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Some stories all but write themselves, while others are hard to type. This one, however, is a lot of both. This is about Chatham’s Ryan Goulet and his family. Ryan – “Gouch” to his friends – has an aggressive form of ALS. What the family is dealing with is truly tragic. How the community has responded, however, is incredible. Ryan, familiar to many in the athletic circles of Chatham-Kent as a long-

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HandyBros Mitch White, left, and family friend Matt Herder, right, welcome Ryan and Margaret Goulet back to their home after HandyBros renovated parts of the main floor at no cost to help Ryan, who has ALS, have an easier time in his own home.

the body, while leaving the mind intact, trapped inside. The man his wife once called “Superman” was suddenly in need of assistance. “He went from playing hockey five times a week skating on the ice to having a hard time just climbing the stairs and walking,” his wife, Margaret, said. First, one friend stepped up to start a GoFundMe page. Then another

asked around to see if he could find a deal on a home renovation project to convert the family’s main-floor living room into a bedroom, and add a bathroom. This is Chatham-Kent. This community responds to need in a big way. In no time, Quentin Sprik’s GoFundMe effort on the Goulets’ behalf topped $35,000 and counting. As for Matt Herder’s effort to seek out some-

one to do the renovations at a discount, how does 100-per-cent discount sound? Herder said he went to his “encyclopedia of fundraising,” Greg Hetherington, for advice. The owner of CKXS connected him with Blenheim-based HandyBros Climate Care, a company whose owners, Mitch and Nic White are giving back to the community through their HandyBros Heroes effort. The concept, which start-

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Shopping and support Wallaceburg breaks Xmas food drive records By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com

Wallaceburg residents got into the Christmas spirit last week with a nighttime market and a Santa food drive by. On Thursday night, the line up to get into the parking lot on James Street was so long, organizers of a night time Christmas Market had to extend its hours to ensure everyone got their chance to support local and do some holiday shopping. The Wallaceburg Christmas Market is an annual event which looked a little different during the pandemic. Normally the entire street is shut down and stores have an open house, but this year it was moved to the parking lot so organizers could control the flow of foot traffic. “It’s been a lovely night with steady customers so much to see and do,” said Kelsey Nydam of the Wallaceburg BIA, who was organizing the event for her first time ever. An hour before the event ended, there were approximately

1,000 residents who had come to the market, and vendors said their stands were running low on products. “Especially this year, markets are important to small communities. For so many local businesses and artisans, it’s been really difficult. When you look at other large corporations who had a record year, it kind of does feel a little unfair. These people are the heart and soul of communities. So it’s just really important to support locals.” The Wallaceburg community also supported those in need on Saturday with a food drive by. Kids were lining up on the streets waiting to see Santa Claus – who left his sleigh in the North Pole and opted for a bright red truck – drive by as his helpers picked up food. All the toys and non-perishable food items collected were donated to the local Salvation Army and the St. Vincent de Paul food bank. “It was a very, very successful turnout and we are honestly so overwhelmed with food and toys that came through the

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“I looked at the house and thought it was something we could do.” And then he met the family. “The first time I met (Ryan) was a few weeks back. I feel like I’ve bonded with the family,” he said. “When I spoke with them and told them I was going to take care of them, I just knew we were doing the right thing.” So Matt was happy knowing the labour for the renovation work was going to be covered. But HandyBros wasn’t done. “We kept growing the surprise,” Mitch said. “Chatham-Kent, there’s something crazy here. Initially, we were just doing it; our guys believe in it and it bonds our people together,” he said of the project. “Then everyone jumped on it.” Matt said “everyone” included local supply companies. “A week later, Mitch calls me up and said he has some surprises. It is 100-per-cent donated. Supplier after supplier after supplier just stepped up and donated the materials,” Matt said. “Now, all that money we raised will go towards medical bills or other needs. Whatever we can do to give him a little bit more comfort in his life, that’s worth $1 million.”

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The weather may have been chilly, but hearts were warm. On Saturday evening, a group gathered in the parking lot of the United Way of Chatham-Kent to celebrate and remember the friends they have lost to addiction this past year. Seeing an uptick of overdoses since the pandemic, the Candlelight Vigil was held at the end of National Addictions Awareness Week. “The idea is you use alone, but COVID keeps you alone,” said social worker and R.O.C.K. Missions board member Colleen Lewis. Volunteers from R.O.C.K. Missions who hand out food and check on the homeless or

those in need of basic neces- dividuals have absolutely no sities in Chatham-Kent said inner circle, said Lewis. the event is to show their re“Sometimes our street spect to those who may oth- friends don’t even get in the erwise slide away unnoticed, obits when they pass. They especially during a pandem- don’t get acknowledged at ic. all. I’ve had a couple of street Andrea Sullivan, a volun- friends who say, ‘You’re the teer and board member for only person who knows I’m R.O.C.K. Missions, said a loss alive,’” she said. is felt by everyone at the orA common misconception ganization. While the event’s is those lacking basic necessiaim isWhile to honour those gone, ties andare shelter are justtheir down your children here, it also has the side effect of on their luck, however the comfort and closure to those reality of their situations is left behind. much more complicated. “We know every single As winter approaches, Sullistreet friend by name; we van and Lewis ask those who know their stories. They’re may like to get involved to not just somebody that we visit R.O.C.K. Mission’s webbring a sandwich to each site at www.rockmissions. week, we know them. When com. we lose a friend, we grieve “Be kind to the street peothat loss.” ple. You have no idea what Often, many displaced in- has happened in their lives.”

