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Those lucky enough to see one of the 30-minute shows from their cars during the Armoury In Lights Drive-In Experience were treated to a dance performance by Santa, Mrs. Claus and their helpers, as well as a myriad of animated light projections on the Armoury’s facade. The seven-day sold-out event collected donations to help Chatham-Kent’s homeless.
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The Downtown Chatham Centre (DCC) is bankrupt and the municipality won’t be coming to its aid after a potential partnership with a group of Chatham-Kent investors fell through. On Oct. 30, the DCC fell into the possession and
control of BDO Canada Ltd. in accordance with the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. Its total assets are valued at $19.1 million. Chatham-Kent businessmen Robb Nelson and Dan Warrener brought together a group of local investors to purchase the DCC and revitalize it into a downtown core of busi-
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Nelson said they wanted the DCC to be repurposed to fit other needs, such as centralizing a main sector for all of Chatham-Kent, not just Chatham, which would have included businesses, services, agricultural amenities, and government offices. Continued on page 3
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Keep on giving. That’s the request from representatives of local foundations, municipal government, several businesses, and philanthropists recently. The United Way held an online meeting recently with members of its co-investors table and other community representatives, and the message of continued giving was at the forefront. The COVID-19 pandem-
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ic and the restrictions that came with it have made for a challenging time here in Chatham-Kent, and it is not over yet. The municipality has come together in many ways, including the May 16th Miracle and more recently The Gift, as well as through regular support methods. But the need remains. Members of the co-investors table first met in early April as a way to co-ordinate both funding efforts and resources.
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so cool. And I love Christmas” He even developed a special logo that read “Joyeux Noël” and “photographs by Luc Arbour” that he stuck to the back of each card. For now, he is interested in working toward starting his own business. Next, Arbour is hoping to take some portraits of dogs. Arbour’s educational assistant, Jadeyn Martin, said everyone, from the teachers to the students, were proud of him for his accomplishments. “Everyone was like ‘Whoa Luc, bravo! This is awesome, man,’” she said. Cassandra Sadler, resource teacher at Sainte-Catherine, said she is most proud that Arbour managed to explain to students 160 times what his project was about, all the while making sure he and his peers were respecting social distancing protocols.
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C-K council passes on DCC opportunity
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Part of the plan was to have the municipality take on part of the building to be used as the new city hall. Tenants would take on other parts of the DCC. “If you look at key cities across the country, all the core businesses are within four or five blocks and all the amenities are underground, and we can make a small mini-version of that here. It draws in a lot of people and a workforce. That’s what we saw for the growth and stability of Chatham-Kent,” Nelson said. He added it could also solve some of Chatham-Kent’s residential issues. If the municipality moved into the DCC, Nelson said they could have sold the Civic Centre to be converted into housing, which would also become a source of tax revenue. Nelson said in the end the municipality decided to let the private sector deal with the private sector and see what happens with the mall from there. “But we had different views on the economics
of both options,” he said. “We respect that fully and we’ll see what happens to the downtown mall.” Chatham-Kent’s chief administrative officer, Don Shropshire, said he cannot comment on the discussion council had because it happened in closed session. Agenda items dealing with acquisition of property normally go into closed session meetings to keep a buyer or sellers negotiation position confidential. “All I can say is we got an offer from a local investor group and what we did was spend a couple of weeks clarifying the terms of what the agreement would be. And we went to closed session to see if council would want to do it and they didn’t want to.” Shropshire said he will be suggesting to council that staff write an information report to be presented at the next open meeting to provide more details for the public. “I think a lot of the public is curious to know what happened,” he said.
