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One puzzle after another

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To Chatham native Meaghan Creed, the brain is a puzzle. Her quest for solutions has taken her to Switzerland and now Maryland.

Creed, 30, is turning heads with her research into addiction. Currently an assistant professor in pharmacology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, she recently earned the Science & PINS Prize for Neuromodulation.

Last year, she received the Pfizer Prize for Young Scientists.

The awards are for her research into addiction and its impact on the brain.

Creed grew up in Chatham, attending first McNaughton Avenue Public School and then Chatham-Kent Secondary School, before heading off to the University of Toronto.

It was at McNaughton Avenue PS when she became particularly interested in biology.

“I think I always wanted to be a scientist. I remember a career day in Grade 2 and a scientist came in to talk about genetically engineered corn,” she said. “Biology has been my interest since that second-grade career day.”

She credited a trio of high school educators for honing her interest.

“I really had excellent high school science teachers: Robin Shepherd, George Argenti and Dave Page,” she said.

“My physics, biology and chemistry teachers were pretty formative.”

At the U of T, Creed earned first her Bachelors of Science and then her PhD in pharmacology and neuroscience.

From there, she moved to Switzerland for four years for extra training.

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Creed rewarded for neuro research Continued from page 1

Creed now lives in Washington, DC, and does her work at the University of Maryland.

Her husband, also a scientist, works in nearby Bethesda.

Creed said the Pfizer award goes to a “young” scientist – anyone under the age of 45.

She earned the award while at the University of Geneva for her work implanting electrodes into the brains of mice to treat addiction.

The Science and PINS Prize this year is for similar research.

Creed said while working on her PhD, she studied dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain. It helps control the

brain’s reward and pleasure dictive drugs, Creed said, also centres. It also helps send mes- has long-lasting effects on the sages to other brain. parts of the body, “The reward system is “Dopamine has telling them normally there to guide been the theme,” when and how to us to do things that are she said of her move. research. “What Parkinson’s Dis- important for our surdoes it do to the ease, Creed said, vival – food, partners, brain? How does negatively im- social contact, etc. Ad- it change bepacts a person’s dictive drugs hijack the haviour?” dopamine levels, In the case of circuitry and activate and that contribaddiction, Creed utes to motor it in a more addictive has worked with control impair- way.” mice. Research- Meaghan Creed ment. ers give the mice That comes from cocaine and having too little dopamine. document the changes in the Having too much, which is brain’s reward circuit. what can occur from using ad“There are definitely neuro changes that take place when you take these addictive drugs. We’re able to show these specific changes,” Creed said. “The reward system is normally there to guide us to do things that are important for our survival – food, partners, social contact, etc. Addictive drugs hijack the circuitry and activate it in a more addictive way. Taking the drug is more rewarding than other things – food, relationships.

Your whole reward system is geared towards finding and consuming drugs, above all else.”

In her research, addicted mice are treated with deep brain stimulation

protocol where the rodents have electrodes put into the area of the rewards system and it is turned on for short periods of time, and a drug that is used to treat Tourette Syndrome is administered. The results speak for themselves.

“We give the stimulation for 15 minutes. The next day, they behave like mice who have never seen cocaine before,” she said. “Their brains look like normal mice brains rather than ones that were exposed to cocaine.”

Deep brain stimulation does exist for humans. It’s mostly used to treat Parkinson’s disease, she said. In fact, there are more than 100,000 people around the world who have pacemakers for their brains specifically to help control their Parkinson’s.

Creed said there are also cases where people have had the pacemakers put in to help battle addiction as well.

According to published research material, if you stop the brain stimulation, the symptoms return, requiring the pacemakers to always be on.

Creed said the protocol she’s working on could prove to be much more effective.

The Chatham native is turning her focus to opioids, a growing addiction around the globe, including here in Chatham-Kent.

“The (opioids) release more dopamine than morphine.

They can be more addictive than morphine,” she said.

“And the opioids themselves also affect your mood – negatively – causing depression.

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“Chronic pain can change your mood. It impacts the brain in very complicated ways that we just don’t understand,” she said. “If you now put oxycodone on top of that, how are those effects going to be different?”

Despite her recognition for her research so far, to Creed, she has so much more to do.

“I’m just getting started.”

It’s like completing one layer in a very complicated puzzle.

“One of the main reasons people do this job – not for the money – this is the best part: even if it’s a more fundamental discovery that nobody else knows, it’s a pretty amazing feeling to be the first person to discover it. And then you try to figure out how it all works,” she said. “It’s not many people who get to work out puzzles for a living.”

Creed admits it can get frustrating when experiments are failures, but research scientists must have thick skins.

“Any sort of successful scientist – their number one skill is to be resilient,” she said. “I’m still learning.”

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Turbine blockade continues

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

A request for an injunction to remove Water Wells First members from a blockade on Bush Line in north Chatham has been adjourned until Sept. 28.

On Sept. 6, North Kent Wind, owned by Pattern Energy and Samsung, appeared before the Superior Court of Justice seeking an injunction prohibiting blockades and other interference with the construction of its wind project.

“We respect the right of citizens who disagree with wind energy or the project to have their voices heard. The motion for injunctive relief became necessary because some protestors were engaging in what we believe was unlawful conduct, raising serious concerns about

the safety of workers and protestors alike,” said Matt Dallas, a Pattern Energy spokesperson in a statement.

“North Kent Wind sought the assistance of the court to enforce the rule of law and keep the peace. At the request of the court and out of respect for those who oppose the project and wish to be heard, we agreed to cease construction at one turbine site, which is currently blockaded and occupied by protestors, until the motion is heard by the court on Sept. 28-29. The court has otherwise granted an interim order restraining and preventing anyone from blockading, obstructing, or impeding access to any of the construction sites for the project.”

Water Wells First put up a blockade at the Bush Line turbine construction site, one of

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Water Wells First supporters, enjoy a lunch near a First Nations’ sacred fire that burned until Friday at the site of turbine construction protest on Bush Line.

34 construction sites for North Kent Wind, to bring attention to the issues adjacent property owners were having with dirty wells after pile-driving began by nearby wind farm construction crews.

