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Artist and sculptress Artis Lane, 89, returned to her roots in Chatham-Kent to be the featured guest speaker at the 77th Annual Rotary Club of Chatham Banquet at the Bradley Centre Friday night. Introduced by Rotary president Alysson Storey, Lane spoke interview style with Rotarian Chris Prince, telling stories of her beginnings in Chatham that included singing with her two siblings as the Shreve Sisters on CFCO Radio. From a young age, Lane and her family knew she was a talented artist, doing portraits at the age of seven. The great, great niece of Mary Ann Shadd (Carey), an activist in Underground Railroad refugee communities in Upper Canada in the 1950s and in pursuing rights
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Safe Treating event a hit at Safety Village By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
A regular procession of cars, filled with parents and eager children flowed into C.M Wilson Conservation Area Saturday, as families flocked to the Safe Treating in the Village event. Organizers say more than 900 people took advantage of the day at the Safety Village, where hundreds of costumed children – and more than a few dressed-up parents – enjoyed a warm day, a variety of events, and some safe trick-or-treating in the village. Families paid $10 in ad-
vance to attend the threehour event. Volunteers handed out candy, including first-responders and student first-responders, and educated children about being smart and safe. A huge attraction on the day was Li’l Obie, a CN miniature train that runs on rubber wheels. Families flocked to the train for a ride through the park. Even with all the candy, the barbecue was also a busy spot, as were the craft-making stations. All proceeds from the event were to support the educational programs and equipment at the safety village.
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These villains and heroes had a great time at the Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village Saturday for the annual Safe Treating in the Village event. From left are Chad, Cooper, 3; Magan; and Paisley Ripley, 2 months; and Linda Desjardins – also known as the Joker, Batman, Catwoman, Robin and the Riddler respectively.
OSPCA building to be inspected
By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
The current OSPCA building on Park Avenue in Chatham will be inspected for damage after Chatham Coun. Brock
McGregor brought his concern to council recently. McGregor’s motion asked for an inspection to be made before the transition to the new building to make sure there is no damage to the facility be-
yond what is expected, and assess whether they need legal recourse to get back any costs if issues arise. Municipal Chief Legal Counsel John Norton saidthe OSPCA intends to take the cages when they leave the property, “which came
as a surprise to us,” adding that the cages were paid for by the municipal contract funds and/or donations from the people of Chatham-Kent. “We have told them they can’t take the cages and they have told us they intend to take them,” Norton told council.
Pet and Wildlife Rescue (PAWR), was awarded the contract for animal control services recently beginning Nov. 11, after the OSPCA did not put forward a bid. McGregor’s motion passed.
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Shadd sculpture in BME Park Lane’s favourite Continued from page 1
The Tour included the Black History Museum at the WISH Centre where the Shreve sisters reprised their singing days. From there, the group visited the BME Freedom Park on Princess Street in Chatham, where the bronze bust of Mary Ann Shadd created by Lane is permanently on display. The park project, originally the brainchild of Gwen Robinson, was brought into being collectively by East Side Pride, who helps maintain the park, the Chatham-Kent
Black Historical Society, “With all the organizathe municipality, Union tion involved, it was truly Gas and the Ridgetown a community partnership Agriculturand it is alal College, “People thought it ways under according developto Marjo- would be vandalized ment.” rie Crew of but nothing has ever Crew said East Side happened to it intenthe bust Pride. of Mary tionally. I believe it’s “ G w e n pride and the signifAnn Shadd w a n t e d was comsomething icance of what this missioned on this lot park symbolizes for the from Lane, to com- community.” who only m e m o r a t e - Marjorie Crew requested the black payment communifor her maty and its contributions terials, and was installed to this area,” Crew said. in the park in 2009.
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Commissioned to sculpt the bust of her great, great aunt Mary Ann Shadd (Cary), artist and sculptress Artis Lane visited her work of art which was installed in 2009 in the BME Freedom Park by the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society and East Side Pride. Lane was joined Saturday by Marjorie Crew of East Side Pride during her tour of the park and house across the street where she once lived.
“People thought it would be vandalized but nothing has ever happened to it intentionally,” Crew said. “I believe it’s pride and the significance of what this park symbolizes for the community.” At Rotary, Lane mentioned that the dedication of the bust of her great, great aunt was one of her proudest moments, and Crew, who was at the Rotary banquet, said she shared that sentiment. “When Artis said the Shadd dedication was one of her proudest moments, that was really neat. If that meant that much to her, it certainly was a highlight for us,” Crew explained. The tour for Lane also included her childhood home on Wellington Street, directly across from the BME Freedom Park and then the Buxton area.
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Marathon walk birthday event Merv Jaques to celebrate 80th by walking 42.2 km for a good cause
By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
For most people, a birthday celebration consists of little more than gathering with family, opening presents and enjoying some cake. Merv Jaques isn’t most people. The Bothwell man turns 80 on Nov. 18. To celebrate, he’s planning on walking a marathon the day after his birthday, and hopes to raise upwards of $5,000 for Ronald McDonald House. No stranger to putting one foot in front of the other, Jaques said he began walking “vigorously” after being diagnosed with diabetes back in 1982. “I was told to walk vigorously 20 minutes a day. But I got stubborn. I thought, ‘If I want to walk, I’ll walk. You can’t tell me what to do,’” he said, adding a friend set him straight. “Then a guy told me, ‘This is your life.’ He hit it dead on. I’ve been walking ever since.” Jaques eventually com-
bined his need to walk with putting that effort towards worthy causes. He said he opted to do a couple of cancer walks for Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, walking 60K over a two-day period. That was six years ago. But he wanted to step it up a bit more. “Later on, I got talking to people who were running marathons. I thought, ‘Why don’t I walk a marathon,’” Jaques said. “I knew a few people who had cancer, so I figured why not do a walk in honour of them?” And in 2011, he did just that, walking from the Tim Hortons in Dresden to the Timmy’s in Wallaceburg, and back again. That 42.2 kilometre trek was in the middle of a hot summer. “It was really hot. I got close to being dehydrated,” he said. Jaques learned from the heat, so he’s walking this time in late fall – and indoors at the St. Clair College Health Plex.
