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School bus scare on Riverview Line
By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
Nothing can make a mom’s, or nana’s, heart stop faster than watching not one, but three cars
race by a stopped bus with the arm down and signals flashing. Chatham area mom Sydney Bibby and her mother, Connie Cominsky, were horrified this past
week when Bibby went to put her four-year-old son Forster on the bus to Pain Court in front of her mom’s Riverview Line home at 7:45 a.m. As she was making sure her son
was going up the steps of the bus, Bibby said three cars zoomed past, one right after the other. “One incident triggered so much panic,” Bibby said, during an interview
with The Voice at the office of MPP Rick Nicholls. “Karen (the bus driver) was shocked. She said, ‘Three cars just passed me with the lights flashing.’” Bibby immediately
called the police, but without the license plate numbers of the vehicles, they weren’t able to follow up. Continued on page 2
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Bibby said she was so shocked, the cars were around the bend before she could take any action. Cominsky said she had just spoken with Chatham-Kent police deputy chief Jeff Littlewood about the speeding that occurs on the road the week before and shared her concern with school being back in and buses stopping. Littlewood arranged for a police cruiser to set up in her driveway, and 10 cars were ticketed for speeding in one hour, around the time Forster’s bus
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arrives at her home. She said the ticketing didn’t seem to deter speeders, and her concerns were proved correct when the three cars passed her grandson’s bus. “It’s worse on his way home because he has to cross one lane of traffic,” Bibby said. “My mom has to stand in the driveway and I wait for her to give me the all clear before I cross the road.” Calls to municipal councillors Trevor Thompson, Frank Vercouteren and Karen Herman were not returned, Cominsky said, but when she called Nicholls office, he agreed to meet with her the next day and give her the details of his private members’ bill, Bill 94, an act to amend the Highway Traffic Act with respect to evidence obtained from school bus camera systems. “We live in a residential area and I feel majorly let down by the police and my council memb e r s . Rick is the only one that called us back a b o u t this,” B i b b y
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Connie Cominsky, nana to Forster Bibby, 4, has to check carefully both ways before taking her grandson across the road after a frightening incident last week when three cars passed the bus while the arm was out and lights were flashing on Riverview Line.
of sending the bill to committee after a second reading. He said a pilot project already tested the technology needed this past spring in Brantford, Mississauga, Sudbury and Kitchener-Waterloo. It was conducted by a company that makes the cameras, along with municipalities, school boards and police forces in the communities. The project found drivers illegally passed school buses that stopped to let children on or off — with their lights flashing and stop-arm out — in all those communities. Nicholls said the problem was the worst in Mississauga, where vehicles were passing buses an average of two-anda-half times per bus per day. “That’s totally unacceptable. Even Fall Maintenance Package on a four-lane road like Keil Drive, peoIncludes lube, oil, filter, tire ple don’t think they rotation and brake inspection. need to stop. We need to get people Limited
said on Friday. Nicholls said his bill is intended to take the onus off of police officers and install cameras on busses that can be turned over to police and used as evidence to find drivers that break the law. “This to me is an obvious bill; a non-partisan bill,” Nicholls said. “My bill eliminates need for police to witness the violation, with the fine sent directly to the owner of the vehicle. No demerit points, just raise the fines and hit them in the pocket book.” The MPP fears, however, that this has turned into partisan politics and that the Liberal government has no intention
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educated and get that bill out there,” Nicholls said. The MPP has spoken to the Minister of Transportation and the Attorney General who both seem to agree the bill is needed, and even tried to have his bill incorporated into another bill regarding safe school zones. The MTO said it was to have stakeholder meetings over the summer and would invite Nicholls. “Three weeks into September I asked in Question Period about the bill and stakeholder meetings, and said I was still waiting for my invite,” Nicholls noted. Cominsky would like to see the speed reduced to at least 70 km per hour on the winding road, and the municipality change the designation of the road to Class B so 18-wheelers can’t use it. C-K Mayor Randy Hope called her Monday and said he supports Nicholls’ bill and having cameras on the buses and will speak to council to get their support as well.
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Chatham-Kent firefighters battled stubborn flames and toxic smoke in downtown Chatham on Saturday. Fire broke out at a Thames Street building that housed Church’s Army and Outdoor Military Surplus, as well as a hot tub shop in the back. According to reports, the fire began about 1 p.m. Everyone in the building got out safely, officials say. As smoke began to spew from the building, firefighters knocked in a window to gain access. The added oxygen quickly sent flames surging through the roof, and spectators reported hearing at least one explosion inside the building. Almost 60 firefighters were on scene from three stations applying water
from all angles; as the fire developed in the roof and the walls. “Luckily fires of this magnitude rarely happen in our community, however it is something that our firefighters train for and are highly skilled in dealing with this type of incident,” says Assistant Fire Chief Chris Case said in a release. “They utilized their aerial apparatus to apply water from above and were able to contain the fire.” Police and fire officials had to move the gathering crowd back repeatedly as the wind swirled and the smoke, which officials said was toxic, snaked through nearby streets, alleys and parking lots. Several nearby homes were temporarily evacuated, and fire officials asked nearby residents to remain indoors and turn
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Chatham-Kent firefighters battle a stubborn blaze Saturday in central Chatham. Thick, toxic smoke poured from the building, that housed an army surplus store and a hot tub vendor.
