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PGH and St. Joseph’s Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, the chair of the spokesman and current PGH acting Sydenham chair Jane D i s t r i c t “We have said all Havens reH o s p i t a l along it would be fused comboard has ment Friday pledged his preferable to sort out and had not group’s full our differences and returned cooperation. manage the health emails as of The Erie- care system with a St. Clair Lo- made in Chatham-Kent press time today. cal Health SDH board Integration solution. We now have Unit re- an investigator and we chair Sheldon Parsons quested the will co-operate to the said “we i n v e s t i g a - fullest.” have said tion “to en- - SDH’s Sheldon Parsons all along sure public it would confidence in the governance mod- be preferable to sort out el for hospital services in our differences and manage the health care sysChatham-Kent.”

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Fun times at the Fair Bruce Corcoran/The Chatham Voice

Abigail, 6, Madelyn, 3, and their mom, Kayla Ashley had a blast on the backwards coaster at the annual Kinsmen Fair on the weekend in Chatham.

The rain stayed away all weekend, and while a final tally wasn’t available by press time, the Chatham Kinsmen said they anticipated good things from the weekend.

Funds raised at the event are used to support various youth programs in the community.

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“suspended governance” in April primarily over the future investment of health care in Wallaceburg.

No meetings of the triboard, which governs the $140 million corporation, have been held since early in the spring.

Since that time, the Chatham boards and the SDH board have started formulating plans for that community’s emergency medical and other services.

Ralph Ganter, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Erie-St. Clair LHIN

said, “We are confident that the hospital boards will be assisted by the work of Ms. Adamson and that they will work towards mutually agreeable solutions. Ensuring quality patient care is our first priority; we have full belief that the CKHA boards will work with the investigator to begin to rebuild public confidence.”

Ganter said Adamson was given her terms of reference today and the LHIN expects to meet with her shortly.

He said the main focus of the investigator would

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“It’s a very structured process,” he said, noting the use of an investigator doesn’t mean local boards have been stripped of any authority as would happen if a supervisor had been appointed.

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He said the investigator has discretion in terms of gathering any information she deems necessary.

He said it’s too early in the process to set a timeline for the report to be completed.

Ganter said he had no idea whether the appointment would affect plans announced this morning by the CKHA to hire a national public opinion research firm to poll Chatham-Kent residents on its perception of the corporation.

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A last-minute plea for participants meant this year’s Chatham-Kent Relay for Life will top last year’s fund raising and participation levels.

Krissy Rioux of the Canadian Cancer Society said some 370 people and 30 teams raised more than $80,000 in the sixhour event held at the Chatham-Kent Secondary School Athletic Complex Saturday.

“We’re already at last year’s total and we have more donations coming in through the end of the month,” she said. “The number of people just kept on increasing. We registered 40 people today at the event.”

Chair Jim Blake said Relay demonstrates the sense of togetherness shared by those who have cancer, their families and the community at large.

“The love, compassion and support is truly amazing,” he said.

“Everyone here gains strength from each other.”

One of the most touching moments came at the conclusion of the survivor lap when the group waited for the final few to make their way around

the lap to be included in their group photo.

Lou Gordon, who spoke on behalf of cancer survivors, shared how she was told in January of 2009 that she had colon cancer, despite there being no family history of the disease.

“I still remember one big tear ran down my cheek and all I could get out was “is it fixable?” and the rest was blah, blah, blah, blah – cancer.

I couldn’t believe it. We had no cancer history in my family and yet here I was.”

She said support from friends and family helped her through surgery to remove the tumor and the recovery process. After missing that year’s Relay event, she has returned each year since and is celebrating 7.5 years of being a cancer survivor.

Attendees at the 14th annual event were entertained by bands, dance groups, gymnastic and cheerleading as well as face painting and movies for the children.

Musicians who donated their performances included Face 4 Radio, the Remnants, Brooklyn Roebuck, Walkin’ 47, The Delegates, Tina Pumphrey, Brendan Babkirk and Musicians Fighting

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More than 370 people raised in excess of $82,000 in this year’s Relay for Life event held Saturday at the CKSS athletic complex. During the six-hour event, participants were treated to food and entertainment donated by the community.

Cancer.

Centre Stage Entertainment was provided by Chatham Inspire Cheer & Chatham Inspire Gymnastics, Alexandria’s Dance Studio and Zumba with Sara Hale & Billie.

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Blake said the event couldn’t have been possible without strong support from the volunteers and committee members and sponsors.

