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ings, and the investment in the local economy for Gateway Casinos an- the new build. nounced Thursday it will While the construcbuild a new “Cascades” tion of the new casino branded casino in Cha- is underway in Chatham. tham, Gateway Casinos The Cascades casino will Dresden will continue be erectto operate, ed on land “We are delighted to business as Gateway is reveal what we think usual. a c q u i r i n g will be an amazing “I want to from Bradpersonally Lea Mead- new addition to the thank Chamany attractions that ows Ltd. tham-Kent G a t e w a y draw people to ChaMayor Rano f f i c i a l s tham-Kent and the dy Hope said the for his surrounding region.” p r o p o s e d - Gateway’s Keith Andrews leadership new casino and co-opwill feaeration in ture a mix of amenities bringing this deal to a including slots and table close. I also want to exgames, pending neces- tend my gratitude to the sary government approv- staff at the municipality als and completion of the of Chatham-Kent and land acquisition, and will Chief Administrative Ofbe located at 615 Rich- ficer Don Shropshire. We mond St. at the northeast are delighted to reveal corner of Richmond and what we think will be an Keil Drive in Chatham. amazing new addition The proposed new ca- to the many attractions sino is expected to begin that draw people to Chaconstruction this spring, tham-Kent and the suronce provincial and mu- rounding region,” said nicipal approvals are ob- Keith Andrews, Senior tained.

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“We have been working with Gateway for some time and have found the company to be absolutely first-rate. They do things the right way. They’re the largest gaming company in Canada. We couldn’t have a better partner,” he said.

During the 2016/17 operating year, Chatham-Kent received $700,000 in hosting fees from Ontario Lottery and Gaming, a number the mayor said he expects to see increase with a new, larger operation in Chatham.

“Slots revenue is equal to one half of one per cent in taxes,” Mayor Hope said. “When you combine that revenue with the employment brought by the casino, it’s an important economic force in our community.”

Brad-Lea Meadows Ltd. President Dean Bradley is happy to be able to provide the real estate for the casino.

“We are pleased that Gateway chose our site for the new casino,” he said. “As most people know, this was the former site of the Wheels Inn which itself was an entertainment complex.

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Leah Barnier, 8, donates $375 in gift cards to the Chatham-Kent Hospice’s Beckie McGee.

Leah, 8, donates to C-K hospice The Chatham Voice

Leah Barnier isn’t your typical eight-year-old child.

For her eighth birthday recently, she asked friends and family for gift cards instead of presents, and informed them it was for the hos-

pice, not her.

As a result, Barnier donated $375 in gift cards to the hospice.

“Gift cards are a great way to help our hospice families, especially in our kitchen, which is one of the busiest spots at the hospice,” Jodi Maroney, Executive Direc-

tor of the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation, said in a release. “We are so touched by Leah’s generous gesture to celebrate her birthday and to honour her loved one.”

Hospice Foundation officials say the donation touched the hearts of everyone involved.

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Maple Leafs donate $50K to treatment centre The Chatham Voice

This weekend at the Toronto Maple Leafs versus Pittsburgh Penguins game at the Air Canada Centre, the MLSE Foundation, through its Community Action Grant funded by the Just Energy Foundation, presented the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation with a cheque for $50,000 in support of their Sledge Hockey and Adapted Skating Program.

The CTC-CK’s Sledge Hockey and Adapted Skating program provides the opportunity for children and youth in Chatham-Kent with special needs to participate in and enjoy the game of ice hockey, skating and be physically active.

Sledge Hockey is the

Paralympic sport version of ice hockey, where athletes with special needs are strapped into a two bladed sledge and propel themselves around the ice with sticks spiked at one end, and curved blades on the other for shooting.

CTC-CK’s Sledge Hockey and Adapted Skating program is organized and delivered by CTC-CK Recreation Therapist and Ashley Goure, Captain of Team Canada’s Women’s Sledge Hockey Team, with special appearances from Chatham-Kent Sledge Hockey Paralympian, Derek Whitson.

“The Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation is thrilled to receive support from the MLSE Foundation, a like-minded organization committed to ensuring all chil-

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In all of Ontario, the MLSE Foundation awarded one Toronto Raptors Grant of $50,000 for a basketball program, one Toronto FC Grant of $50,000 for a soccer program, and one Toronto Maple Leafs Grant of $50,000 for a hockey/skating program.