scene of the fire as part of their After the Fire – Reassurance Campaign. Firefighters visited more than 30 homes in Chatham’s downtown core after many were asked during Saturday’s fire to shelterin-place and several families were evacuated.
off their air conditioners. The fire gutted the building, and the area remained cordoned off through Monday morning, as the Office of the Fire Marshall investigated the scene. The day following the fire, C-K fire personnel took to the streets near the
Firefighters went doorto-door reminding those residing in the area about the importance of having working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and a regularly practiced home escape plan. “Saturday we were asking people to stay in
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Protesters avoid court ... for now
By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
The owners of the North Kent Wind Farm project say that despite filing a statement of claim for damages due to a blockade at one of 34 turbine construction sites, they will not be suing Water Wells First members. According to Matt Dallas, spokesperson for Pattern Energy, the company won’t pursue the claim “at this time.” “North Kent Wind does not intend to sue anyone to recover the financial losses it has incurred due to the blockade. We have not begun any legal action and it is not our intention to
pursue any further legal action at this time. We are focused on bringing a new source of clean energy to the local area, which is creating jobs and will bring substantial economic benefits to the Municipality of Chatham-Kent,” Dallas said in a statement. The Council of Canadians, however, which is working with the members of Water Wells First, condemned Samsung and Pattern for even filing the potential million-dollar-plus statement of claim against Chatham area residents who blocked construction at one of 34 wind turbines the company is erecting as part of its North Kent One wind power project.
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The blockade of one of 34 turbine construction sites prompted the developer to file a statement of claim against the protesters, one Pattern Energy says won’t be acted upon.
Many of the people who took part in the 11-day blockade have filed well interference complaints against the developer, citing the vibrations from the company’s pile driving activity as the cause of the sudden influx of black silt in their wells. At least 13 well interference complaints have been made since the company started pile driving for the turbine foundations last June. According to the developer’s Statement of Claim filed in Superior Court, the impact of the construction delay caused by the blockade “amounts to costs ranging from $50,000 to $100,000 per day, covering only the current amount of labour and
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usually meant to intimidate,” said Mark Calzavara, Ontario Organizer for The Council of Canadians. “But people don’t back down when it comes to protecting their water. The evidence clearly shows that the construction is causing the pollution. Samsung must stop this project now.” He added the statement of claim gives the company the option of pursuing for damages at any time. The company may also try to use it as leverage to reduce compensation in any negotiations for interfering with the wells belonging to anyone that took part in the blockades. Chatham-Kent CAO Don Shropshire said the municipality is “aware of the statement of claim but weren’t involved in it or in taking any action on the matter.”
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Lottery fallout in Chatham-Kent Dollar signs destroy common-law relationship
They also said she texted him to ask only if he had bought a ticket, not whether their numbers had come up. A $6.1-million lottery prize is His friends also maintain he in limbo after a court injunction had been planning to separate prevented an Ontario man from from her for months and only cashing in a Lotto 6/49 ticket managed to do so when he “got that his former live-in girlfriend lucky” and won the lottery. claims is half hers. On Sept. 25, Robertson arrived Maurice Thibeault showed up home from work to find Thiat OLG’s Toronto prize centre beault, a 46-year-old father of recently with one of the two three, had cleared out all his winning tickets in the Sept. 20 belongings from their shared jackpot worth $12.2 million. home, according to three peoBut before the Chatham resi- ple who know the couple. dent could collect the money, She then learned from mutuDenise Robertal friends he had son, 46, obtained “This motion, made also quit his job at an emergency without notice, by the a local granite and court injunction plaintiff for an order glass supply comand alerted OLG pany. A colleague not to hand over that the defendant had emailed the the disputed mil- Ontario Lottery and entire office that Gaming Corporation lions. Thibeault had Sources close not distribute the prowon, which is to Robertson say ceeds of the winning how she learned she had asked of the windfall. Thibeault days 6/49 lottery ticket from “She couldn’t earlier if the tick- Wednesday, Sept. 20, believe it,” said et — with the 2017 in the amount of a person close to numbers 6, 17, $6,146,722.60 until the her, who, like oth29, 37, 45, and 47 ownership issue can ers interviewed — had won and for this story, he responded it be disposed of.” spoke on condi- Court document hadn’t. tion of anonymFriends say she ity. thought nothing of it until he Robertson contacted Windmoved out of her house five sor lawyer Anita Landry, who days after the draw. immediately phoned OLG Over their two years and one headquarters in Toronto and month of living together in her obtained an injunction in a house — along with her teenage Windsor courtroom on Sept. 28. daughter from a previous mar“This motion, made withriage — the couple frequently out notice, by the plaintiff for played the lottery, alternating an order that the defendant each week who would buy the Ontario Lottery and Gaming tickets, said a source close to Corporation not distribute the the long-time federal public proceeds of the winning 6/49 servant. lottery ticket from Wednesday, Thibeault’s associates dis- Sept. 20, 2017 in the amount of pute that there was any such $6,146,722.60 until the ownerarrangement, pointing out he purchased the ticket at a Chatham convenience store using a debit card linked to his personal bank account. Sources said the surveillance footage of him buying the winning ticket has been erased, but there is a bank receipt of the transaction. Robert Benzie The Toronto Star Special to The Voice
