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Human trafficking has been identified as an Issue in Chatham-Kent, and Police Chief Gary Conn updated his board on what they intend to do about it.

In the Chatham-Kent Police Services Board meeting recently, Conn tabled his report, explaining the scope of the problem and a plan to make people in the hotel/motel industry more aware of the warning signs of trafficking.

“The increase of available escort websites and the Internet brings more escorts and customers to the Chatham-Kent area,” Conn said in his report.

“Chatham-Kent is an up and coming hot spot for pimps and escorts, due to its geographical location (401 access, near an international border, between two large cities).”

He noted the websites, such as Backpage.com,

provide cheap advertising and marketing for traffickers, and that pimps use it to arrange “dates.”

“Many of these females are moved throughout the province, against their will, in order to be exploited at the direction of and for the financial gain of another individual,” the report stated.

With minors often being targeted by traffickers because they are susceptible to sexual exploitation, pimps use the websites to let potential customers know the girl or boy is underage using certain “nuances” or language.

The chief said this is how they get around the laws governing such websites.

“There have been occurrences in the Chatham-Kent area which support the belief that human trafficking is and has been prevalent in our municipality,” the report stated.

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Legendary Leapin’ Lena Fire parade vehicle has a 40-year history

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

If you’ve attended a local parade during the last 40 years, chances are you’ve seen Leapin’ Lena, the Ridgetown Volunteer Fire Department’s parade vehicle.

What you may not know is that Lena almost wasn’t able to make her first appearance in the Ridgetown Centennial parade.

Mark Evans, a second-generation volunteer firefighter said his father Roy was part of the crew that built Lena.

“They put a lot of work into getting her ready for

the centennial parade in 1975 but they popped the clutch the first parade and ended up towing it through the parade,” Evans said.

Since that inauspicious debut, Lena has made hundreds of appearances across the area.

“Dad would go to two parades on a Saturday and one on a Sunday.

We’d drag it all over the country side.”

Lena also made her appearances in Algonac and Marine City, Michigan and helped develop a relationship between Ridgetown and Detroit firefighters.

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Despite the rain Saturday, Mark Evans and his daughter Jessica were on hand with Leapin’ Lena for FireFest. The Ridgetown parade vehicle has been delighting crowds for more than 40 years.

“We have a picture at the fire hall of Lena on the infield at Tiger Stadium during one of the firefighters’ field days,” he said.

Lena is built on a Volkswagen Beetle body and has been modified to ride on two tires, pop wheelies and spin in circles.

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y o u t u b e . c o m / watch?v=FAymu0OZg3A Mark, who’s been a volunteer for 26 years, said he kind of “fell into the shoes and the driver’s seat. We’ve got a crew of four or five and we take it where we can.”

He said the idea of dressing up as clowns was to entertain the children and

fool the adults.

“It was a lot of fun because people would kind of look at you as if they knew you but they weren’t sure,” he said.

He said parades have changed over the years.

“We used to have a tank of water and we’d sometimes squirt people or we’d throw candy to the

crowd but we don’t do that anymore,” he said.

What hasn’t changed has been the reaction to a group of clowns driving a car in circles.

“Everybody loves, it especially the kids,” he said.

“The cameras are going and people are taking video everywhere we go.

Lena is a star.”

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lips said residential sales figures through August numbered 1,019, two less than the all-time MLS record set in 2007.

August figures show 144 units were sold, a 4.3 per cent increase on a yearover-year basis.

“After having surged to the highest level in July, home sales dipped slightly in August, although they’re still at very strong levels,” Phillips said.

For the year, sales are up 14.8 per cent.

The average price of homes sold in August 2016 was $167,759, up 6.3 per cent from August 2015.

The less volatile year-to-

date average sale price was $161,583, up two per cent from the same period in 2015.

New listings numbered 174 units in August, falling 0.6 per cent from the same month last year.

There were 467 active residential listings on the Association’s MLS® System at the end of August 2016.

This was down 22.8 per cent from August 2015.

“This marks the lowest level of homes available to buy for this season in more than 20 years,” Phillips said.

There was a near-record low of 3.2 months of inventory by Aug. 31.

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For 2016 campaign cochairs Patricia Wright and Steve Pratt, the power of United Way to change lives isn’t an abstract thought – it’s their reality.

The two were formally introduced during a moving kick-off ceremony at the Kent 1874 Friday night at which a campaign goal of $1.9 million was announced.

Patricia, who is epileptic and has an acquired brain injury due to a car accident, said without help from United Way funded groups, including Epilepsy Chatham-Kent and New Beginnings, “I wouldn’t be here today.

I would still be stuck in a wheel chair in a hospital, non-communicative suffering from PTFD. I wouldn’t be able to have

the freedoms I have now.”

Patricia’s story can be found at youtube.com/ watch?v=yjneMNmBF0s.

Steve Pratt said his life was in a downward spiral due to addictions. After a failed suicide attempt he said intervention from his sister and help from United Way gave him the opportunity to turn his life around.

Steve’s story can be found at https://youtube.com/ xC4qaMKpgHw “This year’s goal is a modest increase over last year’s achievement of $1,852,699. While we know that the requests from United Way funded agencies are likely to exceed the amount raised during the campaign, we also know that there are a number of other deserving charitable causes also raising funds in

our community. It is our hope that the citizens of Chatham-Kent will help us surpass this year’s target and ensure that these vital health and social services will be there for people like Patricia and me. In our current economy, we believe that $1.9 million is realistic and the United Way is worthy of support,” said Pratt.

Those on hand to pledge their support at the KickOff Event included Union Gas, Chamberlain/Mercury Design & Print, Greenfield Specialty Alcohols, Christian Labour Association, Councillor Brock McGregor, Municipality of Chatham-Kent and many of the agencies that administer United Way partner programs.