“I’m using the health complex in Chatham to walk indoors. I love the track there. It’s flat, rubberized and easy walking.” Jaques said he discovered the track last year when his daughter and granddaughter were competing in a skating competition at Thames Campus arena. The medal ceremonies took place inside the Health Plex, and he opted to look around. “I went up and had a look at that track. That settled it right there,” he said. “I had planned on using the track at The Pines.” Jaques said he chose to support Ronald McDonald House in London because that charity works to keep its administrative costs way down. “They don’t have nearly as much in administration fees. McDonald’s will not go over 20%. That did it for me,” he said. Jaques said preparation and fundraising is going well, and he anticipates a great day Nov. 19. He added the folks from Ron-
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Merv Jaques prepares for his 80th birthday party with the help of his grand niece Brianna McLellan, 8. Jaques plans on walking the distance of a marathon Nov. 18, with proceeds from his fundraising effort going to support Ronald McDonald House in London. It’s a place Brianna’s family utilized when she was born prematurely, and again when she required spinal surgery at age three.
ald McDonald House are co-operating nicely. “I could not ask for it to go any better,” he said, adding he welcomes additional support, even the day of the event. “I’m hoping to start at 7 a.m. and get a lot of miles in by noon. After dinner, if anyone wants to walk
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The announcement came as no surprise to Lynn O’Brien, general manager of the DCC. “They’ve been closing stores Sears is pulling out of the Downtown Chatham Centre for several years. They are trying to find their way in (DCC) within a year’s time. Vincent Power, corporate the marketplace,” she said of communications officer with Sears Canada. “It’s not a rethe company, said the lease flection of our community. It’s expires in October of 2017, not a reflection of the shopand Sears announced to staff ping centre. It’s a reflection of Sears and their in mid-October market share in of this year that “It’s not a reflection Canada.” it would not be Powers said renewing the of our community. It’s not a reflection of the the company’s lease. changing needs He stressed shopping centre. It’s a that until then, reflection of Sears and led to the pending closure. it’s business as their market share in “Within the usual. last few years, The closure Canada.” we had conwill impact - DCC’s Lynn O’Brien verted our Chanearly five-dozen employees. Power said tham store to an outlet forthere are presently 56 people mat, in order to help improve working at the Sears store in its top-line performance. As Chatham, almost all of which an outlet store, that meant are part time. He stressed the instead of a regular full-line turnover rate in the retail in- store assortment, it was maindustry is about 30 per cent per ly selling off-price goods that year, and expects there will be were surpluses from our cata natural reduction in asso- alogue channel and other reciates over the next year as a tail stores,” Power said in an e-mail to The Voice. “Howresult. If staff are interested in relo- ever, more modern inventocating for any positions that ry management systems and come up within the company capabilities have greatly reover the course of the next duced the amount of surplus year, Powers said they would inventory we have to be given primary consider- sell in our outlet stores, ation for those jobs, provided so we do not have the they have the proper skill set. space requirement for He stressed the employees in that channel as we no way have any bearing on had in past years and throughout our histothe closing of the store. “They are a good team and ry.” O’Brien said she and we thank them for the dedicated service they have pro- DCC personnel arvided us and our customers en’t just sitting back and watching what is over the years,” he said. By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
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Sears will not be renewing its lease at the Downtown Chatham Centre when it expires in October of 2017, a decision that will impact as many as 56 store employees.
unfolding. In fact, two new stores have opened in the mall in the past six weeks, and work is already underway to secure a replacement for Sears. “We will be and we have been aggressively seeking a tenant for this space. We’ll work with the municipality on some ideas as well.” O’Brien said she’s confident they’ll find a replacement, adding they have already met with one prospective tenant. And if someone in the community has a suggestion for the DCC, she’s all ears. “We welcome ideas. What would you like to see? What do you think would work for us? We’re an open door. We just want the community to do well,” she said.
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Reflecting on our treasures It’s true that we always seem to take for granted the things that are in our own backyard. For instance, how many people in Chatham-Kent have visited Uncle Tom’s Cabin in Dresden and learned the history of Josiah Henson, or followed the route of the Underground Railroad and heard the stories of the refugees fleeing slavery in the south? How about the Buxton National Historic Site and Museum and the insight it gives to the early life of Black refugees? How many know that Mary Ann Shadd Cary was a Black and women’s rights activist and a bronze bust of her image was installed at the BME Freedom Park in Chatham, created by her great, great niece Artis Lane, a world-renowned activist and sculptress? Thanks to the Rotary Club of Chatham bringing Artis Lane to town to speak at its 77th annual banquet, many more people understand what an incredible Black history and legacy we have right here in Chatham-Kent. There is so much rich history, artifacts, detailed descriptions and insights into the lives of refugees from the southern United States and everything the Abolitionist movement did to make freedom a reality for Black slaves and provide basic human rights for all Black people. During the start of the Underground Railroad in the early 1800s, they probably had no idea they would be able to help an estimated 100,000 slaves to freedom in Canada between 1801 and 1850, and allow them to build lives, educate themselves and their families and build legacies in places such as the Buxton (Elgin) settlement. Bringing Artis Lane home for a visit and hearing all she has done and achieved in advancing human rights for Blacks and women, and all the incredible people she has met and influenced with her art and sculptures, is a remarkable gift for this community, and history we should take great pride in and work hard to preserve. Hats off to the groups involved with preserving and promoting our Black history, and hopefully, more people will take the time to take advantage of all the local museums have to offer. It seems like people from across North America know and are fascinated by the Black history right at our fingertips, but locally, we still have a lot to learn from those working to preserve it. So thank you, Rotary Club of Chatham, for giving us an opportunity to learn and be proud of our diverse history, and happy 95th birthday.
