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TekSavvy Solution’s efforts to protect the privacy of its customers proved costly recently, to the tune of about $325,000.

A federal court ordered Voltage Pictures to pay the Chatham company $21,500 in regards to its legal battle on behalf of “John and Jane Does.”

TekSavvy spent $346,000 fighting to protect the privacy of more than 2,000 nameless clients, Bram Abramson, chief legal officer for the local company said.

In 2011 and 2012, Voltage, a U.S. film distribution company, filed in Canadian court to obtain personal information of certain customers of Canadian Internet Service Providers (ISPs), including TekSavvy, Bell Canada and Cogeco. Voltage alleged these people had used their Internet accounts to illegally download content.

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Members of the public view Philip Cote’s “Dismantling the Myth, as an agent of change” posters during the opening night of the third annual Breaking Barriers Art Exhibition. The event took place at The Thames Art Gallery in Chatham on March 20. Breaking Barriers aims to promote social inclusion, and eliminate barriers. The Tugging at the Taproots of Tenacity exhibit was a project organized by The Prosperity Roundtable, Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Employment and Social Services, and The Thames Art Gallery, featuring artists Rebecca Baird and Cote.

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they could take any action they deemed necessary.”

Another $108,000 came in the form of administration costs he said.

“Part of it was looking up information we were required to look up and potentially release. A larger piece was internal costs to send out the information to the customers,” he said. “We had a lot of worried folks. This had never happened in Canada before.”

Michael Geist, a University of Ottawa professor and a legal expert, wrote about the decision in his blog, www.michaelgeist.ca. He believes the court cost ruling should have other service providers concerned.

“The decision sends a warning signal to ISPs that getting involved in these cases can lead to significant costs that won’t be recouped.

That is a bad message for privacy,” he said.

“So is the likely outcome for future cases (should they arise) with subscribers left with fewer notices and information from their ISP given the costs involved and the court’s decision to not compensate for those costs.

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Despite the decision, Abramson Ministry Team: Rev. Mike Maroney, Ron Reeve, Christy Cobb said it’s “business as usual” for TekSavvy today.

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Abramson said the court is only ordering Voltage to pay back about 6% of what TekSavvy spent.

“We just thought it was a very narrow reading that doesn’t help customers who are worried about their privacy,” he said. “It doesn’t even cover our legal bills, never mind all the work we did internally. This was a very major undertaking for our company. The irony was taking steps to protect our users’ privacy rights was something the court said it did not feel up to being included in the cost order.”

Abramson said of the $346,000 TekSavvy spent in regards to the dispute, $178,000 was directly related to legal costs.

“It was a long-running saga,” he said. “A lot of that went into seeking advice and how to inform our users, and to ensure they get warned and have the time to be warned so

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Dennis Parker, a member of the organizing committee for Chatham’s submission to the Kraft Hockeyville contest, was out and about last week raising awareness for this community placing in the top 10 in this year’s contest. Voters had about 48 hours earlier this week to vote for their communities. In Chatham-Kent, computers at public libraries were set up to allow people to come in and vote as often as they liked. If Chatham makes it into the top two, there will be another round of voting this weekend.

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Regardless of how the voting goes, Chad “Superfan” Peterson, the driving force behind Chatham’s Kraft Hockeyville campaign, will be honoured for his efforts.

The Chatham Maroons plan on recognizing him during their annual awards banquet.

“Chad has been the driving force behind the Chatham Kraft Hockeyville campaign.

He’s always at our Home games wearing his hard hat with the red light that flashes when the Maroons score,” Maroons president Bill Szekesy said in a media release. “We as an organization want to show our appreciation for

what he has done by giving Chad a current, personalized Maroons jersey and a 2015-2016 season pass.”

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A working lunch is nothing new, but members of the Festival of Giving committee may have invented the walking lunch during their meeting last week.

A group of about eight committee members spent Friday munching on pizza as they walked though the John D. Bradley Convention Centre in preparation for the 14th annual event April 18.

That day more than 1,000 people will attend the event and, if past performance is any indication, they will raise more than $300,000 for the foundation of the Chatham-Kent Children’s Treatment Centre and other local charities Although the festival is the single biggest one-day fundraising event in Chatham-Kent, it’s actually an eight-month long commitment for the volunteers who began last October.