Greenfield Specialty Alcohols was the event sponsor, South Kent Wind was the Impact Sponsor and the Kent Cattlemen’s Association was the food sponsor.

Local sponsors were RBC King Street, Progressive Waste Management, Teksavvy and Money Broker Financial Services.

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you see here is donated,” Rioux told the crowd.

“We have very limited expense which means more money goes to cancer research.”

Rioux said the five-year cancer survival rate has increased by seven per cent during the last decade and at present 63 per cent of those diagnosed with cancer will survive.

She said she’s still hopeful the Relay goal of more than $100,000 can be met.

“We set an ambitious goal because we know the need is there.”

Rioux said committee members are already discussing ways to improve the event next year.

“We’ve been through some changes in the past few years and our aim is to continue to make Relay for Life a fun and meaningful experience.”

For more information or to donate, call the Canadian Cancer Office at 519352-3690.

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Trail trouble

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

A group of Grande River Line and Riverview Line residents are seeking to lobby Chatham-Kent Council in hope of stopping a planned 20-kilometre cycling/walking trail along the Thames River west of Chatham.

Jack Parry and Marc Roszell, who live on opposite sides of the river, say cost, logistics and public safety concerns mean council should opt out of the project.

Earlier this month, council approved the Round the River Route Trail project’s design process, committing nearly $1.3 million of the project’s $5.8 million cost.

That amount includes a $325,000 in grant funding under the provincial Ontario Municipal Cycling Infrastructure Program.

Parry, whose family has lived along the road for four generations, said he has “several” problems with the plan.

“Chatham-Kent can’t even afford to fix its bridges or balance a budget and yet council can find $6 million for a bike trail? Someone’s got their priorities messed up.

They say they can take the money out of this budget but they don’t have it in another to fix

what’s falling apart. To us taxpayer’s, it’s all coming out of the same jeans, just a different pocket.”

He said he believes councillors were blinded by the provincial grant and the pledge by Commercial Alcohols for $250,000 if the project proceeds.

“They look at what they think is free money and they lose their perspective,” he said. “How can they even think of spending half a million just to figure out where the trail will go? Shouldn’t that tell them something?”

Parry said council is appealing to a narrow interest group and no one from the municipality has even contacted property owners.

“There’s about 14 people who will use this when they could be using all of the green space in the city,” he said. “What we have now are bicycle riders who are a pain in the butt; they have no concern about being hit.

Somebody’s going to get killed on this road.”

Marc Roszell said competitive bikers run in packs and this would simply encourage more.

“These are racing enthusiasts; they won’t use the bike paths, they will use the road. If they did use the paths they’d run over some little kid or someone walking.”

Chatham-Kent manager of parks and open spaces Jeff Bray said residents concerns will be addressed during the next phase of planning later this year.

“We met with advocates to determine if there was a need for the project and we spoke with council to see if there was political will,” he said. “The next step is public meetings to determine low-level design.”

Bray said preliminary design work calls for an asphalt trail 1.5 metres wide to be built on the sides of the roads opposite to the river.

“From what we know of the drainage, property ownership issues, hydro poles and transformers, the trail will be on the side of the roads away from the river, he said.

Jack’s wife Jane said there’s “no way” she’d allow a child to use a trail as close to the road as this one appears to be.

“If they put the trail on the farmland side they have to move countless mailboxes and poles. If it’s on the river side there are ditches that have they will have to level. Either way you’re going to have kids a few feet away from transport trucks and farm vehicles on a road where people routinely speed over 80 kilometres per

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Jack Parry and Marc Roszell, residents along the proposed Round the River Route trail, stand next to one of many spots on Grand River Line that they say will cause problems.

hour. It doesn’t make sense.”

Bray said the actual width of the trail will be determined by how much room exists through available right-of-way.

He said there is no consideration being given to expropriation.

“We have sufficient room within the right-ofway,” he said.

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“A lot of the time, the road goes through the farm,” he said. “We need to be able to get back and forth to farm the land.

I have semis (transport trucks) to haul corn and wagons to move grain.

Sometimes I’m moving upwards of 30 tons and now I have to do it with a bike path in the middle?”

Both men say they support the concept of hiking and biking but only

where it makes sense.

Parry said he called the municipality and was told no one is objecting.

“If that’s true, it’s because they don’t know what’s going on because they haven’t been contacted,” he said. “I’ve spoken to a lot of people who are concerned.”

He’s asking that anyone interested in learning more about the project contact him at 519-3540694.

