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The foliage on 50 acres of the former Baldoon Golf Course received a stay of execution recently. Scott Kilbride stood by his Case tractor the morning of Sept. 24 waiting to see if he’d have to wipe out all ground vegetation on one section of the property. Time was ticking since the day before, when he indirectly received a notice that he was in violation of the property standards bylaw. He had 72 hours to act or face the possibility the municipality would do it for him, potentially costing him thousands. It was just the latest incident during the last year that has angered and frustrated him during his attempts to turn the former course into farmland. “It’s one thing after another and I believe there is a concerted effort to stop this property from becoming farmland and keep it as a golf course,” he said. Kilbride purchased the
course last year from Jim Hawryluk who had been trying unsuccessfully to sell it as a golf course for the past five years. Jim’s son Mike had operated it prior to his sudden death in 2009. Kilbride said if the course had been viable, he couldn’t have afforded to nor would have wanted to purchase it. “I was approached to buy it because the only viable use for the land was to turn it back into farmland,” he said. In order to approve re-zoning the land from open space to agriculture, Chatham-Kent sought input from the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority. Hawryluk, at his own expense, hired a consultant who filed reports last fall and in the spring showing no environmental issues. The final report is to be completed shortly. “There was no report ordered, contrary to what some people have claimed,” Kilbride said. Continued on page 2
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Scott Kilbride nearly wiped out all the ground vegetation on 50 acres of land on the former Baldoon Golf Course recently, as he received a municipal order to cut the grass, but, being a farmer, didn’t have time to keep it clipped during harvest season.
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“Jim’s done this voluntarily. In hindsight, it may have made more sense to just fill in the ponds, which we were legally able to do, and apply for a re-zoning permit afterward.” Kilbride said there have been ATVs entering the property at various times and when the spring assessment was done, one of the ponds had “thousands of dead fish” in it. “I’ve spoken to people who have golfed here for years and the only thing they said were in those ponds were golf balls and a few tadpoles,” he said. “Some of these fish were 18 inches long. I’d like to know who put them there. I’d almost think someone was trying to introduce an at-risk species so we would have a reason not to proceed.” Of more substantial concern is what Kilbride alleges is a conflict of interest between Wallaceburg councillor Jeff Wesley and the project. “To begin with, Jeff Wesley is my cousin,” he said “I’m a director with North Kent Mutual and if the board had to deal with any action or claim involving him, I’d declare a conflict first thing.” Wesley said he isn’t in any conflict. “I was called by local residents who asked me what was going on at the (former) golf course,” he said. “I’m not about to tell them they can’t talk to me. It’s my belief that the owners of the course should have let the public know what was going on and that they can, in fact, do some work, then the issue might have been avoided, but that’s their choice.” In mid-September, Wesley was publically critical of removal of trees and topsoil. He was quoted in the Sydenham Current online newspaper saying, “There is a proper process to follow and I am really disappointed that all involved did not wait until the re-zoning came before council before destroying parts of the golf course.” Kilbride bristled at the suggestion he is doing anything that is not permitted. “To begin with, we have every right to remove the trees we’ve removed and there was no topsoil taken. I’m a farmer; what farmer is going to strip the topsoil from his land? What did happen was that we had some sub-soil in a berm we supplied to Chatham-Kent to help with a drain project.”
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Kilbride said the timing of the property standards notice angered him. “I find the timing odd that shortly after a councillor complains about something not even in his ward – something it appears he may have a financial or other interest in – we find out we’re supposed to be in a bylaw violation shortly after,” he said. “How is it not a conflict to have a member of council who also sits on the St. Clair Conservation Authority to be involved in a property sale in this way?” In terms of trying to save the golf course, Wesley said he was approached by a group that wanted to save at least part of the course. “I wasn’t involved financially in any way,” he said. “I’m not even a golfer. It was a small group just looking to see if they could do anything and obviously it didn’t happen.” Wesley said municipal planners are working on a site alteration bylaw “because as it stands now, there is a gap in the process. For all intents and purposes you can knock down a home and build a business in its place without zoning changes. The only thing you couldn’t do is operate it as a business.” Once he read the bylaw notice, Kilbride began calling the Civic Centre to get clarification on what the infraction meant. “I finally had to call the CAO (Don Shropshire) and even then it took a better part of the next day to get an official response,” he said. “I don’t have any experience with this, so I wanted some direction.” Kilbride said he was told eventually that what he had been doing all summer was sufficient. He added that because he’s about to enter harvest season, he wouldn’t have the free time to go and cut the grass on the property, so he had instead planned on wiping out all ground cover on the land in question. Kilbride said if the final report shows some issue with the property, he’s confident things could be worked out. “We’re good stewards of the land,” he said. “I intend to leave trees along the roadway and I’m willing to talk about any issues.” Hawryluk said he’s incensed over Wesley’s claims. “I don’t know Mr. Wesley, but I was on Harwich Twp. council and served as reeve, and I know you don’t pick on constituents.”
