs in Chatham such as the first day nurseries, and has the distinction of being the oldest women’s service club in Canada.

For more information on the club and its events, please go to www.maycourtchatham.ca or visit The May Court Club of Chatham Facebook page.

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Catch the taste at charity event Flavours and Favours event set for Nov. 6 at Portuguese Canadian Club

ing is a fundraiser for the Chatham-Kent branch of the Canadian Cancer SoAppetizers, wine tast- ciety, and a fun raiser for ing, delicious desserts participants, according to organizer and a bevKrissy Rivy of auc- “It’s a very fun, very oux. tion items laid back and social “It’s a very highlight event. People just talk fun, very the fast-aplaid back p ro a c h i n g and have fun.” and social F l a v o u r s - Krissy Rioux event. Peoand Faple just talk and have vours event.

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some people considering bringing their entire office to it, and some girls’ nights gatherings are coming too.”

The event takes place Nov. 6 this year at the Portuguese Canadian Social Club on Grand Avenue East. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the auction starting at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $20 and include hors d’oeurvres, wine samplings courtesy

of Pelee Estates Winery, and a dessert table that Rioux said will knock your socks off ... or perhaps a notch or two in your belt.

“We’ll have a sweets table set up by Bella Chocolatier, Butterfly Bakery, Big Ricky’s Little Bake Shoppe and Eat What’s Good. We also hope to have some additional donations,” she said. “Cookies, vegan sweets, cupcakes, various desserts

and chocolate – this is going to be the best dessert table ever.”

That’s all included in the price of the ticket.

There will also be a cash bar.

In terms of the auctions, Rioux said there is something for everyone, from small items right up to big-ticket offerings, including TekSavvy’s suite at the WFCU Centre for a Windsor Spitfires hock-

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rumors about a person is another form of bullying. This type of bullying may go hand-in-hand with cyber bullying.

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Cyber: Social media, email and text messaging has become a way for bullies to spread malicious messages or photos.

In the era of digital media, this type of bullying has increased considerably.

Physical: Some bullies engage in physical attacks, including hitting, kicking, spitting, or other forms of physical confrontation. Destroying personal property also is considered physical bullying.

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Flavours and Favours last year raised about $8,300. Rioux would like to see it top $10,000 this time around.

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One of Chatham’s most beloved doctors had his legacy commemorated and his commitment to training recognized with the official opening of the Dr. Don Patterson Learning Centre Oct. 15.

More than 50 people filled the centre’s main room at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance to pay tribute to Dr. Patterson’s 50 plus years of practicing medicine in Chatham.

The learning centre reflects a “dream come true”, Dr. Patterson said.

“Our learning centre was cramped to say the least,” he said. “We knew we needed more space but since funds are always limited it kept getting put on the back burner.”

That problem ended with a campaign through the Foundation of the CKHA that raised several hundred thousand dollars with major contributions coming from Keith and Karn Graham, The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry – Western University, Freedom

55 Financial, a division of London Life Insurance Company, RBC Foundation, Comiskey Limited Insurance Adjustors and the Patterson family.

“This shows the high esteem Dr. Patterson holds among the medical community and beyond,” said foundation executive director Michele Grzebien-Huckson.

Alliance President and CEO Colin Patey said the learning centre is a great achievement and an investment in the future.

“It’s a huge step forward in our goal to enhance our reputation for training and it is an excellent example of how we can re-purpose an older facility to meet the changing needs of the future.”

Patey noted that “only a few months ago” the learning centre was used for storing housekeeping supplies.

The training centre will serve the needs of resident physicians as well as nurses, students and other medical staff.

“Before this, we had virtually no room for residents,” said Grzebien-Huckson. “Now they

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Denny and Dr. Don Patterson are all smiles at the unveiling of the Dr. Don Patterson Learning Centre Oct. 15 at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.

is finishing his residency, said doctors had to practice CPR on fold out tables prior to the centre.

