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Walking around with a tape measure and hammer gave Jeff Bultje a sense of security in Kurdistan – at least to a point. “I was surprised how safe it is,” he said. “I wasn’t carrying a gun so I wasn’t a threat but on the other hand you are aware that you can be bombed at any minute.” Bultje returned Saturday from two weeks of installing doors and windows in homes and providing milk to thousands of children in the war-ravaged town of Duhok Seje in the region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq. Local resident Sean Moore and Phiez Solomon, a native Iraqi who have both taken part in earlier aid efforts, accompanied him. Bultje collected $16,000 in Canadian funds for the work that he said was very much appreciated. “These people have a very difficult time getting help from their own officials,” he said.
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He said Christians and the Yazidi people face heavy discrimination. “There are checkpoints everywhere and your identification lists your religion. If you aren’t Muslim you aren’t going to get help from the government.” He said one 17-year-old boy in the village has had to flee ISIS terrorism three times already. “The noose is tightening on these RELOCATION SPECIALISTS people,” he said. “They can’t even claim refugee status because they’re We Can . . . Sort • Pack • Unpack in their own country but unless • Co-ordinate Move and Notifications something is done, they will be • Decorate and Stage to Sell wiped out.” • Handle Estate Moves Bultje said the only thing keeping ISIS and genocide at bay is the For a FREE Consultation We Go The Extra Call Jan & Danny Bateman Kurdistan Pashmerga, the same group in which Wheatley native 1-519-326-6554•1-519-903-6554 John Gallagher was serving when batemans@sympatico.ca he was killed last month. “If we or someone doesn’t fight them, millions of people will be massacred,” he said.
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Chatham-Kent’s Pet and Wildlife Rescue (PAWR) organization is seeking the public’s aid in helping broaden a proven program to reduce the number of feral cats locally.
Myriam Armstrong of PAWR said her group has been providing TNR (trapping, spaying/neutering and releasing) for local individual cats for the past two years and wants to expand the program on feral cat colonies. “The best way to control
feral colonies is to release them back into the area they’re at or relocate the entire colony to another place,” she said. “If you trap and kill cats, others will simply move into the former territory and breed.” It has been proven in many cities in North
America that TNR is ef“We know that people issue for many years,” fective. In New York City, in farm areas have kit- she said. “Unfortunately, Manhattan project re- tens dropped off all of the number of cats being duced the the time,” euthanized each year at number of “The best way to con- she said. “A our local shelter hasn’t stray cat trol feral colonies is to cat can have changed dramatically so intakes by release them back into 15 kittens it is clear that whatever is 73% in the or more a in place is not effective.” She said funding is alfirst three the area they’re at or year so you years of the relocate the entire col- see how ways an issue for PAWR p r o g r a m . ony to another place. If i m p o r t a n t with each cat costing the During the you trap and kill cats, it is that organization between $50 first year others will simply move we steril- and $150. “We’re doing important of the proize them gram, there into the former territory if we’re to work but there are times was a 59% and breed.” have any it seems the general pubreduction in - Myriam Armstrong hope of lic doesn’t understand it,” she said. the number control.” If anyone is interested in of cats arriving in shelShe said no one has done ters. an accurate count of the adopting a colony, help“By returning sterile cats number of feral cats in ing fund the group or just wants more information, to the area, you keep oth- Chatham-Kent. er cats from moving in,” “The number of stray contact PAWR at 519-683she said. “Feral cats have and feral cats in Cha- 6778 or by email at pawra well established hier- tham-Kent has been an rescue@gmail.com archy in place and won’t generally allow newcomking re ta s for a e ers to join the colony.” nam She said where keeping O F OD TS a colony in the same place KE BAS isn’t an option; the entire group (often less than 10) Names will be accepted by can be relocated. telephone ONLY 519-354-1146 If someone has the room, for example a farmer or Call Monday thru Friday 9am-3pm someone in a rural area, Closing Date December 4th having a feral colony can December 7-10 - Toy Packing from 6-8pm at 280 Grand Ave. E., Chatham (old Guspro building) be a great help. Toys Delivered December 21st “By helping a colony in December 22nd - Food Basket Packing need you get the benefit beginning at 8am at the Spirit and Life Centre (the former St. Joseph Auditorium), of having a fully sterilFood Delivered December 22nd after 1pm ized family of cats who Please mail donations to: Box 114, Chatham, ON. N7M 5K1 will not only keep rodents away but also other cats who do not Toys and Games in good condition can be dropped off at: belong to the colony. RCSS (Real Canadian Super Store) Blackburn Radio Each cat is ear tipped so Heritage Savings & Credit Union Holiday Inn Chatham Voice TD Canada Trust if an intruder was to be Branches in Chatham Canadian Tire accepted in the colony Pennington’s Tepperman’s Riverview Bingo Palace Winners PAWR would trap it and Rona Cashway Maple City Residence sterilize him/her to enStaples CIBC (St.Clair & Merritt) sure no new LCBO - St. Clair Street Whittal & Company YMCA LCBO - Wellington Street West kittens are born.” ScotiaBank Branches in Chatham The Wish Centre All that’s required is SunMedia Food4Less, someone able to provide a colony with a sheltered area for the cold winter months, access to food NO CHILD WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS and water.
