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As controversy continues to swirl regarding the extent of its commitment to health care in Wallaceburg, the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is facing questions regarding its administrative cost and emergency department efficiency.

The Alliance has prepared a proposal to close the Sydenham Campus Emergency Room and replace it with a 7 a.m.-to-11 p.m. walk-in clinic.

That proposal was to be discussed at Tuesday night’s public meeting of the Sydenham District Hospital board.

Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins said Monday there has been no request made to his ministry, and any request would need “approval by all members of the Alliance and the Erie St. Clair LHIN (Local Health Integration Network).”

A decision by St. Joseph’s and Public General boards to suspend governance because the SDH board wouldn’t support the walk-in clinic proposal leaves that issue in flux.

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the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), a federally funded non-profit group, shows the CKHA has the second-highest administration expense (as a percentage of budget) and the second longest emergency department wait time of any medium-size hospital in Ontario.

Alliance officials said data on the CIHI site (which is tabulated on a fiscal year basis, the most recent of which is 2014/15) doesn’t reflect current reality.

The largest difference is in the Central Ambulance Communication Centre (ambulance dispatch centre in Wallaceburg), which had a $2 million operating budget.

The CKHA terminated its agreement with the province in 2014. The centre is now operated by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.

The CKHA allocated 8.6 per cent of the $140,832,994 it spent in the fiscal year ended in 2014, or just over $12 million for administration.

That percentage had increased from 7.8 per cent in 2011/12 to 8.5 percent in 2012/13.

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Alliance CEO Colin Patey said decreases in provincial funding have left the CKHA with a deficit, and current funding models don’t take into consideration a two-location model.

Olivia Olesinski, a communication specialist with the CIHI, said her organization disseminates information provided by provincial health ministries and the hospitals themselves.

“Our sole purpose is to provide complete and correct information on health-care spending in Canada,” she said.

The CIHI lists 32 to 34 medium-sized community hospitals in Ontario. The number fluctu-

ates since all sites don’t offer all services.

Hawkesbury and District General Hospital, a 51-bed facility in a town of 10,000 on the Ontario-Quebec border, has an 8.9 per cent administration rate.

The CKHA has 127 acute care beds according to the CIHI. Leamington District Hospital, the only other medium-sized hospital governed by the Erie St. Clair LHIN spends 6.2 per cent on administration.

Alliance communications director Zoja Holman said fsctors for above-average administration costs are outpatient mental health programs, a practice of charging cell phone cost to

administration ($186,000 in ’14/15) and the fact that it has three boards of directors.

Holman said provincial funding categorization, combined with a larger outpatient program, is responsible for the higher administration costs.

“Our board members are not remunerated but we do cover out of pocket expenses, such as conference registration and travel/accommodation,” Holman said. Board costs were $186,000 in ‘14/15.

Wallaceburg councillor and former SDH board member Jeff Wesley said the actual figures only confirm what many in the community have suspected for some time.

“Even if you talk to the people who work for it (the Alliance) they will privately tell you the organization is top-heavy with administrators who are paid extremely well and above average,” he said. “Proper administration would be to look at the organization before cutting crucial services.”

“I would like to see how operating the boards cost nearly $200,000,” he said. “In my time on the SDH Board I received no remuneration, no mileage and no expenses (nor did I expect any), so not sure where the costs are coming from.”

“The only costs for SDH Board would be meeting costs for member meetings – a small price to pay for having a membership and democracy,” he said.

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Wesley said although Walpole Island council was given a presentation of the Alliance’s plan, he and fellow Chatham Kent council member Carmen McGregor have not.

“It’s the way they do things,” he said. “Divide and conquer.

Play one group against another.”

Shirley Roebuck of the local chapter of the Ontario Health Coalition said it’s time for stronger management and governance at the Alliance.

The two other hospitals in the local LHIN group are Windsor and Sarnia, both classified as large community hospitals.

Windsor has a 4.7 percent cost of administration and Sarnia’s is 5.7.

Other medium-sized Southwestern Ontario hospitals include St. Thomas (6.5), Strathroy (5.5), Stratford (4.8) and Woodstock (3.6).

The Ontario average for administrative expense is 5.8 per cent, while the Canadian average is 4.5 per cent.

Nathalie Robertson, Manager of Financial Standards and Information at CIHI, said administration expenses include salaries of hospital administrators, finance personnel, human resources and communications staff as well as the costs of those operations.

“The total includes labour-related costs, occupational health and safety expenses, records for staff and a number of other areas associated with operating any business centre function,” she said.

Robertson said the CIHI makes no determination on the efficiency of an operation based on administration.

“Indicators are only one part of the story,” she said. “It would be a mistake to base an opinion

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on any hospital based on any single category. There are always hospitals that do well in some areas and not so well in others.”

In addition to administration expense, the CIHI lists average cost of a standard stay as its other indicator of effciency.

In that area, the CKHA ranks as the 11th highest in its class at $5,185 but below the provincial average. Leamington came in at $4,611 while Windsor was $4,522 and Sarnia was $5,581.

The Ontario average was $5,283 while the national mark was $5,632.

In terms of emergency care, the wait time to see a doctor at the CKHA is the second longest in Ontario, but the time it takes to find a bed if you’re admitted is above average.

Patients at the CKHA emergency department face a 4.5hour wait to see a doctor.

Hawkesbury has the dubious distinction of the longest, at 4.9 hours. All figures are based on fiscal 2014/15 data.