Planned like a military exercise but looking like a travelling circus, the festival has already raised more than $2.25 million since its beginning at St. Joseph’s Hall.

After outgrowing that facility, it moved to Kinsmen Auditorium before shifting to the Bradley Centre in 2012.

Carol Summers, sales and event manager at the Bradley Centre, said working

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Members of the 2015 Festival of Giving committee toured the John D. Bradley Convention Centre Friday in preparation for the April 18 event.

with the FoG group is a pleasure.

“In a word, they’re amazing,” she said.

“They have so much fun doing what they do. Every year we’re just surprised by how they just keep topping themselves.”

Art Stirling, executive director of the Foundation of the Chatham-Kent Children’s Treatment Centre, said the continuing success of the event is due

to the steering committee and community involvement.

“We have some high-energy people with plenty of talent. They take charge

of whatever area of responsibility they’re given and they do what they say they’re going to do,” he said.

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“The festival is a lot of work, but the committee and the volunteers make it a lot of fun as well.”

The event is once again a sell out with a waiting list.

“The bulk of the tickets are sold within hours of putting them on sale,” Stirling said.

Although the group has some turnover on committees, many of the former members are still linked in one way or another.

“We’ve had chairs in the past such as George Bossy, Michael Grail, Greg Hetherington and Darrin Canniff who are still active in various ways,” he said. “No one

ever really leaves hooked because unless they move it’s such a good out of the comcause and so munity.” much fun.”

This year’s coDuring Friday’s chairs Greg and meeting, she was Patty Purchase pointing out the and Darrin and various attracTina Evans got tions and events hooked just by to other memattending. bers who wonArt Stirling “I came a few dered how it was times and then I possible. really got interested in “I know there’s a lot gothe behind-the-scenes ing on, but I think it’s gowork,” Greg said. “The ing to be amazing,” she next thing I knew, I was said with a laugh. co-chair.”

Based on the past few It’s a similar refrain for years, attendees won’t be Donna Polowick, who is let down. in charge of decorating Stirling said the festival and preparing a floor has between 75 and 100 plan for this year’s event. sponsors, led by Union “I’ve been involved for Gas that annually makes six or seven years. I got a contribution of $50,000.

The festival doesn’t just rely on sponsors, as more than 300 volunteers work to take care of everything down to the smallest detail.

Friday’s meeting discussed who was to be in charge of “cleaning up” anything left behind by the horses that will greet people at the centre entrance.

“We gather more than 400 auction items each year from local firms who step up and provide us with products,” Stirling said. “Without all of the volunteers, this just wouldn’t happen.”

He said there have been representatives from outof-town charities who have heard of the event’s

dren’s Treatment Centre’s Freedom Riders adapted bicycling program.

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“one-day success” and want to emulate it.

“Most of the time they just look at the amount of work and number of volunteers it takes and

they don’t even try,” he said. “That’s a testament to the incredible community support we have in Chatham-Kent.”

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Walking the walk Talk, as they say, is cheap, while action costs time, money and effort.

Many of the businesses and individuals being honoured at the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce this week have proven that when they talk, they back it up.

Barry Fraser, whose resume would fill this entire space, has been named the Chamber’s citizen of the year.

He has given tirelessly to this community, much of his work starting after he formally “retired.”

Victory Ford Lincoln Sales Ltd. has been named corporate citizen of the year. General manager Don “Sparky” Leonard is known as one of the most community-minded individuals on the local business scene.

Both Fraser and Leonard are, not coincidentally, Rotarians, a group whose Service Above Self motto says it all.

Leonard couldn’t do what he does without the blessing of Victory owner Vince Lally, who deserves a tip of the cap.

Bob DeVolder and his daughter Lisa have built a strong agriculture business the right way and have contributed to scores of causes behind the scene.

Other winners Southwest Granite & Glass, Emily Meko and Jessica Weaver are just embarking on their contributions, but are on the right path.

Not on the podium this year but cut from the same cloth is Chatham’s TekSavvy which spent nearly $350,000 defending its customers’ right to privacy when a U.S. film distributor demanded it hand over client info.