“Chatham has a strong reputation as a teaching centre and now they have the facility to take that to the next step,” he said.

Dr. Cassie Harnarine, chair of the CKHA board of directors, praised Dr. Patterson as a wonderful surgeon and college who “has given so much” to the community.

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have lockers, a quiet room, a place to sleep and a shower.”

The 3,200 square foot learning centre and library also boasts individual and group areas for access to the Ontario Telemedicine Network, a video forum used for training as well as a simulated hospital room.

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Dr. Patterson’s daughter MJ, said she remembers her father’s motto “just do it” for her and her four siblings and his tireless commitment to his patients.

“He was on call one week in three for decades,” she said. “Still he was always there for us. My mom (Denny) and dad have been a great team for years.”

Dr. Patterson opened his practice in general surgery in 1959 and served as chief of surgery at St. Joseph’s

Hospital for 25 years.

He was team doctor of the Chatham Maroons from 1970 to 1995.

Although he retired from his practice in 1999, he continued to work at a clinic until 2010.

He remains a valued asset to the hospital foundation, called a “shining star” by Grzebien-Huckson.

“You can’t walk anywhere with Don without a former patient or family member of a patient coming up to him and treating him like a friend,” she said. “He’s had an amazing impact on our community.”

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The Chatham-Kent Museum will be celebrating Halloween in an old-fashioned fun way. Children who visit the museum may enjoy Bob and Mathilda’s fun zone to create their own tombstone and skeleton as part of the craft of the month.

Everyone is invited to visit the museum’s cemetery display and then use the free guide to visit the Maple Leaf and St. Anthony’s Cemetery to learn more about our interesting past and people.

For those children who want even more spooky fun, the October 23 P.D. Day will be exciting. Part of the program takes place at the Milner Heritage House where kids will play historic games, and listen to

scary, but not too scary, stories that children in 1905 would have heard.

In Studio One of the Chatham Cultural Centre, we’ll make fun Halloween themed crafts.

This program runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a cost of $35. Pre-registration is required. Registration may be done by calling 519-354-8338, by visiting the Chatham Cultural Centre Box Office, or by visiting www. cktickets.com Finally, Halloween wouldn’t be complete without trick-or-treating at the Milner Heritage House, 59 William St. N. in Chatham. The home will be open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for everyone to visit. Children will be able to try their luck at the Enchanted Pumpkin, a 1905 tradition, for their treat.

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Road to recovery starts with hope Dr. Rick Csiernik the key speaker at Oct. 28 breakfast in Chatham

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

Understanding the issue of addiction and recovery means looking at all aspects of our society – the wealthy, those living in poverty and all those in between – when discussing treatment options.

The Chatham-Kent Drug Awareness Council is hosting a Recovery Breakfast Oct. 28 at the Salvation Army Church in Chatham, where guest speaker Dr. Rick Csiernik will discuss, “What are we doing in addictions treatment and what should we be doing?”

Csiernik, who has several de-

grees, including a PhD in social work from the University of Toronto, has written several books about substance abuse and addiction, and is in demand as a presenter at conferences and workshops around the world.

He also was the co-developer of the McMaster University Ad-

diction Studies Program where he has taught for over 25 years.

Ron Paterson, director of external client services for the Westover Treatment Centre in Thamesville, said there is a stigma related to addicts, particularly the ones who live on the streets or in poverty, but said there are also functioning addicts among those with jobs, money and families, and there needs to be a plan for helping all addicts to recover.

A therapist with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Mental Health and Addictions Program, Janice Miller said there is no single path to addiction.

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It is important for the public to realize that addiction to alcohol and drugs is a disease, the same as cancer is a disease, noted Ron Elliott, executive director of Westover Treatment Centre.

“When we treat it as a disease, it garners more respect,” Elliott said. “The stigma associated with addiction, particularly drug addiction, is the reason they don’t get help. When they have a job, family, kids; they have to hide survive in their world.”