“The community support displayed tonight is very encouraging. We have already achieved

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Steve Pratt and Patricia Wright, co-chairs of this year’s Chatham-Kent United Way campaign, have both been clients of groups supported by the charity. They spoke at the United Way kickoff Friday night at which at $1.9 million goal was announced.

20% of our target. Steve and I, along with other United Way volunteers and staff, will work tirelessly this fall/winter to achieve – and hopefully surpass - our goal,” add-

ed Wright.

As part of the campaign launch, “L’il Red” annual contribution envelopes have been mailed and will be arriving in mailboxes early next week. If

you do not receive your “L’il Red”, contact the United Way office at 519354-0430. You can also go to www.uwock.ca to make a confidential, secure on-line donation.

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“These occurrences have primarily involved people who are transient and don’t reside in Chatham-Kent,” the report said. “These people are linked to not only human trafficking offences, but other related offences (drugs, violence, etc.)”

While no charges have been laid in Chatham-Kent in relation to human trafficking, Conn told the board they will be pro-active by monitoring websites that advertise escorts to identify potential victims, educating the community on recognizing potential victims, police training, working with support agencies such as Victim’s Ser-

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Hotels/motels along the 401 corridor are often used for “dates,” and the CKPS are being pro-active in educating the staff of what to look out for within their establishments, such as a one person booking a room that

has several people in it, and increased foot traffic in and out of the room in timed increments.

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Hearts open for Hands Off!

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

This year’s Hands Off! event at Chatham Chrysler raised $20,000 for local charities, the most in its history.

Thirty-six participants spent Friday and Saturday keeping one hand on a 2016 Ram 1500 Crew Cab. In the end, Matt Dawson of Chatham was the last contestant, earning himself a one-year lease on the vehicle.

Runners up were Taylor Simpson and Nick Milard, but the real winners were the scores of charities and food banks who benefitted from the fact contestants had to raise money to qualify.

Spokesman Wendy Bloomfield said the event broke last year’s record of $15,000 in food and donations.

Bloomfield said despite the rain Saturday, the event had a large crowd and was well received.

“We’re getting a lot of positive feedback from the charities and the community at large,” she said.

“It’s a lot of work for the dealership but it’s worth it.”

Bloomfield said the event grew from strictly a dealership initiative to one that benefits a lot of people.

“The charities are over the moon,” she said.

“There is always a need and we’re happy to help fill it.”

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A total of 36 competitors took part in this year’s Hands Off! event at Chatham Chrysler, with winner Matt Dawson scoring a lease on the 2016 Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4x4. The contestants raised about $20,000 for four local charities in the process.

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A hands-on look at Hands Off! Editor’s note: Chatham Voice circulation manager Fatima Pisquem participated in Chatham Chrysler’s Hands Off event on the weekend, and discusses the challenges she faced – and the fun she enjoyed – during the event.

The Chatham Voice is a big supporter of Chatham Chrysler’s Hands Off! event. I have helped out in the past by volunteering at previous Hands Off! competitions. I never really expected I’d be participating in one.

But as soon as Bruce (Corcoran) drove up with that truck one day, I wanted in on the contest. And then when I drove it – a 2016 Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 – I thought, “I really want this truck!”

So I entered, filling out about five ballots, and I was lucky enough to have my name pulled. And to think one guy – Aaron Hurst – put in 3,000 entries! But he also raised the most money (more than $1,400).

Once I learned I was on the truck, I had some planning to do, and money to raise. I asked friends and family to support me. And they did, not just with money, but with non-perishable food items for St. Vincent de Paul, and they came out to cheer me on.

My main concern before the contest was my arm and hand.

Fatima Pisquem I tried to figure out the best position for my arm. I didn’t want to worry about my arm bothering me all night.

I chose the front left fender, using up all the charity money I had I raised to “buy” the first spot on the truck. It worked out well.

And then other people started getting on the truck. I was amazed how many people could fit around it. There were 36 of us. The final two people squeezed onto the truck on either side of me.

And that was OK. We were like a family. We’d lean on each other; scratch each other’s itchy spots. We had each other’s back.

It was also nice how Corey North from CKXS kept coming every hour to talk. The guy in front of me was so close to me, Corey would ask me for an update on “The Pit Report.”

My nose was basically in Dylan Murphy’s armpit.

A guy I went to high school with, John Haggerty, was in the

just after noon. down for a couple of minutes. competition too. There were They were offering prize I still won a remote car starter other people I knew as well. packages, and people were and a Schinkels’ gift card, as Joel Desjardins, another conslowly taking them as the chal- well as some other prizes from testant, would shout out our lenges started happening. the various contests. names every once in a while to We were tasked to stand on I stuck around to cheer on my check up on us. one leg, with the other one “family” that was still on the Through it all, Chatham bent at the knee at a 90-degree truck. I was there to support Chrysler’s staff and the volunangle, with our eyes closed. We everybody all the way to the teers were awesome. Wendy would alternate legs. end. I knew from the support I Bloomfield was great, keeping Then we did the squatting for received that giving them some us going, playing games. She two minutes. I managed to do would help them hang on. was always so energetic and that. That’s where four people Overall, it was a good time funny. dropped off. and good experience.

She had us singing lullabies, The three-minute one was I went home that afternoon chanting nursery rhymes, next, with our eyes closed. and drank lots of water. I just playing The Price is Right You could hear our support wanted to shower and go to games and picking numbers to from friends and family. It was bed. win smaller prizes. They did a appreciated.

But I got up at 7 p.m., ate great job keeping participants But my hand started sliding. something and slept until 11 entertained. o’clock Sunday morning.

