The Chatham Voice, Nov. 21, 2024 by Chatham Voice

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Hub not part of budget talks

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

As Chatham-Kent council prepares to reduce a proposed 5.96 per cent tax increase, one thing municipal administration stressed to the public is none of that is due to the Community Hub project.

The hub – which would see municipal operations from the Civic Centre, the Chatham branch of the library, and the museum move into the former Sears building – is outside of the operational budget.

“The budget proposal is 5.96 per cent. The downtown hub has nothing to do with the tax rate,” said Michael Duben, C-K’s CAO. “There is certainly misinformation out there.”

Gord Quinton, chief financial officer for the municipality, said C-K looks after 115 different buildings around the municipality. The Civic Centre is just one of them. In fact, it is one that has not had maintenance and upgrade funds applied

to it in recent years, he said.

“We’re putting away money in our lifecycle reserves to maintain our buildings. We continue to put away money to maintain this building, even though council a few years ago made the recommendation to stop fixing this building because we were looking at other options. And more recently, we have the Sears building option. We have about $6 million that’s been put away for not maintaining this building.”

Edward Soldo, general manager of engineering and infrastructure services for the municipality, said the Community Hub should be looked at as an investment.

“If we do not spend that money and invest in that building, then we have to invest in this building and we have to invest in the library and we have to invest in the museum,” he said. “If we move to a new investment in the Community Hub, our operation and maintenance costs are going to be lower.”

C-K budget starting point: 5.96% hike

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

It’s municipal budget season for Chatham-Kent council, and the elected representatives learned on Nov. 13 the starting point sits at just under six per cent.

Earlier this summer, it was released that the way-too-early budget figure being bandied about by administration was a tax increase of 9.4 per cent. By mid-October, that number had slipped to just over six per cent. It now stands at 5.96 per cent.

That is below what was anticipated in 2023 when council started down the first year of a four-year-budget planning process. At that time, it was anticipated taxes would rise by 8.17 per cent.

including unexpected costs such as increases in insurance rates, as well as changes council opted for over the past year.

“We know we work on budget for a short little season, but the decisions we make all year can impact the budget as well,” budget chair Brock McGregor said.

The emergency/transitional cabin program, where 50 tiny homes will be built in south Chatham, was a key contributor to the increase, accounting for nearly $1.3 million of the $3.2 million that comprised the 1.31 per cent difference.

“We do not recommend this.”

- C-K CFO Gord Quinton on closing libraries and other operations outside Chatham

If council does not perform any nips and tucks, 5.96 per cent would translate to an increase of $211 on the average household in Chatham-Kent.

Of the 5.96 per cent, municipal staff said social service pressures make up about 2.06 per cent.

Maintaining existing service levels comprises a figure of 1.84 per cent.

As well, maintaining the more than $7 billion in municipal assets comes at a price – 2.06 per cent.

Chatham-Kent’s annual budget sits at more than $460 million.

The initial 1.13 per cent increase that led to the anticipated budget hike of 9.4 compared to the approved 8.17 per cent came from impacts over the past year,

As for the subsequent dip of 3.52 per cent, he said unexpected increased funding from the province through the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF), as well as revenue growth and cost cutting recommended by staff.

The biggest dollar value in those cuts is a call to end dust control on rural roads, which results in a savings of $1.3 million annually.

Edward Soldo, general manager of infrastructure and engineering said putting a form of liquid salt on the roads keeps dust down, but only for a very brief period of time.

“It’s only effective until the first rain. The value we’re getting is very minimal,” he said.

There are no recommendations to close roads, bridges or facilities in the draft budget.

However, the request by council to look at a 7.5-per-cent reduction in costs across the board, put forward in a mo-

tion by South Kent Coun. Ryan Doyle in early October, has led to an informational report from administration addressing that request. It involved cutting of services from a host of departments, including the CAO’s office, corporate, development, financial, fire and emergency, health, human resources, infrastructure and engineering services.

Out of that, administration has put forward options that would see the closure of a number of libraries and fire stations in outlying communities. Such closures would result in longer response times to fire calls, a reduction in community engagement and fewer community outreach programs, officials said. None of these proposals have been met with approval from administration.

“We do not recommend this,” Quinton said. The budget committee also attacked the matter, after hearing two deputations against such potential closures.

Chatham Coun. Marjorie Crew attempted to ensure no cuts would be considered to fire service, museums and libraries.

“These are things that make up Chatham-Kent. Not Chatham, not Blenheim, not Wheatley, not Tilbury. This is Chatham-Kent and these things are the fabric of

our community,” she said.

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A month of excellence

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

The contributions of Chatham-Kent’s Black community will have a bigger stage in February as the Black Excellence Awards expand to a month-long celebration.

The Black Excellence Committee, in collaboration with Buxton’s Next Generation (BNG) and the Buxton National Historic Site & Museum, unveiled plans for a series of

celebrations designed to highlight culture, music, dance, youth, and community accomplishments.

Doug Robbins (who cochairs the events with Shannon Prince and Michelle Robbins) said the month is building on the success of last year’s inaugural Black Excellence Awards (BEA) and Gala to celebrate “our community and the community that supports us.”

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my family. Dad liked to know what was going on at all times, so he would feel in control of his situation as much as possible. Everyone was very patient and answered his questions with care and compassion. This lowered his anxiety and allowed him to rest better. Knowing Dad was in good hands, Mom was able to go home and get a good night’s rest as well.

Truly understanding hospice care after having a loved one there

As the Executive Director of the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation, I was very familiar with the care offered at Chatham-Kent Hospice, but I never imagined my family would be one of the families cared for at Hospice - until my dad became a resident last year.

