The Chatham Voice, Oct. 6, 2022

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Something to crow about

Get ready – it’s almost time for Crowfest to fly into downtown Cha tham.

The event, paying trib ute to the oft-maligned black bird, is set to take place Oct. 12-15.

The four-day extrav aganza will feature world-class buskers, a premiere costume con test, a dressed-up King Street and a Chatham night market.

Sword swallowing, music, magic, art class es, “Dueling Pianos” and a Crow Your Boat race down the Thames River are also on the agenda.

There will be a free showing of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds at the Capitol Theatre.

A special media con

ference to outline Crow fest took place at Retro Suites last week with event co-chairs Andrew Thiel and Mayor Darrin Canniff crowing about the event.

A couple of decades ago, Crowfest wouldn’t have happened. Regard ed as dirty pests, crows were chased out of Cha tham, with the munic ipality spending thou sands on crow control.

Times have changed and upgrades to gar bage containers have lessened the crow prob lem.

Those old ideas aren’t stopping enthusiasm surrounding the event.

“We want everyone to come downtown and have some fun,” said Thiel. “We’re real ly looking forward to seeing King Street come alive.”

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Pam Wright/The Chatham Voice Crowfest co-chairs Mayor Darrin Canniff and Andrew Thiel hoist the Crowfest emblem with John Fairley, vice president of college communication and community relations with St. Clair College. The college and the alumni association have stepped up to be one of the major sponsors of the inaugural event.

Entertainment galore for Crowfest

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are the first night celebra

aside from the San ta Claus parade, on King

Street in nine years.

“It seems to be easy to get everyone excited,” Thiel added.

With numerous bigname sponsors on board, the estimated budget for the event is $150,000, with the majority going to wards entertainment and prizes.

While some of the events cost money, such as the $100-a-plate charity gala Oct. 13, Thiel said orga nizers are trying to offer as many free or low-cost activities as possible.

The gala will feature a world-class hypnotist,

with proceeds going to Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Community Living Cha tham-Kent and PAWR.

A wide ar ray of busk ers coming from as far away as Ireland and Austra lia will be front and centre on Friday and Sat urday. Free family-friend ly shows will be held on the evening of Oct. 14, and throughout Oct. 15. An adult busker show will be held the evening of Oct. 15 at the Crowbar behind

the Sons of Kent Saturday.

Cost is $10.

Thiel said the various buskers will help spread the word about Crowfest as they have a combined social media presence of around two million fol lowers.

Tecumseh Park will also feature an array of per formers and vendors.

The prizes for the various contests are something to crow about. Winner of the Squawk the Block best-decorated business

contest receives $1,000, and the prize lot for the all-ages costume contest is $13,000, with first place taking home $5,000.

There will be extra points for costumes that are crow themed, Thiel said.

Canniff said the costume contest is generating a lot of interest and folks from the GTA have already reg istered.

“We hope to make this a regional event,” Canniff said. “That’s what we’re looking for is to put this event on the map.”

Canniff said the festival aims to pay homage to the clever crow, while also capitalizing on the fact the festival is close to Hallow een.

The committee is also looking for volunteers to help with the event. To see a full list of events, buy tickets or to volunteer visit crowfestck.com.

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Orange shirt pins help healing effort

Like the children they rep resent, each orange pin is unique.

A symbol of the children who never came home from residential school, the tiny foam T-shirts serve to honour the memories of the young sters who were lost, the sur vivors and the damage the schools left behind.

Lana Parenteau of the Del aware First Nation at Mora viantown and her grand daughter Sky began making the pins last year after the bodies of 215 Indigenous children were recovered from the Kamloops Residen tial School.

Kamloops was just the be ginning and the Every Child

Matters movement quickly gained ground as more buri al sites were discovered. As of May 2022, there are 4,130 children registered that per ished at residential schools in Canada.

Parenteau calls the orange pin effort “Takwihleew.” In the Lenape language, the word means to come togeth er.

In preparation for Nation al Truth and Reconciliation Day Sept. 30 – also called Orange Shirt Day – the pair was among a group gathered at the Community Shop in Chatham last week busily making pins to give away.

“It’s grown a lot bigger this year,” Parenteau said as she cut out shapes and glued feathers. “Just like everyone is in a different spot in their healing journey, there’s no

wrong way to make a pin.” Parenteau, who works as Chatham-Kent’s Indigenous Peer Navigator, knows of what she speaks. Some of her family members were taken to residential schools and she herself was part of the 1960s scoop – cutting her off from her home and her heritage.

Sky Parenteau, a high school student, said aware ness about the terrible leg acy of residential schools is important, because “people really need to know what happened.”

Pam Fulton of Walpole Is land First Nation said the pins are a way to initiate con versation and begin healing.

“I pray that all those who were found can be identi fied,” Fulton said. “Many families don’t know what happened to their loved

ones.

“Hopefully people can get closure. There’s trauma that needs healing.”

The idea of making the orange T-shirt pins is catching on. Lana Parenteau recently conducted a pin-making workshop with En bridge employees in Calgary. Peo

ple are also making them at a Mon treal nursing home and there have been recent inquiries from New Brunswick as well.