Leamington is the third worst in the province among medium sized hospitals with a 4.3-hour wait.

In the LHIN area, Windsor has a 4.3-hour wait while Sarnia is 2.7 hours.

The average ED wait time for medium community hospitals in Ontario is three hours, while the national figure is 3.1.

In a report earlier this year, Patey said the wait time has been reduced, however, comparable province wide figures were not available as of press time.

If you’re admitted, you’ll wait an average of 12 hours to get a bed, down from 18 hours two years ago.

Times at the other LHIN hospitals are Leamington (12.2), Sarnia 23.4 and Windsor 28.7.

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If the province wants to be seen as proactive in reducing the amount of phosphorous in the Great Lakes, it should strengthen its partnership with farmers.

Emery Huszka, a Bothwell area farmer who is the newly elected Ontario president of the National Farmers Union, said that fact was impressed upon Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Jeff Leal at a meeting in Peterborough last week.

“Farmers are only a small part of the phosphorous problem but we’re willing to do our part,” Huszka said. “To do that, we need the resources and help.”

Huszka said farmers’ willingness to be part of a solution was demon-

strated by the response to the Farmland Health Incentive Program under the Great Lakes Area Stewardship Incentive (GLASI).

The program provides cost-share funding to help farmers improve soil, water quality, and pollinator health.

“The (approximate $4 million) in funds available were spoken for within the first 24 hours,” he said. “I have no problem taking some portion of my land, planting buffer strips or developing wetlands to slow runoff into area waterways but like any business my banker wants to get that money per acre. We can’t do it alone.”

Huszka said rural health care was another concern expressed to Leal during the hour-long meeting.

“If agriculture is the number two driver of the

economy and we know it’s among the most dangerous jobs, we’d like to think that translates into top flight local health care in rural areas,” he said. “It does us no good to know we have a world-class health facility at the foot of Queen’s Park when we have a farm accident, need immediate care and find out they’ve closed emergency departments and hospitals.”

“We know how busy any cabinet minister is so it means a lot to have him listen to our concerns,” he said. “We weren’t there for promises, we were there for a respectful faceto-face meeting and that’s what we received.”

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Local farmers say they’re more than willing to help cut phosphorous levels in the great lakes, adding they’re only a small part of the problem.

operations.

“We need the next generation of farmers to be able to get into the business,” he said. “The high cost of farm land and farming expenses is a barrier.”

He said the issuance of an Ontario-sponsored bond similar to what used to be known as a “junior farmers” loan could provide access to capitol.

“Something with a fixed

rate of return for the bond holders over a 25-year term could allow new farmers in, older retiring farmers to be able to sell to individuals instead of corporations and keep family farming viable.”

He said the emergence of specialty crops and growing demand for fresh vegetable and produce operations means smaller acreages are once

again viable.

“For quite a while it was go big or go home with farming,” he said. “That trend can be reversed.”

Huszka said the National Farmers Union, Ontario Chapter (NFU-O) represents many thousands of family farms across the country, and is the leading national advocate for the sustainable family farm.

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Service coins issued to police officers as point of pride of the coins that became popular among American troops in Germany after Attempts to create con- the Second World War. The practice at the time troversy over a “challenge coin” issued to involved soldiers chalmembers of the Chatham lenging each other to Kent Police Service are hold a particular piece misguided, according of German currency. If the person to Deputy challenged Chief Jeff “The coins are an didn’t have Littlewood. established method a coin, they The Voice of showing pride and were rer e c e i v e d identification in the quired to an e-mail purported- service. I would say the buy drinks for those ly from a letter writer is somewho did. member of one who has an axe The e-mail the CKPS to grind, but the intent author, alleging the of the coin has been using the coins proname Slapmote “al- misrepresented.” py White, cohol con- - Jeff Littlewood said he or sumption of the members by upper she was remaining anonymous “for fear of reprimanagement.”

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of taxpayer money and called their distribution “another example of the constant ineptitude displayed by the upper management of this Service in regards to the mismanagement of money and the poor management of the rank and file.”

Deputy chief Littlewood acknowledged the coins and said they have been issued as a way of promoting a sense of identity and spirit among CKPS members.

“The coins are an established method of showing pride and identification in the service,” he said. “I would say the letter writer is someone who has an axe to grind, but the intent of the coin has been misrepresented.”

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“At one time, groups provided lapel pins, at other times some groups had rings or other identifiers,” he said. “The history of the coin may have given someone the wrong impression, but if they had brought the issue forward, we would have dispelled any concerns.”

Littlewood said challenge coins are becoming increasingly popular with police services in Canada and the U.S. “The FBI has challenge coins and Canadian services in places such as Peterborough have them.

Members trade them and collect them. I probably have about 20 myself.”

The CKPS coin has municipal, provincial and federal cresting on one side and the service’s mission statement, values and a map of the municipality on the other.

Festival raises $250,000

More than 1,100 people boogie-oogie-oogied to a disco beat Saturday and raised a quarter of a million dollars in the process at the 15th annual Festival of Giving.

The theme of this year’s event was Studio 54, Disco Fever and attendees wore era-themed outfits.

The sold-out event at the Bradley Centre is staged by the Foundation of the Chatham Kent Children’s’

Treatment Centre and benefits that group, as well as food banks across the community.

Foundation director Mike Genge said more than 400 items were on sale through live and silent auctions. For the first time ever, bidders on the silent auction didn’t have to attend the event.

