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The sound of heavy equipment working on the former Navistar property is music to the ears of municipal officials.

Darrin Canniff, mayor of Chatham-Kent, is happy to see the property in the hands of local businessmen Don Tetrault, Rob Myers and Mike Vagi. The same is true for Stuart McFadden, director of

economic development for the municipality, “I am sure glad that it was purchased by locals who have an interest in our community,” he said. “The track record these guys have gives me a

good feeling the right things are going to be done over there.” McFadden was impressed by how quickly work began on the property once the deal closed. “As soon as the ink was

dry, they got after it. That’s another reason I was glad they were the ones who got it,” he said of Myers, Tetrault and Vagi. Crews have been on site breaking up concrete to expose the soil below and

prepare the site for needed remediation and for future construction. The next stage, Canniff said is to make the land build-ready, and that could happen fairly soon.

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Joe Kaminski shook his head as he surveyed the burned-out remains of Chatham’s Polish Canadian Club last Wednesday. “That’s a lot of memories,” the club’s vice-president told The Voice as he watched a restoration crew put up a fence around the building. The 81-year-old Inshes Avenue structure is a lost cause with only the sturdy brick front facade of the building still standing. Kaminski, who immigrated to Canada from Poland in 1977, said the club has been a “home” for Polish immigrants from across the region, providing a safe haven

and supports in a brand new land. “We had a library where you could borrow Polish books,” Kaminski said. “And it’s where we celebrated our holidays both Polish and Canadian.” The building, which has been added on to many times over the years, underwent $50,000 worth of renovations only two years ago. Ben Kaminski – who isn’t related to Joe, but the two say they are brothers – is the Polish club’s president. He said he got the call about the fire shortly after 9 a.m. All told, 50 Chatham-Kent firefighters battled the blaze that spewed clouds of black smoke across the city for hours. According to Cha-

tham-Fire Service officials, the fire, which started in an empty warehouse adjacent to the club, caused an estimated $3 million in damages. The fire service lists the cause as undetermined. According to Ben, the empty warehouse has been vacant for at least seven years with no heat or hydro. He said the building was in rough shape. “Everything was stolen out of it,” Ben noted. “Every bit of copper and wire was gone.” The Polish Club was a frequent target of thieves, he said, before a security system was installed. Thirty years ago, the Polish Canadian Club had upwards of 300 members, and busloads of people from other towns trav-

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“By September, they hope to have land ready here to start erecting buildings,” he said. “They are moving full steam ahead. The day the deal closed is the day they had equipment here.” The immediacy is also good news for the municipality, Canniff said. “This is not a 10-year vision for them. The market is very hot so I fully expect over the next two or three years it will be pretty established,” he explained. “There will be buildings up and people will be working on this site.” And that bodes well for the municipality and local residents, he said. “We took an eyesore, one with zero productivity, and they are

turning it into something where we can create hundreds and hundreds of jobs on this site,” he said. “Bring more industry to Chatham-Kent, that’s exciting.” McFadden confirmed industries have already asked about the property. “We have had business inquiries already. We responded to a couple of requests for information through the province and through some site selectors. We have also pitched this property to three different groups,” he said. McFadden said the interest is simple: location, location, location. “It’s about 83 acres, located within close proximity to Highway 401, and the services are there already,” he said. “Many different types of

industry could be satisfied on that land.” He just wishes the deal had been completed a couple of years ago. “We have, within the last two years, turned away two very large investment opportunities in food processing. We did not have a parcel of

property big enough or with adequate infrastructure to support these companies,” he said. “If I had this property two years ago, maybe we would not have lost these two opportunities.” McFadden looks forward to seeing prosperity come from the Navistar property once

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A group of property owners along a floodplagued section of Chatham-Kent’s Erie Shore Drive have launched a lawsuit against the municipality. As part of the Erie Shore Drive Property Owners Association (ESDPOA), more than 80 people are seeking damages from the Municipality of Chatham-Kent for ongoing costs relating to high-water issues. In a press release issued last week, the association contends the municipality has failed to meet its obligations under Section 79 of the Drainage Act, causing members to have to bear the costs of repairing the shoreline for the “last several decades.” As part of the legal ac-

