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After suffering $3 million in provincial funding reductions, St. Clair College had no choice but to cut ties with the Capitol Theatre, a spokesman for the institution said Monday. Ron Seguin, Vice President, International Relations, Training & Campus Development, said “the world has changed” since the college began operating the theatre in 2012. “The theatre itself is exceptional, it’s a jewel and should be the pride of Chatham-Kent,” he said. “The staff, from Lesley Grand throughout is wonderful to work with.” After a strong first year of operation the college has sustained losses, most recently approaching the $300,000 mark last year, leading it to inform Chatham-Kent Council that the current agreement will not be renewed when it expires next March. The college has sustained losses approaching the $300,000 mark annually. “We are fully committed to Chatham-Kent but the theatre is a non-core business and if it comes down to operating it or serving students, we have to choose the students.” Seguin said the municipality’s decision earlier this year to pull $1.3 in funding because the college didn’t follow through with plans for use of the theatre annex or other downtown facility wasn’t part of the decision.
Bob Crawford, Chatham-Kent Community Development General Manager, confirmed that his department is examining options for the 1,210seat facility that has been operated by the college since March of 2012. “The one thing I can assure you is that the Capitol will continue to operate as
a theatre,” he said. “We are obligated to operate it as a theatre until 2027 as part of the senior government funding that was received for renovating the building.” Although Crawford wouldn’t confirm the amount, sources tell the Voice that the municipality could have to repay as
much as $7 million if it fails to live up to its obligation. Crawford said rumours that the municipality has projected a $600,000 annual deficit if it had to operate the facility itself are “inaccurate.” “I will tell you that we are reviewing revenue and expenses ourselves to get a
fully accurate picture of the financial picture,” he said. Crawford said he hasn’t ruled out discussions with the college to operate the facility under a different agreement. “St. Clair has done a good job operating the theatre and I believe is still interested but as any
provincially funded institution it has to be accountable for its finances,” he said. “There are no villains here.” Seguin concurred that the college is fully co-operating with the municipality and would entertain a revised agreement if it were financially feasible.
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Acting Mayor Trevor Thompson said council has asked staff for a complete review of the situation with all options under consideration. “My feeling is that our initial goal would be to find someone to operate it but I don’t know how much interest there is,” he said. “We are obligated to operate it regardless so it could fall back on us. I don’t see any appetite on council for shuttering the facility and giving the money back.”
Thompson said the scope economic health of downof staff investigation must town Chatham. include all venues in the “We will endeavour to inmunicipality. clude all facets of not only “You have to ask yourself the Capitol’s situation but if taking the everything $1.3 million “You have to ask associated back from with what’s yourself if taking the the college b e i n g contributed $1.3 million back from done with to this de- the college contributed arts and cision but to this decision, but culture,” what’s done what’s done is done.” he said. is done.” “Whatever - Trevor Thompson C h a we find will tham-Kent be reported CAO Don Shropshire said back to council and dealt there is no doubt the the- with in an open fashion.” atre has contributed to the Crawford said the Capi-
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tol’s reputation as a firstclass venue and its value to the community are unquestioned. “We have had a long list of “A” list entertainers who have been very impressed with the facility,” he said. “When the theatre is in use, we have an extremely busy downtown core and local restaurants and motels have spikes in business.” The venue has hosted such performers as Bill Cosby, Howie Mandel, Great Big Sea, Chantal Kreviazuk, the Manhattan
Transfer, Michelle Wright, Colm Wilkinson, The Rankin Family, Tegan and Sara and others. In addition, it has been home to scores of dance competitions, Chatham Fire Fest events and numerous other community events. The theatre has been a controversial project since the building was saved from the wreckers’ ball in the mid 1990s. Chatham Capitol Theatre Coalition was registered as a charitable group in August 1996 and set about
renovations. After some $20 million in renovation funding the theatre opened in September of 2010. It was operated by the non-profit Capitol Theatre Association for less than a year before that group went bankrupt in 2011. The College assumed management the following year. Chatham-Kent’s portion of the $20 million cost of the theatre was $5.4 million, of which $1 million was paid off between 2000 and 2003.
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Under a cloudless blue sky, hundreds of local residents filled Veteran’s Way and King Street Nov. 11 to commemorate the sacrifices of Canadians who gave their lives in war. Among them was the family of MCpl. Kristal Giesebrecht of Wallaceburg, a medical technician attached to the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group. She died Saturday, June 26, 2010 along with another service member when their vehicle detonated an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. Kristal’s sister Shannon Shepley wept quietly through much of the ceremony. She said afterward she was gratified to see
the large number of people who attended the service. “I’m glad people came out today,” she said. “We remember (her) every day.” The ceremony was preceded by a fly by of three vintage airplanes and included participation by the Chatham Christian Schools band and choir as well as a piper and vocalist John Worthington. Scores of wreathes were laid by services branches, levels of government and citizens. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the cenotaph was covered in a multitude of poppies. Workers at the Boardwalk on the Thames project nearby stopped and paid their respects from the tower. Chatham Pawnbrokers closed its doors for the morning. Downtown Chatham
Centre employees swept the grounds and provided chairs for the service. Tom Mountain, chairman of the Remembrance Day Service for Royal Canadian Legion Branch 642 in Chatham, called the cenotaph and area around it “sacred ground” since it was the site of a battle in the War of 1812. “People died here and many were wounded” he said of the battle in July 1813 when a group of Kent Militia, Caldwell Rangers from Essex, 35 British troops and 200 natives led by Tecumseh held off more than 1,000 Kentuckians for two hours to allow British forces to retreat to Wardsville. “This was the only bridge crossing McGregor Creek at the time,” he said. “The Americans
“There is no conspiracy behind our decision,” Colby said. “Since the flu vaccine is available at most, if not all pharmacies, there isn’t the need for us to hold clinics, rent halls and hire casual staff.” He said the health unit receives the vaccine from the province and is responsible for maintaining its integrity and providing it to pharmacies as well as making sure training is in place for providing vaccinations. Colby said if someone wants to come in to the health unit for a vaccination shot, “we will of
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Chatham-Kent’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Colby says anyone citing “legal concerns” behind the health unit’s decision not to hold flu immunization clinics is “absolutely wrong.” Kim Iles of Homegrown Health and Wellness said this week ongoing problems with flu vaccines are behind the move and health units would face a legal ‘hot potato’ should side effects harm those who have had the injection.