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Reader applauds Emmott’s dedication Sir: I enjoyed reading Ian Kennedy’s story about Savannah Emmott and her adventures as a member of the UCC Lancers Junior Football team. It’s great to read about a girl getting involved in a wholesome sport. But a girl among a crowd of boys? I am a 78-year-old bookish guy who has never watched football in his life. But I began to wonder if I was old-fashioned. So
I watched some football games on TV recently. It was a gruesome sight to a white-haired fellow who would rather get out a book than play a sport. I admire young Savannah. I’m sure she’ll survive being tackled and flung around by a bunch of burly males. She’s obviously a good sport and happy in what she’s doing. And the guys
seem to be happy to have her. But football? What about tennis? They tell me it’s a satisfying, if exhausting, sport. It’s sweaty but at least you don’t get tackled by what Rudyard Kipling called “muddied oafs.” Kipling wasn’t very interested in sports, but a quote from one of his famous poems (“If you can meet with Triumph
and Disaster and treat those two impostors just the same”) is written on the wall of the players’ entrance at Wimbledon. However, Savannah, you’re obviously enjoying football and that warms my heart. And I’m sure there are separate changing rooms and showers for the only girl on the team.
Sir: Rob Devitt is the newly appointed Supervisor of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA). Since he’s been on the job for more than a week now, I don’t think it’s too early to ask him to give CKHA’s Sydenham Campus, more fondly known as Sydenham District Hospital (SDH) its own phone. This is how it’s listed in the phone book for Chatham, Dresden,
Merlin, Port Lambton, Ridgetown, Sombra, Thamesville and Wallaceburg: HOSPITALS Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Chatham Campus 80 Grand W. Chatham 3526400 Sydenham Campus 325 Margaret 627-1461 When 627-1461 is dialed, the call goes directly into Chatham, then rerouted to Walla-
ceburg’s SDH. It’s a waste of time, and in an emergency could be the difference between life and death. Also, just “325 Margaret,” without designating that that is Wallaceburg, is confusing for people unknown to the area. These days, every kid over 10 has a cellphone, and us oldies have landlines and cellphones. It’s high time SDH got its own phone.
Even Blue Water Health’s Charlotte Eleanor Englehart hospital in little Petrolia (population 3,000) has its own phone system. This is no way to welcome the new supervisor, I know. Nevertheless, Walpole Island, St. Clair Township and Chatham-Kent are glad you’ve come.
Stephen Beecroft Chatham
’Burg hospital deserves its own phone
Anne Stewart Wallaceburg
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Other options than expanding Hwy. 40 Sir: Thanks to you and the staff for The Chatham Voice. I find it very interesting to read each week. My wife and I were away from Chatham for approximately 20 years and we have been back here for the past 5.5 years to retire. I must say that many things have changed during our time away, but for us it is still a pleasure to be here, and to stay in touch with current and past events as introduced through The Voice. During the past few weeks I have noticed that there has been some indication that people would like to see Highway 40 expanded to a four-lane highway. My wife and I drove to Sombra recently and obviously we took the 40 from Chatham to Wallaceburg at 9 a.m. As I was driving I thought I would just set my cruise control at 85 km/h just
to see the reactions of other drivers. Even though the speed limit is 80, it is generally acceptable to exceed that by a bit, and so I did. Even at 85 km/h I was constantly tailgated by other drivers, and when the opportunity arose to pass, they would speed up to at least 95-100 km/h. I also noticed that people driving from Wallaceburg to Chatham were experiencing similar results. The major reasons for wanting to expand the highway to four lanes appeared to be the fact that there had been a lot of accidents on this highway in the past few years. That is something very understandable as we watched how people drove even on a Sunday morning. I can only imagine how that negative manner of driving would increase as people are late for work or in a
hurry to go someplace. The road itself is not an issue. It is one of the smoothest riding highways in the area. Perhaps that is also a reason for drivers wanting to increase their speeds. Expanding highways from two lanes to four can be a very expensive project. There must be
other ways of assisting drivers on this beautiful road. One of the ideas would be to set up a few radar stations in order to control the speed limits. If this was done in a successful manner, we would see a decrease in accidents almost immediately, and it would certainly cost a lot less.
Even as I mention this idea, the very thought of the speeds noticed on Highway 401 would be a reason to ignore expansion ideas. The other thought would be to add a few passing lanes along the highway because there are often slow-moving vehicles on the road causing people in a hurry to speed up and crash.