Kevin Jakubec, spokesperson for Water Wells First, said he was “blindsided” last

Tuesday afternoon when he was served with the summons to attend court the next day, and is pleased the adjournment will give his group time to get a lawyer and present their side of the issue.

“The adjournment gives us time to bring victim impact

forward,” Jakubec said. “We won’t let this go down without a fight.”

As of press time, Jakubec said 11 wells in the North Kent Wind project area were contaminated with sediment, and some residents were without water or had reduced flow.

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Chatham-Kent residents who have concerns about their well water quality need to take steps to ensure the proper authorities are informed as soon as possible, according to municipal CAO Don Shropshire.

“There have been conflicting accounts of the number of water wells experiencing issues in recent days and we want to ensure that residents in any part of the municipality take immediate action if they have any concerns,” he said in a media release.

Shropshire said residents living within one kilometre of the North Kent One wind

turbine project have been offered base line and post construction water testing. In addition, the five families who have contacted the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECCC) are also eligible to have additional testing by an independent laboratory.

Residents who are concerned about potential well impacts can contact North Kent 1 directly at 1-855-7803859 or info@northkentwind. com As part of their Renewable Energy Approval, North Kent 1 is required to notify the MOECC of any complaints received regarding wells or well water, retain a consultant

to attend the site, collect samples, and submit a report to the ministry on whether the results demonstrate that vibration from construction of the wind turbines resulted in impacts on the well water.

Complaints can also be made to the MOECC by contacting the Windsor Area Office Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. toll free at 1-800-387-8826. Outside of those office hours, they can call the ministry’s Spills Action Centre at 1-800-268-6060.

Residents who have wells elsewhere are reminded that the Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit recommends they have their wells tested three times per year.

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Fire chief headed to Halifax

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Chatham-Kent’s top fire official is leaving the municipality to head east as Fire Chief for Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency, effective Oct. 30.

Fire Paramedic Chief Ken Stuebing made the announcement Thursday.

“Having started my career in 1985, with the last four plus years as the Fire

Paramedic Chief in Chatham-Kent, I felt it was time to turn the reins over to someone new. While contemplating this difficult decision, I was honoured to be offered the Fire Chief position in Halifax, Nova Scotia,” he said in a release.

Although officially retiring as a firefighter and paramedic in Ontario, Stuebing said, “It was an

unexpected honour but in terms of my career, it is an outstanding one and an opportunity I could not turn down.”

Stuebing came to Chatham-Kent in September of 2013 from Manitoba where he was Deputy Chief of Professional Development for the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service. Prior to that, the Kitchener native served in

that city’s fire department for 20 years as a firefighter with the last six years as a captain.

Stuebing has been a paramedic since 1985 and culminated his clinical activity as a Critical Care Flight Paramedic on “Bandage 1” Helicopter Air Ambulance out of the Toronto for more than 12 years.

Looking back, Stuebing said he feels C-K should

be proud of the EMT colleagues, progress that has the firefighters, been made over paramedics and the past four our fantastic supyears, includport team for ing modernizing allowing me to technology and be part of such a emergency regreat team and sponse areas, imcommunity, it plementation of has truly been an an internal pro- Ken Stuebing honour,” he said. fessional develHe said he has opment strategy and im- been happy to call Chaproved safety equipment tham-Kent home. for both fire and EMS, “This is an outstanding among many others. and friendly community However, the chief is with a bright future,” he most proud of being able said. “I have met so many to support the work of individuals who care so firefighters, paramedics deeply about helping and the dedicated support Chatham-Kent continstaff that work hard every ue to reach its potential, day with their partners to and have been very honmaintain a healthy and oured to work alongside safe community. our great first responders “I would like to thank who help in your time of council, the CAO, my need,” he said.

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FireFest returns on Sept. 22-23

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

FireFest is back for a sixth year of vintage fire rigs, fire safety and history, and lots of free family entertainment Sept. 22 and 23 in Chatham.

According to FireFest co-organizer Brent DeNure, the event begins Friday night at Boonies Drive-In Movie Theatre in Tilbury, featuring the original 1984 Ghostbusters movie, and two new releases including the Lego Movie. Thanks to the St. Clair College Alumni Association, the first 175 carloads of people will get in free, with gates opening at 6:30 p.m.

DeNure said there will be a parade of vintage firetrucks and emergency services vehicles, led by the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 car along Queen Street in Tilbury and then they will be on display at Boonies.

On Sept. 23 in downtown Chatham starting at 10 a.m., fire trucks, police cars and emergency services vehicles will be on display on King Street between Second and Fifth streets, and there will plenty of other activities going on, including safety demos, the Junior F.I.R.E. Challenge Course sponsored by the St. Clair College Alumni Association, an auto extrication and fire response demonstration by Chatham-Kent Fire and Emergency Services personnel, The Magical Fireman with magic and storytelling, and the band FireSound, featuring members of the Toronto Fire Department.

The parade of vehicles this year, at 4 p.m. on Saturday, is following a different route due to road construction, according to DeNure. It will follow King Street West, north on Merritt Avenue to Riverview Drive and west on Riverview to Keil Drive, over the bridge into the Thames Lea Plaza parking lot.

DeNure said organizers will also be bringing some education and history to the weekend with a 50th anniversary tribute to the Detroit Riots, with stories from people who served; and an appearance by Lt. John Thiede, the Michigan firefighter who rescued the only survivor of Northwest Airlines Flight 225, which crashed in 1987 shortly after takeoff from Detroit.

With vehicle owners expected from as far as way as Buffalo, Columbus and Illinois, DeNure expects to draw crowds totaling up to 15,000 people as the event continues to grow in popularity.

“It’s a free family event and gives people a chance to get close to the rigs that they might only see flying by them,” DeN-

ure said. “It’s a very captivating, very inspirational event.”

He noted that one person came forward just this year and said that being exposed to emergency services through FireFest encouraged the person to choose a career in emergency services.

Mayor Randy Hope congratulated the FireFest committee on all the work they put into organizing FireFest.

“It’s no easy task to organize this event and we’re on Year Six now, after the birth of something really good,” he said.