In addition to the donation, the MLSE Foundation invited CTC staff, program participants and

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Evan Oslund, sledge participant on a tour of the Air Canada Centre on Saturday, checks out the ice surface prior to a game. The Foundation of the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent received $50,000 from Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment on the weekend, in support of the centre’s Sledge Hockey and Adapted Skating Program.

their families to Saturday’s Leafs versus Pittsburgh game for the cheque presentation. Participants arrived at the Air Canada Centre hours before game time for an afternoon of touring the facility, meeting some Toronto Maple Leafs staff such as Joe Bowen, fist-bumping the Maple Leafs team as they made their way onto the ice, and a meet-and-greet with Darryl Sittler.

“We are proud to award the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation of

Chatham-Kent the Community Action Grant (in partnership with Just Energy Foundation),” said Tanya Mruck, Executive Director of MLSE Foundation. “MLSE Foundation is extremely supportive of programs that go beyond teaching the skills of sport but that harness the power of sport to be transformative for youth of all abilities. The CTCCK’s commitment to deliver specialized and adapted programming is an excellent example of

how sport can and does enhance communities across Ontario.”

The funds will be used to replace old equipment, purchase additional sleds to allow for more program participants, and build the sled loan program so program participants can enjoy school and community skates with their classmates and families. Funds will also help decrease program registration fees, and increase program awareness and outreach.

It is good to have this vacant property put to use; which generates substantial hosting fees for the municipal bottom line and brings both new jobs and economic activity to Chatham-Kent. This is a good news story allround for our community.”

“Today’s announcement starts the clock on the countdown to an excit-

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We are tremendously excited about the great opportunities the proposed new casino presents with brand new amenities and new gaming options for our customers,” said Gateway Casino’s Dresden General Manager, Damien DeRoux.

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University to study well water

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

In order to answer the question about how much black shale is safe to be ingested, Water Wells First is teaming up with the University of Windsor to study the issue.

Kevin Jakubec, spokesperson for WWF, made the announcement from the home of Angie and Jim Leveille, after they received an e-mail from the Ministry of Environment explaining they would not be getting any water from the wind farm company while their complaint was investigated.

Jakubec said the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, led by Dr. Joel Gagnon, who is also the head of GLIER (Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research), has agreed to work with the WWF experts to study the black shale and the aquifer that is unique to this area.

This past week, Jakubec

was invited to the university to see the state-ofthe-art lab and facilities WWF experts will have access to start finding answers and solid data on how the shale ended up in the wells, its long-term health affects since it contains toxic heavy metals, and any suggestions for remediation to save the aquifer and a potable water supply for well users.

The question of whether the water is safe is one that is most disturbing for people whose wells have been affected. Dover resident Marc St. Pierre, who has been buying water for drinking for two and half years, has two filtration systems on his well water supply and worries that even bathing and cooking with the water may be harming his family’s health. His filters, however, can only remove particles larger than four microns.

A recent test of the well water of Jessica and Paul Brooks has shown that in one millilitre of their well

water, there are 682,000 particles of black shale, half of which are under one micron in size.

At a press conference at Queen’s Park last week hosted by Essex MPP Taras Natyshak, St. Pierre spoke to the media about his concerns.

“My wife is in delicate health, so to know that I am slowly poisoning her with this water is very disheartening,” St. Pierre said at the press conference. “We have been buying water, we don’t drink it (the well water) but it can be dermally taken in through the skin into the bloodstream and I think the stress level in my home is quite high knowing this.”

Jakubec said that the problem is, as explained to them by a toxicology expert WWF consulted, long-term chronic exposure to the heavy metals (arsenic, lead, mercury, uranium) in the shale, which could lead to cancer.

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It’s pothole season in C-K

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

It’s been a tough winter on Chatham-Kent roads, as many urban streets are strewn with potholes.

Miguel Pelletier, director of Public Works for the municipality, said crews have been out patching whenever the weather warms up.

“They are challenged to keep up with the amount of potholes coming up,” he said.

The challenge comes from the freeze-thaw cycle of Chatham-Kent winters.

“Once the water gets underneath (the top layer of asphalt), then it freezes

and expands. When the ice melts, and the water goes away, you are left with a gap,” Pelletier said.

“The asphalt can pop up or fall away, creating potholes.”

He said crews use a cold mix on smaller holes that can be used even with water present. But hot patching for larger holes has to be done with the pothole cleaned up and free of water.

“As the weather continues to warm up, Public Works crews will be cold patching pot holes”, Pelletier said. “Once roadways are dry and clear of winter traction materials (salt and brine), and temperatures remain consis-

tently above freezing, our crews will begin more permanent repair process.”