ship issue can be disposed of,” the court document reads. But the legal injunction wasn’t necessary — everything was put on hold as soon as the Crown gaming agency was aware there was a dispute surrounding the ownership of the ticket. That means Robertson, who declined to comment through her lawyer, could be entitled to more than $3 million share the prize. Thibeault — who is “laying low” in an undisclosed location until the matter is resolved, according to a friend — also declined to comment. The other half of the $12.2-million bonanza was won by a ticket holder in Quebec. Tony Bitonti, OLG’s senior manager of media relations, said there are very strict procedures surrounding the awarding of prizes. “The prize claim process is a process OLG would have followed regardless of whether there was an injunction or not,” Bitonti said. “Anyone or group presenting a ticket worth $1,000 or more is subject to the prize claim review process to determine ownership of the specific ticket. For prizes of $10,000 or more, this review process includes a mandatory in-person interview of the claimant conducted by an
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Ignorance isn’t bliss We’re afraid it is going to take a tragedy before Chatham-Kent drivers wise up and start paying attention to the road in front of them. A Riverview Line mom and grandmother have lived in fear that the people abusing the posted speed limit of 80 km per hr., and that includes semi trucks, were going to be a problem for the buses dropping off and picking up kids. Just last week, after police had already handed out 10 tickets in one hour to speeders, three cars zipped past the stopped bus with arm out and lights flashing that picks up a four-year-old boy. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but because the stunned mom didn’t get the license plate of any of the vehicles, the police can’t do anything. It is time for the government to stop stalling Chatham-Kent Essex MPP Rick Nicholls’ private members bill that calls for cameras on buses to nab people who pass stopped buses while the lights are flashing. It’s time the safety of children and their parents takes precedence over partisan politics. Nicholls has done all the research. Pilot projects that tested the technology were done this past spring. There is no reason for the government to be dragging its collective feet over what should be a no-brainer bill that increases public safety. If the government ego is so big that it can’t support Nicholls’ bill, then by all means, put out a government bill, but do something besides sitting back and watching all the close calls, waiting for a tragedy to happen. Parents shouldn’t have to go to bus stops in teams to get their children safely on and off a bus – one to hold the child’s hand, one to spot, and one ready with a camera to try and get a license plate. Bus companies do all they can to make sure the stops are safe for our children, but in the case of Riverview Line, there are no other options. Fines for passing a school bus the first time are $400-$2,000 and six demerit points. If drivers can’t think about children’s safety, maybe they should think about shelling out that kind of money and how they will live with themselves if they take a young life because they weren’t paying attention.
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Can you put a price on safety? Editor’s note: This is in response to provincial Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca in regard to median barriers along Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent and Elgin County. Sir: What is the cost of a human life to the Government of Ontario? It is a question our group of concerned citizens and Chatham-Kent Essex MPP Rick Nicholls posed to the Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca recently requesting concrete median barriers for the 401 in Chatham-Kent and Elgin County. It is a blunt question, but one we had to ask. Why? Because it is clear that to the Government of Ontario, the lives of Highway 401 drivers in Chatham-Kent and Elgin County are worth less than those anywhere else in the province. It is a question we had to ask because the Ministry of Transportation announced less than 24 hours after our meeting they would be installing cheaper cable barriers
on a small portion of this section of the 401 instead of the safer concrete median barriers for the full 137 unprotected kilometres. They said it would take three years. This, after Minister Del Duca assured us no decisions had been made and he would take our concerns seriously. To indicate otherwise to a group of bereaved family members and friends of those killed in 401 crossover accidents was at best misleading and at worst insulting. It is a question we had to ask because there have been five fatalities and more than 10 hospitalizations this year alone in crossover accidents on this section of the 401. Two weeks ago, there were six accidents in five days – miraculously with no injuries. Each day I fear hearing the news that another driver was not so lucky. It is a question we had to ask because the last two fatalities were my friends. Sarah Miles Payne and
her five-year-old daughter Freya were killed on Aug. 29 by an alleged drunk driver who crossed the narrow median into oncoming traffic and hit them head-on. Sarah was an experienced and much-loved occupational therapist at Parkwood Hospital in London, helping patients with spinal cord injuries walk again. Freya was an outgoing and beautiful little girl with the “flair of a Broadway star,” as a close friend recalled at their memorial service in a church filled to overflowing. They were killed because there was no barrier to protect them from this dangerous driver. It is a question we have to ask because we have been cursed with the grim nickname “Carnage Alley” for far too long. It was a question MPP Nicholls repeated to Premier Kathleen Wynne recently during our day of advocacy at Queen’s Park. He presented a
petition 4,000 signatures strong supporting that request. Premier Wynne responded with a promise to build the barrier – but no details as to how or when. After Question Period that day, friends and family of Sarah and Freya, as well as people from across southern Ontario who have also lost loved ones in Carnage Alley, held a peaceful rally to raise awareness about this deadly situation. We were supported by MPPs in both Opposition parties. And our message was clear: We need a concrete median barrier along the 401 between London and Tilbury, not a cable barrier. Not for just part of the way. Not in three years (as stated by MTO staff in our meeting). Now. Friends and family of the victims are angry. We are fed up with empty promises about road safety. We are sick and tired of government inaction and offers of cheaper, not safer, options.