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benefit to getting the flu shot and no potential for harm,” he said. “In fact, the benefit ratio is even greater for people who have frail health.” Continued on page 5
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and eight twin-bed sized quilts to St. Andrews Residence in the past year. Warren said a majority of the maOnce a month, a fun and gregari- terial they use to make the quilts is ous group of women get together to donated. “Most of our expense is for fleece share a hobby they all love – quilting backing for the Goodand sewing. fellows quilts; the fabThe Stitchin’ Sisters “Most of our expense ric for the quilt tops is a sisterhood of sewis for fleece backing for is mostly donated ers in Chatham-Kent, who started getting the Goodfellows quilts; to us,” Warren said. “This allows us to fintogether in May, 2003. the fabric for the quilt For the past 11 years, tops is mostly donated ish each quilt without the group of 12 wom- to us. This allows us to a quilt bat and gives the child a warm and en has partnered with finish each quilt without cuddly blanket.” the Chatham GoodTo help with the exfellows to donate a a quilt bat and gives penses of making the quilt for Christmas the child a warm and quilt, Warren, a penbaskets for families cuddly blanket.” sioned BMO employwith a child aged one - Marlene Warren ee, received a $1,200 year or younger, plus grant this year from knitted hats and mitts for older children. The total number BMO Financial Group volunteer of quilts this year is between 75 and grants program. Goodfellow Tim Haskell, who 100, according to quilter Marlene was on hand for the donation and Warren. In addition to the Goodfellows, shares a special camaraderie with the Stitchin’ Sisters also have do- the Stitchin’ Sisters, handed out tinated 100 Comfort Caps to the Cha- aras for the quilters, expressing his tham-Kent Health Alliance oncol- appreciation for their years of comogy department for chemotherapy, mitment. By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
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The federal government is urging Chatham-Kent to seek up to $25,000 in funding to correct a decades-old spelling mistake on the Chatham Cenotaph. Readers of the Chatham Voice noticed the word remembrance spelled incorrectly after a photograph appeared in the October 8 edition of the paper to note the addition of Afghanistan to the memorial. The resulting controversy made its way to Veteran Affairs Canada, an official of which contacted Chatham Councillor Michael Bondy who appeared in the photo and who spearheaded the addition of the mid-east conflict. “I was contacted by the Commemoration Division of Veterans Affairs,” Bondy said. “Apparently there are problems from time to time with monuments and the federal government is prepared to help. The offer came out of the blue, but it’s certainly welcome.” Jenna Clark, a Program Officer with the divi-
sion wrote “funding assistance may be obtained for up to 50% toward the costs of eligible restoration work, not exceeding a maximum of $25,000.” “I would certainly encourage you to apply for funding once it is determined how you would like to address the error on the Chatham-Kent Cenotaph,” she continued. “Also, if there is any additional work to be done, you may want to have this addressed at the same time (and cost-shared through the program).” Bondy said he believes council needs help from the public and veterans regarding the cenotaph, and to re-examine what, if
anything, may be used from the Canada 150 streetscape project plan. “I personally don’t know if we need to correct the spelling mistake from years ago,” he said, “But we certainly could use some funds to spruce up the area right around the Cenotaph. It looks kind of decrepit.” “We should be able to get a sense of what people want and take it from there,” he continued. “I believe there is the will to donate some money, especially since every dollar donated will be matched. It could be we have a very good ending to what started out as a controversial story.”
No reason not to get flu shot: Colby
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this season. “I can tell you that last year’s strain didn’t match very well and wasn’t as useful as it might have been but to suggest anyone was harmed or will be this year is just nonsense.”
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Colby refuted claims by Iles that those giving the vaccine don’t have information as to its ingredients. “There is a package insert with all of the ingredients,” he said. “Anyone who can use Google can find the monograph on any vaccine in about four clicks.” He said there is no statistical evidence whatsoever to back up concerns about harmful effects or ingredients in them as cited by vaccine critics. He said those opposing vaccines have “more regard for their own opinons than facts.” Iles said she would advise anyone looking to receive a vaccination to go to their family doctor and get them to sign a waiver that there won’t be any side effects. “If a doctor won’t do that, then you have to ask yourself why,” she said. “You have a right to know that what you’re putting in your body is safe.” She urges people to look at natural remedies for wellbeing instead of relying on manufactured drugs. “You need to do the right things to keep yourself healthy,” she said. “You can’t just sit around and hope you don’t get the flu.” Colby said the only question surrounding the vaccine is how closely it matches the prevalent flu strain
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It’s baaaack Just when it seemed the book might be closed on the controversy surrounding the Capitol Theatre, the most frustrating, expensive, glamorous, eye-popping, scandalous and mysterious story in Chatham-Kent’s short history reveals a new chapter. Like a book you can’t put down (fittingly, since it has consumed more ink than a Hell’s Angels tattoo convention), the latest twist came this week with news that St. Clair College is opting out of its agreement next March to operate the 1,210 seat facility. The onus is on the municipality to either operate the facility as a theatre for the next 12 years or return millions in government funding. The first thing C-K officials must do is figure out exactly how bad the numbers really are. Rumours of $300,000 losses to more than twice that are floating around. Get the numbers, make them public and move on. We don’t need to feed the rumour mongers who will tell you for a fact the theatre cost Chatham-Kent taxpayers $20 million alone even though it was a quarter of that (not that $5 million plus is anything to sneeze at). Once that’s done, every option should be considered starting with finding someone (perhaps one of the mayor’s rich Chinese mogul buddies perhaps) who will operate the business. If we can’t find any outside group, the municipality will need to look within to see what can be done to use the building to its capacity. That includes looking at closing other facilities if need be. We have no room for sentimentality unless we’re prepared to pay for it. We need to look to the future, not the past. We need citizen involvement and discussion. What we don’t need is someone coming to the table with a “we shouldn’t have done it in the first place mentality.” It contributes nothing to the solution and will only slow the process to a crawl. So far the Capitol has brought us a dream, an economic force, an OPP anti-rackets investigation, and an economic crash. If we can ever get a performance as good as what’s gone on behind the scenes, it would be standing room only for a year.
