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Ensuring that the most vulnerable people in our community feel cared for is the driving force behind R.O.C.K. (Reach Out Chatham-Kent) Missions, and the message on every lunch bag the volunteers give out to the homeless is heartfelt. “You Matter” is the message Al and Candy McGuigan, along with co-founder Jeff Parker, try to get across to each new friend they meet in the community with no food, shelter and in some cases, means of support. Since last May, the people behind R.O.C.K. Missions have been reaching out to the homeless men, women and children where they are – along the river bank, under bridges, by the old glue factory, on the streets, in motels – to feed them, provide warm clothing and try to connect them with services they may need. Al McGuigan, who acts as executive director for the group, said he saw a need for the homeless who have social anxiety or other trust issues that keep them from area soup kitchens or community dinners. “I started to volunteer at Hope Haven, back in May of last year. Working there, I saw some gaps
in the system because there were people being missed – families, women, and also just getting people connected to resources that are available in the community,” McGuigan said of his group’s beginning. “They were providing a place to sleep and a place to eat, but that was the extent of it, so my wife, Candy, decided she was going to reach out to some people in Chatham that weren’t being captured in that group, so she started walking King Street with Jeff Parker and giving out lunches.” McGuigan said they started out with 14 lunches and are now up to 80 lunches they give out twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The big goal, he noted, was to get people off the streets and into a home. “We realized we had to start out smaller and work through and build an organization. So, we started out with outreach first, and provide a handmade lunch; soup and sandwich in the winter and just a sandwich or hotdog in the summer. We also provide clothing – coats, boots, hats, shirts, hoodies – and we also provide hygiene products and basic needs, along with some basic medical like bandages, aspirin and Polysporin,” he noted. Continued on page 2
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Mental Wellness & Addiction programs to the people, supporting those from street to home.” The Missions group also follows harm reduction guidelines as some of the people they bring food to are addicts. “We’re not there to stop someone or judge them for their addiction, we’re there to hopefully prevent any further harm by handing out Mondays NARCAN kits Closed and preventing blood transmitTues-Thurs 11-10 pm ted diseases by collecting neeFri. and Sat. dles,” McGuigan 11-11 pm added. “The Sundays purpose behind 3-10 pm collecting the 162 King St. W. • 519-352-0828 used needles is
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to prevent people from reusing them.” The types of people they encounter on the street, McGuigan said, have dealt with issues like childhood trauma or some sort of trauma in their life and are dealing with mental illness and post traumatic stress. “Child abuse, abuse in foster homes – we’ve heard all those stories. Alcoholic parents, no parents, no family structure. That a good chunk of the group we’re dealing with or have seen. They’re not out there because they want to be, they’re out there because they have a mental illness; I’m going to guess that’s about 75 per cent and that might be a low number,” McGuigan said. The age range the Missions group sees goes from as young as 14 years of age to 75. For many, Missions volunteer Renee Geniole said, the hoops you have to jump through to get help with no support structure makes them give up, and they find their family in the homeless people they connect with. The major-
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Al McGuigan and the R.O.C.K. Missions group are very passionate about helping the homeless with food, clothes and connections to services in the community that can help them from the street into homes and a better life. The key is treating their new friends with dignity and respect and meeting them where they are.
ity age is between 17-25 years. In the beginning, the McGuigans and Parker formed a small group and made a connection with the United Way who let them use their certified kitchen and training rooms at no cost. “We now have an office we lease from them, and we have a five-member board with nominations coming up this February. We’re not yet structured as a non-profit but we are applying for non-profit status and this August, we can apply for our charity status. We have a lawyer who is doing that for us pro bono,” McGuigan
said. He said they have been connecting with different organizations in the community, like the health unit, Chatham-Kent Mental Health, Chatham-Kent Police Service, Access Open Minds and the Salvation Army to help connect people to the resources they need. “A lot of people we serve, they have social anxiety, they don’t actually go into the soup kitchens or the service organizations. They don’t trust the hospital because they may have had a bad experience there so we help get them there,” he noted. “We actually have a really good
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020
United Way hits $1.443M
By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
An errant step by a goose may have caused a delay for the United Way of Chatham-Kent’s (UWOCK) touchdown event last week, but it didn’t short-circuit the results. The 2019 campaign, led by the team at Advanced Realty, raised more than $1.443 million, 96 per cent of the $1.5 million target. The touchdown announcement came at a breakfast event at the Links of Kent golf course Jan. 15 that was delayed by about an hour due to a goose fatally coming in contact with a power line, according to UWOCK officials. Steve Pratt, UWOCK CEO, said the final fundraising number may have fallen slightly short of the target, but there are no complaints. “We set our goal based
on what we think we’re able to raise in the market. There are different things that happen in the market each year in terms of the number of calls that are out there for donations,” he said, referring to needs from other non-profit organizations. Bill Myers, broker of record for Advanced Realty, said he and his team are happy with the final number. “We put all our effort into it. We left no stones unturned,” he said. “Goals are always a challenge. We got very close, however.” Tricia Weese, an Advanced sales rep and a veteran of United Way campaigns, said the team worked diligently to try to reach the aggressive goal. “We knew going into this that it was going to be a challenge. We were advised that $1.5 million was very aggressive, but
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From left 2019 United Way campaign team leaders are Ken Bechard of Arrival Benefits Solutions, with Advanced Realty Solutions personnel Bill Myers, Sheila Young, Tricia Weese, Tim Lawrence, Laurie Reaume, and Tony Reed.