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Brian and Bridget Cox will be scaring up the fun Oct. 28, as the eighth annual Halloween Spooktacular will take place. The husband and wife team have organized the event, and it is a fundraiser for the Chatham Goodfellows. The duo earned Mr. and Mrs. Goodfellow titles last year. Local band Walkin’ 47 will provide live music, and there will be a photo booth, candy bar and costume contest, Brian said. The Spooktacular returns after a year’s hiatus. Brian said they missed last year due to personal reasons.
“It’s an adult party, but the end goal is for families in need, especially kids, at Christmas time,” Brian said. “It’s so they can have presents. And in addition to those presents, the Goodfellows prepare baskets of food.” He estimated past Spooktaculars have raised about $50,000 collectively. This year marks the third at the Portuguese-Canadian Club in Chatham. Brian said ticket sales are going well, and if anyone is looking to attend, they should contact Scott Aarssen at Chatham Mazda, at 519-401-9226. Tickets are $25 each. Doors open Oct. 28 at 8 p.m.
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Ashton Hergott from Wellesley, Ont. helped out his older brother Tyson during this year’s Chatham-Kent Home Builders’ Association Fall Home & Leisure Show, held at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre. The three-day show had lots for homeowners to see, including the Hergott’s family run business of jarred goods, Country Style.
Concrete barriers needed along Highway 401 Continued from page 6
High-tension cables will not solve the problem. Studies throughout North America show that cable barriers can prevent crossovers of smaller vehicles in wider medians, and also make transport truck crashes more deadly. These cables will not restrain a tractor trailer. And the posts
which hold the cables can become projectiles into oncoming traffic. A cable barrier is not the safest option. The safest option is a concrete barrier. This safer option can be found from Windsor to Tilbury and London eastward, but not in between. Why have 401 drivers in Chatham-Kent and Elgin County
been ignored? People are dying on this section of road and our government wants to go with the cheaper option. The biggest tragedy is that our loved ones did not have to die. Their families and friends did not have to be thrust into this nightmare. They died because Ontario governments over the last 20 years have ignored calls
from mayors, councils, police, fire and EMS chiefs, trucking associations, physicians and everyday citizens requesting these crucial safety improvements. Improvements that been made on every other section of the 401 between Windsor and the Quebec border. What is the cost of a life? How many more innocent people
have to die on the 401 in Chatham-Kent and Elgin County before the government takes action? We are speaking out because we couldn’t save Sarah and Freya. We couldn’t save the many others injured and killed on this dangerous section of the 401. But we can do everything in
our power, and ask the Government of Ontario to do everything in their power, to ensure no more lives are lost and no more families are shattered. To take the safest option, not the cheapest. Build the barrier. Alysson Storey Chatham
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Bylaw bites animal rescue groups By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
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Two local animal rescue services recently received registered letters from the municipality ordering them to comply with Chatham-Kent’s responsible pet owners’ bylaw. The bylaw states no more than five cats can reside in one residence at a time, and the rescues are considered residences under the bylaw.