More than $2.5 million has been raised through the event over the years, which is the largest single fundraiser in the community.

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Emergency personnel roll up their sleeves

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

Police officers, paramedics and firefighters in our community are rolling up their sleeves and giving blood this month in support of Uniforms Unite to Save Lives.

At a blood donor clinic April 13 at the Spirit and Life Centre in Chatham, emergency personnel turned out in force for the sixth annual event organized by C-Kent Police Service officers Renee and Doug Cowell in honour of their late infant daughter, Bailey, who received a heart transplant and 140 units of blood products at Sick Kids’ Hospital in Toronto. April 11 is the anniversary of Bailey’s death.

The Cowells have been advocates of tissue, organ and blood donation.

“We’ve always been supporters and encourage people to be

tissue and organ donors after death, but we thought what can we do now as living, breathing people and we wanted to help Canadian Blood Services promote blood donation,” Renee said at the clinic.

Doug donates blood every 56 days, and as someone with a unique blood type, he is in high demand as a donor, Renee said.

Stephanie Wilson, Territory Manager with Canadian Blood Services, said there is always a need for blood, but nationally right now the number of units on hand is way below what is needed.

“Generally, we like to have 20,000 units on hand nationally, but right now there are only 12,000 units,” Wilkinson said.

“Ideally, we need 100,000 new donors to join each year to keep up with demand.”

The clinic was busy, and two more of five clinics are set up for

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CKPS Cst. Lynette Hodder, left, and paramedic David Huffman, right, gave blood at the Uniforms Unite to Save Lives clinic April 13. It marked Hodder’s third donation and it was number 34 for Huffman. Phlebotimist Beth Cassidy, centre, with Canadian Blood Services took good care of emergency personnel during the donations.

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Hospice to receive musical support The Chatham Voice

The Chatham-Kent Christian Men’s Choir is no stranger to supporting local worthy causes, and this time around, the men are supporting the local hospice.

For the past 16 years, the choir has put on benefit concerts. On April 30, they’ll be

doing a spring concert for the Chatham-Kent Hospice.

Performers will include The Gentlemen Songsters, Rachel Schwartz, Witness, Chatham-Kent Children’s Chorus, Chatham-Kent Singers, Allan DeLaet, Alex VanPelt and Will Eberle.

The choir has put on concerts to benefit the MRI

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campaign for the CKHA, food banks, Salvation Army, Neighbour Link, local churches, the UCB 89.3 FM Christian radio, and more.

The concert takes place April 30, at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Congregational Church., 450 Park Ave. W., Chatham. Admission is by donation.

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Open or closed?

Is health care a subject for open debate or it is an issue for the privileged few?

That, as much as anything, is behind the battle which is being fought in the open this week in a union hall in Wallaceburg as opposed to behind closed doors in a plush Chatham-Kent Health Alliance board room.

The battle is over the Alliance’s plan to eliminate the emergency department at Sydenham District Hospital.

It wasn’t supposed to be this way.

Alliance personnel have been trying to sell the concept in secret meetings but didn’t find many takers.

Call it what you will but the plan remained about as secret as it is when a top CKHA official brings in his trash to the Chatham campus so he doesn’t have to pay extra fees at home.

These things just get out. Especially when you’re talking about a move that medical professionals (at least to each other) are saying will cost lives. Especially when you have among the highest administration cost and worst wait times in the province for ER care.

Any one of these things individually doesn’t necessarily bring one to a conclusion, but together, they point out some issues that need attention.

We now have a situation where two of the three hospital boards (St. Joseph’s and Public General) that make up the overall Alliance board have suspended governance procedures because their SDH counterparts wouldn’t “go along to get along.”

Coincidentally (or not) the SDH board is the only “public” board, meaning members of the community (for a $3 annual membership fee) can vote them in or out.

The Chatham boards eliminated that nicety. You can apply to join when there’s a vacancy and if you make it through the vetting process, you get a seat.

Board members aren’t paid, but the Alliance does shell out nearly $200,000 for reimbursement of “out of pocket” expenses and travel, conference and governance costs.

If the plan had been to close the Chatham campus emergency department, (indulge us for a moment), it’s unlikely any of this fuss would have been made public until the Alliance had its ducks in a row.

It’s messy when the great unwashed – those without accreditation, those without years and millions in health care income and without the backslapping fellowship of their peers – express an opinion.

It’s messy when they want a voice, messy when they jump the queue and raise a fuss.

That’s the thing about democracy. It’s messy.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016

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You can help stop the “blob” Sir: The Blob returned to Southern Ontario last year. No, not the remake of the cheesy Sci-Fi B movie from the 1950s.

The Blob is the algae that engulfed the eastern end of Lake Erie last year.

Lake Erie experienced its largest algae bloom in history. The second largest was only four years ago.

Larger ones are yet to come.

There is always some algae in waterways and lakes, but when it overgrows an area, it can kill fish removing too much oxygen from the water.

Besides being bad for fish, it is also bad for tourism in the area. Too much algae makes fishing less appealing and makes going to the beach not very pleasant either.

Unfortunately, part of the cause of these blooms originates right here in Chatham-Kent. One of the causes of the algae blooms is runoff from our land, both urban and rural. The runoff contains fertilizer and other nutrients that feed the algae, and it

grows at a higher rate than normal.