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C-K United Way needs you Sir: Together, we are possibility. That’s the call to action – across the country – for this year’s United Way campaign. And it couldn’t be more true – right here in Chatham-Kent. For many years, our local United Way has been promoting the notion that no one sector of the community can solve society’s challenges on its own. That’s why we have so strongly advocated that the business, government and voluntary sectors work together when it comes to improving lives and building community. This year’s campaign target is $2,015,000. Why? “Because it’s 2015!” Current political references aside, that’s the number our community needs to raise in order to maintain the present level of service provided to one-in-three of our Chatham-Kent residents by the over 40 agencies, programs and services supported through donations to United Way. Our community has a rich tradition of giv-
ing back. Witness the tremendous support the Chatham-Kent Hospice received last year in surpassing its $5 Million goal. That number was achieved because of the strong commitment of numerous community volunteers who shared their passion with others. United Way needs that same passion to be exhibited during this year’s campaign. Just yesterday – at our Public Report Meeting #2 in Wallaceburg – we announced an achievement of $600,000 towards our goal of $2,015,000. But that means that we still have a little over $1.4 Million to go before our touchdown in mid-January. We’re hoping that you’ll want to be part of the successful achievement of this year’s target. So here’s how you can help If you are a local business – large or small – you can invite a United Way recipient into your workplace to tell you how United Way is helping. We have several members of our 2015
Speakers Bureau who are willing to tell their stories of lives changed – because of United Way’s financial support. And then you can offer an “easy to administer” employee payroll deduction plan to allow your employees the opportunity to spread their gift over the following year. We’ll show you how. It’s as “easy” as the Staples button! Even $2.00 per week can make a significant difference in someone’s life! If you are a local government agency, you can do the same – by opening your doors to hear the message and learn more about how partnerships can tackle current needs, as well as future challenges that have been identified. Those conversations could result in policy changes that will better serve our local residents. If you are a voluntary sector agency – specifically a member of the United Way family of agencies – you can identify service providers and service recipients who
would be willing to share their personal testimonials with others. We know that behind every changed life is a program co-ordinator or volunteer that gives of his and her time and talent to help others. And … if you are an individual who wants to help, you can go online to the United Way website at www.uwock.ca and DONATE NOW. OR … if you didn’t receive one of our “L’il Red” Envelopes in the mail, please call us at 519-354-0430 and we’ll be happy to hand-deliver one to your home as we’re passing by. Whatever you choose to give – whatever you can afford – please know that your investment will change lives! Just ask Patricia … or Steve … or Jason … and the 40,000 other friends and neighbours who rely on our local United Way each and every year! Together, we are possibility. Please join us! Karen Kirkwood-Whyte CEO United Way of Chatham-Kent
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Members of the Chatham-Kent Christian Men’s Choir will be lending their talents Saturday Dec. 5 in a concert to benefit NeighbourLink Chatham-Kent and Chatham Outreach for Hunger. Spokesman John Wiebenga said the group, founded 15 years ago, will hold the concert in the First Presbyterian Church on Fifth St. at 7 p.m. Admission is by way of a good will offering. Wiebenga said the 20-member choir will sing a variety of Christmas Carols, followed by refreshments. The choir is departing from its traditional practice of alternating charities. Several hundred people attend the event each year. Other groups performing include the Friends of Buxton men’s choir, the Chatham-Kent Singers and the flute-led group Witness. Wiebenga said the group is always looking for new members. “Our numbers are down a bit and this is a great way for someone who wants to sing to come out and have a good time,” he said. “It’s perfect if
you’re retired or just have some time to spare.” Chatham Outreach for Hunger Co-ordinator Brenda LeClair said after a very lean summer the food bank has received donations through Halloween and Thanksgiving food drives. “My real concern is that people are getting their utility bills for colder weather and many of them are going to have to choose between electricity and food,” she said. “It’s a choice no one should have to make but I can see our numbers increasing so we need to try and stay ahead of the demand.” The food bank marked its 27th year of operation a short while ago and serves people right across the municipality. Sis Lalonde of NeighbourLink said the funds will be used to help in a variety of programs the group operates. NeighbourLink is a network of 29 Christian churches that have joined together to meet the needs of clients and develop projects to help the community. Last year alone, 350 volunteers contributed 29,000 hours to help their neighbours. The group has been
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Plans are well underway for a Christmas concert next month featuring the Chatham-Kent Christian Men’s Choir. Proceeds from the event will aid NeighbourLink Chatham-Kent and Chatham Outreach for Hunger. Here, from left, Brenda LcClair, George Flickweert, Sis Lalonde, John Wiebenga and Fred Postma meet to discuss the concert.