Passing lanes are frequently used in busy areas and would certainly be more cost effective as well. These are just a few ideas I would like to suggest rather than spending millions of dollars on a huge expansion project. Bert Zantingh Chatham
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Council agrees to look into water issues in Dover By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
Chatham-Kent council is taking steps to look into the problem with water wells in Dover after a motion brought forward by Chatham Coun. Michael Bondy. Five well owners and Water Wells First member Kevin Jakubec recently addressed council to support Bondy’s motion and ask that the municipality formulate a plan of action to investigate and assist families in the former Dover Township, and do a cost study of running mu-
nicipal water lines out to properties in Dover who have black water coming from their wells. The initial motion asked council to nominate a member to the Thames Sydenham Region Source Water Committee for 2017 and asked council to “formulate a response to the current source water problems being experienced by citizens in our community.” A friendly amendment by Wallaceburg Coun. Jeff Wesley was included to ask the committee to come to council and explain their roles and responsibilities regarding source water protec-
tion and to combine with members of municipal staff and Water Wells First to devise a plan and a strategy about where to go next with the well water problem. Council passed the motion, addressing each point as a separate issue. North Kent Coun. Leon LeClair, who represents the former Dover Twp., supported the motion, saying the amendments “give it more teeth” and he encouraged people with issues with their well to contact their councillor and make them aware of it. Regarding the request for a cost analysis of the bring water lines to Dover properties, Wesley said the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) already has a process in place to provide a free costing to get water to private property. Mayor Randy Hope added that the PUC will also work with people to spread the cost of the water line over five, 10 or 15 years to allow people to pay for it over time. At issue, however, for the Water Wells First members is the reason for the black water and who is responsible. Mayor Hope said the re-
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that the motion passed. North Kent Coun. Joe Faas spoke to the motion, taking issue with the group’s public criticism of council in the media. “It’s not that I don’t care about clean water or your concerns, it just needs to be done the right way,” Faas said when speaking to the motion. Bondy spoke to his motion and said “as a municipality, we’re obligated to protect source water. This motion brings the municipality to the table.”
Poppy campaign underway Sulman and Zone A3 Commander Irene Williams. Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Zone In the lead-up to Remembrance Day Nov. A3 in Chatham-Kent gathered at the Civ- 11, Legion members and volunteers will be at ic Centre last week to launch the November various locations throughout the municipality Poppy Campaign with Chatham Coun. Doug to sell poppies, and coinboxes will be on the counters for participating businesses. Funds raised from the effort are professional corporation used to provide programs and services for Canada’s veterans. Sulman K. Todd Caldwell said the campaign is another examM.A. C.Psych. ple of how the Legion plays a key Psychologist role in the community and across the Member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario nation in recognizing the sacrifices Providing Psychological Services In: made by Canadian veterans to preIndividual, Marital, Couples & Family Counselling serve our freedom and way of life. Psychological and Educational Assessments, Call me today for your FREE Web Therapy available upon request The Chatham Voice
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Bridge closure a financial issue: council By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
Farmers in West Kent are concerned with the 2013 list of 29 bridges to close that will cause them to go kilometres out of their way to reach their fields. West Kent Coun. Bryon Fluker brought a motion to council recently asking them to look at the approved list of divested bridges and see if “reprioritization is necessary.” Representatives of the farming community spoke to the motion, asking council when they were going to make infrastructure needs, such as bridges, a priority. Harry Lawson of the Kent Federation of Agriculture said he was there representing a substantial majority of farmers in Chatham-Kent. “Transportation networks are a necessity of modern agriculture,” Lawson said. “Council needs to give rural traffic more priority than simple clicks of a traffic counter.” Louis Roesch, a director of
the Ontario Federation of Agriculture for Chatham-Kent and Essex, said a number of farm operations are moving equipment up to 10 kilometres out of their way to get to their fields. One farmer near Tilbury actually has to use a 401 onramp for a quarter mile to get to his field. With slow-moving farm equipment, this can be a safety issue. Roesch said the OFA recently toured Chatham-Kent in August, and were impressed with the people, the drainage, the relationship with council and the support from business for agriculture, and he would like to keep it that way. “We are envied by many and we must keep it that way,” Roesch explained to council. “Infrastructure is key to business and we need to invest in it.” Thomas Kelly, general manager of infrastructure and engineering, said that in 2013, staff very thoroughly went over the bridges that were placed on the list, reminding council that the issue is a fi-
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Farmers and agricultural groups say the planned closure of a number of bridges in the municipality will force farmers to drive their equipment much further in order to tend to their fields. The municipality has only so much money to finance the maintenance of its hundreds of bridges and culverts.
nancial one and that if any were removed, others would need to be added unless council puts more money into the budget for bridges. Fluker’s motion passed, and Kelly said the second phase of municipality’s asset management plan should be ready for council by the end of the year.
Neighbours coming together in Wallaceburg The Chatham Voice
Marjorie Crew, community development co-ordinator at Family Service Kent, said neighbourhood associations have been popping up throughout the municipality in recent years. Crew said at one time people were more active in their neighborhoods, but there has been a trend toward people spending all their time in front of a television or computer. “We believe your home doesn’t stop at your front door, it extends to your neighbourhood. There are all kinds of things you’re missing if home is just someplace you go to sleep.”
Crew said groups such as East Side Pride, the Chatham Central Neighbourhood group, the Concerned Citizens of Wheatley and the Erieau Partnership Association are among groups that have formed. “Groups form for all kinds of reasons,” she said. “The one thing they all have in common is that they want a better neighbourhood in which to live.” A meeting took place Oct. 26 in Wallaceburg to discuss the creation of another such group. About 20 people showed up to the Moose Lodge to discuss the Wallace Street area. Issues discussed at the meeting included the Wal-
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lace Street area having a bad reputation, drugs in the neighbourhood, the need for a beautification effort, and absentee landlords. Crew said neighbourhood groups aren’t just focused on police issues. “Something as simple as planting some flowers, organizing a yard sale or a block party can be a part of this,” she said. “It’s whatever the neighbours want it to be.” She said there has been interest expressed by residents in the West Court area as well as Wallace Street. “We call it building blocks,” she said. “There are all kinds of positive things that can happen when neighbours get together.”
