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Latest COVID wave to linger into May: Colby By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
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Nash Aarssen, a Grade 8 student at Georges P. Vanier School in Chatham, is all smiles after raising $850 in dishwasher magnet sales as part of his Kingdom Project. He donated his profits to Rise House International.
Rock-athon set for Saturday
Continued from page 1
Meanwhile, for Nash’s father, there’s some catching up to be done. The members of his band, Walkin’ 47, are helping to organize the Rock-a-thon. It will feature a host of local bands. “There will be a band every hour,” Scott said, “running 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. All local acts and they all donated their time.
“We want to keep the music going. We encourage donations throughout the day. And you can always donate directly on the Rise House website,” he added. On top of the flow of donations from patrons during the event, Sons of Kent will donate all the proceeds from a special beer they are brewing for the event.
Up for auction that day will be a guitar signed by Kid Rock. For more details, visit https://risehouse.ca/ rock-a-thon/ Hime said she’s really looking forward to Rocka-thon. “It will be such an awesome event. I love live music,” she said. “So this will see two of my passions come together.”
With five more deaths in Chatham-Kent last week due to COVID-19 and more than 200 new cases, we are still in the sixth wave of the virus. That from C-K medical officer of health David Colby in his report to the Board of Health on April 20. Chatham-Kent Health Alliance officials reported on Monday there were 12 people in hospital primarily due to COVID-19. Two are in the ICU. Colby implores people to get vaccinated, as figures indicate that individuals with at least two doses of the vaccine are much less likely to suffer harmful outcomes should they contract the virus. The chances of hospitalization drop by more than 71 per cent, of being in the ICU by nearly 81 per cent, and reduces chances of death by 43.5 per cent. “If there was something we could do to decrease road accidents and road
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of transmission as a best estimate, it is anticipated that we’ll be seeing over 3,000 patients in hospital in Ontario and we could be dealing with more than 4,000,” he said. A problem lies in the ability to handle the caseloads. Because of the high degree of transmission by the latest variants, Colby said hospital personnel will be susceptible, and if they contract the virus in large numbers, matters could spiral dangerously. “Whether or not there is hospital capacity in terms of beds to handle that surge is an open question. Hospital workers are not going to be immune from getting infected, and you also have to have the professional staff to be able to run your hospital,” he said. “Things could get very different indeed. You might have to call people into work that might be infectious and then deal with ensuing hospital outbreaks that would be inevitable regardless of PPE.”
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Which is why Colby remains a fan of physical
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io, just who is catching COVID is changing. “The largest age group is 20-29 and they make up more than one fifth of the total number of cases,” Colby said. “This is a huge shift in the demographic to younger age groups.” He said the fact the vaccination rate increases in
correlation to age groups is a factor. As well, there is a “tendency for people in their 20s to engage in a lot of aggregate social activities,” meaning they’re in areas of potential exposure to a greater extent. Colby also urged people to get used to COVID. “When is it going to end? Not anytime soon. The
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For the fourth year running, FreeHelpCK is helping local teens say yes to the prom dress.
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FreeHelpCk is spearheading its annual Say Yes to the Prom Dress program, thanks to the efforts of local donors and volunteers. Displaying some of the dresses that are available free of charge are volunteers Amy Finn, Danielle Violot, Debbie Franklin and Olivia Bechard.