As for how bad they are this year, Pelletier said it’s a simple formula.

“The more freeze-thaw cycles you have, the more chances you have of getting the potholes and road damage,” he said.

Motorists are reminded to proceed carefully through standing water, as potholes may be hidden beneath the water.

In order to maintain safe working environments, motorists are also asked to reduce speeds and obey traffic control persons when passing road crews.

Residents are encour-

rable to conditions in the stomach. The test uses strong acid for a longer contact time to actually dissolve the rock and release the metals from the stone matrix for analysis.

That does not happen in the stomach because the acid is much weaker and the acid contact time much shorter, so the particles do not dissolve,” Colby said in an e-mail.

Jakubec said with no scientific studies done on the long-term exposure of ingesting and bathing in water containing black shale particles, the partnership with the University of Wi n d sor is a huge

step in finding out the effects of the black shale.

“We are doing the work the province and the public health unit should be doing in protecting people’s health and protecting safe and clean drinking water for the people in Chatham-Kent,” Jakubec said.

For the Leveilles, the most recent well owners to have problems, hearing they would not be getting a safe water supply while their well

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The dreaded pothole has cropped up on many a paved roadway in Chatham-Kent this winter.

If you know of a particularly bad one, the municipality wants to hear from you.

aged to report the location of potholes on municipal roadways by phon-

ing 519-360-1998, or by emailing CKinfo@chatham-kent.ca.

Last year, 313 potholes were reported to Customer Service.

complaint is being investigated was “like a punch in the gut.”

“The sense of abandonment I feel from my province is profound. I trusted you to do the right thing,

Kathleen (Wynne). I trusted you would do something to prevent this from happening to more families. You betrayed us,” Angie said in a statement. “I cooked and bathed in that

water on Sunday morning when our well stopped working. What have I exposed myself to? I’m having a really hard time with that conclusion.”

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Dr. David Colby, medical officer of health in Chatham-Kent said the health hazard investigation has already been completed and the water itself is safe to drink. Jakubec, however, said neither the MOECC nor the health unit ever tested the black shale sediment.

When asked about the digestive process releasing the heavy metals, similar to the acid digestion test used in a lab to separate the heavy metals from the rock, Colby said the two could not be compared.

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Who wins?

Proponents say the shifting of the Gateway casino in Dresden to Chatham in 2020 is great news for the local tourist industry and will revitalize the area of Richmond Street and Keil Drive in Chatham.

But what about the fallout from the casino move?

In terms of staffing, it’s logical to think most personnel employed at the Slots in Dresden will simply shift with the casino to Chatham. No big deal there.

But for the Dresden Raceway and the community of Dresden, the move will be a big deal. Think of the number of people who regularly visit Dresden to enjoy the casino, and who often support nearby businesses. Their loss will be felt.

To what extent won’t be known for years, however.

And what about Riverview Gaming Centre on Riverview Drive in Chatham? The business has a number of slot machines to go with its thriving bingo floor. Some of that traffic will likely head down the road to the new casino in 2020.

Bingo players are a very habitual crowd, by and large. But we can see some heading over to the new casino to see what all the fuss is about.

Will they stay? That remains to be seen.

If they do, that will impact the efforts of a number of clubs and non-profit organizations that regularly fundraise by hosting bingo nights at Riverview Bingo. We are a very giving community, by and large, but it might be difficult to make up for some drop off in support if people flock to the one-armed bandits down Keil Drive rather than grab their dabbers to play bingo.

The Richmond and Keil location is indeed a prime spot for development. It’s located with easy access off Queen’s Line and is not far from Highway 401, so out-of-town folks can readily access it.

The Casino will be located next door to the John D. Bradley Convention Centre, and the Holiday Inn Express, creating a tourist hub of sorts. People coming from out of town to enjoy an event at the convention centre will also be able to try their luck at the casino, and spend the night only a short distance away.

The decision to move is one made by Gateway, the company the province asked to run the slot floor in Dresden. Don’t blame municipal staff or politicians, but know that many embraced the concept, as more revenue at the slots means more hosting fees for the municipality.

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Opinion

Well owners deserve much more Sir: As per the statement

by Dr. David Colby in The Chatham Voice recently (“Dr. Colby sticks to his well comments,” in the March 8 Voice), I am referring to his quote as follows: “There are no scientifically conducted studies on the ingestion of black shale and I do not expect any to be undertaken, but the groundwater in the area has always been exposed to black shale and we are aware of no health problems attributable to it.”