Dad lived with Crohn’s disease for most of his adult life. He beat cancer at age 70 and recovered from a broken shoulder and hip but when he was diagnosed with end stage liver disease in his 85th year, we knew this time there was no cure.

Early into his diagnosis, I had asked Amber, our Hospice Navigator, to meet with my parents and answer any questions they might have about Dad’s illness. Dad had always said, when the time came, he wanted to move to Hospice. When Amber visited my parents for the second time, she could see the decline and was very forthcoming with them that the time had come to move to Hospice.

As a family, we wanted to ensure Dad had the very best care possible at end of life, and we knew he would get that at Hospice.

We also wanted to take the burden of care off Mom. She too was in her eighties and had been Dad’s full-time caregiver and it was taking its toll on her. It took the weekend for Dad to come to terms with moving to Hospice, but once he was settled in his room, an ice cream sundae made by the kitchen volunteer made for a very warm - and delicious - welcome.

Because Hospice offers such a comforting, peaceful and safe environment, it provided instant relief to my dad, my mom and the rest of

Now you might be thinking that, because I work at Hospice, our family got special treatment - and we didbut not because I work there, but because every family at Hospice is special. The staff and volunteers make a point of getting to know each family and help them make the most of their time at Hospice. For our family, I can think of many small and big touches that made such a difference: the kitchen volunteers learned that Dad liked red grapes and Rice Krispies for breakfast and made sure they had these on hand

the reception volunteers kindly let people know that Dad wasn’t up for company when he became too tired to visit with friends and for their 60th Wedding Anniversary, the staff presented them with a cake and refreshments that our family enjoyed in the Great Room

When Dad died, it was very peaceful but having Hospice staff with us gave us so much comfort.

I can’t imagine how much harder it would have been if we had been at home. Hospice exists in Chatham-Kent because of our caring and generous community. Thank you to everyone who has supported and continues to support local families like mine.

-Shared by Jodi Maroney and the Brady family in memory of Ted

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Doug Robbins, Nav Kaur of Mainstreet Credit Union, Michelle Robbins, Shannon Prince, and Suzanne Shea of Enbridge Gas were on hand for the announcement of an expanded Black Excellence Awards celebration.

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‘Elevate and celebrate’ Black history in C-K

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With the theme of “Elevate & Celebrate,” the month begins with a Black Youth Expo on Feb. 1 during which two outstanding Black Excellence Youth Award recipients will be announced.

On Feb. 15, St. Andrews Church will host a candlelit concert highlighting the influence of Black artists.

A Soul Food Dinner and Dance runs Feb. 22 at the W.I.S.H. Centre.

The month-long celebration concludes March 1 with the Black Excellence Awards & Gala and VIP Reception. Awards will be presented in the categories of outstanding youth, male and female, agriculturist, entrepreneur and citizen, and trailblazer of the year.

Budget sessions begin Nov. 26

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McGregor said such a request could not be granted, as the budget committee cannot pass a motion to restrict councillors from bringing motions forward to the committee. Doyle concurred.

“I can’t see any of the people around the table doing that,” he said.

McGregor said there has been an erroneous line of thinking in regard to Chatham councillors seeking service cuts to outlying communities.

“I certainly don’t support those actions. I know a number of my colleagues from Chatham are shaking their heads,” he said during the budget meeting. “I’ve been through this process a couple of times now to see these ‘ugly lists.’ Often Ward 6 gets some blame for producing them. It hasn’t come from Ward 6 councillors.”

The budget committee meets next on Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. to begin tackling the budget in earnest. Prior to that the municipality will host public information sessions on Face-

Nominations will be open from Dec. 8 to Jan. 18. “The Black Excellence Awards and Gala serve as an important platform to celebrate the past and future of Black culture in our community,” said Michelle Robbins, curator of the Buxton National Historic Site & Museum and BEA co-chair. “This event is a testament to our resilience and a chance to honour those building a brighter future.”

Doug Robbins said he is very pleased with the support provided by scores of program sponsors.

Suzanne Shea of Enbridge said her firm believes that the theme of diversity, equity, and inclusion “fuels our collective success” and is proud to sponsor events that uphold such values.

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In a ceremony at the Civic Centre, country music legend and Merlin native Michelle Wright was presented with a pencil drawing, created by local artist and Chatham-Kent Secondary School student Lucy Thrift. During her visit home, Wright also served as grand marshall of the Chatham Santa Claus Parade and had a snow plow “Snow Wright” named in her honour by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.

Opinion

Numbers game

One nine-letter word is enough to tell all Chatham-Kent taxpayers why there should always be a budget with a municipal tax increase. Inflation.

That dastardly word has smacked the daylights out of us in recent years, pulling more and more dollars out of our pocketbooks and wallets.

compounds the following year. Avoiding a punch to the pocket one year invariable leads to a flurry of blows in subsequent years.

Except, the municipality has to dip in there at the level of the Consumer Price Index to keep up with inflation as well.

C-K CFO Gord Quinton brought up an excellent point in recent pre-budget discussions with the media that municipalities are the only form of government in Canada that have to ask for funding to keep up with inflation. At senior levels of government, increases flow right into their coffers through increased income taxes and higher sales and service tax revenues from goods that are sold at a higher price due to inflation.

Their cash intake increases to keep things running, whereas municipal administrators must seek such finding annually.

And when must-do projects or funding is put off at budget time, the issue

Inflation this year makes up about 1.84 per cent of the proposed increase. The rest is a result of pushing needs down the road. During the pandemic, the municipality delayed a number of projects and needs, and now those matters, in this new four-year budget process (we are in the second year of it) need attention.