trating,” she said. “Because we’re rescues, there is nothing in the bylaw. We just want to get them (the animals) into good homes.” Nancy Havens, municipal manager of licensing services, said the bylaw came into effect in July of 2015, and the limit on the number of cats dropped to five from 10 a year later. In November of 2013, the dog limit was increased to three from two, she added. More than three dogs are permitted if a kennel licence is obtained. Havens confirmed the rescue organizations have to comply with the bylaw. “Rescues are not exempt
from the municipality’s bylaws. When we are made aware of bylaw infractions regarding the number of animals on a premise, we ask for compliance with the bylaw and provide a timeframe for those in contravention to reduce the numbers to comply,” she said in an e-mail to The Voice. As of late last week, the shelter volunteers said they were both in compliance in terms of number of animals in their control. Staley said it’s not making things easy, however. “Today, I turned a cat away and it broke my heart,” Staley said, adding her shelter is at the five-cat limit. “I felt horrible.” She said the cat was healthy. “If someone shows up with an
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injured or sick cat, I’m going to take it in.” While Big Fix has only five cats on site, it does have 27 available for adoption in total, but Toulouse said most are out at foster homes. Ball said CK Animal Rescue has 72 dogs fostered out, with more than 50 of those being long-term fosters. “I don’t keep hordes of them (dogs), but we keep them long enough so they can go into a foster home,” she said. The rescue is also part of the Purple Leash program, offering shelter to animals that were part of a domestic violence situation. Ball said they will take such animals in for up to a month. Lisa Toulouse of Big Fix said the effort now is to get an amendment to the bylaw to allow for not-for-profit or charity rescues. The rescue groups hope to lobby councillors for support, and are
preparing to circulate a petition as well to obtain community support. “We’re now trying to see what we can do to get an amendment,” Toulouse said. Toulouse said Big Fix, which came into being in 2014, is a registered non-profit organization and is in the process of getting charitable status. CK Animal Rescue, around since 2010, received charitable status in 2015, Ball said. Both groups understand the need for an animal control bylaw. Staley said she once set foot inside a home with 30 cats. But they believe rescue organizations should be under different parameters. The current system, they say, hinders their ability to help animals in need, and in particular Big Fix’s TNR – trap, neuter and release – program that has targeted feral cats. Toulouse said they’ve neutered 4,500 cats over the past three years. They have also adopted out more than 800 cats since 2014.
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New physician for CKCHC to have the opportunity to g r o w up with her cult u re , l a n guage and tra- Samantha Boshart ditions being so close to the beautiful Walpole Island (Bkejwanong),” she said in a release. Boshart hails from London, Ont. where she completed her family medicine residency in 2013. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience related to Indigenous health care.
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The Chatham-Kent Community Health Centres (CKCHC) have expanded their primary care family. Dr. Samantha Boshart recently became a branch of the CKCHC family tree and she is looking forward to improving the health and wellbeing of the local Indigenous people. It’s a passion that hits close to home for Boshart. “I am an Indigenous physician who is joining the CKCHC specifically to provide culturally safe health care to First Nations clients serviced by the organization. I am excited for my daughter
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at 465 Grand St. W. and 65 Thames St. Held every year during National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week (Oct. 16 - 20), the PAP Campaign is run by the Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC) and designed to increase awareness of and access to cervical cancer screening in Canada -- and ultimately help end cervical cancer, a preventable disease that kills 400
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10 GRAND AVE WEST Great potential here at 1 of Chatham’s busiest intersections. 3300 sq ft. $17/sq ft + utilities. Call Steve 519-355-9774.
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4736 TALBOT, MERLIN $508,888 This 3+1br, 3 bath rancher is perched on the spectacular Lake Erie bluff. Call Brian K 519-365-6090.
New Listing 12176 SPLINTER, THAMESVILLE • $289,900 Fully renovated 3+1br, 2.5 bath 2 storey home on a 1 ac lot. Call Bev 519-358-8805.
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McGregor rewarded for greening effort Trees planted in honour of local naturopath’s patients naturopath and municipal councillor, established a Trees A local man’s efforts to help for Patients program where add forest cover to Cha- trees are donated for every tham-Kent earned accolades patient within a specific time recently. frame at the naturopath clinic. Brock McGregor, a Chatham The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authori• Exercise Equipment ty learned of the effort and Pads presented McGregor with a • Dental Chairs Greening Award. • Spa Chairs Greg Van Every, LTVCA’s environmental project co-ordinator, said McGregor’s efforts will help generate en519-352-7499 or 519-401-8666 vironmental awareness and trimking@cogeco.ca Dan Stewart could influence other busiThe Chatham Voice
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People who share a similar passion for preserving local history are hard at work in the cemeteries of Chatham-Kent this fall. Catching up with Dr. Bruce Warwick, a retired dentist and active member of the Chatham-Kent Cemeteries Restoration Project, he was hard at work in the Dresden cemetery with Tom Klassen of Memorial Restorations. Flagging various broken and buried headstones in an old part of the cemetery, Warwick said he has been working on and off for the past 30 years on restoration work, but “aggressively the last 10 years.” Through Ontario Works and Goodwill programs, Warwick said he has made use of the pool of labourers available over the years to help with the restoration work. “Several years ago, I got 25 kids from Goodwill who wanted something to put on their resumes,” Warwick said. “I still keep in touch with some of those kids.” The restoration work is a partnership between the municipality, the volunteers and Klassen, whose company does the heavy lifting, literally, of the larger tombstones. “There are stones that are sinking, broken or leaning, and ones that are safety issues,” Warwick
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said. “Many in this section are pre-1900s, and made primarily with white marble. Some of these have been underground for 70 years.” For the ones that are buried underground, Klassen said you can sometimes dig down up to a foot and find the stones. To make the detective work a little easier, Warwick said traditionally Christians are always buried with their head to the east, so if they find a stone on the west side, they know where to look. Warwick, a fan of preserving history, said the work is important to not only the families of the deceased, but to the community. “These people aren’t lost anymore. They were significant to somebody in their day,” Warwick noted. The doctor gives credit for making the restoration work results available to the public to John Skakel, who started the website ckcemeteries.ca, which currently has more than 40,000 pictures of restored headstones on it. Warwick said Skakel was a dedicated and inspiring member of the restoration group, and sadly, passed away last year of cancer. “We miss him something terrible. He was as dedicated a volunteer as you can imagine,” Warwick said. He added that Les Mancell is the historian in their
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Pictured are Tom Klassen, left, and Dr. Bruce Warwick, showing a buried tombstone, that is restored it to its original place.