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Orphanage survives despite political strife
By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
Despite widespread political strife in her adopted country, Emily Hime continues to maintain a positive outlook about the future of her Haitian orphanage, Maison Ke Kontan (Happy Heart House). Protests have been mounting in Haiti since results of preliminary and presidential elections were announced earlier this month amid allegations of massive fraud. “There have been ongoing protests where peo-
ple gather in the streets and burn tires and barricade roads. This past week things have escalated and have turned more violent,” she said in a recent interview. “People are demanding a recount (and) you can feel the tension growing here in Haiti and protests are being formed all over Port Au Prince.” She was trapped in a protest recently. “I was stuck in a protest the other day, and although most protests are peaceful, they can escalate and turn violent very quickly. Our vehicle
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jor security concerns at the home, until now. The crime in our area has escalated greatly and you can see the fear in our neighbours’ faces. Even our staff are terrified; it’s frightening because I’ve never witnessed or sensed this amount of
fear in our home before.” They have heard threats of “civil war” and “revolution” so it’s understandable for them to be scared right now. They have no idea how things are going to turn out.” Unable to change the strife in the street out-
side, Hime has turned her attention to the charity’s fundraising efforts. “Life goes on and we have to make sure we can provide for the children, regardless of the circumstances surrounding us,” she said.
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One novel way in which the group is raising money for the rent (“we owe the second half which is $5,000 US and that will cover us until Sept. 2016”) as well as food water and school fees is through an online gift catalogue. “Our annual Online Gift Catalogue which is featured on our website www.himeforhelp.org allows people to view which items are mostly needed in our home and community and lists the prices of each item,” she said. “People can then purchase an item from our catalogue either for themselves or family and friends. Once a gift purchase is made, they will receive a gift certificate via email showing which item they purchased and they can make it out to anyone they wish. This is
the perfect gift this holiday season for those who seem to have everything. We then purchase these items on the grounds here in Haiti to help support local Haitian businesses in our community.” “We’re also having our annual fish fry fundraiser at Bob ‘N Buoys in Mitchell’s Bay Jan. 16 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.” she said. “We will have live entertainment from Ryan Bradley.” She’s hoping the catalogue will raise enough to cover the rent. “Also another great way for people to help out is Child Sponsorship. This provides each child with monthly financial support so we can provide them with the basic necessities that they need,” she said. “Many of our sponsors have created relationships with our children that will last a lifetime.”
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Put plan on hold It’s time the Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission put its plans to close Wallaceburg’s Water Treatment plant on hold, at least temporarily. Next week, a sub-committee of the PUC will meet to decide whether to endorse a plan by Stantec Consulting to close the plant and provide Wallaceburg’s water via pipeline from Lake Erie. With half the committee comprised of Stantec consultants and PUC staff, it will be surprising if it makes the right decision. At a time when even the most optimistic figures show it will be decades before any savings, Chatham-Kent is preparing to turn off the tap on Lake Huron as a water source. The reasons are as murky as the Thames River in August. Most of Chatham-Kent now gets its water from Lake Erie, an eco-system under siege. The past few years have seen a marked degradation in water quality. Lack of infrastructure spending has led to municipalities dumping millions of gallons of untreated sewage into the lake. Misguided woodlot management policy locally has resulted in deforestation and an acceleration of agrichemicals entering the lake. The PUC spent more than $1 million upgrading the Chatham water treatment plant to eliminate the foul smelling, discoloured Lake Erie water two years ago. This year, a 300 square mile algae bloom covered most of the western basin. Residents in some areas likened it to pea soup. Last year, Toledo Ohio, with a population nearly three times that of Chatham-Kent, closed its intake for days due to algae poisoned water. There is no doubt Lake Erie needs to be cleaned up but while that’s being done it would be prudent to have a backup plan should the situation get worse before it gets better. It isn’t out of the question that in an emergency the Wallaceburg plant could supply some water to the rest of the community. Tell us, again, why we need to move now?