While major Internet providers rolled over, TekSavvy fought the matter as one of principle. It succeeded in having some legislation changed but even though it won, a federal court denied TekSavvy’s attempt to recoup its costs, providing only about $20,000.

Undaunted, the firm plans to continue to protect its clients in future actions.

Combine that fight with its ongoing commitment to community causes and TekSavvy has earned the respect of everyone in Chatham-Kent.

The firms named above demonstrate that investing in Chatham-Kent, and doing business the right way can pay off in the heart as well as the pocketbook.

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Contest raises arena questions Sir: Kudos to Chad Peterson and all the people who have worked so hard to have Chatham-Kent named as Kraft Hockeyville Canada.

Here’s hoping their efforts culminate in the $100,000 worth of upgrades to Chatham Memorial Arena and an NHL pre-season exhibition game to be played here. The community was one of 10 finalists in the contest and the winner was to be chosen through on-line voting.

The potential win for Chatham-Kent leaves the council of the municipality in somewhat of a quandary, however. If money does come for updates to Memorial Arena, I assume that means that a new arena is out of the question at least for the foreseeable future. After all, it would seem foolish

to make several thousand dollars in repairs to a facility – regardless of who is footing the bill – then level it for a new facility within a few years.

There are folks who have suggested for some time that Memorial Arena should be replaced by a new arena. Memorial Arena was built in 1949 and has been home to hockey players such as NHLers Ken Houston, and T. J. Brodie and champion figure skater Shae Lynn Bourne.

Those people would suggest that a twin pad with seating for about 3,000 would serve the Chatham Junior Maroons, minor hockey and skating to name just a few activities.

Recently, Chatham was courting an Ontario Hockey League fran-

chise, but it seems that any potential candidate requires a much better facility, with a seating capacity of at least 5,000 be built or at least get a commitment that one would be erected.

It seems that making all these repairs to a building that is 60-plus years old would preclude the building of any new facility whether an OHL team comes here or not.

If Chatham-Kent does win the grand prize, I would like to suggest a couple of ways to spend the money.

One would be to install a new heating system.

I have often attended games in which the heat would click off automatically leaving patrons freezing on a cold winter night. Heat is only available, such as it is, at one

end of the arena, while patrons at the other end are left to shiver.

Another good way to spend money would be to fix the elevator system maybe to something that would allow fans to use it without having to bother the volunteer security guards who already have enough to do.

Washrooms and concession stands are other potential areas, and I’m sure others could think of many more.

If Memorial Arena is to remain the major rink in Chatham-Kent, council should be willing to chip in funds besides the Kraft money (and the $200,000 it spent last year to upgrade dressing rooms) to do things up right.

Brian Cleeve Chatham

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In defense of creationism Sir: Let’s straighten out this business of evolution.

It is a theory, an idea, and an assumption that has not yet been proven.

My theory is that the moon is made of green cheese. It is still a theory until I prove it and then it will become a fact (fat chance)!

Evolution has always been known as Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. When did it cease to be a theory and become accepted as a fact? Who proved this theory?

Darwin was, for the last 30 years of his life, a Christian.

Isn’t that interesting! What did he learn from his scientific work?

If we really did evolve from monkeys, why are there still monkeys on the planet? What caused them

to stop evolving? If you evolved from a monkey, has evolution come to an end or are humans going to keep on evolving and end up looking like something from outer space?

And if there really is something like evolution, how come mothers still have only two hands? Why have human footprints been found in sediment close to footprints of dinosaurs?

The Bible states that humans should be able to live to reach the age of 120 years.

Modern scientists believe that humans should be able to reach the age of 120 years.

Interesting coincidence.

The Bible says we are all descendants of the same parents; commonly know as Adam and Eve.

Modern scientists decidedly believe that we are all descendants of the same mother and that mother lived in the north part of Africa and she was black.

With the modern use of DNA knowledge, I tend to believe they are reasonably accurate and it tends to agree with the Bible.

Concerning MPP Rick Nicholls’ remark about his belief regarding evolution, when did he lose his right to free speech? It was just a casual remark; it was not the main topic of a prepared speech.

If you attack a person for being so stupid as to not believe in evolution, then you are calling all Christians stupid because they believe

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in one God who created all things, including humans.