Hence a 5.53 per cent increase last year and a proposed 5.96 per cent starting point for this year’s budget season.

It was anticipated last year we’d have to face an 8.14 per cent increase this time around. Some funding changes from senior levels of government, as well as user-pay income and other sources dropped the number to where we are at.

There will be some jostling, as is the case with every budget process. But if the 2025 tax hike dips below five per cent, we would be surprised. We would like to be wrong, however.

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Reader wishes to break up C-K

Editor: I am strongly suggesting to Premier Ford that the citizens of the outlying areas in Chatham-Kent, namely, Blenheim, Tilbury, Wheatley, Ridgetown, etc. be allowed to separate from Chatham.

The council has proven time and again that they will not listen to the citizens on important issues. Pet projects seem to be for the benefit of Chatham, all while it’s rumoured there will be closing of rural libraries, fire stations and service centres. We all pay taxes but get no tangible benefits for them.

Our mayor and many of the councillors seem to think that they have the right to spend us into oblivion. While it is true we elected them, none of these grandiose schemes were on the table at that time.

The lack of oversight over the PUC is astounding, yet we continue to pay all the upper echelon big money for doing nothing. How is it that the committee responsible was surprised by the amount being requested?

Councillors attend meetings where they are only

there to drink coffee and slap each other on the back while doing nothing, not asking pertinent questions, or reviewing the business of the PUC? Chatham-Kent council is out of control and we in the rural areas are sick and tired of funding the city while we get less than nothing. I urge everyone to write Premier Ford and voice your concern. We need to send the message to council that we have had enough.

Rick Williams Blenheim

Doctor quest nearing halfway mark

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

A campaign to recruit doctors to Wallaceburg is nearing the halfway mark of its $100,000 goal.

Campaign co-chair Rob Watson said the total amount raised has reached $44,000 three weeks after launching the effort.

“We are extremely grateful for how the community has responded but we

still have a lot of work to do,” he said. Under the auspices of the Chatham-Kent Family Health Team’s Wallaceburg site, the campaign is garnering support from various sectors, including corporations, small businesses, community groups, and individuals. He noted the group can now accept online donations through credit cards and e- transfers. The Chatham-Kent Family Health

New exhibit at C-K museum

It’s time to get moving to the Chatham-Kent Museum to take in a new exhibit.

“Get Moving: Roads, Rivers, Rails” exhibit highlights the transportation-related artifacts in the C-K Museum collection, including the GrayDort automobile.

With 119 communities

spread out over 2,458 square kilometres, people in Chatham-Kent move across the municipality in so many ways.

In addition, the C-K Museum’s Imagination Station will be providing hands-on activities for every age and learner to continue the adventure.

“Get Moving: Roads, Rivers, Rails” is open until April 20.

Glass Tiger to perform on Nov. 28 in town

Canadian music icons

Glass Tiger and former MuchMusic VJ Erica Ehm are coming to Chatham’s Capitol Theatre Nov. 28. Formed in 1983, Glass Tiger rose to international fame with their debut album, The Thin Red Line. It went multi-platinum in Canada and featured the smash hits Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) and Someday.

Team is accepting donations through its site at ckfht.ca/donate-online

“We’ve had a lot of people asking about donating online and now we can accept donations,” Watson said. “Riversite Realty has been a leader in al-

lowing the public to drop cheques off at their James Street location and they will continue to do so.”

Donors receive charitable receipts.

He added that since the campaign has a number of companies and groups

who are providing funds on a matching basis, each individual donation means even more.

“Every dollar donated multiplies through the matching grants we have received from community-minded groups,” he

said. “It’s a great way to make your donation go farther.”

Funds raised will help physicians offset the cost of establishing a practice. Results of a CKXS radio auction fundraiser will be announced next week.

Adding a layer of nostalgia to the night is Erica

Ehm, who rose to popularity in the MuchMusic’s heyday. Known for her role in shaping Canada’s music video scene, Ehm bring insider stories and a unique perspective.

Tickets are on sale at the CKTickets box office and online.

The show begins at 8 p.m. The box office at the Chatham Cultural Centre at 75 William St. N. Chatham is open weekly form 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed for lunch) Visit cktickets. com or call 519-354-8338.

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It’s never too late

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com

Patrick O’Sullivan, 54, knows that it’s never too late.

In September the Wallaceburg resident was presented with his Grade 12 diploma, after leaving school decades earlier with only a Grade 8 education.

Plus, much to his surprise, the adult learner received the Principal’s Award for Student Leadership for the class of 2023-24. Bestowed on behalf of the Ontario Principals’ Coun-

cil, the award recognizes the dedication of a student who goes above and beyond.

“I was blown away when I heard this,” said O’Sullivan in an interview with The Voice.

“My jaw almost hit the floor.

I’ve very proud of it.”

Raised by his grandparents in a rough section of Toronto,

O’Sullivan ran with a tough crowd in his teenage years after leaving school. However, he managed to support himself with a series of jobs during his life, that included working in a print shop, as a carpenter’s

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helper, at a machine shop, and later as a receiver of goods in a large-scale home renovation business.

But two years ago, he fell ill and moved to Wallaceburg to live

with his father and stepmother. While he was on the mend, he made the decision to get his Grade 12.

“I always regretted not doing it,” O’Sullivan said of his decision. “Sometimes in life you don’t get to choose...sometimes

life chooses you.”

Noting that his grandparents had always provided a good example, O’Sullivan said the lessons they taught him sunk in in his later years.