“I’m hoping this spreads every where,” the elder Parenteau said.

“It’s not to blame anyone – it’s to work together to heal.”

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Pam Wright/The Chatham Voice Lana and Sky Parenteau and Pam Fulton were hard at work making orange T-shirt pins at the Chatham Community Shop. The pins were distributed to mark National Truth and Reconciliation Day Sept 30.

Council pulls back development charge plan

With six separate appeals looming, Chatham-Kent council is taking a second look at its new develop

ment charges bylaw.

At its Sept. 26 meeting, council voted to further engage with local stake holders on the issue and report back to council within 90 days.

The motion, put for ward by Chatham Coun. Michael Bondy, received unanimous approval.

Initially, Bondy asked council to reconsider the bylaw, which the elected body had approved Aug. 8. The bylaw adds an ad ditional $17,316 to the cost of building the average single-family home.

A deputation on the mat

ter was also received from the Chatham-Kent Home builder’s Association and read out at the meeting.

In it, executive officer Dan VanMoorsel called the fee hike an “unexpected” bur den.

“This is a dramatic in crease that’s placed on the back of future residents,” the deputation stated, adding municipal consul tation with stakeholder developers was minimal.

“We believe that more direct engagement could have occurred during the initial consultation pro cess,” it said, noting the

“true” cost of building a home is actually $23,632 when all development fees are factored in.

A lengthy discussion on how the bylaw could be reconsidered took place, with Chatham-Kent legal director Dave Taylor seek ing clarification from Bon dy, and others, on what “revisit” meant.

CAO Michael Duben ad vised council that once an appeal is filed, “the pro cess is underway.”

But he assured council the municipality would reach out to the appellants, adding there’s “always an

opportunity to discuss set tlement if the parties are willing to do so.”

Bondy said he’s spoken with the appellants and they are willing to engage with the municipality, adding he thinks there can be some “constructive di alogue.”

Bruce McAllister, gener al manager of community development for Cha tham-Kent, told council the bylaw would remain in place with fees charged accordingly, but the mon ey could be reimbursed if the bylaw is changed.

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Groups file 6 appeals

Local realtors comprised one group that was not impressed by the devel opment charge change in August.

Amber Pinsonneault, president of the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors (CKAR), said adding more than $17,300 to the price of a new home right now is a bad decision. The real estate market has slowed, and prices are actually in slight de cline, but this would force the price of new homes upward, and could actually kill some sales that have al ready been agreed upon.

“There are many new homes sold earlier in the year that are yet to be built. With the implementation of development charges in Cha tham-Kent, we could jeopardize the buyers’ ability to close (the sale,)” she said. “With interest rates rising and $17,300 introduced for develop ment charges, a buyer’s initial cost will be increased potentially beyond their means.”

Robb Nelson of Maple City Homes said the added charges would be passed directly onto homebuyers and could kill off a key attraction to out-of-towners on why to move to Chatham-Kent.

“Our advantage over everyone else was we had less expensive land and no development charges,” he said. “People would see it being cheap er to move to Chatham-Kent and they’d move here.”

However, Chatham-Kent may not have as many amenities as other neighbouring municipalities, Nel son said. And with prices closer in comparison to those neighbours, he fears fewer people will opt to settle in C-K.

“The decision is suddenly not so easy. We don’t become as attrac tive,” he said.

West Kent Coun. Mark Authi er said he has received calls from builders and developers in his ward protesting the new charges, pointing out they had signed contracts with customers when the new bylaw came into effect.

Authier said council should have chosen a future date for implemen tation, instead of the bylaw coming into effect the day after the vote.

Nelson questioned the initial roll out that seemingly caught most key players off guard.

“The real estate board wasn’t con sulted. The C-K Home Builders As sociation wasn’t consulted. Those

are the two main streams that shape your new home market. (Consulta tion) should have happened, espe cially when we were on that nice roll,” he said.

Pinsonneault said she sees the logic in the proposed charges. It’s just that now is not the time to make such al terations.

“In the heat of the market, it wouldn’t have made a difference. It just seems they kind of missed the boat,” she said. “Adding an addi tional hoop to jump through when times are tough, that’s very strange timing from the municipality.”

Nelson said the development charges caught his company by sur prise. Dialogue took place two years ago, but nothing recently.

“They asked us and others about development charges. They wanted

to know more information,” Nelson said. “Good infrastructure is import ant. I was 100 per cent for it. But I never heard anything more. Then all of a sudden, they hit. They never contacted the stakeholders over the past two years.”

East Kent Coun. Steve Pinson neault, who spoke against the bylaw in August, told council he knew it “wasn’t going to be good for busi ness.” He agreed with Bondy, add ing he hopes the two sides can find “middle ground.

“I knew this was a boo boo in the beginning and I think it’s only going to get worse,” he said.

Council directed administration to engage with stakeholders who have raised appeals, and return to coun cil with recommendations for future changes within 90 days.

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Smart move, council.

The elected body walked back, or at least is taking a step back to review, changes it made to development charges in Cha tham-Kent in early August.