I am a member of a minority group, namely the senior citizen white male taxpaying Christian group. You can’t fire me; I am retired. I am also a retired teacher seeking truth and if I had my way in a classroom I would discuss both the evolution and creation and let students make their own decision.

They are intelligent, you know, and it is their life decision, not ours.

I will keep believing in creation, one creator and an existence after life on this planet. I am absolutely certain something is guiding my life. A hundred years from now, we will see who is right.

Bill Elders Chatham

Sir: Like many others, I am proud to live in the Chatham-Kent area, home to one of Canada’s richest farm belts and the source of half of southern Ontario’s farm production.

Our farmers are the best, and their vegetables are the best.

That’s why I was shocked to get a bag of California-style frozen veggies purchased locally with a Tillsonburg, Ont., brand name that claims on the packet to be “proudly Canadian owned and operated.”

The vegetable mix comprised carrots, cauliflower and broccoli, all of which can be bought from local growers. But I was shocked to see “product of China” at the bottom of the label.

Shouldn‘t we, who live on one of Canada’s richest farm belts, be exporting our products to China, a country that has a fifth of its farmland polluted?

Maybe we should be exporting vegetables to China, therefore, doing them a favor.

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Little chance of serious local flooding

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

For the second straight year, the spring thaw has been kind to Chatham.

The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority (LTVCA) issued a flood warning on March 14 and opened up its McGregor Creek diversion channel. But the conservation authority shut down the channel only a few days later, the LTVCA’s Jason Wintermute said, as water levels quickly peaked in many areas of the watershed.

He said most of the snow in Chatham-Kent melted in a short time window, while to the east there still is some on the ground, but not likely enough to cause any significant flooding of the Thames down our way.

This year, we suffered

through a rougher winter than the London area, bucking the trend.

“We got hit with one big snowfall and they didn’t get as much,” Wintermute said. “We kind of had more than usual and they had normal amounts.”

He said most of our snow melted in about a week’s time. At first, the snow absorbed the water, but once it became saturated, it released the runoff in a short time period.

“We had a week of these warming temperatures and we didn’t get much running off. We hit that one day and it kind of all just vanished. Over two days, we lost all that snow,” Wintermute said.

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Canada geese swim lazily along a flooded creek south of Chatham recently. Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority officials say the slow thaw last week helped the snow melt in a timely fashion without serious risk of flooding.

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A two-phase wind farm project has been endorsed by council for North Kent.

The project, by Samsung and Pattern Energy, will lead to a maximum of 90 new wind turbines being constructed in the former Dover and Chatham townships.

John Norton, the chief legal officer for Chatham-Kent, and Tomo Matesic, president of Entegrus Transmissions Inc., presented to council on Monday about the proposed project, which was being recommended by staff.

Norton said Samsung and Pattern offered up a number of community

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“This is the best package Chatham-Kent has ever been offered by a renewable energy project,” Norton said.

One of the offers was to give the Municipality the option to purchase a “15% equity interest” in the North Kent Wind Projects, as an additional community benefit.

Council agreed to do this through Entegrus Inc. Norton said another positive was a $4 million community contribution.

The potential property tax revenue from the project would be approximately $250,000 per year.

Matesic said phase one of the project will be approximately 100

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When he encounters those who deny climate change, Jim Dr. Young, a senior air quality and weather specialist with ARCADIS SENES Canada, shakes his head in disbelief. “Of course there is climate change,� he said. “There always has been and always will be climate change. The question is to what degree humans are influencing those changes and what are we going to do about it.�

Young said climate change deniers don’t reflect reality and by clouding the issue, they divert attention from the fact that society is experiencing changes it needs to deal with. “We are experiencing more extreme weather and it is costing us untold millions of dollars,� he said. “Whether we are forced to dig ourselves out from more massive winter storms, deal with

water pollution from record breaking rainfall or deal with infrastructure which wasn’t designed to handle the extremes, there is a cost to all this.�

Young said his firm has decades of serving individuals, private clients and municipalities in providing data about air quality and weather modeling to allow them to make decisions regarding future projects.

By serving a variety of clients, his firm strengthens its credibility. “We don’t want to be pigeonholed. We let the science speak for itself.� “If you’re a municipality putting in a culvert or a bridge, you need to know what stresses it will have to endure,� he said. “Businesses considering investments need as much information as possible.�

In late 2013 Young made a presentation recommending Chatham-Kent undertake a climate projection so that specific areas could be assessed properly.

