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vided to council in closed session. We monitor it quite closely. The clerk in the room is responsible for policing it. She often stands up and interrupts if the discussion deviates from what should be in closed,” he said. “Open-session questions need to go into open session.” In regard to the sidewalk issue, the provincial government has altered how it wants municipalities to remove snow from sidewalks in terms of how timely the work has to be done, and how those sidewalks need to be de-iced. The municipality is considering asking proper-
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walk snow maintenance issue was simply to offer legal opinion. “Here’s the new legislation and we have some options open to you,” he said legal services personnel explained to council. “Increase taxes to start paying for this new salting that has to be done, or we ask the citizens to do it.” Norton said he believes the municipality is being very transparent in its use of closed session, but admits that unless you are present behind those closed doors, you cannot tell. “I get that it might look like we have a full public discussion in closed. There’s no way to prove against that,” he said. “But we’re being very transparent in my view.” Norton maintains council is only heading into closed session for the reasons under the Municipal Act. “Often, what we do is before we go into open, we go into closed to discuss what items may require legal advice,” he said. Continued on page 4
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Traffickers prey on victims’ emotions Continued from page 1
He’ll then continue by telling her she’s pretty, buying her things and selling her a romantic fantasy. He will isolate her from her family and friends, and once he has her convinced it’s love, he will tell her she needs to just do these sexual favours so they can have the life they want. Before the victim is even aware, she is servicing clients daily and if she tries to get away, she is punished or her family threatened. Rota said recruiters, who can be male or female, use several other methods including befriending girls on social media or dating sites, gaining their trust and confidence to get the victim to reveal all the personal information a pimp would need to control her. “Kids post everything on social media, so the pimps know everything about them,” Rota said. “It used to be our kids played in the backyard and we could look out the window and see them. Now the world is our kids’ backyard and they are incredibly accessible.” She relayed in one situation, a young girl left her pimp and he took a picture of himself with a gun and sent it to the girl’s father demanding a $10,000 exit
fee. Rota said the pimps collect all the information they need to intimidate and control their victims. In one video Miller showed the audience, a young woman was interviewed by the Toronto Star with a heart-breaking story of being trafficked for sex, using drugs and alcohol for emotional escape, and the final indignity – when she didn’t answer the phone when her pimp called, he tracked her down, slashed her Achilles tendon and left her beside some garbage. She survived, but has to struggle daily to overcome the trauma of what was done to her. According to Meka Cedar, with Chatham-Kent Victims’ Services, who was also a speaker, her agency has helped 12 victims of human trafficking, and seven of those victims were born and raised in Chatham, the youngest being 16 years old. All the speakers made the same point – human trafficking is happening here in our community and our children are vulnerable. Chat rooms, social media, parties, group homes, the mall – recruiters are out there looking for the most vulnerable and easily manipulated victims. “Education and awareness is so important,” said Miller. “I’m so glad to see
so many parents here with their teens.” To help put a face to the second most lucrative crime in Canada behind drug trafficking, guest speaker Jen Devoe, a trafficking survivor from Windsor, told her story of being a young teen who was bullied and marginalized. She turned to acting out and drugs, and after two children and a marriage that ended, she was lured into a gang, tattooed as gang property and forced to service clients. In the end, she was sleeping on a gravel floor in a basement with only a blanket and a cat for company, with no hope she could find a way out with no money, no support and no identification. Continued on page 4
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She finally took a phone number from her addictions counsellor, decided she had nothing to lose, and called a woman who got her out, hid her from the gang, and then got her out of the area to a facility in Windsor, where it took months for her to lower her guard enough to accept help. After a standing ovation, Devoe said her life is good now, she is back in touch with her two children and
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Legal opinions offered in closed session Continued from page 2
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on the likelihood of the bridge failing if the crack isn’t fixed. “Council may ask for a legal opinion on what the consequences are. Are we allowed to not fix the bridge and take the risk? It’s not something you discuss in open,” he said. That first session of the new council was packed with closed session items.