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CCACs carry on despite controversy By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
Despite working under the uncertainty of a changing health care system, staff at the Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) continue to perform their jobs in a professional and caring manner, said CEO Lori Marshall.
Health Minister Eric Hoskins has spoken repeatedly recently about massive transformations needed in the delivery of health care in Ontario, with emphasis on reducing layers and numbers of those administering programs. That has lead to wide spread speculation that the CCAC system is about
to be re-worked or eliminated. “At this point it’s pointless to speculate what’s going to happen,” she said. “Certainly everyone in the health care system is concerned, but until the minister reveals his decision, there is nothing to do but continue to do our jobs in the best manner possible.”
Marshall said it’s important to note that although the system may change, the government is committed to providing top quality care to Ontarians. “One of the things the minister acknowledged is that the staff that work in the home and deliver service are invaluable and must be allowed to con-
tinue,” she said. “It’s not as if the need is going to disappear, on the contrary, the work our people do will become increasingly important as a way of keeping patients in their homes and keeping health care costs down since a home setting is much less expensive than delivering care in an institutional setting.” “We have a very high staff quality and the work
they do is valuable now and in the future,” she said. CCAC’s were created in 1995. The 14 agencies across Ontario fund and deliver home care to over 600,000 Ontarians each year, and they are often the first point of medical contact after someone leaves hospitals. CCACs cost $2.4 billion a year of the $50 billion health care budget.
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ra and Carolyn Nogueira presenting on behalf of the Sydenham Challenge Dragon Boat Festival. “We still have a little over $1.4 Million to go before our touchdown in mid-January, which means there is still a lot of work ahead of us but we are excited to see the amount raised to date continue to grow as workplace campaigns begin to report their achievements. Next week the Union Gas campaign will wrap up,” said June in a media release. The next Public Report Night will be held in Blenheim on Dec. 10.
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Pride’s Denys wins national award The Chatham Voice
Stephen Denys
Stephen Denys, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing at PRIDE Seeds of Chatham-Kent has been named Agri-Marketer of the Year by the Canadian Agri-Marketing Association (CAMA) at its annual meeting in Winnipeg. The announcement is in recognition of Denys’ efforts on behalf of modern crop production technologies. “Steve has always been a strong and influential leader of the PRIDE Seeds brand,” said Craig Anderson, AgReliant Genetics’ Chief Operating Officer, in a media release. “Recognition of his significant contributions to the
seed industry, beyond his work with PRIDE, is certainly well deserved.” In addition to his professional role, Denys also farms, is a member of several trade associations and a past-president of the Canadian Seed Trade Association. For the past two years Denys, on behalf of PRIDE Seeds, has been one of the key seed industry representatives sharing concerns about new neonicotinoid regulations in Ontario, which the industry believes will have an adverse effect on the environment in addition to negatively impacting yields. Denys has spent significant time representing the seed industry on this issue, together with
members of his team. He has also been involved in other trade related issues tied to modern agriculture and technology access for farmers in Canada. Doug Alderman, PRIDE Seeds’ National Sales Manager, said in a news
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Come write in to C-K library Novelists being sought for global writing project By Zach Moore Special to The Voice
The Chatham-Kent Public Library invites everyone to “Come Write In” with the National Novel Writing Month challenge. Each year, thousands of people participate in National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, a worldwide challenge of completing a 50,000-word novel between Nov. 1 and 30. Circulation Services Librarian Megan Cowan says this is the first time the library has gotten involved with an event like NaNoWriMo. “A lot of the events here are
more to network with other writers. They don’t necessarily have to be at every single event, so we’re finding people coming out at different times and working together,” she explained. A lot of the things that NaNoWriMo has done is online and people from Chatham-Kent are excited and willing to take part in this challenge. “As a library, we’re hoping to facilitate that, and show that we are supporting our creative writers, and our community because we do have quite the creative place here,” the librarian said.
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Laura Rainbow Dragon types away during the National Novel Writing Month Challenge (NaNoWriMo) at the Chatham-Kent Public Library.
Cowan wants people to come in and get involved with the writing community, even if you don’t make it to 50,000 words. Laura Rainbow Dragon has been participating in this challenge for nine years, and still enjoys writing novels. “This is my ninth year Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre and participating, and it’s The Chatham Voice would like to hear also the ninth year we about your favourite Christmas memory or family tradition.
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have had a local region for Chatham-Kent on NaNoWriMo,” Dragon said. Dragon noted they are fortunate to have a local region because there are a lot of people in smaller areas who can socialize online, but it’s difficult to have in-person events. “Other people in the group are down in the south end on the province, so it’s nice that we have our own region so
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In 150 words or less, tell us your story and we will publish five randomly chosen answers, and one lucky entry will win a copy of the newly released A Special Holiday Collection produced by Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre. The three-CD collection features three full hours of holiday entertainment and the audio dramas feature world-class voice talent from New York, and closer to home, from Huntsville, Windsor, Chatham and Toronto. The Spirit of Christmas Day by George Zarr is an uplifting and humourous story filled with an inspirational message of hope. John (Keith Burnett), a stressed-out working father, embarks on a journey of reconnection with the true meaning of today’s Christmas. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens tells the classic tale of a miserly man (Michael Dick) who comes to realize the true spirit of Christmas. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll comes to life again in this dramatized version of the timeless classic, with stellar performances by Georgia Lee Schultz as Alice and multi award-winning Barbara Rosenblat as Mouse, Duchess, Cheshire Cat and the Queen. Tell us your story and win. Be sure to include your name and phone number on your submission and send entries to: The Chatham Voice 84 Dover St., Unit 2 Chatham, ON N7L 1T1 Entries can also be sent via e-mail to: bruce@chathamvoice.com. Please put “Christmas contest” in the subject line. Contest deadline is Monday, December 7 at 5 p.m.
we can get together for writein for people who are able to come out,” Laura said. “We are hoping to build on what we have this year, so next year we might see more types of events, but we need to see that participation,” Cowan added. NaNoWriMo is a non-profit organization that accepts donations, however signing up is entirely free at www.NaNoWriMo.org.