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Cyclists, please use the street Sir: I felt I should write and bring this situation to the media again. Recently, my husband and I were walking to the cultural centre to an event. It was evening, 6:15 p.m. and was more or less dark. As we were on the bridge over the creek, two young women were riding their bikes south on the sidewalk; no lights on the bikes. One did move onto the
road. The other had no intention of doing so. I stopped and said, “You should be riding here,” pointing to the road. The answer came back, “You could move, it wouldn’t kill you.” Cheeky! If by any chance the person to whom this concerns is reading this, we belonged where we were; you did not. If we had moved to
the railings on the bridge, there is very little room for anyone to ride a bike past safely on that bridge. I did say there was a $100 fine now for that infraction. I t seems many cyclists still don’t seem to know or don’t want to. While we have been waiting for a bus at St. Andrew’s Church, which could be less than 10
minutes, we have seen as many as nine bikes on sidewalks across William and Park and Wellington streets. That particular area is a money maker, but it hasn’t been a big issue with the police for years now. Perhaps when someone really gets hurt, then it will become an issue. Ruth Draper Chatham
Red Hatters agree with Bruce Sir: This letter speaks to Bruce Corcoran’s column, “Diverse times here in C-K” in the Oct. 29 issue of The Chatham Voice. Our Red Hat Society Chapter, The Pixie Chicks, are always looking for new places of
interest to experience and eat. Our October gathering took us to Erieau’s Bayside Brew Pub. As your column stated, we had a super experience and “darned tasty food.”
We were looking into the new craft beer craze. They provided a great tour and tasting, followed by lunch. It is wonderful to find these experiences close to home.
Red Hatters are 50 years plus. Some are plus, plus. Erieau has changed in the 60 years since the Queen Mother (me) had been there. Doreen Stonehouse Tilbury
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E-bikes need better regulation Sir: I have a safety concern regarding our roads in Chatham-Kent. Recently I witnessed my third near- accident involving e-bikes and traffic trying to negotiate around them. The last e-bike was actually towing a trailer containing a large, unattached garbage pail! It had no lights, indicators or even reflectors on the trailer. I wondered if this could possibly be legal. So I Googled “Canadian laws regarding e-bikes.” “Owning an Electric Bike in Canada is easy. These vehicles are also known as power assisted bicycles, electric scooters, e-bikes and e-scooters, and the laws for them are very similar to a traditional bicycle. They require no license, plates or insurance to own or operate.” That to me seems to be specifically appealing to the ability to avoid the laws that apply to other motorized vehicles.
They also provided a handy list of accessories not required by law on an e-bike: “Indicators and sources of illumination, lighting system and retro reflective devices, mirrors, trailer cargo anchoring device.” Aren’t these important road safety devices?? “Can I operate an e-bike if my driver’s licence has been suspended? It depends on the particular circumstances that led to your licence suspension. If your licence is suspended because of a conviction that has resulted in a driving prohibition under the Criminal Code of Canada, you cannot legally operate an e-bike. “If your driver’s licence has been suspended under other circumstances, you should discuss your situation with a licensed legal practitioner before deciding to operate an e-bike.” Is anyone checking this?