we didn’t want to sell it short. We tried to work as hard as we could to get there.” Last year’s campaign, led by teen Caterina Dawson, raised $1.565 million, exceeding its $1.556 million goal. Pratt said with the lower level of funds raised, some adjustments will have to
be made in terms of what programs are funded and to what amount. “You can’t fund when you don’t have money to give. It does create a few challenges that way, but it’s something we have to work through,” he said. This year marked the first time a business, rather than a chair or co-chairs,
led the UWOCK campaign. Those involved said it worked well. “We’ve been involved with the United Way for a few years doing a few events and donations and such. We just liked the approach of a team doing it (leading the campaign),” Myers said. “Our company is a perfect fit because
we work very well together and wanted to give back to the community.” Myers would encourage other businesses to follow Advanced’s lead. “I would say it’s a great experience and I would highly recommend it to any small business or company,” he said.
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“You get way more done with a team than you do yourself.” Weese described the effort as good for team building as well. “We were on the front lines willing to do anything. Wheth-
er it was selling 50/50 tickets in the front of the Beer Store or going into workplaces. We had the manpower to be able to do it, and we wanted to be as involved as we could,” she said. Pratt said the team approach
could be campaign changing. “If we have other companies that step up in this way, that would be phenomenal,” he said. “Just the energy that came with it. It’s an enormous undertaking to try to raise $1.5 mil-
lion, even with a co-chair. But to have seven or eight people coming out made it much more manageable. “They still put in a tremendous amount of time and effort, but they could divide up some
of the events.” The funds raised during Campaign 2019 will be distributed locally to ensure that people have access to the programs and services they need to thrive today.
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Geniole said even when the weather isn’t that cold, people without proper clothing and shelter can still be in physical danger from the temperature. “We’ve already had one of our friends who was
suffering frostbite on her feet, and we had to intervene and got her to the hospital and they managed to save her toe, and that wasn’t even during minus temperatures,” Geniole said. The big dream, of course,
for the Missions group is to have a shelter like the one in Windsor – Downtown Missions – that not only provides a warm bed and food, but addiction programs, a return to work program, as well as transitional housing.
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“That’s a big task, but my dream is to buy the St. Joseph’s School; it’s in a great spot. The problem with a big project like that is getting buy-in from municipal council and area business people,” McGuigan said. He does have support from some members of council for that dream, but said the municipality has until February to decide if they want to buy the build-
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The reaction from people they reach out to has been incredible, McGuigan said. “They love to see us and, the word is getting around. And as the word gets around, that’s really how we built and found the people we found through connections and relationships and referrals,” he noted. To offer help, clothes, food or volunteer, go to rockmissions.com, Facebook at Reach Out CK or e-mail reachoutchathamkent@gmail.com.
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Fergie beer sales bolster Festival fundraising
By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
Fun, Fergie, fundraising and beer flowed Friday, as this year’s Festival of Giving theme was revealed. The Festival, a huge fundraiser for the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent (CTCCK), takes place April 18 with the theme of “I Want my MTV,” an ode to the early days of music videos and the crazy styles of the 1980s. Tickets are on sale now at gigitmarketplace.com. To start the evening, Sons of Kent ownership announced a donation of all the proceeds of Fergie Jenkins Pilsner, brewed and sold throughout the fall and winter to date, to the Festival.
With more than 44,000 cans of the beverage sold at the brewery, in LCBOs across the province and in restaurants, that added up to nearly $17,400. Enter the Naclerio family and their firm, Apollo Group. They matched that total, bringing the donation to more than $34,000. Festival co-chairs Chris McLeod and Tim Regan approached Sons of Kent with an idea in January of last year, with the Wide World of Sports theme planned for that year’s event. “We were having a couple of drinks and we thought, ‘What about making some Fergie (Jenkins) beer?’ That’s about as much as we did,” McLeod said. Colin Chrysler, one of
the Sons of Kent founders, said given the theme of sports, the obvious first choice to put a face on the beer was certainly Fergie Jenkins, a Chatham native and a Hall of Fame baseball pitcher. “When Fergie was willing to be part of this thing, we thought we couldn’t do this justice in the short time we had (leading up to the Festival last April),” he said. “We thought, ‘Let’s wait for it, make it good, make it big and make it something to talk about.” So they delayed the Fergie Jenkins Classic Pilsner until Sept. 13. But then it really took off. “The LCBO found out Fergie Jenkins was willing to have his face on a beer in the LCBO. We made
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Announcing the theme for the 19th annual Festival of Giving as “I Want my MTV, a Totally RAD FOG” on Jan. 17 at Sons of Kent Brewery, attendees were treated to a performance by break dancers who took turns showing off their moves.
it more of a provincial brand,” Chrysler said. He didn’t realize just how popular the beverage would become. “The donation was bigger than we ever would have thought. We made more beer than I ever
would have imagined. It’s great! The community has been so supportive,” he said. When Jenkins showed up at the brewery last fall, Chrysler said he toured the facility and signed cans for fans as well.
Naclerio said he became involved because of the work the treatment centre does in the community. “It’s a great cause. That treatment centre has a special place in my heart. It’s the kids,” he said.