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Organizers Amy Koomans, left, and Natasha Lugtiheid ponder the next bracket for the volleyball tournament at the Chatham Christian School Saturday. The Grade 12 students raised $1,263 for the Chatham-Kent Hospice in the tournament that they used as a math project.
A pair of Grade 12 students at Chatham Christian School was given a challenging task for their mathematics project by teacher Anneka Gretton. “We were told we had to do something that would benefit the community and so we decided on a volleyball tournament,” said Amy Koomans. “We needed to get the event organized and follow through.” Natasha Lugtiheid said math came in when de-
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Business
Food is comfort for your soul here By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
On a cold, blustery fall day, this little restaurant lives up to its name and growing reputation, offering comfort and soul to its customers. It’s just after 11 a.m., often the calm before the lunch storm for many restaurants, but Comfort & Soul in Cedar Springs is already busy. Owner Alecia Durocher organizes prepaid meals for two ladies. The frozen, ready to heat and eat food is for a relative who is recovering from surgery. Two tables of customers walk in out of the drizzle and stinging wind. Four of the visitors are up from Pelee Island to try Alecia’s cooking. It’s not your typical local fare. Alecia’s a southern kitchen belle, born and
raised in Knoxville, Tenn., and a person who spent her young adult years in Texas and Mexico. From such dishes as chicken and dumplings, smoked meatball hoagies, ribs, fried quarter chickens, and a variety of soups and baked goods, Comfort & Soul is a flavour haven. There’s also a great deal more to Comfort & Soul than first meets the senses. As you walk up to the entrance at the Talbot Trail grill, you will likely catch a delicious wisp in the air of what’s cooking in the smoker. You’ll enter to a six-table, quaint restaurant, be greeted by a very friendly Alecia, and have difficulty choosing from the variety on the menu and the daily specials. Chances are, you’ll leave well fed with a smile on your lips and your taste
buds. But you might also leave knowing that the Durochers can help provide meals for an elderly or ill friend or relative, or just to someone who doesn’t like or have time to cook. Comfort & Soul goes out of its way to reach beyond its walls in terms of serving food to the public. They offer frozen meals – complete dinners with customizable selections, or entrees, soups, stews, side dishes and desserts. And they deliver locally. “What’s in the freezer is really based on the restaurant needs,” Alecia said. “Instead of throwing food away, we pack it up fresh and freeze it.” That leads to new menu options weekly, which can be viewed on their website, www.comfortandsoulrestaurant.com. Some meals even come
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taste good,” she said. Despite being in business for two and a half years, people are still surprised when they come upon Comfort & Soul. “Nobody knows we’re here. People say we’re a hidden gem,” she said.
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Cenotaph’s declining years
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Editor’s Note: This is the second of a three part series on the history of the Chatham cenotaph. The third parts will follow next week. Chatham and the County of Kent, along with the rest of post 1918 war Canada were trying to get back to normal living. The Memorial Committee and the 24th Kent Chapter IODE remained involved in the Soldiers Memorial. The structure was finished but it needed some beautification and the committee members wished to have a German souvenir from the war placed in the area of the cenotaph. Sometime in 1924 two German field pieces arrived in Chatham, as the photo shows, and the other piece was located in Tecumseh Park. Landscaping was completed between 1925 and the beginning of the Great Depression on 1929. I have not been able to locate any document that shows when the “Memorial Committee” disbanded but it is reasonable to believe that since the Great War was the “War to End All War”, they must have felt that their work was done with the dedication of the Soldier’s Memorial and Square. The soldiers, airmen and sailors of the Great War had been forming branches of the British Empire Service League, later to become the Royal Canadian Legion. Remembrance Day had replaced Peace Day and the Act of Remembrance was held every 11th of November at the Soldiers’ Memorial at the north end of 6th St., rain or shine. The 24th Kent Regiment Chapter, renamed the Kent
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Regiment Chapter in the mid-1930’s, was involved in a re-beautification of the memorial in the mid 1940’s. It must have been a very personal time for those who lost sons, husbands or fathers in a war so far away. There were tours arranged after the end of the war to visit battlefields and gravesite, not always the permanent manicured ones you would see today cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or their name embossed on the Vimy Ridge Memorial or Menin Gate in
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with no known grave. Once again war clouds were rising over Europe as Hitler’s Germany was preparing for the victory that eluded them in 1918. The carnage of the Second World War would connect with the Soldiers’ Memorial. In Kent County, many of the towns and villages had erected their own cenotaphs and memorials. My earliest memory of a Remembrance Day would be 1948 or 1949 with Branch 28 of the Legion on Victoria Ave. at Barthe St. All of the flags, the pipe band and the veterans of the two Great Wars would march up Barthe across the 3rd Street bridge, and then down King Street to the cenotaph. My dad was a veteran of WWII and I strained to see him march past. By the time the parade was halfway down Barthe it was time to head off to the cenotaph for the ceremony. I’m not sure when the parades ended we had moved to the country and although my dad went every Remembrance Day. He did not talk about the war but
when I asked him about why he always went he said, “Remembrance Day is not for the veterans but for all of those who went overseas and never became a vet.” At some point the Remembrance Day service at the cenotaph ended and was moved indoors, first at the Chatham Armoury, then to the W.I.S.H. Centre followed by the Kinsman Auditorium. At least the Armoury and the Auditorium had had some connection with the wars. On 8 April, 1988, the two Royal Canadian Legion Branch’s, 28 and 628, approached the City Council of Chatham to seek approval to “refurbish the cenotaph
grounds”. They wanted to replace the “granular base surrounding the monument with a decorative brick surface”, estimated cost of $2,000. This was approved. It also indicates that the City had taken over the responsibility for the cenotaph and memorial square. Though the cenotaph was still used for the display of wreaths that the Cadets or the Essex & Kent retrieved from indoor venues, the public service of Remembrance was not being conducted at the Soldiers Memorial on 6th Street. It would languish, nearly forgotten, for two decades.