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The army cadet corps has come a long way in Chatham in 115 years. Back in January 1900, the first army cadet corps in Chatham was formed at the former Chatham Collegiate Institute, and the 59th Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps had its first meeting. Since that time, the Corps moved to the Chatham Armoury in 1968 and became affiliated with the Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment, and in 1975 admitted women for the first time. Branch 28 Royal Canadian Legion started sponsoring cadets the same year, and the name changed to the 59 Legion Highlanders Army Cadet Corps. The Corps has opened its doors to many young men and women aged 12-19 free of charge, and according to Officer Cadet Lisa Okkema, who joined as an elementary school student in 1984 and has now returned as an adult, the experience is like no other. “They used to come into the schools and recruit back then, and there were four of us, all girls, who wanted to join,” Okkema explained. “It was bit overwhelming at first but it was so nice to go to a place where everyone was treated equally – there
were no cliques like at school, no idea of anyone’s background or rich or poor families. “In those five years, what I learned there took me through my whole life. The leadership and confidence – those are skills you learn at a young age and never forget.” Okkema decided to return to the Corps three years ago as an officer. She said it the best decision she has ever made and an opportunity to give back to an organization that gave her so much as a youth. “The friends you make; they are still a part of my life and I always keep in touch with them,” Okkema said. “For any teen who may be looking at where they fit it, the Corps is a completely non-judgmental atmosphere with meetings every Wednesday from 6 p.m. -9 p.m. at no cost to parents.” The Corps receives government funding and members do some fundraising as well for the big year-end trip every year. Okkema said cadets learn new skills such as leadership, orienteering (using a map and compass) and marksmanship. Every summer, there are also camps at no cost where cadets can take courses in marksmanship, leadership, parachuting, international exchange,
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sports and fitness, expedition (survival) and general training. The cadets also help in the community with the Chatham Goodfellows food drive at Christmas, Legion Poppy Days and take part in the Remembrance Day ceremonies. Kyle McPherson, 15, of Chatham, and a student at CKSS, is one youth who took advantage of what the Corps had to offer. He joined on his 12th birthday in 2012. While at a youth event with his family back in 2009 when he was just nine, McPherson saw the Cadet Corps info
booth and immediately knew it was something he wanted to try. “When I first saw it, I thought it was cool and wanted to join, but I was too young,” McPherson said. “I always have been interested in the military and police, and wanted to pursue it.” Since joining, McPherson has excelled in his training. He currently holds the rank of sergeant and has achieved the level of Distinguished Marksman, one of his favourite aspects of his training, with the Daisy Air Rifle.
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He has also participated in the summer camps for marksmanship and FTX (field training exercises), which are optional but McPherson highly recommends. The next step up the ranks will be warrant officer. With several awards, including one for marksmanship for placing fourth out of approximately 300 cadets, the teen is working toward qualifying for the National Rifle Team in the Corps. He spent part of his summer in camp at Connaught, near Ottawa, which is the National Rifle Base of the Canadian Armed Forces, and was given the honour of leading his platoon on the parade
grounds during the graduation ceremony. “Kyle is an excellent example of how well a young person can do when you join as a Cadet,” Okkema said of the teen, who she said works hard and should be proud of how far he has come in his skill levels. In the cadet star system – green, red, silver and gold – McPherson just graduated the silver level and is now a gold star, which is more of a leadership role with the green and red level cadets, he said. “It’s an experience that no elementary or high school can give you,” McPherson said. “It teaches what to do and what not to do – there
is always a time and place. Self-discipline is what it teaches you. “It’s also a step in the door for a career in policing, the military or reserves. It looks good to have that background of the military and some knowledge of it,” McPherson added. If he were to give any advice to young men and women thinking about joining the Corps, McPherson summed it up like this: “Join – just do it. It’s free. I don’t know why you wouldn’t. You will never get that experience anywhere else.” To find out more about the Cadet Corps and how to join, go to www.59armycadets.ca or call 519-351-6412.
building will be between local manufacturers and high school students – kids with a specific interest in the manufacturing sector. “We’ve got eight high schools across Chatham-Kent visiting eight manufacturers Oct. 2,” Wright said. “As you can imagine, it’s quite a logistics challenge.” Each manufacturing firm will have students from two schools pop by, while each school will send kids to two different facilities. “It’s like a basketball tournament where everybody’s
guaranteed two games,” Wright said. It’s not like the entire student body will be attending, however. “We’re inviting anyone who has a potential interest in skilled trades and manufacturing,” he said. “We’re looking for all aptitudes within the manufacturing fields.” That could also include people with an interest in engineering and human resources, not just potential machinists, millwrights and industrial electricians.