At that time, all but two council lors rubberstamped changes in the charge structure that slapped an ad ditional $17,316 fee onto the construc tion of a typical single-family home. The charges are intended to help fund the cost of expansion within the municipality, covering infrastructure costs.

The new fees went into effect the next day, and impacted homes that were still under construction, includ ing ones people had committed to purchase at a previously established price.

That left homebuilders and realtors irate. They understood the concept of the development charges, but ques tioned the timing and implementa tion.

For starters, the economy was slow ing down, and so was the real estate market locally. Add in rising interest rates and suddenly new home builds were to cost prospective buyers an additional eight or nine per cent.

Maple City Homes’ Robb Nelson said the concept behind the charges was

based on obsolete projections –back from the height of the real estate boom in Chatham-Kent. This would only serve to throw a wrench into the gears of local home construction.

Real estate agents said deals that were previously agreed upon were in danger of suddenly falling through.

On top of that, realtors and home builders said they weren’t even consulted on the charges in the weeks prior to the matter coming before council.

The charges went through, vested groups rebelled, and the next thing we know, the municipality was facing half a dozen appeals.

Council smartly blinked, and decided at its Sept. 26 meeting to hold off and let municipal staff meet with stake holders before returning to council in 90 days with new recommendations.

With the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors and the C-K Homebuild ers agreeing charges are warranted, surely there is middle ground, and grandfathering options available for people who have already committed to purchase.

Perhaps bringing in the charges in stages makes sense as well.

We’ll see sometime in the next three months.

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Well water test leads to concerns: expert

Editor: I would like to thank The Chatham Voice for publishing a previous letter on Aug. 25 wherein I discussed the recent all-hazard investigation of well water in Cha tham-Kent and the report that was produced by the expert panel that advised the investigation.

In that letter I pointed out that future work on the potential health hazards associated with well water in and around the all-hazard investiga tion area should include sampling and analysis of fine-grained sediment that is known to be in suspen sion in the water extracted from some wells. Such analyses were, in fact, recommended in the expert panel’s report that I participated in drafting.

The expert panel also recommended that should

significant concentra tions of potentially toxic substances, notably metals, be identified within the sediment, then bioavailability testing should be considered to determine if those metals might be sufficiently absorbed within the body after ingestion so as to pose a potential health concern.

Here I wish to mention that a household situated in Ward 4 of the Munic ipality of Chatham-Kent recently took the initia tive to have a sample from their private well analyzed by a reputa ble, certified laboratory.

The analytical results for the sediment reveal that several metals are present in rather high concentrations, notably antimony (840 μg/kg),

arsenic (4,200 μg/kg), barium (610,000 μg/kg), cadmium (180 μg/kg), lead (48,000 μg/kg) and nickel (3,200 μg/kg), where μg/kg is read as micrograms per kilogram of sediment. Based on those results, it would seem that sampling and analyses of the sediment from more water wells in the area would be warrant ed as well as testing for bioavailability of the potentially toxic metals that are identified. The new results mentioned herein have also been shared by way of e-mail communication with the mayor and councillors of Chatham-Kent for their consideration.

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Committee dismisses fraud allegations

Case closed.

That’s how Chatham Coun. Doug Sulman feels

about fraud allegations made against the munic ipality regarding Cha tham-Kent Police Service spending.

At the Sept. 23 council meeting, Sulman drew at

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tention to an information report on the issue that was presented to council in closed session Sept. 19.

According to the report, the municipality’s Audit and Risk Committee re ceived information from administration and exter nal auditors that a local citizen had made allega tions of fraud by the Cha tham-Kent Police Service.

After examining the re port, the committee said it “is satisfied there were no cases of fraud identified.”

It went on to say the com mittee finds that final de cisions about employment contracts and vehicle use are “properly a decision of the Police Board” and that some aspects of personnel

matters are confidential.

Sulman said he want ed to draw the public’s attention to the report’s findings, noting it’s “very serious” when allegations of fraud are made against members of the police ser vice or the Police Services Board.

“It was taken very seri ously by the audit com mittee, although it’s questionable how much the municipality, the cor porate body, can actually do,” Sulman told council. “But we took it very seri ously and involved our auditors and this is the result.

“There were no findings of fraud identified,” Sul man stressed. “We just

want to be very transpar ent we took the matter se rious. It took a lot of time to do the further investi gation.

“We’ve done our duty and there’s nothing fur ther to be done,” he said. But John Cryderman, the citizen in question who brought the allegations forward, doesn’t see it that way and said he will continue to push for an inquiry.

Cryderman, who calls himself a “self-appoint ed ombudsman because there’s no one else to do the job,” said he has 200 pages of documents sup porting what he calls a misuse of taxpayer dol lars.

He said he has receipts to prove it and believes “council has failed to rep resent the public pursuant to their legislative obliga tion.”

Following the release of the report, Cryderman said the audit commit tee and the chair should have met with him and reviewed the documents rather than pass them on to administration.

Plus, he said, the Police Services Board should have been involved.

Another issue of con cern, said Cryderman, is that there is no governing body overseeing the Cha tham-Kent Police Service budget.