Your statement of no health problems are probably true, however, Dr. Colby, no one has ever pile driven in the black shale area to put up wind

turbines before. It is quite odd and very simple to see since Samsung and Pattern started the operation of pile driving for turbines, residents’ wells in that area have gone bad in Dover and North Kent.

No scientific studies done as of yet on the ingestion of black shale undertaken. I think of what you said … no one wants to drink that water that has been tested by these well owners and it is a good thing they did test the wells before this all started as now when the wells are damaged they have proof of what is happening.

The Wynne government, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Minister of Health, MPPs, Mayor Hope, and for sure you, Dr. David Colby, should start taking action and help these citizens in Dover and North Kent with the damaged wells that were caused by the wind project on the Kettle Point Black Shale bedrock.

Start doing the testing that these families have been doing and have proof that the water wells have contaminants in them now. Bring water lines to them, as it is not the fault of these families.

The 15-per-cent ownership of the wind project should be paying for water to these citizens.

The mayor and councillors who voted on this ownership are responsible too as they did not do due diligence before approving this. That $8 million could have been used for infrastructure or could have been left in the reserve fund.

What a major mistake and this has caused families their wells. A necessity of life: WATER, and you are not doing anything to help the residents. Unbelievable!

Linda Chevalier Tilbury

Changes needed at bus terminal Sir: Recently someone was hit by a bus at the Chatham bus terminal.

She may have stepped into the bus lane briefly.

The problem is that the benches and their glass enclosures are placed diagonally rather than

parallel to the bus lanes, leaving not enough room for people to pass them on one side.

Many people squeeze by, putting themselves dangerously close to the incoming buses.

The bus terminal benches and their glass enclosures need to be moved to allow more space for people to pass.

It was heartbreaking to watch this woman bleed-

ing and in pain.

Something must be done to rectify this problem or next time someone might be killed.

Katherine Budd Chatham

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The average price of homes sold in February 2018 was $179,314, virtually unchanged from February 2017. The yearto-date average price rose

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Home sales in February, while up from January, are down from the same time last year.

2.7 per cent from January and February 2017 to reach $180,504.

New listings numbered 111 units in February

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THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2018

120 days to apply for provincial flood relief

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Ministry of Municipal Affairs personnel hosted two meetings with the public last week to explain who qualifies for assistance from the province, and for what.

They also let people know they have until July 3 to apply for assistance.

Sessions took place in Chatham on March 7 and in Thamesville March 8.

At the Chatham session, which took place in council chambers at the Civic Centre, about 45 people showed up to hear what the Disaster Recovery As-

sistance for Ontarians Program would cover, and also what it would not.

Niamh Hill, a senior program advisor with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, led the meeting. She explained her job is to provide oversight of incoming disaster relief requests.

Sections of Chatham and Thamesville along the Thames River qualify for assistance from the programs. The boundaries of the impacted areas can be found at mah.gov.on.ca/ Page18713.aspx.

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“The province’s intention is to include everyone affected by the flood. We make these maps based on preliminary information that’s available at the time,” she said.

Hill explained that eligible applicants could receive financial assistance for emergency expenses and costs for repair or replacement of essential property. The intent of the program is to return essential property to its basic function.

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About 45 people turned out Wednesday night at the Civic Centre in Chatham to learn about the province’s Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians Program. The program went active for Chatham and Thamesville, and residents and businesses in the impacted areas from the Thames River flooding in late February have until early July to apply for assistance from the province.

The program covers the cost of returning property to a basic standard, and

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News

Victims urged to do the paperwork Continued from page 9

The program is still in its infancy in Ontario, as it just turned two. Hill said it is only enacted in special circumstances, “where there is a natural event that is sudden, costly and widespread.”

There are three cost categories covered by the assistance program, emergency evacuation and living expenses; emergency measures, including cleanup, disinfection and disposal expenses; and repair and replacement expenses.

In all cases, keep your receipts and document the work closely.

Hill said the province started receiving word from the municipality on Feb. 19 that there was fairly extensive flooding in Thamesville and Chatham.

She commended the municipal personnel for acting so quickly to inform the province on what was taking place.

Once the assistance program is enacted, impacted residents and small business owners have 120 days to put together an appli-

cation package and submit it to the ministry. Locally, that means people have until July 3.

The assistance program applies locally to homeowners, tenants and small business and farm owners, as well as non-profit organizations, who suffered damage from flooding from overland water, as well as groundwater infiltration where the sump pump couldn’t keep up with the water coming through the foundation.