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Staged reopening Ontario Premier Doug Ford has made it fairly simple to track how quickly the province reopens to near normalcy: get vaccinated. The number of people who receive one of the COVID-19 vaccines correlates to how we reopen. Golf course, tennis courts and other outdoor sports options are allowed now. When we achieve 60-per-cent adult vaccination, the province opens up further, with outdoor dining and non-essential businesses able to open to some extent. When we top 70 per cent, outdoor sports leagues can move forward, 10 people can gather outside, some limited indoor gatherings will be allowed once again. With 25 per cent double vaccination, and at least 70 per cent of the rest of us with a single dose, more indoor settings will be allowed to open, with some restrictions. That will be our level of near normalcy. Naysayers and anti-vaxxers might say Ford is shoving medical and scientific beliefs down their throats. In a way, they are correct. But a recent Angus Reid poll indicates just over one in 10 of us – 12 per cent – say they will not get vaccinated. So, if the rest of us who plan to receive a vaccine continue with our plans, the anti-vaxxers need not worry. For Chatham-Kent residents wanting to see our restrictions lifted more quickly, as our active case counts per capita are significantly lower than the remaining warm spots in the province, we hear you. But the problem is not you, or us. The problem comes from the warm zones. People will flock to areas of lower restrictions just like they’ve done in the past, bringing the virus with them. You can’t legislate stupidity, but you can legislate everyone else, and that’s what the provincial government is doing. Is this a perfect plan? No. But whenever you involve the human element, there is little chance of achieving perfection. Politics are at play, for sure, so is the attempt to preserve human life. Let’s be happy we have not experienced horrible outbreaks of COVID-19 locally, continue to support our local businesses and one another. We can get through this together, if we act together.

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Editor: So, Mr. Corcoran would like us all to jump on that old Positivity Train with the suggestion that the purchase of the old Navistar property could lead to factories with 1,000 well-paid jobs. I’m getting a little old to make that jump and a little tired of empty promises. We were told that forced amalgamation from the PC government of Mike Harris would lower our taxes and streamline our services. The trickle down economics loved by Conservatives everywhere has brought us 22 tax hikes in 23 years and services almost streamlined out of existence. Of course, we have created a new administrative class of one-per-centers! We were told we had

to pay outrageous Sunshine Club salaries to get the best people to lead our municipality into that bright new future. Now we pay for their graduate degrees, their luxury SUVs and who knows what else and our future has not improved one iota. Perhaps we should have just hired some merely adequate civil servants from the middle of the pack. We were told that a very expensive overhaul of what was once C-K’s best hospital would lure Chinese businesses here and the industrial park of Mayor Diane would soon be filled with booming factories with well-paid jobs. Sound familiar? Much like the

tens of thousands of dollars for useless trips to India and China? We sat by as a group of well-connected elites planned a miracle theatre, which was going to draw new doctors to our area and also bring hundreds of patrons to this “worldclass” venue from as far away as Toronto. When it became clear that this white elephant was just a gigantic money loser, all those elites jumped off the sinking ship and disappeared to avoid any financial obligations. But taxpayers were left to pay the bills, like always. Should we review the pledge by Mayor Randy that the money and building expertise of Victor Boutin would

revitalize the entire municipality or that the million-dollar purchase of a dilapidated railway was absolutely necessary for the fertilizer plant just waiting to appear in Wallaceburg? The list just goes on and on with the $40 to $60 million for a sports complex and arena(s) and this latest forecast. As far as I can tell, the people Mr. Corcoran calls “naysayers” have been correct about the outcome of all of these projects. Maybe C-K should shrink our bloated administration and hire these smarter citizens to consult for the municipality. Linda Hind Chatham