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Super support for soup kitchen

When a local soup kitch en had one of its freezers break down, Caldwell Brand Source stepped up, no ques tions asked and at no charge.

And we aren’t talking about a service call, but a replace ment freezer.

Lorraine Young of Camp bell AME Church said their soup kitchen, which has been

feeding people weekly since 2008, had a mishap recently.

On Sept. 20, the meat freezer broke down.

Young said she contacted the appliance store to get a quote for a replacement freezer, but instead got a huge surprise.

“I called to get a price to know what we needed to raise,” she explained. “I would have never thought of asking for it to be donated.

But they just simply offered. God bless them.”

Young said the soup kitchen volunteers were able to save some of the meat, thanks in part to the fast actions of the Caldwells.

“By luck, we discovered it (the freezer) was broken and it (the contents) was only partially thawed. We didn’t lose everything in it,” she said.

‘Misplaced loyalties,’ citizen asserts

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The Police Services Board is supposed to be a public over sight committee, Cryderman said, but he believes the Cha tham-Kent board has “mis placed loyalties.”

“It strongly appears the Po lice Services Board, who are supposed to be an oversight for the public, seem to be an advocate for the police ser vices, as does council,” Cry derman said following the meeting.

The funding of CKPS Chief Gary Conn’s Ph.D. is one of the sticking points put for ward by Cryderman.

Following a Freedom on

Information request filed by Cryderman to the C-K Police Service in 2019, it was re vealed that $3,800 was spent on Conn’s doctorate.

However, Cryderman didn’t believe the number, so he filed a Freedom of Informa tion Request to the Ontar io Information and Privacy Office, which compelled the CKPS to disclose the amount of the doctorate to be just un der $35,000.

“There’s a pattern of ques tionable behaviour here,” Cryderman said, adding “council has done nothing about it.”

Chaired by Sulman, the Au

dit and Risk Committee has five council members and seven municipal employees, including top administrators. Employees with the auditing firm Deloitte also sat on the committee.

The audit committee has been instructed to compile a report for council, includ ing background information, about the oversight of local boards under the Municipal Act of 2001, with any recom mendations regarding appli cation of policies, and recom mended changes to policies or processes.

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3pm - 11pm - Night Market, Vendors, Live Music on stage and activities in Tecumseh park. Saturday, October 15

10am - 10pmBuskers and Entertainers, Art Classes and Contest on King Street. 5pm - 7pmCrow Your Boat Race on Thames River 10am - 11pmTecumseh Park with live music on stage, vendors and activities.

1pm - 4pm - Costume Contest on the stage 6pm - Busk After Dark at the Crowbar (Sons of Kent)

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Rally protests cuts to hours

Same old story. That’s what Unifor Local 2458 president Tullio Di Ponti has to say about the

treatment of workers in the health-care sector.

“It’s the same old thing,” DiPonti said as he walked with protestors at a rally in Chatham on Sept. 29. “We’re out here again.

“With all the promises

that the government made – why do we have to be out here again?” he asked.

“Ontario promised to put an iron ring around health care, but instead they’ve given private owners free reign to do whatever they

want.”

DiPonti made the com ments during a Unifor rally last week in front of Chatham Retirement Resort. He said the home recently changed hands, moving from ownership by one big company to another.

The 6,000-member union local stretching from Windsor to Tobermory has about 4,800 healthcare workers. More than 900 of those work in Cha tham-Kent, including at the Retirement Resort, the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and Copper Ter race.

Chatham Retirement Resort is now owned by Extendicare, according to DiPonti, who said the new owners are making cuts, slashing employee hours and hurting resident care.

The contract with Uni for workers expires in a month’s time, he said, but there’s been no move to wards negotiations. Instead, he said the trend with most contracts in re tirement homes and longterm care is that the con tract will likely end up in arbitration.

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“They (Caldwell Brand Source) didn’t just donate the freezer, they brought it out the next day and took away the old one.”

Bruce Caldwell said it just made sense to help

out a group that aids so many others.

“They do a lot of good. They give out a lot of meals,” he said. “It seemed like the right thing to do. It’s nice if we can help people who help

the community. It’s nice to give back a little bit.”

The soup kitchen at Campbell AME Church

feeds lunch to upwards of 90 people each Wednes day.

DiPonti said it’s a slap in the face to the staff who worked through the pan demic, caring for the On tario’s most vulnerable people.

Chatham Retirement Resort resident Bev Rose,

who took part in the ral ly on a scooter, said she enjoys dealing with staff members at her home.

“The staff are awesome,” Rose said. “They need more hours and they need more pay!”

MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAYS

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent in conjunction with Waste Connections of Canada Ridge Landfill will be holding eight Household Hazardous Waste Days between April and November in 2022. The remaining events will be held as follows:

Location: Veolia Environmental Services 141 Prosperity Way, near Chatham

Day: Time: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 8:00am - 1:00pm Tuesday, November 8, 2022 8:00am - 1:00pm

For more information please visit www.chatham-kent.ca, your nearest Municipal Centre or call 311 or 519-360-1998. This event is provided by Waste Connections of Canada’s Ridge Landfill and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.