Another concern is that if nutrient materials are running off yards and land, then it is likely other chemicals (pesticides and pollutants) are running off the land as well.

I ask all teachers in the Chatham-Kent and Essex areas to have all of their students Google “algae blooms in Lake Erie.”

They will see for themselves the NASA satellite images of the blooms on the lake in vivid detail.

They will also recognize familiar places to them like Point Pelee and Rondeau Bay. Your students will see that you do not need to go to the Oil Sands in Alberta or the melting Polar caps to see the effects of human practices on the environment but there are issues in our own backyard. They could even brainstorm solutions to the problem and become involved in working on solutions in their own neighbourhoods.

The good news is that we can all do something to reduce the effects of runoff into the waterways. By increasing the amount of natural landscape (tall grasses, trees, unmanicured natural areas) along the edges of rivers, streams and drainage ditches, we would reduce the runoff of fertilizers as well as sprays into the waterways. This would require farmers not to plough to the edge of drainage areas.

Homeowners and commercial property owners who are fortunate enough to have property along a river or stream could assist by leaving a strip of untouched area along waterways (more birds, more natural appearance, and healthier fish stocks in rivers). The rivers and streams are much more attractive from the water and land when the edges are left natural.

We can reverse much of the damage that has been done along our water-

ways with a little creative landscaping and a small adjustment in farming practices.

This does not need to be an expensive process, just leave a strip of land along the waterways uncut or unploughed. This needs to be on the flat part of the land because once the water starts going down the bank, there is no stopping it.

Once the land is left uncut, nature will do the rest.

To speed up the process, a nice touch would be to plant Carolinian trees, shrubs, grasses and flowers.

You could plant an English style garden with grasses and flowers.

If everyone would create these natural filters for the runoff, the fish, the birds and bees and butterflies that benefit from the additional habitat will thank you and your children, their children and their children will thank you.

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Women of Excellence

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

From 21 nominees, five women were chosen by the May Court Club of Chatham as Women of Excellence honourees at a special luncheon Wednesday.

Chosen from five different categories by a selection committee, May Court Club awards assistant convenor Anne Houle said the decision on the honourees was a very difficult one, and each nominee was very passionate in their personal and professional life, exemplifying commitment to service.

The five women chosen are as follows: Arts, Culture, Education and Training – Gwen Gold, mentor and leader in the arts community, helping to transition the Thames Art Centre into the Chatham Cultural Centre and advocate for arts funding.

Business and Professions – Lynn Patterson, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada and winner of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal as a builder and innovator in

Canada’s investment industry.

Community and Volunteerism – Jennifer Wilson, volunteer, fundraiser and driving force with YMCA and CK Hospice.

Health, Science and Technology – Dr. Annette Sysel, veterinarian and ground-breaking researcher in the field of cancer medicine and treatment for both animals and humans.

Young Woman Excellence (18-24 yrs) – Emily Hime, social justice advocate, founder of Hime for Help and creator of the Maison Ke Kontan Children’s Home in Port Au Prince, Haiti for orphan children in need.

A dinner in their honour is being held May 26 at Deer Run Golf Course on Bloomfield Rd. near Talbot Trail.

Tickets are $80 and are available from Houle at Alexander and Houle Funeral Home in Chatham.

May Court Club is a women’s service organization active in Chatham for more than 80 years and focuses on the needs of women and children in the community.

Learning and laughter key at ElderCollege

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

Conventional wisdom might indicate mixing senior citizens and chainsaws is a recipe for an accident, however, ElderCollege has found it to be a combination that spurs learning and creates joy.

“We offered a course in chain saw sculpting with Heather Mullaby and it was so popular we had to add a second session,” said course manager Ann Gooch.

The course was one of seven offered locally this spring by ElderCollege, which is in its third year in Chatham-Kent and sixth overall.

“Our attitude is that lifelong learning is good and you don’t put limits on yourself because of age,” said Gooch, a retired educator. “We allow people to pursue knowledge in areas in which they have an interest.”

The official name of the effort is Canterbury ElderCollege.

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ElderCollege offers unique learning opportunities Continued from page 7

This is due to the fact courses are offered through the auspices of Canterbury, an affiliate of the University of Windsor.

The driving force behind it is Dr. Lloyd Brown-John, its founder and director. Brown-John is professor emeritus of Political Science at the University of Windsor.

“The idea came from British Columbia,” Gooch said. “It was brought here by Dr. Brown-John and it has flourished.”

In this semester alone, nearly 500 students have registered, including 82 in Chatham-Kent.

In order to register, students must be a member of Canterbury College Bruce Corcoran/The Chatham Voice ($15 plus HST annually) and pay a Construction is in its early stages at the Highway 40/Highway 401 overpass. Initial work will involve modest course fee (usually between preparation for the expanded overpass and will move onto realigning Pinehurst and Boundary lines. $25 and $55.)

The overpass is scheduled to remain open this year, but will close for up to eight months in 2017.

“Our instructors are volunteers with a passion for what they’re doing,” she said.

“They don’t even get mileage or expenses.

Fees are based on covering our expenses.”

The joy of learning is evident on the ElderCollege registration page, which encourages potential registrants to “come join the fun – no home• Spider plant: Spider plants are resilient, houseplants can work wonders when it ardening is a rewarding hobby that work, no exams,

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can pay a host of dividends, both for the planet and the people doing the gardening. Healthy plant life can help clean the air by absorbing carbon dioxide and various air pollutants, while the act of gardening can help gardeners combat stress.