Wendy played games with the I was sinking downwards and couldn’t get myself up. I lost I felt OK Sunday. I ended up people who came to watch as my concentration. My brother having dance practice that well. She helped keep evand someone else stopped me afternoon. After that, I was erybody going. It wasn’t just before I fell back and knocked starting to feel it in my legs. about us. anyone else off the truck.

Through it all, I think I’d do When she was offering prize I was done. it again. But I’d practice my packs, sometimes nobody A volunteer grabbed me a squatting. And I’ll continue to would take them. She’d go up chair. I couldn’t feel my legs. enjoy the Mustang I drive. to a couple of guys who were I couldn’t move. I had to sit single and tried to set them up with one of the radio personalities. It was hilarious.

The volunteers were really good with checking up on everybody. We appreciated that.

I had a lot of my family, my work family and friends come out to support me. It made me feel really great.

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Keep your eye on C-K As journalists, we have the opportunity and the responsibility to keep an eye on the community we serve.

If last weekend is any indication, we’ll need both eyes to take in all of the good things happening right now in Chatham-Kent.

In a 48 hour period from Friday afternoon to Sunday evening, local residents and businesses donated or pledged more than one half million dollars for charitable purposes.

Leading the charge was the Chatham-Kent United Way that has 20 per cent ($380,000) of its $1.9 million goal in the pipeline.

This year’s campaign co-chairs have inspiring personal stories of how United Way has helped them and we urge to you read our story.

The First annual Festival of Golf raised more than $50,000 for the Chatham-Kent Children’s’ Treatment Centre Foundation.

Using the FOG brand, the group took golf fundraising efforts to a new level.

Chatham Chrysler’s annual Hands Off event raised $20,000 for a variety of charities and demonstrates it deserves recognition as a firm with local roots and local values.

Loads of Love raised more than $28,000 at its own golf tournament and auction Saturday to help children in the Ukraine.

On Sunday, more than 1,000 people biked, ran and walked to raise $100,000 in Terry Fox runs in Chatham, Tilbury, Dresden, Ridgetown, Blenheim and Wallaceburg.

And those were only the highlights.

Each and every weekend, groups across the community are doing their part to make this a better place to live.

From FireFest to mud runs, there was something for everyone.

To top it off, last Tuesday’s Positivity Day in Chatham-Kent raised the awareness of just how much attitude plays in shaping our community.

Given the community we’re building, it’s not an unrealistic idea.

We’re fortunate to have people who organizers, volunteers and participate. They deserve our thanks and the thanks of the community.

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Plastic thoughtlessly discarded Sir: I think we should all be grateful to The Chatham Voice for its recent interview with John Lawrence who revealed some startling facts about our “pure” lake water.

Like most households, all our surplus pharmaceuticals are given to a local pharmacist who disposes of them. Personally, I had no knowledge of microbeads, those tiny plastic particles in many everyday care products such as facial cleansers,

body wash, shaving cream and, yes, toothpaste. And if I had known about them, I would have assumed they are dealt with by the sewage treatment plant.

These minuscule plastic spheres range in size from 0.0004 mm to 1.24 mm in diameter. When you flush those micro-scrubbers down the drain, they flow to the sewage treatment plant.

Because they are so small, the filters at the plant cannot treat them, and those microbeads end up in in the Great Lakes system.

My research tells me there’s an average of 300,000 microbeads found in one common personal care product alone. And sewage treatment plants are allowing millions of the plastic particles to freely flow into our lakes every day.

And what about plastic water bottles? I have discovered that in the U.S. alone it has been figured that at least 50 million plastic bottles are thrown away (not recycled) every day. Laid end to end, these bottles would stretch from San Francisco to New York City and back again.

Thanks to Bruce Corcoran for this story!

Sir: Thank you, Bruce Corcoran, for outlining Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise’s Clean Water for Living project in the Sept.

8 Chatham Voice.

The Voice does a great job of highlighting local issues and projects and I commend you and your staff for this community support.

I need to correct one statement. The downspout feeding my rain barrel in summer is con-

nected in the winter to the storm drain, not the sewer system. If I said “sewer” during our time together I was incorrect.

Storms with brief but heavy rainfall appear to be increasing. The sudden surge in water from these storms can exceed water treatment capacity causing sewage spills (or releases in the case in cities further upstream on

the Thames).

In recent years, our municipality has made progress in separating storm and sewer systems; but this important task can be an expensive process.

One of the points I have been making in the Clean Water for Living presentations is that we must support our councillors when they undertake water infrastructure

projects.

In addition as home and business owners we should do our part by diverting rainwater from the sewer system.

Again, thank you for letting the residents of Chatham-Kent know about Rotary Sunrise’s Clean Water for Living project.

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Lake water story appreciated

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The power of positive thinking

By Darrin Canniff Special to The Voice

A little over nine months ago, a group of positive people got together and asked the question, “How can we make Chatham-Kent a more positive place to live?” We had no idea where it would go. We knew that Chatham-Kent has many positive people but it often seems that the negative voices are the loudest.

We ultimately decided to focus on “Positivity Day” in Chatham-Kent, coinciding with the National Day of Positivity.

One of the key focuses for us was to get the youth of Chatham-Kent engaged. So, we invent-

ed Captain Positive and Negative Ned and made a series of videos filmed across Chatham-Kent that were then posted on YouTube.

The purpose was to build awareness and interest in Positivity Day. Local school boards were contacted to get the youth involved along with local businesses.

September 13 proved positivity is alive and well in Chatham-Kent.

Thousands of people celebrated across the municipality and once again confirmed we live in an amazing community.

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Captain Positive speaks to a crowd of students at Chatham-Kent Secondary School Sept. 13, as a few of the student body ham it up behind him for the camera.

Chatham-Kent grabbed a hold of the idea and ran with it. Virtually every school tied positivity into the curriculum in some way. Many local businesses also participated to create a more positive community for their staff and clients/customers.