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C-K Votes 2022 – School Board Trustees

Ruth Ann Dodman, Ward 6

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Why are you running to become a trustee?

I would sincerely wish to continue to be a trustee for a simple reason – student suc cess. Success for any age of a student, four or 74; not only is the student smiling but they are gratified.

They share this success with their parents, grand parents or spouse – this grat ifies their board of education team, including the trustees when we meet the students at graduation or at student recognition events. Their success is ours too.

What are the key educa

tion issues in C-K?

If we did not have an issue facing our boards, it would be a slightly dull day. If it isn’t construction delays – this part or that part of a classroom upgrade – the work done by the board and the staff would not be very active.

The Chatham-Kent public education system is highly interested in the students’ and the teachers’ well being, regardless of the need. The board will find a way to an swer all aspects to be solved immediately or in the near future.

What are your skills, expe rience and goals?

Brandy Robertson, Ward 6

The Chatham Voice

Why are you running to become a trustee?

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I believe that maintain ing quality public educa tion is key to success for our young people and communities at large. These last 2.5 years have been very challenging for students, parents and teachers, and going for ward I would like to help strengthen the public

school system so students have the stability neces sary to prosper, teachers have the tools they need, and parents feel heard and engaged.

What are the key educa tion issues in C-K?

Chatham-Kent is cur rently facing a declining enrolment issue along with financial challenges. These challenges make maintaining aging facili ties and including robust

If I am elected again, I would like to ensure the parents or guard ians of our students that for me, the students will continue to come first.

I believe in working with the students’ families if they have a problem or a sug gestion, working with my fellow trustees regardless of their opinions, and to act in a positive manner with all members of the board.

programming in all schools diffi cult, particularly in schools with lower student populations. However, schools are an integral part of our communi ties and any future reviews would certainly have to be done with much consideration and consultation with all stakeholders.

What are your skills, experience and goals?

I have been an advocate and in volved community volunteer for many years serving as a youth lead er, board member and past presi dent of various local non-profits and have also walked through the school years as an involved foster parent and aunt, attending school functions including IEP meetings.

My volunteer and career experi ence includes establishing and man aging balanced budgets with a mind to always being a good steward of resources while still being creative in problem solving and seeking growth.

I am very conscious of how policies affect the individual/families and am thoughtful in my decision-mak ing process.

Student success and well-being would absolutely be the Number 1 priority in any decisions and I would like to see an increased focus on STEM and Skilled Trades.

Accessibility is something that I also value very strongly.

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Why are you running to become a trustee?

As a candidate who lives in Ward 6 and as a proud parent of two chil dren who were successful in the public school system, I want to ad vocate for all students and families within Ward 6 to ensure they have equal opportunities to reach their full potential and ensure every one’s voice is heard.

What are the key education is sues in C-K?

One current issue is the elongated period of declining enrollment in some of our schools. This is con cerning as it threatens the curric ulum that is able to be offered at these schools.

What are your skills, experience and goals?

As a very active volunteer in Cha tham for the past 15 years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet many local citizens and have become aware of the needs and priorities in our com

munity. I will place students at the centre of all decision making and will com mit to engaging with constit uents on the board’s strate gic plan and vi sion for a strong public education system.

I have extensive experience in leadership and governance from my volunteerism. I am the incom ing president of the Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent and am a current board member of PAWR. I am a former board chair of St. Andrew’s Residence, former board member of the Chatham-Kent Hospice and also the YMCA. I am the former president of both the Chatham Downtown Rotary and the Sunrise Rotary clubs.

My goal is to advocate that the curriculum offered will provide students a fulsome academic ex perience that will foster success for every student, every day, without exception.

Randy Campbell Ward 1

The Chatham Voice

Why are you running to be come a trustee?

I have been a trustee for the last 16 years, the last 2 years as chair of the LKDSB.

I want to con tinue to make sure the rural and small-town communities have a voice in our public education sys tem.

What are the key education issues in C-K?

Low student enrolment in some area schools – students can’t get the courses they need because there are not enough students to fill a class. Aging school facilities.

What are your skills, experience and goals?

Sixteen years as a trustee, with the last two as chair of the board.

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Mental Illness Awareness Week October 2nd

What are the signs/ symptoms of Mental Illness?

Symptoms of mental illness can range from loss of motivation and energy, changed sleep patterns, extreme mood swings, disturbances in thought or perception, or overwhelming obsessions or fears. Mental illness interferes with relationships and affects a person’s ability to function on a day-to-day basis, often leading to social isolation.

(https://toronto.cmha.ca/ understanding-mental-illness/)

Fast Facts about Mental Illness

• Everyone has mental health and will experience challenges regarding their mental well-being, but not everyone will experience a mental illness.

• In any given year, 1 in 5 people in Canada will personally experience a mental illness

• Approximately 20% of Canadian youth are affected by a mental illness or disorder

• Mental illness affects people of all ages, education levels, income levels, and cultures

• 4,012 Canadians died by suicide in 2019.