“One thing that impresses me is FireFest is also about recruitment and keeping people engaged in emergency services.”

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Announcing the line-up for FireFest on Sept. 22 and 23 in Chatham-Kent in front of a New York City fire rig put back into service during the 9/11 attack on the twin towers is Fire Chief Ken Stuebing; Karen Flannagan, head of the St. Clair College Alumni Association; Mayor Randy Hope; FireFest co-organizer Brent DeNure; Ziggy Schiefer of Boonies Drive-In; and FireFest co-organizer Keith Chinnery.

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Members of the community are invited to a meeting, on September 21, 2017, to receive updates about North Kent Wind construction and speak with team members.

Following North Kent Wind’s presentation, we will host a question and answer (Q&A) period. All meeting materials will be available online following the meeting at: www.northkentwind.com.

Project Overview North Kent Wind is a 100 megawatt wind facility located north of Chatham that is expected to generate clean energy equal to the needs of 35,000 Ontario homes each year.

North Kent Wind obtained its Renewable Energy Approval from the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change in June 2016 after comprehensive analysis of potential impacts within the project area was completed.

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Project Map To speak with Pat Murray, our North Kent Wind Community Relations Coordinator, please email pat.murray@patternenergy.com, call our local office at 519-397-5711, or call toll free at 1-855-780-3859.

To learn more about the project, you may also visit www.northkentwind.com.

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Career decisions Chatham native Meghan Creed is making a name for herself, earning awards for research into addiction and its impact on the brain.

Creed grew up in Chatham, and now at 30 years of age, she is an assistant professor of pharmacology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and has two serious awards under her belt.

And what made her want to be a scientist? Career Day in Grade 2 at McNaughton Public School when a scientist came in to talk to her class about genetically engineered corn. Creed also credits her supportive high school science teachers with helping her on her path.

This is a young woman who knew what she wanted at an early age, thanks to Career Day. What would happen if more people would come forward to inspire and mentor our young women in careers in the younger grades?

Organizations such as Junior Achievement have an excellent one-day seminar for young women at high school age that opens up many ideas and links them with women who are active in that career. Is high school age too late, though?

Many young people would benefit from career mentoring before they hit high school so that by the time they get there, they might have a career path already lined up and will know what courses they need to achieve their goal.

Creed knew as young as Grade 2, so why not have more programs in the schools that link professionals with kids and give them a simple look of what that career looks like?

The high school co-op program is another great idea that gives young people an idea how they may like a certain job, and we need more of those kinds of programs at a younger age.

Traditional jobs such as being a nurse or firefighter or teacher are ones our kids know lots about. It would be great to expose them to other jobs like the different types of engineering careers available or eco-tourism or how to self-publish a novel.

There is so much opportunity out there for our teens and we expect them to make those decisions at age 17. We are kicking them out on their own earlier, so it is high time we help them discover their interests at an earlier age as well.

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Opinion

Turbine construction worrisome Sir: Industrial strength wind turbines are making a lot of people worried.

Installing those turbines means pile-driving massive steel beams into the bedrock.

The problem is that the bedrock is made of Kettle Point black shale and is known to contain uranium and arsenic. Vibration from the pile driving breaks up this toxic shale below the groundwater and contaminates it. Area residents can’t drink, bathe, or wash their clothes because of this.

Water wells are being poisoned as the government continues to allow the pile driving.

Having visited farms and spoken with affected residents where the water is bad, I have seen

the effects first hand.

A jar of well water sits on my desk at Queen’s Park right now. A thick layer of black particles is clearly visible.

Last year, concerned citizens formed the group Water Wells First.

They were determined to find out what was going on. They were granted a hearing before the Environmental Review Tribunal, but the government has taken little action. Construction of wind turbines continues even though scientific tests at several farms show that well water has been contaminated.

Now, I understand that wind turbines are supposed to help the environment. I have my doubts about wind

energy, but in principle I agree that we should avoid harming the environment.

This is why contaminating our groundwater is so upsetting.

Government inaction on this matter is sad.

The Wynne government always claim to care about the environment. It justifies exorbitant hydro rates because we’re no longer burning coal and polluting the air.

Is the government trying to tell us that wind farms are worth whatever financial and environmental cost we have to pay? If so, that just isn’t right.

It also seems more than a little hypocritical.

You can bet that, if an oil company were some-

how polluting groundwater, the uproar would be deafening.

If animal species were harmed by a quarry, a mine, or a pipeline, we’d never hear the end of it.

Well, in this case clean energy technology is contaminating farmers’ wells, and the main animal species affected is the human species.

Will the government do the right thing, find out what is going on, stop the contamination of our groundwater?

Will the government put a moratorium on turbine development until scientific evidence disproves the claim that industrial wind turbines are polluting the environment?

Rick Nicholls, MPP Chatham-Kent-Essex

Barriers needed on Highway 401 Sir: Recently, some of our dear friends lost their beautiful daughterin-law and granddaughter on Highway 401 driving from London to Rondeau. Their little boy is in Children’s Hospital in London.

Someone lost control of his pickup truck and crossed the median and hit them head on.

If there had been proper barriers between the two directions of the highway, this would

never have happened.

I understand the government promised these barriers in 2005.

Where are they?

These were senseless deaths, easily prevent-

able. Charging the driver for being on his phone solves nothing; the carnage continues.

We want those barriers up NOW. Cindy Storey Rondeau

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Crawford to head Catholic board

mentary schools in Chatham.”

Deb Crawford will take Crawford came to St. over as director of educa- Clair Catholic in 2001 tion for the St. Clair Cath- from the Dufferin Peel olic District School Board Catholic District School starting next year.

Board, where she had Crawford taught since will replace “She is eminently 1983.

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Even when she lived on a remote B.C. Gulf Island where no one locked their doors and everyone knew each other, Joanne felt nervous whenever her children stepped out the door. This was largely due to her feeling trapped by her own childhood memories of sexual abuse. The worst of the effects of the abuse were on her, but her biggest regret was the transfer of her lack of trust of others, fears and her children’s safety onto her children with what she perceived as her inability to cope with her own abuse that started at eight years of age and continued for three long years.