“But I need that decision from council.” The municipality will now have to decide what to do with the current Civic Centre, which is in need of serious renovations that could cost taxpayers up to $18.1 million. The HVAC system alone, the most critical component in need of repair, would cost $9 million. Council was set to discuss the upgrades at the Oct. 19 meeting, but the agenda item was pulled hours before by Shropshire who got the call about the potential DCC investment opportunity. Shropshire said the Civic Centre renovations will likely reappear on the agenda soon. “I have no idea what will happen (to the DCC) now. I am really hoping someone invests in it and finds a good use for it,” Nelson said. “We had a group of us willing to take that risk knowing that the pay off would be years away. We’re business people; there’s no question that there’s got to be an economic outcome to it, but we wanted to also do the
Fund. “COVID-19 has had a profound impact on all of us, and we recognize that we not only provide an essential service to our communities, but we will play an essential role in its recovery,” stated Jim Hogan, President and CEO of Entegrus, in a media release. “These funds will ensure that help will
go to those who are most vulnerable in our community.” Chatham-Kent United Way’s CEO Steve Pratt welcomed the announcement. “Entegrus is known for assisting other utilities in times of crisis after devastating storms in both Canada and the United States,” he said. “It’s com-
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Several local entrepreneurs considered purchasing the Downtown Chatham Centre, but only if the municipality was willing to occupy a portion of the building. Municipal officials said no and the deal fell through.
right thing for the community.” This is not the first time that council looked into moving to the old Sears building. The previous owners approached the municipality three years ago with a similar offer,
but no formal decision was rendered. Shropshire said the current Civic Centre and the Sears building were roughly the same age and the previous owners requested an “astronomically high” amount of money.
“They wanted to sell the Sears space for the same amount (of money as the Civic Centre renovations), and we would just inherit its issues and a shared space. So at the time it was not considered seriously,” Shropshire said.
forting to know that when help is needed in our own backyard, Entegrus is here to answer the call. This significant contribution will help position us to weather this unprecedented storm we are facing in our own community, ensuring basic needs will be met for those who need it most.” Entegrus and its employ-
ees have been supporters of the United Way for many years by participating in several initiatives annually, particularly around the holidays, raising funds for community organizations with the highest needs. “We are proud of the giving nature of the Chatham-Kent Community,” said Hogan. “Our em-
ployees have always rallied to support the causes that need our help, and we are fortunate to be able to financially support many of these efforts.” As well, Entegrus also made a combined $80,000 donation to Salvation Army organizations in Chatham-Kent, St. Thomas and Strathroy this holiday season.
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These were to meet the emergency needs brought on by the pandemic announced mid-March. Since then, $1.9 million has been invested into the Chatham-Kent community to address challenges such as food insecurity, homelessness, mental health and addictions, and other social issues that have intensified due to isolation. As a result, more than 80 human and social services organizations serving our community’s most vulnerable have been buoyed up. Steve Pratt, executive director of the United Way of Chatham-Kent, said there is cause for a pat on the back for the people of Chatham-Kent, but it comes with a reminder to please keep on helping whenever possible. “We’ve done incredibly well. There’s much to celebrate on how we are taking care of our community,” he said, commending the residents of C-K. “But the data says we’re going to see a four-to-six time increase in the need for food support over the next six months,” he said. Polly Smith, the director
of employment and social services with the municipality, said the pandemic has “changed the playing field” when it comes to people at or below the poverty line in Chatham-Kent. “It has definitely increased visible homelessness. We knew we needed to take care of people in danger of losing their housing,” she said. Smith added there is increased demand for food at area food banks as well. “Thanks to the co-investors table, we were able to get a lot of the relief funding out to organizations and serve different populations,” she said. The stress of the pandemic is not just on our support systems, Pratt said, as people are suffering. “We’ve seen a 52-percent increase in calls for domestic violence,” he said. “It is estimated that 11 million Canadians are experiencing higher levels of stress and two million Canadians are experiencing traumatic stress.” As well, front-line workers in health care and social services are starting to burn out. Continued on page 5
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Help needed in many ways who can to step up and help others. “Even though we might be in a challenging spot, now is the time to give a little more. We need to reach backwards and thank everyone for what has happened rather than what is happening now,” he said. Karyn O’Neill of the United Way encourages people to help in any way they can. “Volunteer to help at a local food bank, offer skills to a non-profit,