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Young said the field of climate study and change has been hindered by what he called “a tactical error� in bringing the subject forward.� “The term ‘climate change’ doesn’t inspire much buzz, but when the term ‘global warming’ was used, everyone paid attention. The problem is that the term is only a very small part of what climate change is all about.�

Young said the City of Toronto has used weather data to help it plan its capitol works projects, but there is plenty of information that can be used across many facets of the community.

In his report to Chatham-Kent, Young said farmers need to be educated and encouraged to incorporate windbreaks and hedgerows on their properties so in times of extreme heat and dry-

ness, their valuable soil will not be blown away.

They also need to plan for higher runoff during extreme rains so that their fields are not flooded. And they might be encouraged to consider planting some different crops that will thrive on extreme conditions.

He said regulations need to be in place to reduce nutrient run-off and effluent to keep waterways clean to avoid algae blooms with the accompanying smells and fish kills. Those waters, if kept clean, will be a source of food and tourism dollars.

Climate change also brings up opportunities, he said. “Warmer weather and longer seasons can enhance our outdoor use, from biking to water-related activities. We can examine different crops that might be useful in some rotation. It’s not about doom and gloom as much as it is about recognizing changes are happening and what to do about it,� he said.

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Influenza invades the Corcoran home for a flu shot this year, and while I didn’t avoid some chest congestion, it seems that’s the only element of our daughter’s illness that landed with me.

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On the weekend, with me downstairs helping our daughter with a school project and Mary under a blanket on the loveseat upstairs, we performed a strange calling to each other. I’d cough; she’d cough. And they sounded eerily similar, as we tried to move phlegm (that’s a great word, isn’t it?) and stop wheezing.

What I have observed firsthand through this spate of illness is that the flu shot is effective. I would take that tiny prick to the arm in the fall anytime to avoid the aches and fever that ravaged my family.

I have a feeling that next year, I won’t be the only one in the house getting one either.

We love our backyard pond, and usually have it up and running by now. But it’s still quiet, and a lot emptier.

Last week, when I stepped outside to light the barbecue, I noticed all the snow and ice had melted over the pond, revealing a sad sight. I saw a dead fish. It looked pretty big, so I figured it was one of our koi. As I walked over for a closer look, I noticed another, and then more. In total, all six of our koi had died during this very cold winter.

We have a heater in our pond, and it worked keeping a little bit of the pond from freezing over, allowing carbon dioxide to escape. But the extreme cold must have been too much on the koi, as the more hardy goldfish are OK. Go figure.

We received some of the koi as gifts and bought a few more when they were on sale. One had been in the pond for a decade and had really grown to an impressive size.

I’m not sure if we’ll replace these beautiful fish, or opt to just add more goldfish. While I worry what future winters may bring, koi really add character to a pond, in colour and size. They consume three times the food a goldfish does, and grow much more quickly as a result.

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I must thank Cindy Vinall of the Chatham branch of the Canadian Cancer Society, as she has hooked me up with some of my much-needed rehab gear for after my hip surgery.

Cindy went through knee replacement surgery, and loaned me her walker and an exercise board. The walker is pretty sweet, as it’s a dark copper with black highlights.

I tried it out the night I brought it home, naturally.

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With the Cinderella Project, spearheaded by Chatham’s Jenna Postma, many area girls will get the chance to go to graduation or prom in a gently used gown of their choice.

With only a couple of months left until grad and prom season, Postma said she has collected about 20 dresses and a pair of shoes, and is still looking for more donations.

She is trying to make sure every girl who wants to gets the chance to attend her special event looking and feeling, well, special.

“I’ve been working on it for about a year now,” Postma said. “It started last year with the story about the girl who was looking for a prom dress at Goodwill, but was turned down because she was a couple of dollars short. Everyone pitched in to get her a dress.”

The problem, Postma said, was the girl was picked on for needing help to get a dress, until it reached the point she didn’t even want to go.

That is why Postma wanted to do something to help.

“I don’t like to see people go without, if I can help it,” Postma explained. “Especially with grad, you worked so hard to get there and then can’t go to that night you earned.”