Kelly-Anne Appleton finally had the courage to tell her story of the abuse she had suffered as a nine year old girl at the hands of Fr. Charles Sylvestre after hearing Irene Deschene’s press conference immediately following the lifting of the gag order by Bishop Fabbro.

She was one of the first few women to come forward in the sexual assault investigation of Fr. Charles Sylvestre, a Catholic priest, in 2006.

In 2006 she sat in the courtroom as she heard him plead guilty to sexually abusing her and 46 other little girls in the largest case of non-institutional abuse in Canada. In 2007 Kelly-Anne was invited to share her story with all the priests and laypeople during two different educational workshops put on by the Diocese of London. Fellow survivors nominated her to become part of a task force “From Isolation to Action” which included priests, the Crown Attorney’s Office and other community partners to assist other communities in prevention, policies, and guidelines with similar crimes.

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NDP meet in Chatham, plan election platform

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

Ontario NDP Leader An-

drea Horwath met with her Southwestern Ontario caucus in Chatham last week, going over a

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platform that she believes will help her and her colleagues form government after the next election.

Speaking at a luncheon with caucus members and community leaders, Horwath outlined her party’s plan to bring Ontario Hydro back to public ownership and lower energy costs by 30 per cent, bring forward a prescription drug plan for all Ontarians, and invest in government services and infrastructure. She also led a discussion on shared priorities and the issues that are most important to families and businesses in the region.

And to pay for it all, Horwath said more thoughtful spending is needed, unlike the current Liberal government.

“The Liberal government has spent a lot of public money on their own interests and the in-

Mary Beth Corcoran/The Chatham Voice

Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath speaks to the media during a break in a three-day meeting of the Southwestern Ontario caucus in Chatham recently.

terest of the Liberal party, and that money needs to be diverted to the needs of Ontarians. So whether we’re talking about $1 billion to cancel gas plans or you’re talking about another billion dollars on e-health, or $8 billion improperly spent infrastructure money; that money needs to be diverted to meeting the needs of families,” Horwath said after her luncheon speech. “It’s all about priorities, and for too long we’ve seen Kathleen Wynne put her-

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Horwath they de- - Andrea Horwath said. “This serve and next elechave families have a bet- tion won’t just be about ter life here in southwest- the disappointment with ern Ontario.”

Kathleen Wynne, but When asked about the what do people want to potential for her party in see; what comes next for the area, Horwath was Ontario and New Demvery clear on how she ocrats have a lot of great sees the next election. ideas and a lot of focus on “I think the NDP will families. That’s what we form government next believe government is all year. People are already about.”

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New look, fewer weeds

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Chatham’s downtown sidewalk construction has actually had an impact on the number of weeds in the downtown core.

The green invaders have had fewer places to take root, or have been ripped up, as old cracked and heaved sidewalks have been replaced with new concrete.

Still, the Historic Downtown Chatham BIA said it’s been a nasty summer for weed growth in the core.

Connie Beneteau of the BIA said the group set up a joint effort, as Union Gas’ Helping Hands

folks came down to assist with beautification efforts recently, and the municipality has allocated students to the effort.

Paul Shettel, co-chair of the BIA, said the sidewalk work has been both good and bad in terms of impacting the battle against weeds.

“With the construction, it’s hard to do anything.

We do the best we can as volunteers,” he said. “But with the new sidewalks, there won’t be as many places for the weeds to grow.”

The BIA officials added much of the remaining weeds in the downtown core are on private property.

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The Shadd family celebrates 164 years in Canada during the 93rd annual Buxton Homecoming parade on Sept. 4.

CKHA moves Diabetes Education Centre Chronic Disease Management, Indigenous and Chatham-Kent Health Rural Health Programs.

Alliance’s (CKHA) Dia“Our patients and their betes Education Centre families will continue to has a new home in Chareceive high quality diatham. betes care and education As of Sept. 1, the Diafrom our dedicated inter-professional team.”

The new space offers a separate waiting room for patients upon entrance and boasts a modSat. Sept. 16, 1-3pm 115 Smithfield, $339,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Fitzgerald, Royal LePage ern look and feel. The client entrance will be $ 1-3pm 56 Shawnee, 429,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Smith, Royal LePage located on the west side of the building and can $ 1-3pm 328 Talbot St. E., Blenheim, 159,900 . . Penny/Elliott Wilton, Royal LePage be accessed by stairs or an accompanying acces1-3pm 125 Parr St., Blenheim, $139,900 . . . . . . Penny/Elliott Wilton, Royal LePage sibility ramp.

Patients who currently $ attend the clinic will be 1-3pm 11058 Pinehurst Line, 399,000 . . . . . . . Barb Phillips, Real Estate Brokerage given directions to the new location when they Sun. Sept. 17, 1-3pm 11568 Pinehurst Line, $529,900 . . . . . . . Penny/Elliott Wilton, Royal LePage receive their next appointment reminder. A The Chatham Voice

betes Education Centre will offer its services at 47 Emma St. – located on the corner of Emma Street and Ursuline Avenue on the east side of CKHA’s Chatham Campus.

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can result in a number of major health issues,” said Dr. Linda Sinnaeve, Endocrinologist. “Individuals with diabetes require ongoing guidance and support to help them manage this disease. In this modern and updated environment, the dedicated and talented staff of the Diabetes Education Centre will continue to provide high quality, patient-focused care.”

The Chatham-Kent Diabetes Outreach and Mental Health Diabetes Outreach Clinics will continue to operate out of their current locations. CKHA’s Diabetes Education Centre can be reached at 519-437-6086, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

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map of the new location will also be posted in the previous Diabetes Education Centre located in the Public General Hospital wing of CKHA’s Chatham Campus to notify patients of the move. Gated parking will be available for clients at 47 Emma Street.

Municipal parking is also situated on and around the property.

CKHA’s Diabetes Education Centre offers supports for people living with prediabetes or diabetes. Services include one-on-one or group consultation on monitoring blood sugar levels, medications, healthy eating, exercise, and other lifestyle choices.