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A giving community While compiling the news stories for this issue of The Chatham Voice, a common theme emerged that we see time and time again in Chatham-Kent. We are a community of givers. All someone needs to do is mention a great cause and come up with a great idea to raise money for that cause, and people jump on board to help. The Festival of Giving folks announced this year’s theme for the event that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for kids with special needs. Every year, the team comes up with a fresh new theme that encourages people to shell out $175 per person and play dress up for the night. That is an oversimplified version of this very special event, but it’s the people and support – from attendees to those who donate items that go up for auction, that help make this so special. The Children’s Treatment Centre would not have the facilities or the experts on staff without that kind of support, and the new centre project will be able to help even more kids. The Sons of Kent and Apollo Inc. joined forces to raise money through the sale of a special-edition Fergie Jenkins beer, and boom, there is another $34,000 for the Children’s Treatment Centre. The United Way, year after year, sets aggressive targets for fundraising and comes very close, if not over, every single time because people care about others who need the services the umbrella agency and its member groups provide. R.O.C.K. Missions, formed by Al and Candy McGuigan and Jeff Parker, bring food, clothing and care to homeless people living in Chatham, creating a bridge to services by meeting their new friends where they are. They don’t judge or lecture – they just give out food, clothes, hugs and hope, and the people they help love them for it. Local police acting sergeant Jason Herder wanted to raise more funds for the Special Olympics and organized the Polar Plunge, with a little help from his many friends, and that event keeps growing each year, raising more funds and providing great entertainment for the participants and community alike. That’s the kind of community in which we live. We’re like a family – we can criticize each other, but when one of us is in need, we all rally together.
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Ways to shave billions in spending Editor’s note: This letter is addressed to the premier. Sir: Further to our everso-brief discussions to financial matters, in 2016 our office prepared a 46-page overview report describing the annual operational costs of our 444 provincial jurisdictions (about $55 billion) and presented the same to the house finance committee. We showed a potential of up to $20 billion in annual savings without laying off people or cutting services. Such savings would be initiated through amendments to some current legislation that would allow our provincial Auditor General, based on responsible criteria, to perform a Level Lne, Level Two and Level Three audit review of
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Combo donation tops $34,000 Continued from page 5
Naclerio got on board and agreed to match whatever proceeds Sons of Kent would donate. He admits he was surprised, pleasantly, to learn they had done so well. “I wasn’t expecting it to be that high, but that’s great. It’s a great cause and it’s going to a great place,” he said. In terms of the giving, Chrysler added that isn’t over with yet. He said Sons of Kent is no longer making the limited-time beer, but “there is still lots of Fergie Jenkins left, but only for a limited time. I
would guess our donation will continue to climb.” Mike Grail, head of the Foundation of the CTCCK, said he was surprised and amazed by the support from Sons of Kent and Apollo. He is also surprised organizers of the Festival, in its 19th year, can still keep themes secret for so long. It’s part of the fun of Festival. “FoG (Festival of Giving) has become the signature event on the C-K calendar. The way the committee keeps it fresh and we keep doing different things and offering a different look every year, it makes people want to come back,” he said. “The main reason is it’s for local charities and mostly for the Children’s Treatment Centre. When you know you are going to an event and you are going to have
a world-class event and you are also going to give back to your community and really have an effect on local children, how can it get any better than that?” Grail said each year the foundation looks at areas of need at the centre and targets the funds raised from FoG to meet them. “It’s all driven by what the centre’s requirements are. If there are any services that are not covered by the ministry (of children, community and social services) that are vitally important to the kids in this community, that’s what we support,” he said. “Lately, the last couple of years, we’ve been supporting the capital build. We need to get a new centre and we need to get those kids off the waiting list. We need to make a difference in C-K
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Sons of Kent founders, from left, Doug Hunter, Colin Chrysler and Tim Copeland proudly display the $17,392.50 in proceeds from sale of their Fergie Jenkins Classic Pilsner beer, which they donated to the Foundation of the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent Friday.
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Draft budget includes 5% tax hike By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
Before municipal councillors break out their carving knives, the proposed 2020 municipal tax increase sits at nearly five per cent. Chatham-Kent administration released the information at a special budget meeting Jan. 15, with the
proposed budget for the year armed with a tax increase of 4.99 per cent. Don Shropshire, CAO, said provincial downloads account for an increase of 1.49 per cent, committed funds for infrastructure lifecycle funding add another one per cent, plus there is additional funding for disaster mitigation, storm
sewer management and funding for “previous council decisions and requisitioning bodies.” Chatham-Kent still faces tax difficulties such as low population density; thousands of kilometres of roads, both paved and gravel; and more than 800 bridges (five per cent of all the bridges in Ontario are here, but we have 0.7
per cent of the population). Shropshire said there are indicators, however, that we are seeing population growth after years of slow decline, meaning there are more people here paying property taxes. Gord Quinton, CFO for the municipality, said the draft budget was shaped with requests by council
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Residential properties headed south in December in Chatham-Kent. According to the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors, 62 units changed hands last month. That is down 21.5 per cent from the same time last year, but on par with the 10-year average for December sales. Overall in 2019, home sales totalled 1,332 units over the course of 2019, up 3.4 per cent from 2018.
“Home sales leveled out to finish 2019, although that is no surprise given that the number of properties listed for sale in the region is at a record low,” said Michael Gibbons, the new president of the CKAR. “Unprecedented market tightness is pushing prices rapidly higher. At this point we are looking at 2020 with cautious optimism.” The average price of homes sold in December 2019 was a record $269,973, up 26 per cent
from December 2018. The annual average price for 2019 was $251,460, rising 17.5 per cent from all of 2018 There were 75 new residential listings in December 2019, down 21.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis. Active residential listings numbered only 169 units at the end of December, a decrease of 14.2 per cent from the end of December 2018 and the lowest level ever recorded.