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He said while the pandemic has been crushing on small businesses and the mental health of many, there are still amazing things happening in the municipality. “When the pandemic first hit, we realized no one was ready for this. For example, we didn’t have enough PPE (personal protective equipment), so citizens started donating. We soon had more than 54,000 items dropped off by citizens,” he said. The May 16th Miracle followed soon after, where residents left non-perishable food items on their front porches and volunteers picked them up to be distributed to those in need and to local food banks. “We followed that up with The Gift,” Canniff added, talking about a similar food and toy donation effort last fall. “It was another huge success, and was the same concept, with volunteers coming together to say ‘we care.’” Throughout this pandemic, Canniff said COVID-19 numbers have for the most part remained relatively low when compared to neighbouring municipalities. He commended residents for following protocols, thanked staff at CK Public Health and the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance for working closely together, and added the local media has been instrumental in sharing information. Still, Chatham-Kent bears scars from the pandemic. “Mental health is a not-so-obvious piece of COVID. It impacted each and every one of us. The challenge will be to get people back to where they were,” he said. Homelessness also became more prevalent in the municipality over the

past year. Canniff said numbers tripled to 300 or so people, and efforts are underway to develop a community safety and wellbeing plan to help reduce the reliance on emergency responses. “If we work well together, there’s a whole lot of things we could do,” he said. Growth continued in Chatham-Kent despite the pandemic. “Housing starts are so critical. For years we didn’t have much development on the housing front. Our population had declined for eight years,” Canniff said. “But with people coming here, it’s so important for many reasons. It helps our tax base and provides employees for local businesses. We need to have more people here. Businesses are having a hard time finding qualified people.” Change is happening, Canniff said, as the municipality has seen population growth of about 4.5 per cent over the past four years, and the 18-40 group has grown by more than eight per cent. “We’re attracting younger people to the community,” he said. “Chatham-Kent is a hot commodity right now. Even though our housing prices have gone up, we’re still cheaper than our surrounding neighbours. We were suppressed for a long time. We’re catching up.” Canniff also touched on new apartment building construction, as well as building repurposing, adding more than 600 units of additional rental options in the municipality in the near future. The continued expansion of fibre optics throughout the municipality is also good news, Canniff said. “Broadband is a huge piece in our economy. It is as important as water and

electricity,” he said of reliable Internet. “We hope to have 90 per cent of Chatham-Kent lit up with fibre over the next couple of years. TekSavvy and a number of other companies are working hard.” Through it all, we have endured COVID. Canniff said vaccination numbers are nearing 50 per cent for the municipality. “Vaccinations. That is our ticket to normalcy. Over the next few weeks, everyone who wants to be vaccinated will be,” he said. “We will be able to start putting COVID into our rear-view mirror. The second shot, that’s when our economy can get back to a reasonable normal. I’m hopeful that’s by mid to late summer.” Canniff touched upon the Navistar property development, adding he sees a mix of industrial and commercial usage of that land. On top of redevelopment of that land, Canniff said the business park on Park Avenue East is coming along, with 16 units sold inside it near Sass Road. As well, Onbelay is shifting production from Kentucky to Chatham-Kent. “A big reason is quality of workforce,” Canniff said. He mentioned the fact Harbour Technologies is set to expand into Chatham on Richmond Street, bringing 80 new jobs with them to manufacture PPE. In terms of more to do in Chatham-Kent for residents, the mayor touched upon an axe-throwing business coming to town, go-carts receiving the green light in Tilbury, redevelopment of the bowling alley in Blenheim, and new owners for the Downtown Chatham Centre, which he said will be announced in the coming weeks. “Stay tuned.”

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Hot enough for you? Apparently, it’s not hot enough to warrant running the Beach Bus yet in Chatham-Kent. Well, the bus is parked due to COVID-19, according to municipal officials.

The bus, officially known as Public Transit Seasonal Route S1 will be suspended until further notice. Route S1, providing service between Mitchell’s Bay and Erieau, was originally scheduled to begin service on Saturday. But due to the extension of

the provincial stay-athome order, this service will not commence until the provincial order has been lifted, municipal officials said. The municipality will update the public of any further changes to this service on its website at www.cktransit.ca.

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Plenty of confusion over woodlot bylaw Editor: In reading the recent local media article containing the concerns of East Kent councillors regarding the temporary woodlot bylaw, it is clear that there is an abundance of confusion and misunderstanding. First off, the bylaw has one and only one main intent and that is to stop the clear cutting of our threatened Carolinian woodlots. Any landowner can arrange for logging their woodlot with the only restriction being that it has to be done applying best forestry practices. This is only common sense as it ensures that the landowner maximizes the longterm financial returns from their woodlot. I personally know a woodlot owner who tripled their logging income by using the advice of a registered forester. The bylaw also prevents the “victimization” of the natural heritage and citizens of C-K by investment groups who are intent on financial returns by buying farmland in C-K and in their words “optimizing” the land for financial returns. These opportunistic investors are frequently from outside C-K and have zero regard for any environmental consequences. They focus on C-K because, unlike other jurisdictions across Ontario, we have been mired in self-destructive rhetoric as