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cident? If they don’t have insurance or the ability to pay, the victims are left without recourse? Can municipalities pass by-laws prohibiting e-bikes? Yes. Municipalities have the ability to prohibit where e-bikes may travel on roads, paths, trails and other property under their
jurisdiction.” Finally some hope; we as a municipality have the ability to make some common sense rules. I would like to appeal to all city council members to consider making a few common sense rules regarding e-bikes on our roads. Most conscientious
e-bike riders should have no problem abiding to the rules of the road enforced upon all other drivers. Please, before changes are required because of a serious injury or even death. Cheryl Doher Chatham
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Wallaceburg Coun. Jeff Wesley said he feels “no pressure whatsoever” to reach a decision on the future of the Wallaceburg water treatment plant at a Dec. 8 meeting. Wesley is one of eight members on the Chatham Kent Public Utilities Commission sub-committee charged with marking a recommendation on the subject. The committee also includes Wallaceburg Coun. Carmen McGregor, Kris Lee from WATCH (Wallaceburg Advisory Team for a Cleaner Habitat) environmental group, a member from the Wallaceburg Business Improvement Area, two PUC staff mem-
bers and two consultants from Stantec. Stantec’s recommendation to close the Wallaceburg water intake on the Snye River and serve the community by a pipeline extension from Chatham angered many people at a Wallaceburg public meeting in June. Wesley said at the December meeting members will complete a matrix listing and weigh the various factors such as cost, quality of supply, public support and both long and short term options. “We may come up with something everyone is comfortable with and we may not,” he said. “I’m not sure we have all of the information we need. I’m keeping an open mind and won’t be pressured
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into making a decision.” ceburg’s potential for Wesley said he needs to growth they will be makbe persuaded that it is in ing a very large mistake,” the best interest of all of she said. “We’ve seen the Chatham-Kent to restrict effects of ignoring infrathe community to only structure and short-sightone water source. ed planning.” “There are widespread, “We haven’t even seen valid concerns about the the criteria for the matrix,” quality of Lake Erie wa- she said “If the financial ter and I don’t think the savings for a 40 year peanswer is just dumping riod are heavily weighted in more chemicals at a and the savings over a 20 treatment plant,” he said. year- period don’t count, “Lake Huron is undeni- we pretty well know what ably cleaner so it’s a bit of their intentions are.” Wesley said if there’s a mystery why we would forego it. I’ve been getting a recommendation, it File photo calls from Chatham res- would go before the full Where will Wallaceburg ultimately get its tap water? idents concerned about PUC board at its Dec. 17 Lake Erie water so it’s not meeting. be facing career issues if “We aren’t just using our “I will certainly be letting they disagree and what’s local knowledge, we’re just a Wallaceburg issue, it’s a Chatham-Kent mat- my constituents know left?” relying on national and inif something does go to ter.” He said local officials ternational experts such as Kris Lee said she’s going the PUC,” he said. “This have been blind to the fact those quoted in the Loninto the meeting with an needs to be an open pro- that Lake Erie is facing the don Free Press,” he said. cess.” open but guarded mind. most severe algae problem “The only people telling Henrie Timmers, who since the measurements us not to worry are the “I’m sure the PUC wants us to make a recommen- operates the Facebook site took place. municipality and the condation but let’s be hon- Say No to Lake Erie Water “The weather network sultants they paid.” est about this. Our pipes is concerned that Stantec published an excellent arWesley said he wants aren’t going to fall apart officials are on the com- ticle online about the al- more information on the tomorrow. There is no ar- mittee. gae bloom,” he said. “This cost savings claimed by “The committee is sup- year’s bloom was off the the consultants. “When I bitrary deadline. Let’s take the time to consider what posed to be unbiased but charts. More than 300 see data that says the real we know that two votes square miles of the lake’s cost saving is over a 40 we’re doing.” She said, “unless they are already in the bag be- western basin was cov- year period to make a conhave a crystal ball”, pro- cause the authors of the ered by it.” sultant’s findings more ponents of eliminating the report aren’t going to Timmers said he feels the acceptable, it raises a lot of Wallaceburg intake should change their mind,” he municipality looks down questions.” 1 2015-11-27 AM said. “Add the two PUC on local residents as amaerr on the150416 side Lambton_PetroliaIndependent_ChathamVoice_QUARTER_Holiday_6.8333x5.143_FNL-2.pdf of caution. Calls to 10:20 the PUC weren’t “If they limit Walla- staff members who may teurs in assessing the risk. returned.