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Of Python and the war in our backyard It was a weekend of independence, support and Monty Python around the Corcoran household. All of it enjoyed in Chatham-Kent. Last week, I told you of the battle with the backyard leaves. My wife and I defeated all but a small corner of the yard before my hip said
enough was enough. As is the case with Mother Nature at this time of the year, we won that battle, but not the war. She counterattacked, as the maples – red, Norway and Japanese – led the offensive, dropping most of their remaining leaves. Mere days after our early victory, there was a new carpet of
leaves, most of these up close to the house, on our patio, on the mesh atop our pond, and in the first half of the yard. On top of that, the Japanese maple, with its thin leaves, dropped a load right around itself deeper in the yard. But just as Mother Nature attacked, she swept most of her leafy forces off the battlefield the next two days. The wind Thursday and Friday pushed pretty much everything to the NOTICE OF NOISE BY-LAW EXEMPTION REQUEST east fence, with a good portion also curled up The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has received a request by the against our sheds. The Stantec Consulting Ltd. for two exemptions under Schedule 2, Japanese maple leaves, Clause 5 of the Chatham-Kent Noise By-law 41-2004. The request however, remained is to allow for operation of construction equipment Monday-Satentrenched around their urday between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Sunday and Statutory tree. Enter the leaf vacuum. Holidays – at all times: I started the assault, taking on the main part 1. June 1, 2016 to November 30, 2016 of the yard, followed by 2. April 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017 a furious attack on the remaining oak leaves. Overnight construction will take place over two years (2016-2017) But just as my energy at Highway 401 from the western limit of Chatham-Kent to Bloombegan to run out, reinfield Road. This work is being done as part of the detailed design forcements arrived in improvements to Highway 401 between Essex Road 42 and Victothe form of my teenage ria Road. daughter, Brenna. Her timing was perfect. I handed over control of Citizens wishing for more information, or wishing to file an objection the leaf vacuum and to the exemption are asked to call Paul Lacina, C.B.O., Director, went old school on clusBuilding, Enforcement & Licensing Services at 519-360-1998 ext ters of leaves lurking 3240. along the fence, arming myself with a rake.
Bruce Corcoran Now, I want to leave some leaves over our flowerbeds, but I pulled the majority out from there, and from behind our pond and near the east fence gate. What was left were two large piles of leaves that had surrendered to my rake onslaught. I pointed these piles out to the girl in charge of our heavy weapons, Brenna, and she finished the dirty work, mulching and bagging the suckers. While she did that, I moved onto other foes. I admit with my hip rehab this year, our yard didn’t get the TLC it deserved. And the past couple of years, with my same joint acting up, it has suffered from some insurgency. A handful of saplings were sneaking along the perimeter. Some survived by taking root behind some of our larger plants along the fence line. Others, underneath the play set in our backyard (hey, Tricia, remember that lovely
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item?) But with renewed energy, a nice, functional metal hip, a hand saw and heavy trimmers, I set out to cut down the opposition. But they wouldn’t go down without a fight. As I bent down to take out the largest of the group, it put up a fight. I was cognizant of the branches that were sticking out from the sapling, or so I thought. One sticking almost straight up caught me in the right cheek. I had my war wound – a scrape about two inches long. It drew blood. My daughter noticed from half a yard away and asked what happened. I explained my foolishness. She shrugged. “It makes you look tough,” she said, and returned to her work. What a kid. And an energetic one. After we went inside and my wife broke out the hydrogen peroxide to clean my scrape, Brenna wanted to bake some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. She’d done this recipe with her mother on a couple of occasions, but Mary Beth released the apron strings and suggested Brenna bake them on her own.