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Municipal economic development staff are holding one huge mixer this week in an effort to perhaps see a few relationships develop between local industries and the youth of today. Geoff Wright, with the economic development department, said Chatham-Kent is taking part in Manufacturing Day – a North American celebration that typically takes place the first Friday in October. The relationship
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Giving shelter By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal ruling allowing River City Vineyard Church in Sarnia to give shelter to the homeless is good news for four Chatham residents who have teamed up with New Beginning Ministries to open its doors to the homeless. At their first fundraiser for New Beginning House, Bill Gardiner, Rachael Laidler, Josephine Lourie and Tracey Shavers hosted a sold-out steak dinner at the Imperial Club in Chatham and outlined their plans for their next big fundraiser, Boxes and Blankets. According to Gardiner, the event is being held Oct. 16 outside the Downtown Chatham Centre and is intended to bring awareness to the issues facing homeless individuals. They are asking people to pick up pledge forms and raise money for sleeping overnight in a cardboard box outside the mall, living for one night like a person who has nowhere to sleep. “Statistics for June alone show there were 16 men and 3 women who were homeless,” Gardiner explained. “Women have the option of the shelter here in town but men are given a bus ticket and shipped to Windsor or London. The only option the men have is to sleep outside or go out of the community.” The four strangers met
this summer while working on other community projects and found they all shared the same belief that something needed to be done to help break the cycle of poverty for people living on the streets or the couches of friends and family. “We just want to do our part to ensure people have a warm, dry place to sleep,” Gardiner said. “We’ll be starting out with 10 beds at the church and if there is a weather emergency, then we will use blow up beds to make sure everyone has a safe place to stay.” Besides a place to lay their head for 90 days, New Beginning House will also be working with other community groups and organizations to provide the supports needed to give the people a handup with resources such as counselling and training focuses on food and nutrition, medical care, psychological treatment, financial literacy and more. They also hope with the money raised, they can add a resource room to the church so family can visit with residents with some privacy. Gardiner said a round table discussion with all the resource agencies and groups is underway to make sure all the supports needed will be available. “We want to give them hope, not just a quick fix. It turns into a cycle and we want to help them and give them the skills to eradicate homelessness,”
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Four Chatham residents concerned about people living on the streets have combined forces to put thoughts into action, joining with New Beginning Ministries to raise funds and provide shelter for the homeless. At a sold-out steak fundraiser at the Imperial Club in Chatham Friday, fundraisers, from left, Rachael Laidler, Josephine Lourie, Tracey Shavers and Bill Gardiner outlined their plans for the shelter, New Beginning House.
Gardiner said. Renovations on the New Beginning Ministries church basement on Wellington St. have begun, but the group expects the total cost of renovations and program funding will be approximately $100,000. They welcome help from the community with donations of time and/or materials as well as money. “We will be organizing work bees and welcome anyone who has some time to spare and a skill we can put to use,” Gardiner said. Boxes and Blankets registration will start
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ing some pretty incredible stuff.” Wright said economic development staff meet with a handful of different local manufacturers every week, and the topic is usually the same: there’s a skilled trades gap. Friday’s event might serve to help send more local students down a path to help fill such a gap.
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Listen to our children One of the most often expressed sentiments in our society is “children are our future.” If that’s to be more than a throwaway catchphrase, we need to start doing less talking about it and more listening. In three weeks, Chatham-Kent will host a mental health summit that will focus on children’s issues. The roster of speakers reads like a who’s who of experts in children’s behavioral issues, their interaction with the justice system and different mental health issues. Leah Parsons and Carol Todd whose teenage daughters committed suicide after intense and prolonged cyber bullying will be present for the first time together at one event. Part of the summit will be a youth panel including a friend of Myles Neuts, the 10 year old Chatham-Kent boy who died after being hung from a coat hook at a local school. It has been far too easy for far too long to dismiss a child’s concerns as a phase, an overreaction or a device to get attention. Any of those things can be true, but without a listening ear and watchful eye by parental figures, we risk abandoning our children to the mob rule of bullies or the activities of predators. In a society which seems preoccupied with going faster, perhaps we need to take the approach that slower is better, that taking time to talk face to face is more important that a hurried text, that creating and maintaining open lines of communication is the first step in helping our children. No responsible parent would ignore the early morning cries of an infant. Those cries from adolescents and teens may take a different form but they are just as important to hear and act on. Whether a parent, teacher, friend or acquaintance, the few minutes it takes to listen may make a lifetime of difference.
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PM on course against terrorists Sir: I was interested to read Bill Zilio’s letter to the editor about Stephen Harper in The Chatham Voice. I can’t answer Bill in detail because I am no expert regarding the economy. I have never belonged to any political party and I often try to vote for the fellow I like, whether he be blue, yellow or orange. Bill mentions Paul Martin who, as he said was a real deficit fighter, but it was his father, Paul Martin Sr., who hailed from Windsor, once said, “I am not afraid to be called a politician. Next to preaching the Word of God, there is nothing
nobler than to serve one’s fellow countrymen in government.” One of God’s commands is protect and love Israel and I feel Stephen Harper is doing this. Actually, I think Harper is the only Canadian national party leader to support Israel. And for that he deserves another term at 24 Sussex Dr. If you remember, in 2012 Harper made a major speech in the United Nations in which he criticized Libya, Iran, and North Korea by name. “Just as fascism and communism were the great struggles of previous generations,” he
said, “terrorism is the great struggle of ours.” He cited Winston Churchill and defended Israel. And he criticized the UN on its own turf. “The greatest enemies of the United Nations are those who quietly undermine its principles and, even worse, by those who sit idly, watching its slow decline.” Last year he publicly attacked what he called “the indiscriminate rocket attacks from Gaza on Israel” which he insisted were “terrorist acts, for which there is no justification.” Harper derives no big
political benefit at home for his Israel backing. Nor does it win him plaudits at the Obama White House, which seems to specialize in Israel-bashing. But he knows it’s the right thing to do. That’s why many thinking people believe the current Iran nuclear deal is a really bad deal. If you study the media, you’ll realize we just can’t trust Iran. Whether or not Harper’s doing the right thing financially, he is showing wisdom about terrorism and that counts for a lot as far as I’m concerned. Stephen Beecroft Chatham
Hire Canadians first and foremost Sir: I believe all companies in Canada should hire Canadians before they bring anyone in from other countries. We should see that our own people have jobs
first! I can understand that if we have a shortage of people like doctors to see that everyone has one, then it is OK, but to
bring people in that have no special skills, this should be stopped. Given the unemployment in the Chatham-Kent area and
the rest of Canada. It is time our politicians use their brains. Jack Long Chatham
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Scott Pelletier lines up a putt Saturday morning at Chatham Chrysler as he takes part in Chrysler’s Putt 4 Dough event. If he had hit the 60-foot putt, he’d have won $10,000. He missed it, but won a $100 gas card. Pelletier, not a regular golfer, said he didn’t hit a practice green prior to taking the putt on the weekend. In fact, he’s only been on the links once this year, in a tournament at that.