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Editor’s note: The following editorial is a reprint of the classic 1897 editorial from the New York Sun, a response to a letter from an eight-year-old girl questioning if Santa was real. Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas, how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus? You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are, unseen and unseeable, in the world. You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus? Thank God he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, 10 times 10,000 years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
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Helping our local food banks Drive Away Hunger is back this year. The Chatham Voice has joined forces with select auto dealers in Chatham to purchase needed items for our two Chatham food banks, Outreach for Hunger and the Salvation Army. Thanks to Lally Kia, Chatham Chrysler, Chatham Nissan, and Chatham Volkswagen, we are putting some needed items on the shelves of the food banks. We’re not just dropping off a load of pasta or cereal, items they usually have in good quantities. We instead gathered a list of needs from the food bank experts and we’ll be delivering those items this week. With the lockdown, the need to support our food banks will only grow. If
Bruce Corcoran you can, please donate what you can to help others get through the ongoing pandemic and looming second lockdown. Chatham-Kent, we’ve collectively made miracles this year, but we have more work to do. More drive time
With the lockdown approaching, perhaps it’s time for a quick refresher on drive-thru etiquette. After all, restaurant dining will only be conducted via takeout and drive-thru for the next
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Chatham-Kent’s mayor is encouraging residents to shop local through curbside pickup, as Ontario heads to a province-wide lockdown starting Dec. 26. Premier Doug Ford made the lockdown announcement on Monday. It is in place until Jan. 23 for southern Ontario’s 27 public health units, the government said. Mayor Darrin Canniff said the municipality and its economic development department is continuing to do everything it can to help all businesses move to online platforms to make local shopping easy.
“We just need to stick together as a community, like we have been doing the last nine months,” he said. Municipal-run services will also be feeling the impacts of the closures. Chatham-Kent is already experiencing reductions in revenues from being in the Yellow-Protect as arenas and the casino are running at reduced capacity, Canniff said. The lockdown will further add to the losses. “But I don’t suspect any impact to the 2021 budget,” Canniff said. Chatham-Kent also has more than $2 million that will be carried over from 2020 to any 2021 COVID-related expenses. Last week the provincial gov-
ernment announced that Chatham-Kent will be receiving an extra $1,165,000 in funding that will help the municipality deal with deficits caused by the pandemic. “Every day, people rely on critical services throughout their communities, and with a growing need, this funding is essential,” stated local MPP Rick Nicholls in a press release. Continued on page 9
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greenhouse businesses can continue to grow while also protecting the dark night skies of Chatham-Kent. “The issue has certainly become much more pressing in (other) communities than it is in (Chatham-Kent) at this point. But I think it is now a good time to review and consider the possible options here, ” said Bruce McAllister, general manager of community development for Chatham-Kent. The report will be ready next April, to allow time to consult with all community stakeholders. The issue was brought to Harrigan’s attention
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The bright light pollution from a greenhouse between Chatham and Blenheim can be seen filling the night sky from some distance away.
nuisance bylaws in regard to greenhouse lighting impacts, both taking different approaches to the allowable limits. Deb Mineau, owner of Wenzler’s Landing B&B, is concerned a new greenhouse in Leamington which sits right on the Wheatley border will cause light, smell and increased traffic issues, prompting her to reach out to Harrigan. Mineau said it is an issue that crosses municipal borders. “It’s a scientific fact that (the lights) affect the wildlife. It messes everything up because nature needs a certain amount of dark and light,” she said. “It affects our birds and mating habits.” Mineau has planted corridors of trees connecting
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them to nearby woodlots so animals can safely traverse from one area to the other. “Well now all of the sudden if you put up lights, they won’t travel because they will put themselves at risk from predators.” Although Leamington has since put in a light bylaw, Mineau said municipalities need to work together because a new greenhouse facility, proposed by WJI Farms Inc., on Hickson Road, could halt Wheatley’s business and housing expansion. “People come here because of the dark sky,” she said. “You can’t do that in cities. Rural areas have always been the reprieve from that.” A bylaw for the municipality of Chatham-Kent has not been discussed,
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS! 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone navigating through the COVID-19 Pandemic. We have adhered to all Government regulations and safety protocol to ensure your safety. We, at Royal LePage Peifer Realty appreciate your understanding through these trying times. We are grateful for your past and present patronage and look foward to new and interesting times in 2021. We would like to extend our warmest wishes for a joyous Christmas and prosperity in 2021.