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Local CCAC honours the caregivers
By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
Calling the services they provide “a partnership” with patients and families, the Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre celebrated those who contribute through its third annual Heroes in the Home program. Thirty-six caregivers in Chatham-Kent were recognized and a total of 66 were honoured in ceremonies held in Windsor and
Sarnia. “We’re involved in the lives of hundreds of patients and their families,” said Lori Marshall, Erie St. Clair CCAC CEO. “Our figures show that 97 per cent of people who have homecare through us also have informal caregivers such as family, friends and neighbours who are so important to their mental and physical well-being.” She said the relationships are key in keeping individuals in their homes
throughout illnesses and into recovery. “People need medical care but also so much more than that. Our staff understands that but when patients have caregivers in addition, it just reinforces the work we do.” Each award recipient had been nominated by a member of the community for exception and long-standing service on behalf of patients. While their stories were read out during the event,
it was noted that some recipients have made personal sacrifices, such as to their careers, in order to help someone in need. Annette Pinsonneault, of Chatham, has been caring for her 21-year-old son William since he was involved in a car crash earlier this year. Pinsonneault helps him along with his therapy, adding that the assistance offered through technology has been beneficial. Wheatley’s Madeline Shanks has been a nurse for 28 years.. “They tell me I give above and
beyond for them, but I just enjoy my job. I love being with the patients and looking after them,” she said. Shanks said another rewarding aspect is being there when people recover. In the case of palliative care, she’s able to help them fulfil their wish of dying in their homes. The CCAC has recognized more than 200 people since the Heroes in the Home program began in 2013. Honoured in the event were Sue Arnold, Angie Deneweth, Jennifer Phillips, Shiobhan Paquin, Filomena Rowley, Jon
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Friday, November 20 • Colour with Karen! The Chatham branch of the CKPL presents a stress free PD Day. Begins at 10:00am. Registration is not required. • Santa Claus Parade starts at 6:00pm on Sandys St. down King St. around 7:00pm and ends at the Wish Centre. • Free PA Day program for ages 4-10 at First Reformed Church, corner of Lacroix and Indian Creek Road featuring mad Science, crafts, music, stories, exercises and sports. Lunch and snacks provided. Please call 519-351-0046 for early registration. • Karaoke Pub Night at the Active Lifestyle Centre, 20 Merritt Ave., Chatham. 6:00pm-9:00pm. $2.00 cover charge. • PA Day Drama Fun with Take A Bow Productions. 9:00am-4:00pm. All materials included. Cost $44.00. cktickets.com, 519-35-8338, Cultural Centre Box Office, 75 William St. N. • Gluten Sensitivity Workshop with Carmel Marentette. 10:00am at the Chatham branch of the CKPL in the meeting room. • Meal and fun darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner from 5:30pm-7:00pm with choice of cabbage rolls, roast beef or fish and chips. One meat draw. Open darts at 7:30pm. Saturday, November 21 • Artisan Sale at Windswept Cottage in Port Lambton. 9:00am-3:00pm. Hand-crafted items, custom metal work, stained and fused glass, unique children’s toys, pottery, jewellery, soaps, quilts, stone art, garden and Christmas decor, baked goods, jams and much more. 4296 St. Clair Parkway.
• Union Baptist Church Annual Christmas Bazaar, 10586 Union Line, Dresden. 9:00am2:00pm. Sharon519-351-1191 or Beth 226-2291665. • Meat draw and dance at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Meat draw from 4:00pm-6:00pm, dance from 4:30pm9:30pm featuring Man Power. Sunday, November 22 • Merlin Legion Fall Breakfast from 10:00am1;00pm. Bacon, sausage, ham, hash browns, scrambled eggs, french toast, pancakes, juice, coffee, tea. $10 adults, $5 kids 10 and under. Monday, November 23 • St. Joseph’s City C.W.L. Annual Penny Sale at the Spirit and Life Centre, 184 Wellington St. W., Chatham. 7:00pm. Grand Prizes and baked good. All welcome. • Senior Euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Afternoon t 1:00pm. Tuesday, November 24 • Learning & Language Activities from A to Z. Free Workshop for Parents/Caregivers. 6:00pm-8:00pm. Vic Park - 215 Murray St., Chatham. Please register 519-358-1451 x0. • Shuffleboard, Open Euchre and 2 person team at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Shuffleboard starts at 7:00pm, afternoon open euchre at 1:00pm. Evening 2 person team euchre registration at 6:30pm and starts at 7:00pm. Wednesday, November 25 • Say NO on the Bridge. Come to the 3rd Street Bridge from 12:15pm-12:45pm to stand up against violence towards women. Wear orange, Zonta will provide the signs.
• Wallaceburg Arts Council Show at the Jeanne Gordon Theatre in Wallaceburg. Luke Nicholson and Ambre McLean with special guest Alyssa Doherty of Chatham. Tickets at CKXS99.1FM, James Street Eatary, McKellers Flowers in Dresden, The Wallaceburg Museum and online at cktickets.com. Doors open at 7:00pm. Show time 8:00pm. Tickets $25.00.
• Pepper and fun darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Pepper at 1:00pm and open darts starting at 7:30pm.
Winter Wonderland Bazaar & Tea at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Victoria & Selkirk, Chatham. 9:30am-1:30pm. Home baking, silent auction, crafts, kids corner and more. Enjoy a light lunch in our Tea Room. 519-354-1072.
Thursday, November 26 • Diabetic Footcare Clinic at the Active Lifestyle Centre, 20 Merritt Ave., Chatham.
• The Christ Church Christmas Shoppe and Lunch Room will be held from 10:00am-1:00pm at 80 Wellington St. W., Chatham. Christmas and home baking, candy booth, country kitchen, Christmas crafts and decorations, personalized Christmas ornaments, meat pies, kids shoppe and wrap station and more! Enjoy a delicious lunch of soup, sandwich, muffin and drink. • Saturdays at 7 at St. Andrew’s. A Night at the Opera. St. Andrew’s United Church, Chatham. 7:00pm. Free will offering (suggested donation of $10 per adult) Doors open at 6:30pm. 519352-0010 for information.
• Committed Catholics Club Meeting from 7:00pm-9:00pm at the Spirit and Life Centre, side door. Mustard Seed bringing in Catholic items to sell. Free to attend.