Norton said there had been nothing discussed in closed for months prior. “We were bottlenecked and needed direction from the new council,” he said. Since that Dec. 10 meeting, the two meetings that followed had nothing on the closed agenda. But this past Monday saw
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Transparent? In its CK Plan 2035, Chatham-Kent officials state that one of three critical success factors is an “open, transparent and effectively governed” municipality. The other two factors are financial sustainability – paying down debt, a balanced budget and reserve funds, and resiliency – the ability to respond to emerging strategic priorities and adapt to change. Fantastic. It sounds great. The fact the municipality knows being open and transparent is a critical success factor is a huge step in the right direction. The fact they still aren’t walking the walk is of concern, however. Councillors Aaron Hall and Carmen McGregor are doing an amazing job in Wallaceburg, meeting with citizens in a local coffee shop to talk about what is coming up on the council agenda. Hall tweets out all the info on the agenda with links for people wanting to take a look at attached reports. That is open and transparent. Mayor Darrin Canniff is using social media to communicate issues like road closures, upcoming events and his up-to-the-minute whereabouts. That is open and transparent. South Kent Coun. Trevor Thompson has been using social media for years to update folks on what is going on “around the horseshoe.” Again, open. Not having the base budget details for the public to look at, including no info on the police budget at all, before the public consultations – not so much. Finance staffers Mike Turner and Gord Quinton did a great job of explaining budget process and terminology during the draft budget presentation, but what was lacking were the actual spending details. The base budget is presented to council and the public as a fait accompli, but that doesn’t mean they don’t deserve the details of that spending to understand the process better. Issues that council knows will be of great interest to the public – such as salary increases for council –should be a no-brainer sent out ahead of time. The same with detailed spending rationale when management is presenting different options to council on capital projects. The journey is sometimes just as important as the destination. Management should not be deciding what the public should and shouldn’t know about when it comes to spending. If staff investigated and crunched numbers, all those figures should be available with no extra work needed. Don’t just say you are open and transparent; actually BE open and transparent.
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Wage comparison badly needed Sir: Significant kudos go out to both Bruce Corcoran and Robert Hakker for the information that they recently revealed to the taxpayers of Chatham-Kent about the obscene wage and benefit inequities that exist between the private and public sector jobs. Thank you, Bruce, for calling on our new council to “treat the spending of taxpayer money as if it were their own.” I fully support your call for a benchmarking study that compares the wages and benefits of our local municipal jobs to similar private sector jobs. Any response from administration that suggests this cannot be done would come as no surprise, given that Chatham-Kent is considered one of the least transparent and most secretive municipalities in all of Ontario, but it would only be an excuse to avoid the truth. It can be done! This is information that C-K citizens have a right to see,
and it is an issue that our new council has a perfect opportunity to add to their clean slate. As Mr. Corcoran said, our new council needs to put the interests of the people of Chatham-Kent before the wishes of the administration. That is your job! And so too should the Chatham-Kent Police Board! In Mr. Corcoran’s Dec. 20 column, “Budget survey? More info, please,” in The Voice, he made mention of municipal staff having use of municipal vehicles for personal use. He asked “for example, why give a manager who makes upwards of $200,000 a year his or her own luxury SUV? Couldn’t a more fuel efficient and lower-priced reliable sedan or smaller SUV do instead?” Unfortunately, little did most readers know that Bruce was not referring to some hypothetical example. Such a situation occurred
right here in Chatham-Kent, and recently! Our local C-K Police Board held a session to discuss and propose and approve an upgrade to the police chief’s personal taxpayer funded vehicle from a Ford Explorer, having an MSRP of about $54,000 to a Chevrolet Tahoe having an MSRP of about $73,000. This, despite the chief’s contract which allows-for and describes allowance only-for a personal taxpayer funded vehicle at a “reasonable cost providing suitable transportation.” For most hard-working, responsible and logical citizens of Chatham-Kent, the Ford Escape SUV more than adequately fits that description, especially when you consider that the wage the chief is being paid more than provides him the ability to pay for his own private vehicle! Who is running this
business we call Chatham-Kent? When are we going to see responsible, logical and sustainable decisions being made by the people we vote in and the people we pay (big money) to run this show? Please, council (and others), give us a sign that you have an accountable attitude to your jobs! Prove to us that you have the backbone, the intestinal fortitude and the “cajones” to change the culture of the politics in this municipality. Citizens of C-K voted for change in November, not just lip-service! In closing – thank you Robert Hakker for your letter recognizing Mr. Corcoran’s message. I have wanted to do the same since the Dec. 20 edition of The Voice came out, but I was concerned I would be a voice in the desert. I’m glad to know I am not the only one who is tired of the “fox minding the henhouse.” Rick Youlton Chatham
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Touchdown! United Way exceeds goal
found chairing the campaign an incredible part of her life. “It’s been an amazing experiThe United Way of Cha- ence for me. Everyone has been tham-Kent (UWOCK) placed its so helpful,” she said. “I learned trust in a teenager, and Caterina a lot; it take s a lot of confidence to do presentations and to speak Dawson delivered. in front of others. Dawson, 19, There is a lot of chair of the 2018 “How the communiresponsibility and fundraising cam- ty comes together to paign, revealed to accomplish a common you have to be able to take on a a packed house at task.” the Links of Kent goal, the passion, givDarrin Canniff, Thursday morn- ing, people, volunteers mayor of Chaing that the cam- and partnerships that tham-Kent and a paign exceeded develop. These are its $1.559 million such important aspects former campaign co-chair, said the goal, coming in at of our community.” United Way cam$1,565,140. paign “defines a “I’m so excited, - Mayor Darrin Canniff community. so thrilled to see “How the community comes it all come together. It’s amazing together to accomplish a comto go over our goal,” she said. Dawson, who was still in high mon goal, the passion, giving, school at Ecole secondaire de people, volunteers and partnerPain Court when she was named ships that develop. These are as campaign chair last June, such important aspects of our By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
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Caterina Dawson, chair of the 2018 United Way of Chatham-Kent campaign, smiles after revealing the campaign reached $1,565,140, exceeding its target.