The key to positivity day is that it is more than just a day. Positive thinking is a choice we make

each and every day from how we perceive events in our life, the people we interact with and what we think of ourselves.

Positivity day is hopefully the beginning of a journey in Chatham-Kent that will make our community a leader in positive thinking.

The future is bright and it is up to each and every one of us to create the

future we want, get involved and appreciate all of the wonderful things we have in life. No matter the struggles we face in life, we are truly blessed to live in this great country and this amazing community.

Thanks to everyone that made September 13th a wonderfully positive day in Chatham-Kent.

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difference in our community Plans have already started for next year and ways to keep the spirit of positivity alive and well in Chatham-Kent. If you are interested in getting involved contact Darrin Canniff at djcanniff@ gmail.com.

As Captain Positive would say: Stay Positive my Friends!

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Festival of Golf scores hole in one

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

Long before the final golfer holed out at the first annual Festival of Golf today, plans for the second event were being finalized.

“It’s been an incredible day for a tremendous cause,” said Mike Genge, executive director of the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation that sponsored the event. “While I’ve been out on the course I’ve had golfers ask if they get right of first refusal next year.”

The all-inclusive Los Vegas-themed event was designed to be a unique experience and it lived up to its billing, Genge said.

“At first, I don’t think people were able to get their head

around playing 18 holes of golf and having some form of entertainment on each hole,” he said.

“We spoiled them with food, refreshments and entertainment.”

One golfer went home with a brand new Ford Mustang while other prizes included a western Caribbean Cruise, a Neil Young autographed guitar, trips to Chicago, Toronto, New York and Orlando, Windsor Spitfires box seats, a table at next year’s Festival of Giving and a show and night’s stay at Caesar’s Windsor.

Hole-in-one prizes include a $50,000 vehicle and a trip for four people to all four of the major golf tournaments (The British Open, the U.S. Open, the Masters and the PGA Championship) and a trip to Las Vegas.

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mate is that the event will raise more than $50,000 to help the Children’s Treatment Centres mission of delivering specialized therapy and innovative programs to help children reach their unique potential.

He praised Willow Ridge Golf Course for its work making the event a success.

“The entire crew from ownership through golf and catering staff did everything they could,” he said.

Genge said some 100 volunteers were involved during the event.

“It was like a cruise ship,” he said. “We had 144 golfers, 50 volunteers from the Treatment Centre and 50 from Willow Ridge.”

He said the event benefitted from the Festival of Giving brand that has raised more than $2.5 million.

“People get the premise of what we’re doing and know that we deliver good value and fun,” he said.

The event concluded with a variety of musical acts.

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Tina Furlan lets fly with a drive during today’s first annual Festival of Golf, benefitting the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent. The event raised more than $50,000.

C-K MP advocates for energy deal

sector the opportunity to be involved in what we were looking at.”

He said the caucus included Dave Van Kesteren knows representatives from as well as anyone across the country. the importance of “We had Alberta, Union Gas to the British Columbia Chatham-Kent area and various other and as the founder regions involved,” of the federal nathe said. ural gas caucus, he He said the many said what he’s heard contacts he made so far has been posduring his time in itive.

Ottawa will allow He has been contacted by govern- Dave Van Kesteren him to advocate for Chatham-Kent. ment relations offi“We’ve had Greg Ebel visit cials from the gas industry who have indicated that us in Ottawa and he is well the Spectra Energy – En- aware of the strategic imbridge proposed $37 billion portance of Union Gas to sale isn’t about changing the Chatham-Kent area,” he the business as much as it is said.

The Canadian-born Ebel, strengthening it.

“I formed a natural gas who once headed Union caucus seven years ago and Gas in Chatham, is currently it was extremely useful in Spectra President and is slatallowing MPs to know the ed to become the non-execissues and providing key utive chairman of Enbridge.

Van Kesteren said the conpeople and groups in the

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

tacts made during his decade-long career on Parliament Hill provide him with perspective.

“I’ve never been antagonistic with the other side and I think that served me well during the last session,” he said.

Van Kesteren said last year’s sitting was initially a difficult one for him.

“It was my first time in Opposition, and it took some time to know exactly what my role was since I’d always been part of the government.”

Van Kesteren said through his years in government he was able to build relationships with members of all parties.

“When it comes right down to it we’re all trying to do the same job,” he said. “For the most part there are good people involved.”

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Terry’s memory lives on

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

There are a lot of reason’s behind the success of the Dresden Terry Fox Run, not the least of which is the sense of community pride and commitment to the cause.

Cindy Brewer, organizer for the past 21 years said she has “an incredible team. I’m the one who’s quoted in the papers but the committee makes my job so easy,” she said.

Members include Megan Robinson, Deb Stevens, Bonnie Brewer, Cheryl Cameron, Cathy McFadden, Natasha Brewer, Mary Ellen Konecny, Chris McFadden, Carla Brewer, Chrystal Chambers and Paige Konecny.

Last year marked a milestone with a record $41,962 383 from 383 participants and volunteers.

That amount pushed the event over the one half million mark and earned it the title of the highest per capita Terry Fox Run in Ontario.

This year 352 people raised $32,150.

She said despite its success, the Dresden event is a low-key affair.

“We don’t even have an official mass start,” she said. “We had people come in, register and on the road almost an hour before the “official” start.

We make it easy for people to participate.”

One such group is the Trailblazers, three local

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A group of sisters – Bonnie Hoy, Dorothy Martin and Bette Northcott – who call themselves the Trailblazers were among 350 people who walked, ran or biked in Dresden’s Terry Fox Run Sunday. Two of the sisters are cancer survivors, as is one of their husbands. The sisters raised $1,400, part of the $100,000 reportedly raised by runs in Chatham, Blenheim, Tilbury, Ridgetown, Wallaceburg and well as Dresden.

sisters Bonnie Hoy, Dorothy Martin and Bette Northcott, two of whom are cancer survivors and one who’s husband is a survivor.