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Patrick O’ Sullivan displays his Ontario Secondary School Diploma that he recently received through the Lambton Kent District School Board’s Alternative and Continuing Education program. The Wallaceburg resident was also honoured with the Principal’s Award for student leadership.

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Today he’s helping his stepmother care for his father who is suffering from dementia, and thanks in large part to completing his Grade 12, O’Sullivan has snagged a full-time job in Wallaceburg.

learning graduates, is another example of perseverance.

Conroy Valentine, 45, who was chosen at the 2023-24 valedictorian representing 86 adult

The Chatham resident, who works at Cortiva, completed his Grade 12 earlier this year, a goal he

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The Jamaican native, who originally came to Canada as a temporary foreign worker, said being chosen as valedictorian is an “overwhelming feeling,” knowing your peers have chosen you to speak for them.

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“I’ve always wanted to finish my schooling,” Valentine said. “I didn’t have the support for that from my parents in early life. It’s what I always wanted to do.”

As mature students with tons of life experience, both O’Sullivan and Valentine were able to benefit from the Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) aspect of the Lambton Kent District School Board’s Alternative and Continuing Education Program.

“Every adult student has a story and we are able to look at their life experiences and give them credits for it.”

“It really is never too late to get your diploma,” Wiersma stressed.

Ninety per cent of Ontarians get their Ontario Secondary School Diploma in four of five years, leaving 10 per cent who don’t.

But thanks to adult learning programs, many of them return to class,

Wiersma explained, adding they do so for many reasons, ranging from boosting their career and post-secondary education prospects, to old-fashioned personal accomplishment. Some are new Canadians trying to improve their circumstances in their new country.

Wiersma said LKDSB’s adult program has helped hundreds of students, from ages 18 to 76, obtain their high school diplomas. Programs across the district are busy, he said, with some 1,500 students attending multiple sites across the district each year.

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The collective community response to the devastating fire at 99 McNaughton Ave. in August was recently celebrated at Chatham-Kent council.

A host of local organizations, churches and municipal staff received certificates of recognition for going above and beyond to help their fellow citizens in their hour of need.

All 126 residents in the social housing complex had to be evacuated because of the blaze.

C-K health and human services general manager Jodi Guilmette said the residents “literally left their homes with the clothes on their back.

“They left behind their clothing, their medication, their personal effects, not knowing when they would be allowed to return to their home,” she said. “Many community members and organizations came together to support the residents of 99 McNaughton during

this very difficult time.”

Guilmette said she want to recognize and thank those who provided assistance, noting there were “too many to name.”

Among those were Pine Court Apartments, Betty Brite Drycleaners and Laundromat, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Family Service Kent, Free Help CK, Handy Bros. Home Comfort, Chatham Lions Club, Loads of Love, Neighbourlink, Postma Heating and Cooling, Skyline Living, Trinity United Church, Pet and Wildlife Rescue (PAWR), Canadian Red Cross Society, Parthenon Lodge, Value Village, Nest Realty, Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent, Winmar Property Restoration Specialists and Medavie EMS.

A Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue team led by Capt. Mark Spicer was acknowledged for extinguishing the fire. It includes firefighters P.J. Laprise, Mike Gifford, Brad Sinasac, Allison Griffis and Owen Bateman.

Arson has been cited as the cause of the blaze and a woman is facing charges. The matter is still before the courts.

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The fight for prominence

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Passion flows through the veins of Ian Kennedy when speaking about his latest book, “Ice in their Veins; Women’s Relentless Pursuit of the Puck.” Kennedy, a lifelong Chatham-Kent resident, writer, teacher and former high school girls’ hockey

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coach, said women have been playing hockey for many decades, but until the last 25 or so years, it went all but unnoticed.

“Growing up, I loved laying on my living room floor and reading the backs of hockey cards and trying to kind of download every bit of information I could,” he said.

“There was never women

involved in that.”

He said it was all but hidden and was for decades just an afterthought.

However, women have been taking to the ice, be it in arenas or on frozen ponds, for more than a century, long before the game rose to prominence after being included in the 1998 Winter Olympics.

“Women have been playing the game for 130 years,” Kennedy said. Kennedy said he became very interested in women’s hockey through coaching.

“I really got into the sport when I started coaching girls’ hockey in Chatham,” he said, “seeing all the differences in terms of how those young women were treated compared to the boys at the same level.”

But the book evolved out of information he came across while researching his first book, “On Account of Darkness,” a story that detailed the racial inequities in sport. That information, it turned out, was very close to home.

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Coveny grew up south of Wallaceburg, learned to play hockey outdoors and ultimately led the women’s national team in 1987, trailblazing along the way. She passed away in 2022.

“I found a story about Marian Coveny from Wallaceburg. I learned she was the first ever captain of a Canadian national team in 1987,” he said. “I had never heard her name before and I’m from Wal-

Kennedy thinks her efforts, had she been male, would have garnered more attention.

“If she were a man in hockey, we’d probably have the Wallaceburg arena named after her,” he said.

Coveny’s story was his first dig down into what Kennedy called his latest “rabbit hole,” as he sought more stories; more information about women in hockey.

“I thought, ‘There has to be so many other people I know nothing about.’ As a person who has written about sports forever and has loved hockey since the first time I saw it, I felt kind of embarrassed that I didn’t know, not just the local history, but the bigger picture of women’s

hockey history,” he said. Coveny is not the only local connection to the development of women’s hockey. Kennedy said she and many other women laced up the skates at the annual Lipstick Tournament held in Wallaceburg. It began in 1967 and morphed into the provincial championship tournament.