Published in 2011 in the Journal of Health Psychology, a study from researchers in the Netherlands found that gardening promotes relief from acute stress. In the study, two groups of participants were asked to complete a stressful task and then instructed to either read indoors or garden outdoors for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, the latter group had lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol and even reported being in a better mood than the group instructed to read indoors.

But gardening does more than just provide gardeners with a reason to spend some time relaxing outdoors in an effort to relieve stress.

Gardeners who raise certain plants may be able to bring those benefits with them when going inside as well. According to an article published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives in October 2011,

comes to improving overall health, removing toxins from air, soil and water by metabolizing some toxic chemicals and releasing harmless byproducts while sequestering such toxins by incorporating them into plant tissues.

Clean indoor air is important for everyone, but especially so for those people who suffer from respiratory ailments like asthma. In fact, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology considers indoor air filtration an essential part of any strategy to improve respiratory health. But filtration systems and air purifiers are often not enough, and those who want the air in their homes to be as clean as possible may benefit from introducing certain houseplants into their homes. The following are a handful of plants that can help to improve indoor air quality.

• Aloe vera: Aloe vera might be most often associated with hand creams and hand soaps, but the aloe vera plant, a succulent that even novice gardeners should have no problem growing, can clear indoor air of formaldehyde and benzene, two common byproducts of chemical-based cleaners many people use in their homes.

and that makes them great houseplants for busy men and women who tend to be forgetful when caring for their plants. In addition, spider plants are pet-friendly and can be used to combat benzene, carbon dioxide, formaldehyde and xylene.

• English ivy: NASA researchers exploring the possibilities of long-term space habitation found that certain houseplants were more effective at cleaning air inside energyefficient, nonventilated buildings than others.

One such plant was English ivy, which can effectively combat the formaldehyde found in certain household cleaning products.

• Bamboo palm: Bamboo palms also found their way onto NASA’s list. Bamboo palm plants thrive indoors, where they are especially effective at filtering out the chemicals benzene and trichloroethylene.

Gardening has been proven to be a soothing hobby that can help gardeners reduce stress.

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Gooch said the courses are open to anyone 55 years or age or older.

“Many of our courses are about subjects unique to the area and you can’t always get that kind of detailed information and personal experience from a web page,” she said. “The social aspect of learning something with others who share your enthusiasm is something you can’t get from a computer screen.”

Courses offered this spring include a history of Southwestern Ontario railways, Hooked on Hostas, and Exploring the Sydenham River which are all full.

Places still remain in Organ Crawl – the Great Pipe Organs of Chatham, a look at paranormal activities, Water Treatment in Chatham-Kent and a tour exploring the work of noted Chatham architect J.W. (Joe) Storey.

“We try to have a wide variety of courses with broad appeal,” Gooch said. “We’re always open for ideas and in fact we’re looking for people who might want to be a course instructor in the fall.”

To act as an instructor, she said all that’s needed is a love and knowledge of a topic and the ability to communicate those things.

“It’s an extremely informal method of education,” she said. “We find that things work best with enthusiastic instructors and students and we usually have both.”

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Despair and death in the north We can’t comprehend the level of poverty in Northern Ontario: Neuts

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

The suicide epidemic among indigenous people in Northern Ontario comes from a level of poverty and despair most southern residents of the province can’t begin to comprehend said mental health advocate Mike Neuts.

Neuts, who spent a week in a remote Cree Nation community on the east side of Hudson’s Bay two months ago, said the state of emergency declared by the Attawapiskat First Nation last week is a desperate call for resources.

The Attawapiskat council reacted after 11 people in the community of 2,000 attempted suicide in one night.

“The extreme poverty,

deplorable living conditions and isolation are driving a whole generation to despair,” he said.

“We have social problems here but there are people in place to help. That isn’t the case in these communities.”

The council’s action resulted in a crisis team of social workers and mental-health nurses being sent to the community.

An estimated 28 people tried to kill themselves in March and estimates are than more than 100 people, some as young as 11, have tried to take their life.

“I was asked by the Cree Nation in Quebec to come up and speak with some young people in the community of Whapmagoostui,” Neuts said.

“The Cree in Quebec have

resources due to a settlement with Hydro Quebec for use of their land.

Those on the western side of the bay do not. “ He said he brought a message of learning how to cope with challenges and find balance while facing adversity.

“I met a 15-year-old girl who had a seven month old baby that she said was the only reason she wanted to live,” he said. “Another woman told me that I had saved her son’s life just by talking. It’s a life changing experience for me as well.”

Neuts said he doesn’t have much sympathy for those who judge the communities and their inhabitants in a cruel light.

“When you see communities with no drinkable water, no roads, plywood

housing in sub-zero climates, I wonder how many of us could handle that,” he said. “There’s a harshness there that we don’t have.”

He said something as simple as an adequate diet has been shown to help people battle depression.

“When fruit, vegetables and nuts are considered delicacies, malnutrition becomes widespread,” he said. “We need to examine how we can help and make a real difference.”

He said a federal plan is a necessity.

“Just throwing money here and there with no purpose doesn’t work.

There have been a lot of governments over the years who have tried to just write a cheque and walk away. It’s not that simple.”

Don Wells continues his cancer fundraising

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

Don Wells’ health will stop him from taking to the road this summer, but it doesn’t mean he won’t still be raising money in the fight against cancer.