Miller agreed and said mental illness is the same.

“One psychiatrist shared how supported she felt by family and co-workers when she was diagnosed with cancer, but not when she later suffered from depression. People don’t know how to help you with that but

you should feel comfortable talking about any illness, and addiction is an illness.”

Paterson said people with substance abuse and dependence problems need to know that, with help, recovery is possible.

“Hope is the key. You have to have hope that life can get better or you won’t even try,” he said. “It is the first of the three keys – hope, treatment and recovery.”

Instead of stigmatizing people taking the steps to recover, Elliott said those who are in recovery need encouragement.

“Being in a 12-step program or treatment isn’t a character flaw,” he noted. “People in recovery should be celebrated.”

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Raising the roof in Blenheim

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com Work on the new Blenheim and Community Senior Centre is entering the home stretch, according to project co-chair Peter Shillington.

Shillington said the roof trusses have been put in place and bricklayers are expected to be on site within the next few days.

“Once we have the building bricked and the windows installed we’ll be moving inside,” he said. “We should be working on the interior before the colder weather gets here.”

Shillington said the two-storey structure now under construction on Marlborough Street, is expected to be completed in February with a grand opening likely in March.

Construction is about a month behind plans and the cost has increased by about $100,000, to $900,000.

“In any project there are a few delays and cost estimates are going to vary,” he said. “We’re fortunate because we have the building we’re using now so we can get things totally completed before we open.”

“We’ve raised about 80 per cent

of the cost and we will be conducting more fundraising events,” he said. “We didn’t get all of the grant money we had anticipated so there’s still a bit of work to do.”

He said the popular chicken dinners and fish frys will be continuing on alternating weeks.

“We’ve been selling out and they’ve really helped. We will be discussing other events in the near future.”

The new 7,500-sq.-ft. building will replace the current facility on Catherine Street that has been in use in since 1980.

It will have a main floor with a lounge, office, kitchen and a large hall that can be divided into three smaller rooms.

An elevator will take members and guests to the basement which will be set up for shuffleboard, darts, billiards, cards and other activities.

The building will also have its own generator so it can be used as an emergency shelter if necessary.

The move to a new building was necessitated by the group’s increase in membership that was at the 350 mark earlier this year.

“We just keep growing and our members want to have more activities so the move is a good thing,” Shillington said.

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Thursday, October 22 • Open euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm.

• Canadian Association for Retired Persons meeting event. General Meeting with 3 speakers.

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Friday, October 23 • Free PA Day program at First Reformed Church, corner of Lacroix and Indian Creek Rd. 8:30am-3:30pm. Ages 4-10. Please call 519-3510046 for early registration.

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

Open darts at 7:30pm. Everyone Welcome.

• PA Day Drama Fun with Take A Bow Productions at the Kiwanis Theatre. cktickets.com.

Saturday, October 24 • Trick-Or-Treat Street at the CKRecreation Hallowe’en Fest. For children of all ages. Pumpkin carving, Imagination playground, costume contest, face painters. Wristbands required for entry. Purchase wristbands at your local Municipal Centre. $10 per family of 5.

• The Chatham branch of the CKPL presents LEGO Club at 2:00pm. Registration not required.

Call 519-354-2940 x.247 for more info.

• Join the Ontario SPCA Kent County Animal Centre for a spirited trip around Essex County to enjoy some fall wines and raise money for the animals in need in Chatham-Kent. Lunch will be included. Tickets are $85 each, cash only please.

To reserve your spot call 519-354-1713 • Garage Sale at Sprucedale United Church, 493 Victoria Ave., Chatham. Large sale - household, books, clothes, toys. 8:00am-12:00pm.

• Meat draw and dance at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Meat draw from 4:00pm-6;00pm and dance from 4:30pm9:30pm featuring Allen James.

Monday, October 26 • Senior Euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Afternoon at 1:00pm.