our forests have literally burned to the tune of approximately 1,600 acres of rare Carolinian forest since 2013 alone. To suggest that 1 million seedlings planted can compensate for the over 1 million woodlot trees lost is well intentioned but unrealistic. Also, to correct alarmist information in the article, the bylaw has no differential restrictions based on urban or rural. There is no restriction on the removal of individual trees anywhere. In regard to the request for facts and figures, the LTVCA has all the information required for any rational and responsible decision, and the data is alarming. I do agree with the councillors quoted that the municipality itself is deficient in land stewardship. This then begs the question as to who is actually making policy decisions in C-K. If there is an obvious and existing problem, then here is a great leadership opportunity for our council. In regard to landowner compensation for maintaining their woodlot, this is a reasonable proposal that can only be achieved through dialogue with landowners as is the intent in Coun. Hall’s motion. In order to facilitate this process, some new and younger faces on both sides of the negotiating table as compared to

2014 would obviously be Good soil is no defense but woodlots clearly are. Gary Eagleson beneficial. against adverse weather Ridgetown It is abundantly obvious that the world is changing fast, especially in regards to crop production around the world. In general, it is the younger group on council and in the community who have the most at stake in realizing that we Learn how to use a tablet and how cannot ignore they can be beneficial, fun and rewarding! the warnings and the abunClasses will be offered on Friday mornings dant data. & afternoons. Get your name on the list now! They clearly Limited Spaces Available. and urgently explain that we must prepare for the future by preserving and enhancing tree cover in Ontario Needing to renew your license and could use and beyond. The Upper a refresher in person course? Thames ConserClasses will be offered on Tuesday mornings & afternoons. vation Authority Get your name on the list now! Tentative first class June 15, 2021 has just issued a warning for a possible water shortage in our area for this summer. Some naively Calling all Produce, Food & Artisans! destroy and irreJune 26 • July 10 & 24 • Aug. 7 & 21 sponsibly burn their woodlots 8am - 1pm Call to reserve a table now! as if there is no Limited Space Available. $25/spot tomorrow and seemingly are oblivious to the clearly predicted consequences that also contribPulled Pork on a Bun Chicken Parmesan ute to the agony A tasty chicken breast, marinara sauce and Served with homefries of other farmers. mozzarella cheese served on pasta. and coleslaw.

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It may seem counterintuitive, but the best way to deal with COVID-19 vaccine misinformation is not to engage. That’s the word from Chatham-Kent Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Colby regarding social media anti-vaxxer conspiracy theories. The doctor shared the insight with the Chatham-Kent health board at its regular monthly meeting, where he outlined findings from the U.S.based Centre for Countering Digital Hate. Data from the centre indicates 75 per cent of vaccine disinformation on social media – designed to create doubt – stems from only 12 individuals. The centre discovered the people behind the disinformation campaigns were benefitting financially from a large number of online followers, being paid for the likes they receive, as well as from selling health-related products. According to Colby, vaccine disinformation campaigns tend to have three prongs. The anti-vaxxing propaganda machine purports COVID-19 is not dangerous, vaccines are dangerous, and lastly that you

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A new subdivision is set to take shape in Dresden. Chatham-Kent council gave the go-ahead to the project at its May 17 meeting by approving zoning changes and the project’s draft plan. The new development located on 4.55 hectares (11.2 acres) in the community’s northwest quadrant, includes a mix of housing styles, featuring both semi-detached residences and single-family homes. The development, which will take two to three years to complete, includes 20 lots for single detached homes, 16 lots for semi-detached homes and four blocks also for semi-detached homes. The area is bordered by Issac and Camden Streets to the north and south, undeveloped farmland to the west, and is bisected by Elizabeth Street. The plan includes designated areas for parkland, storm water