The Port Lambton man is teaming up with the Children’s Health Foundation of Victoria Hospital in London to raise funds by appealing to local businesses.

The soon-to-be 67 year old has staged a number of walks and rides across southwestern Ontario; however a combination of the prostate cancer he has battled for several years and a broken right leg means no trip this year.

“My leg hasn’t healed properly from last year,” he said. “It was broken in three spots. I just can’t

get around for a trip this year.”

Wells said he has already started fundraising and is available to speak to groups.

“I want to help, it’s just that I have to do it differently,” he said.

In the past, Wells raised money on his Journeys of Hope for breast and prostate cancer research, but this time, it’s about children.

“I’ve seen them when I go for treatment and it just melts your heart,” he said. “It’s tough enough for an adult but these kids haven’t even had a real shot at life yet and they have this big battle.”

Last year’s journey raised $8,600.

Wells said due to his previous initiatives, local and area media have been contacting him.

For further information, contact Wells at 519-328-1363.

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Two local ECE students heading to China The Chatham Voice

Two of St. Clair College’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) students headed off to China this week to experience the field placement of a life time.

Victoria Horrobin and Delta Haymes, both second year ECE students at the college’s Thames Campus, are in Taiyuan, China for an eight week placement at the King Sun Primary School located in China’s Shanxi Province, with all expenses paid by the school.

Program Coordinator Brenda Huff found out about the opportunity and offered it to the students, who both jumped at the chance to go.

When asked why she wanted to go, Horrobin answered, “Why wouldn’t I want to

go?”

“I believe that travel is one of the best educators, and this opportunity is a great way to enrich my education.

I aspire to become an elementary school teacher and this opportunity to go and teach in a school in a completely different culture will give me a new look at teaching, and a unique experience I would not have had here in Canada,” she said.

The pair took a variety of teaching materials with them for the children to use in hands-on activities.

“I hope the children discover that learning can be interactive and fun and that they will learn some English from the activities we will be implementing,” said Horrobin.

Horrobin is excited to be a student and have the chance

to learn about Chinese culture, along with different learning styles and new ways to teach literacy to children whose first language is something other than English. She believes is a great asset as the world becomes more globalized.

The two students will be back in home in mid-June just in time to graduate.

“This is an incredible opportunity that has been offered both Delta and I,” Horrobin noted. “I am so grateful to everyone who has helped make this happen, particularly Brenda Huff, Quan and Peter Shi, and St. Clair College. I hope to bring much into this school, but even more so, take much away from it as you should never stop learning.”

Notice of Commencement –Terms of Reference & Notice of Public Open House Ridge Landfill, Blenheim, Ontario Progressive Waste Solutions Canada Inc. (PWS, formerly BFI Canada Inc.) is initiating a study under the Environmental Assessment Act to expand the footprint of the existing Ridge Landfill.

The Ridge Landfill has been serving the Chatham-Kent community for 50 years and will reach its approved capacity by approximately 2022. An expanded Ridge Landfill would continue to provide long term residual waste disposal capacity beyond this time frame to help Chatham-Kent and Ontario meet the needs of a growing population.

The Process This study will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA). The first step in the process is the preparation of a Terms of Reference (ToR). The ToR will set the framework for addressing the EAA requirements, including the alternatives that will be considered and the public consultation activities that will be carried out. The ToR requires approval by the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.

Consultation Public consultation is a very important aspect of this process.

Members of the public, agencies, Indigenous communities and other interested persons are encouraged to actively participate in the planning process by attending consultation opportunities or contacting PWS to provide comments or ask questions.

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Consultation opportunities will be held throughout the planning process and notice will be provided through advertisement in the Blenheim News Tribune, Chatham Daily News, Chatham This Week and Chatham Voice; distribution to the project contact list; and through postings at www.ridgelandfill.com. Please visit the website to sign-up to be on the project contact list.

For further information please contact: Cathy Smith Project Manager Progressive Waste Solutions Canada Inc. T: 519-676-5000 E: cathy.smith@progressivewaste.com Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this matter and will be released, if requested, to any person.

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Some 200 members of the Royal Canadian Legion were in Chatham during the weekend as Branch 642 hosted this year’s District A Convention. There are 58 branches in the district that stretches from Windsor to London. Delegates discussed new policies and programs, and ways to help communities through programs. Here Gabriele Maynard and Sharon Chapple place copies of The Chatham Voice in each delegates’ welcome package. The event concluded with a parade from the branch to the Cenotaph Sunday morning.

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The floor of the Portuguese Club was covered in nearly 20,000 roses April 12 as the annual Roses for Rotary event saw some 1,600 dozen roses of all shapes and colours arrive for distribution. Here Rotarian Brandon Stuart is seen among the blooms that were available for pick up starting the next morning.

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The Arts

Winners to shine at Grand Concert

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

The best of the best at the 71st annual Kiwanis Music Festival will be performing next Tuesday in the event’s Grand Con-

cert.

Chairman Chuck Scott said this year’s version was strong, with more than 740 registrations from Chatham-Kent and the surrounding area.

“As always, the talent

level was amazing,” he said. “We have some incredibly skilled young people in both vocal and instrumental categories.”

The Grand Concert will be held at 7 p.m. at the Kiwanis Theatre and has

only a $5 admission fee for adults. Students are admitted at no charge.

“It’s the best concert you’ll ever hear for $5,” Scott said.