community,” he said. Canniff thanked Dawson for her efforts. “I can’t imagine when I was 19 years old doing what Caterina has done,” he said. Dawson admitted she was quite nervous at the opening of the camAs: paign. But the support from UWOCK staff helped her quickly get over that. She also came to realize how widespread the community support is for the campaign. “It’s not all big-business people. It’s your neighbours,” she said.
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As for why she took up the campaign torch in the first place, Dawson said she was following her passion. “I’ve always loved helping people. And I hope to encourage other youth to become more involved,” she said. Dawson began as a co-op student at UWOCK, and staff approached her to see if she’d be interested in chairing the campaign. She knew she’d have excellent support. “Volunteers are a very big aspect in what we do and to make it work,” Dawson said. She appreciates everything the United Way does to help improve the community. “We do so much work to help
so many people,” she said. “The real life changers are the people who are always on the go for UWOCK.” Steve Pratt, in completing his first fundraising campaign as the new CEO of UWOCK, thanked the community for its contributions of time, skills and donations. “You are essential in helping with the fight for the health, education and financial stability of everyone in our community,” he said in a media release. “Today marks a transition to new and innovative ways of doing things. To all of Chatham-Kent, I would like you to know that United Way is truly working for you.”
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019
C-K budget process underway By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
Chatham-Kent taxpayers are looking at a 1.7-percent increase, about $48 per year on the average tax bill, right out of the gate for the 2019 draft budget, which won’t be finalized until after public input and council debate. The draft was presented to council members last week, and municipal staff warned the starting increase could be as high as 2.03 per cent if the provincial government doesn’t come through with promised funds from the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund. Chief Financial Officer Mike Turner said they should know more this week if that funding will be coming. Not included in the draft is $5.04 million in onetime requests that will be up to council to look at and debate. Good news for the budget is the savings from changes made to Bill 147 and the minimum wage mandate. According to the draft budget, over $554,000 will be saved from employee labour costs from the government repealing the minimum wage hike from $14 to $15 in 2019. Information on the draft budget is available on the municipal website at https:// w w w. c h a t h a m - k e n t .
ca/local-government/ financial-information/2019-municipal-budget. Council will be taking the budget on the road this week to hear from the public. Budget Chair and Coun. Brock McGregor said he encourages the public to get information from the website and attend the meetings so they can make informed input on the budget process. “We want residents to be informed about municipal spending,” said McGregor. “The more information they have, the better feedback we receive as council members.” Not included in the draft budget for the public to see is the Chatham-Kent Police Service portion of the base budget, which won’t be available until Jan. 31, according to the municipal website. The first day of budget deliberations in council chambers is expected to begin on the evening of Jan. 30 and may continue until Feb. 7. Written and verbal presentations of up to five minutes are welcome at each meeting. To register to speak, sign up is available at the door at the deliberation meetings. Residents are asked to check the schedule posted on the municipal 2019 budget website for updates on the timing for deputations.
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Been farming long?
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Joey Wilson, left, and Sawyer Phelan remove the lug nuts on a tractor tire at McGrail Farm Equipment in Chatham. The two kindergarten students joined the rest of their class from St. Vincent School and toured McGrail, learning about farm equipment in a hands-on manner on Friday.