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News
Sports complex on back burner
By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com
With no funding prospects on the horizon, Chatham-Kent council decided to temporarily abandon its dreams for a two-pad, 2,200-seat arena.
On Dec. 14, Chatham-Kent council voted to move the $18.5 million multi-purpose sports complex funds into other projects. “Just to be perfectly clear, we are not abandoning the topic of a multi-pur-
Thinking of you . . . In memory of my mom Ferna, dad Bert LeGroulx, dear son Scott Lauriston, special aunts Willma, Lucy, Inez and Letty and Uncle Leon, John and Ab Brown. To Dad Jules Foulon and others gone too soon. It’s that special time of year,we have always held so dear. Our families favourite time together,we wish we could have another. But that is not so. So set that empty chair for your missing loved one and enjoy the holiday you once enjoyed together. Jeanine Foulon (nee LeGroulx), Dave Foulon and family
Mom,
You left us beautiful memories Your love is still our guide and though we cannot see you, we know you’re always by our side.
Merry Christmas in Heaven Grace Couture • 1948-1995 •
Loving and missing you mom, Jason and family
In loving memory of
Pat Rylett
It broke our hearts to lose you, You did not go alone. For part of us went with you, The day God called you home. Our family chain is broken, And nothing seems the same. But as God calls us one by one, The chain will link again.
Missing you at Christmas and always. Love Gary and all your family! In Loving Memory of my Precious Furry-Kids
Gordie, Jasmine & Buddy ~ Happy Pawlidays I do not need an angel on my Christmas Tree, I have 3 of them at Rainbow Bridge, looking down at me. To all my Furry-Kids You still live in Mommy’s heart. I love you & miss you all. Until we meet again, “Run, Play & Be Happy!” Happy Howl-idays! Your mommy (Lynn Smith) Smokey Faith & Dreamer Merry Christmas at Rainbow Bridge!
pose sports complex arena at all. It is just the current realities,” said Gord Quinton, chief financial officer for Chatham-Kent. The total project amounted to approximately $60 million. During the spring, the municipality
was denied its $36.5 million request from the federal and provincial governments. “We (applied), we didn’t get it. And we don’t see short-term prospects in the next 12 months, where there’ll be another appli-
cation window,” Quinton said. The proposed complex would have replaced the Memorial and Erikson Arenas in Chatham. Thomas Kelly, general manager of infrastructure and engineering, said
that staff will continue to invest in the Chatham sports facilities which are “really due” for repairs. Funding will go toward the Disaster Mitigation Reserve, fibre commitments and the Chatham Public Works Garage.
Missing you at Christmas Deb White
Carrothers In loving memory of a dear sister & friend
Doris Anne
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October 1, 1969 - January 11, 2020 On Angel wings you were taken away but in our hearts you will always stay. Remembered at Christmas and always with love Aaron, Brandi & Mom
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal. Love leaves a memory no one can steal. Forever loved, your sister, Deb.
Glassford In loving memory of a dear father
Earnest James
(October 8, 2020) Forever loved & always remembered by your family
Remembering Jim Snelgrove
There’s a special place beyond the skies above, Somewhere very peaceful, that is full of light and love. That special place is Heaven, where you’re free to laugh and roam. It was your time to go there, so the angels took you home. Now you’re in a better place, your soul is laid to rest Safe with all the angels, for they only take the best.
Merry Christmas in Heaven Dad. Love Jason and family In Loving Memory of My Husband
Francis W. McGivern January 19, 1947 - October 27, 2017
If roses grow in Heaven Lord, please pick a bunch for us. Place them in my husband’s arms and tell him they’re from us. Tell him that we love and miss him and when he turns to smile, place a kiss upon his cheek and hold him for a while. Because remembering him is easy, we do it everyday, but there is an ache within our hearts that will never go away. Love & Miss You Always, Laura, Shane, Jenny & family
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Mike Genge, president of the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation, receives a donation from the Sertoma Foundation of Canada from Tammy Craeymeersch, president of LaSertoma International.