“Diabetes is very prevalent in Chatham-Kent and

may find your rep is scanning or faxing a lot of paperwork back and forth with the seller’s agent. It can be a cumbersome process, and it can even reduce the legibility of the text in the documents. Using electronic signatures avoids this problem.

If you have additional questions about electronic signatures,

ask your real estate rep. They should be able to clarify how their software ensures that the signature is tamper-proof and permanent. If you still feel hesitant or uncomfortable, remember you don’t have to use electronic signatures. It’s your choice and no one can require you to use an electronic signature.

In addition to understanding how you will sign your agreement, you must ensure you understand the agreement itself. An Agreement of Purchase and Sale is a legally-binding contract between you and the seller, so take some time to thoroughly read what you are signing.

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Everything you could want! 5br, 2 storey with a beautiful yard.

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154 SEMENYN #10 $239,900

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 16, 1-3PM 56 SHAWNEE $429,900 AGENT: DAVID SMITH 3+1br, 2 bath Vandersluis built south side rancher approx 1600 sq ft.

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17 OAKGROVE $304,900 3 or 4 br, 3 bath custom designed 1 floor townhouse with double car garage with all the extras.

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335 TOWANDA, ERIE BEACH • $479,900 Beautiful year round 3br, 2.5 bath home fronting on Lake Erie with beach access. Call Brian Peifer 519-436-2669.

Offer Pending 44 JOPLYN $879,900

Lovely 4br, 3.5 bath 2 storey in a wooded setting with i/g pool.

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8772 TALBOT $249,900

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31 ENCLAVE $398,800 2+2br, 3 bath top quality brick ranch with full finished basement.

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Beautiful double lot on Channel Ecarte with 80ft fronting on the water.

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4750 TALBOT, MERLIN $559,900 Beautiful 2br, 2 bath custom built home on Lake Erie.

Call Ron 519-360-7729 or Brandice 226-626-4838.

D L SO 46 NORTHERN PINE $274,900

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Call Gus 519-355-8668 or Heather 519-355-8666.

157 SHELDON $169,000

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Extra large lot. Call Mike Smyth 519-784-5470.

New Price 4 OPAL • $279,900

Well cared for 3br, 1.5 bath 2 storey with many updates and 18x36 i/g pool. Call Larry 519-355-8686.

New Price 594 PARK AVE W $264,900

This 4br, 2.5 bath 4 level home is a pleasure to show. Call Heather 519355-8666 or Gus 519-355-8668.

53 VISCOUNT $255,000

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Heather Najjar** 519-355-8666

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19 VICTORIA $174,500

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D L SO 444 VICTORIA $164,900

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Call Steve 519-355-9774 or Brian 519-436-2669.

35 CHATHAM, BLENHEIM $139,000 Totally renovated duplex.

Total rents $1,350/mth + utilities.

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564 KING W $140,000

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Call Mike S 519-784-5470.

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10989 RIVER LINE $899,900

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Business

Employment law aid available Melinda Robertson has joined the clinic legal team locally to help low-income individuals with work-related problems, as well as other issues. From London, Robertson did her undergraduate degree at the

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

The Chatham-Kent Legal Clinic is expanding its services to low-income residents to include employment law issues.

Employment lawyer

University of Guelph and attended law school in Windsor.

“Employment law is a new initiative as of January 2017, so I think people might not even know it is here, or an option,” Robertson said. “The Mo-

bile Legal and Social Justice Initiative started the idea to have three lawyers providing employment law legal services throughout Southwestern Ontario, so I provide services in Chatham, Sarnia and St. Thomas.”

Available to people who qualify as low-income, the new service is for people who aren’t members of a union.

“We help people who have been dismissed from their employment, either for cause, or been

terminated and haven’t done anything wrong, but for whatever reason have been terminated – shortage of work, restructuring – could be anything.”

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Legal aid clinic expands its offerings Continued from page 14

We help people recover compensation in those areas from their employer in the way of termination pay, or if they didn’t get any notice or pay,” Robertson explained.

“It’s regarding dismissal mostly. I get so many people who come to me and say, ‘I’ve been fired and I didn’t get any termination pay, what can I do?’ and there are different options. You can try to resolve it with an employer before filing anything. If that doesn’t work, we can help them file an application with the Ministry of Labour, and if that is not the best choice, we

can go to Small Claims Court and represent them there if they qualify,” Robertson noted.

She said that is one aspect of employment law but another element is if someone has been dismissed or harassed for what seems to be a discriminatory reason, such as a disability that needs to be accommodated, or other protected grounds, they can ask questions about what is legal or illegal.

“That’s human rights at work.

If you have been harassed or discriminated against under a protected ground, we can help file a petition with Ontario Human Rights Tribunal,” she

added. “We also can help with reprisal or punishment scenarios. For instance, if you’ve raised health and safety issues at work, or asked your employer to comply with the law, and you receive some kind of punishment for it, or you’re let go, we might be able to help them with that scenario as well.”

While employment law is new to the clinic, it has been helping people with many legal issues since it opened in February, 1981.

“The clinic has a number of different services. We work with ODSP, Ontario Works, Canada Pension plan appeals

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so if someone has applied and ily or property law, or Worker been declined, the clinic might Safety and Insurance Board be able to assist them with ap- (WSIB) issues, however. The pealing it. We also will give Chatham-Kent Legal Clinic is some assistance by advice to one of 77 community legal clinsome landlord and tenant is- ics funded by Legal Aid Ontarsues, only for tenants. We help io and administered by a board people with criminal injuries of directors. compensation award applicaThe legal clinic is located at 6 tions. If someone has been the Harvey St. in Chatham and the victim of a crime, they may be phone number is 519-351-6771. able to make an application for The office hours are Monday– some compensation and we can Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon and assist people with that,” Rob- Monday to Friday, 1 p.m. to ertson said. “We assist people 4:30 p.m. with wills and powers of attorney as well.”

All of these services or advice over the phone are free of charge.

“If we have a file representing a person, there are some costs we might incur along the way, like for medical reports and we seek some compensation but there are A+ Rated By The Better Business Bureau no legal fees or retainers.