to prom or graduation. “Everything here has been donated,” said board member and volunteer Debbie Franklin as she showed off the bright and tidy space. A rainbow variety of dresses to fit all shapes and sizes hangs neatly along the walls. There is also an array of shoes, purses and jewellery in the store at the Downtown Chatham Centre. A pastel coloured merry-go-round horse graces the window and a bench for photographs, framed by butterfly wings, sits adjacent to the dressing rooms. The space, which set up in different locations in the past, opened at the DCC in March, thanks to the DCC’s new owners who offered the vacant store as a donation. Franklin said the prom dress initiative is part of FreeHelpCK’s ministry, and all are welcome. “All is freely given and received,” Franklin explained. “We do this ev-
ery year and we don’t ask questions.” The effort will culminate on April 30 when the girls will gather at the store. They’ll be treated to a free hair and makeup update, followed by a free photography session at RetroSuites, courtesy of local photographer Danielle Violot. Franklin said a special surprise by T.J. Stables is also planned, but she wasn’t ready to spill the details. Pre-registration is re-
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The virus lingers As the late baseball legend Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.” That’s the case with COVID-19 as it refuses to go away. We’re all tired of it; tired of masks; tired of social distancing; tired of vaccines and boosters. But, even with restrictions greatly reduced, many of us still mask up and still seek to respect social distancing whenever possible. Why? Just look at the pandemic numbers. A few weeks ago, COVID was only crawling along. But as the restrictions were lifted, along came the next wave. It’s reached the point where over the weekend, we saw 125 new cases reported in Chatham-Kent. This time around, however, while the number of folks in hospital is growing – we sat at 12 as of Monday – so far, the surge has not been felt in the ICU. Unfortunately, as a COVID wave surges through the population, the last place the numbers are felt are the most important: hospitalizations and within the hospitals in our ICUs. If we can handle a COVID wave without overwhelming our health-care system, awesome. The fear this time around is that as contagious as the virus has become, should large numbers of hospital personnel either contract it or be exposed to it, that could impact the ability of the hospital to deliver the necessary level of health care to the population. It is true that as the virus mutates, it seems to become more contagious while at the same time less virulent. We’re seeing fewer serious cases, but there are still people dying. The virus isn’t selective; it seeks to infect everyone. And with younger people generally being the least vaccinated, it’s making its way through the age 20-29 group. They are the most likely to be out and about gathering in numbers, and in Chatham-Kent, only 30 per cent of the 18-29 group has received three shots against COVID-19. We urge people to respect social distancing still, and at the very least follow provincial guidelines. If you can’t wear a mask for medical reasons, that’s understandable, but consider wearing one when you are at an indoor public gathering place where social distancing is not possible. If not for you, then for others.
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NIMBY reactions shameful Editor: I am writing this as I cannot sit by and not state how awful it is to read so many negative comments and so many complaining about the homeless shelter and its location. Homeless does not mean violent or addict. It is possible that some of our homeless once had families, spouses and were hard-working,
taxpaying members of society. Due to closures, deaths in the family, perhaps job loss, illnesses, or divorce, they have fallen on tough times. With rising rent costs, we see constant articles about our number of homeless rising. It makes sense. To claim to support
those in need and claim to understand a solution is needed but just as long as it is not near your home or business, definitely portrays poor behaviour. I commend our city council for taking a stand and making a decision. We all need help sometimes. One day, that could be any one of us.
Imagine being treated the way some people are treating those homeless in our community. It is shameful. I hope none of the business owners or citizens complaining about not wanting a shelter near them ever find themselves homeless. Just shameful.
Editor: I have been reading and watching about the apparent boom in growth and prosperity here in southwestern Ontario. From greenhouses to electric-car-related plants and various spinoff operations and other businesses in this area, we can hope that this will result in unemployment numbers eventually going down in our areas of Ontario. It won’t happen overnight, but it seems the
seeds of a better economy in our area have been sown. It is sad to say though, that there will still be many people who have fallen on hard times, may now be too old or crippled up to be able to work in and retrain to share in this economic and business boom in our area. Retraining and further education for some of these people may not be possible over
the long haul. For those that can’t get back into full- or part-time employment situations, for a variety of reasons, we still need to have our social services in place to support and help these people when it is no longer possible for these seniors and other vulnerable people to re-establish themselves in the employment community. Let us hope that the tensions between those who
support the vulnerable in our communities and those who seem to follow the “Not In My BackYard” philosophy will eventually be eased for most as more retraining is offered and more people are able to find gainful employment and see affordable housing and other needs met. This can be accomplished for the good of all!
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Some 60 new birdhouses are in the wings for Chatham-Kent’s feathered friends. That’s how many nesting boxes members of the Chatham-Kent Secondary School Environmental Club built over the winter. The collaborative effort saw the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority supply the raw materials, with eager students donating their time to help boost migratory bird populations. According to teacher Gord Williams, who co-ordinates the club with teacher Meredith Grainger, it’s the fifth year the club has partnered with the LCTVA on
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the birdhouse build. Now, after a two-year hiatus, the project is back on track. Williams said, the conservation authority buys the wood and then gives the club its wish list. This year the list included 10 large wood duck boxes and 50 bluebird houses. “They buy the material and we build what they want,” Williams said, noting students can make two houses each – one to take home and one to donate. Plans are in the works to distribute the boxes to all corners of the municipality. “We’ll be putting them all around,” said LTVCA lands technician Mike Shore, as he loaded up the houses. “It could be in our wetlands, or anywhere in Chatham-Kent
where we encourage migrating bird habitat.” The birdhouse project
isn’t the only thing the 25-member environment club has in store.