“Original builders of the game used to meet and organize and plan the future,” Kennedy said. Continued on page 13

Bruce Corcoran/The Chatham Voice Chatham-Kent writer Ian Kennedy showcases his latest book, “Ice in Their Veins,” outside of Turns & Tales on King Street in Chatham, where he’s holding a book signing Nov. 30.

Book celebrates women’s hockey

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Kennedy, who played AAA and Jr. C hockey, said a great deal has changed over the years, and women’s sports are well positioned for success, including on the ice.

“It’s a really important time in hockey history. It took a lot of these women making incremental steps, fighting court cases, disguising themselves as boys and men so they could get on the ice, finding out they could leverage companies so they could make equipment that fit women’s bodies compared to just fitting into their brother’s equipment,” he said. “Today, we have this incredible sport, with sold-out crowds (at Pro-

fessional Women’s Hockey League games). It’s standing on the shoulders of all these unknown women.

I hope people read the book and see the foundation of how we got to these incredible moments.”

Kennedy has some heavy hockey hitters on his side for his book. The forward is written by Geraldine Heaney, while Sami Jo Small penned the afterward. Both earned Olympic gold while playing for Canada.

“Ice in Their Veins” is available in numerous bookstores across southwestern Ontario. Kennedy is holding a book-signing event Nov. 30 at Turns & Tales in Chatham from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

New deputy chief named

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

The Chatham-Kent Police Services Board opted to promote from within to hire its next deputy chief of police.

Jason Chickowski, a 24year veteran of the C-K Police Service, will take over the role Dec. 1.

Chickowski, currently an inspector, was unanimously chosen by the hiring committee.

“ With an impressive career spanning 24 years all with the Chatham-Kent

Police Service, Jason brings a wealth of experience, dedication, and leadership to our organization,” officials said in a media release. “Throughout his career, Jason has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to our members, public safety and a deep understanding of our community.”

As deputy chief, Chickowski will oversee the day-to-day operations of all four of CKPS branches, and will continue to work closely with police personnel and community partners.

SATURDAY,

NOVEMBER 30TH @ 12pm

Thursday, June 10

IDEAS TO DONATE

• Non-perishable food

• New, unwrapped toys

• Books, puzzles, games

• Craft or Art Supplies

• Winter Coats • Hats, Scarves, Thick Socks, Gloves

• Gift Cards • Backpacks • Clothing • Hygiene Products • Blankets, Sleeping Bags, Tents

Jason Chickowski

National Hospice Palliative Care Month

How you can help local families:

• Make a general or memorial donation

• Become a Hospice Volunteer

• Join our Monthly Giving program

• Arrange a gift in your Will

• Organize a Fundraising event

In order to provide these services to our community at no cost, we rely on donations.

The Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation must raise on average $157,000 every month to meet Hospice’s operating needs.

For more information or to donate, visit www.chathamkenthospice.com or call 519-354-3113 ext. 2403

MORTGAGES / LOANS

Hospice volunteers are an important part of our team and give a priceless gift to those who are affected by end-of-life challenges. They are ordinary people who make an extraordinary difference!

How can I help at the Hospice?

As the care needed by our families and their loved ones is complex, our volunteers help us meet their needs in many ways.

• Direct Service Volunteer • Kitchen Volunteer

• Complementary Therapy Volunteer

• Receptionist Volunteer • Administrative Volunteer

• Special Events Volunteer

• Gardening Volunteer

• Board or Committee Members

Glad to show our support

National Hospice Palliative Care Month

Living with a life-threatening illness, or providing care for a loved one as they near end of life, can be very difficult. At Chatham-Kent Hospice we are here to help. We provide residential hospice palliative care that focuses on comfort, quality of life, and supporting the precious moments families share with their loved one during their final days together.

Our Mission - We provide end-of-life care and grief support that nurtures relationships for all.

Our Vision

Together, we create a community where the best possible end-of-life care and grief support are available.

The hospice includes ten fully furnished suites, with state of the art medical equipment and room for family members to stay overnight if they wish. Additional spaces in the hospice include family gathering and meal spaces, a bereavement support area, courtyard, resource library and meeting rooms. The overall design allows us the flexibility to grow new outreach programs and play a role in developing a centre of learning for healthcare providers and the families of Chatham-Kent.

Chatham-Kent Hospice also offers grief & bereavement support to anyone in the community that has experienced a loss.

20 Sandy St., Chatham

Code: The best of life and the worth of it Is not how much can I get for me But what I have done to be neighbourly.

Living with a life-threatening illness, or providing care for a loved one as they near end of life, is very difficult. Chatham-Kent Hospice is here to help! By reaching out to us at the time of diagnosis or anytime throughout your illness, we can support you to navigate the healthcare system and help you get the care you need,

Santa for Seniors is back News

The Chatham Voice

For the fifth year, Santa is planning on spreading a little Christmas cheer among the senior population of Chatham-Kent.

ta for Seniors is geared to brighten up the holidays for seniors who may be spending the holidays lonely and isolated.

Seniors who live in Retirement and Nursing homes, as well as those who live independently,

could feel such isolation.

However, the Santa for Seniors team is hoping to connect with every senior in Chatham-Kent in a unique way.

“These past few years have been particularly challenging for so many

people in our community, and there have been lots of great ways to help with these challenges. Isolation is another challenge, especially for seniors, and we hope to brighten their day with some gifts and cards from every corner

of Chatham-Kent,” co-organizer Dava Robichaud said in a media release.