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Fledgling film scene making its way By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
They may not be erecting a “Hollywood” sign anywhere in Chatham-Kent just yet but that doesn’t mean the community’s fledgling film making efforts are in vain. Thamesville filmmaker Florin Marksteiner, who starred in Matthew Marshall’s 2014 production of Daughter of the King, is putting the finishing touches on a short film entitled Falling for You. “We’re in production and I hope to have it out on Vimeo on demand by the middle of December,” he said. “We were lucky that the weather held for our exterior shots into mid-November.” Falling for You is a story of a man at the brink, watching his life crumble around him when suddenly someone steps in and takes the fall for him. Marksteiner’s company, ProductionMark, is working with 12 Disciples, and C & S Marshall Productions. The same group produced Daughter of the King, which won 13 awards including Best Narrative Feature at the Oregon International Film
Awards and the Best Feature at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. Prior to the movie being on demand, Marksteiner said there will be a free viewing period as a way of saying thank you to the community. “Three years ago people didn’t believe me when I said there was potential to begin a film industry locally but we’re making it happen,” he said. “People, especially young people, are embracing the idea. “We have a tremendous amount of talent here. Look at Spamalot, look at West Side Story,” he continued. “Our movie has an 18 year old from St. Thomas, a 16 year old from Chatham and a 15 year old from Wallaceburg. These kids are just going to get better.” He said the municipality should be recognizing the cachet and economic spin off that comes from film and doing everything it can to encourage it. “We’re not looking for money, we just want them to be aware of us, facilitate access to locations where they can and acknowledge us,” he said. “We’ve had co-opera-
tion before and we will need more in the future.” A film brings attention and recognition to a community for years after the production is finished. He said projects in the works include people from such diverse locations as New York, Michigan, Toronto and even Brazil. “I’m getting asked frequently about shooting locations here,” he said. “With the waterways, small town feel and agriculture, we have things that many places don’t. We don’t see them because they’re right in front of our eyes but other people notice them.” He said local actors are good to work with because what some of them lack in experience they make up for in attitude. “We have a saying that we leave the drama on the screen,” he said. “When the camera stops, people have to get along. If we’re not having fun, why are we doing this?” The cast of Falling for You includes Jamie Rainbird, Cindy FitzGerald, Addison Colbourne, Sabrina Pierson, Christine Ellwood, James Mac Neil and Corey Chainey.
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Local actor Jamie Rainbird gets some finishing touches on his makeup prior to shooting a secne in the short film Falling for You. It is directed by Florin Marksteiner and produced by Matthew Marshall.
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Sports
Desire to succeed leads to the top for Chatham native By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
From the time she started fitness training in her early 20s, Chatham native Lindsay Pinsonneault had a desire to compete in body building. That desire turned to determination and this year, in her first year of competition, her determination resulted in her first Canadian national title in Bikini Body Building.
And her dad, Ian Pinsonneault couldn’t be prouder. “Lindsay has always been into fitness and trying to eat well. She has always had the will to be the best in anything she does,” her dad explained. “She’s taking a few courses at school right now and if she’s not at the top of the class she’s disappointed.” Lindsay, a former Ursuline College Chatham
student is now 28 and living in Calgary where she signed with her first competition coach last year. “I started with competition prep for six months and I was constantly training and meal prepping,” Lindsay said in a phone interview. “To compete, it becomes a lifestyle and you’re always working to take it to the next level.” Her first competition was at the Northern Alberta Body Building Association event in May. “ I went in not knowi n g at all
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Surrounded by the proof of an amazing year, Chatham native Lindsay Pinsonneault displays all the hardware she earned in her first 6 months of bikini body building competition. She won the Canadian national title, as well as Bikini Competitor of the Year and Rookie of the Year from the Alberta Body Building Association.
what to expect backstage and on the floor, and I just did my thing,” Lindsay explained. Her self-confidence and training resulted in a first place in her class, Bikini Medium Tall, and Lind-
say moved on to win the Bikini Overall title. From that win, she qualified for the Alberta Provincial Championships in June. “I came in second in my class, and some people said to me, ‘That must be
so hard for you to come in second,’ but no, placing second – that lights the fire. It makes you want to figure out what you did wrong and work harder,” the competitor said. Continued on page 11
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my goal was to make the top five.” Her second place finish still qualified Lindsay to compete at the Canadian Body Building Federation (CBBF) National Championship in July in Halifax. Heading cross country to Halifax was a new experience for Lindsay, who said issues like water retention from flying come up. Overcoming those issues, the body builder not only won her class, she went to win Bikini Overall. With that win, came a Pro Card with the International Federation of Body Building (IFBB), taking her from amateur to pro in her first year of competition. Her story doesn’t end there either. Back in Alberta fresh from her national title, Lindsay attended the Alberta Body Building Association (ABBA) annual awards ceremony, walking away with Bikini Competitor of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards. As a proud father, Ian knew Lindsay had the drive but the results of her first competitions were still a surprise. “I really can’t believe how well she has done in her first year ... she really didn’t start going into competitions until late spring and then went in three within about two
gas at the Legends Classic, and four or five more competitions over the year. Part of her plan is to also come home to Chatham to see family and give something back to the community. “Chatham is my home and I come home every summer,” she said. “What I’ve accomplished has opened the door to get in touch with people I haven’t touched base with in a while. When you reach a certain level, you tend to become a role model and source of information for people.” Lindsay plans to get involved with the fitness community in Chatham and help people gain from her knowledge and experience with fitness and competing, when she comes home next.