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March organizer charged By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com

The organizer of a Chatham-Kent protest against COVID-19 restrictions has been charged for holding a march with more than 100 people in attendance. A 32-year-old Wallaceburg woman has been issued a Provincial Offences Act Summons for failing to comply with an order under the Reopening Ontario Act, 2020, section 10.1(1). On Nov. 21, the Chatham-Kent Freedom Group held a rally in Tecumseh Park, Chatham, followed by a march through the downtown core. The Chatham-Kent Police Service and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent By-Law Enforcement investigated the event and confirmed that the number of attendees exceeded the numbers permitted for an outdoor gathering. “During these difficult and challenging times, those jeopardizing public safety and contradicting the law will be held accountable to the courts. The law is clear and requires responsible action,” chief Gary Conn stated. Legislation states that a

person convicted of this offence is liable to a fine of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000, and could include a term of imprisonment of not more than one year. Chatham-Kent’s CAO Don Shropshire called the charges reasonable, stating that from a municipal standpoint, information was shared publicly prior to the march indicating that there would be no issues if marchers protested peacefully and adhered to public health guidelines that were in place. “If the police have laid charges, my understanding is that they did not respect the guidelines that should be followed and there’s consequences for that. It’s not like we’re trying to get people. We’re trying to educate in advance and get people to take reasonable precautions so we don’t have activities that are going to encourage the spread of COVID,” he said. No freedom march protesters were charged through the health unit, according to Dr. David Colby, Chatham-Kent’s medical officer of health. Many COVID restriction protestors have been getting fined throughout the province. Supporters

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The organizer behind the Nov. 21 Freedom Group rally and march is now facing charges for holding an event with more than 100 people in attendance.

educational approach. “We approached the COVID-19 restrictions with education as our main focus, and enforcement as a last resort,” he stated. “Unfortunately, since that time we have

of the protestors have pointed to the Black Lives Matter rallies, held in late-May and early-June, saying demonstrators then did not get fined for violating rules. While CK Police Services can’t speak for other municipalities, in an e-mail to The Voice, Deputy Chief Kirk Earley explained that in the early stages of COVID-19, the restrictions surrounding the pandemic were new to everyone, and they took more of an

regressed to the yellow protective category and more importantly our citizens have had ample time to become educated in respect to the current laws, which have now been in place for some eight

months.” At the time of the recent Freedom March, there were 32 active cases and three workplace outbreaks, reported the day before. Continued on page 7

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Democracy vs. safety Around the globe, COVID-19 lockdown orders have led to much debate over the right to protest versus the need to protect the public from a health crisis that has already killed 1.46 million people. Last week, Chatham-Kent officials made it clear where they stood when police issued a Provincial Offences Act Summons for failing to comply with an order under the Reopening Ontario Act, 2020 to the organizer of the Freedom March – which protested lockdown measures and shared views on how the pandemic is a conspiracy theory. The move was shady at best. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects “the right to participate in peaceful demonstrations and protests.” What’s more important? Protecting our health or our democracy? That is a question too big to answer in a 360-word editorial and best left up to the philosophers. But one thing we believe is that municipal officials did not do enough to help people exercise their right to free speech. CAO Don Shropshire said, “We weren’t out to get people.” But from where we’re standing, we aren’t so sure. The municipality or police could have aided the organizers in developing a perimeter so no more than 100 individuals could join the group, or informed organizers when the group exceeded the 100-person threshold. Furthermore, the provincial government could certainly clear up rules surrounding public protests. Under the Green-Protect Zone guidelines – which was Chatham-Kent’s status at the time – a maximum of 25 individuals are allowed “for functions, parties, dinners, gatherings, barbeques or wedding receptions held in private residences, backyards, or parks” and 100 for “organized public events and gatherings in staffed businesses and facilities.” Into which category does a protest fall? It is more than a “gathering at a park” but it’s also not an “organized public event staffed by a business.” We don’t agree with the beliefs of the protesters, but we do agree with their right to protest. We believe the free travel between hot zones, including Windsor, and other parts of the province is more concerning than having a handful of extra protesters – outdoors – expressing their beliefs over the handling of the pandemic.