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Great Pumpkin event assists United Way By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
People unleashed their artistic talents on pumpkins for the first Great Pumpkin Event hosted by the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre. Staff, board members and the community at large carved pumpkins and donated them to the centre to raise funds for the United Way. The finished products, from Nemo to the Cookie Monster to the Chatham-Kent Fire Department insignia, were sold. Centre Executive Director Karen Hunter said each carved pumpkin was for sale for a suggested price of $10. On Nov., 20 shelters across Ontar-
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io, including Chatham, will participate in the Shine the Light campaign, which is designed to bring awareness to the issue of abuse against women. People in the community are being asked to purchase purple lights, available at Home Hardware on Keil Drive, and replace outdoor lights or lamps. The purple light, according to Hunter, is a symbol of courage and hope. She asks though, that people respect the time period from Nov. 1-11 as belonging to awareness to the Royal Canadian Legions and Remembrance Day, and not put the purple lights out until Nov. 12. November will also see the Centre’s Wrapped in Courage campaign with the sale of purple scarves.
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Plenty of people in Chatham-Kent have an artistic talent when it comes to carving pumpkins, donating their final masterpieces to the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre for a United Way fundraiser. Centre Executive Director Karen Hunter shows off one of the scarier of the 76 pumpkins donated by the staff, board members and the community at large.
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Congress celebrates stroke and brain injury survivors By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
Superman and friends helped bring together stroke and brain injury survivors together to celebrate and learn new information at the second annual Stroke Survivor Congress recently at the St. Clair College Healthplex in Chatham Building on the legacy of the Stroke Garden Party, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) refreshed its approach to celebrating life after stroke. By inviting other organizations to become partners, this first of its kind congress for stroke survivors was realized. The event, hosted by CKHA in partnership with New Beginnings, Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and Stroke Recovery Association, recognizes that surviving a stroke is a
significant life-changing event. It requires “super powers” that provide enormous hope, bravery, strength, determination, help from others and celebration. “New Beginnings is very pleased to be teaming up with Chatham-Kent Health Alliance to present a quality program in the second Stroke Survivor Congress,” said Bob Rawlinson, Executive Director, New Beginnings, ABI and Stroke Recovery Association. “There are always new and developing strategies to help people recover from stroke and our speakers for the day are pleased to present them in Chatham-Kent. Stroke prevention is our future.” The superheroes theme was shaped by stroke survivors, their families and caregivers for stroke sur-
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Stroke and brain injury survivors, family members and community professionals joined “superpower” forces at the second annual Stroke Survivor Congress recently at the St. Clair College Healthplex in Chatham. Pictured in Superman’s Crystal Cave to “re-charge” their powers are brain injury survivors, from left, Elaine Konecny and Shelby Emery with event emcee Peter Martin (Superman) from Cogeco Cable, New Beginnings co-op student Katelyn Schram and New Beginnings fitness instructor Beverley Risdale.
vivors, families and caregivers to help them find their way on their poststroke road of recovery. The focus on “Creating a Super You” was highlighted as participants heard inspiring stories of how exercise, fitness, nutrition, information and socialization improve survival rates. People at the Congress described the experience as informative, intriguing and uplifting.
Elaine Konecny, a brain injury survivor said she enjoyed the two speakers who were stroke survivors. “They are survivors too and they really inspired us,” she said. “I also have some ideas for change for next time.” Shelby Emery, also a brain injury and stroke survivor, said she was glad she attended the event.
“I’m a member of the New Beginnings clubhouse and I really like the activities they have us do. They are very helpful and it’s nice to have a place to go instead of sitting at home,” Emery said. The clubhouse, or Superman’s Crystal Cave as it was called at the Congress, is a drop-in program offered by New Beginnings for survivors to go to that includes social
and recreational activities such as group exercise, dexterity and hand-eye co-ordination activities, karaoke and many other activities. “People get out of the hospital and get home and are house-bound. Our drop-in centre gives survivors who are 16-plus social and recreational activities to do,” Rawlinson said. Continued on page 13
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Maroons go pink again, raise cash to fight cancer
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The Chatham Maroons show off their pink attire, part of Breast Cancer Awareness Night. Thanks to the generosity of their fans, the night was “another huge success.” That according to Karen Szekesy of the Maroons, who said the organization raised nearly $3,200 for charity. Members of The Breast Buddies were in attendance for the special pre-game ceremony. Also participating in the pre-game ceremony was Cindy Vinall, manager of the Chatham-Kent Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society. Over the past four years, the Maroons’ Breast Cancer Awareness nights have raised more than $13,000.
The cute face of Halloween
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More than 400 people came out to enjoy the first annual Haunted Halloween at the Chatham-Kent OPP detachment on Sunday, including seven-year old Mikayla Maltt. Partnered with the United Way of Chatham-Kent, the event had pumpkin carving, face painting, a BBQ and a haunted house for youngsters, all in support of the Christmas Shop With A Cop! program for children and families.