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Change proposed for business licences By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
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paying the full cost of their license fees within two years if council adopts a report from administration at its Dec. 14 meeting. C-K Licensing Manager Nancy Havens said the report came about as a request during the municipal service review. She said the direction was to remove the costs from the general tax base and onto those actually using the service. “During the review we examined what it cost to
issue licenses in various sectors including costs for inspections and other services,” she said. “In some sectors the fees will go down while others will rise but it’s all related to our costs.” In order to smooth the transition, the report recommends increasing the amount paid by licensees to 80 per cent of costs in 2016 and 100 per cent the following year. The municipality collects just under $100,000 per year in various fees.
“In some sectors the fees will go down while others will rise but it’s all related to our costs.”
- Chatham-Kent Licensing Manager Nancy Havens
The only major addition to the licensing structure was the addition of salvage yards that had previously been exempt. “We received a request from the police to include salvage yards and we complied with that,” she
said. A public hearing on the bylaw held last week attracted about 13 business owners, the majority of which were salvage yard representatives who wanted to become acquainted with the new aspects of the bylaw. “We used the opportunity to consolidate our business licensing into one document,” she said. “Prior to this there were more than 20 different business bylaws.”
Restorative justice program receives Trillium Grant
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Grant gives Restorative Justice program a fresh look Thanks to a $52,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant this year, Restorative Justice Chatham-Kent has updated and re-organized its programs to Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre and children and The Chatham Voice would like to hear youth across the about your favourite Christmas memory community. or family tradition. The grant includes new In 150 words or less, tell us your story marketing and and we will publish five randomly advertising chosen answers, and one lucky entry materials and will win a copy of the newly released A Special Holiday Collection produced by Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre.
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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.
a newly re-designed website that will be unveiled soon. “These dollars have truly helped to move the organization to a more professional realm,” Cecily Coppola, executive director said in a release. “The re-vamped programs under our Positive Strides umbrella are evidence-based and tailored to current needs in the community, and our exciting new marketing and advertising materials will assist us in getting the word out across the community about the impactful services we offer for atrisk children and youth.” By definition, restorative justice is an approach to justice that focuses on the needs of the victims and the offenders, as well as the involved community, and emphasizes re-
pairing the harm caused by criminal behavior. The alternative pathways provided are achieved through the PreCharge Diversion Program and Restorative Justice Community Conferencing; two elements which make up what is known as an extrajudicial measures program, and is funded by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services. This program is delivered in conjunction with the Chatham-Kent Police Service, and is only available to youth (12-17) who have come into contact with the law, and have a criminal charge pending under the Youth and Criminal Justice Act (YCJA). Upon successful completion of the Pre-Charge Diversion Program, the pending charges will be cleared from the police information system – giving youth a second chance. These alternative pathways also include the Positive Strides intervention and educational programs. Funding support from the United Way and the Ontario Trillium Foundation allows for us to provide free individualized and oneon-one sessions. The programs offered include substance abuse, managing anger and aggression, theft and vandalism, anti-bullying and harassment and dealing with emotions. These are available to any child or youth in the community who is not currently in conflict with the law, but who is at risk for delinquent, negative behaviours, and who may be struggling in school, at home or within their social environments. For more information about Restorative Justice Chatham-Kent, visit www.rjck.org.