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SATURDAY, JAN. 25, 1-3PM 52 HENRY O’WAY • $509,900 AGENT: STEVE CARROLL 1st time offered! 3+1br, 3 bath custom built brick ranch. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.
7 yr old, 3+1br, 3 bath custom built brick rancher on the spectacular Lake Erie bluff. Call Brian K 519-365-6090.
10 VAN ALLEN #1003 $298,900
2br, 2 bath condo on the top floor. Desirable carefree living with panoramic views of the Thames River. Call Amber 519-784-5310 or Patrick 519-360-0141.
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56 TECUMSEH 299,900
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48 ENCLAVE $449,900
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3 GOLDENROD $359,900
Gorgeous open concept 2+2br, 2 bath bi-level home fully finished with modern finishes. Call Deb Rhodes 519-401-5470.
875 CHARING CROSS $579,900
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228 OXLEY $379,900
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9034 MIDDLE LINE, BLENHEIM • $559,900
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25647 WINTERLINE, GRANDE POINT • $69,900 This is a true handy persons special! Property is being sold in “as is” condition. 3br apt on 2nd floor. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.
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36 ABERDEEN $234,900
Great 3br, 1.5 bath 3 level backsplit family home with 20’x14’ heated shed. Call Deb Rhodes 519-401-5470.
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C-K receives expected $5.3M
infrastructure, including roads, bridges, water and wastewater infrastructure. The City of Greater Sudbury Chatham-Kent will benefit from more than $5.3 million topped the list in terms of funds in infrastructure funding from received at nearly $9.3 million, while the City of the province, announced last “This fund and amount Thunder Bay received in excess week. will be put towards of $5.8 million, It’s part of $200 while C-K placed million in invest- bridge and road relatthird at $5.36 milment this year ed projects for 2020, lion. through the On- which we are still deThe funding levtario Communi- veloping.” el for C-K is quite ty Infrastructure - C-K’s Chris Thibert similar to what Fund (OCIF) to the OCIF sent help 424 small, rural and northern communities here in 2019. “Ontario’s economy is thrivbuild and repair critical local By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
ing, but we must ensure every person and every region across the province can share in this prosperity,” Premier Doug Ford said in a media release. “Investing in infrastructure is critical to helping rural communities attract, support and sustain economic growth and job creation.” Chris Thibert, the municipality’s director of engineering and transportation services, said the level of funding was anticipated and is already allotted. “Chatham-Kent appreciates the continual support from the province through this funding source,” he said. “We include
this fund in our annual budgets every year with the assumption that it will be continued/approved so this announcement is appreciated as it demonstrates the province’s continual interests and support for infrastructure. This fund and amount will be put towards bridge and road related projects for 2020, which we are still developing.”
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FORM 6
SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER The MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land(s) described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on February 19, 2020, at the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Civic Centre, 315 King Street West, Chatham, Ontario, N7M 5K8. The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, 315 King Street West, Chatham, Ontario, N7M 5K8. Description of Land(s)
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Roll # 3650-110-002-07800 Pt Lt 13, Con 1 (Front) (Raleigh) As In 372329 Raleigh; Subject To Execution 89-1163, If Enforceable; Subject To Execution 92-0800, If Enforceable. Being 23309 Dillon Rd, (Chatham). P.I.N. 00884 0015 (LT). Assessment: IX 137,000
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Roll # 3650-140-010-70000 LTS 1 & 2, BLK A, PLAN 196; HARWICH. Being 8602 Talbot Trail, (Cedar Springs). P.I.N. 00940-0122 (LT). Assessment: CT 65,000
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Roll # 3650-441-005-00800 LT 5 RCP 787; CHATHAM-KENT. Being 110 Water Street, (Wallaceburg). P.I.N. 00561 0293 (LT). Assessment: RTP 44,000 Roll # 3650-442-008-18900 PT LT 14-15, 30-31 PL 366 BEING PART 4, 24R-2054; CHATHAM-KENT. PT LT 15-16, 29-30 PL 366 AS IN 543555; CHATHAM-KENT. Being 64 Garnet Street, (Wallaceburg). P.I.N.S 00582 0101 (LT) & 00582 0112 (LT). Assessment: IT 497,000
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Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order, bank draft, or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality (or board) and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount. Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated property taxes and any taxes that may be applicable such as the land transfer tax. The lands do not include mobile homes situate on the lands. The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser. A copy of the prescribed form of tender is on the Municipality of Chatham-Kent website, www.chatham-kent.ca and on the website of the Government of Ontario Central Forms Repository under the listing for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender contact: Title Amy McLellan, Manager Revenue or Matthew Torrance, Deputy Treasurer Address of Municipality or Board
“Our government is investing in community-based infrastructure projects that will build healthier and safer communities,” said Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure. “This funding builds on our ongoing commitment to support small, rural and northern municipalities across Ontario.”
Name of Municipality or Board Municipality of Chatham-Kent
315 King Street West, P O Box 640, Chatham, Ontario, N7M 5K8 www.chatham-kent.ca Personal information contained on this form, collected pursuant to the Municipal Act will be used for the purposes of that Act. Questions should be directed to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Co-ordinator at the institution responsible for the procedures under that Act.