“We try to help people in 20 Plus Years of those areas if we can, and in my work with employment Proven Excellence . . . law, if someone doesn’t Our Customers Say qualify financially for services – we have financial It’s So! guidelines to qualify for representation – I still will talk to them over the phone • Locally owned briefly to give them advice, summary advice and if apand operated propriate, give them a referral to get some assistance. It • No Pressure, Worry Free is a clinic that provides services for low income people Experience but we can still talk to someone if you have one those is• Best Price First Time, sues and may be able to give Every Time you some suggestions.”

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Capt. Positive loves the turnout at the free Positivity Lunch at the Chatham Armouries, with food served up by Pie-Zano’s and Chatham’s Breakfast House & Grille Churrascaria on Monday.

United Way goal $1.75M The Chatham Voice

At the 2017 Annual Campaign Friday night, Campaign Chair Elizabeth Downey-Sunnen announced a goal of $1,725,000.

Donations to and through the annual United Way campaign are invested in programs that help people cope with the numerous challenges of daily life – those associated with poverty, addiction, mental illness and physical disabilities.

In 2016, over 40,000 residents turned to a United Way funded program in search of hope – hope that their life situation could and would get better for themselves and for their families.

Those on hand to pledge their support at the KickOff Event included Union Gas, the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Service Canada, Lanoue Chevrolet, the Chatham-Kent Labour Council, the Christian Labour Association, Big Brothers Big Sisters,

InTouch Connection, the University of Guelph – Ridgetown Campus, Community Living Chatham-Kent, MC Business Solutions, the Canadian Mental Health Association, Shirley Davies, C-K Coun. Brock McGregor and many of the agencies who administer United Way partner programs.

The United Way staff also pledged their contribution of over $15,000 in support of this year’s campaign.

“The community support displayed tonight is beautiful. We have received over $300,000 in pledges throughout the course of this evening.

My team, along with other United Way volunteers and staff, will work tirelessly over the next three and a half months to achieve – and hopefully kick the heck out of our goal,” said Elizabeth Downey-Sunnen in a release.

“Setting this year’s goal was an informative process for our team. In our

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We really did our homework this year, consulted and collaborated with our community leaders and key stakeholders, and the goal we felt we

could realistically achieve while ensuring no further cuts to currently funded programs and services would be 1,725,000,” added Elizabeth.

To donate, call 519-3540430 or by visit www. uwock.ca to make a confidential, secure online donation.

To pledge your support or get involved in the 2017 Campaign please contact Tom Slager at (519) 3540430 or at tom@uwock.ca.

Crime prevention: it’s up to you!

Crime prevention compels governments, police organizations, courts, and correctional services to develop many strategies. From burglary to cybercrime to physical and psychological aggression, every angle of a crime can be combatted with measures to reduce the risk of victimization. Putting into place individual, family, and community strategies is a proven method of crime prevention.

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that will ensure your safety, as well as that of your loved ones and your community. Let’s take a look at neigbourhood watch initiatives, for instance. When neighbours keep track of the comings and goings in their area, they are able to spot questionable persons or activities and report them to the police.

It’s not about spying on the neighbours, but rather helping each other out in encouraging a safe environment. It would be an error to think that this type of initiative has little impact on crime. In one high-crime district in the United Kingdom, neighbours watching each other enabled a 58 percent reduction in break-ins, right from the very first year.

This type of success story has been repeated over and over in Canadian municipalities as well.

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Voice staff experience Locked In Employees of The Chatham Voice had a tough challenge this past Friday, and we did our best to accommodate,

breaking into a garage on King Street West.

The good folks at Locked In CK are in the final stages of de-

velopment for their latest room – Dude, Where’s My Car? They needed testers to go through the room, solve the puzzles, and provide feedback on the experience.

Enter the Voice personnel. We had an hour to break into the garage and into our car, Loyal customer service at its best. which was used for the John Gosnell is a third generation getaway from another Gosnell to purchase from Luce Locked In room, The Heist. The only probCools. Here he is seen picking up lem? The thieves got his 2017 Ram Crew Cab SXT 4x4. their darned car towed, This is the second vehicle John has with the loot locked in purchased from Luce Cools. the trunk.

Thank you for your loyalty John!

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I’d love to say we completed the room in under 20 minutes – the record for one of the rooms there is under 19 minutes, held by a group of escape room junkies, I’m told – but sadly that wasn’t the case. There were six of us on the job, but, as was the case last time, we tried to move too quickly and it led to mistakes, which cost us time.

On top of that, the escape room is pretty darned challenging.

It amazes me how you can think outside the box one moment, yet remain outside that

Make your last wishes known

Unfortunately, we never get to know exactly when our time will come. That is why it’s so important to tell your loved ones what your final wishes are, no matter how old you are, but especially if you’re elderly.

of organ donation. A general discussion about death could be the starting point for creating a website in your memory, or a book or video about your life; all are modern and lasting ways to say goodbye and tell your life story.

Death can be a rather difficult and unpleasant subject to deal with, and you might be inclined to leave it up to your loved ones to decide what they want to do after your death; after all, you won’t be around to see what happens. However, not expressing your last wishes leaves your loved ones to struggle with the many difficult decisions that arise around funeral planning. Visitations or not? A simple or elaborate ceremony? What type of reception? Flowers, or in memoriam donations? And added to the burden of their grief is the matter of having to pay for all these arrangements.

Funeral arrangements can be made to ensure that your wishes are followed when the time comes to commemorate your life. By paying the funeral expenses in advance, you avoid shifting the financial burden of your decisions to your loved ones. It’s one more proof of your love for them.

TALK AND PLAN It’s important to make your last wishes known to family members, including the matter

mental box and miss pretty obvious stuff the next.

That was us. And I was at the heart of the errors, failing to double check some deductive work.

We also had a prop error –one reason the people at Locked In like to test their rooms before opening them to the public – and used a few hints, completing the room in about 80 minutes.

All in all, we enjoyed our experience, offered a few suggestions and went home laughing about our efforts.

More cat love

A lady quietly walked into our office Monday morning and dropped off a package ... for Finn Corcoran!