Hill said what isn’t covered by the program is damage caused by sewer backup, as this is generally covered by an insurance provider.

But if someone suffered from a combination of overland and sewer flooding, Hill urged them to submit an application, as some of it could be covered by the program.

Hill said there are many common delays in hearing back on if you are approved for funding.

She advised people to make sure their applications are signed and all support documentation is in-

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Hill added some people might have to make two applications.

For example, if a person operates a small business out of his or her home, then they’d apply as a homeowner and a business owner.

For Brett Smith, owner of Forsyth Travel located on Thames Street, he will likely have to make multiple applications.

He’s the owner of the small business, while RG Forsyth Holdings owns the building.

The latter is owned by Bob and Janet Forsyth, who started the business back in 1948.

The building saw a couple of inches of water cover the main floor during the worst of the flooding.

Forsyth thinks the effort fighting the water during the flood was worth it. He said he had three pumps going “full tilt” during the worst of it. Afterwards, he ran five fans and three dehumidifiers.

“I have to fill out applications and send it in with quotes to see what they would do,” Smith said.

For small business owners, the program will pay for up to 40 hours of your own labour relat-

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ed to flood cleanup, at the provincial minimum wage mark.

Smith said he had a number of others come in to help.

“All the man hours we did, we came in with family and friends and did all the work. Unless I write them a cheque, we don’t qualify for funding,” he said. “If I’d hired it out and paid someone to come in, I’d probably be covered.”

Hill confirmed if you paid for a company to do the work, you could qualify for reimbursement.

In regard to repair and replacement, Hill said the program only covers essential items, such as the replacement of furnaces, hot water tanks, washers, dryers and even freezers and contents that have spoiled.

Walls, flooring and finishes are only covered for damage on the main floor of a building, not the basement.

Also, if you lost electronics in the flood, don’t expect provincial funding to replace it. Hill said recreational electronics, entertainment systems, sports equipment and decor aren’t covered by the program.

Hill added the program works with your insurance.

“Any funds you receive from

your insurance company will be deducted from your eligible costs,” she said.

During the meeting, Hill walked those in attendance through the application process and showed examples of needed invoices and other support information.

If everything is submitted properly, Hill said applicants should receive a confirmation of receipt within two weeks of submission. As well, an adjuster with Cunningham Lindsey, the firm contracted by the province to handle claims, should be in touch a week or two later.

Forsyth, who attended the meeting in Chatham, said he was impressed with how the municipality handled the flooding, including after the fact.

“What I was happy to see was that the municipality was trying to facilitate as much as they could,” he said.

He was also happy to see support from organizations such as TekSavvy, the local Internet service provider.

“TekSavvy was dropping off sandbags, saying it was just part of their community service,” he said. “What a community-oriented organization. They did so much.”

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McDonnell to ‘retire’ at age 96

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

At 96-and-a-half years young, Mary McDonnell has decided to retire.

When you spend 49 years on a project, it may very well be time to step away.

Except McDonnell will still be very much a part of the Active Lifestyle Centre in Chatham, an organization she spearheaded nearly five decades ago.

She’ll just be enjoying her time there as a member, instead of a member of various committees and dedicated volunteer.

It might not be as easy stepping back, however, as some think.

“It’s been fun. I’ll miss it,” she said at a party in her honour Friday at the ALC. “It’s been a second home to me all these years,” she said. “I’ve met some great friends here over the

years.”

That was evident Friday, when a near-constant stream of people came up to congratulate McDonnell for her years of service for the ALC. One of them was Linda Lucas, executive director at the ALC for the past six years.

“Mary took me under her wing on the first day I started. She’s an inspiration to me,” she said.

“She’s so helpful. Right up until last week, she was balancing out the till.”

McDonnell is so popular with everyone that Lucas said weekly lunch dates are already in the works with staff.

The concept of what is now the ALC started almost five decades ago.

McDonnell, then a Bartosek, said she lost her husband back in 1968.

“My husband died early and I became a widow,”

she said. “I was bored.”

She still had full-time work, but was looking for something more. It was then that McDonnell met up with other like-minded individuals and started the process to open the Maple City Centre for Older Adults (MCCOA).

“We were in this little restaurant and opened up,” she said, referring to a storefront location on Queen Street, which opened in 1970. “From there, we went to the Cultural Centre and ended up here.”