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C-K clergy ask folks to mask up Editor: We, the ministers of the churches of Chatham-Kent, encourage everyone to wear masks, practice physical distancing and limit their social circles especially during this Christmas season in an effort to help curb the spread of the Covid-19

virus. We ask this out of Christ’s command to “love God with all your heart, soul and mind, and to love your neighbour as yourself.” While people may have differences of opinion

on this matter, we believe that in this crisis, personal rights are secondary to those of the community at large. By working together, we demonstrate the love for our neighbour in a way that not only affirms our

faith, but can help keep our community safe. Loving our neighbour is the best gift we can give each other this Christmas and throughout the year. Rev. Mike Maroney First Presbyterian Church On behalf of the Chatham Ministerial Association

Hindering the right to protest Editor: One year ago, before COVID-19 dominated the landscape of our entire lives, some may recall that the media was quite engrossed with the civil unrest in Hong Kong. An intense, but peaceful, protest was taking place in those streets and it was met with an authoritarian government who would tolerate no deviation. Here in the West, those protesters were often viewed as heroes standing up for democracy against tyrannical forces on the other side of the world. Fast forward to recently

in Tecumseh Park in Chatham. A group of protesters gathered peacefully to make a display of their position on particular issues concerning our government, and at least one among their organizers has been summoned before a court with the threat of life-destroying fines and/or imprisonment. The issues surrounding COVID, which have borne so heavily upon all our lives, have caused tremendous divisions in our towns and in our

culture. There are many people who feel very strongly on many of these issues, each feeling very justified in their perspective. Such division is unfortunate, however, it is a fundamental right in this country that we permit freedom of belief and opinion. This does not mean that we must agree with that person, but in respect for their opinions we do not tolerate persecution of those we disagree with. For myself, having

learned of this demonstration in Tecumseh Park after the fact and after the charges were laid, I set myself to listen to a recording of the speeches given at the protest. After taking in the details, I can comfortably say that I disagree strongly with much of the content and tone of what was being spoken and simply find many of their statements, claims, and beliefs baffling and ridiculous. But this difference of opinion is what is protected by our freedoms.

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Chatham-Kent council supported the opportunity to hire a dedicated recruitment and retention co-ordinator to focus on physician recruitment for the community. “We are proposing that Chatham-Kent fund a part-time recruitment co-ordinator. Our rationale is based on the pressing needs for additional family physicians and the economic benefit a successful program will bring

to the area,” said Denise Waddick, co-chair of the Chatham-Kent Physician Recruitment and Retention Task Force. Waddick gave council an update on the onetime $100,000 funding for physician recruitment approved for the 2020 budget. Currently there are 60 family physicians in Chatham-Kent, with each roster averaging 1,500 patients. Of the more than 104,000 health card holders that live in Chatham-Kent, 78,000 have

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CK Public Health does not keep a record of active cases each day, but Chatham Voice articles stated there were only 10 active cases a few days before the BLM march in June, seven of which were linked to the one Greenhill Produce workplace outbreak. During the two-week period before the BLM rally, only five new cases were reported in the municipality. “The variables surrounding these two events are clearly different, and as a result they were treated

and handled differently,” Earley stated. Colby said he does not know if the police charges will deter any future gatherings. “I can’t speculate on what people are going to do. But there seems to be a polarized view; some people are denying the very existence of this pandemic and I don’t understand that kind of thinking,” he said. “It (more gatherings) concerns me but it’s not something I lose sleep over.” The woman is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Moreover, enshrined in our Charter of Right and Freedoms as a fundamental right, alongside our freedom of belief and opinion, is our right of assembly; a right which includes the freedom to gather in peace and demonstrate our opinions on how government is exercised. It must be remembered that the charges laid were not in regard to gathering at all, but rather the size of the gathering. This absurd distinction can only be reduced to an understanding that: it is OK if very few people disagree with the government, but it will not be tolerated if many people disagree with the government. Regardless of if we agree or disagree with

the beliefs and opinions of those present at that demonstration held in Tecumseh Park, to tolerate this breach upon our right to assembly is no different than to allow the authoritarian restrictions which worked to silence those protesters in Hong Kong. By shamefully laying or approving these charges, some of our elected officials, municipal administrators, and police have made the Tecumseh Park protesters very unlikely democratic heroes, fighting a form of tyranny which perhaps does not use tear gas and water cannons, but is polite, and may simply destroy your life with a neatly written court summons. Adam Childs Wallaceburg

a family physician and about 6,000 are enrolled into a Chatham-Kent community health centre. “So when you do the math and you look at the formula, it looks as though there’s about just under 20,000 patients that do not have primary care. And when you base it off of the average patient roster that looks as though we need about 13 additional

physicians to address our current needs,” Waddick said. “ We do not have sufficient family physician coverage to provide the Comprehensive Primary Care to its population.” Waddick said her statistics do not include residents that are seeking care outside of Chatham-Kent that may return if a provider is located locally. Chatham-Kent could

need up to 25 new physicians in the coming years. Forty per cent of patients are currently patients of a doctor who is over the age of 60. An additional 18 would be needed to fill those roles once the physicians retire. The process to replace one doctor could take up to a year, Waddick explained. The recruitment position will officially be set in

stone once the next yearly budget is approved. The recruitment task force was formed in January 2020 as an independent community committee, with representation from the Thamesview, Chatham-Kent and Tilbury District family health teams, the Chatham-Kent community health centers, and the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.