Scott said the scores of volunteers make the festi-

val a success each year.

“There is no way this could happen without the dedication of 75 people who love music, love the community and want to contribute.”

He gave special thanks to the adjudicators who he said have a difficult job in not only assessing the ability of competitors, but in doing so in a proper

fashion.

“When you’re young and starting out, you can be crushed by unkind words or you can be uplifted by someone who gives you an honest appraisal of what you do and provides tips for you to get better,” he said.

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Nana’s Naughty Knickers

Local author on book 7 of series

By Raquel Sa Special to The Voice

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent will be holding a

PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE

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PARRY BRIDGE 2016 REHABILITATION PROJECT Keil Drive over the Thames River (Community of Chatham) The purpose of this Public Information Centre is to inform stakeholders of the scope of work, traffic detour plan and timing of construction activities associated with the above mentioned project in the Community of Chatham.

The meeting will be held on: DATE: TIME: LOCATION:

Thursday, April 21, 2016 5:00pm – 8:00pm Chatham-Kent Civic Centre – Atrium 315 King Street West, Chatham

As this Public Information Centre will be an “open house” format, no formal presentation will be made.

Representatives from the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, along with the Engineering Consultant, will be available to review the display boards and respond to any questions posed by stakeholders. Area residents, property owners, business operators and those who may have a general interest in this project are encouraged to attend this meeting.

If you have any questions, please contact either: Adam Sullo, P.Eng Director, Engineering and Transportation Engineering and Transportation Division Municipality of Chatham-Kent 315 King Street West, Chatham ON N7M 5K8

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After four sold-out performances last weekend, Nana’s Naughty Knickers will be on display again this week at the Thamesville United Church. The Katherine DeSavino comedy about a grandmother and her granddaughter becoming roommates will be on stage Friday through Sunday, preceded by a roast beef dinner. Here officer Tom O’Grady (Ed McLachlin) gets weighed down with packages from Bridget Charles (Linda Schinkel). For ticket information call 354-8346 or cktickets.com

A teacher at John McGregor Secondary School, as well as a fiction writer with an active imagination, Shannon Rieger’s seventh book to The Pria Chronicles is to be released in July.

Rieger has created creatures from another dimension, love triangles, magic, many twists and turns, and a hint of dark conflict for her young adult series.

“Most of what happens in the Pria Chronicles has been from my dreams. Even the girl with the rainbow-coloured hair,” she said.

After having lung surgery at the age of 34 and unable to return to work for an entire semester, Rieger was able to go back to the book she started years ago. Always writing, she developed the plot further. Before long, she had written the first five novels to The Pria Chronicles, and had launched them in November.

Two months later came book six.

“After book six, I was finished.

I didn’t think that readers would want any more books, but two colleagues approached me to write the seventh,” she said. “A year later, the seventh book was written and is to be released in July.

“Writing for me is a lifestyle, a need, and what brings peace and calm, and the opportunity to escape the busy life I lead.”

Rieger has book eight already started, as well as ideas for a new series.

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Disco dance party can’t kill the hip As I type this, I’m still tired ... from the annual Festival of Giving.

The yearly fundraiser party put on by the Foundation of the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent is always a blast. This year was no different.

It was a disco, Studio 54 theme. Hundreds of people got into the sprit, dressing up in funky outfits and outrageous footwear.

Disco Nation, a Toronto-based theme band, entertained people early in the night, and the always awesome O’Hara Brothers Band took over for the latter part of the evening.

I have to admit, Disco Nation was incredible, nailing a ton of disco numbers from the late 1970s. The O’Hara guys are always at their best for festival, and sure do know how to keep the crowd revved up and the dance floor packed.

A year ago, I could hardly walk after the festival.

It was less than a month prior to my hip surgery.

This time around, it was much different, even though my wife had commented to me recently that she noticed me limp-

Bruce Corcoran ing now and again.

But here’s the difference: Last year, I could barely get into the shuttle bus and up my steps at home, and I took it easy during the day. This time around, I did several hours of yard work, some grocery shopping and then went to the festival.

And although my legs were a bit stiff Sunday, I was still upright and functional, even scoring a patio loveseat from my brother-in-law out in Mitchell’s Bay. Thanks, Tom! Considering we had folks hanging out in our backyard before the festival, we took him up on his offer for additional outdoor seating.

One pylon, no lake

Our visitors Saturday noticed the big orangeand-black-striped pylon at the end of our driveway marking where Public Works folks had dug

down to clean out the clog in our storm sewer.

We’ve got a little gravel around the drain, and the pylon beside it these days, but that is so much better than the big lake that developed after each rainstorm.

Hats off to the city workers. They deserve a pat on the back for jobs well done.

I’m told the paving work will be done in May. Regardless, we haven’t had a lake out front since these guys stopped by.

They grow up fast

I guess I now qualify as a veteran dance dad, as Brenna’s been dancing for many a year now. I used to laugh at all that makeup she had to apply before going onstage.

Now, it scares me.

When she took to the stage a couple of weeks ago, it dawned on me, “Wow, is she ever beautiful.”

As well, I will not be able to hang out on our front porch in a rocking chair with a double-barreled shotgun loaded with rock salt to greet potential suitors either.

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Friday, April 22, 2016 • Meals and fun darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

Dinner from 5:30pm-7:00pm with choice of chicken, roast beef or fish and chips for $9.00. One meat draw. Fun darts starts at 7:30pm.