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Absolute Comfort’s Dave Cabral talks heating and cooling with a visitor during the Chatham-Kent Fall Home and Leisure Show. Hundreds of visitors checked out the 80 vendors on display this weekend at the annual show. The event opened Friday afternoon and continued through the weekend at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre. The show had previously been held at the St. Clair College HealthPlex. The $4 admission price from the event was donated to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
C-K job rate trumps jobless rate: McFadden Fewer variables involved to read labour market per cent. McFadden said there remains a lot of work to do but there is a sense There were more people employed of confidence in the Chatham-Kent in Chatham-Kent this July than economic sector. “We can’t be satisfied,” he said. any July since 2008, according to “In July of 2006 there information released by the Chatham-Kent “There are many eco- were 56,000 jobs in the community so Economic Develop- nomic indicators but I we’re not back to ment Department. put a lot of faith in the where we need to Chatham-Kent Depjobs number because be but we’re getting uty Director of Ecothere.” nomic Development it’s real.” He said ChaStuart McFadden said - Stuart McFadden tham-Kent Real Es52,300 people were working in the month, up 1,400 tate Board’s recent report indicating that home sales are up eight from 50,900 in July of last year. “There are many economic indica- per cent this year, solidifies the idea tors but I put a lot of faith in the that the economy is improving. “The economy is integrated,” he jobs number because it’s real,” Mcsaid. “When you see an upturn in Fadden said. “There are a lot of variables with employment, people feel more conthings such as unemployment rates fident and other sectors begin to because people drop in and out of improve.” Valerie Colasanti, the labour market but when you’re talking “We can’t be satisfied. Chatham-Kent’s Employment and Social about jobs, it’s an ac- In July of 2006 there Services Director, tual number, not a were 56,000 jobs in the said “although the percentage.” Ontario Works caseChatham Kent has community so we’re load remains high used data supplied by not back to where we in Chatham-Kent, the Centre for Spatial need to be but we’re with slightly over Economics for several getting there.” 3,000 individuals and years because federal - Stuart McFadden families in receipt of unemployment figsocial assistance, the ures aren’t available number of new applications for asfor centres the size of Chatham. The unemployment rate for Cha- sistance has started to decrease to tham-Kent is 7.0 per cent, the low- pre-recession levels of 2004.” Chatham-Kent CAO Don Shropest of in the southernmost region of Ontario. Windsor-Essex is highest shire said he’s heartened by the in the area at 8.4 per cent while Sar- fact that historically the local unemployment rates have been 2 per nia-Lambton is at 7.4. The regional average is 7.6 per cent higher than the provincial avcent while the provincial rate is 6.5 erage. By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
“We are now within half of a percentage,” he said. “We are making good progress, but our work is not done. “
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Mental health summit coming Chatham-Kent host community for national youth mental health event
The summit is being organized by the Myles Neuts Make Children Better Now non-profit orgaTwo women separated nization with the support by thousands of kilomeof a number of commuters but drawn together nity and governmental in the most tragic way agencies. imaginable are coming Organizer Mike Neuts said he hopes to attract between 200-300 people to the event which will also feature presentations by retired Ontario Court of Justice Judge Anne-Marie Hourigan, Dr. Gili Adler, Dr. Leena Augimeri, Dr. Jean Clinton, Dr. Debra Pepler, Help us recognize the Dr. Marjorie junior citizens who Phillips, Paula Reaume-Zimmake our communities mer, Dr. Karen Minen and Perbetter. Nominate ry Mason. A special feasomeone age 6–17 ture will be a four-member for a 2015 Ontario youth panel. Junior Citizen “We’re hearing more and more Award! that young peoples’ needs are being met because they aren’t Annaleise Carr, 2012 and 2014 being heard,” Ontario Junior Citizen, Simcoe, ON Neuts said. At 14, Annaleise Carr was the youngest person ever to swim Costs for the event range across Lake Ontario. Two years later, Annaleise swam from $50 to $195 across Lake Erie. Combined these efforts raised for the full twoday event which awareness and hundreds of thousands of dollars for Neuts calls a Camp Trillium, a family camp for children with cancer. bargain. Her book, Annaleise Carr: How I Conquered Lake Ontario “I’m proud that we can host to Help Kids Battling Cancer, inspires others to take on By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
to Chatham this month to change opinions about youth mental health in Canada. Leah Parsons and Carol Todd, whose daughters Rehteah and Amanda committed suicide as a
result of cyberbullying will appear together for the first time ever at You, Him, Her and Me, a children’s mental health summit at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre, October 21 and 22.