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Paving the way for a homeshare program

By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com

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because it’s new,” Borges said in a media release. The automotive industry worker told his wife about his big win right away. “She thought I was lying,” he said. Borges, 45, feels relieved to have won. “This will help pay off some bills,” he said. “I am on cloud nine!”

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Seniors may soon be able to ease Chatham-Kent’s affordable housing waitlist thanks to a motion passed at the Nov. 23 council meeting. South Kent Coun. Mary Clare Latimer successfully passed a motion that staff investigate the implementation, maintenance and benefits of starting a Chatham-Kent Homeshare Program. A homeshare program is when residents, most commonly seniors, open up their home to those in need of affordable housing. The idea is that an individual will help out a senior with their everyday needs in exchange for no rent or very low rent. “It’s a way where anyone can age comfortably and safely in their own home,” Latimer said. “Also, I think it really addresses that isolation piece and intergenerational support as well. I really like that piece about it.”

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somebody with a homeowner and it doesn’t work out very well, do they come back to us,” he asked. “I really don’t understand why we would get involved in this.” Latimer said her motion is meant to provide direction for staff to investigate what would be needed to put a program like this in place, but has no intention of the municipality running it. “I really see us enabling a program of this sort taking place in the municipality, be it run through an agency or a private company or an individual that comes forward and says, ‘I have the skillset to meet the implementation and maintenance your administration recommends,’” she said. Dave Taylor, director of Legal Services, said that a situation could definitely arise where a homeowner blames the municipality for a situation that went bad, but there is also a way to design a program that stipulates they are not responsible.

Support for Camp Vincent

By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative The Thamesville Herald

The plea for donations to keep Bothwell’s St. Vincent’s camp afloat is being answered. Flocks of geese and swans are a familiar sight in late November as we make our morning commute, cup of coffee in hand, to and from Chatham. Ponds to the north of Pinehurst Line, cornfields on Kent Bridge Road, and furrows along Fairview Line are often covered in white – thankfully not snow. A child of the early 1990s, a favorite movie at my house was “Fly Away Home.” It is an uplifting story of Canadiana featuring Jeff Daniels and Anna Paquin, which dramatizes the experiences of Ontarian Bill Lishman. In 1986 Mr. Lishman began training Canada Geese to follow his ultralight aircraft, he successfully led a migrating flock south in 1993. As an elementary school student at Dutton-Dunwich Public School, a flock of Sandhill Cranes landed in our school soccer fields – these very birds were a part of Bill’s “Operation Migration” program. It was so cool and memorable at nine years old! This past week we have served several families whose origins lie in Chatham-Kent and who have since pursued careers, love, and dreams far away. Our global society makes these experiences possible, but those moments when folks do find themselves “back home” can often be heavy ones. There is something instinctual about revisiting your roots at a time of loss. For some it is driving by family farms and childhood hangouts, while others delve into ancestry. As a Funeral Director, it is a high honour being entrusted by a family who looks at Chatham-Kent as a memory to help them remember a loved one. Not only do I feel a sense of obligation to acknowledge a life, but to also acquaint them with our community in the present, as they wade into their past. While the world waxes and wanes, we are there as you migrate through the cold, dark, wintery days, and to help find the spring ahead. Those of you that have read this short reflection may have a hard time wrangling up a VHS copy of “Fly Away Home.” That said, please consider borrowing a copy of Bill Lishman’s autobiography “Father Goose” from the Chatham-Kent Public Library. It is a great read – and currently checked in at the Chatham Branch.

Latimer said home sharing happens all the time in an informal way between family or friends. The program would be a more formal way to help connect individuals with someone they might not know. “This may not be for everyone obviously. But it’s another tool in the tool box.” Latimer said Chatham-Kent remains a “housing first” champion, as also noted in her motion. There are currently 749 individuals on the waitlist for affordable housing, the majority of which have jobs but spend 30-40 per cent of their income on rent. Chatham Coun. Michel Bondy raised some concern stating he did not understand why the municipality had to turn a homeshare into a formal program when seniors could just rent extra rooms independently. “To me it sounds like an additional level of government and I’m not sure we really want to dip our toe into this one. If perhaps we match

According a member of the fundraising team, a number of private individuals and businesses have stepped forward with funds as part of the effort to reopen to campers in 2021.