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Life
Local economy can thrive with our help We here at The Chatham Voice are huge fans of buy local, shop local. Support local business and help keep the Chatham-Kent economy moving. I can only shake my head when people are so hell-bent on saving a penny here and a dime there that they leave the municipality to shop. Worse, they leave the country. Sure, there are some items you just can’t get in a municipality of our size. I get that. If you need those items, then it’s understandable to leave here to get them. But as Christmas approaches, how many of you are planning to head to Windsor, or London, or across the border to shop? Or even online? And for stuff that is available locally? I urge you to support local businesses. This is especially vital if you are a local business owner or manager. You hope people do the same for you, so why not lead by example? Municipal employees – including police, fire and public health staffers –it is intrinsically important for you to shop
Bruce Corcoran local. Local residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial property taxes essentially pay your wages. Give back; support the people who support you. You aren’t obligated to do so, but think for a second - we ratepayers are; we HAVE to pay our taxes; and in doing so, pay you. Support the folks who support you. Purchases, large or small, should be made in Chatham-Kent. You folks are also some of the best-paid people in the municipality. As a result, you likely have more disposable income than some of your neighbours. Help push the C-K economic wheel. And whenever possible, support made-in-C-K businesses or those who give back to the community as well. I realize I’m asking consumers to do some homework, but it truly
benefits everyone in the long run. Why spend money at an out-of-town store that had no ties to this community? And why spend at a business where profits head up Highway 401 or into the U.S., unless that business supports local groups and charities? This may sound like a shameless plug for The Chatham Voice – a grassroots, locally owned business that supports a multitude of local charities – but we’re looking at the bigger picture here. The more money that stays in our local economy, the better off we all are. Chances are you’ll be surprised how competitive some of the local pricing really is. And then factor in the price of gas and the wear and tear on your vehicle. I’ll give you a shining example of working with a good local business. We set up our virtual mail server for our @chathamvoice.com e-mail addresses with CIAccess. We had great customer support. When there was a hiccup, Brandon was a phone call or e-mail away, and he went right to work on the issue. Things were
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There are some things Chatham-Kent can’t offer, such as live NFL football! Here, Bruce and Mary Beth Corcoran enjoy a recent Detroit Lions game. Well, Mary enjoyed it more as her Lions beat his Raiders. Continued on page 14 We weren’t alone. resolved quickly.
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Sold-out tour benefits community The Chatham Voice
Marianne Johnstone and Sandra Smith, two key organizers of the event, usually assign themselves as host at one of the featured homes on the IODE Christmas Home Tour. “I joke that I get one really good tour of one home,”
she said following the Nov. 21 event at which local florists added a festive touch to 11 homes and one church. The event sold out with some 600 people taking part in the tour, meaning that the Chatham-Kent Hospice and IODE projects will benefit.
“We’ll be donating $3,000 to the hospice because it’s such a need in the community,” she said. The group estimated it will raise somewhere in
the neighbourhood of $8,000. “We provide secondary school bursaries, we donate books to the library, send students to volley-
ball camp and a number of other projects,” she said. Johnstone said the tour wouldn’t be possible without the support of Sarah’s Market #2, The Purple
Pansy, the Glasshouse and Laurie Clark Floral who supplied decorations as well as a number of sponsors throughout the community.
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Staff at Copper Terrace Long-Term Care facility in Chatham donned purple clothing last week in support of Violence Against Women Prevention Month. Women’s advocate at the facility, Darlene Rylett, said it was easy to get staff involved. “We have very strong support in the work place.”
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us, but reliability and local support trump price. Up close at Ford Field
One thing you can’t get in Chatham-Kent is live NFL football. Coworkers at The Voice gave Mary and I a wonderful anniversary present this year – two tickets to the
Oakland Raiders-Detroit Lions game Nov. 22 in Detroit. I am a huge Raiders fan, while my wife, born and raised in Chatham, bleeds Lions’ blue and silver. We plopped our butts four rows from the field, behind the Lions’ bench and enjoyed the
back-and-forth affair. Fortunately the Lions won (happy wife, happy life, and a fitting way for Mary’s first trip to Ford Field to end). Getting to and from the game was a pain, but seeing my wife enjoy her up close look at the Lions was worth it.
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Kids program receives funding boost The Chatham Voice
The United Way of Chatham-Kent’s Women’s Leadership Council (WLC) presented a grant of $15,500 to A.L.L. for Kids and the Learning, Earning and Parenting (L.E.A.P.) Program recently. The WLC has provided funding to A.L.L. for Kids for the past six years and have helped a total of 303 children attend activities such as Girl Guides, dance or music lessons.
“Participation in such activities not only allows children a creative outlet and lets them build social skills through peer-to-peer interaction, but it also can alleviate some financial burden to parents and provide networking opportunities with other parents,” said Janet Raddatz, Program
Co-ordinator, in a release. T h e W L C Grants Committee also approved funding for the Learning, Earning and Parenting Program in the amount of five $500 bursaries for first year post-secondary students and three $1,000 bursaries for second year post-secondary students.