Well, “here” is the ALC, at 20 Merritt Ave. in Chatham. John Bradley donated the land, McDonnell said, and the provincial government pledged to donate $1 million if local fundraising could match that amount.

McDonnell said it took 10 years, but they did it.

In 1990, the centre became

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Mary McDonnell, 96, centre, shown with daughters Joanne Bartosek, left, and Nancy Gagnon, is “retiring” from her day-to-day involvement helping to run the Active Lifestyle Centre in Chatham. She plans on enjoying just being a member at the club.

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Today, the centre is known as the Active Lifestyle Centre, providing programs and services for adults in Chatham aged 50 and up.

The ALC continues to grow, and now has 1,500 members, and offers 60 different programs and events.

“We’re the largest (over50) centre in southwestern Ontario,” McDonnell said.

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Golden Hawks off to OFSAA Last year, it was heartbreak. A 1-0 loss in the SWOSSAA final against Villanova in a five-overtime game.

This year, the CKSS Golden Hawks got their redemption, defeating Villanova 2-1 in the SWOSSAA final, to earn the school’s first OFSAA hockey entry in a decade.

“We were so close last

year, which just made us want it so much more this year,” said CKSS captain Payton Sabourin following the win. “It doesn’t feel real, such an amazing feeling.”

CKSS and Villanova played to a scoreless first period.

With less than two minutes to go in the second period, Payton Sabourin scored, with Emma Doom and Reese Parks assisting.

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The Chatham-Kent Secondary School girls’ hockey team is off to the provincial championships later this month.

Villanova would tie things up in the third period, but CKSS would fight back.

Bailey Stewart grabbed a puck and slid it home

with 4:58 remaining, with Camille Blain and Sabourin assisting, to secure the win.

“This is an incredible win for our team,” said CKSS

head coach Ian Kennedy.

“Since the puck crossed the goal line, and we lost SWOSSAA last year, these young women haven’t thought of anything else.

They wanted redemption, and they got it.”

The OFSAA ‘AAA’ girls hockey championships will be held from March 21-23 in Cambridge.

CKHA bonspiel raises $11,500 of Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) hosted its 7th Annual Charity Curling Classic at the Sydenham Community Curling Club in Wallaceburg.

Sixteen teams of four participated in this event and helped raise over $11,500 through sponsorship, pledges, 50/50 Draw and a silent auction.

Proceeds from the event will support the Foundation of CKHA’s Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Renewal Campaign.

The event featured two, six-end, games of curling, lunch, dinner and prizes.

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Jeff Giles takes on the persona of Buddy Holly March 17 at the Chatham Capitol Theatre.

A touch of Broadway is coming to Chatham when Buddy Holly’s Rockin’ Dance Party headlines at the Chatham Capitol Theatre on Saturday March 17.

This show features the talents of international touring artist Jeff Giles, best known for his starring role in The Buddy Holly Story, the official musical show of the legendary Rock & Roll pioneer who died in a tragic plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959.

In Canada, Giles has starred as Buddy in Charlottetown, PEI, where he was also featured on CBC television, and in Hamilton, where the show sold-

out the prestigious Theatre Aquarius for a month.

Of his performance there, the Hamilton Spectator described Jeff Giles as “the sexiest Buddy Holly ever.”

Songs performed by Jeff Giles include Buddy’s biggest hits like Peggy Sue, That’ll Be the Day, Rave On, It’s So Easy, Everyday, Oh Boy, Not Fade Away and True Love Ways amongst the many audience favourites.

Tickets are on sale at $41 plus service charge and can be purchased at the theatre box office located at 238 King St. W. in Chatham, by calling 519-3548338 or purchase online at www.ChathamCapitolTheatre.com.

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The band My Son the Hurricane is slated to perform in Wallaceburg April 7.

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The Jeanne Gordon Theatre in Wallaceburg will hopping April 7 when My Son the Hurricane takes to the stage.

Presented by the Wallaceburg and District Council for the Arts, the Niagara/Toronto

band mixes New Orleans-style grooves with funk, jazz and hip hop.

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Home of the $3 watch battery 131 Park Ave. E., Chatham • 519-354-4127 batteryboy.ca Thursday, March 15, 2018 • Open euchre at 1:00pm at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

• The 58th Annual Lenten Noon Hour Interdenominational Service at Christ Church, 80 Wellington St. W., Chatham (beside the bus depot) beginning at 12:10pm-12:35pm, followed by a sandwich luncheon in the parish hall. The theme this year is “A Closer Walk. A Journey into Spiritual Disciplines”. The speaker will be The Rev. Mark Sceviour, Assistant Curate of Anglican Churches in Chatham. Free will offering to help Outreach within our community.