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“People know it’s a good cause and people are listening,” says Lee Salisbury. “It’s really starting to roll. It’s a fabulous start.” Because of COVID-19, St. Vincent’s couldn’t open this year. With no incoming revenue from the 700 campers who would normally attend, the 49-year-old facility is facing a serious cash shortfall. To add insult to injury, break-ins in 2020 caused thousands of dollars damage to buildings and machinery. However, all is not lost. Salisbury says almost $20,000 has been raised since the call for help went out about three weeks ago. The camp is in need of around $80,000 to meet its financial obligations and maintain the facility, preparing for the day when COVID-19 pandemic restrictions are no longer in effect. Salisbury says someone anonymously pledged $5,000. Another anonymous donor will match any donations up to $5,000 until Christmas. “They just care about the community,” Salisbury explains, adding there are various levels of sponsorship available to people who want to give. A number of corporate sponsors have also come forward, Salisbury adds, many of them coming from the Wallaceburg area. Anyone wanting to donate can consult the St. Vincent Face Book page. Mail in donations can also be sent to Camp Vincent, 80 King St. East, Chatham, Ont., N7M 3M8.

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Police taxes remain area rated

By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com

Chatham-Kent will be doing away with property tax area ratings for horticulture but will continue with that tax structure for policing and streetlights. The proposal was by council following a staff

report recommending all three changes as part of the tax system modernization project. Chatham-Kent maintains approximately 3,000 tax rates, which account for the base levy of municipal taxes, educational support and area rated services.

“The excessive number of tax rates or carry-over rates existed pre-amalgamation. During the transitional time of amalgamation, the preference was to keep information consistent as much as possible for property owners,” explained Joey Vandermeer, project manager for

tax modernization. Police Chief Gary Conn said the level of police service does not change whether or not a resident lives within a rural area. “The level of service is dependent upon a totality of variables which are taken into consideration. Primarily, those are the

nature of the call, and the urgency of that call,” he said. “No matter where you are in Chatham-Kent, if you call 911, a trained full-time professional officer will attend.” However, Chatham Coun. Amy Finn noted that police cruisers were far more likely to be seen

in urban areas, a statement echoed by other councillors. “In an urban setting, your chances of seeing a police car is 20 times greater than seeing one out in the rural areas. Patrolling the streets is also a service; it’s a deterrent,” Finn said.

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The Arts

Cowboy caroling out of the back of a pickup truck

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Chatham-Kent’s pickup truck performers, Megan and Pat Whalen, are ready to add a seasonal twist to their efforts to bring music to the masses during COVID-19. Following a fun summer and fall of performing out of the back of a pickup truck, the duo, along with bassist Fil Stasiak, are ready to add a seasonal twist. The Whelans have performed all across North America. In Megan’s case, she’s also performed in Europe. But one thing they had never done was perform together. It took a pandemic to make that happen. And they did so even though there were no real platforms on which to publicly perform, as during the height of the lockdown; bars were closed and social distancing limitations didn’t allow people to congregate in numbers. That didn’t stop them. “The first couple of weeks of COVID, we were at home, kind of staring at each other. As performers, we’d never had time to work together. Well, we never took the time to just have fun in a musical sense,” Megan said. “Public performances, that wasn’t our goal at first. Our goal was to take some really fun photos and play some music. Pat wanted to sharpen his video skills too.” They chose songs they both wanted to perform and went from there. But they enjoyed making music together, and word started to spread. “We just had so much fun with it and people started liking it,” Megan said. “We were putting a creative puzzle together on our own. All of a sudden people said they really liked this stuff. We thought maybe a tour in a COVID-friendly way might be fantastic.” But how do you tour in that manner with entertainment venues shut down? You take the tour to the public. Deep SW hit the road, literally, in the back of a pickup truck, playing tunes for interested citizens. Pat said once word got out they were performing, peo-

ple showed interest from all over. Megan said the public really empowered them. “We thought it would be only once or twice to sing out of the back of a truck. And then, three months later, we were busy so many weekends. We were able to give to so many charities and participate in so many fundraisers,” Megan said. She said their summer performances took them all over Chatham-Kent, and beyond, as they performed in Sarnia and Lakeshore as well. One performance in Ridgetown really stood out for the couple. “We showed up in this culde-sac of glorious neighbours. They gave us flowers and homemade honey, and donated to a charity we were working with. It was like a parade had come to town,” Megan said. “It felt so special. They were all spread out social distance-wise. But we definitely felt the love.” Pat said the payoff for him is performing with the love of his life to people who truly enjoy their music. “Deep SW is a testament to doing something you love. The community helped make this happen. Although, we would have done it anyway because we love doing it,” he said. Pat said with the onset of the holiday season, the pickup truck tour for Deep SW is shifting gears in several