The program, administered through the Municipality’s Employment and Social Services Department, assists young mothers in completing their high school education. Graduates from the program receive a bursary to put towards their own or their child’s post-secondary education. This can include covering the cost of tuition, books or the purchase of a computer.
AgriSpirit Fund to 74 community groups across Canada to support rural capital projects in towns with populations less than 150,000. The Chatham-Kent Hospice is currently under construction and will open in the spring of 2016. While the new residential hospice is being built, fundraising efforts are fo-
cusing on raising money to offset the cost of necessary furniture and equipment through the Hospice Hope Chest Campaign. Make a wish; support CKHA
The Foundation of CKHA’s 26th Annual Christmas Wish Tree Appeal is underway.
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Auxiliary assistance
Representatives from the CKHA Helping Hands Auxiliary recently presented a cheque for $25,000 to the Foundation of Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) in support of the $6.9 million CKHA Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Renewal Campaign. To date, more than $3.1 million has been raised for this important campaign.
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The Chatham-Kent Hospice recently received $15,000 from the Farm Credit Canada AgriSpirit Fund to be used towards the purchase of furniture and equipment for our new residential hospice. Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is giving almost $1 million through its FCC
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From left, Jill Slaughter, Executive Member; JoAn Dale, President; and Francesca Allinson, Volunteer, CKHA Helping Hands Auxiliary; and Michele Grzebien-Huckson, Executive Director, Foundation of CKHA. The Auxiliary recently donated $25,000 towards the CKHA’s equipment renewal campaign.
• CK Museum Adult Gingerbread House Workshop. Studio One of the Chatham Cultural Centre, 75 William St. N., Chatham. $25 fee includes all materials, hors d’oeuvres and a beverage. Must be 19 years of age. Register at www.cktickets. com or 519-354-8338. • Open euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm. 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. 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
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Inclusive recreation Continued from page 15
Proceeds from this year’s appeal will once again support the $6.9 million CKHA Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Renewal Campaign. To date, more than $3 million has been raised for this important campaign. C-K Tim Hortons support Treatment Centre program
Since the beginning of the Children’s Treatment Centre’s Sledge Hockey Program, Chatham-Kent Tim Hortons locations have provided annual financial support to the program, helping ensure that the children in our community, of all abilities, can participate in excit-
ing, inclusive recreation opportunities. This year, Chatham-Kent Tim Hortons locations donated $4,000 to the CTC’s Sledge Hockey Program, which covers the costs of ice-time during the Centre’s winter recreation season. The Centre’s Sledge Hockey Program invites CTC clients, of all abilities, to meet on the ice every Tuesday to participate in an evening of high-energy, physical activity, while building life skills such as turn taking, transitions, teamwork, and social skills. Participants enjoy personalized coaching suited to their unique abilities, while experiencing outof-Centre community resources.
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Accompanied by Centre Recreation Therapists, a handful of dedicated volunteers, and Ashley Goure, assistant captain of the Canadian Women’s Sledge Hockey Team, participants enjoy personalized coaching suited to their unique abilities, while experiencing out-of-Centre community resources.
A car represents a major investment and this is an important reason to properly maintain your vehicle, but of course, the main factor remains your safety and that of your passengers. So, although your car or light truck may be new, it should also be prepared for winter. How do we prepare a vehicle for winter? Winter preparation should begin with the installation of quality winter tires. If your car or truck is new, your dealer will probably have good deals for you. But in other cases, it is advisable to consult a major tire dealer for expert advice. The next step is to check all the liquids, starting with the windshield washer reservoir which should be filled with high-quality, low-temperature liquid. If your car or truck isn’t new, have a good mechanic check the radiator, the hoses and most importantly, the battery. Winter Maintenance If he suggests that you replace the battery because it is getting old, pull a few Service dollars out of your pocket and replace it… or suffer the consequences later on in the winter!
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Thank You IODE Captain Garnet Brackin Members thank the florists & landscape businesses, the stager, the home owners, the church, sponsors, ticket outlets, the media, all volunteers and ticket holders for making our 11th Anniversary Christmas House Tour a success. Sarah’s Market #2 on Queen St., The Purple Pansy Flower Boutique, Glass House Nursery & Garden Centre, Ross’ Nurserymen, Syd Kemsley Florist, Laurie Clark, Floral and Designs. Monies raised go to IODE projects in our community including the C-K Hospice. Women . . . Working together for a better Canada.
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