Friday, March 16, 2018 • Sing-A-Long with MPP Rick Nicholls and Better Seniors Care Balloon Release at 10:30am at Meadow Park, Sandy St., Chatham.

• Animal Bad Art for Tweens.

Leave your talent and good taste at home and join us at the Chatham Branch of the CKPL from 3:00pm-4:00pm. 5+ and registration is required.

• Hot & Tasty 5pc Perch Dinner at the Royal Canadian Merlin Legion BR 465. $12.50/person.

Children 12 & under 1/2 price.

• Meal, open darts and Catch the Ace at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner from 5:30pm-7:00pm only with choice of liver & onions, roast beef or fish and chips $10. Catch the Ace is 3:00pm-6:00pm and you must be present to win. Open darts at 7:30pm.

Saturday, March 17, 2018 • 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.

• Spring Chicken & Sliders Dinner & Dance by Knights of Columbus Council 9693 Pain Court. $15/ticket available at Pain Court Market.

Event at Immaculée Conception Hall! Unity will provide the music. Supper at 6:30pm. Cocktails at 5:30pm.

• CK Animal Rescue Gigantic Garage Sale from 9:00am-1:00pm at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre, Richmond St., Chatham.

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

• The Essex-Kent Bluegrass, Oldtime & Folk Music Association presents The Edgar Loudermilk Band, featuring Jeff Autry (from Georgia) in concert at St. Simon & St. Jude Parish Hall, 267 Meunier St., Belle River at 7:00pm. $20/ advance. $25/door. Stan Sullivan, ticket coordinator 519-7339-2934.

• Campbell A.M.E. Church, 104 King St. E. presents an afternoon of Gospel Music sponsored by the Lay Organization. Featuring many singers. 3:00pm. Dinner will follow and all are invited.

Monday, March 19, 2018 • It’s Good to be Green! Horticultural expert Peter Scorer will present all you need to know to understand the importance of garden greenery. 7:30pm. Free refreshments. 59 Ellen St., Blenheim. Hosted by Blenheim-Harwich Horticultural Society. Call 519-676-9476 or 519354-8320 for more info.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 • Love to sing and want to be blessed each week? Come and celebrate all things musical with Jubilee Chorus, a multi-faith, interdenominational choir. No experience necessary, no auditions required! 7:30pm9:30pm at St. Andrew’s United church (85 William St., Chatham) Call 519-397-3318 for info.

• Open euchre, 2 person team euchre and shuffleboard at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Open euchre at 1:00pm, 2 person team euchre $5/person. Registration at 6:30pm, play at 7:00pm. Open shuffleboard at 7:00pm.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 • Entertainment with Paula & the Cornhuskers at 2:00pm at Meadow Park, Sandy St., Chatham.

• Pepper and fun darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Pepper at 1:00pm and darts at 7:00pm.

Thursday, March 22, 2018 • Sheldon Kennedy, former NHL Player and author of “Why I Didn’t Say Anything” will be at the Kiwanis Theatre at 8:00pm. $45/ticket available at cktickets.com or 519-354-8338.

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

Free after-school tutoring! Tuesdays from 6:00pm-8:00pm (sessions run for a half hour) First Reformed Church, 632 Lacroix St., Chatham. 519-354-8257. Call Betty 519-354-8902 for more info.

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

Guests welcome.

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Talk about an interesting election Doug Ford as leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives. Wow. While not quite as loud-mouthed and over-the-top as his late brother and former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, Doug is still an in-your-face, brash politician.

Some say it’s just what the province needs.

After 15 years of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne running the province, pandering to wind turbine corporations in non-Liberal ridings such as Chatham-Kent Essex, and leaving a trail of fibs and ethical breaches along the way, Doug Ford could be considered a potential provincial dose of castor oil.

Hold your nose and swallow the “medicine.”

Ford is a large dose of anti-elitism, that’s for sure. He seems to be everything the Wynne government isn’t.

For anyone not paying close attention to the PC leadership race, Ford gained traction with his message of going after the “elites,” as well as a pledge to trim taxes and knock heads with the feds over a host of issues, including the carbon tax.

The latter should resonate strongly in Chatham-Kent, as carbon tax and greenhouse gas concerns fuelled Ontario’s Green Energy Act, which in turn paved the way for the host of wind turbines popping up across the province, especially in ridings not held by the Liberals.