Robichaud is encouraging individuals and families to write Holiday cards and pack gifts once again for seniors before all cards and gifts are delivered the week before Christmas.

“In 2020, the community came together to provide over 5,800 greeting cards and a little over 800 gifts for local seniors. The following three years, we collected over 4,225 gifts, and over 13,560 greeting cards,” co-organizer Emmalee Longbottom said.

“With 2,000 seniors living in retirement and nursing homes, and hundreds more living on their own, we’d like each senior to get a greeting card and gift again this year.”

Some items that can go in boxes include toiletries, cookies, tea, puzzles, hats, gloves, stationery, and other small gifts. If you

don’t have an empty box, you can pick one up at the TekSavvy Security Kiosk at 800 Richmond St. in Chatham, and Community Living Wallaceburg at 1100 Dufferin Ave. in Wallaceburg. “Boxes can be returned unwrapped, and our team of volunteer elves will take care of the rest,” Longbottom said. Organizers and volunteers will be sanitizing all gifts before boxes are wrapped. Boxes and cards will be safely distributed to all retirement and nursing homes, and cards will be included in all Meals on Wheels deliveries in Chatham-Kent. Boxes and cards can be returned to TekSavvy and/or Wallaceburg Community Living and will be accepted until Dec. 13. Gifts and cards will be delivered the week of Dec. 17.

For more information, email santaforseniors@ teksavvy.ca.

News

Needs never stop for C-K Hospice

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

In its eight-and-a-half years of operation, the Chatham-Kent Hospice has helped nearly 1,500 families receive end-oflife care and support.

However, it’s unfair to put a number in place of so many names, and hospice personnel said even that figure is not accurate.

“That number really doesn’t tell you the impact,” said Jodi Maroney, executive director of the hospice foundation.

“That’s just counting a family as one when there are so man family members within each family.

And that doesn’t include the number of people we’ve supported with grief and bereavement support.”

For the latter group, that number is closing in on 1,000.

The hospice, up and running since April 2016, helps ease the pressure families endure when a loved one is diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. Testimonials of the care received from hospice staff and volunteers have been glowing. Support for the hospice from the community has shone bright as well. It’s appreciated, as the provincial funding only cov-

ers about 48 per cent of what the hospice does.

Jessica Smith, executive director of the hospice, said part of the need for community support dollars is due to the desire to provide additional services to the community.

“Some of that is based on what it costs to provide the services we want and need to provide here at hospice,” she said. “The other is that government funding is mandated only towards certain roles and services. There are other areas that just aren’t applicable for the funding. There will always be a need for the fundraising that the foundation helps

with so much.” Programs such as Lasting Memories fall outside the provincial funding.

The program, which has allowed hospice residents to attend off-site events thanks to the support of

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local paramedics, is intensely popular, however.

Bruce Corcoran/The Chatham Voice

Chatham-Kent Hospice volunteer Marg Vanderende, left, is seen with hospice executive director Jessica Smith and hospice foundation executive director Jodi Maroney.

$157K in support needed per month

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“This is a program we’re pretty excited about,”

Smith said. “I’ve heard some really heartwarming stories about some special things residents and families have been able to do together that wouldn’t have been possible without the EMS support.”

Grief and bereavement support is extended to families of hospice residents, but Smith said it also includes individuals

in the community that have experienced a loss not connected to the hospice.

Grief is not selective.

“Our grief and bereavement programs can be for anyone having a loss in the community. It can include one-on-one service, but also group programs,” Smith said. “We also have a number of one-off events such as Coping Through the Holidays, which takes place later this month.”

Maroney stressed there is no cost for people to take part. That’s what the fundraising is for.

“People are paying it forward,” she said. “We want them to know the hospice is here to support them through their grief journey. We care about them.”

Looking back, Maroney said the past 8.5 years have flown by. Smith said having the pandemic years in the middle of that period blurred everything

in some ways, but not others.

“The need for our services never changed. The way we delivered them did change,” she said. “We utilized a lot of volunteers in many roles, but we had to pause all of that during the pandemic. We’re very happy to be back to close to normal, but, like any organization in health care, we will forever be changed.”

Smith said the hospice’s

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team of more than 180 volunteers is vital to most aspects of the facility.

“We utilize volunteers in almost any role you can think of with the exception of professional care – nurses, PSWs (personal support workers),” she said. “But we do have roles for direct-support volunteers who work alongside those clinical staff. We are very grateful for the volunteer support.”

Staffing for the hospice, between clinical, grief and bereavement support, and administration, numbers just under 50.

Keeping it all running requires an estimated $157,000 per month in community support, Maroney said.

“We’ve been really lucky. The community has really embraced the idea of a hospice,” she said.

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Support comes in many ways

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Fundraising comes in all sizes. The hospice foundation runs several events, including the recent gala, as well as the annual spring Hike for Hospice. And the next event is the newly added Cornhole for Hospice, which takes place Feb. 8 at the Bradley Centre. On top of that, Maroney said, comes outside support. There is a monthly giving program where about 330 people have signed up to donate each month to the hospice.

“It’s such an amazing

program. Every month, we have expenses, so just getting that revenue every single month is

Maroney said there has been a huge uptick in the number of fundraising events run by community groups. Last year, she said such events raised more than $200,000.

The need doesn’t change, but costs, like everywhere else, continue to rise.

To learn more about the Chatham-Kent Hospice, visit chathamkenthospice.com.

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Members of the Essex & Kent Scottish Regiment participate in the Remembrance Day service held at the Chatham cenotaph on Nov. 11.