Missing you at Christmas Merry Christmas in Heaven
Willy Schmitchen 1937 - December 22, 2015 You are in our thoughts every day and will be forever missed. Love June, Paul, Maria, Josh and Luke. Harry Rivers
Marion Rivers
December 5, 1991
Mary Jane Wright
Ellwood Wright
Kim Laurie
Sonya White
November 14, 2019
In loving memory of my three sons, Brad, Blake and Kevin Your life was a blessing Your memory a treasure You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure. Love you always, Mom Fern, brothers and sister Wayne, Eugene, Cheryl and David.
August 18, 2009
August 16, 1990
Deb White
January 11, 2020
Kevin 1961-2017
Bill 1954 - 1990
We know you’d be with us today if Heaven wasn’t so far away
Merry Christmas
Always missed by: The Rivers, White, and Laurie families
Happy Birthday Grandma on Christmas Day in Heaven Love your grand-daughter, Robin Lynn
We miss you SO much! You were such a Wonderful Mother & Human Being! Love You Always! Diane & Bob
Geraldine (Geri) Butler 1942 - 2019 It’s been two Christmases now and the hurt still lingers! You are missed as much as ever. Love Alan and family
Mary Castein June 3rd, 1930 - August 5th, 2009 This is our 12th Christmas without you Mary, we all miss you more then ever. We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, but I know we’ll meet again some sunny day. Keep smiling through, just like you used to do, till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away. Absence Makes the Heart Remember T.T.F.N. All my love, B.
surer, Farm Mutual Re. These funds were earmarked for the reinsurer’s mutual support initiative which provided their member mutuals with the opportunity to continue their philanthropic support initiatives and local relief efforts.
May the spirit of Christmas bring you and your family hope, love, and happiness.
(Lawrence & Doris Ivey Smith)
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal Love leaves a memory no one can steal.
Hard to believe four years have passed!
Kent & Essex Mutual is passing on $41,000 in funds to Chatham-Kent community groups. The company was one of 49 mutual insurers to receive a one-time payment of $41,000 from the Cambridge-based rein-
Missing You Grandpa & Grandma at Christmas
There’s a little place within my heart, that is with me everyday. A place where all my memories, are softly tucked away. It is the perfect place, at special times for me to go, for words could not explain, how very much I miss you Grandpa & Grandma. And now that once again, Christmastime has come around, It is where the sweetest memories and thoughts of you both are found.
HELENE NORWOOD (BROWN) Aug. 30th, 1923 – Dec. 23rd, 2016
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Lovingly Mom, Maichelle, Cindy, James, Glenda, Valerie
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Time passes, but the ache of losing you still remains.
The Sertoma Foundation of Canada recently presented the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation with a cheque for $5,000 in support of the CTC-CK Speech Language Therapy program. Over the last few months due to COVID, the Centre has been providing the majority of speech and language therapy through virtual telepractice. This requires the family to have a home computer or iPad in order for the child to see the therapist on a screen and to participate in therapy activities online. Most families can ac-
commodate telepractice with use of their personal home computer or iPad, but some families with limited means just use cell phones with texting, and therefore their child cannot participate in telepractice. “The donation from the Sertoma Foundation of Canada allows us to purchase much-needed equipment to loan to children with speech language needs that cannot participate without loaned equipment,” Mike Genge, president of CTC Foundation, said in a media release. “We are grateful for the ongoing support from this Foundation.”