“We just started doing this as a group last year,” Bonnie said. “This year we kind of surprised

ourselves and we raised $1,400.”

Brewer said runners come in all sizes, shapes and ages.

“This year we had a young woman who has just started running so she decided to run in from Tupperville,” Brew-

er said. “You never know what’s going to happen.”

As it has for years, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 113 was headquarters for the event.

“We’ve had great cooperation from everyone, we’re hosting a BBQ when the run is over and

it’s just a great time. And we get to contribute to finding a cure for cancer.”

The Dresden Terry Fox Run continues to grow each and every year, strengthening along the way.

that effects everything.”

The government is considering changing the traditional “first past the post” system and is con-

sidering options including ranked ballots, proportional representation, mandatory voting and online voting.

“We’ve had a huge amount of feedback against it, not just locally but across the country,” he said. “That’s why we’re

insisting on a national referendum. This is far too important an issue not to have a full, meaningful national debate.”

View is different from Opposition

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While still involved in “Canadians really like the process, he said not this prime minister,” he having power to make said. “The flip side is that decisions means he has to the government hasn’t inconvince other MPs to see troduced a lot of legislathings from his viewpoint. tion and that’s when as a “I may not always agree government you face critwith what’s being done icism. We (Conservatives) but you learn to live with got a lot done but anytime it,” he said. you change things some That attitude means cab- people are going to be upinet minisset. It’s the ters’ doors “I enjoy getting out nature of r e m a i n and learning the pergoverning.” open to him.

He said the spective of Maritimers He said he government is enjoying or western Canadians. will have his duties I’m here to represent a difficult as associate the riding no matter time with its critic in In- what side of the House planned leternational galization of I’m on.”

Trade. marijuana, “We have - MP Dave Van Kesteren the Trans some bright Pacific Partpeople involved and peo- nership and election reple I respect,” he said. form.

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Legion Week underway in C-K

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

Royal Canadian Legion doors are open across Chatham-Kent this week as part of Legion Week.

Zone A-3 Commander Irene Williams, who was part of a flag-raising at city hall in honour of Legion Week, said it is a time when the doors are open at all the branches in the municipality and everyone is welcome to see what being a member of a Legion is all about.

“People have the opportunity to sit with a veteran and talk to them, hear the history,” Williams said. “Each of the 10 Legion branches (in Chatham-Kent) has activities going on like cards or bingo.”

Williams said at one time, a person had to be in the Canadian Forces to join, but Legion membership is open to everyone.

“We are happy to welcome everyone,” she said.

Legion members gathered to celebrate Legion Week with a flag-raising at Chatham city hall. Pictured is Chatham-Kent Fire Chief Ken Stuebing, Al Heyninck Zone A-3, East Kent Coun. Steve Pinsonneault, Michael Poole and Eric Williams from Br. 185 Blenheim, Frank Draper WWII veteran, Brian McCabe from Br. 113 Dresden, Gabriele Maynard from Br. 642 Chatham, Irene Williams, Zone A-3 Commander and David Main from Br. 243 Ridgetown.

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

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Co-chairs Darrin Canniff and Leon LeClair, as well as executive committee members will be in the town of Minto (Harriston) for the event that runs through Sept. 24.

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“We are looking forward to seeing how this year’s event unfolds as well as to see and hear from Chatham-Kent residents who will be travelling to Minto,” added LeClair.

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Giant Tiger opens bigger location in Chatham

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Bigger is often better, and that’s the case with Chatham’s Giant Tiger store, according to manager Mark Lush.

After a decade located on Richmond Street behind The Beer Store, Giant Tiger relocated to Thames Lea Plaza, opening Saturday and taking over the former Staples store in the heart of the plaza.

Lush said the new digs have more than 26,000 square feet of space, with in excess of 21,000 of it as front-end floor space. That compares to about 11,000 square feet at the former location.

“With the extra square footage, we’ve got the

ability to show more product. We’ve focused to have more in our fashion department and general merchandise area,” he said.

That doesn’t mean there is no difference in other areas, such as groceries.

Lush said new freezers and expanded produce coolers give shoppers better access to food selections.

While Lush and his staff looked forward to expansion over the summer to the new location, residents in the area could hardly stand the wait, he said.

“A lot of people around here were excited,” he said. “There has been a void in this area for grocery selection for some time. And we have very

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Business

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Mark Lush, store manager for Giant Tiger’s Chatham operation, is proud of the new location at Thames Lea Plaza. He said the store more than doubled its square footage from its former Richmond Street location.

aggressive prices.”

Lush said he would miss the old location, as it just wasn’t feasible to keep

both in operation.

“The people in that neighbourhood were very good to us,” he said. “But

they understood that it was very busy in there. It was hard to move around with a cart in that store.”

Now, he’s in charge of one of the largest Giant Tiger stores in southwestern Ontario.

streams and lakes faster.

Van Every said slowing runoff provides a chance for the water to be filtered, reducing the size and severity of algae blooms that have plagued Lake Erie in the past few years.

These conservation efforts will help mitigate phosphorus, slow runoff and help reduce nutrient loading into the streams and Great Lakes.

For its efforts, Enbridge was recognized as the ‘business’ recipient of the Greening Partnership Stewardship Award under which the program operates.

“Strong community partners such as Enbridge deserve our thanks for their efforts,” Van Every said.

Enbridge community engagement advisor for green energy Suzanne

Shea said her firm looks to fulfill community needs through local partnerships.

“The conservation authority does very important work and we’re happy to be involved,” she said.

Enbridge has two projects in Chatham-Kent, a five-megawatt solar farm near Tilbury and the 99 megawatt Talbot Wind Farm near Ridgetown.