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Habitat launches student contest The Chatham Voice Thursday, January 24, 2019 • CKPL Wallaceburg branch invites you to a Community Wellness Day to boost your sense of wellbeing and of community over the cold winter months. 2:30pm-4:30pm. The event will include a free one hour yoga session from 2:30pm-3:30pm, St. John’s Ambulance Therapy Dogs from 3:30pm-4:30pm. Arts and crafts table for those feeling creative. 209 James St., Wallaceburg. • Open euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm. • The Week of Prayer - 93rd Anniversary for Christian Unity at First Presbyterian Church. Theme “Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue” - Deut. 16: 1820. Rev. Mike Maroney, First Presbyterian Church. 12noon - 12:35pm. Free will offering. Lunch following. Elevator service. • Open euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm. • Alzheimer Society seminar “Finding Your Way” series at the Active Lifestyle Centre. Lunch and learn topic is “What is a dementia friendly community?” Free lunch and learn from 11:30am-1:00pm. Space is limited and registration is required. Call 519-3525633 to book your seat. Friday, January 25, 2019 • Meal (5:30pm-7:00pm), open darts (7:30pm) and Catch the Ace (drawn at 6:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Choice of Liver and onions, roast beef or fish & chips for $10.00. • The Week of Prayer - 93rd Anniversary for Christian Unity at First Presbyterian Church. Theme “Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue” - Deut. 16: 18-20. Deacon Steve Cartier, Family of Parishes. 12noon - 12:35pm. Free will offering. Lunch following. Elevator service. Saturday, January 26, 2019 • Saturday Morning Breakfast at First Presbyterian Church, Chatham (corner of Fifth St and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge every Saturday morning from 9:30am-11:00am. Everyone is most welcome. • Meat draw (4:00pm-6:00pm) and dance (4:30pm9:30pm) featuring Southlanders at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Sunday, January 27, 2019 • The Week of Prayer - 93rd Anniversary for Christian Unity at First Presbyterian Church. Theme “Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue” - Deut. 16: 18-20. Concluding inter-denomination Service. 2:00pm. Speaker: Rev. Bob Beasley at First Presbyterian Church. • Bothwell Ministerial Association presents a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service at 3:00pm at the Bothwell Baptist Church, 280 Peter St. N., Bothwell. Monday, January 28, 2019 • Open euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm. • Painting morning with local artist Bev Fish of Fish Tale Studio, Wallaceburg at the Active Lifestyle Centre. Call 519-352-5633 for details. Tuesday, January 29, 2019 • Open euchre (1:00pm), open shuffleboard (7:00pm) and two-person euchre (7:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. • Tulip Tree Needlearts Monthly Meeting at Honey Electric, 400 Park Ave. W., Chatham at 7:00pm. Supporting all forms of needlework, cross-stitch and embroidery. New members welcome. Call Karen 519-354-1985. Wednesday, January 30, 2019 • We welcome all ladies to Calvary Coffee Break, 34 Victoria Ave., at Barth St. Informal bible study, coffee, snacks, occasional speaker. 9:30am-11:00am. Handicapped accessible. 519-354-4235. • Pepper (1:00pm) and fun darts (7:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.