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C-K partners up for permanent housing
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Chatham-Kent is looking to build 150 supportive housing units in an effort to tackle homelessness throughout the municipality. On Dec. 14, council authorized Employment and Social Services to enter into a service agreement with Indwell, a
Christian-based affordable housing charity, for one-time funding in the amount of $100,000. The funding will go toward a yearlong local Indwell project manager position. The individual will work with NeighbourLink, the municipality, and other housing and health-care stakeholders to build partnerships, find development sites, and
fundraise. “Supportive housing is broadly recognised as an effective way to prevent and address homelessness; as a core service for people with mental health and addiction issues with moderate to severe support needs; a key service for people with developmental disabilities; and it’s a cost-effective service to assist people to live as
independently as possible in a community setting,” said Chantel Perry, manager, Employment and Social Services, and the municipal representative on the Chatham-Kent NeighbourLink Committee. In 2019, the affordable housing gap between supply and demand in Chatham-Kent was 2,625. The supportive housing
gap was 279 individuals, Perry said supportive however, preliminary housing can save money data since COVID-19 puts by preventing unnecesthe supportive housing sary use of emergency numbers up around 400. shelters, reducing hospital “COVID-19 has exacer- visits and the justice corbated system issues in our rectional system. For one community surround- person, those services are ing homelessness, men- estimated to cost between tal health and substance $66,000-$120,000, whereas While yourseeing children are here, their use, and we’re an supportive/ transitional increased need for more housing will cost approxiintensive housing sup- mately $18,000, and $8,000 ports,” Perry said. for affordable housing.
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A former Chatham-Kent resident is adding another chapter to the municipality’s overall history. Earlier this month, Julie Magerka officially released a book entitled Memories of Merlin after finding very little research on the community in the local libraries. “It’s about the history of the village of Merlin told through the stories of people who lived there through the past,” Mager-
ka said. The book traces individual stories of people who lived in the village up to the 1960s. Magerka said this is only Volume One. “When I first started doing research a few years ago on Merlin and I went to the Chatham library and the Tilbury library and places like that, I said ‘What have you got on Merlin?’ Turns out, not much,” Magerka said. Magerka was born and raised in Merlin until she moved to study at the University of Toronto.
She eventually became an English teacher and now lives in Belle River where she teaches computer classes. However, she continues to volunteer with the Merlin Seniors’ Club where she writes a historical column for the village’s newsletter. Through her research, she managed to write enough historical pieces, a monthly article over the course of three years, to compile the stories into a book. “It’s not a chronological history per se. It’s based in
stories about people who were business people or people who had some recognition or some significance within the village and shaped the development of that community,” she said. The book tells the tales of a shoemaker and what prompted him to come to Merlin at the turn of the 20th Century, a bandit named Archie who robbed a family friend’s store, and it highlights a time when Merlin was an up-and-coming town. “It was quite a lively, really active, busy place with lots
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Leon’s Chatham once again is helping area families and the Boy Scouts this Christmas. They are donating Christmas trees to those families from the Scouts’ tree lot. For many years, Ken and Sean Edwards of Leon’s Chatham have supported Scouts through the bulk
Thursday, December 24: • 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. Today’s special is Spaghetti & Meat Sauce with Garlic Bread. Everyone Welcome. Friday, December 25: • Chatham-Kent Community Christmas Dinner. 11:00am-1:30pm. St. Paul’s Congregational Church, 450 Park Ave. W., Chatham. Take Out Only. *preorder your meat at 519-436-0255 (church office). All CK Public Health Covid-19 Guildelines MUST be followed during this event. **Due to Covid-19 this event MAY be subject to last-minute cancellation. Saturday, December 26: • Saturday Morning Breakfast Program at First Presbyterian Church (corner of Fifth St. and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge from 9:30am-11:00am. This will be a TAKE OUT only. Wednesday, December 30: • 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 31: • 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. Saturday, January 2: • 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.
purchase of all remaining Christmas trees. “We are always happy to be a part of this fundraiser, it is a win-win for us. We can support youth in the community and help families that need assistance have a happy Christmas by donating these great trees,” said Ken Edwards in a media release. Chatham 19th Scouts have been
Wednesday, January 6: • 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.
fortunate to fundraise by selling Christmas trees for many years at the lot on St. Clair Street, north of Oxley Drive. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the tree lot had to move a bit further down the street between Bob’s Motor Sports and Affinity Jewelry this year. The Chatham 19th Scouts group is active in the community even with COVID-19 social distancing protocols. With 70 youth and 20 leaders, the group picked up litter along the Thames River downtown over a couple of weekends, and performed cleanup efforts in their neighbourhoods. The Christmas tree fundraiser is one of the most important fundraisers of the year for the Scout group. Leon’s ongoing support ensures the efforts of the youth are successful and will be able to support new activities in the coming year.