The award will be shown off for one month at Enbridge, before being passed onto a local school that has also shown environmental leadership.

Trees, waterways benefit from Enbridge donation

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

Local water quality should be increasing during the next few years thanks to a $75,000 donation from Enbridge to the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority (LTVCA).

Greg Van Every, Environmental Project Co-ordinator for the LTVCA said the funds will be

used to plant 75,000 trees and create 140 acres of wetlands.

“The Enbridge donation means we will have more wetlands to slow runoff, mitigate phosphorous and reduce nutrient loading into our local streams and the Great Lakes,” he said.

Decreases in marshland and tree cover allow water (especially during heavy rains) to pour into

The Greening Partnership Stewardship Award was initiated by the LTVCA in 2007. It was carved out of White Elm by chainsaw artist Robin Wenzowski of Highgate.

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The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority honoured Enbridge with its Greening Partnership Stewardship Award for the firm’s efforts in helping restore wetlands and plant trees. Here, Enbridge general manager of Green Energy Ian MacRobbie (centre) discusses the award with Greg Van Every (right) and Stanley Caveney of the LTVCA.

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Hometown heroes get their due

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Sports

Community recognition means a lot to athletes

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

Chatham has produced more than its share of top-flight athletes, but whether they’ve achieved stardom at the national, international, professional or local level, they all have one thing in common.

“Deep down, people love to be recognized by the community they grew up in,” said Harold Gilles, chairman of this year’s Chatham Sports Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremonies.

“Regardless of who we’ve inducted, no matter how big they are, they’re happy as clams to be here. We’ve never had anything but positive experiences.”

Gilles, a member of the hall as a builder, said for many it’s a highlight of their sports life.

“It’s a wonderful night and they’ll never forget it.”

More than 200 people filled the WISH Centre last Thursday to see this year’s inductees: builders Randy Bartlett and Linda Lewis, athletes Marcia Thiesen and Juli Elders and the 1970 Chatham Kent Concretes baseball team.

Linda Lewis has been involved in baseball locally, provincially and nationally. Beginning with Chatham Minor Baseball and working her way through the ranks of Western Counties Baseball, Baseball Ontario, and Baseball Canada.

She has held numerous positions in each organization including President of Baseball Ontario in 1995 and Vice-president of Baseball Canada from 2001 to 2010.

Randy Bartlett attended Merlin High School where he excelled at volleyball and basket-

ball, winning three SWOSSAA volleyball championships and two OFSAA championships.

He continued his volleyball success at the University of Western Ontario where he led his team to two CIAU championship tournaments.

His teaching career took him to Queen Mary Public School, Winston Churchill Public School and Chatham-Kent Secondary School where he successfully coached boys’ and girls’ teams.

Marcia Thiesen was born in Chatham, starred in volleyball and basketball at John McGregor Secondary School, and received a full scholarship to play volleyball at the University of Pittsburgh, a Division 1 school, where she excelled.

She then went on to play professionally in Europe, the first person from Chatham to play professional basketball.

Juli Elders was born in Chatham, and attended John McGregor Secondary School where she starred in track and field and basketball.

She went on to the University of Manitoba where she excelled in field events, and successfully competed provincially, nationally, and internationally.

She competed as a member of Canada’s National Track Team at the World Student Games in Fukuoka, Japan, where 160 nations were represented and placed 16th in shot put.

The 1970 Chatham Concretes were the first Chatham Senior Team to win an OBA “A” title.

During the season, the Concretes participated in the Essex County Senior Baseball League.

They defeated Oakville, London and Orillia to bring home the championship at the highest

Mike Murphy Photo/The Chatham Voice

The Chatham Sports Hall of Fame held its dinner and induction ceremony last week. More than 200 people attended the event at the WISH Centre. Here award winners (left to right) Linda Lewis, Juli Elders, Marcia Thiesen and Randy Bartlett are shown with their awards. The 1970 Chatham Concrete Senior Men’s Baseball team was inducted as well.

level of amateur baseball in Ontario.

Full biographies of the inductees will be posted soon at the Hall of Fame site, http://www.chathamsportshalloffame.com/ Gilles said the Hall, which is located at the WISH Centre, has inducted more than 80 members.

It was founded in the early 1980s, had a period of dormancy in the 1990s but was revived in 1998 and has been going strong ever since.

Gilles said he’s proud of the work done by the committee over the years, especially in its current partnership with the University of Windsor in researching the 1934 Chatham Coloured All Stars, the first Chatham team to win a provincial baseball title.

“We believe we’re doing something good for the community in the area of sports,” he said.

“We have a lot to be proud of.”

Soccer Dogs support local charities The Chatham Voice

Over 32 teams, ranging from age nine to adult, came together for the Soccer Dogs 3 on 3 Soccer Tournament earlier this summer for some friendly competition and to raise money for charity.

This is the fourth year Rhys Dulisch, a local high school

student, has organized the tournament in memory of his best friend Ty Santavy who died in 2008 at age seven after having a liver transplant.

The charities benefitting from this year’s proceeds are the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation and Ronald McDonald House (Southwestern Ontario). The Cha-

tham-Kent Hospice Foundation will use the donation of $5,111 to purchase necessary medical equipment.

To date, the Soccer Dogs Tournament has raised close to $30,000 for charity and Rhys is already planning for next year’s tournament to be held on May 27, 2017. Visit soccerdogs3on3.ca.

NOTICE OF PLANNING ACT APPROVAL MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT NOTICE OF PASSING OF THE The Municipality of Chatham-Kent will be holding a EMPLOYMENT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Regarding the upcoming planned work related to the

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent passed By-law PARRY 2016 REHABILITATION PROJECT No. 109-2016, on the 12th, BRIDGE day of September, 2016, under Sections 17 and 28 of the Keil Drive over the Thames River (Community of Chatham) Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended.