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such an important event in Chatham-Kent and that through the generosity of our sponsors we can keep costs low,” he said. “A similar event in Toronto would cost $900 per day.” If there is one thing Leah Parsons wants people to take home from her presentation at the seminar, it’s that those in what she calls “the helping professions” don’t trivialize mental illness concerns among young people. Leah’s 17-year-old daughter Rehtaeh died on April 7, 2013 after she was taken off life support three days after she attempted to commit suicide. Her death was prompted by more than a year of bullying after photographs of her allegedly being sexually assaulted by four teen boys were disseminated online and around her high school in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. Rehtaeh became depressed and even moved to Halifax to escape the notoriety of the incident. “Rehtaeh went into the (mental health) system traumatized and came out of it more traumatized,” she said. “From the police to the school to the different agencies, the focus was always on the system and not on her. They trivialized what happened to her and in the end, it cost her life.” Police did not press charges but national and international outcry eventually led to the reopening of the case and an eventu-
al conviction of child pornography against one of the four males involved. Leah said her daughter came to her in the weeks before her suicide pleading for help because she couldn’t cope. “Two weeks before she came to me in the kitchen and asked for help,” she said. “She got put on a waiting list. I got her a private session and the day after she saw the counsellor she hung herself.” Carol Todd’s daughter Amanda was 15 when she took her own life in October, 2012 at her home in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. Prior to her death, Todd had posted a video on YouTube in which she used a series of flash cards to tell her experience of being blackmailed into exposing her breasts via webcam. The video has more than 20 million views. After the blackmailer circulated photos of Amanda she changed schools twice and her family moved, however, the blackmailer was able to find her and continued circulation of the information. Amanda was assaulted by classmates, bullied online and eventually fell into depression, began using drugs and alcohol and cutting herself. A failed suicide attempt brought more bullying and eventually she took her own life. Continued on page 11
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New van aids clients of ‘Burg Community Living had the ability to accommodate as many as three wheelchairs. She said the vehicle will be Clients of Community Living used for client appointments Wallaceburg will be riding in and functions and is espestyle thanks to the purchase cially useful given that Chatham-Kent is of a new vehicle a largely rural built especially “This is obviously a community with for wheelchair very real need for the fewer transit opuse. tions than in urThe $65,000 association and its ban centres. van was pur- clients. When we reCommunichased last month ceived the application, ty Foundation through the ef- it was clear that it’s a spokesman forts of Enterprise much needed acquisiHugh Logan Holdings and the said his group C h a t h a m - K e n t tion.” provides about a C o m m u n i - - Hugh Logan quarter of a milty Foundation through the South Kent Wind lion dollars each year in funding for worthy causes. Community Fund. “This is obviously a very real Community Living Communications and Fund Develop- need for the association and ment Coordinator Candice Jef- its clients,” he said. “When we frey said the organization has received the application, it was five vehicles it maintains for the clear that it’s a much needed use of clients, however, none acquisition.”
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Community Living Wallaceburg client Chris Hetherington volunteered to try out the loading ramp on a new van purchased for the organization through grants from Enterprise Holding and the Chatham-Kent Community Fund. The van can accommodate up to three people in wheelchairs. Here, staff members Melanie Cull and Brenda Tiffin operate the lift.
An investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police eventually resulted in charges of extortion, internet luring, criminal harassment and possession and distribution of child pornography against a Dutch citizen. Although the deaths of Rehtaeh and Amanda have resulted in greater focus on the criminal aspects of bullying, Carol said the real work must be done in the mental health field. “Too many people still ignore the words of young people in distress, thinking it’s just a phase or it’s nothing serious when it’s just the opposite,” she said. “Our children are calling out for our help and we’re just not listening.” Some tickets remain for the summit. They can be obtained by calling the Make Children Better Now Foundation at 519-358-1451 or e-mailing marg@makechildrenbetternow.org or kassy@makechildrenbetternow.org.
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The inequities of education Don’t blame the teachers for what’s wrong with our school system When we send our kids reality is it is getting being one of them until I off to school, all we want tougher and tougher for actually had a child in the as parents is for them teachers to do the job of school system. Now, you to have a great learning teaching when they have could not pay me enough experience that will help large classrooms of kids, to have a classroom of 25 take them where they at all different levels, and or more kids, with some want to go in life, be that many with behaviour learning at a high level, college, university or a issues. some right on the provinskilled trade. Some people envy teach- cially mandated target 150416 Lambton_ChathamVoice_6.8333x10.357_FNL.pdf 1 15-09-23 3:41 PM That doesn’t seem like ers and their salaries and and some who honestly, much to ask, but the summers off; I admit to should not be moving on
to the next grade without way more attention than one teacher can give. How school boards can pass a child into the next grade when it is obvious they need more help than they are getting mystifies me. Yes, kids move on with their peers, but it seems they are simply
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Mary Beth Corcoran being set up to fail in a horrible and frustrating manner after elementary school. I believe we are letting those kids down and not preparing them in the least for high school and adulthood. When educational assistants – who usually are there to help kids keep up with their grades – are being cut, and teachers are trying to handle a huge group, some kids – and no amount is acceptable – are being left behind. Kids who need to be challenged end up bored and frustrated, and those who need extra help to keep up end up frustrated. No one wins. Yes, education costs money, and the province is spending $22.5 billion this year. In Ontario there are 73 school boards overseeing over 4,900 schools, 4,000 of those elementary. But there are inequities across the boards, even from school to school in the same area.