volunteer group, that has body was buried. He said one story, which about 25 members and “a half dozen who are really was part of the Cemetery Stroll in Chatham, outstanding workers.” With damage to the old- is about the nephew of er stones, Warwick said British poet, Lord Alfred a small percentage of the Tennyson. Martin Tenharm is done by vandals, nyson lived in Dresden and Mother Nature takes and is said to be buried a small toll, but he said there, but his headstone about 80 per cent of the was stolen and used as a damage done to the stones patio stone. Warwick said is from lawn mowers, his sad story will be part which are large machines of the Chatham cemetery and not easy to manoeuvre. Meadow Park Chatham Many years Long Term Care Home ago, it wasn’t uncommon for people to take headstones from the cemetery and use them as pa110 Sandy St. • 519-351-1330 tio or sidewalk www.jarlette.com stones, Warwick said. That behaviour led to some graves being lost with no stone marker to show where the
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Piecing together history Continued from page 15
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The restoration process for sunken grave stones can be a tedious, but rewarding, process.
With as much passion for restoring history and headstones as the volunteer committee, Klassen said he enjoys working with Warwick and municipal staffers Jeff Bray and Collin Mardling. Chatham-Kent CEO Don Shropshire said the municipality is pleased to have a good working relationship with staff and volunteers. “We’re always happy when we are able to use municipal resources and personnel to help the dedicated members of the community preserve an important part of our heritage. Council has been very supportive and it’s always a win when we can work together,” Shropshire said. Klassen agreed and said Bray and Mardling “are so on board with everything that Bruce suggests” and understand the need to do some maintenance not only for safety but for preservation.
“You can tell their heart is in it,” he added. Klassen said they are at 123 headstones currently restored and will be looking at 150-175 this season in Chatham-Kent. “That’s only the worst of them. Here in Dresden, we will be about a week doing the work,” Klassen noted. Both men said the Chatham cemetery is one of the most interesting and diverse cemeteries they have worked on, with stones made of materials such as zinc, marble and hand-crafted materials. Klassen likened it to the Mount Pleasant cemetery in Toronto for its beauty and diversity of material and style used for headstones and monuments. The first cemetery in Chatham was very large, according to Warwick, under the property now occupied by No Frills on the south side of Chatham. It was moved to the current location off Park Street.
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Tom Klassen shows off pieces of a tombstone recovered from the ground, cleaned up, and pieced back together in the Dresden Cemetery.
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Restaurant’s hiring efforts lauded by Goodwill By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
When Matt Jenkins hired Daniel Hawkins to work in the kitchen at his restaurant, he knew Hawkins suffered from a disability, but didn’t know just how much of a positive that would be. “He’s perfect; punctual and dedicated,” he said of the staffer, who has seen most of the kitchen staff around him turn over in the time he’s been at the St. Clair Street restaurant. On Thursday, Hawkins got thrust into the spotlight for his dedication on the job, as Goodwill Industries and the Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) held a Cash Mob at Blazin’ BBQ. People packed the restaurant in support of Hawkins, the restaurant and the employment program that saw Hawkins get hired. “It’s amazing. This is all about inclusivity,” Jen-
kins said of the strong turnout. “It’s a feel-good thing, but it’s also good for the bottom line.” He added the restaurant industry sees a great deal of turnover, especially among kitchen staff. Yet Hawkins is a rock. But he’s not one in a million, according to Goodwill Industries staff. Wendy Smith, workforce development projects co-ordinator with Goodwill Lambton-Kent-Essex, said people with disabilities generally have solid attendance records and stay put. Smith said hiring people with disabilities for certain jobs can be an excellent match for both employer and employee. Retention rates are 72 per cent higher for people with disabilities, she said. About 97 per cent of disabled workers score very well in terms of health and safety as well. Jenkins, who said his restaurant also employs a second person with a dis-
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From left, Wendy Smith of Goodwill Industries; Daniel Hawkins; and Blazin’ BBQ Ribhouse owner Matt Jenkins are pictured at the Oct. 12 Cash Mob event at the restaurant, celebrating Hawkins’s time working there.
ability, is proud to show inclusivity. “Blazin’ BBQ is a family business. Now we have more of an extended family,” he said. That mindset earned the Cash Mob. “We wanted to celebrate an employer who has hired someone with a disability,” Smith said.