• “Eating by Design”, a free informative presentation by Dr. Jamie Richards. One hour session takes place at the Active Lifestyle Centre, 20 Merritt Ave. during their Eating Sober program starting at 10:00am. Call 519-352-5633 to reserve a space. Thursday, January 31, 2019 • Open euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm. • Dan Jones will be on site at the Active Lifestyle Centre to appraise your gold and silver coins and jewellery. Stop by between 8:30am-2:00pm and learn if you have valuable treasure. Friday, February 1, 2019 • Free PA Day from 8:30am-3:30pm at First Reformed Church, crnr of Lacroix and Indian Creek Rd., Chatham. For ages 4-10. Featuring: Crazy Raizey and Mad Science followed by crafts, music, stories, exercises and sports. Lunch and snacks provided at no cost. Please call 519-351-0046 for early registration as space is limited or email 1strefrm@ciaccess.com. • The Portuguese Club invites everyone to come out and enjoy some free public skating from 4:00pm5:30pm at the Chatham William Erickson Arena. Saturday, February 2, 2019 • Saturday Morning Breakfast at First Presbyterian Church, Chatham (corner of Fifth St and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge every Saturday morning from 9:30am-11:00am. Everyone is most welcome. Sunday, February 3, 2019 • Chatham Granite Club Sunday brunch. 41 William St. N., Chatham. 10:30am-1:00pm. Adults $10. Children 4-12 $5. Under 4 free. Monday, February 5, 2019 • The Chatham-Kent Film Group presents the Canadian film, The Grizzlies at Galaxy Cineplex Theatres. 2 showings at 4:00pm and 7:00pm. $10 cash at the door. Call 519-359-8455 for more info. Omar Daughters of the Nile Italian Lunch & Silent Auction, Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the Mocha Shrine Centre, 468 Colborne St., London. Everyone is welcome! Our sole philanthropy, the Canadian Foundation, is for the benefit of the Shriners Hospital for Children® - Canada. Doors open at 12 noon, lunch served at 1:00pm. Bidding on silent auction ends at 2:00pm. Advance tickets only. $30pp. Get tickets before February 6th. Call Judith Woods 519-360-0372 or Janet Melnyk 519-471-7895. LOVE TO SING? Jubilee Chorus is looking for NEW MEMBERS to start in January....No experience necessary, no auditions! In its 58th season, the Jubilee Chorus, a passionate community of singers which spans generations and denominations, delights in connecting people around excellent choral music of all genres and continues to enrich the lives of many with its wonderful blend of voices and the message of grace, hope, and love found in the person of our Lord, Jesus Christ. The Jubilee Chorus offers its concerts free of charge to the public and proudly supports community organizations through the freewill offerings gathered at each concert. Set Tuesdays aside each week and join us at St. Andrew’s United Church (85 William Street S., Chatham). Call Cynthia Luimes at 519-397-3318 if interested, so we can have music ready for you. FREE TUTORING - Every Tuesday night from 5:30pm-7:30pm at First Reformed Church. For info call Betty at 519-354-8902. CK Metal Detecting Club. Last Thursday of the month. Erickson Arena. 7:00pm. Guests welcome.
Students across the country have an opportunity to help a local family become a Habitat homeowner, thanks to the Meaning of Home contest, a national writing contest in support of Habitat for Humanity Canada. Launched earlier this month, the Meaning of Home contest asks students in Grades 4, 5 and 6 to share what home means to them. In the last 12 years, more than 50,000 students have shared what home has meant to them. Thanks to their inspiring words, and Genworth Canada’s support, the Meaning of Home contest has raised in excess of $1 million to build homes across Canada for families in need of decent and affordable housing. Three grand prize winners, one for
each grade, will have the opportunity to direct a grant of $25,000 to a local Habitat for Humanity of their choice. Nine runners up will receive a grant of $5,000 to the Habitat build of their choice. For every contest entry, a donation of $10 will be made to that student’s local Habitat, ensuring every student can help build Habitat homes in their community. Submissions will be accepted online until Feb. 18, and winners will be announced in April. More information on how to enter, as well as details on prizing, can be found at www.meaningofhome.ca, or by contacting Nancy McDowell, Habitat for Humanity Chatham-Kent’s executive director, at 519-352-4440 ext. 225 or nancy@ habitatchatham-kent.ca
Local lass lands Dorothy role The Chatham Voice
A Chatham teen has landed the lead role in the Wonderful Wizard of Oz audio theatre production. Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre of Chatham is putting together the performance, and Georgia Craven a Grade 12 student at Chatham-Kent Secondary School, will play Dorothy. When completed the show will be
distributed globally by Blackstone Publishing of Ashland, Ore. Craven, an honours student, has an extensive background in acting, singing, and dancing; having performed across the province. She starred in Theatre Kent’s 2016 Musical production of Anne of Green Gables, and is set to play the role of Katherine Plumber in her school’s production of Newsies.
URSULINE COLLEGE CHATHAM Invites all Grade 8 students and their parents to our
OPEN HOUSE on Thursday, January 31, 2019
Presentation to begin at 7:00 p.m. in the U.C.C. Theatre followed by guided tours. • Find out about the variety of courses offered • Guided tour with staff and school administration • See the excellent facilities available at your Catholic high school
Kent Coin Club. Third Wednesday of the month. Library at John McGregor Secondary School. 7:30pm. Al Oulds - president 519-695-5131.