Williams said a hike to Clear Creek is planned, as well as a shoreline clean
up along the Thames River.
may have dealt the cards, but local Habitat for Humanity personnel had a few cards up their sleeves.
With COVID severely impacting Habitat for Humanity Chatham-Kent’s efforts across the board
since March of 2020, the charity still managed to put two people into houses already in 2022. However, one was supposed to be done in 2020, while the other fell into Habitat’s laps. Anne Taylor, volunteer manager with Habitat C-K, said this resulted in two families receiving homes this year, with the first being a build, and the latter being a buyback of the first house Habitat C-K built. That house went up in 2013. “We bought back (our build on) Bristol (Drive) – our first home we built in 2013,” Taylor said. “That family had graduated from the system and
moved on. Habitat has the right of first refusal.” So, with some new paint, a few renovations and touch ups, it was ready to accept a new family that moved in at the end of January. As for the build, which took place in Wallaceburg, it was a very odd experience for Habitat C-K personnel. “The build was a bit different obviously for the fact we weren’t able to have any volunteers,” Taylor said. Previous Habitat C-K builds have scores of volunteers. The pandemic made that impossible. “This was originally supposed to be a 2020 build, but COVID hit. So her
build got delayed a year,” Taylor said of the homeowner. “She was very patient, but with everything, it was an experience.” Part of the experience, and in a good way, was Aubi, Agri Urban Builders Inc. of Dresden. Mike Coyne, Habitat C-K ReStore director, said with no volunteers, they had to hire a builder. “We had a conversation with them about what we wanted to do. We needed some help. They stepped up and supervised the project,” he said of Aubi. “They brought on tradespeople they were familiar with. Aubi basically took over everything and built the house for us.”
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Riley Lawton passes birdhouses to Mike Shore of the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority last week. Shore picked up a load of birdhouses created by the Chatham-Kent Secondary School Environmental Club as part of a joint project between the club and the authority.
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Community Events Thursday, April 28, 2022: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am-9:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:00am-1:30pm. Come check out our daily specials. Everyone is welcome. • Chatham-Kent Metal Detecting Club. Meetings held the last Thursday of each month at Erickson Arena, side door. 7:00pm. All Welcome. • Come join us for lunch at the Chatham Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St every Thursday and Friday from 11:00am to 1:30pm. Everyone welcome Friday, April 29, 2022: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-9:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:00am-1:30pm. Supper will be served from 4:00pm-6:00pm. No orders after 5:30pm. Tonight’s specials are liver & onions or fish & chips. Take out is also available by calling 519-351-8733 or 519-351-5639. Fun darts starts at 7:00pm. Everyone welcome. • CKPL Hosts CK Reads Author Angeline Boulley for a Virtual Visit at 1:00pm via Zoom. Participants of this event will be able to enter an online draw for a Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite tablet. Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Angeline lives in southwest Michigan, but her home will always be on Sugar Island. “Firekeeper’s Daughter” is her debut novel. Registration for this program is required. Please register to attend this free online author talk through Ask CKPL: By phone – 519.354.2940. By text – 519.401.7174. By email – cklibrary@chatham-kent.ca. By Facebook chat - @ckplibrary. • Spaghetti Dinner with garlic bread & dessert $8.85 + 1.15 = $10.00 at the Merlin Legion, 2 Stanley St., Merlin. • Friday night supper at the Chatham Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St will be a roast chicken dinner with potatoes, vegetable, salad and a bun. Dine ins are served at 5:30pm - $12 and pickup is at 6pm - $13. Please call daily from 1 to 4pm to place your order at 519-352-8291. Everyone welcome. Saturday, April 30, 2022: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-9:30pm. There will be a meat draw at 3:30, 4:30 and
5:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 3:00pm5:30pm. Entertainment by The Marquis from 4:30-9:30pm. Come check out our menu. Everyone welcome. • Morning Breakfast Program at First Presbyterian Church (corner of Fifth St. and Wellington). A delicious and nutritious breakfast served free of charge from 9:30am-11:30am. Take out only. Sunday, May 1, 2022: • Classic Country Jamboree from 3pm to 7 pm. Merlin Legion music by The Marquis. Dinner of perch, potato, veggie, coleslaw plus dessert. $20 for 3 pc perch and $24 for 5 pc perch (includes admission). $7 for Jamboree only. Book early to reserve your spot. Call 519-476-5870. Dust off your dancing shoes, tune your guitar and singing voice and join us!!! Tuesday, May 3, 2022: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am-9:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:00am-1:30pm. Today’s