Yes, our cat received another delivery at the office. This time, it was from “A Catnip Friend” and contained two handmade catnip mouse toys, a doughnut and a coffee cup.

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Finn, the cat will soon need his own P.O. box Continued from page 18

They were created by “Linda” here in Chatham-Kent.

It also contained an invite to the Caturday Cat Cafe on Sept.

23 at the Chatham branch of the library.

Our little furr ball is a popular dude. Last month, he received another handmade catnip-containing mouse from another reader.

As I type this, Finn hasn’t had the opportunity to enjoy the toys yet, and I think we’ll hold off until later this week. He’s to go in to be neutered and could use something to cheer him up afterwards.

Hopefully the neutering will take the edge off his most manic moments.

The guy can be incredibly cute, but there are times when he’s so excited that he’s downright crazy. You can see the look in his eyes, and see how his ears get pinned back that he’s about to lunge and come in for a bite attempt.

He is particularly interested in hands and elbows and can nip at a hand when one of us reaches for the recliner button on a chair or loveseat.

And if you push him away as he comes in, it only seems to encourage him to come on twice as hard, often jumping to gnaw at your elbow.

Most of the time, it’s just to place his teeth on your skin, but because he’s coming in at speed, and his teeth are so small, he can leave a scrape, or inadvertently puncture the skin.

We’re still working on how to curb that habit.

One thing I picked up on the weekend to wear the little guy out a little more is a cat laser pointer. I have it downstairs with me, so when I’m watching a ball game, or playing a video game and he comes looking for fun and excitement, I’ll get out the laser and have him chase it around the rec room and then up the stairs. I try to point it on one of his toys at the end of

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Locked In C-K is about to open its latest escape room: Dude, Where’s My Car?

play time to show him there is a reward for all the chasing.

Even with the laser game play, he was wired until after 2 a.m. early Sunday. It coincided with the second night of our daughter, and his main buddy, Brenna, sleeping over at a friend’s, so I wonder if that was a factor.

Over the course of the weekend, I learned Finn is a fan of simple toys – a heavy paper bag from a gift shop, one that had sturdy twine handles.

As only Finn can do, he got into the bag and then stuck his head through one handle before deciding it was time to run down the hallway. Talk about a commotion, one with a very happy cat involved.

Beef short ribs are delicious!

more than an hour.

The final stage saw me pull them from the foil and brush them with Sweet Baby Ray’s Original Barbecue Sauce. Reader Ruth Draper dropped off a bottle of this nectar of the gods and I had to give it a try.

I, and everyone who tasted the ribs, am glad I did!

My wife’s comment was that the ribs were the best thing she’d ever tasted. They were darned tasty, for sure.

I learned that Sweet Baby Ray’s will now be part of our sauce collection; and that I should use a generous amount of seasoning rub on all long cooks.

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Recently, my sister-inlaw Jane brought over some beef short ribs for me to smoke. I love deals like this: “I have meat and I’ll share it with you if you cook.”

How can you say no?

I let her choose from three different spice options for the rub – she picked Coffee Rub from Schinkels’ Gourmet Meats (her sister’s favourite). So I lightly coated the ribs in yellow mustard as a seasoning adhesive, and liberally added the spice on all sides, rubbing it in.

The ribs went on at 250 F for more than four hours. After two hours of me listening to music in the backyard and sipping on a cool beverage, I wrapped them in foil, adding apple juice to keep them moist, and put them back on for

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The Arts

Thursday, September 14, 2017 • Open euchre at 1:00pm at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

• GriefShare is a 13 week course offered to those in the community struggling with the loss of a loved one. Cost: $20 for the workbook. 6:30pm8:30pm. For more info contact: office@gregorydrive.com or call 519-352-4580.

• Karaoke with Misty Melodies in the West lounge of Meadow Park, Sandy St., Chatham at 1:30pm.

Friday, September 15, 2017 • Meal and darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner from 5:30pm7:00pm. Choice of meat loaf, roast beef or fish & chips for $10.00. One meat draw. Darts at 7:00pm.

• Music with Ted in the main dining room of Meadow Park, Sandy St., Chatham at 2:00pm.

• Boxes & Blankets Fundraiser & Advocacy Event from 7:00pm-7:00pm. Sleep in a box in front of Sears Mall. Pledge sheets available at Chatham Hope Haven. 183 Welling St. W., Chatham or call 519-351-4010 to donate.

Saturday, September 16, 2017 • Everyday Science Mania at the Chatham branch of the CKPL from 11:00am-2:00pm. Free program provided in partnership with the University of Waterloo Engineering Science Quest. Drop-in, no registration required.

• Meat draw and dance at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Meat draw from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Dance from 4:30pm-9:30pm.

Monday, September 18, 2017 • LEGION WEEK - Open euchre and 2-person Euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Euchre at 1:00pm and 2-person Euchre - registration 6:30pm, play at 7:00pm. $5.00 entry per person.

• Blenheim Horticultural Society is hosting special guest speaker Sandy Eleanor from the Essex Hort Society. Presentation is on Herbal Gardening with tips on all the wonderful uses can be had with herbs. 7:30pm at Trinity Anglican Church, 59 Ellen St., Blenheim. Free snacks and refreshments. For more info call 519-676-4541 or 519-354-8320.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017 • LEGION WEEK - Open Euchre and shuffleboard at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Euchre at 1:00pm, shuffleboard at 7:00pm.

• LEGION WEEK - Veteran’s Dinner at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

Roast beef dinner. All veterans & spouses and widows/widowers of veterans invited. (sign up sheet on bulletin board) Dinner at 6:00pm.

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 • LEGION WEEK - Pepper, 2 person euchre and fun darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Pepper at 1:00pm, darts at 7:30pm and 2 person team euchre - register at 6:30pm and play at 7:00pm. Cash prizes for winners.

• Windsor Casino Bus Trip, cost $20 with $15 returned as slot play or food voucher - ID required to receive $15. Bus leaves Br. 642 Legion at 9:00am and returns by 5:00pm. Only 52 seats available Please park in curling club lot next to Legion. Contact 519-351-8733.