Community Designated Drivers Association (CDDA) HomeJames - Before you head out to a holiday celebration, make sure you save the CDDA Home James phone number 519-3513353 to your phone so that you can get a safe drive home later in the evening. Volunteers provide patrons a safe, free (donations accepted which 100% go to youth groups in CK) ride home in their own vehicle. CDDA HomeJames runs in Chatham on Nov. 20, 21, 27, 28 and Dec. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 26 and 31. For more info or to volunteer for any of the nights of operation email cddachathamkent@hotmail.ca. Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com
As I all but dozed off while watching college football late Saturday afternoon, Brenna mixed up her cookie batch and baked up a storm. And they were tasty! So now she has oatmeal chocolate chip cookies to add to her repertoire. I think the only other thing she knows how to cook is Kraft Dinner. Methinks we’ll have to expand that knowledge base sooner rather than later. Hmm. I love lasagna. I think it’s time Mary Beth shared her incredible lasagna secrets with our offspring. But let’s hope she doesn’t try cooking Spam. I had my fill of that – in a good way – on Saturday night. We went with friends to see the final night of Spamalot, put on by Theatre Kent, at the Chatham Cultural Centre. It was a hoot! I’m a Monty Python fan, so this was right up my alley. Admittedly, I am no fan of musicals (I believe lines should be spoken, not sung), but I enjoyed all the Python humour. And if you have to watch a musical, if it’s not a rock opera written by The Who’s Pete Townsend, then it may as well be one written by Eric Idle.
It was an impressive performance put on by a local theatre company. And Jenn Wason, as the Lady of the Lake, showcased an amazing set of pipes. That woman can sing!
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The zany French soldiers had the audience in stitches as they mercilously taunted the “English pigdogs” during “Spamalot.”
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Sports
Our own football guru Carleton grad earns spot with CFL.ca
By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
If you’ve watched a Canadian Football League game this season, chances are you were watching the work of Chatham native Katrina Squazzin and didn’t even realize it. Katrina, who just completed her four year double major from Carleton University in media and law, has been writing previous and game recaps for the league’s website, cfl. ca. “It’s great,” she said. “I get paid to watch football.” Each week she gets assigned to particular games, analyzes the teams and writes a preview letting viewers know what to expect. During the game, she’s
constantly updating a game story that has to be posted within a few minutes of the contest. The 22 year-old former Pines student who wrote articles for the Voice before heading off to school, said she was seeking an intern’s job after graduating this year. “They said they really liked me but I wasn’t chosen as an intern,” she said. “That’s not unusual but they told me to keep in touch and it wasn’t very long before they called me and offered me this job.” While in Ottawa earlier this year she was attending the games at TD field but since moving home, she’s been doing it while watching games on television. Although she enjoys watching, the work in-
Contributed Photo/The Chatham Voice
Katrina Squazzin is hard at work watching football for the Canadian Football League website, clf.ca. The Carleton University and Ursuline College grad is a Chatham native.
volved means it’s not just a casual effort. “For the average viewer, a play is completed in a few seconds, the players go back to the huddle and then 30 seconds later or so the next play happens. For me, that 30 seconds involves gathering the information and determining what I’m going to use.” She’s also involved with updating the league’s photo site from photogra-
phers at the game. “From updating the live feed to getting things ready for the “newser” which is what we call the postgame story, the three or four hours of a game go by pretty quickly.” Katrina has covered games involving all nine teams in the CFL and believes the eventual Grey Cup winner will come from the eastern conference.
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Peacefully at Victoria Hospital on Thursday, November 12, 2015, Lachlan Laurie was held in the arms of the love of his life, his wife Donna and daughter Lacey while he took his last breath. Lachlan faced his illness with grace, courage and gratitude for the life he has lived. Dear son of Margaret Swan-Rossini of Blenheim and the late Robert Laurie. Loved by his sisters Teresa and her daughter Sarah (Andy) and her grandson Dylan, Alice (JP) and their daughter Merysa. Predeceased by his brother William. He will be sadly missed by his special uncle Carlo Rossini. Loved by his mother and father-in-law Laurence (Frenchie) and Ron Riehl of Capreol. Loved by his special sister-in-law “Ugly Mug” Angie. Lachie will be greatly missed by his great pal Woj and by many other friends who showed such great support to him. Loved and will be missed by many nieces, nephews and cousins both here and from Scotland. Lachlan was a proud Canadian and very proud of his Scottish heritage and a die-hard Leaf fan. Friends may visit at the McFarlane & Roberts Funeral Home, 2240 Wharncliffe Road South, Lambeth. 519-652-2020 on Saturday, November 21, 2015 from 11 - 1 pm. where the celebration of Lachie’s life will follow at 1:00pm. Cremation. Donations to the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada gratefully acknowledged. On-line condolences are available through www.mcfarlane-roberts.ca. Many thanks to ER nurse Adrien and CCU nurse Sarah for going above and beyond and Angel-on-earth, Rosie from CCOT, all the doctors and nurses in ICU for showing such care and compassion. Gordon Clan Motto “Stay and fight by courage not by craft”
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Michael “Mike” Mathany 65, Sunday, November 8, 2015 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home
Marie (Mary) Ilene Hendrickx 84, Monday, November 9, 2015 McKinlay Funeral Home
Omer Rossignol 86, November 15, 2015 Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home
William Laforet 64, Tuesday, November 10, 2015 McKinlay Funeral Home
John Rance 65, Sunday, November 1, 2015 Blenheim Community Funeral Home
George Attewell 89, Wednesday, November 11, 2015 McKinlay Funeral Home
Art Rumble 61, Monday, November 2, 2015 Blenheim Community Funeral Home
Edwin Jack Pflug 76, Thursday, November 12, 2015 McKinlay Funeral Home
Jamie Stokes 49, Monday, November 2, 2015 Blenheim Community Funeral Home
Alma ‘Corinne’ Harris 82, Saturday, November 14, 2015 McKinlay Funeral Home
Pauline Rupert 39, Friday, November 6, 2015 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home
Anne M. Fisher 63, Thursday, August 13, 2015 McKinlay Funeral Home
Mr. Gerard Pepper (Jerry) 62, Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Alexander & Houle Funeral Home
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