special is spaghetti with meat sauce. Come play Euchre at 1:00pm or spend the evening playing Euchre or Shuffleboard starting at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome. Wednesday, May 4, 2022: • The Bluewater Ensemble is looking for singing voices. We meet every Wednesday from 1:30-3:30 at St. James Church in Wallaceburg. • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am-9:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:00 -1:30pm. Our daily special is meat loaf dinner. Come check out our other daily specials. We have Pepper at 1:00pm and fun darts at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome. Thursday, May 5, 2022: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham from 11:00am-9:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:00am-1:30pm. Come check out our daily specials. Everyone is welcome. Friday, May 6, 2022: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-9:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:00am-1:30pm. Supper will be served from 4:00pm-6:00pm. No orders after 5:30pm. Tonight’s specials are ham & scallops or fish & chips. Take out is also available by calling 519-351-8733 or 519-351-5639. Fun darts starts at 7:00pm. Everyone welcome.
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Saturday, May 7, 2022: • Morning Breakfast Program at First Presbyterian Church (corner of Fifth St. and Wellington). A delicious and nutritious breakfast served free of charge from 9:30am-11:30am. Take out only. • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-9:30pm. There will be a meat draw at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 3:00pm5:30pm. Entertainment by Good Company from 4:30-9:30pm. Come check out our menu. Everyone welcome. • Yard Sale. Kent Regiment Chapter IODE is holding a yard sale at 1099 Park Ave. West., Chatham from 8:00am-12:00pm. Community Living Chatham-Kent Art & Crafts Fair inside from 9:00am-3:00pm and the Optimist Club will be on site with food for purchase starting at 10:00am. Sunday, May 8, 2022: • Come for an afternoon of dance to the music of Hired Hand at the Chatham Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. $5 per person. Are you affected by someone else’s drinking? Al-anon can help! Call - leave message 519-350-3462 Community Living Chatham-Kent Box Lunch Fundraiser. Business / Families Box Lunch is May 12. Box Lunch for kids is May 13. Your Box Lunch includes 6″ Subway sub on 9-grain whole wheat bun, fresh vegetables, cookie, bag of chips, bottle of water. Sub toppings include: lettuce, tomato, pickle, and cheese (add cucumber and green pepper for veggie). All lunches include mayo, mustard, and sub sauce. (Sorry – no substitutions) Order Deadline: Tuesday, May 3 at 12:00 pm. Order at www.clc-k.ca/our-impact/ events-fundraising/box-lunch/ May 1 - May 31, 2022 The second annual Hope Run Ontario 2022 for CK has arrived! Registration to participate in this awesome event is now live. All proceeds given to Hope Run Ontario go to support the ministry unit of your choice, Chatham-Kent! Go to https://raceroster.com/ events/2022/57227hope-run-on tario-2022 to sign up for a virtual race today! You can walk/run or watch and look for a participant in your area to support! For more info, contact Nicole Shaw at Nicole.Shaw@salvationarmy. ca or call 519-354-8353 Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com
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Companies eyeballing business park
By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com
More growth is on tap for Chatham-Kent as new business ventures from the GTA are looking to set up shop in Chatham’s Bloomfield Business Park. Moving forward entails approval from Chatham-Kent. The items were on the agenda for Monday’s municipal planning meeting. According to a report from Economic Development Services, an offer of $222,500 to purchase 2.5 acres has been made on behalf of Sumeru Kumar, owner of Zirconium Consultancy Services. The Guelphbased business offers machine safety reviews and safety and electrical upgrades for machine builders and manufacturing. Once up and running, the hightech operation will include an office, lab and warehouse space that will be utilized by three shareholder companies. Partners in the venture include Zir-
conium, Raj Nayyar and Sumeru Kumar, owners of Attesta International Safety Certification, and Akhil Gupta, CEO of Quantum First Automation Inc. Attesta provides electrical safety testing, inspection and field evaluation inspection to a wide range of industries. Quantum First Automation is a manufacturer of electrical and electronic components. The trio of companies are currently in the process of creating a single numbered company, with the owners looking to build a 30,000-sqare-foot warehouse. A portion of the warehouse is to be leased out. Another offer to purchase three acres for $266,110 has been received from Mannat Gears and Differentials Inc. and Ontime 4 Logistics. Ontime 4 Logistics, a dispatching and operations company, plans on employing eight full-time employees and six part-time staff. The jobs will include shipping and receiving, forklift operators, packing, as well as an accountant and office manager.