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Paramedics protest fire-medic concept

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

Local paramedics lobbying against becoming part of the Chatham-Kent Fire Department are claiming they’re facing intimidation tactics from the municipality.

An estimated 170 people marched Monday afternoon from the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance to the Civic Centre for what spokesman Chris Stolte said was an effort to get council to hear their voice.

Stolte, an executive board member with the Service Employees International Union said paramedics from as far away as Oshawa and Grey-Bruce turned out.

“The proposal put forth by the fire chief is lacking a lot of information. There are options he has that should be put in there for council to look at.”

Stolte said a lack of transparency and co-operation should be troubling taxpayers who will bear the cost in dollars and public safety.

“We’ve offered to participate in the process, we’ve offered our input, we’ve called several times and we’ve got no response,” he said.

To date more than 4,200 people have signed petitions against the move, Stolte said, despite opposition from city officials.

There are several petitions still circulating in the community in advance of council’s June 27 meeting where the subject will be discussed.

Grant Purdy, a part-time paramedic in Chatham-Kent and a town councillor in Petrolia, said on two occasions Fire and Paramedic Chief Ken Stuebing has personally intervened to stop paramedics from wearing their uniforms while advocating against Stuebing’s plan.

In an email to Chatham-Kent councillors, Purdy said on June 7 Stuebing contacted Medavie EMS (which employs the paramedics) and complained they were wearing uniforms while collecting petition signatures at a Chatham shopping centre.

“Management from Medavie EMS attended the petition location and advised the paramedics that they were under direction from the fire chief to demand that they shut it down immediately, and remove any articles of the paramedic uniform that they have on,” he said.

Purdy also said paramedics were sent an email from Me-

davie Management “advising them not to wear their uniform to a May 16 C-K council meeting – under the direction of the Fire Administration. They were threatened with not being allowed into council chambers if they showed up in uniform.”

Purdy said such “actions by Chief Stuebing and/or his delegate, are very unsettling, and can be construed as intimidation and harassment.

“It is quite evident that he is attempting to silence the paramedics due to the fact that they have very valid and substantial concerns for their profession, their futures, and the safety of the citizens of C-K as it relates to Proposal C, of which Mr. Stuebing is staunchly advocating for, even though paramedics and many frontline firefighters are speaking out against it.”

Purdy said he wrote the letter as a fellow municipal councillor and colleague, “because if he (Stuebing) continues to attempt to intimidate and bully the paramedics, I can assure you that the Ontario Ombudsman’s Office will be contacted, and a formal complaint will be filed against the chief, which

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An estimated 170 people marched Monday afternoon from the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance to the Civic Centre to protest a proposal to have local paramedics become part of the Chatham-Kent Fire Department.

will undoubtedly have a negative impact on the municipality as a whole. “ In her response to Purdy, Wallaceburg councillor Carmen McGregor called the accusations “hearsay and unfounded.”

“You have already pointed out that Chief Stuebing and the municipality is not the current

employer and has no authority over Medavie paramedics. I would suggest that should the Chief attempt to interfere with their employees he would be promptly reminded of this,” she wrote. “I think that you are acting in a manner very unbecoming to both your positions as paramedic and councillor.”

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CKHA probe a big job The provincial health ministry’s examination into the governance of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has the potential to not only resolve the issues of the past and present but re-establish public confidence in how the CKHA is being operated.

To do so, however, it will need to examine not only the friction between the boards but also how the different levels of support for CKHA administration led to an unparalleled split which has rendered the organization an alliance in name only.

The relationship between the two Chatham boards and administration seems to be one based not so much on governance as it is devout reverence.

The relationship between the SDH board and administration has become one of distrust and a nearly total lack of communication.

The resulting fallout has seen administration introduce questionable medical rationale for its plans, publicly create an “us vs. them” attitude about staff, withhold information which doesn’t back its perceived vision and leave unanswered allegations of a million dollars in funding which didn’t reach this community.

The SDH board publicly remains committed to working things out with the Chatham boards, something the Chatham board has called virtually impossible.

In a bizarre move, the CKHA recently spent nearly $10,000 on a post-card telling the community what a wonderful job it is doing. Most of the information had already been made public in the media, however, not apparently to the liking of CKHA top officials.

It was a vanity exercise reminiscent of CEO Colin Patey’s public assertion that he’s doing a “damn fine job” except it came with a hefty (to most of us) price tag.