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“We also have care-giver groups who can get together and discuss the joys and difficulties of caring for a survivor.” “We are the best kept secret in Chatham-Kent. Not enough people hear about us so today was really important to get the word out there.” The day also featured en-
tertaining commentary by Guest Emcee, Peter “Superman” Martin, from Cogeco, and Denise “Lois Lane” Carpenter, Senior Co-ordinator, Community Services, March of Dimes Canada, a video on recognizing the signs and symptoms of stroke “F.A.S.T.” (Face, Arm, Speech, Time), the community resources website healthline.ca, door prizes and ven-
dor displays. Local stroke survivor services include: the District Stroke Centre, daily Secondary Prevention Clinics, acute stroke management including thrombolysis “clot-busting” treatment, an Integrated Stroke Unit, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Outpatient Transitional Stroke Program, Friends of Stroke Recovery, and Stroke Social Programs.
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Singer-songwriter workshop a hit The Chatham Voice
The Wallaceburg & District Council For The Arts recently held its first ever Singer-Songwriter Workshop, with the help of Canada’s most awarded independent Canadian country artist, Jamie Warren. The Arts Council played host to 21 aspiring local songwriters in the first
event of a three-part series. “The workshop and series is off to a phenomenal start,” said Jay Smith, a member of the Arts Council board of directors. “We know we’ve got talent in our backyard, and we want to cultivate that talent and passion. Seeing them hungry to learn more and gain additional education is very gratifying for us.”
Warren, a long-standing singer-songwriter with 16 Top 40 hits and four Top 10 singles to his name, is also a professor of Songwriting 101 at Conestoga College in Kitchener. Christal Willis of Dresden attended the event, along with her 15-year-old daughter, local country singer-songwriter Jacklyn Wills. “The workshop was very
informative and beneficial to anyone in the music business at any level,” said Christal. “Jamie really knows his stuff. From sharing songs and how they came to be, to important industry information that all singers (and) writers should know. I truly enjoyed my afternoon learning the ins and outs of song writing. I can’t wait for the next
Difficult Customers Kevin Smith CEO of Goodwill EKL n a Psychology Today article I read many years ago, there was a finding in a study that I will never forget: “…over 90% of hostility can be resolved on a face to face basis”. This little piece of advice has served me very well over my career, and it begins with the basic premise that there is no such thing as a difficult customer. Many of you may disagree with this and I ask you to think about your own experiences when being a client, rather than serving one: Have you ever been short tempered with a company employee? Very likely you have – and it may not have had anything to do with your shopping experience! The fact is, we’re human. We may go shopping in a very bad mood, wherein any little incident can set us off. I’d like to share a little formula that has worked for me when encountering an upset, or so-called “difficult customer”. If you wear anything that identifies you as an employee (badge, name tag,
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Beethoven’s String Trio and Reicha’s Octet put the talent of the WSO musicians front and centre. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 and are available at St. Andrew’s church office, the Cultural Centre box office, cktickets.com or at the door for $30.
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Ian Thomas the ‘Pilot’ at interactive event By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
Going into Canadian music icon Ian Thomas’ event at Chatham’s Capitol Theatre Nov. 2, he admitted he might enjoy the evening as much as the audience. Thomas was to be in town as part of An Artist Life series put on by Cameron Smillie. The Chatham Voice caught up to him prior to the event. Thomas has never played the Capitol before, but he recalls doing shows in town years ago. “I performed at The Wheels every once in a while way back. I may have played an arena show back in the day too,” he said. For Thomas, “back in the day” began in the early 1970s. After beginning his music career in a folk band called Tranquility Base, he ventured off on his own in 1973. It was that year he released his best-known song, “Painted Ladies.” Thomas has penned other charting songs, such as
“Hold On” and “Levity.” As well, he has written songs for a number of other performers. Musicians who have covered Thomas tunes include the likes of Carlos Santana, Manfred Mann, Bette Midler, Chicago, and America. Thomas said he’s done several Artist Life events in other parts of Ontario recently and really enjoys the intimate and interactive element. He said Smillie interviews him for a time, then Thomas performs several songs, and then the audience has the opportunity to ask questions before Thomas performs again. “It’s an interview and some of the stories behind the songs,” Thomas explained. “It seems to be well received so far. It’s got a Q&A element as well. We’re up close and personal with the audience.” He said the question-and-answer period in particular can get very personal. “When some of your songs have become the soundtrack to people’s
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lives, you don’t realize how much some of your stuff has meant to people,” he said. “It’s really such a privilege when you think about it.” And there are times when the Q&A session clarifies a few things. Thomas said one individual asked him who Wanda was in reference to Thomas’ song “Pilot.” “I said, ‘Who is Wanda,” and he replied, ‘The person who disappeared in Pilot,’” Thomas said. “I told him the lyric is actually ‘One to one they disappear.’ He said, “You ruined the song for me.” Thomas really enjoys the Q&A sessions, including hearing people’s interpretation of a song’s meaning. That open interpretation is something he believes took a beating when music videos came into being in the early 1980s. “The advent of video was awful from two aspects. It gives some hackneyed interpretation of the lyrics, and it required singers to be bad actors,” he said, adding there was
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Canadian music legend Ian Thomas was to play The Chatham Capitol Theatre Nov. 2. The Chatham Voice chatted with the singer prior to the show.
an even worse fallout from music videos. “The record companies gave the videos away to MTV and Much Music. They essentially funded two new television channels. But the artists had to pay back all the costs of the
video. This began the debasement of music.” The Internet only further damaged the music industry, Thomas added. He said the record companies didn’t properly plan in terms of research and development and
how to best make use of the Internet. “Now, virtually all the retail outlets are gone,” he said. “I feel really bad for the young artists. They kind of get one time up to bat. It’s really unfortunate.”