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infrastructure this year includes $550,000 for storm sewers and $517,000 for disaster mitigation and adaptation funding. McGregor said the money for disaster mitigation is necessary in order to receive additional funds from the federal government. “You have to spend some dollars in order to get dollars at times from senior levels of government,” he said. “Disaster mitigation funding – getting support from senior levels of government involves having local funding.” The funding is earmarked to address flood management, McGregor said. He added council’s efforts in tackling the budget can at times be a balancing act, made more difficult when there is provincial downloading. “We’re looking to do things as efficiently as possible while maintaining and prioritizing what is important in the community,” he said. “It is always easier to put together a budget with a minimal impact when you are seeing new sources of funding from senior levels of government. All budgets are about finding the most economical way to have long-term impact on the community.”
Victoria Ave. info session set The Chatham Voice
A public session to update residents on plans for work along a stretch of Victoria Avenue in Chatham is set for next month. A Public Information Centre will take place Feb. 20 at Sprucedale United Church on Victoria Avenue. The session is to inform residents on the engineering design project planned along Victoria from Thames Street to McNaughton Avenue. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., residents can stop in and observe the drawings and layouts of the proposed improvements. Representatives from the Municipality of Chatham-Kent and RC Spencer Associates Inc. will be available to review and respond to any questions posed by area stakeholders.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020
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LINE DANCING AT THE MALL WITH A MODERN TWIST Chatham’s Unique Downtown Community Centre
Come On Down! Everyone Welcome! All Ages. Need one more good reason to line dance? A long-term study indicates that leading a mentally stimulating and physically active life can postpone memory problems. Sedentary living and lack of mental challenge have been linked to a higher risk of dementia. In fact a 21-year study done by Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City found that the only physical activity to offer protection against dementia was frequent dancing, which reduces risk by a whopping 76 percent! We’re integrating mental, emotional, social, and physical activity; memorizing choreography; and making quick decisions. We knew line dancing was fun and felt good -- now we know it keeps our brains fit as well as our bodies! And line dancing burns 200 to 375 calories an hour, depending on how fast you dance and how much you travel the floor! No experience necessary! Success and fun guaranteed! Contemporary Line Dancing isn’t just country/western any more! It’s modern, urban sophistication, swing syncopations, flowing waltz and nightclub rhythms, and Latin flavour and even Wobbling. We still dance choreography in lines — but with the look and feel of ensemble dancing. It’s fun and dancing sheds those winter blues. No partners needed - perfect for singles! Learn contemporary line dances in a comfortable, welcoming, fun-filled class! All are welcome - beginners, teens, seniors and those with two left feet! Chatham’s Community Centre
As we move into a new decade, it is with great enthusiasm that I write this article and am even more excited at being given the recent position of Manager for Leasing and Special Events at our own; ALIVE AND WELL, DCC – Downtown Chatham Centre Mall. Mr. Bukahri (owner/CEO) is committed to the downtown Shopping / Community Centre. Please come down for a walk any time of the day, even to simply improve your health. Please be patient with us while we improve the DCC. We need your support. Your comments are always welcome. Send them to: info@ downtownchatmcentre.com We have a wonderful city. We want to be part of its great potential and development. In instigating this mandate we are also organizing many activities. The opening of our READING ROOM is open to all during our regular Mall Hours. This is a comfortable and amicable place for people to meet, greet, sit and relax while enjoying free Wi-Fi and conversations with friends. If you have any books or magazines you do not need bring them down to put in our READING ROOM FOR ALL TO ENJOY. And now, we will be having “Line Dancing/Wobbling” for all. Let’s get those dancing feet moving. With so many events on our plate and more to come, we at DCC will continue to be alive and well. Our team is moving forward, pushing together for you... rumours aside.
Leasing and traffic flow is our main focus of course, with super affordable and flexible leasing terms and rates. This is and will continue to be our ultimate goal. Onwards and upwards, DCC is not only a shopping centre, it’s Chatham’s own community centre. We need your support. Make this your place and make use of it. We have the space and facilities for you to hold your events, birthdays, exhibitions or any other special occasion. We welcome all mall walkers to enjoy our facilities in this comfortable community centre. Be a part of our activities and keep reading THE VOICE for more DCC EVENTS.