In Chatham-Kent, you can have one school with smartboards in every class while another has to share one or two around the entire school. Some classes have innovative and engaged teachers who find grants so each student has an iPad in the class. Others don’t even have the resources to have a computer for every student. I also understand the purpose behind inclusive learning, ensuring all students are with their peers, but to create such diverse learning needs in each class and then not have the supports for teachers to give each child the attention they need and deserve is an exercise in futility. I don’t know what the answer is, but I am thankful every day for the teachers in Brenna’s life to date and hope by the time she graduates Grade 8 in June, she is ready and eager to tackle whatever high school can throw at her. To all the teachers who do their best every day to make sure all students have a positive learning environment and experience, you have my deepest thanks and admiration.
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Tony Walsh, NDP Canada’s reputation as a leader in environmental laws has fallen to an all-time low under the Conservative government, says Chatham-Kent-Leamington NDP candidate Tony Walsh. “Under the guise of economic development, the Harper government has spent a decade de-regulating and gutting our enTony Walsh vironmental laws without exception,” he said. “We don’t even know how bad the situation really is because we have had scientists muzzled, data destroyed, data not collected and so on.” Walsh said a strong environment and economy are not mutually exclusive. “When someone says they can’t operate under laws which protect the environment and the health and safety of all of us, what they’re really saying is that they won’t care.” Walsh said an NDP government would restore policies that protect the future of all Canadians. “We don’t have another planet,” he said. “We can use legislation to protect it as well as finding ways to provide incentives to those whose practices help the environment. Katie Omstead, Liberal There is no reason Canada can’t have a strong economy as well as a vital environmental policy, according to Chatham-Kent-Leamington Liberal candidate Katie Omstead. “I dislike the fact that the Harper government continually guts environmental regulations and spreads fear by
telling Canadians that if we don’t do this we will suffer economically,” she said. “That is absolutely untrue.” She said a Katie Omstead massive decrease in the number of lakes and rivers designated for protection, the trend toward self-regulation in many fields and the decrease in employees for environmental oversight is a “black eye” for Canada. “When we have issues such as the blue green algae situation in Lake Erie where our infrastructure can’t handle storms, leading to massive run off, that’s a symptom that the environment is a low priority in Ottawa. Liberals are proposing to spend in this area as an investment in our environment.” She said whereas Canada was once a participant in global environmental treaties and conferences, “we don’t bother becoming involved any longer. It’s like the problems will just go away. They won’t.” Dave Van Kesteren, PC
Chatham-Kent-Leamington MP Dave Van Kesteren said his government’s record on the environment is true to its party’s roots. “When you’re not in power it’s very easy to say you need to do this or that,” he said. “When you’re in government and your actions have consequences you need to proceed more cautiously.” Van Kesteren said the Conservatives have lowered the nation’s carbon footprint and are moving away from a fossil fuel based economy. “We’re not turning on a dime because
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Rex Isaac, NDP The Conservative government is doing long-term damage to the environment for short term economic benefit, says Lambton-Kent-Middlesex NDP candidate Rex Isaac. “We see the government pushing through pipelines, relaxing regulations on environmental safety, silencing scientists, all in the name of the almighty dollar,” he said. Rex Isaac “We can live without more money but how are we going to live if we poison the planet just to make some rich shareholders richer?” Isaac said his First Nations heritage has always placed the environment as a priority. “Mother earth has far more
power than we do and if we don’t begin respecting that, we will pay a high price for our ignorance. There are ways for us to have a strong economy without damaging the planet the way we have. We need to take a longer view of things so we leave something for our children.”
Bev Shipley, PC The Conservative government is taking a bad rap when it comes to environmental initiatives says Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MP Bev Shipley. Shipley said while various parties talk about the environment, his government has cut carbon emissions. “ We ’ v e gone sector by sector. Some people Bev Shipley want a quick fix but we have to move in a way that still
allows our economy to grow,” he said. “Drastic changes would have drastic effects.” Shepley likened it to recycling. “The first steps took time, but as things went along we went from just having a recycling box to having separate bins for different items. It simply takes time.” He said changes in every sector of the economy play a role. “Each industry and business as well as each individual finds a way to contribute. It’s not just a matter of flipping a switch. It’s more complicated than that.”
Jim Johnston, Green Party Canadians need to stop thinking of the environment as some abstract issue, according to Lambton-Kent-Middlesex Green Party candidate Jim Johnston. “The environment should be a major part of every policy we have,” he said. “It won’t always trump other matters but it needs to be considered. Without a healthy environment, nothing else will matter.” Johnston said the environment is integrated into all aspects of the
Green platform. “We need to have a longterm sustainable policy which allows us to thrive as a society but do so in harmony Jim Johnston with our environment. It is absolutely achievable once you begin to discount the special interests who hold us back.” Johnston said the move away from a fossil fuel economy can’t be done overnight but needs a much greater sense of urgency than now exists. “We need to be able to drive our cars and live in our society while we make the changes but we can’t wait until the end of the century as the Conservatives would have us do. That’ s not leadership, that’s ignoring the science that tells us we’re destroying the planet.” Ken Filson, Liberal Liberal candidate Ken Filson, who’s attempting to win the Lambton-Kent-Middlesex seat,
said Canada is a decade behind most other developed nations in environmental policies. “I reject the concept that Canada either has to have a robust economy or a solid environmental policy and I believe most Canadians feel that way,” Ken Filson he said. Filson said Canada must continue to develop the oil sands because the current economy depends on it but better ways must be found to so do. “We can’t just accept spills as a cost of doing business because we’re doing long-term harm for short term gain,” he said. “We need to begin to wean ourselves off fossil-based fuels, a lot faster than the Conservatives 85-yearplan.” Part of the problem is that the Conservatives are one of the few governments that still deny climate change. “If you reject science in favour of big oil interests, what’s the rationale for change?” he said.