The purpose of this Public Information Centre is to inform stakeholders of the scope of work, traffic detour

plan and timing of construction activities associated with the above mentioned project in the Community THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of By-law No. 109-2016 – To adopt the Employment of Chatham.

CommunityTheImprovement Plan for Chatham-Kent. The objectives of the Employment meeting will be held on: Community Improvement Plan are to: (A)To stimulate development activity in the DATE: Thursday, April 21, 2016 region thatTIME: increases5:00pm investment – 8:00pm in existing and industrial buildings/employment uses LOCATION: Chatham-Kent Civic Centre – Atrium and employment growth; (B) To provide incentives through planning policy in strategic 315 King Street West, Chatham areas that support new investment in existing and new industrial buildings; (C) To As this Public Information Centre will be an “open house” format, no formal presentation will be made. assist the build-out and in areas where large groupings Representatives fromoccupancy the Municipality oflevels Chatham-Kent, along with the Engineering Consultant, will of be industrial to review the display boards and respond to any questions posed by stakeholders. Area land exist; available and (D) To assist the redevelopment ofmay properties within existing residents, property owners, business operators and those who have a general interest in this project industrial encouraged to attend this meeting. park areasare which may be more marketable for different and higher-order employment uses.

If you have any questions, please contact either: Adam Sullo, P.Eng

Brad Walt, C.E.T.

Director, Engineering and Transportation Project Contact TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any person or public body who, before the by-law was Engineering and Transportation Division GM BluePlan Engineering Ltd. Municipality Chatham-Kent 145 Thames Road West, Unit 4 to Council passed, made oralofsubmissions at a public meeting or written submissions 315 King Street West, Chatham ON N7M 5K8 Exeter, Ontario N0M 1S3 may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) in respect of the by-law by filing T 519-360-1998 Ext. 3307 T 519-235-2539 with the Municipal Clerk of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent not later than 4:30 pm, E adam.sullo@chatham-kent.ca E brad.walt@gmblueplan.ca EST, on October 11, 2016, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the By-law, David Charron and the reasons inTechnologist support of the objection. Such notice must be accompanied by Engineering Engineering and Transportation Division the filing fee of $300.00 for each application appealed, made payable to the Minister Municipality of Chatham-Kent Street West, Chatham ON 5K8 of Finance315 byKing certified cheque or N7M money order only, as required by the OMB. For T 519-360-1998 3331 see the OMB Fee Schedule. additional OMB fees Ext. please E david.charron@chatham-kent.ca

The proposed Community Improvement Plan is exempt from approval by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. The decision of the council is final if a notice of appeal is not received on or before the last day for filing a notice of appeal.

There were no written or oral comments received from the public on this application.

Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a by-law or a decision of the Municipality to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law is passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submission to the Council of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent or, in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

A full copy of the above-noted By-law is available for inspection at the Chatham-Kent Civic Centre, 315 King Street West, Chatham, ON. Dated at the Municipality of Chatham-Kent this 21st day of September, 2016.

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Life

Book drive on for Christmas hampers

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

Books for Children, a program run by IMAGINATIONink since 2000, is gearing up for this holiday season and needs gently used books.

Each year, organizers hold a book drive for new and gently used books to add to the Christmas hampers given out by organizations such as the Salvation Army and Chatham Goodfellows.

Patricia Weaver Blonde of IMAGINATIONink said books are donated or purchased, then sorted and delivered to the various organizations that pack the gift boxes.

Cash donations are used to purchase new books at

half price from the publishers.

Books are then delivered to the Wallaceburg Salvation Army, Dresden Legion, Thamesville Sertoma, Ridgetown Salvation Army, Blenheim Ministerial Association, Merlin Legion, Tilbury Help Centre and Chatham Goodfellows.

Anyone who would like further information or to donate books can contact Evelyn at 519-360-9631 or Patricia at 519-676-8140.

IMAGINATIONink is a program dedicated to promoting literacy in Chatham-Kent and also runs a Creative Writing drop-in group from the Chatham branch of the library every Wednesday.

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Friday, September 23, 2016 • Legion Week: Meal and darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner from 5:30pm-7:00pm with choice of ham & scalloped potatoes, roast beef or fish and chips for $9.00 Members only $6.00. One meat draw.

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Saturday, September 24, 2016 • Blood donor clinic at the Polish Canadian Club from 9:00am-12:00pm. New donors and walkins welcome.

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9:00 start time. www.lifeinmotionchatham.ca • Gluten Sensitivity workshop at the Chatham branch of the CKPL at 10:00am. Learn the facts about gluten and how it affects your health.

• St. Andrews Residence Yard Sale from 8:00am12:00pm. For more information or to donate contact Mindy Jenner 519-352-6095 ext.245.

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Monday, September 26, 2016 • Senior Euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 • Book Club from 2:00pm-4:00pm at the Tea Connection, 15 King St. East, Chatham. Call for more details 226-671-0081.

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

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 • Estate Planning - Living Well and Leaving Well Workshop at the Chatham branch of the CKPL from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Please register by calling 1.866.752.6111 or email info@myfinalwishes.ca.

• Calvary Church, 34 Victoria Ave. at Barth St., invites all ladies to their Coffee Break, a ladies Bible study from 9:30am-11:00am. for more info call 519-354-4235.

• First Presbyterian Church is holding their annual Dessert & Fashion Show at Fifth and Wellington St. Starts at 1:00pm in the lower hall. Cost is $10.00.

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• Pepper and fun darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Pepper at 1:00pm and darts at 7:30pm.

Thursday, September 29, 2016 • Wrap Bracelet Making Workshop at the Chatham branch of the CKPL at 6:30pm in the Community Living Café at the Chatham branch.