• 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. Thursday, January 7: • 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, January 8: • 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 liver & onions or fish & chips. Seating is limited to 50, but take out is also available. Everyone Welcome. Saturday, January 9: • 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. • Saturday Morning Breakfast Program at First Presbyterian Church (corner of Fifth St. and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge from 9:30am-11:00am. This will be a TAKE OUT only.
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Abstract Marketing in downtown Chatham was one of the local businesses to take advantage of the Active Lifestyle Centre’s recent holiday baking fundraiser.
Food and fundraising The Chatham Voice
Volunteers with the Active Lifestyle Centre in Chatham had a busy time of it of late, baking up more than 8,000 treats for the holidays. The centre sold trays of them to individuals and businesses.
Linda Lucas, executive director of the ALC, said this was the centre’s Christmas fundraiser. “I keep teasing everyone that we are fundraising for the centre one cookie at a time,” Lucas said. Between 250 and 300 such trays were sold.
Notice of Public Meeting to Consider Zoning By-law Amendments Regarding Permanent Outdoor Patios & Bloomfield Business Park Take Notice that the Council of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent will consider amendments to the Chatham-Kent Zoning By-law (File D-14 C/52/20/C & C/53/20/C), under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O.1990, c.P.13, concerning the entire Municipality of Chatham-Kent. And Take Further Notice that the proposed amendments under the above file numbers will be considered on the date, and at the time and place shown below: Date: Time:
Monday, January 18, 2021 6:00 p.m. ELECTRONIC MEETING FORMAT
Due to the COVID-19 Emergency, on Monday, March 23, 2020, Council passed By-law 30-2020 that amends the Procedure By-law to permit electronic meetings for Council, Local Boards and Committees. Therefore, there will not be an in-person meeting and this meeting will be conducted through an electronic format only. D-14 C/52/20/C – Permanent Outdoor Patios Some business owners have noted that they may like to invest in constructing a permanent patio in future on their own property, but they are constrained in doing so because of current regulations in the Zoning By-law. Specifically, in several cases the only option to construct a permanent patio would be to use some existing parking spaces. In order to provide this opportunity, it is proposed that the Zoning By-law be amended so that up to 15% of the required and/or existing parking spaces for the main use of the property may be used to construct an outdoor patio. The required number of accessible off-street parking spaces must still be provided. D-14 C/53/20/C – Bloomfield Business Park The Bloomfield Business Park is located at Bloomfield Road and Highway 401. The location consists of approximately 105 acres of planned industrial land. To enhance opportunity for business in ChathamKent it is proposed to expand the permitted uses in the Bloomfield Business Park, specifically the Prestige Industrial Zone (M4) and Light Industrial Zone (M5). The expanded uses will include the sale or lease of light duty, medium duty and heavy duty new and used trucks, the repair of same, and the sale of truck parts, both retail and wholesale, and related uses. This proposal does not include the sales and service of personal or farm vehicles. Information and Providing Comment For more information about these matters, including information about appeal rights, contact Allison Lambing, Planner II, Planning Services at 519.360.1998 or allisonl@chatham-kent.ca. Mail should be directed to Municipality of Chatham-Kent Planning Services, 315 King Street West, Box 640, Chatham ON N7M 5K8. Please note that an Electronic Meeting shall not permit public deputations, except by way of written submission received in advance of the meeting, which shall be submitted to the Planning Services Office or emailed to ckplanning@chatham-kent.ca prior to the start of the Electronic Meeting. Written submissions will be provided to members of Council in advance of the meeting, if possible. The Municipal Clerk will verbally read out the written deputation during the meeting at the time each amendment is considered. While verbal deputations are not permitted, the Electronic Meeting will be open to the public. Should you wish to participate in the Electronic Meeting, please contact Planning Services and instructions will be provided to join the meeting a few days in advance. Dated at the Municipality of Chatham-Kent this 23rd day of December, 2020.