Ursuline College Chatham Catholic Secondary School
Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com
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Big changes needed to stop human trafficking
Anyone looking for Bruce’s column this week, you’ll be getting the “She Said” version. For those of you who didn’t attend the Human Trafficking town hall meeting last week hosted by MPP Rick Nicholls, 600 people including teens, had their eyes opened to reality. Human trafficking is here, in our community, and our teens are vulnerable. Mary Beth Hearing the information on local police operations and from victims was chilling, and made me go home and hug my 16-year-old daughter, who is the same age as a girl from Chatham who was rescued from trafficking and helped by Chatham-Kent Victims’ Services. These disgusting recruiters and pimps make more money off of our girls – using their bodies as a product over and over – than they do by selling drugs. But the big problem, in my eyes, and in the eyes of some of the women who work with victims, is that if there was no demand for the services from men – and they are the biggest percentage of people trolling sex service sites – our girls wouldn’t be in danger of being lured or taken by traffickers. These young girls they buy are someone’s daughter, sister, or niece – and men don’t stop to think about whether that girl is being forced to do this, is beaten if she refuses, maybe hasn’t eaten or slept, or is being raped or drugged. As the police described, one sting ad on a sex site had 9,000 views in six days – 9,000! We need to focus money on education, awareness and definitely services for victims, but I would gladly empty my bank account to see these men held
accountable for soliciting sex with a young girl they think looks good on a website. Apparently, these johns plead guilty and are sent to “john school” where they are taught the realities of the girls they are using for sex – but they plead guilty to avoid telling their spouse, girlfriend or family what they were caught doing. Police hope that Corcoran johns will be more aware of the girls they are using – are they injured, are they high or drunk, do they seem afraid of their pimp, do they look underage – if so, call Crime Stoppers anonymously and try to get them help instead of victimizing the girl. I’m a little more vengeful than that because I say, start arresting these guys, like they do any sex crime perpetrator or pedophile, and let the media know. Just like with drunk drivers, it would be a deterrent if they knew their name would be out there, and their families and employers would know what they are doing. Why are our courts allowing them to hide? Treat them like drunk drivers, rapists or pedophiles. Gnocchi at its best I had the chance to try the gnocchi recipe that won a Chatham woman $5,000 from the Ontario Dairy Farmers’ Association and a spot on the 2019
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More than 600 people attended the Jan. 17 human trafficking town hall meeting at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre.
the ice to raise money in what they thought was a unique and fun way. I get that people may not be into that idea, but the harsh comments and hate thrown their way was over the top and uncalled for. Animal cruelty?
milk calendar, and I was not disappointed. It was the easiest and quickest recipe to follow and makes a delicious meal for your family. My picky eater didn’t like the texture of the gnocchi so I made fusilli noodles for it instead and was told she could eat that every day. Thanks, Tracey Summerfield Gibbons, for the recipe! Chicken chucking turns into insult chucking I just wanted to take a moment to say I don’t understand people who feel the need to verbally trash people online for a comment, opinion or event they don’t like. The Chuck- a-Chicken fundraising event coming up to raise money for an accessible playground for kids is a prime example. The organizers were called “disgusting,” “morons,” “classless,” “uneducated” and many other derogatory things for proposing to throw a frozen, packaged chicken destined for a pet food factory on
Really? We should be thanking the Bayside folks instead of telling them they need to find a new job. Their hearts are in the right place – trying to make their community a better place for kids with mobility issues.
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Fun Stuff 32 Prepare to pray 34 Chicken-king link 35 Weaver’s filling thread 37 Revolvers, e.g. 39 Air safety org. 41 Soon to come 42 Coral rings 45 Money, slangily 49 Secondary job 51 Anger 52 Infamous Idi 53 Enjoyment 54 At a snail’s pace 55 Hide 56 Explosive stick 57 Spud’s buds
ACROSS 1 Nickelodeon’s explorer 5 Phonograph stat 8 -- podrida 12 Acknowledge 13 “Born in the --” 14 Tide type 15 Korea-based sitcom
16 Laterally 18 Tartan patterns 20 Go by 21 “Star Wars” princess 23 Saute 24 Motorcycle attachments 28 Consider 31 Historic period
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10 Potato chip brand 11 Church section 17 Sprite 19 Pack of cards 22 “The results --” 24 Stitch 25 Anger 26 Jonquil’s cousin 27 Dregs 29 Shady tree 30 More, to Manuel 33 Toy block name 36 Skill 38 Richard III’s cry 40 The whole enchilada 42 Pronto, on a memo 43 Fourth dimension 44 Winnow 46 Easter emblem 47 Lotion additive 48 Chops 50 Convent denizen
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