ways. “We definitely have to adapt the show. We’re trying to do shorter sets to keep our fingers from going numb, and playing with different instruments that can take the cold a little better,” he said. In terms of music, Megan said it will be “all Christmas and cowboy carols. Get your hot cocoa and get ready to sing.” Deep SW is also working with Rise House International charity, which provides individuals and families with educational resources. It was formerly known as Hime for Help. “We’ve donated a performance to them,” Pat said. “It’s important to us to give back to the community that has given to us.” The love of working together has gone past the pickup truck. Pat said they are working on an album, set to come out in the New Year. “We’ll put it out and see if people like it. Regardless, we’ll record more. It’s such a great opportunity to hang out with your partner and share a good time together,” Megan said. Pat said the pandemic certainly makes people think. “It has definitely put a lot of things in perspective; the things that really matter. This (performing together) brings us happiness and it brings the community a little bit of joy. In its simplicity, it is something really special.”

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By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com

To ice or not to ice the arena? That was the question for Chatham-Kent’s council two meetings in a row, and on Monday night a final decision was made. With 83 per cent support, council voted to keep the ice at the Bothwell Arena, and with 94 per cent support they kept the ice at Erickson Arena in Chatham. The decision is a reversal from the Nov. 9 council meeting where council voted to turn both are-

nas into multi-purpose have enough informafacilities from December tion when we made this to March 2021, with the decision. We didn’t do possibility of extending this correctly in the first the trial peplace.” “We didn’t have riod. A twoOnly a enough information thirds mam e m b e r when we made this jority was of the pren e e d e d vailing side decision. We didn’t do to discuss can bring this correctly in the first the motion f o r w a r d place.” without a motion - Coun. Michael Bondy prior noto recontice, and the sider. It was Chatham same margin was needCoun. Michael Bondy, ed to revisit the motion. who originally voted to Both passed, with oppoconvert both arenas into sition from only councilmultipurpose complex- lors Doug Sulman and es, opted to revisit the Joe Faas. issue stating, “We didn’t “We’ve tasked the ad-

Thursday, December 3: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Today’s special is Spaghetti & Meat Sauce with Garlic Bread. Everyone Welcome. Friday, December 4: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Supper will be served from 4:00pm-6:30pm. Tonight’s specials are roast beef dinner or fish & chips. Seating is limited to 50, but take out is also available. Everyone Welcome. Saturday, December 5: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. There will be a meat draw at 3:30pm, 4:30pm & 5:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 3:00pm-5:30pm. Come check out our menu. Everyone Welcome. • Pictures with Santa at Wallaceburg Pet Valu. 11:00am-4:00pm. Call/text 519-7190425 to book your spot. $15/photo. All proceeds to Chatham-Kent Animal Rescue. Wednesday, December 9: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Today’s special is meat loaf dinner. Everyone Welcome. • Victoria Avenue United Church Food Shopping Card & Pantry Program (please bring photo id, limited number of cards available) held at St. Andrew’s United Church (Memorial Garden Entrance - Wellington Street) Every Wednesday from 9:00am to 10:30am. Covid-19 provisions, contact tracing in place, masks required, hand sanitizer provided. Thursday, December 10: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open

ministration to find savings and they’ve done that for us, and I feel that we need to respect that. We always hear that we want to zero budget and by doing this I don’t think we’re going to accommodate that. So, I will not be supporting the motion,” Faas said. The move comes after the community of Bothwell felt “blindsided” by the council’s decision and an outpouring of support for the arena was sent via e-mail after the decision, according to East Kent Coun. Steve Pinsonneault. “So you can imagine their

to serve lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. Today’s special is Spaghetti & Meat Sauce with Garlic Bread. Everyone Welcome. Friday, December 11: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 11:30am1:30pm. Supper will be served from 4:00pm6:30pm. Tonight’s specials are cabbage rolls or fish & chips. Seating is limited to 50, but take out is also available. Everyone Welcome. • Saturdays at 7 at St. Andrew’s United Church, Chatham annual Christmas concert “All I Want for Christmas” will be a nostalgic 1950’s special with music and recreated skits made famous by stars of that era. Tickets for the live audience will be available from the church office (85 William St. S) but are limited in number by current government guidelines. Tax deductible donations will be gratefully accepted ($15 suggested). For info check www.standrewschatham.org or call 519-352-0010. Saturday, December 12: • Come join us at The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St., Chatham from 11:00am-6:00pm. There will be a meat draw at 3:30pm, 4:30pm & 5:30pm. The kitchen is open to serve lunch from 3:00pm-5:30pm. Come check out our menu. Everyone Welcome. • Saturdays at 7 at St. Andrew’s United Church, Chatham annual Christmas concert “All I Want for Christmas” will be a nostalgic 1950’s special with music and recreated skits made famous by stars of that era. Tickets for the live audience will be available from the church office (85 William St. S) but are limited in number by current government guidelines. Tax deductible donations will be gratefully accepted ($15 suggested). For info check www.standrewschatham.org or call 519-352-0010. Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com

surprise and frustration when the report to move the ice out had come with no consultation whatsoever to them,” he said. According to the councillor, Bothwell is growing after years of no growth and will be a big draw to families looking to relocate to a small community. “Quality of life is one of the things people look for when relocating. This small town, like all other small towns, doesn’t have a whole lot to offer, but the arena is a good draw for the young families,” he said. East Kent Coun. John Wright, who went to