Thursday, September 21, 2017 • LEGION WEEK - Open euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm. Memory night 6:30pm for Branch 28, 628, 642 & 431 and Ladies Auxiliary. All members and guests are welcome to attend.

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The Andrew Collins Trio will play the Mary Webb Centre in Highgate Sept. 23, bringing a unique mix of music with them for the evening.

Friday, September 22, 2017 • Karaoke with M&M DJing Services from 6:00pm9:00pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 465 Merlin, 2 Stanley St., Merlin. Rib dinner served from 5:30pm-7:00pm for $10.00.

• Meal and darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner from 5:30pm7:00pm with choice of ham & scallops, roast beef or fish & chips for $10.00. One meat draw. Open darts at 7:30pm.

• Bingo from 7:00pm-9:00pm sponsored by the Ridgetown Ladies Auxiliary BR 243, 75 Main St. E., Ridgetown. $10 admission includes 4 cards, jackpot $200!

• St. Andrew’s United Church, South Buxton is holding a Lake Erie Yellow Perch Dinner at the Merlin Community Hall. Meal served from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. Tickets are $20 for adults. For tickets phone 519-689-4408 or 519-689-7767.

PAWR at the animal shelter phone number for lost and stray pets and issues at the dog parks: 226996-9969 daytime. Emergency and after-hours number: 519-784-6146.

Animal Cruelty and neglect cases call direct 310-7722 or 310-SPCA. Chatham-Kent Metal Detecting Club - Meets last Thursday of the month. 7:00pm.

Kinsman Room. Erickson Arena, new members welcome!

The Thames River Revue has recitations, juggling, comedy, little plays, audience participation, games & more! This busking show is every Friday 5pm-8pm & every Saturday & Sunday from 12:30pm-2:30pm until Sept. 24. It’s in front of the Downtown Chatham Centre, 100 King St. W. Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com

WIN TICKETS! The Chatham Voice is happy to give readers the chance to enter a contest to win a CD and two tickets to the Andrew Collins Trio at the Mary Webb Centre on Sept. 23 at 8pm. Tickets for the show are $30-$40 advance and +$5 the day of show. The Mary Webb Centre is located at 87 Main St. W. in Highgate. For people not lucky enough to win tickets, you can get them by calling 519-358-6455 or contacting the box office at mwcboxoffice@gmail.com.

The 5x JUNO nominee and 7x Canadian Folk Music Award winning mando-maestro Andrew Collins (Foggy Hogtown Boys, Creaking Tree String Quartet) will be performing with fellow members of his Trio as they showcase a popular collision of folk, new acoustic roots, bluegrass and jazz, not to mention a dizzying number and energetic interplay of instruments on stage.

To enter our contest, send an e-mail to mary@chathamvoice.com by Monday, Sept. 18 at 4 p.m. with the heading, Andrew Collins Trio and a winner will be chosen at random from the entries received.

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The Arts

‘Chamber grass’ trio to play Mary Webb Centre

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

The Mary Webb Centre in Highgate will play host to the talented and innovative Andrew Collins Trio on Sept. 23 at 8 p.m.

The JUNO-nominated, Canadian Folk Music Award winning mandolin maestro Andrew Collins finds himself – through no actual fault of his own – at the epicentre of Canada’s burgeoning acoustic/roots music scene. He didn’t invent it – but he’s certainly a major contributor, having co-founded seriously noteworthy Canadian bands like the Creaking String Quartet, the Foggy Hogtown Boys and, more recently, the Andrew Collins Trio.

With a unique sound that has been described as “new grass” and “Chamber Grass,” the Trio blends sounds and instruments to create their own brand of music.

“I’ve never been a super fan of the term ‘new grass.’ The term new acoustic has always resonated with me. I love the term ‘Chamber Grass’ because there are definitely bluegrass elements and influences in this music, huge elements, but I guess I like the fact the name says it is like Chamber music,” Collins explained.

With a wide range of audiences who love the sound of string instruments, Collins said some people have difficulty pinpointing the Trio sound.

“Most people hear us and they say, ‘that’s bluegrass’ and then you get us in front of a bluegrass audience and they say, ‘that ain’t bluegrass.’ Everyone thinks we’re bluegrass except for bluegrass people,” Collins joked.

Gathering up innumerable awards and nominations, Collins, who’s comfortable on mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mandola and mandocello, is zeroing in on the work he does with his beloved Trio: fellow string guru Mike Mezzatesta, whose versatility and mastery shine through on guitar, mandolin, fiddle and mandola, and in-the-pocket James McEleney, holding it down on the bass, mandocello and vocals.

Showcasing a popular collision of bluegrass, folk, jazz, classical and swing, not to mention a dizzying number of instruments on

stage, Collins and Co. appear to live by the old adage, “idle hands are the devil’s workshop” – all the more because their new CD, And It Was Good, even tackles the Creation story itself.

Their dynamic, multiple genre show is further enhanced by Andrew’s captivating lead vocals and James’ soaring harmonies.

“I love the idea to play this instrumental music, but the idea is for it to be entertaining and fun for the audience. A lot of people

aren’t geared to see a full night of instrumental music and we love to sing so it’s really fun to do the same thing we are doing with instrumental music which is exploring all these different genres and doing it with vocal music as well,” Collins explained. “It’s taking advantage of the different instrumentation we have and a way to have the Trio sound evolve from song to song and yet another device along with shifting from genre

to genre to this genre that is just a fusion that doesn’t really fit into anything.”

For audiences coming out to the show, you can expect to be entertained with quality music, stories and jokes, and mix of light and serious music, making “an ebb and flow of eclecticism.”

“We play at least one Roger Miller song a night, some jazz music, classical music, a bunch of original songs, traditional bluegrass music and a little

bit of honky tonk, some swing music – we really like to keep it moving,” Collins said.

When asked about all the awards he has won and his connection with his followers, Collins said it is really about something new and different.

Tickets for the show are available by calling 519-358-6455 or going to the Mary Webb Centre box office at mwcboxoffice@ gmail.com. Cost is $30-$40 in advance and add $5 day of show.

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