Tuesday, October 27 • The Chatham branch of the CKPL presents “Not So Spooky” story time at 6:00pm. Costume optional. Registration not required.

• Open Euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Afternoon at 1:00pm.

Evening (2 person team) registration at 6:30pm.

Starts at 7:00pm. Everyone Welcome.

Wednesday, October 28 • Committed Catholics Club is meeting at the Spirit & Life Centre, 184 Wellington St. W., Chatham. The Red Cross will be speaking. Meeting from 7:00pm-9:00pm. All are welcome. Free!

• DAC Recovery Breakfast. Guest speaker is Dr. Rick Csiernik. 8:00am at the Salvation Army Church, 46 Orangewood Blvd. Phone 519-6925110.

• The Chatham branch of the CKPL is holding their annual Fall Used Book Sale until October 31. Book Sale Hours: Wed. Oct. 28, 6:00pm8:00pm; Thurs. Oct. 29, 10:00am-8:00pm; Fri. Oct. 30, 10:00am-5:00pm; Sat. Oct. 31, 10:00am-4:00pm. All proceeds will support library programs and services.

• Fun darts and pepper at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Pepper at 1:00pm. Darts starting at 7:30pm.

Friday, October 30 • 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.

Saturday, October 31 • Final Summer Meat Draw by Br. 642 Ladies Auxiliary, multiple prizes and meat draws. 1:00pm-6:00pm.

First draw at 2:30pm. 39 William St. N., Chatham. For info call 519-3518733; all are welcome!

• Dance at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dance from 4:30pm-9:30pm featuring Oddessy.

• Monthly breakfast at the Masonic Temple, 430 Riverview Drive, Chatham. 8:00am-10:am.

Everyone welcome. Only $5.00 per person.

CK Metal Detecting Club Meetings Last Thursday of the Month, 7:00pm in the Kinsman Room, Erikson Arena, 341 Delaware Ave., Chatham. Guests Welcome.

Toastmasters is a place where you develop and grow - both personally and professionally. Meetings are a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Guests are always welcome. Join the Chatham-Kent Toastmasters at Green Field Ethanol, 275 Bloomfield Road on Mondays from 6:30 – 8:00pm.

Community Designated Drivers Association (CDDA) HomeJames - Before you head out to a holiday celebration, make sure you save the CDDA Home James phone number 519-3513353 to your phone so that you can get a safe drive home later in the evening. Volunteers provide patrons a safe, free (donations accepted which 100% go to youth groups in CK) ride home in their own vehicle. CDDA HomeJames runs in Chatham on Nov. 20, 21, 27, 28 and Dec. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 26 and 31. For more info or to volunteer for any of the nights of operation email cddachathamkent@hotmail.ca.

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At what point does a father become uncool?

I always thought I was the crazy, cool dad. OK, there are a lot of guys I know who fall into this category (at least in my mind, as many of my friends are crazy and pretty cool in my opinion).

But are we crazy cool cats losing our touch as our daughters advance into their teen years?

I heard through the family grapevine that I may have embarrassed my daughter recently in front of a friend.

Isn’t that part of the job description of being a father?

When I drop our girl off at dance, I am the guy in the truck playing rock music, not pop fluff or hiphop. That’s cool to me, but maybe not to her.

I woke her up one Friday morning, busted out a couple of my moves and asked her if she was going dance that night when she and some of her friends were going to a dance. Her deadpan response?

“Not like that.”

Umm...

OK, I might have to evolve as a father, then.

But no hats on sideways (well, only in jest), no pants hanging down to expose my underwear and no break dancing (at my age, something would break).

And I won’t wander into a room with an ascot and smoking jacket either. That’s just Hugh Hefner creepy.

I think I’ll have to morph into that typical father figure who sits in his lounger, reading a paper or watching TV, cognizant of what’s going on around him, but not saying anything until asked or required.