Next Habitat build set for ’23
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Even with a builder, it wasn’t smooth sailing. Coyne said supply and demand issues led to delays. “We had hoped to be done in September. But the windows alone were nine weeks later than they were supposed to be,” he said. “We ended up putting the owner in at the end of February of this year.” Coyne and Taylor said using a builder added to the expense, but the home needed to be completed. “We just wanted to get it done. She had already waited a year,” Taylor said of the homeowner. In the end, a mother and two daughters will live in the home on property donated by Bethel Pentecostal Church in Wallaceburg. Taylor said watching a family come into their completed home for the first time never gets old. “You still get goosebumps even
though it was a different scenario,” she said. “They still freak out when they walk in the door. They can’t believe it is theirs. That will always put a smile on my face.” With the two homes being filled, and the expense of buying back a home in today’s market, there will be no build this year. And in the future, builds could begin to look a little different. Habitat C-K has property already in Thamesville, Chatham and Wallaceburg, but the overseers are also looking to take a different path at some point in the future. “Ultimately, we would like to build multi-unit homes,” Taylor said. “We would like to be able to house more than one family at a time.” Coyne said they’re looking for the right parcel of land to make that a reality.
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66 acres returned to nature
By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com
There are at least 66 reasons to celebrate Mother Nature in South Kent. That’s how many acres of land have been restored thanks to a $1-million donation in 2020 from the Ridge Landfill Community Trust to the Lower
Thames Valley Conservation Authority. The announcement that 30 different properties had been reclaimed for nature marked the 52nd anniversary of Earth Day April 22. According to LTVCA conservation lands and services manager Randall Van Wagner, a total of $152,000 has been spent from the grant thus far.
The funding stipulates the conservation projects must take place in South Kent. So far, projects involving so-called “retired” land have led to the planting of more than 28,000 trees and 10 acres of prairie, as well as the excavation of 14 new wetlands. Van Wagner said other partners, including Forests
Ontario, Ducks Unlimited and Ontario Power Generation, have pitched in to match donations for the various projects. “By leveraging other partners, these dollars will go a long way by creating more habitat,” Van Wagner said. Carbon sequestration, improved water quality and flood protection are
among the benefits of restoring the land to its natural state. The watershed of southern Chatham-Kent is home to many species unique only to the Carolinian forest, including various species at risk, such as the Eastern Fox snake. Mayor Darrin Canniff said the environment is “everyone’s responsibility.
“We need the combined efforts of all of these partners to take our knowledge, combine it with financial resources and the personal commitment to ensure that we take meaningful action to preserve, protect and restore our part of the planet,” Canniff explained. “Chatham-Kent is proud to be part of the initiative.”