The Cash Mob took place during October’s Disability Employment Awareness Month to recognize an inclusive local employer who champions the benefits of hiring people with disabilities. Michelle Repuski, director of workforce development for Goodwill Lambton-Kent-Essex, said
Goodwill and ODEN can help employers fill certain employment needs. “We can be the pipeline to help fill the gabs,” she said. “People with a disability have great attendance rates.” According to a Goodwill Industries media release, “Blazin’ BBQ engages the talents of people with
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The Chatham-Kent Hospice Volunteer Program recently received a funding boost of $20,000 from Union Gas to help support volunteer network initiatives. “Whether it’s working together on infrastructure projects, contributing as leaders in the business community or supporting local charities and non-profit groups, Union Gas feels strongly about working with our
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neighbours to make our great communities even better. That’s why we support Chatham-Kent Hospice and its volunteer network initiatives, helping to make a real and lasting contribution to our community,” Steve Baker, president of Union Gas, said in a media release. “Volunteers continue to be a key component to the success of our residential hospice. We currently have approximately 200 active volunteers
who fill a number of roles but we’re always looking for more people willing to give their time and talent. We are very grateful to Union Gas for their generous support. The added funding will help us continue to offer ongoing support and training for our volunteers so they can provide the best possible end-of-life care to our Hospice families.” said Melanie Watson, volunteer co-ordinator of the hospice, in a release.
Approximately $21,000 was raised at this event in support of the CKHA Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Renewal Campaign. To date, the event has raised over $85,000 for the local hospitals. “We are thrilled with the outstanding success of our fifth Annual Cha-
tham-Kent Pumpkin Run,” Barb Noorenberghe, Development Officer, Foundation of CKHA, said in a release. “A sincere thank you to all of our participants, volunteers, sponsors and donors who joined us at Rondeau Provincial Park. Without your tremendous generosity,
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Fire call too close for comfort There are few things as chilling as receiving a text from a friend asking if your workplace is on fire. That’s what happened Saturday afternoon. Friend Tricia sent me a text that a large smoke plume was coming from the vicinity of our workplace on Dover Street. Naturally, I booked it down here to see what was up. Fortunately for us, it wasn’t our building. Unfortunately for Church’s Army Outdoor and Military Surplus, as well as a hot tub shop that had just moved product into the building on Thames Street, they went up in flames. I arrived to see smoke pouring out of 61 Thames St., right around the corner from our office. I slipped into the office, switching from potentially panicking business owner to journalist, and grabbed my camera. It was a nasty fire, and fortunately no one was injured inside the building. Firefighters quickly had two ladder trucks pouring water onto the roof and into the building, accompanied by several hoses at ground level. With all the fibre-
Bruce Corcoran glass from the hot tubs and various spa chemicals involved in the blaze, extinguishing the fire was no simple matter. And then there was the toxic smoke emanating from the building. It was dark, thick, and dangerous. Yet dozens of people stood around to watch the fire, while many others tried to drive down nearby streets for as close a look as possible. Police officers repeatedly asked people to step back, as the wind caused the smoke to swirl about. Neighbours were asked to remain in their homes and close up all windows so they wouldn’t breathe in the smoke. Several homes were evacuated for a short time as well. I was stunned to see the number of young children near the fire. Given the toxicity of the smoke, this was no place for kids, yet it was apparent
that not all were remotely under parental supervision. Yes, I remained close to the fire for some time, snapping pictures. Before the police pushed everyone back, as I rounded the back of our building, at least 30 yards from building, I could feel the heat from the flames licking through the top of the store. Remember, heat rises, and yet we could still feel it. By the time I returned to retrieve my truck, which I had already moved back once, I had to go through police tape to exit the area. Another journalist with young children commented on the scene that one of her kids wants to be a firefighter when he grows up, but fires such as Saturday’s has her hoping he changes his mind in the years to come. A career battling blazes with all kinds of unknown chemicals burning has ravaged the lungs of more than a few firefighters. Mail call
Our cat recently received more letters from his friend, “Dotty,” the cat. Dotty sent additional homemade catnip-filled
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Thick, dark smoke belches out of a building fire on Thames Street Saturday.