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Down 1. Squash plant that is round with smooth, slightly ribbed skin 2. Heat waves which occur in the late fall (2 words) 4. Hay-man or mannequin in the shape of a human. It is usually dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds 7. Known in some English-speaking countries as corn, is a large grain plant 8. Before the 1600s, this term was used to describe Fall, as farmers would reap what they had sowed in the spring and prepare for the coming winter
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Thursday, October 1 • Bingo and open euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Open euchre at 1:00pm, bingo at 7:00pm. Friday, October 2 • Meal and darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner from 5:30pm-7:00pm. Choice of meat loaf, roast beef or fish and chips for $8.00. One meat draw. Open darts at 7:30pm. • OEYC presents: Gym and Swim! Join us for an outing at the YMCA (101 Courthouse Lane). Register at 519-358-1451 x0. Saturday, October 3 • 28th Annual Trap Shoot for Huntington Disease at the Rondeau Rod and Gun Club. $25 entry includes 100 targets, lunch, Lewis system entry and a chance to cash and door prizes. For pledge sheets or further information, please call Dave at 519-354-3692. • 18th Pig Roast for Huntington Disease - hosted by Rondeau Rod and Gun Club. $10 entry and a chance at door prizes. For tickets or further info please call Dave at 519-354-3692. • Bake, Craft and Rummage Sale at Evangel Villa, 50 Sandys St. from 9am-12pm. • Meat draw and dance at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Meat draw from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Dance from 4:30pm-9:30pm featuring Unity. Sunday, October 4 • The Veterens’ Tribute Gardens Association presents: Afternoon Tea at the Kent Club, King St. West, Chatham. Two sittings will be held at: 12:30pm and 2:30pm. Advance tickets only - $20 each. For tickets or more information call: 519-351-6969. Monday, October 5 • Senior Euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. 1:00pm. Tuesday, October 6 • Movies at your Library: The Rewrite starring Hugh Grant and Melissa Tomei will be shown at 2:00pm at the Chatham branch of the CKPL • Open Euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. 2 person team registration at 6:30pm. Starts at 7:00pm. Wednesday, October 7 • Workplace Wellness & Recognition Workshop at Club Lentinas. Take this opportunity to invest in the well being and performance of your employees to help build a thriving and productive workforce. Advance registration is required. To register, contact Lynnly Hoskins at 519-352-7270 ext.2406.
• Patricia M. Productions luncheon fashion show at T-Bones Grill House, 953 Charing Cross Rd., 519-360-9401. Call Restaurant for reservations. Fashions by Betula Boutique. Supporting Children’s Safety Village. • Fun darts and pepper at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Pepper at 1:00pm. Darts starting at 7:30pm. Thursday, October 8 • Open Euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. 1:00pm. Contributed image
• St. Paul’s United Church, 22125 Communication Road, is holding an Auction-Bazaar at 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:00pm. Admission $1 with lunch to follow. Friday, October 9 • A Stitch in Time! Every wonder about those colourful barn quilt squares throughout Kent County? The CK Quilt Guild will tell us about the Thames River Barn Quilt Trail. 7:00pm at St. Andrew’s Residence, 99 Park St., Chatham. • Meal and Fun darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner from 5:30pm-7:00pm. Choice of turkey, roast beef or fish & chips for $8.00. One meat draw. Open darts at 7:30pm. CK Metal Detecting Club Meetings Last Thursday of the Month, 7:00pm in the Kinsman Room, Erikson Arena, 341 Delaware Ave., Chatham. Guests Welcome. 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 Green Field Ethanol, 275 Bloomfield Road on Mondays from 6:30 – 8:00pm. Teen Health& Wellness at Chatham-Kent Public Library. This electronic database provides middle school and high school students with nonjudgmental straightforward and accurate information about health and wellness. Access the Teen Health & Wellness database through the Chatham-Kent Public Library’s website at www.ckpl.ca or drop in to your local branch for information. Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com
Jim Hogan, left, president and CEO of Entegrus, and Ray Tracey, chair of the Electricity Distributors’ Association, right, hand over a cheque for $55,000 to Chatham-Kent Hospice representatives Jodi Maroney and Michelle O’Rourke.
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The power of golf was in full swing at the Links of Kent Golf Course recently for the third annual Electricity Distributor’s Association (EDA) Western District Golf Tournament. The tournament is hosted each year by a different member utility and this year’s host was Entegrus Powerlines. This sold out tournament hosted 144 golfers from Southwestern Ontario and beyond. Each year industry colleagues tee off against each other and participate in fundraising activities for selected charities to improve the communities they serve. For this year’s tournament, Entegrus chose Chatham-Kent Hospice. “Thanks to the generosity of the members of the EDA Western District, suppliers, partners and local businesses here in Chatham-Kent and the region, we were able to raise significant funds for this year’s recipient of tournament proceeds: the Chatham-Kent Hospice,” Jim Hogan, president and CEO of Entegrus, said in a media release. “We are thrilled to be able to contribute $55 000 raised from the tournament towards the new hospice that will not only benefit residents of Chatham-Kent, but our entire region, providing much needed end of life services to both patients and their families.” “What an amazing donation! Thank you to Entegrus, all of the utilities and participants who contributed towards this gift. The funds will be used to purchase furniture
and equipment to help make our residential hospice a home; a place where our friends and family can find comfort and care when they need it,” Jodi Maroney, director of development for the Chatham-Kent Hospice, said in a release. Making Children better with breakfast
The Chatham-Kent Student Nutrition Program recently received a $10,000 donation from the Make Children Better Now organization to assist in feeding 6,500 Chatham-Kent students. This partnership started 10 years ago, and through the years the organization has donated $25,000 towards feeding local children. “Our two organizations have a common purpose to assist children and young people to be the best that they can be and to make the best of their educational opportunities. So it makes sense to work together to reach children at risk,” Elaine Lewis, Chatham-Kent student nutrition program co-ordinator, said in a release.