Bothwell community meetings after the Nov. 9 vote, noted to council that some sports groups were thinking about renting ice time outside the municipality which would hurt other aspects of the economy. “When they’re in Glencoe (arena) they’re not far out of London to go shopping that way. We’re going to lose in more ways than one,” he said. The surface in Bothwell Arena and Erikson Arena will definitely remain from December 2020 to March 2021. It was suggested that the matter be revisited for the next season.

LTVCA worried over potential changes to Conservation Act

By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com

The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Area wants residents to voice their opposition to changes made by the provincial government to the Conservation Act. On Nov. 5, the Ontario government held its first reading of Bill 229 known as the Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act. Of the many changes in the omnibus bill included the Conservation Act. Mark Peacock, CAO secretary treasurer of LTVCA said he takes particular issue with changes that now limit the scope of what a conservation authority’s mandate is. “Basically, the object or purpose of conservation authorities, since 1946, has always been the same; to do watershed management to better the watershed. We’ve been doing that for 70-some-odd years and made significant connections with our farmers, communities and took local action to make our watershed better and protect the species,” he said. Peacock said the new mandate would limit authorities’ programs and services related to the risk of natural hazards. “That’s not what a conservation authority is all about or what the public expects us to be.” Bill 229 would also allow the ministry to “arbitrarily make a decision” regarding permits for developers who would be allowed to appeal conservation authorities’ decisions directly to the ministry. The current system was put in place after Hurricane Hazel struck southern Ontario in 1954, killing more than 80 people living on flood

plains. In response, the provincial government amended act to enable conservation authorities to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes, and to regulate that land for the safety of the community. “One of the challenges we have is we are trying to make it so people can work together. You can very well make it so one person’s piece of shoreline blows out. We are trying to get neighbours to work together to support each other. If people start appealing this stuff, decisions may be made that don’t necessarily work to follow larger shoreline problems,” Peacock said. One of the first principles passed in the early days of the Conservation Act was that the costs of projects should be shared by municipalities and by the provincial government. A local conservation authority follows the natural boundaries of the watershed, not municipal lines, Peacock explained. However, the new act would make it so that the municipal councillors who sit on LTVCA are only responsible for their municipalities. “But the purpose is to get all the member municipalities together to work for the betterment of the watershed, not just the municipality. Takes away from the whole concept of what we are about,” he said. “We are saying Lakeshore and Chatham-Kent have to get together because if Lighthouse Cove floods, that affects everyone. So farmers have to work together to be responsible to everybody on the river.” Peacock said Bill 229 is only an enabling act so the full effects it will have on conservation authorities will not be known until regulations for the act are passed.

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Business

Committed to C-K Kendrick crew says they are here to stay

By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com

The new owners of a Wheatley and Chatham funeral home are committing the community of Chatham Kent. After changing hands several times, the former Denning Funeral Homes are now Kendrick Funeral Homes. “We’re here to stay,” said Jamie Kendrick who bought the business with her husband Dave Kendrick. The couple officially got the keys to 17 Little St., Wheatley, and 4 Victoria Ave., Chatham, in 2019. Since then they have been trying to integrate as part of the community. “But COVID put a damper on all of this because we can’t go out and do stuff and we can’t have an open house and have people come in,” Jamie Kendrick said. Dave Kendrick hails from Oakville and Jamie Kend-

rick was born and raised in the state of Kentucky, where the couple met and raised their kids until they moved to Kingsville, for farming, 11 years ago. In 2018 they bought their first funeral home there. “And then we always knew we wanted to try to expand into other funeral homes in different areas,” Kendrick said. “But we wanted to be close; that way we could still come here. Sometimes in the middle of the night (Dave’s) coming out to do removals. So it’s nice to be close,” Jamie Kendrick said. Dave Kendrick said they were able to find success in their first funeral home because they participated in community organizations, showed up to events, and donated to worthy causes, something they plan to do for Chatham-Kent. “That’s part of the empathetic leisure of this business and take it past this table,” he said.