It isn’t just about the girls either.

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Hunter lost cousin to cancer and wanted to help others kabobs for sale, and just a great deal of fun to be had.

On March 15, everyone When a young Tupper- took to the ice for a skate ville girl discussed the and then headed up to the death of a cousin due to community room where cancer with her family, she Hunter had her hair cut decided she wanted to do off, which she donated to something to help beat the Locks of Love.

The funds disease. raised will Hunter Es- “Hunter did an amazgo to help cott’s wish ing thing for such a fund childcame to fruihood cancer tion recently young child. We can’t as she held thank Hunter enough.” research.

Hunter ’s H u n t e r ’ s - Hunter’s uncle Scott Ball uncle Scott Skate and Cut for Cancer March 15, Ball, whose late daughter Shelby Sullivan is the inraising more than $5,300.

Hunter, 8, cut off about spiration behind the effort, 18 inches of her hair as a was floored by the result.

“I’d like fundraiser. say But that was “It was overwhelming. to thanks to just the tip of We set an event goal everybody the fundraistheir ing iceberg, of $2,000. We couldn’t for support,” as more than believe the response. he said.

125 family It blew us away. The “Hunt and friends kindness of strangers er did an turned out to is just incredible.” a m a z the Thames - Mom Brooke Field ing thing Campus for such Arena to take part in the day. There a young child. We can’t were door prizes, candy thank Hunter enough.”

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Hunter Escott, 8, donates the proceeds of a fundraiser she led March 15 to Krissy Rioux of the Chatham branch of the Canadian Cancer Society.

Hunter’s mother, Brooke Field, is a proud parent.

She couldn’t believe how much support her youngest daughter received from the community.

Sponsor businesses and individual donors were quick to help out.

“It was overwhelming.

We set an event goal of $2,000. We couldn’t believe the response. It blew us away,” she said. “The kindness of strangers is just incredible.”

Hunter is also very appreciative of the results.

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“Thanks to the people who were so supportive when I was doing Hunter’s Skate and Cut for Cancer,” she said.

Hunter, a goalie with the Chatham Outlaws, joked her shorter hair has improved her play between

the pipes.

“I get up faster because I don’t have so much weight,” she said.

What does she plan to do now, with her shorter hair? Hunter wants to let it grow back and do it all over again.

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3:00pm: PROGRAM OVERVIEW: Meet with our Registered Nurse to learn about this program and the opportunities it provides you with.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015

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Thursday, March 26, 2015 • Wallaceburg Blood Donor Clinic at the Wallaceburg UAW Hall Local 251. 88 Elm Drive South from 2:30pm-7:30pm.

• Outing to Dresden Casino with the Chatham Retirement Resort, 25 Keil Dr. N., Chatham. Leaving at 1:00pm. Enjoy the afternoon at the slots and possibly make a little money while your at it!

Friday, March 27, 2015 • Gospel duo The Reids will perform in the West Lounge at Meadow Park (Chatham), 110 Sandy St. at 2:00pm.

• Music by The Joy Makers at 2:00pm at the Chatham Retirement Resort, 25 Keil Dr. N., Chatham.

• Resident Birthday Party at 2:00pm at Chatham Retirement Resort, 25 Keil Dr. N., Chatham. Come help us celebrate the birthdays in March at the resort with a sing along with Stephanie and Kathryn and enjoy a cup of coffee and cake.

• Walk With Jesus at Blenheim United Church, 49 George St, Blenheim. A powerfully moving multi sensory event that guides guests along Jesus’ footsteps during His last days on earth. A FREE interactive experience from 6:30pm-7:30pm.

• Meal and fun darts at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham from 5:30pm-7:00pm.

Choice of liver & onions, roast beef or fish and chips for $8.00. Everyone Welcome.

• Dutton Blood Donor Clinic at the Dutton Community Centre, 1 Scotland Street from 5:00pm-8:00pm.

• A marriage enrichment seminar that ministers to engaged or married couples. Escape for a Romantic Weekend at the Thames Christian Fellowship. $25/person.

Register at TCP office 519-352-3956.

Saturday, March 28, 2015 • Indoor Garage Sale at the Spirit and Life Centre, 180 Wellington St. W. from 8:00am-12:00pm. Sponsored

by St. Joseph City and Harwich CWL Councils.