management and road the project and assured allowances, as well as council the project will the construction of sidebe carefully monitored. walks and streetlights. The municipality will Both North Kent counwork closely with decillors endorsed the exveloper Dave pansion. Depencier of Coun. Joe Faas said Depencier Chatham-Kent’s ability Builders who to create a new subdivilives in nearby sion make it the “envy” Dave Depencier Leisure Lane, a of other communities, subdivision his but he admitted change can be company has developed scary for some. over the past decade. “I know that people are afraid Depencier said he and of the uncertainties but in my his partners are commitopinion there are a lot of posi- ted to building the new tives by doing this,” Faas told subdivision responsibly the meeting. and assured council he Coun. Jamie McGrail said she will mitigate any conis excited for the project, but cerns relating to traffic added it needs to move forward and infrastructure preswith caution. sures, noise and debris. A number of deputations “We live in Dresden and against the project, primarily we’re part of this town,” concerned with safety, traffic Depencier told counciland construction pressures, lors over Zoom. were presented to council. “We’re trying to do Ryan Jacques, director of plan- everything possible to ning services for Chatham-Kent, make this a smooth progave a step-by-step overview of cess,” he explained.

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Vaccination clinics will take place in Tilbury this week and in Wallaceburg the week after. On May 27, there will be a COVID-19 vaccine community clinic hosted at Tilbury District Family Health Team at 22 Mill Street in Tilbury. The clinic will be administering Moderna vaccines to anyone from the public aged 18 years and older. Book an appointment by calling 519-682-2307 ext. 303. On June 3, there will be a COVID-19 vaccine community clinic hosted by Cha-

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Ontario, Chatham-Kent Ontario Health Team and supported by Chatham-Kent Public Health. “This is great news! We are pleased to announce that pop-up clinics are coming to your community. We want to make it easy for anyone who wants to be vaccinated to be able to do so. Offering this opportunity to our citizens in C-K is another step closer to getting us back to a sense of normalcy. Vaccines save lives,” primary care vaccination lead Dr. Vishal Chawla said in a media release. More pop-up community clinics will be coming soon.

perville, and to the north/ south of Dresden. The $2.3 million fibre-tothe-home solution is scheduled to be completed, with service fully available, by mid 2022. “This high-speed fibre-optic project will provide many more residents living in underserved areas of Chatham-Kent with fast, reliable Internet connectivity for years to come,” Barry Field, executive director, SWIFT, said in a media release. “Access to high-quality broad-

band service is essential for our small and rural communities both from a social and economic standpoint. With our partnership with TekSavvy Solutions, we will bring greater connectivity to the municipality to further support local businesses and enable communities and residents to thrive in today’s technology driven world.” “Our residents have identified reliable rural high-speed Internet service as a top priority,” said Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff.

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TekSavvy Solutions has broke ground recently on a fibre-optic project to bring high-speed Internet access to more than 500 homes and businesses in Chatham-Kent. In partnership with SWIFT (Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology), TekSavvy Solutions will construct a 27-kilometre fibre-optic network to offer Gigabit service to customers between Wallaceburg and Babys Point, to the east of Wallaceburg, Tup-

The builder said he’s excited about the potential of bringing 44 homes to his community and he’s “very confident” the development will be something Dres-

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It’s all because of where a chipmunk parked his nuts. Dave Macko of Armstrong-Macko in Chatham had a nutty idea on how to fix a transmission problem when a customer gave him a call recently, saying he couldn’t shift his car into “Park.” “The guy had a real problem. He didn’t know what was wrong,” Macko said. But Macko had an idea. “We had another person a while back with a stick-shift car. It

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ARTspace is showing off the latest project by Francois Grenier, Isabelle Milot and Lisa Sylvestre, three artists known as the “FIL Collective,” so named for the close bond amongst the artists. Their new installation at ARTspace is focused on their latest explorations in their disparate practices. “FIL Collective” is on public display at ARTspace’s Window Gallery and can be viewed from King Street between now and June 18. Grenier is a ceramic sculpture artist. His installation “Cornu Deficientia” is intended as a visual manifestation of frustration and resentment towards society’s recklessness in ecology. In this work, the horn is the metaphor for this emotional unrest.