For more information on booking an event or to lease a very affordable space; please email me: reginamariestockus@rocketmail.com. Regina M. Stockus – B.A.,CHE, Mhta MANAGER-LEASING AND SPECIAL EVENTS. 226 229 2751
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A weekend of fun, pain and sleep loss What a weekend, in terms of signs I, and my equipment are getting old. Talk about fun, followed by pain, followed by weather, frustration, laughter, an ornery cat, and more pain. That was my weekend. It began at Sons of Kent Friday evening. Sarah Schofield and I attended on behalf of the paper to cover the Festival of Giving launch event. Great job, Sons of Kent and Apollo! The two groups combined to donate more than $35,000 to the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent through the Sons’ donation of proceeds from their Fergie Jenkins Pilsner, and Apollo matching that donation. And then organizers of the Festival of Giving, a $200,000plus fundraiser for the treatment centre, announced this year’s theme: I want my MTV. That’s right, all things ’80s music. Talk about right in my wheelhouse! If you can believe it, I may be channeling my inner Billy Ray Cyrus when he sang, “I Want my Mullet Back.” I just might try to grow it back for Festival, or some semblance of it. So, if you see me with whacky
Mary Beth helped by massagwatching a crime show), he me through two nights earlier. ing my left calf too. had me up. Ouch. Whew, that was over and back Only when I went to walk, I I limped to the door and to slumber I went. nearly fell over. My left calf reopened it for the cat. Continued on page 17 Yet, two hours later, the minded me of the torture it put cramps returned. More walking and quiet swearing. Another eventual return to sleep, followed by another cramping episode an hour later. Finally, my legs let me sleep for three peaceful hours. I woke to snow. Actually, each time the pain got me out of bed, I noticed more and more Thank you for voting us Funerals snow falling. But at 8 a.m., I checked to see Best of Chatham-Kent Celebrations how much had fallen for the 6th year Immediate Cremations and when it would switch to rain. I wanted to shovel before the rain soaked the snow and 459 St. Clair St., Chatham - 519-351-2040 made it really, really 76 Main St. E., Ridgetown - 519-674-3141 heavy. 141 Park St., Blenheim - 519-676-3451 I missed. I went out at 11 a.m. and it was www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com sodden. To top it off, my shovel, a companion for probably 30 years, balked. I had barely shovelled off our steps when the handle broke. I looked at the broken end, dumbfounded. Time for technology to take over. I broke out the electric snow thrower my sister-in-law gave me last year. That crap-tastic weather had zero appeal for our cat. Finn looked at the snow, then the rain, and simply walked away from any open door. He spent the day plus HST inside. And as a result, he had some pent-up energy. That was unleashed about 7 a.m. Sunday morning. After only about four hours of sleep (hey, I was binge
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Bruce Corcoran looking hair between now and April, I blame Festival of Giving. Sons of Kent was the place to be that evening, as the ARTCrawl folks came in to finish off their crawl Friday as well. After a few hours sitting, standing, sitting, standing, sitting, standing, it was time for my aching hip and me to head home. I normally spend half the night sleeping in a recliner because of my hip issues. But I opted to head to bed shortly after midnight, thinking I was good and tired and ready for a nice night’s sleep. Tell that to my calves. They locked up two hours after I went to bed. I shot up, wide awake and in pain, whipped off my CPAP headgear (don’t laugh), and had to walk the hall until the pain subsided.
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8 Sandwich sausage 9 Burden 10 Place to buy 8-Down 11 Piercing tools 16 Slightly 19 Ricelike pasta 20 -- and proper 21 Volcanic spillage 22 Cleopatra’s boat 23 Gaelic 25 Vegan’s no-no 26 Distinguished ancestry 27 In the thick of 28 Sisters 30 Test tube 33 Variety of macaque 34 Gumbo base 36 Music transition 37 Ceremony 38 Canyon phenomenon 39 Lowly worker 40 Author Stoker 42 Encountered 43 “-- was saying ...” 44 Mess up 45 Bill
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Sunglasses: Try on a quality pair and you’ll be hooked Continued from page 15
This time he took it, while I headed to a recliner for more sleep (or so I thought). Finn, the cat, wanted back in just as I started to doze off. Up the stairs I limped to let him in so he didn’t wake up the entire house by yelling at each window and door. But he wasn’t ready for a nap, which meant I wasn’t going to get any sleep. He wanted to play. Needless to say, by about 9 p.m. Sunday, I was out cold. Who was sleeping on my chest? Finn. Chew toy by morning, mattress by night. That’s my job for him, it seems. Shades of football
For those of you who have encountered me out in public, chances are if it wasn’t at night or wasn’t during a rainy day, I’d have had sunglasses on.
I squint. A lot. And that can lead to a headache. Sunglasses, even on an overcast day, help keep me from squinting. I’ve worn countless pairs since my days as a teenager. I’ve also broken or lost countless pairs over the years. It wasn’t until I started purchasing more expensive, high-quality sunglasses that I actually wore them out rather than lost or broke them. I started out with Vuarnets and moved up to Oakleys. Since the mid-1980s, I’ve owned a pair of Vuarnets and two sets of Oakley sunglasses. I use some cheaper glasses for the cold of winter, but am addicted to Oakleys these days. And the people at Oakley Inc. sent me a pair of Oakland Raiders Flak 2.0 XL sunglasses recently, part of their NFL
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collection. I’m a longtime Raiders fan, so these glasses are cool for me. And very well made. They are the wraparound style. They stay in place on your face, I imagine even in a windstorm or if you were riding on a motorcycle or in a boat. Of course, the NFL collection has options for fans of every NFL team, including the Detroit Lions. I’ll admit the Lions glasses looked pretty cool too, as they have blue lenses and the Oakley signature “O” on the frames is done in blue on the black frames. I rarely go for designer brand clothing, but when it comes to
sunglasses, I do, and with good
reason.
"We encourage all local businesses to participate in the EmployerOne survey, it's integral to be part of the process. The greater the input into the survey, the greater the opportunities we have in Chatham-Kent to find the right positions and jobs and promote ourselves locally and across the globe."
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Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce
NOW LIVE! January 1 - 31
FAMILY LITERACY DAY January 27, 2020 NEWSPAPER
Celebrate with the Paddling Puppets January 27 - Chatham-Kent Public Library, Chatham Branch, 120 Queen St. - 10:00am & 11:00am
A variety of colourful puppets bring environmental stories to life. Tickets handed out 20 minutes before each performance. Drop in!
Play with your food and write words with alphabet cereal and soup.
Winter Reading Program January 27 - March 14 - Wallaceburg Branch of the CKPL, Wallaceburg Branch - 209 James St., Wllc.
For each book you read a reading club book mark will be stamped. After 10 stamps, bring your bookmark to Harvey’s in Wallaceburg to get a free kids meal. Coupons can be redeemed until March 31, 2020. Sponsored by Wallaceburgs Harvey’s serving Swiss Chalet.