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Uptick to bereavement services
By Jenna Cocullo jenna@chathamvoice.com
COVID-19 has complicated the grieving process as family and friends have to find a new normal in saying goodbye to those they loved and lost. That is especially true during the holiday season where family celebrations won’t look nor-
mal either. The Chatham-Kent Hospice’s grief and bereavement support group has seen an uptake in referrals since the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is not expected to slow down anytime soon. “There are a lot of challenges people are facing before the death of their loved one, and af-
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ter in their grief, because they’re feeling, a lot of them, quite isolated. People can’t access their support system as easily,” said Sally Reaume with the hospice. More than 12,700 Canadians have died of COVID-19. Chatham-Kent has only seen three individuals pass away from the virus (as of Dec. 14), a 0.57 per cent death rate, well below the national average. Reaume said COVID-related deaths are not the reason the services are needed more. The Canadian Grief Alliance – a coalition of national leaders in
grief and bereavement – wants the federal government to develop a national grief strategy “to bolster the country’s grief services to meet the growing demand. Existing and recently announced mental health initiatives do not include grief services,” according to their statement. Reaume said Chatham-Kent’s Hospice has been following the alliance’s efforts closely, believing the impacts will be felt not only with family members but also health-care workers who are losing patients to the pandemic. Reaume would like to see that
Wishing our families, volunteers and donors a very Merry Christmas. Thank you to our community for your donations and continued generosity in helping us feed families in need.
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everyone has access to grief services at no cost. The hospice’s services opened up in 2019 and are funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. However, with only two staff members, and service open to everyone, Reaume said there may be a wait. “Even though the loss may not be due to COVID, everything has changed from the way that visitors are allowed in the hospitals to see people in their last days, to the rituals at the funeral homes, which have to be limited for safety,” Reaume said. A critical point in the grieving process can be put on hold for many family and friends that aren’t able to have the funeral that they had hoped for their loved one, Reaume said. Some of them are even having to wait for future dates in order to have the funeral they would like to have. “We encourage people to find things that are meaningful for them. They can have a private ritual, a candle-lighting ceremony with the family members that are there.” This season will provide extra struggles for grieving families who have a hard time during the holidays.
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It is with deep sadness that we say goodbye to our mom and partner, Vandy Lynn Neaves. Vandy passed away on Monday, December 14th, 2020. She was born on April 5, 1965 in Chatham to Carol Falconer and Terrence Bird. Vandy leaves behind her partner, Kevin Clarke. She will be forever remembered by her children, Elizabeth (Holden) Perry, Carol-Jean (Andrew) Walker and Michael (Alyssa) Bannister. Grandma will be always loved by Chloe, Dustin, Asiah, Dalton, Ezekeil, Calvin, Hazzel and Coen. Charitable donations may be made in Vandy’s memory to the Canadian Cancer Society. Arrangements entrusted to Life Transitions Burial and Cremation Service Inc. Online condolences are welcome at www.lifetransitions.ca
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The family of Marvin (Mike St Peter) would like to thank everyone for their kindness and concern shown during Mike’s illness and recent passing. Thank you to those that brought food and baked goods to the house, for the lovely floral tributes, the beautiful sympathy cards, and generous donations made in Mike’s memory. Special thanks to Dr. Rowden & nurses at CKHA and the palliative care team of Erie St Clair LHIN. Also, thank you to McKinlay Funeral home for your care and compassion shown to our family. Your acts of kindness were very much appreciated during this difficult time. Deloris St Peter & family.
The Active Lifestyle Centre wishes to thank local businesses and individuals supporting the centre through its holiday dessert tray program. Key supporting businesses include: MSSC Chatham • North Kent Mutual Insurance Shopper’s Drug Mart •Home Hardware- Keil Drive Meritor • Family Service Kent Abstract Marketing • Ramsden Industrial Finishes
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