Patrick Brown, former leader of the Ontario PCs, was forced to step down due to two allegations of sexual misconduct dating back to when he was an MP in the federal government. He stresses the allegations, made in the media and not through the legal system, were full of untruths.

But he stepped away mere months before this spring’s provincial election. Lousy timing from the PC perspective.

And now Ford has about three months to work to defeat Wynne.

Considering the premier’s popularity rating these days sits at about 18 per cent, Ford may very well prevail. Then again, don’t discount NDP leader Andrea Horwath either. She looks the cleanest of the political leaders in Ontario.

Basically, this election is a question of whether voters will hold their collective noses and re-elect Wynne or opt for Ford, or lean to the left and choose Horwath.

Most any government is in need of change after 15 years of one party

Bruce Corcoran in power. Yet one wonders how the voters in the Greater Toronto Area will cast their ballots, as they are seemingly easily wooed by the provincial Liberals, without paying much attention to what is happening outside their backyards.

Well, Ford is from their backyards, and is about as anti-Wynne as you can get. And Horwath is the only leader who doesn’t seem to have mud smeared all over her ... and the campaign mud slinging hasn’t even started yet.

March Break equals sleep

If your teenager is like ours, chance are he or she is spending much of the March Break in bed sawing logs.

Let’s face it, if you are the parent of a high school kid in Chatham-Kent, you see firsthand how the early school starts are negatively impacting our kids. Teens typically need more sleep than adults, and are late starters. Studies show this to be fact.

But the school boards opted many years ago to cut busing costs by moving high school start times an hour earlier. This culled the number of buses and drivers needed each day by the boards.

It’s difficult to fault the boards for trying to put as many dollars as possible into the classrooms.

But the fact remains teens need their sleep.

Connie Buckler from the Greater Essex County District School Board, summed it up well in an interview with the CBC last fall when discussing the possibility of giving high schools a later start time.

“It’s not that they’re tied to social media and don’t know when to go to bed at night, there’s data out there that says teenagers operate on a different time cycle,” she said to the CBC. We can’t get our kid into bed before 11 p.m. each night. She’s wired to be a night hawk at this age.

So, when she doesn’t have to wake up early, she hunkers down under the covers and sometimes doesn’t rise until after the lunch hour.

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‘Young people’ feedback sought The Chatham Voice

Until March 30, Community Attraction and Promotion’s Resident Attraction and Retention will be hosting the Chatham-Kent to the Power of Young People (aged 15-39) – CKy organization survey.

This is a follow-up to the CKy survey of young people that was conducted in June of 2017 and received 1126 responses.

Respondents to the June survey highlighted the need for employment, as well as professional and personal development opportunities, to enable them to move to or continue living in Chatham-Kent.

Coupled with the desire for personal and professional growth was the desire to be included in decision-making and to see their feedback put to use. Young people want to be involved in organizations and communities where they are valued as contributors.

The CKy organization survey is seeking feedback from local employers, community groups, and voluntary organizations on how they are working with young people to provide these opportunities.

According to Statistics Canada, Chatham-Kent’s population, aged 15 to 39 years old, declined by 5.9 per cent between 2011 and 2016, compared to a 9.9-per-cent decline between 2006 and 2011. While this is an improvement, the CKy initiative is working to identify and further improve efforts to attract and retain young people in Chatham-Kent workplaces, voluntary organizations, and

the broader community.

Intellitix Chief Operating Officer Peter Fantuz said in a release, “Intellitix is motivated to find ways to develop community; on-site at events, online, and of course, in our own workplaces and wider communities. Engaging young people in the workforce and helping them develop is an important factor in keeping our business successful and competitive.

Part of that includes working with the community to ensure we are able to attract and retain the best employees by connecting them to local opportunities for development and engagement.”

The CKy organization survey is open to anyone involved in attracting or recruiting people to be part of their organization as employees, volunteers, or program participants. Feedback

will be used to form an environmental scan of existing activities in Chatham-Kent to attract, engage, and retain young people.

The survey is available online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CKyOrganizationSurvey, and paper copies are available upon request from the Resident Attraction and Retention team via livingck@chatham-kent.ca or 519-360-1998.

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Fun Stuff 31 Libretto 32 Play on words 33 Mexican money 34 French article 35 Moonshine container 36 Petruchio’s Kate, e.g.

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26 Talbot St. E., Blenheim

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235 St. Clair St., Chatham

519-351-1565 canquest.com

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314 James St., Wallaceburg

519-627-1441

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