• The Reids will perform in the West lounge at 2:00pm at Meadow Park, 110 Sandy St., Chatham.

• St. Joseph and St. Ursula Mission Society will be making butter tarts for their Spring fundraiser. The cost is $10/dozen. Deadline to order is April 22. Call Rosalinda at 519354-8865 or Marianne at 519-352-3953.

• The Mary Webb Centre in conjunction with Carvapalooza are holding a Highgate Art & Artisans Studio Tour starting at 87 Main St., Highgate. Open from 7:00pm9:00pm. You will also pick up a map for ten local area artists studios. Everything included for $5.00. Carvapalooza is a $2 admission.

• Realty Connects Inc. Brokerage presents Earth Day - Lend a helping hand! Join RCI and help cleanup or community. Meet at Maple City Bakers, 61 Grand Ave. W., Chatham from 9:45am-noon.

Saturday, April 23, 2016 • Meat draws and dance at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

Meat draw from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Dance from 4:30pm-9:30pm featuring Barker & Wicks.

• Indoor Yard Sale at Holy Trinity Church, Victoria Ave & Selkirk, Chatham. 9:00am11:30am.

• ACW’s Indoor Yard Sale from 9:00am11:30am. 32 Elwood Ave., Chatham.

• Springtime annual ecumenical event at Darrel S. Moffat Church in Tilbury at 1:00pm. This is a family event to learn about the theme of country of Cuba. We’ll have a DVD, music, food samples, and fun.

Please bring any Cuban treasures for show and tell sharing.

Monday, April 25, 2016 • Senior euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham starting at 1:00pm.

• Martin Kling will entertain in the West lounge at 6:00pm at Meadow Park, 110 Sandy St., Chatham.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 • Shuffleboard, open euchre and 2 person team euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Shuffleboard starts at 7:00pm. Open euchre starts at 1:00pm and evening 2 person team euchre registration is at 6:30pm and starts at 7:00pm.

and show them they aren’t alone. Big sap that I am, it is here that the first of many tears I shed during the event start to fall.

Second, we remember and honour the Corcoran people who we have lost to cancer and those still valiantly fighting. The luminary ceremony is touching and poignant, when participants have a moment of silence to light the candles that line the track and then listen to music in a shared experience of remembrance of our loved ones and why we are on the track. More tears and bittersweet memories with lots of hugs, some from complete strangers.

And third, Relay encourages people to fight back by being vigilant with early detection measures.

Continued on page 17

• The Torrence Sisters will perform in the West lounge at 2:00pm at Meadow Park, 110 Sandy St., Chatham.

Thursday, April 28, 2016 • Open Euchre at 1:00pm at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

• The Knights of Columbus are hosting a Religious Vocations Appreciation Night in recognition of our priests, deacons and nuns. Beginning at 5:00pm at the Spirit and Life Centre, 184 Wellington St. West, Chatham, the evening will include entertainment and a roast beef dinner at a cost of $20. For tickets and info please contact Frank Lazzarin 519-351-3852 or email kofc1412@gmail.com.

CK Metal Detecting Club Meetings - Last Thursday of the Month, 7:00pm in the Kinsman Room, Erikson Arena, 341 Delaware Ave., Chatham. Guests Welcome.

• Blood donor clinic at the Chatham Polish Club from 9:00am-12:00pm. Walk ins welcome! Over 30 open appointments!

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 6:30pm – 8:00pm.

Sunday, April 24, 2016 • Zion Christian Chruch’s featured film for the month is “Do You Believe?”. Shown at 7:00pm at 820 Park Ave. West. We will be receiving donations at this time for “Christian Horizons” It is Garden Theme: They are in need of medium and large gardening gloves, trowels, spake, a fork, etc.

When you are involved in a Relay for Life fundraiser, the question participants are always encouraged to answer and share with others is why we Relay.

Mary Beth The answer to that is as varied as the participants, but the main theme is the same – losing a loved one to cancer and wanting to take steps to ensure others don’t suffer the same pain.

The way Relay is set up, it acknowledges the journey people with cancer and their loved ones take, and brings people with them.

First, we celebrate the survivors – those who have been or are on their cancer journey and still continue to fight every day. The survivors’ lap that kicks off Relay is a chance to celebrate and encourage cancer survivors and their families

Wednesday, April 27, 2016 • Pepper and fun darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Pepper at 1:00pm and open darts at 7:30pm.

• Sprucedale United Church Garage Sale from 8:00am-12:00pm, 493 Victoria Ave., Chatham. So many items - household, books, clothes, toys!

• Gluten Sensitivity Information Session from 10:00am-11:00am at the Chatham branch of the CKPL.

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Relay for Life an emotional celebration, fundraiser Continued from page 16

These include prostate and breast exams, colonoscopies and pap tests, and share that encouragement with our family and friends. It reminds us that we never want to hear the phrase, “If only we caught it sooner,” again.

Since it began in 1999 with the first Relay that raised $85,000, to date Relay participants have raised $496.5 million for the Canadian Cancer Society to be put towards ground-breaking research and important support services for cancer pa-

tients and their families.

Because of research, cancer patients have new hope for survival. The latest statistics show that 83% of children and 63% of adults now survive at least five years after their can-

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There are so many causes that are worthy of our time and attention, but for me, Relay for Life is an event that will always be close to my heart.

Losing both parents and many close relatives to cancer makes

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