mouse toys and asked Finn if he was feeling better after being neutered. It’s classic stuff. Hats off to the person who is sending the letters. “I’ve been very busy watching birds and squirrels from the front window. A bird with a blue suit and a blue hat comes
for lunch every day. That bird is very mouthy; the other birds don’t like it very well. It eats all the tibbies from the feeder.” Not sure what “tibbies” are, but I’m pretty sure “Dotty” would like to catch that annoying blue-suited bird. Finn is indeed fully
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Thursday, October 19, 2017 • Open euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm. Friday, October 20, 2017 • Broasted Chicken Dinner at First Presbyterian Church. Catered by the Car Barn in Wheatley. 5:00pm-7:00pm. Adults $18.00. Kids 6-12 $8.00. 5 & under free. • Windsor Symphony Orchestra presents “Bach and Sons” at St. Andrew’s United Church, Chatham at 7:30pm. $25/advance, $30 at door, $10 student, available at church office, Cultural Centre box office or cktickets.com. Doors open at 7:00pm. Call 519-352-0010 or www.standrewschatham.org. Saturday, October 21, 2017 • Indoor Yard Sale at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Selkirk & Victoria, Chatham. 9:00am-11:30am. All welcome - great deals! • Slow Cooked Pulled Pork Dinner with chips, soft drink or water and dessert for $10.00. 4:30pm6:30pm at Voice of Triumph Church, 135 Queen St., Chatham. • Pretty in Pink Annual Fall Dinner Dance at Immaculee Conception Hall, Pain Court. Doors open at 5:00pm. Broasted Chicken dinner at 6:00pm. Music by the chasers at 8:00pm. Proceeds to benefit Chatham-Kent Hospice. $22.50/ticket available at Central Tavern, Pain Court Market and from Pretty in Pink members.
• Footprints Children’s Play Day at Thames Christian Fellowship, 400 Park Ave East in Chatham. This day is provided by the members of TCF free of charge with nutritious snacks and lunch provided and runs from 9:00am-4:00pm. The theme is “Dinosaurs”. It is a safe place for your children and always includes an educational component, sports, games, crafts, Bible story and free play time. Register online at www.thameschristianfellowship.com or call Phyllis at 519-682-2340. • Harvest Dinner Dance with live music by Allen James and featuring a stuffed Pork Loin Dinner at the Active Lifestyle Centre, 20 Merritt Ave., Chatham. $20/person. Saturday, October 28, 2017 • Final Meat draw from 1:00pm-5:00pm with lots of prizes and meat draws. Enjoy good food, comradeship and stay for music after the draws. Everyone welcome. • Dance at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dance from 5:30pm-10:30pm featuring The Southlanders. • Sprucedale United Church Garage Sale from 8:00am-11:30am at 493 Victoria Ave., Chatham. Great Variety of items! • Training for new volunteers for Chatham Hope Haven (1st of 2) Help needed for overnight shifts 7pm-7am. Police check required. Must attend both days. Call 519-351-4010.
Monday, October 23, 2017 • Open euchre at St. Clair Estate Club house at 7:00pm.
• Howloween Costume Day at John Waddell Dog Park on Water St between 11:00am and 1:00pm. Come enjoy our beautiful park and the companionship of four-legged friends.
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• Join us for some wacky, tacky crafts and capers at Chatham branch of the CKPL from 10:00am4:00pm! Meet tacky the penguin and hear about his adventures, dress up in tacky outfits at our photo booth, and enjoy our monthly visit from the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dogs at 10:30am. Registration is not required.
Thursday, October 26, 2017 • Terrance Hall, author of “Canadian Estate Planning made easy” will visit the Chatham branch of the CKPL from 6:30pm-8:00pm.
• Halloween Dinner Dance at the Merlin Legion. Spooky supper at 6:00pm. Dance until 11:00pm with the Marquis. Costume & door prizes & raffle. $20/person. Call 519-689-4884 or 519-476-5870 for tickets.
• East Side Pride Bingo Charity Night Fundraiser at 6:30pm at Riverview Bingo Palace. Advance tickets only. Buy a coupon for all your bingo cards (3 strip) which includes all your games. You pay $15 for $23 worth of cards! Come and play, this is it! All proceeds to East Side Pride and our community building activities. mccrew@eastsidepride.ca for tickets. Friday, October 27, 2017 • Karaoke at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 465 Merlin, 2 Stanley St., Merlin from 6:00pm-9:00pm. Chicken Parmesan dinner served from 5:30pm7:00pm for $10.00. • Free PA Day program at First Reformed Church, cnr of Lacroix and Indian Creek Rd., Chatham from 8:30am-3:30pm. For ages 4-10 featuring Pete the Joly Pirate. Crafts, music, stories, exercises and sports. Lunch and snacks are all provided at no cost. Please call 519-351-0046 for early registration. Space is limited.
PAWR at the animal shelter phone number for lost and stray pets and issues at the dog parks: 226996-9969 daytime. Emergency and after-hours number: 519-784-6146. Animal Cruelty and neglect cases call direct 310-7722 or 310-SPCA. Chatham-Kent Metal Detecting Club Meets last Thursday of the month. 7:00pm. Kinsman Room. Erickson Arena, new members welcome! Free after-school tutoring! Tuesdays from 6:00pm-8:00pm (sessions run for a half hour) First Reformed church, 632 Lacroix St., Chatham. 519-354-8257. Call Betty 519-354-8902 for more info. Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com
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