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MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT Notice is hereby given to the municipal electors of the The Municipality of Chatham-Kent will be holding a Municipality of Chatham-Kent that Nominations for the 2022 PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Regarding the upcoming planned work related to the Municipal Election commences Monday, May 2, 2022 until Friday, August 19, 2022 at 2:00pm. PARRY BRIDGE 2016 REHABILITATION PROJECT Keil Drive thein Thames River (Community of Chatham) Nominations are over to be the prescribed forms and may be filed The purpose of this Public Information to inform stakeholders of theThe scope ofnomination work, traffic detour with the Municipal ClerkCentre byis appointment. plan and timing of construction activities associated with the above mentioned project in the Community Chatham. form ofmust be signed by the candidate and be accompanied with The meeting will be held on: 25 endorsement signatures. DATE: Thursday, April 21, 2016 TIME: 5:00pm – 8:00pm A nomination filing fee of $200.00 for the Mayor position and LOCATION: Chatham-Kent Civic Centre – Atrium 315 King Street West, Chatham $100.00 for Councillor or School Board Trustee positions must As this Public Information Centre will be an “open house” format, no formal presentation will be made. Representatives fromnomination the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, with the Engineering Consultant, be accompany the forms.along Fees are payable bywillcash available to review the display boards and respond to any questions posed by stakeholders. Area residents, property owners, business operators and those who may have a general interest in this project (including debit), certified cheque or money order. are encouraged to attend this meeting. Nomination may obtained online or at the Civic If you have any papers questions, please contactbe either: Adam315 Sullo, P.Eng Brad Walt, C.E.T. Centre, King St. W., Chatham or any Project Municipal Centre. Director, Engineering and Transportation Contact Engineering and Transportation Division GM BluePlan Engineering Ltd. For more information on offices that nominations may filed Municipality of Chatham-Kent 145 Thames Road West, Unitbe 4 315 King Street West, Chatham ON N7M 5K8 Exeter, Ontario N0M 1S3 for visit www.chatham-kent.ca. T 519-360-1998 Ext. 3307 T 519-235-2539 adam.sullo@chatham-kent.ca E brad.walt@gmblueplan.ca UntilEcandidates file a nomination, it is unlawful to raise David Charron campaign funds or incur campaign expenses. Engineering Technologist Engineering and Transportation Division Municipality of Chatham-Kent Inquiries and request for appointments may be directed to 315 King Street West, Chatham ON N7M 5K8 519-360-1998 or email ckelection@chatham-kent.ca. T 519-360-1998 Ext. 3331
She is also the former director of the Office of Indian Education for the United States government. Although Boulley lives in Michigan, she said her home will also be on Sugar Island. Boulley’s talk will take place April 29, at 1 p.m. via Zoom. Participants who take part in the event will able to enter an online draw to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Life Tablet. The segment is being sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chatham. Registration for the free talk is required and can be made by way of Ask CKPL by phone at 519-354-2940, by text at 519-4017174, by e-mail at cklibrary@ chatham-Kent.ca or by Facebook chat @ckplibrary.
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Classifieds In Memoriam In memory of our brother
ARTHUR WILSON who passed away 5 years ago - April 25
Thoughts go back to happy days When we were all together The family chain is broken now But memories live forever. We love and miss you, your sisters. Ben Johnston - April 26, 2010
It’s still so unbelievable, though I know it’s true, my heart cannot fathom life without you. Loving you forever Ben, Mom
Obituaries Dorothy Jean Shaw,
a resident of Maple City Residence, Chatham, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2022 at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance at the age of 98. Born in Chatham Township, the daughter of the late Stanley and Leila (Richards) Wells. Dorothy grew up on a farm near Tupperville. She was an active past member of the Turnerville Community, Lindsay Road United Church, Town and Country Square Dance Club, Dresden Minor Hockey Moms and Red Hat Society. She was an avid Toronto Blue Jays and Toronto Maple Leafs Fan. Dorothy loved farming, gardening and cutting grass. Beloved wife of the late Kenneth Shaw (1970). Loving mother of Ron Shaw (Susan) and Robert “Bob” Shaw. Cherished grandmother of Erin Jamieson (Matthew), Jessica Shaw (John), Tyler Shaw, Erik Shaw (Rachel) and Kayla Shaw (Tim). Proud great grandmother of Vaughn, Greta, Charlotte, Nora, Logan, Elliott and Cameron. Loved aunt of Garry, Tom and Paul Houston. Predeceased by sister Helen Houston (Charles) and brother Douglas Wells (Jean). A private family service will be held at the Badder Funeral Home & Reception Centre 679 North St, Dresden on Thursday, April 21, 2022. Interment in Dresden Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, Lindsay Road United Church or Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal. Online donations and condolences may be left at www.badderfuneralhome.com