• Meat draw and dance at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Meat draw from 4:00pm-6:00pm and dance from 4:00pm-10:00pm featuring Don & Bonnie. Everyone Welcome!

• Chatham St. Andrew’s United Church Women are hosting a muffin party and bake sale from 9:30am11:30am in Fellowship Hall. A free will offering is requested at the door.

Sunday, March 29, 2015 • Little Girl’s Easter Tea Party hosted by PMP Teen Models at DCC from 1:00pm-3:30pm. Lower Café area, special event for ages 4-7. Advance booking at pmpteenmodel@gmail.com. Admission cost: canned goods for Outreach for Hunger.

• Lace up for our signature fundraiser . . . Bowl for Kids Sake. Have fun, raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Cash prizes to be won! Join us for “Zombie Bowl” costume optional. Sign up today at www. bigbrothersbigsistersofchatham-kent.com or call 519351-1582 for more information.

• Ham Bingo at the Visitation Church Hall, 5407 County Road 35, Comber Side Road at 7:30pm. 10 regular rounds, 3 special rounds & door prizes. Everyone is Welcome!!

Tuesday, March 31, 2015 • Shuffleboard, pool and euchre at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham starting at 7:00pm. Everyone Welcome!

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 • Luncheon Fashion Show at Chilled Cork, 22 William St. S., 519-354-7818. Proceeds to Habitat for Humanity Chatham-Kent.

• Fun darts at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham starting at 7:30pm.

• Who’ A Fool Bingo. What is that you ask? Come out and see for yourself. Prizes awarded and lots of fun to be had at Chatham Retirement Resort, 25 Keil Dr. N., Chatham.

Thursday, April 2, 2015 • Easter Bake Sale at Chatham Retirement Resort, 25 Keil Dr. N., Chatham from 11:00am-2:00pm. come and help support the Activities Dept.

• Easter Super Bingo at 2:00pm at the Chatham Retirement Resort, 25 Keil Dr., N., Chatham. This is our annual Easter Bingo with enhanced prizes. Free to play.

Friday, April 3, 2015 • Meal and darts at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner 5:30pm-7:00pm, fish & chips or roast beef for $8.00.

One meat draw. Open darts at 7:30pm.

• St. Joseph’s Knights of Columbus Council #10436 are putting on a Fish Fry at the Spirit and Life Centre, 184 Wellington St. W., Chatham from 4:00pm-7:00pm serving perch or pickerel, baked potato or french fries, coleslaw and bun. $15 per adult, children 6-12 is $7.00. Children under 5 are free. We will do take out orders as well. Phone 519-354-0091.

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Drive seniors to appointments, groceries, banking, etc. in Chatham-Kent. Contact Marjorie for further info CHAP 519-354-6221 ext. 241.

Chatham-Kent Metal Detecting Club Meetings - Last Thursday of the Month, 7:00pm at Evangel Community Church, 76 Sandy St., enter at the back door. Guests Welcome.

VON Volunteer Visiting opportunities available call Jan 519-352-4462 ext. 5227 Toastmasters is a place where you develop and grow - both personally and professionally. Meetings are a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Guests are always welcome. Join the Chatham-Kent Toastmasters at GreenField Ethanol, 275 Bloomfield Road on Mondays from 6:30 – 8:00pm.

Royal Canadian Air Cadets 294 (Kinsmen) Squadron is looking for new members. If you are between 12 and 18 years of age and have an interest in aviation, camping or just meeting new friends we invite you to visit us any Monday at 6:30 pm at the Chatham Armoury 280 Bloomfield Rd in Chatham. You can also contact us at 519-352-7090.

Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com

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From left, Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre program manager Angela Corso, and EFTO committee members Leanne Woodcock and Shawne Wilton showcase some of the pajamas donated by local teachers to the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre.

PJ help from local teachers The Chatham Voice

The Lambton Kent Elementary Teachers Federation collected more than 600 pairs of pajamas, with more coming in, to help the women and children at the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre and Interval Home in Sarnia.

The Federation’s Status of Women Committee members have been donating toiletries to the Centre in Chatham for years, but this year decided to focus on the need for pajamas for women who often have to leave their homes with just the clothes on their backs.