Registration is required as space is limited.

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

Friday, September 30, 2016 • Free P.A. Day at First Reformed Church from 8:30am-3:30pm for ages 4-10. Featuring a visit from TJ Stables followed by crafts, music, stories, exercises, and sports. Lunch and snacks are all provided at no cost. Please call 519-3510046 for early registration.

Meal and darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner from 5:30pm7:00pm with choice of liver & onions, roast beef or fish and chips for $9.00. One meat draw.

Open darts starts at 7:30pm.

• Crazy about Cats from 2:00pm4:00pm at the Tea Connection, 15 King St. East, Chatham. Call for more details 226-671-0081.

•Babysitting Basics from 10:00am6:00pm at the Chatham branch of the CKPL. Developed by a team of child care professionals, trained babysitters, St. John Ambulance instructors, and parents, this course teaches new babysitters the skills necessary to care for infants, toddlers and preschoolers and emphasizes on safety, handling emergencies, and first aid.

• C-K St John Ambulance Therapy Dog Unit is having a BBQ fundraiser dinner at the Imperial Club in Chatham from 5:30pm-8:30pm. Raffle table and 50/50 draw. $20/person. For tickets in advance call Allison at 519-380-0290.

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Former Great Big Sea member Sean McCann is opening up his soul when he plays at The Kent 1874 Saturday night.

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By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

The Kent 1874 in Chatham will become a venue where guests can make a real and genuine connection with singer/songwriter Sean McCann.

On Saturday, the former member of the Newfoundland band Great Big Sea will be in town as part of his Road to Recovery Tour, playing in smaller rooms to connect with his audiences, see their faces and share his story of redemption through his love of song.

An “autobiography set to music,” McCann spoke about his two solo albums, Help Your Self and You Know I Love You Songbook, in a phone interview from Ottawa.

A recovering alcoholic and survivor of childhood sexual abuse, McCann very candidly and openly talks about leaving Canada’s premier “party band” after 20 years in 2013, when he stopped drinking and cut ties with the music industry.

“I had to walk away from a high-paying job, but what was the

alternative?” McCann said. “I used alcohol to anesthetize myself, to stop from feeling for 20 years. Touring with the band, every night was Friday night and there was always alcohol on the bus. I couldn’t stay; I wasn’t dealing with the problem.”

With a wife and two young children, McCann made the break, saying he lost a lot of friends, or drinking buddies, but found himself in the process and the music that spoke to him in his first self-funded solo album Help Your Self.

“I wanted to take away all the gimmicks; the lasers, smoke and lights. We used all the tricks in the book for our concerts; we were a party band and people loved it,” McCann said of touring with Great Big Sea. “I wanted to get to something more real, less superfluous, that relied on truth and less smoke and mirrors.”

The singer said he got away from the distractions that didn’t let him feel, and used music to heal and reconnect to what was important in his life.

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McCann discusses his demons Continued from page 16

“This was the sound of me surviving and being in the moment. With Hold Me Mother, it takes a secret and blows it apart, and that is the only way to destroy a secret,” McCann said. “The sound of this record is the sound of myself coming out the other side.”

Other songs, such as Red Wine and Whiskey, are painful yet hopeful songs that chronicle his struggle with alcohol, but show he is not a victim but a survivor and that everyone is worthy of love.

His second solo record, the You Know I Love You Songbook, is a collection of upbeat songs meant for sharing, and is accompanied by illustrations by Meaghan Smith for each song, and lyrics. Raw, real and enchanting, the music and lyrics are very different from the Celtic flavor of Great Big Sea, but they allow the listener to hear and understand what the real Sean McCann is all about – his pain, his optimism and his absolute surety that music heals us, connects us and brings us joy.

Simply done with his guitar, bodhran drums, fiddle and harmonies, his two solo offerings have resonated with people.

“This was my personal story that I put out and paid for myself and it resonated with people like I would never have believed,” McCann explained. “People wrote in by the thousands, telling me ‘that song was about me.’ I put it out there for selfish reasons, but I learned a big lesson – that I am not alone. When I first stopped drinking, I felt unbelievably alone.

My guitar and my music was what I had.”

Putting his story out there, and his sincere and candid talk about his addiction, let to McCann being asked to speak at various events and becoming a Bell Let’s Talk ambassador. In demand for public speaking engagements, the singer

said talking about mental health issues, about addiction and abuse are important.

“Secrets can kill you.

I’ve learned a few things and I want to share them; it gives me a sense of purpose,” the solo artist said.

“Bell Let’s Talk engaged me last year and that was like finding my tribe. I came out into the open and can tell people that I’m the guy from Great Big Sea, Canada’s party band, and if I can quit drinking, anyone can.”

Part is his recovery is his love of singing to a small audience, where he can see faces and encourage people to sing along with him. He takes requests to encourage people to sing their favourite songs and his song book with a CD and lyrics is available at the venue for $20.

“Singing together, it causes a physical reaction and releases endorphins.

It’s an intimate thing; loose and free-flowing,” McCann said. “People can expect when they come that I will insist they sing, they will meet the real me and have fun.

We’ll turn The Kent into our own little campfire.”

In distancing himself from the music industry and gimmicks, McCann said he knows technology has its place, but all our devices allow people to disengage and they become hypnotized by it.

“I’m not a Luddite; I use Twitter and Facebook, but we are humans – flesh, blood and bones – and we need to remember that. We need more than artificial light,” he noted. “At big hockey arenas, people are taking selfies and watching the Jumbotron, but in a small room with everyone in that room coming together; Facebook doesn’t do that.”

Tickets to McCann’s show at The Kent 1874 on Sept. 24 are available online at http://www.thekent1874.com/tickets.html or at Tony’s One-Stop Music Shop in Chatham.

Showtime is 8 p.m.

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