• Stigma and discrimination attached to mental illnesses present a serious barrier not only to diagnosis and treatment but also access to employment, housing, and other basic necessities.

About CMHA Lambton Kent

CMHA Lambton Kent provides services and facilitates access to the resources people require to maintain and improve mental health. Our efforts promote community integration, build resilience, and support recovery from mental illness and addictions. Contact CMHA: Canadian Mental Health Association 519-436-6100 Website: www.lambtonkent.cmha.ca

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Different types of mental illness include:

Anxiety Disorders – are all related to anxiety. They may include uncontrollable worry, strong fears around everything things or situations, unwanted thoughts, panic attacks, etc. Anxiety, panic disorder and phobias are examples.

Mood Disorders – affect the way a person feels. When a person experiences a mood disorder, they may feel sad, hopeless, tired or numb for long periods of time. At times, some people experience an unusually “high’ mood and feel powerful and energetic, but this can also create problems. Depression and bipolar disorder are examples of mood disorders.

Eating Disorders – are complicated illnesses that are often a way to cope with difficult problems or regain a sense of control. These may include restricting how much food a person eats, bingeing, or purging food. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are examples of eating disorders.

Psychotic Disorders – is a health problem that affects how people understand what is real and what is not real. People may sense things that are not real or strongly believe things that cannot be real. Schizophrenia is one example of a psychotic disorder.

Personality Disorders – are patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that may last for a long time and create challenges in a person’s life. Personality disorders can affect the way people understand and view themselves and others and cope with problems. Borderline personality disorder is one example of a personality disorder.

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Trevor Aldous Ward 4/5

The Chatham Voice

Why are you running to become a trustee?

I would like to help our community and with my mom being a former teacher for 40 years, I know how important it is to have the right support for the local communi ty as a part of the team. There have been so many challenges with COVID, and the students will need to have systems put in place to ensure we are providing them the right level of support to be suc cessful.

What are the key educa tion issues in C-K?

COVID learning mod els really challenged all facets of the education system for teachers, par ents and especially the students. We need to pre pare for the requirements to help support those that did not thrive in such a tumultuous time.

Another big issue is the bullying that occurs, but this is now compounded with the online world; we need to look at how the schools can be better pre pared for this type of bul

lying and en sure our teachers are able to help those that need it.

We need to support students with learning disabilities and provide them with direction on how they can be better prepared with the right skills.

What are your skills, ex perience and goals?

I have been a manager of people for over 18 years and I have also been a process optimization spe cialist and auditor.

In my role now, I manage teams across all of On tario and work to ensure that they are equally rep resented to provide them with a voice as partners to the business.

I believe these skills will allow me to do the same for our communities and help to find what will be beneficial to each area and ensure they feel sup ported and represented fairly.

Campbell, Ward 1

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I have a very good working rela tionship with my fellow trustees, along with the director of educa tion, superintendents and all edu cational staff.

I keep an open mind and listen to what the communities are saying. I always return calls from the pub lic when school issues occur.

Janet Barnes

The Chatham Voice

Why are you running to become a trustee?

I am the current Chatham-Kent/ South St. Clair Township Ward 4 and 5/South St. Clair Township Lambton Kent District School Board trustee.

The last four years have been an in credible learning experience with many firsts for the LKDSB.

I truly believe kindness and community support is the way to ensure our area thrives.

What are the key education issues in C-K?

Numerous mandates from Public Health and the Min istry of Education have been enforced with little or no input from our board or trustees over this four-year period.

What are your skills, experience and goals?

I have been a community support er and volunteer for more than 35 years. I have been part of numerous boards and committees including minor sports, fundraising, festivals, events, grant writing and communi ty growth in the Wallaceburg, Cha tham-Kent and south Lambton area.

I was born and raised in the rural Wallaceburg area and have an agri cultural and inclusive background.

I have owned properties in the Wallaceburg area for 34 years.

I currently work full-time as a de velopmental service professional at Community Living Wallaceburg and have been employed there for 20 years.

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$1M win

Mooretown, won in the April 19 draw.

A group of process en gineers are still trying to process their good for tune, after the team won $1 million in an April Lot to Max draw.

Wallaceburg’s Dennis Figueiredo, one of five people who won, pur chased the ticket at Tay lor’s Convenience in Wal laceburg.

He, along with Petrolia’s Adam Davidson, Sarnia’s Lee Coke and Joshua Rob erts and Cody Harper of

“Lee and I were sitting together after our shift when I checked our ticket using the OLG app. I saw the Big Winner screen and turned to Lee and said, ‘Check this on your phone,’” Figueiredo said in a media release.

“I immediately won dered how he managed to get a fake winning ticket,” Coke said.

The group members have many plans for their shares of the windfall.

This group of friends walked away with $1 million from a Lotto Max draw earlier this year.

Jail tours, Spirit Walks loom

People are lining up to get into this jail. We’re talking about the old Chatham Jail on Sev enth Street. The Warren er family is opening the facility up for tours on Oct. 21 and 22, and the or ganizers of Ghost Walks of Chatham-Kent will be there to guide, educate

and entertain.

Sheila Gibbs, one of those organizers, expects the tickets to the tours to sell out quickly on Eventbrite.