I practiced the art Sunday night.

I was so into my role I fell asleep in the recliner watching the ball games.

New plan: don’t sweat the small stuff. Scotch should help.

There’s no way I’m backing out of my child’s life, but maybe it’s time to give her more room, more latitude. My wife is a calming knowledgeable presence.

And when it’s time for me to go ballistic, she’ll let me know.

Summertime blues

A sad indication summer is over for the Corcorans is the annual closing of our pond.

Well, that and the fact I was in the backyard Sunday evening barbecuing with my hoodie zipped up tight, hood pulled up, and was still cold!

But back to the pond. Each spring, removing the netting and connecting the pump to hear the water gurgle over the rocks in the stream,

Bruce Corcoran flowing into the pond is a sure sign of warmer weather.

Sometimes we’ve fired it up in mid-March. This year was more like mid-April. Yeah, it was a long, cold winter.

And as for closing the thing down, I try to keep this element of our backyard oasis running for as long as possible. As I said, closing the pond is a sign fall is certainly upon us.

In the past, I’ve been too stubborn, or too lazy, and have paid for it by having to scoop a whack of leaves out of our pond, with the fish giving me unhappy glares.

But this year, with our incredible September weather and nice start to October, I left the pond running. I enjoyed the Thanksgiving weekend temperatures and decided to push it off for one more week. That was probably a mistake.

Still, there weren’t too many leaves in there just yet, as the two maples that shade the pond haven’t been losing many leaves to this point.

The really brisk fall wind last Thursday convinced me to wait no longer.

I clipped the pond plants, pulled and cleaned the filters, and placed the lumber we use to support our netting, and put the floating pond heater in its usual spot.

Mary Beth helped me with the netting – you can’t do that alone.

Soon, it was covered from top of the stream to the pump bin at the other end of the pond.

It’s protected from falling leaves and hungry birds and animals.

It’s still and silent.

Just like the backyard.

Hip power

One thing I realized when I was closing up our pond was that I needed help to do more than the netting in the past. My hip would quickly begin its painful protest when I worked to shut the pond down.

I’d get the plants trimmed and would have to take a break. I’d move some lumber and would have to sit down, even with my wife and daughter helping. Ditto for the bricks that hold the netting in place.

Quality of life should never be taken for granted.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015

Training key to safe workplaces

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

If finding a need and filling it is the first step to success in business, then Doug Friesen is well on his way.

The veteran of nearly 20 years in the health and safety field has opened a branch operation of Majors McGuire in Wallaceburg at the former GSL location on Arnold Street.

“I’ve known Ron McGuire for a number of years and he has an extremely successful business in Windsor,” Friesen said. “We looked at the Chatham-Kent market and saw there was a need for what we do so here we are.”

The firm’s “Out of Harm’s Way” slogan describes its goal.

“Our purpose is to provide specialized advice and training in whatever our client needs to keep their workers safe,” he said.

As an authorized Ontario

Ministry of Labour training provider, the firm is compliant with provincial regulation.

“Any work place, worker or employer needs to comply with regulations,” Friesen said.

“It’s the law and it’s the smart thing to do.”

The Wallaceburg office has a team of 18 health and safety professionals with experience in almost every sector from construction to health care.

“Many of our instructors are retired or semi retired and we use their tremendous experience to help clients,” he said.

“Our people have been there and done that so they have instant credibility.”

Majors McGuire staff assess clients’ needs, offer training on site or at their facility and follow through to ensure standards are being met.

They also offer individual health and safety consultants to firms who need someone for a short period of time for a par-

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Doug Friesen has opened a firm in Wallaceburg specializing in providing health and safety training for business and industry. Majors McGuire is located in the former GSL building on Arnold Street.

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“We appeal to firms who don’t have the resources to have a full time health and safety representative but who want to make sure they’re on top of things,” he said. “We’re small enough to understand their needs and respond quickly.”

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