Make Dough for Play!
Ingredients: • 1 1/4 cups of flour • 1/4 cup of salt • 1 package of dry unsweetened juice crystals •1 cup of boiling water, cooled down so you can touch it • 1 1/2 tablespoons of vegetable oil Directions: 1. Get a large bowl 2. Mix the flours, salt, and dry juice crystals in the bowl. 3. Add the water and vegetable oil to the large bowl and stir. 4. Mix with your hands for about 5 minutes, until smooth and the dough is all one colour. 5. Put the play dough in a zipper bag to keep it soft for up to 2 months. Tip: Use food colouring instead of juice crystals to make different colours of play dough
Financial Financial
See all Take 20 learning activities at
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Single and Ready to Mingle? Valentine’s Day Thursday, Jan. 30 (ages 30-50) Feb. 14 - Reserve Now! Special Menu Thursday, Feb. 6 (ages 50 plus) Call today to pre register, $10
includes a beverage of your choice, some appetizers, while we play speed dating. Speed dating 7pm sharp
plus regular menu Live Music by Soul Cats 8pm Everyone Welcome! Singles, couples, groups!
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THE CHATHAM VOICE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020
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Thursday, January 23: • Open Euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome. Friday, January 24: • 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 cabbage rolls, roast beef or fish & chips for $10. Everyone Welcome. • Meat draw at 6:00pm at the Thamesville Legion, Victoria Rd., Thamesville. Everyone Welcome. Saturday, January 25: • 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! • Meat draw (4:00pm-6:00pm) and dance (4:30pm9:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dance featuring Unity Station. Everyone Welcome. • Chatham Community Blood Donation Event. St. Clair College - HealthPlex. 1001 Grand Ave. W., Chatham. 9:00am-1:00pm. Monday, January 27: • Open Euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome. • The Active Lifestyle Centre, 20 Merritt Ave., Chatham morning workshop on making wired jewelry. $30/non-members. Call the Centre 519-352-5633 to book your spot. Space is limited. • Chatham-Kent Toast Masters meeting. A non-profit service club that offers members the chance to build their leadership and public speaking skills. 6:30pm7:45pm. Village on the Thames, 850 Grand Ave W., Chatham. Parking and entrance at the back of the building. 18 and over. Tuesday, January 28: • Open Euchre (1:00pm), open shuffleboard (7:00pm) and two-person euchre (7:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome. Wednesday, January 29: •Pepper (1:00pm) and fun darts (7:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome.
Saturday, February 1: • 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! • Meal (5:15pm-6:30pm), fun 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. • Curl for Cancer at the Chatham Granite Club. Fun & prizes for all! Includes hot lunch, snacks and two 6-end games of curling. Registration Fee $20. $100 minimum in pledges. • Meat draw (4:00pm-6:00pm) and dance (4:30pm9:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dance featuring the Marquis. Everyone Welcome. Sunday, February 2: • Chatham Granite Club Brunch, 43 William St. N., Chatham. 10:30am=12:30pm. Adults $10. Children 4-10 years $5. Under 4 FREE. Monday, February 3: • Open Euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome. • The Chatham-Kent Film Group presents “And the Birds Rained Down” at Galaxy Cineplex Theatres. Two shows: 4:00pm and 7:00pm. $10 cash at the door. 519-359-8455. • Chatham-Kent Toast Masters meeting. A non-profit service club that offers members the chance to build their leadership and public speaking skills. 6:30pm7:45pm. Village on the Thames, 850 Grand Ave W., Chatham. Parking and entrance at the back of the building. 18 and over. Tuesday, February 4: • Tilbury Community Blood Donation Event - Tilbury Arena - Ryder Hall, 49 Bond Ave. 2:00pm-7:00pm. • The Suicide Prevention & Education Committee of Chatham-Kent will be hosting a safeTalk workshop. 5:30pm-9:00pm. Room 108, St. Clair College Chatham Campus. Must be 18 years to register. Please arrive on time, late entrance may effect certification. Please register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/safe talk-training-tickets-89323367597.
• The ICES Team and Laura, from Women’s College will be at the Active Lifestyle Centre, 20 Merritt Ave., at a hallway table (10am-2pm) providing information on Cholesterol and Heart Health.
Wednesday, February 5: • Calvary Church, 34 Victoria Ave at Barthe St. invites all ladies to their weekly Wednesday 9:30am COFFEE BREAK. We are starting a new book Comfort. Learn what the bible says to us while meeting new friends. Call 519-354-4235.
• Calvary Church, 34 Victoria Ave at Barthe St. invites all ladies to their weekly Wednesday 9:30am COFFEE BREAK. We are starting a new book Comfort. Learn what the bible says to us while meeting new friends. Call 519-354-4235.
Saturday, February 8: • 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!
• Rise Above PTSD: Stories of Redemption. Featuring Murray Dawson, Brian Knowler, Emily Hime and more! Doors 6:00pm. Talks 7:00pm. $35 includes light appetizers. Ten-Seven Cafe & Lounge, 595 St. Clair St., Chatham. All proceeds to RISE HOUSE International and the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre.