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Friday, November 11, 2016 • The Kent Branch of The Ontario Genealogical Society hosts local military historian Jerry Hind. McKinlay Funeral Home Reception Centre at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome. • Crazy about Cats from 2:00pm-4:00pm at Tea Connections, 15 King St. E., Chatham. Call for more details 226-671-0081. • Loaded Baked Potato Supper at Community of Christ, 174 Faubert Dr., Chatham from 5:00pm7:00pm. $10/adult and $5/ children under 10. • St. Agnes Knights of Columbus Annual Turkey Raffle at St. Agnes Church Hall at 7:00pm. 52 Croydon St., Chatham. Free admission - free meal to follow • Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph and Bradley Convention Centre - parade to Cenotaph. Line up at Legion at 10:30am. March off at 10:45am. Bradley Centre service starts at 10:30am. Saturday, November 12, 2016 • Calvary Church, 34 Victoria Ave at Barthe St., invites you to their vendor and bake sale from 9:00am-1:00pm. • Autumn Chicken & Sliders Supper and Dance at the Immaculée Conception Church Hall. Tickets are $15.00 each and available at the Pain Court Market. Music by Unity. Supper at 6:30pm. Cocktails at 5:30pm. All are welcomed! • Winter Wonderland Vendor Sale at the Portuguese Club, 346 Grand Ave. E., Chatham from 9:00am-2:00pm. Admission is non perishable food item or gently used toys, hats, mitts. All proceeds going to The Chatham Goodfellows No Child Without a Christmas. • 7th Orchid Show & Sale at Colasanti’s, Kingsville from 10:00am-4:00pm, November 12 & 13. Free photographers hour on Sunday. Free admission. www.essexcountyorchidsociety. webs.com. • Christmas Bazaar & Bake Sale at First Reformed Church, 632 Lacroix St from 9:00am1:00pm. Lunch available. • Bill Maynard will perform in the main dining hall of Meadow Park Nursing Home, Sandy St. in Chatham at 2:00pm. • Annual Christmas Bazaar at Union Baptist Church, 10586 Union Line, Dresden from 9:00am-2:00pm. CK Metal Detecting Club Meetings - Last Thursday of the Month, 7:00pm in the Kinsman Room, Erikson Arena, 341 Delaware Ave., Chatham. Guests Welcome. Chatham Lawn Bowling Club invites everyone to try Lawn Bowling, every Mon., Wed, & Thurs at 6:35pm in Tecumseh Park. Newcomers welcome. 3 free lessons and games. Ages 10 and up. Toastmasters is a place where you develop and grow - both personally and professionally. Guests are always welcome. Join us at Green Field Ethanol, 275 Bloomfield Road on Mondays from 6:30pm – 8:00pm. Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com
Waiting for ‘stupid’ to show its ugly mug Here is a timeless formula: Plenty of teenagers + party = something stupid will eventually happen. It could be at a home party where someone tosses an item into a campfire that explodes, or where kids are drinking and a fight breaks out, or something is broken. Or it could be at a large public event such as the annual Red Feather football game. A few kids might try to show up drunk or try to bring booze into the event, or very rudely taunt other fans. “Stupid” can mean “interesting” to some kids as well. I’d like to think our daughter isn’t one of those.
Bruce Corcoran Brenna has been to parties, attended Red Feather, and observed when things went wrong. Rather than cheering the “stupid,” she mentioned how such mishaps can spoil an evening.
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We parents are in a tough spot too. If you have a teen who wants to appear cool and throw a party, that puts us in difficult predicaments. We cannot condone alcohol consumption – these kids are underage after all, and as a host of a large gathering you’d be responsible for a large number of illegal drinkers. So you might appear uncool to your child. Fortunately, we haven’t had this problem as of yet for Brenna. First problem – me. I’m about as uptight a parent as you’d find if boys and girls were mingling at our home. I’m not so worried about the girls – which is likely my naivety showing through. But I was a teenaged boy once, with a bunch of buddies. When something went wrong at a party, chances were it was a guy. Nothing leads me to believe that has changed much over the years. If our kid has a party outside, I’d be worried about someone falling into the pond, or tossing stuff in there. And then there’s the hot tub... Indoors? We have a bar in the basement. Quite the temptation. We’d have to empty it out, especially of the Scotch, if we were to play hosts to a flock of teens. As for Brenna hosting a cluster of her friends? We’ve never had a problem with that. They’re welcome anytime. World Series vs. chauffeur
The Friday ferry service – that was me. Here in a nutshell was my Friday night, the first night the Chicago Cubs – my Cubs – hosted a World Series game since 1945. Keep in mind, first pitch was about 8:15 p.m. Pick up daughter from work at 8 p.m. Bring her home to get ready to go to a party. Flip on the ball game to catch a few at bats Take Brenna to her friend’s house about 8:45 p.m., where Maddy’s dad is to give them a ride to the party. Return home and put
the ball game on again. Pick Brenna and Maddy up after something stupid happened and the party is cut short. “Can Maddy sleep over?” No problem. We stop at Maddy’s place, she grabs her stuff and we head home. I watch the rest of the game, fall asleep in recliner. Road report, chapter 2
Last week, I mentioned how some folks around here need to take it a little easier on the roads. Well, I must continue to stress that point, as some knucklehead nearly slammed into the back of a CK Transit bus right in front of my eyes. I was driving my daughter home one afternoon on St. Clair Street last week. We were northbound in the left-hand lane. A bus had stopped in the right-hand lane to let off passengers a ways in front of us. I instinctively let up on the gas a little bit, and a beige compact car when flying by us in the right lane. The driver apparently didn’t realize the bus had stopped – brake lights are a heck of a giveaway, along with the rapid closure in distance, but who knows what the driver was paying attention to at the time. So as he closed in on the bus, I truly thought he – and this is a gender guess on the driver here – would slam into it. I braked as well, and he pulled in front of me, zipped around the bus, and slid back into the right lane. Had I not slowed slightly to begin with, and then braked, I can only imagine what the outcome would have been. He would have had no room to manoeuvre. So right after he barely avoids an accident, Mr. Impatient pulls into the Rexall parking lot. No, he didn’t park and go into the store; he instead drove through it to the McNaughton Avenue exit, where he turned right. Talk about an impatient and distracted driver.