Community Events

Thursday, November 21, 2024:

• Afternoon Jamboree at the Merlin Legion from 1-4pm, Bring your singing voice/instruments and join us for a great afternoon. Donation welcome.

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

• The Chatham-Kent Quilters’ Guild meeting starts at 6:00pm at St. Paul’s Congregational Church, 450 Park Ave W, Chatham. Everyone is welcome to join us, the fee for non-members will be $10 per meeting. Come and enjoy our presentations, guest speakers and all of the other fun at our meeting. Contact us through our website at ckquiltguild.com.

• Check out some of our awesome exercise programs! Essentrics, Line Dance, Weights & Cardio, and FUNctional Fitness run every Thursday!! Call for more information!! 519352-5633 – Active Lifestyle Centre, 20 Merritt Ave, Chatham.

Friday, November 22, 2024:

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open 11:00am- 9:30pm. Kitchen open for lunch 11:00am -1:30pm. Supper served from 4:00-6:00. No orders after 5:30pm. Tonight’s specials are ham & scalloped potatoes or fish & chips, $13.00. Take out available by calling 519-351-8733 or 519-3515639. Fun Darts start at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

• Tasty Spare Rib Dinner with all the fixings including dessert. Served 4:30-7pm - take out also available $15.50 all in - Call 519-689-4884 so you don’t miss out!!

• Crossroads Community Players present the hilarious farce “Hotbed Hotel” by Michael Parker. Proceeds support the purchase of a Portable Ultrasound for Four Counties Health Services’ Emergency Department. Dinner 6:00 pm, Show 7:30pm; Tickets $50. Evening show includes beef dinner with dessert. Contact: info.fchsfoundation@mha.tvh.ca; 519-7844307. Advance Tickets Only. For more information, please visit: https://fchsfoundation. ca/2024/08/coming-soon-hotbed-hotel/.

• Looking to play some cards?! The Active Lifestyle Centre has Pepper!! Every Friday from 12pm-3pm! User fees apply. Call for more information! 20 Merritt Ave, Chatham 519352-5633.

• Canadian Fiddle Champion Scott Woods presents YeeHaw. Experience the best in Country music, trick fiddling, award-winning step dancing, humour and so much more! 7:00pm at Evangel Community Church, 76 Sandys St., Chatham. Proceeds support Chatham-Kent Alzheimer’s Society. Tickets: $45, Visit www. scottwoods.ca.

• Friday night supper at the Chatham Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St is a Chicken Parmagian dinner with pasta, Caesar salad and garlic toast. Dine ins $13 pickups $14. All meals served at 6pm. Call 519-352-8291 to order. Everyone welcome.

Saturday, November 23, 2024:

• Morning Breakfast Program at First Presbyterian Church (corner of Fifth St. and Wellington). A delicious and nutritious breakfast served free of charge from 9:30am-11:00am, serving indoors, no take out. Wheelchair accessible.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open 11:00am–9:30pm. Line Dancing lessons 10:00am-12pm. Meat draws at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm. Kitchen open for lunch 3:00pm-5:30pm. Come out and check out our menu. Entertainment by D.A.M. band from 4:30-9:30. Everyone welcome.

• Crossroads Community Players present the hilarious farce “Hotbed Hotel” by Michael Parker. Proceeds support the purchase of a Portable Ultrasound for Four Counties Health Services’ Emergency Department. Dinner 6:00 pm, Show 7:30pm; Tickets $50. Evening show includes beef dinner with dessert. Contact: info.fchsfoundation@mha.tvh.ca; 519-7844307. Advance Tickets Only For more information, please visit: https://fchsfoundation. ca/2024/08/coming-soon-hotbed-hotel/.

• The Mary Webb Centre for the Arts, will be hosting a Christmas Card Workshop. 1:00pm5:00pm. Make 10 unique Christmas cards this holiday season at our workshop! All you need to bring is your own glue and tape. Everything else is included. Register early before spots fill up! Email anneondro@gmail.com or call 519564-6746 for more details. $50/person.

Sunday, November 24, 2024:

• Ladies Auxiliary Bazaar at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham 9:00am-1:00pm. Come & get lots of goodies. Everyone is welcome.

• Classic Country Jamboree, Merlin Legion 1:30-5:30 with fabulous ham & scalloped potato dinner with vegetables, coleslaw, dessert with tea and coffee included $20 all in (includes entry) or $15 for take outs - $5.00 Jamboree entry only. Call 519-476-5870 to book your spot. Come enjoy the sounds of The Marquis!

• Crossroads Community Players present the hilarious farce “Hotbed Hotel” by Michael Parker. Proceeds support the purchase of a Portable Ultrasound for Four Counties Health Services’ Emergency Department. Show only 1:30 pm; Tickets $25. Contact: info.fchsfoundation @mha.tvh.ca; 519-784-4307. Advance Tickets Only For more information, please visit: https://fchsfoundation.ca/2024/08/coming-soon-hotbed-hotel/.

• Brunch at the Chatham Granite Club, 41 William Street N. from 10:30am- 2:30 pm. All

you can eat. Adults $15, Children aged 4-10 $6 and children under 4 eat free. Cash, credit card or debit. Come and enjoy one of the best brunches in Chatham.

Monday, November 25, 2024:

• Enjoy a friendly game of Euchre, 1 P.M. St. Clair Estates, 15 Dunkirk Chatham. $3.00 per person. Everyone Welcome.