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Bothwell town hall celebrates centennial with party at Jim Kish Theatre
By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
For proud Bothwell area resident Jodi Kish, last week’s 100th anniversary of the Bothwell town hall represented the beginning of a new era for the community. “It was a really good night,” she said of the event that was marked with musical performances, a belly dancing demonstration and some impromptu efforts by municipal staff and council members. The event turned into a community-wide party as the Bothwell Legion held its annual Legion Week roast beef dinner. “The building looked absolutely great,” she said. “They’ve done an amazing job of keeping as much of the original character of the place while bringing it up to current safety codes.” Kish said the plight of the facility was bleak three years ago when it looked as though “they were going to remove the chairs and lock the doors.” “It didn’t look good when municipal staff came out to give us their assessment,” she said. “It was a whole lot of money that we didn’t think would be invested here.” In the end, the total bill was more than $500,000, a portion of which came from Bothwell foregoing downtown development funds. The building’s first floor houses the municipal information desk, library and seniors’ meeting room while the second floor is the home of the Jim Kish Theatre.
The theatre, which seats 160, is named in honour of Jodi’s brother Jim who died in 1995. Jim was the founder of the Boomtown Players, the Bothwell Theatre Group that continues to perform today. “The theatre has for years been the focus of a lot of social life in Bothwell,” she said. “As a small community, we don’t have a lot but we do have the theatre. Everyone in town has either been in a production there or watched one.” Kish said groups in the community are looking to arrange a users agreement with the municipality to take advantage of the new sound system and refurbished interior. “I can see all kinds of uses for the hall,” she said. “People in the community are already talking about how we can raise money for the odds and ends that we’ll need for performances.” She said it meant a lot to see councillors Steve Pinsonneault and David Van Damme from East Kent as well as Derek Robertson and Brock McGregor from Chatham take part. “It was great to see so many local elected officials and staff members come out,” she said, “It makes us feel like part of the community.” She believes her brother and father, the late John Kish who was a community leader and politician in Bothwell for many years, would be proud of what’s been done. “Everyone was smiling and laughing as they left,” she said. “That’s what always made my dad and brother happy.”
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One of the groups performing at the Bothwell Town Hall Centennial was Dulce Jubilo formed in 2004. consisting of Jennifer Lee of London, Lawrene Denkers of Florence, Heather Morwood of Aberfeldy, and Shirley Sewell of Florence.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO CONSIDER A PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT TAKE NOTICE that the Municipality of Chatham-Kent has initiated the process whereby a housekeeping amendment (Chatham-Kent OPA # 41) to the Chatham-Kent Official Plan regarding planning processes and site plan policies shall be considered under Sections 17 and 21 of the Planning Act, R.S.O.1990, c.P.13, as amended. AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent will hold a public meeting on October 26, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., local time, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Centre (2nd Floor), 315 King Street West, Chatham, to consider this amendment. PURPOSE: As good planning practice, the Official Plan is continuously monitored and reviewed and opportunities to further to improve and enhance the Official Plan are often identified. Therefore, from time-to-time, it is advantageous to bring forward a general housekeeping amendment to further improve the policy framework of the Official Plan. This is the nature of this amendment. The purpose of this amendment is to amend and add a few policies to Section 6.3 “Plan Implementation” to provide further clarity and guidance regarding various planning tools such as Part Lot Control Exemption and various by-laws that may be enacted and/or updated by Council under other legislation. ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written representation in support of or in opposition to the proposed Official Plan amendment. Those who wish to address Council respecting any of these matters are requested to notify the undersigned by telephone prior to the meeting. IF YOU WISH to be notified of the adoption of the proposed official plan amendment, you must make a written request to the Municipal Clerk, Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Civic Centre, 315 King Street West, Chatham, N7M 5K8. IF A PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipal Clerk of the Corporation of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of Council to the Ontario Municipal Board. IF A PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipal Clerk of the Corporation of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent before the proposed Official Plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the Official Plan Amendment is available for inspection at the Planning Department, Civic Centre (2nd Floor), 315 King Street West, Chatham, during normal business hours. The exact time that the Official Plan Amendment will be considered by Council cannot be guaranteed, as the time varies depending on the number of items on the agenda and the complexity of each application brought forward.
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Chatham-Kent councillors Steve Pinsonneault and David Van Damme made a special presentation commemorating the centennial of the Bothwell Town Hall last week. The duo was also part of a skit involving municipal councillors and staff.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION please contact: Planning Services Municipality of Chatham-Kent 315 King Street West Chatham, Ontario N7M 5K8 Phone: 519.360.1998 Fax: 519.436.3237 Email: CKplanning@chatham-kent.ca DATED at the Municipality of Chatham-Kent this 30th day of September, 2015.
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