Their funeral directors, Leigh Toews and LeighAnne Perrin, also live in the communities they serve. Jamie Kendrick also noted that all three locations are also all run by female directors, something she is proud of because the industry has been predominantly run by men. Jamie Kendrick is no stranger to the business despite being a relatively new owner. She has been a licensed funeral director for 21 years and first began in her home state of Kentucky. “From the time I was 15, that’s what I wanted to do,” she said. Jamie Kendrick said there is a lot that goes into being a funeral director, from maintaining the facilities, to burials, pre-arrangements and taking calls from grieving families at all hours. Because the on-call job demands do not always fit the lifestyle of new parents, there were times in

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From left to right, the Kendrick Funeral Home team including funeral director and owner Jamie Kendrick, owner Dave Kendrick, funeral director Tricia Watton, maintenance and groundskeeper Tony Carrington, funeral director Leigh Toews and funeral director Leigh-Anne Perrin are seen outside of their Victoria Avenue funeral home in Chatham.

is just like the job that I feel fulfilled in. I love my job,” she said. “If I can help someone through the worst time of their lives, that makes it all worth it.” Once things have settled

Kentucky when she tried to get out of the business but always found her way back. “But every time I would get out, I was like, ‘No I have to do this.’ This

down, Jamie Kendrick is hoping to add personal touches to the business such as baking her own cookies for families during visitations.

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More aid for C-K businesses The Chatham Voice

Community Futures Chatham-Kent (CFCK) recently announced that businesses in Chatham-Kent may be eligible to benefit from additional relief funding through the Government of Canada’s Regional Relief and Recovery Fund. This additional funding has been made available because of a $240,000 investment by the Government of Canada in CFCK through the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF). This funding is a top-up to the nearly $1 million investment by the federal government in, for a total funding allocation of $1,234,888.67. Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan has helped to protect jobs, provide emergency support to families and keep businesses afloat as they deal with the impact of COVID-19, accord-

ing to CFCK officials. A central part of this is the RRRF, which helps support those who may not be eligible for other programs. Since the Fund was launched in May, more than 1,000 businesses have been assisted through the RRRF by the region’s Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs), helping them keep their employees, cover costs and play a role in our economic recovery. CFCK is focusing on assisting a range of businesses in our region with loans up to $40,000. Visit the CFCK website, www.cfdcck.on.ca, for more information on eligibility and the application process. “The staff and board of CFCK continue to work on behalf of all of our businesses and entrepreneurs in our region,” Donna-Jane Pollock, executive director of CFCK, said in a media release.

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From left, Doug Hay, executive director, and Barb Caron, sales consultant, both from Chatham Retirement Resort, present a donation of $20,000 to Megan VanderEnde, Board vice chair of Habitat for Humanity Chatham-Kent

Revera shows support for Habitat The Chatham Voice

Revera and Habitat for Humanity Chatham-Kent recently announced a donation in the amount of $20,000 to help build local homes for families in need. Revera has a lengthy history of generosity and partnership with Hab-

itat for Humanity Chatham-Kent. Donations over the years have come in many forms including financial support, volunteer time and even treats for the volunteers on the job. Habitat C-K works with Revera to help move surplus items from residents’ homes to the Re-

Store. Doug Hay, executive director at Chatham Retirement Resort, said in a media release, “It has been an unprecedented year due to the challenges created by COVID-19. This has led to the cancellation of many of our traditional fundraising events at our residence.

CLASSIFIEDS Thanks to our

Newspaper Team Who Help Keep Our

Communities Connected In the midst of uncertain times, we’d like to recognize our entire team for their tireless dedication to delivering the essential local news and information our community needs, each and every day.

THANK YOU Reporters, Writers & Editors Photographers Design & Production Pros Sales Representatives

We were so proud to assist our peers at Habitat for Humanity in applying for a grant from Revera which resulted in the $20,000 endorsement. We look forward to our continued partnership into 2021 and hope to find some level of normalcy with ongoing fundraising efforts.”

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Pauline Shaw 92, Sunday, November 29, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home

Mr. Frank Boucquez 93, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

Earl Baillargeon 90, Saturday, November 21, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home

Reverend David Fuller 60, Saturday, November 21, 2020 Blenheim Community Funeral Home

Marvin (Mike) Thomas St. Peter 82, Saturday, November 21, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home

Phylis Ladouceur 78, Monday, November 15, 2020 Hinngan-Peseski Funeral Home

Tony Courneyea 79, Monday, November 23, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home

Herbert Orlo Jackson 88, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Hinngan-Peseski Funeral Home

Jean Crowston 86, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home

Peter Vavoulis 74, Monday, November 23, 2020 Hinngan-Peseski Funeral Home

Maureen Butler 76, Sunday, November 29, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home

Carolyn Auralie Morden 85, Monday, November 23, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home

Frances Elizabeth Gazarek 96, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home

Rachel Grace Carnegie 24, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home

Gary Raymond Stevenson 77, Thursday, November 26, 2020 McKinlay Funeral Home

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