Tuesday, November 26, 2024:

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open 11:00am-9:30pm. Kitchen open for lunch 11:00 am-1:30pm. Today’s special is Spaghetti with meat sauce. Euchre at 1:00 or spend the evening playing Shuffleboard or Euchre starting at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

• Check out some of our exercise classes at the Active Lifestyle Centre! Chair Zumba, Essentrics, Chair Exercise, & more! Call or visit us for a full schedule or more information. 20 Merritt Ave, Chatham 519-352-5633

Wednesday, November 27, 2024:

• Join the Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent as they are off to the Victoria Playhouse Petrolia to see “Starbright Christmas” and a visit to Actor’s Restaurant. $150 includes Badder Coach from Chatham, prime theatre seats and one great meal at noon. For more info call Cathy Telfer at 519-359-1665 or email bustrips2024@ chathamkiwanis.com.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open 11:00am–9:30pm. Kitchen open for lunch 11:00am– 1:30pm. Daily special is Meat loaf dinner. Fun Darts at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

• Retired Women Teachers of Ontario, Chatham-Kent Branch, meeting 9:30am at Hidden Hills Golf Club, Chatham. Noon turkey, beef meal is $35. Accepting donations (cash or goods) for food banks, knitted/purchased scarves, mitts, hats for CK Women’s Centre, LinCK. Join with friends! RWTO Manulife insurance has open enrollment until Dec. 31, 2024. Call Lynn 519-676-5900 by November 23.

• Looking to play a game of cards?! The Active Lifestyle Centre has Euchre!! Every Wednesday from 12PM-3PM. 20 Merritt Ave, Chatham 519-352-5633.

• Kent County Stamp Club meeting at the Active Lifestyle Center, 20 Merritt Ave. Chatham. Meetings are held from 7:30pm - 9:00pm every 4th Wednesday of every month from January to November. New Members and guests are welcome. Our members collect Canadian, USA, and World Stamps, Covers & Postcards. Take this opportunity to learn and share knowledge of the Philatelic hobby. For more information contact President Dennis Marek (drsam2945@ gmail.com) (519-627-1429).

Send your events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com

Fun Stuff

__Margaret

Not even

Heat unit

__ Faulkner, American writer

Guatemalan town

CLUES ACROSS

1. Defunct airline

4. Beverage container 7. A team’s best pitcher 10. Unit of liquid capacity

11. It comes before two 12. Male child 13. Type of wheat 15. One’s mother 16. Upper side of an organism

19. United is one 21. Extraction process 23. A being with lesser divine status 24. People living together in a community 25. Luxury automaker 26. This (Spanish) 27. Semitic language 30. Period for a defined purpose

34. Wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

35. Up in the air (abbr.)

36. American marsupial

41. Decadent dessert

45. Aquatic plant

46. About aviation

47. Summer footwear

50. Rugged mountain ranges

54. With tin

55. Cut on the surface of a hard object

56. Wrapped in cloth

57. Defensive nuclear weapon

59. “American Idol” contestant Clay

60. Midway between east and southeast

61. Court decision “__ v. Wade”

62. Born of 63. Soviet Socialist

Of funny things 5. Actress __ de Armas 6. Agents of one’s downfall 7. Takes forcibly 8. Body lice 9. Large nest of a bird of prey 13. Unhappy

14. Popular holiday dessert

17. Habitual drunkard

18. Used of a number or amount not specified

20. Complications

22. Fail to win

27. Before the present

28. Musical genre

29. Flurry

31. 007’s creator

32. Indiana Pacer Toppin

33. Midway between north and northeast

37. Feeling

38. Damage another’s reputation

39. Mottled citrus fruit

40. Beauty product

41. They man first, second and third

42. Harness

43. Herb

44. Expressed concern

47. Mississippi scientific area (abbr.)

48. Consumed

49. Nostrils

51. Gathered fallen leaves

52. Express good wishes

53. Monetary unit of Brunei

58. Japanese Buddhist festival

Sharing C-K tourism tidbits

The Chatham Voice

Two Black historical sites from Chatham-Kent teamed up and represented Chatham-Kent at a recent event for the Ontario Motor Coach Association (OMCA).

The Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society & Black Mecca Museum, alongside the Buxton National Historic Site, sent their top people to the OMCA’s Marketplace gathering recently in Windsor.

Doug Robbins, executive director of the Chatham-Kent Black Histori-

cal Society, and Michelle Robbins, curator of the Buxton National Historic Site, attended the event, with the support of C-K Tourism.

The aim was to showcase the rich and vibrant history of Chatham-Kent and encourage increased tourism to C-K’s historical sites.

The Chatham-Kent Black

Historical Society, Josiah Henson Museum of African Canadian History and the Buxton National Historic Site are dedicated to preserving and promoting the heritage of the Black community in Chatham-Kent, highlighting the contributions of Black Canadians to local and national narratives.

Doug Robbins said Chatham-Kent’s history is “rich and inspiring.

“We believe that by sharing our stories, we can foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of our community.

Together with our partners, we hope to attract more visitors who will experience the unique heritage of Chatham-Kent,” he said in a media release.

Michelle Robbins said attending the Marketplace was a great chance to show what C-K has to offer.

“This event is a fantastic opportunity for us to connect with tour operators and showcase the beauty of Buxton and the broader Chatham-Kent area,” she said

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Doug Robbins, executive director of the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society & Black Mecca Museum; and Michelle Robbins of the Buxton National Historic Site were on hand in Windsor recently at the Ontario Motor Coach Association’s Marketplace event in Windsor.

OBITUARIES

Paulo Martins

56, Friday, November 8, 2024

Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Carl Lister

84, Saturday, November 9, 2024

Kendrick Funeral Home

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74, Sunday, November 10, 2024

Kendrick Funeral Home

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77, Thursday, November 7, 2024