“They sold out within a day last time,” she ex plained.

Visitors on the eight tours – four on each eve ning – will not only tour the facility, but will also hear from two characters,

Chris White, Ward 1

The Chatham Voice

Why are you running to become a trustee?

I am running to become a trustee in order for there to be a voice on the board to keep our rural and small town schools open and vi able options .

If we let these schools

close, then those commu nities face a bleak future without schools, and the young and growing fami lies that they bring. This challenge is not small but we need to start with the idea that keeping the schools open is goal to aim for and work from that perspective. We need

actors playing two former inmates.

One plays Orville Shaw, the hermit of Skunk’s Misery. Gibbs said Shaw robbed for his own needs in the 1920s.

Shaw is one of just two people to successfully es cape the Chatham Jail.

Gibbs said visitors will also hear from Sylvestre Brown, a native of Roch

ester, NY, who spent 18 months in jail here in the late 1850s, and seemingly hated every minute of it.

Tours are not handicap accessible.

If you can’t get a ticket to the jail tours, Gibbs said there will be spirit walks in central Chatham on Oct. 14 and 15.

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to get creative and see what we can come up with to achieve this goal. What are the key education is-

sues in C-K?

The key issue from my perspective is the declin ing situation in our rural and small-town schools. What are your skills, ex perience and goals?

Chair of Chatham-Kent Girls’ hockey association.

Experience serving on va riety not-for-profit boards. I am passionate about our rural communities.

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R.O.C.K. increasing homeless support

R.O.C.K. Missions is about to take a bigger role in homelessness outreach within the municipality.

At its Sept. 26 meeting, Chatham-Kent council approved a proposal to hire R.O.C.K. employees to conduct on-the-ground outreach on a part-time basis.

The 18-month contract is valued at approximately $190,000 and will be paid for through the econom ic downtown reserve for housing-focused outreach services. The money was earmarked by the munic ipality for that purpose in

December of 2021.

According to Polly Smith, director of em ployment and social ser vices for Chatham-Kent, they money will be spent on setting up supports to help people find housing.

One of the goals of the project, she said, is to make sure everyone who is unhoused or “sleep ing rough” is counted by name.

“We want to make sure that those who have been missed are able to connect with services,” Smith ex plained.

In response to a question from South Kent Coun. Clare Latimer about keep ing track of problem calls and encampments, Smith

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The tours begin at the Cross Street parking lot of the Chatham Library.

One topic of interest on the tour will be the Bap tiste Creek train crash of 1854. A passenger train collided with a gravel train, killing 52 people.

Dr. Thomas Cross, who was a local physician at the time will speak, as will a real descendent of a crash survivor.

Cost is $22 for adults and $10 for children aged 12 and under. Tick ets are also available on eventbrite.com.

said outreach is about “supporting people,” not enabling encampments.

Smith said a new inter nal committee is being put together to deal with the issue of encampments formally, and the munic ipality is also looking at

using software to identify where encampments are located.

Chatham Coun. Marjorie Crew thanked Smith for the report but wanted to stress the new project is not about enforcement.

“This is not about that,”

Crew said. “This is about supports. Building trust is huge.”

Currently, the ballpark cost for a one-bedroom single apartment in Cha tham-Kent is about $800.

However, a person receiv ing social assistance gets

$733 a month and some one on Ontario disability support gets about $1,100. Smith said the situation makes for “extremely tight and impossible” budgeting for Cha tham-Kent’s vulnerable residents.

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Community Events

Thursday, October 6, 2022:

• Enjoy fun and prizes playing inhouse Bingo at 7:00 p.m. Hosted by Br 642 Ladies Auxiliary, 39 William St. N., Chatham. For info call 519-351-8733.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm. Kitchen open for lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Come check out our daily specials. Everyone is welcome.

• Education is the key. Come in and learn about what Naloxone is, how to recognize a drug poisoning, how Naloxone can save someone’s life and where to pick up a free Naloxone kit in Chatham-Kent.

CK Public Health will be holding Naloxone Information session at the Chatham-Kent Public Library: Blenheim Branch, 16 George St. at 6:30 pm. All sessions are free to the public, no registration re quired. Free Naloxone kits will be distributed at each session.

Friday, October 7, 2022: • Chatham-Kent Public Library, Tilbury Branch is offering Mother Goose storytime at 10:00am. Join us for songs, rhymes, and stories! Best suited for 0 to 18 months. Participants will receive a free board book donated by Ahcom Shriners.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm.

Kitchen open for lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Supper served from 4:00-6:00. No orders after 5:30pm. Tonight’s specials are lasagna with Ceasar salad or fish & chips. Take out is also available by calling 519-351-8733 or 519-3515639. Fun Darts start at 7:00pm. Everyone Welcome.

Saturday, October 8, 2022:

• Morning Breakfast Program at First Presbyterian Church (corner of Fifth St. and Wellington). A delicious and nutritious break fast served free of charge from 9:30am-10:30am. Take out only.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of

William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm.

There will be a meat draw at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm. Kitchen is open for lunch from 3:00pm-5:30pm.