• RentSmart - Landlord Course. 9:30am-1:00pm at the Chatham Public Library - Chatham branch. Registration is required. Fees: $0 Association members, $75 for non-members. Contact: chathamkentlandlordassoc@gmail.com
Thursday, January 30: • Open Euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome. Friday, January 31: • FREE PA Day for ages 4-10. 8:30am-3:30pm at First Reformed Church, cnr of Lacroix and Indian Creek Rd., Chatham. Featuring Pet and Wildlife Rescue of Chatham & Mad Science, crafts, music, stories, exercises and sports. Lunch and snacks are provided at no cost. Please Call 519-351-0046 for early registration as space is limited. or email: reformedfirst@gmail.com. • Meat draw at 6:00pm at the Thamesville Legion, Victoria Rd., Thamesville. Everyone Welcome.
CK Metal Detecting Club. Last Thursday of the month. Erickson Arena. 7:00pm. Guests welcome. 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. Love to Sing? Jubilee Chorus is rehearsing for its Spring Season and new members are always welcome! No experience or auditions required. We meet weekly on Tuesday nights from 7:00pm-9:00pm at St. Andrew’s Church (85 William St. S., Chatham) Call Cynthia Luimes 519-397-3318 for more info. Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com
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Help Wanted
Prayer Line Healing Love Ministry has an all night prayer line. 12:00am7:00am with prayer partners to minister to you. Call 519-3543532. A community sharing meal at 6:00pm. Informal service at 7:00pm. Call for info.
Help Wanted
is hiring a full-time REPORTER Covering: civic affairs, climate change, education and the environment
The Chatham Voice seeks a journalist with a passion for digging below the surface to uncover the real story. Skepticism is a weapon. Must be able to work some evenings for meeting and event coverage, with an eye on stories that matter to our readers rather than what received the most conversation around the council table. Successful applicant will be responsible for own transportation. Send Resumes:
Bruce Corcoran - General Manager The Chatham Voice bruce@chathamvoice.com or 71 Sass Rd., Unit 4, Chatham, ON N7M 5J4
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THE CHATHAM VOICE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020
CLASSIFIEDS Obituary
Announcement
WEAVER: Pamela Jane ‘Pam’
A resident of Chatham, Pamela Weaver passed away at Bluewater Health in Sarnia surrounded by close family and friends on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the age of 60. Born in Chatham, Pam was the daughter of the late Ronald Weaver and the late Vivian (Morningstar) Weaver. Beloved wife of 20 years to Eric Dilliott. Former spouse to Perry Millson, Timothy Swain and the late Bob McCart. Loving mother to Jennifer Ginty (Jordan) of Chatham, Randy Swain (Kassandra Young) of Chatham, Taylor Dilliott of Hamilton and Alexandra Dilliott of Niagara Falls. Proud GiGi to Marshall Ginty, Koltyn Wilson, Anthony Swain and Owen Swain. Predeceased by her brother Scott Weaver. Sister to Jill Ferren and Mark Weaver (Cindy). Honourary mother and best friend to Becca Webster, Aaron ‘Skinny’ Sparks and Andie Wright. Also missed by many nieces, nephews, friends, clients, extended family and local businesses. Pam owned and operated Pam’s Painting, which she ran with her family and friends for over 30 years. She enjoyed travelling with friends and family, particularly to Montego Bay, Jamaica and on Caribbean Cruises. She was passionate about cooking and entertaining, and her door was always open for friends, family and fun. Pam lived life to the fullest and on her own terms. Come join family and friends in celebrating the life of Pam Weaver on Friday Jan. 31, 2020 from 6pm -11pm at the Kent-Belgium-Dutch Canadian Club, 34 Byng Ave, Chatham, ON. Donations made in memory of Pamela to the Chatham Goodfellows, Pretty In Pink or Outreach for Hunger would be appreciated. Online condolences may be left at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com McKinlay Funeral Home 459 St. Clair Street, Chatham 519-351-2040
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AUCTION SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 • 1pm
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OBITUARIES Lise Ashikawa 73, Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home
Wayne Goodall 73, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home
Dr. John Hornell 79, Monday, January 13, 2020 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home
Terry Schwarz 67, Thursday, January 16, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home
Mr. Darcy Slater 65, Thursday, January 16, 2020 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home
Pamela “Pam” Weaver 60, Thursday, January 16, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home
Betty Gardiner 71, Saturday, January 11, 2020 Blenheim Community Funeral Home
Timothy Patrick Flanagan 63, Saturday, January 18, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home
Paul Kozlof 66, Thursday, January 16, 2020 Blenheim Community Funeral Home
Laurier Cote 70, Monday, January 13, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home
Ernest Alexander Morden 92, Thursday, January 16, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home
Justin Nathan Shoemaker 34, Friday, January 17, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home
Deborah Anne Marie White 51, Saturday, January 11, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home
Madeleine Grace Sheppard 94, Sunday, January 19, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home
Shirley Jill Mandigo 72, Saturday, January 11, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home
Ronald “Ron” Quenneville 73, Friday, January 10, 2020 Life Transitions
Ruth Anne Innes 80, Sunday, January 12, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home
Eileen S. Fielder 89, Monday, January 13, 2020 Life Transitions
Sergio “Sandy” Roman 75, Sunday, January 12, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home
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THE CHATHAM VOICE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020
Thank you Chatham-Kent! This year, PRIDE Seeds is celebrating its 70th anniversary. We are proud of our Pain Court roots and would like to say thank you to the many local growers, dealers, customers and employees who have been part of our story. The seed corn and soybeans we grow in this area are planted on farms all across Canada. At PRIDE Seeds we never forget that in Chatham-Kent, We Grow For The World.
RYAN SNOBELEN 519.358.6826
MATT CHAPPLE 519.359.3856
PRIDE Seeds Regional Manager
PRIDE Seeds Market Development Agronomist