Entegrus honoured

Local energy distribution company Entegrus received accolades recently.

The company received the customer service excellence award from the Electricity Distributors Association (EDA).

Entegrus scooped up the award at the association’s annual gala dinner, held in Toronto.

The EDA presents the award to an Ontario utility that shows excellence in the development of programs for the benefit of a utility’s customers.

“We are consistently striving to meet the needs of our customers,” Jim Hogan, president and CEO of

Entegrus, said in a media release.

“In 2014, we focused on the online customer, revamping current online offerings and launching new channels.”

Lally Ford receives President’s Award

Ford of Canada announced Thursday that Lally Ford in Tilbury is part of an elite group of Ford and Lincoln dealerships to be recognized with the 2014 President’s Award.

The award is Ford’s highest dealership honour, and it is handed out annually to dealerships that demonstrate outstanding achievement in sales and customer satisfaction.

“Earning the President’s Award signifies our entire staff’s dedication to delivering superior customer satisfaction day in and day out,” Lally Ford principal Vince Lally said in a media release. “I couldn’t be more proud to receive this recognition, especially since it comes from the people we value most – our customers. They’re the reason we are able to accept this award.”

This is the second year in a row that Lally Ford has been awarded the Diamond President’s Award, the highest level of the award available to Ford dealerships. Over its history, the dealership has received 22 awards from Ford of Canada for sales, service and customer service.

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Life

Local couple rewarded for woodlot work

Gary, Marilyn Eagleson honoured for their woodlot efforts near Florence

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

As some folks tear down woodlots in the area, one local couple is being recognized for their efforts in preserving – and improving – theirs.

Chatham’s Gary and Marilyn Eagleson recently were named recipients of the 2015 woodlot management award from the Lambton Woodlot Owners’ Association. The Eaglesons own a 58-acre parcel of land near Florence.

They purchased the property in 2006. Gary said a great deal of work has gone into helping to return much of the property to its natural state.

The land straddles the Fansher Creek, which feeds into the Sydenham River. When the Eaglesons purchased the property, it had 40 acres of young Carolinian growth, plus 18 acres of land used for crop farming.

Work with the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority and the Rural Lambton Stewardship Network has turned most of the farmland back into wildlife habitat.

Gary said the groups have donated about $20,000 worth

of initiatives – from tree planting to good, old-fashioned hard work – to help rehabilitate the property.

There are now four ponds on the land, using the natural drainage features of the clay soil. Four acres of tall-grass prairie has been seeded and grown. Carolinian trees and shrubs dominate the remaining acreage.

Gary’s particularly proud of the tall grass portion of his property.

“It was beautiful last year,” he said. “Last fall, it sounded like a bagpipe band warming up with all the honeybees.”

That buzz has a friend interested in setting up a satellite bee yard on the property, he said.

A section of the land is home to a variety of nut trees – hazelnut, heartnut and chestnut. Gary would love to see the nuts harvested at some point in the future.

There is also a berry patch, home to black and red raspberries.

Gary calls the work on the property “constant,” but he wouldn’t have it any other way. He and Marilyn grew up on farms and have long had respect for the environ-

ment, he said. When the opportunity came up to acquire the land, they jumped at it.

They have since built a log cabin on the property, even celebrating New Years there one year.

With as much work as has gone into the property, Gary said he hates seeing landowners destroying woodlots, and calls the lack of tree cover in Chatham-Kent “asinine.

“I’ve put a lot of effort into this. It gives me plenty of frustration seeing woodlots destroyed just down the road,” he said. “An excavator and a bulldozer can destroy an acre (of woodland) in an hour. There’s no regard for anybody else.”

He blames a lack of oversight.

“The problem is our political leaders will do nothing about it,” he said.

The Eaglesons host public tours of their property, promoting good land stewardship. Gary, who spent more than three decades as a biology teacher in Chatham, is also actively involved in the promotion of woodlot conservation and increased biodiversity here in Chatham-Kent.

Bruce Corcoran/The Chatham Voice

Gary Eagleson shows off the plaque he and his wife Marilyn received recently for their work with their woodlot property near Florence. The couple won the 2015 woodlot management award from the Lambton Woodlot Owners’ Association.

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