Entertainment by the Marquis from 4:30-9:30. Come check out our menu. Everyone Welcome.

Sunday, October 9, 2022:

• Please join Glenda and Cara for a Thanksgiving service at St. Thomas Anglican Church. 11:15am.

Tuesday, October 11, 2022:

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm.

Kitchen open for lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Today’s special is spaghetti with meat sauce. Come play Euchre at 1:00pm or spend the evening playing Shuffleboard starting at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

Wednesday, October 12, 2022:

• Do you live with a Chronic Health Condition or are a Caregiver for someone who does? Join us and learn how to take control of your health! Master Your Health, Chronic Conditions, Wednesdays, Oct 12-Nov 16, 2022. 1:00pm— 3:30pm. FREE Registration at: https://myhcc_oct12.eventbrite. ca. Access virtual programs using any computer, tablet or smart phone. All workshop materials are provided free of charge.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm. Kitchen open for lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Daily special is meat loaf dinner. We have Fun Darts at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Thursday, October 13, 2022:

• Unifor Local 127 Retirees Meet ing at 10:00am. 405 Riverview Dr., Chatham.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm. Kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Everyone is welcome.

Friday, October 14, 2022:

• Chatham-Kent Public Library, Til bury Branch is offering Preschool storytimes at 10:00am. Join us for songs, rhymes, and stories! Best suited for ages 2-5. For informa tion about other programs or library services, please visit www.ckpl.ca.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm. Kitchen open for lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Supper served from 4:00-6:00. No orders after 5:30pm. Tonight’s specials are roast beef or fish & chips. Take out is also available by calling 519351-8733 or 519-351-5639. Fun darts start at 7:00 p.m. Everyone welcome.

• Kent Branch OGS (Family History) Our presentation on Friday, Oct 14th, 7pm: Not Researching in the Rain-Researching in England from Away Alan Campbell will discuss on-line websites he used in order to build the stories of his Atkey and Grapes family members, who primarily lived on the Isle of Wight, England, for the Book of Family he is creating for his grand children. Link to Register: https:// us02web.zoom.us/meeting/reg ister/tZMld-qoqj0qHdQRYFoApNvs6-sgfQVzIiAC .

Are you affected by someone else’s drinking? Al-Anon can help!

- leave message519-350-3462

Calling all crafters and Christmas Bazaar fans. The Chatham Lions Club is inviting you to secure your space and sell your wares at our Christmas Bazaar. Saturday, November 5 from 9-4pm. We will be hosting our Bazaar at the WISH Centre on King Street E, Chatham. Call 519-352-0062.

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Life Transitions

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Linda Sharon Larente 71, Thursday, September 22, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

Roy Wanamaker 90, Friday, September 23, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

Ministry

Healing Love Ministry is an all night prayer line with counsellors available from 12:00am-7:00am.

Also, a male support group for those struggling with sexual addiction. A home based ministry, private and confidential. 519-354-3532.

Julius Adolph Van Den Bossche

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Nicholls Funeral Home

Mary Jean Knazook

92, Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Nicholls Funeral Home

Barb Casey

74, Sunday, September 25, 2022

Blenheim Community Funeral Home

Bradley DeBoer

36, Friday, September 23, 2022

Blenheim Community Funeral Home

Obituary

You Eric Hey

With sadness I would like to announce that my son-in-law Eric passed away on September 14, 2022 at a young age of 71. He was definitely a son to me (Mary) and my late husband Frank. Eric Hey passed September 14, 2022 after suffering a short battle with cancer, at the age 71. He was the wonderful husband of Marianne (Capek). Beloved father to Collin and Brandon, and the delighted grandfather to Estelle Marie. Son of the late Patricia Elizabeth and Peter Hey. Son-in-law to Mary Elizabeth and the late Frank Charles Capek. Dear brother to Glenda Thomas (Chuck), and brother-in- laws David Capek (Deborah) and the late Frankie Capek. Uncle to Jason, Sara, and Dalton Matthew; and great-uncle to Jillian. Eric will be deeply missed by cousins in the UK, Scotland, Australia and Canada. He will be remembered as a friend to many. Eric was born in UK in 1951. He loved music, playing his guitars, sailing, motorcycling, driving his Jag, and the great outdoors. Eric worked at State Farm for over 30 years in London, ON. We looked up to you and will miss you. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Eric are asked to consider The Terry Fox Foundation, or CAMH or The Canadian Cancer society.

The family of Eileen Christner wish to thank the staff at Meadow Park for the kindness they showed her. They were always very helpful and accommodated any request. Thanks as well to all of those who made memorial donations, sent floral tributes and gave online condolences.

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Betty Lou Engligh (Russell) 90, Thursday, September 22, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

Christopher Wayne Ulch 48, Saturday, September 24, 2022 McKinlay Funeral Home

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Katherine “Kate” Gagnier 85, Saturday, September 24, 2022 Nicholls Funeral Home

Cleata Morris

98, Saturday, September 24, 2022

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Larry Pope

84, Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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Elizabeth Wiens

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Betty Campbell

91, Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Kendrick Funeral Home

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