Obituaries Yvonne Wolfe
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother Yvonne Wolfe, peacefully at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance on Tuesday April 19, 2022 at the age of 90. She was the beloved wife of 63 years of the late William “Bill” Wolfe (2016) both of Chatham. Born in Malden Township in 1931, daughter of the late Zulma (Sineave) and Henri VanBeveren. Loving mother of Deborah (dec. Dave, 2020), Karen and Michael. Dearest grandmother of Mark (Lori), Jennifer (Corie), Alexander and Rachel and great-grandmother of Chloe, Quintin, Elizabeth and Veronica. She will also be sadly missed by her nieces and nephew. Yvonne loved and valued her family above all else. They were her mainstay, focus of her life and she was always there for them with her love and support. Together with her husband Bill she owned and operated Wolfe’s Stationery in Chatham for almost 25 years. She loved having a social drink with family and friends and spending time around the backyard pool. She had strong, lifelong relationships with her sister Margaret Tacq (late), her close friends, former employees and neighbours. She also enjoyed annual trips to Florida with family, day trips to the casino, coffee and lunches at Tim Horton’s, and relaxing in the evenings with Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy or a good movie. All who knew her said she was “a sweetheart”. She was a member of the Catholic Women’s League. Special thanks to the staff at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance for all their care and great work. As per Yvonne’s wishes, cremation has taken place. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, a graveside service will be held at 1pm on Saturday May 7, 2022 at Maple Leaf Cemetery. All are welcome. Out of respect for the family please adhere to Covid-19 protocols by wearing a mask during close contact if possible. Online condolences welcomed at www.peseski.com. Arrangements entrusted to Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home, 156 William St. S. Chatham (519-352-5120).
Eric Louzon
Suddenly on Saturday April 23, 2022, Eric James Louzon, age 33, of Chatham. Born in Chatham on October 20, 1988, son of the late Carol (Griffore) and Dan Louzon (Andrea) and stepson of Darrell Chapple. Dear brother of Larissa Louzon, Elyse Chapple and Erica Chapple. Loving grandson of Doreen and Jim Louzon and the late Lionel and late Doreen Griffore. He will be sadly missed by his nephews Mace, William and Braxton, his aunts and uncles Duane (Patricia) Louzon, Rick (Annette) Louzon, Brian (Yvette) Louzon, Lynn (Al) O’Mara, Terry Griffore and numerous cousins and friends. Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Donations to the Breast Cancer Society of Canada would be appreciated. Online condolences welcomed at www. peseski.com. Arrangements entrusted to Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home, 156 William St. S. Chatham (519-352-5120).
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Karl Maier 79, Sunday, April 17, 2022 Life Transitions
John “Jack” Sterling 79, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Nicholls Funeral Home
Lee Ann Mallett Saturday, April 23, 2022 Life Transitions
Brenda Simpson 64, Thursday, April 14, 2022 Blenheim Community Funeral Home
Irene Evelyn Stepniak 79, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home
Lynn Fox Monday, April 18, 2022 Blenheim Community Funeral Home
Marie Hearn Friday, April 15, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home
Madeleine Marie Paiement Monday, April 18, 2022 Blenheim Community Funeral Home
Ruth Joan Adams 89, Monday, April 18, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home
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Judi Dewael 70, Monday, April 18, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home
Dorothy Ann Banks 86, Sunday, April 17, 2022 Blenheim Community Funeral Home
Jeffrey Thomas Smith 57, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home
Murray Mills 76, Sunday, April 17, 2022 Kendrick Funeral Home
Helen Betsy Mitchinson 97, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home
George Caron 71, Sunday, April 17, 2022 Kendrick Funeral Home
Irvin Ducharme 86, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home
Eric Louzon 33, Saturday, April 23, 2022 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home
Larry Wilcox 79, Wednesday, April 20, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home
Robert Louis Burton 84, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home
Jim Doulaptsis 64, Wednesday, April 20, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home
Bonnie Harrison 81, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home
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Yvonne Wolfe 90, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home
Paul Michael Denomy 73, Wednesday, April 20, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home
Michael Birkby Friday, April 22, 2022 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home
Mary Louise Pighin 78, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home
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