The Municipality Chatham-Kent MUNICIPALITY OFof CHATHAM-KENT Class Environmental Assessment Study The Municipality of Chatham-Kent will be holding a Oxley Drive / Sandys Street Sewage Pumping Station No. 11 PUBLICOF INFORMATION CENTRE NOTICE STUDY COMPLETION Regarding the upcoming planned work related to the In September 2015, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent initiated a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study PARRY BRIDGE 2016 REHABILITATION PROJECT to identify the preferred long-term sanitary servicing solution for the Oxley Drive / Sandys Street Sewage Pumping Keil Drive over the Thames River (Community of Chatham) Station (SPS) No.11 servicing area, located in the northwest area in the Community of Chatham. The purpose of this Public Information Centre is to inform stakeholders of the scope of work, traffic detour
Identification of a long-term servicing strategy is required to handle projected wastewater flows plan andsanitary timing of construction activities associated with the above mentionedcurrent project in and the Community of Chatham. in the area. It also provides an opportunity for the Municipality to address existing capacity and operational limitations with the existing SPS The No.11, originally 40 years ago as a temporary measure to accommodate the sanitary meeting will be heldinstalled on: servicing needs of theDATE: surrounding area. Thursday, April 21, 2016 TIME:
5:00pm – 8:00pm
The Class EA study has been completed in Civic accordance with the requirements of a Schedule B undertaking of the LOCATION: Chatham-Kent Centre – Atrium 315 King Street West, Chatham (Municipal Engineers Association, October 2000 as amended Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document in 2007, 2011 & 2015).AsThe Class EA study process this Public Information Centre will be anincluded: “open house” format, no formal presentation will be made. Representatives from the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, along with the Engineering Consultant, will be • Public and agency consultation; available to review the display boards and respond to any questions posed by stakeholders. Area • Identification and evaluation of sanitary servicing alternative residents, property owners, business operators and those solutions; who may have a general interest in this project are encouraged to attend thisnatural meeting. and economic environment; • Assessment of technical, socio-cultural, • Assessment of the impacts the proposed work;either: If you haveof any questions, please contact • Identification of measures to mitigate such impacts. Adam Sullo, P.Eng Director, Engineering and Transportation Transportation Division The preferred sanitaryEngineering servicingand solution for the Oxley Municipality of Chatham-Kent servicing area, as shown in the adjacent figure, 315 King Street West, Chatham ON N7M 5K8
and consists of: T 519-360-1998 Ext. 3307 • Construction of two new sewage pumping E adam.sullo@chatham-kent.ca stations and associated gravity David Charron sewer and forcemains.Engineering Technologist Engineering and Transportation Division New Sewage Pumping Station No.1 will be Municipality of Chatham-Kent located on a new site 315 to the northWest, of the Brown King Street Chatham ON N7M 5K8 Drain. Sewage Pumping Station No.2 will be T 519-360-1998 Ext. 3331 david.charron@chatham-kent.ca located on a new site Eon the Keil North Drive Extension, approximately 160 m south of Gregory Drive West; and, • Decommissioning and demolition of existing Sewage Pumping Station No.11.
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The preferred sanitary servicing solution was identified to best service the existing and future growth areas in northwest Chatham, while allowing flexibility in phasing construction and operation of the sanitary system in the area. The dual SPS strategy also creates an opportunity for a phased implementation approach which results in the lowest initial capital cost. In addition, the preferred servicing solution was found to be sustainable with minimal net impact to adjacent properties, lands, wildlife and natural environment. A Project File Report (PFR) documenting the planning and decision making process followed during the Class EA study has been prepared. By this notice, the PFR is being placed on the public record for a 30-day review period. Subject to comments received as a result of this Notice and the receipt of all necessary approvals, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent intends to proceed with the detailed design and construction of the new works as documented in the PFR. The report will be available for public review Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. staring on October 26, 2016 until November 25, 2016 at the following locations: Civic Centre 315 King Street West P.O. Box 640 Chatham, ON N7M 5K8 Tel: 519-360-1998
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Interested persons should provide written comments regarding the project within the prescribed review period to either of the following individuals: Adam Sullo, P.Eng. Director, Engineering and Transportation Municipality of Chatham-Kent 315 King Street West Chatham, Ontario, N7M 5K8 Telephone: 519-360-1998 Email: adam.sullo@chatham-kent.ca
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If concerns arise during the prescribed review period that cannot be resolved through discussions with the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, a person or party may request that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act. This request (commonly referred to as a Part II Order) must be received within the above prescribed review period by the Minister at the address listed below and copied to Mr. Adam Sullo. If no request is received on or before November 25, 2016, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent may proceed with detailed design and construction of the project as outlined in the Project File Report. The Honourable Glen Murray Minister of the Environment and Climate Change 11th Floor, Ferguson Block 77 Wellesley Street West Toronto, ON, M7A 2T5
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