Milot’s work in this installation is an ode to Lucie Rie, a pioneer of modernist pottery. Milot is entranced with the surface of Rie’s pottery, which is technically challenging to replicate; like Rie, Milot applies different minerals, chemicals, and oxides to the surface of her pottery to produce a diverse range of textures when they are kiln fired. Sylvestre, a textile artist, explores the architecture of Windsor and Detroit through her work. With the layering of fabric and needlework to create depth, Sylvestre depicts buildings, city planning and street grids. One of her works references the Walker Power building on the riverfront in Walkerville, Windsor. For more information, visit www. chatham-kent.ca/TAG or www. artspacechathamkent.com and follow @TAGCK and @ARTspaceCK.

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Sure enough, a busy chipmunk had found a convenient storage spot for his nuts; convenient for him, but not so much for the vehicle’s owner, or Macko. “This was a fairly new vehicle. It was a bit of a challenge to clean all that stuff out of there,” he said of the hard-to-reach nut storage location. Macko has seen a lot during his time running the garage on Leeson Drive in Chatham. “We see lots of mice nests too, underneath engine covers,” he said. Automotive wiring also seems to

be on the menu for rodents more and more these days. Macko said some insulation material for the wiring is made from vegetable oil. “The rodents don’t mind the taste of it. They can cause all kinds of damage,” he said. But the automotive guru has a simple tip to keep the mice, squirrels and chipmunks at bay. “Consider leaving a rag soaked in peppermint oil in a cut-off water bottle tied up under the hood. They don’t seem to like the smell,” he said. But make sure that bottle is safely secured.

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Chatham’s Sarah Bardoel is $250,000 richer after a lucky lottery win. The 34-year-old Chatham resident is a regular player of Instant Jackpot. “This is my first big win,” she said in a media release.

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Community Events Thursday, May 27, 2021: • Chatham-Kent Public Library (CKPL) will be hosting bestselling author, Sheena Kamal, for a virtual author talk at 7:00pm via Zoom. Sheena Kamal holds an HBA in Political Science from the University of Toronto. She was awarded a TD Canada Trust scholarship for community leadership and activism around the issue of homelessness. She has also worked as a researcher on crime and investigative journalism for the film and television industry. Her debut novel, “The Lost Ones” was inspired by her experience. 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. To find out more about CK Reads programs and events, visit www.ckreads.ca.

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Gloria Menard 83, Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Kendrick Funeral Home

James Mott Monday, May 17, 2021 Life Transitions

Leo VanSickle 86, Monday, May 17, 2021 Blenheim Community Funeral Home

Colleen Mills 64, Sunday, May 16, 2021 Life Transitions

Doug Barnett 90, Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Blenheim Community Funeral Home See full obituaries at www.chathamvoice.com/obituaries

Hinnegan-Peseski

FUNERAL HOME

156 William St., Chatham 519.352.5120 www.peseski.com

A FAMILY BUSINESS THAT CARES

60 Stanley Street, Blenheim (519) 676 – 9200 blenheimcommunityfuneralhome.com 4 Victoria Ave, Chatham (519) 352-2390

459 St.Clair St., Chatham • 519-351-2040 76 Main St. E., Ridgetown • 519-674-3141 141 Park St., Blenheim • 519-676-3451

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For a tour, call us at 519-627-9292 80 McNaughton Ave. Wallaceburg, ON

FREE ESTIMATES 519-678-3844 Highgate

Ralph Ford

• Must be a homeowner (no proof required) • This loan is NOT a mortgage • Normally no income proof required • Open Loan • 48hrs normally to approve • Funds directly deposited • No fund allocation - you do what you wish with the money ITEMS NORMALLY REQUIRED 1. ID, one of: license, passport, Canadian citizenship card 2. Void Cheque or PAD form

Mr. Charles “Chuck” Scott 52, Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

Wanted

Wanted: Scrap air conditioners, electric motors and electrical wire. Phone 226-229-2614.

Stump Removal

Single Axle, flatbed trailer; 4 removeable racks; good tires; 12ft x 6 3/4ft; priced good. Information call 519351-6007.

Services Offered

Obituary

Yard Sale

We carry premium • Hot Asphalt oil based sealer! • Pot hole repairs • Catch basin repairs BACKHOE, • Hot rubber crack repairs MINI EXCAVATOR, • New driveways, TRUCKING & BOBCAT parking lots, etc. SWEEPER SERVICE

May 30, 2021 Love all of your family!

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