At a time when health care funds are supposedly difficult to come by and the Alliance remains above average in administration costs (although numbers have reduced), the CKHA also announced it had hired a nationally known polling firm to conduct a survey on Alliance perception in the community.

Given its well-established reputation for promoting information it believes improves its image, and burying information to the contrary, the poll would be virtually useless without full disclosure.

If the CKHA is concerned about public perception, it needs to address some level of transparency.

The use of information as a weapon, an obsession with image, closed-door lobbying, questionable appointments, a refusal to give staff credit for outstanding performances and more have led us to the situation we’re in.

Where is the will to lead us out?

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In-house EMS is bad finance Sir: The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is attempting to create an in-house land ambulance service using the Chatham-Kent Fire Department and its current firefighter personnel.

There is no unequivocal evidence given our council or the public that a proposed blended service would use a required number of provincially certified paramedics, as provided by our current private contracted ambulance services and that which would meet patient safety and service legislation and the criteria to receive the 50% provincial funding. The municipality receives approximately $5 million annually through provincial grants to provide ambulance services. That amount, as provincially required, is then paid directly to the contracted service provider, in this case Medavie.

The 60-plus Medavie employees are all provincially certified, as is mandatory to meet the criteria to receive the described

annual funding.

Our fire fighters are not. Chatham-Kent fire department has only six provincially certified medical staff, and those six do not have such intense day-to-day paramedic experience and training, and may not have been re-certified as required.

The municipality publishes, promotes and implies to council and residents their fire department qualifies to receive full funding and hundreds of thousands of tax dollars more from the health minister should the C-K fire department assume the EMS responsibility by turning our firefighters into “fire-medics.”

I submit provincial funding is NOT available, pursuant to the province’s own stated rules, policies and enacted legislation.

Any blending proposal should be in opposite, that is, our EMS services should be entertaining

to blend fire with them, since EMS calls make up the majority of the industry respondings.

I further submit, the criteria of the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care funding requirements for land ambulance services is based on and strictly relies upon a full complement of provincially certified personnel, which comprises the current Medavie privately contracted paramedic services. I have found no evidence from the province guaranteeing such provincial funding for municipal fire departments.

The job description and responsibility of a fire fighter and a paramedic are provincially stated and are clear; each has their own list of responsibilities.

Using Toronto as a guide, out of 411 daily calls, only a small percentage are fire calls. The fire industry has experienced an almost 180-degree swing, having

90% of the emergency calls paramedic related.

Chatham-Kent and its council passed resolution for a succession plan, which appears to lay dormant. Policy should be activated to implement municipal employee downsizing through attrition.

Bringing EMS in house could work, but only if proactively planned over the next five or so years by not replacing firefighters when they retire, reducing firefighter numbers and subsequent enormous taxpayer cost, to be more in line with the industry changes to the number of much fewer fire-related occurrences. However, a more defined blended and triaged fire-paramedic service to best designate who responds to various emergency and fire calls, while maintaining a separate EMS service, is by far the best option, easiest to manage, least expensive and most effective, allowing millions to be saved.

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Editing error changes letter’s context The letter to the editor, “Reader against assisted suicide,” in the June 9 Chatham Voice contained a mistake in editing that changed its

context.

What reader Jane Wright had written was: “Many people assume that by definition, a hospice delivering palliative

care would not provide doctor-assisted suicide, however, our hospice has not taken a position on doctor-assisted suicide.”

She in no way inferred

the hospice had allowed such an action to take place.

The Chatham Voice regrets the error.

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New walk-in clinic opens

Changes to C-K EMS service would be pricey

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Thanks to today’s technology, local residents will have more timely access to health care in Chatham.

A Good Doctors Walk-In Clinic opened this week in the Downtown Chatham Centre.

It’s located inside the Chatham Centre Pharmacy, which fronts on King Street.

Leo Liao, director of Good Doctors, said the clinic makes use of the Ontario Telemedicine Network, where a doctor is connected to the examination room remotely, and an on-site nurse works with the patient.

“The nurse will take the patient’s medical history and present illness information,” Liao explained.

The doctor then becomes involved, and can ask for specific on site examinations, or even send the patient for outside lab work.

“Connected devices transmit the images to the doctor,” he said. “It’s very much like they (the doctors) are doing it themselves.”

Liao stressed everything the nurses do is within the scope of their practice and procedure.

“It’s like the doctor is looking over the nurse’s shoulder,” he said.

And when it’s time to write a

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Those savings would allow Chatham-Kent to apply for reduction on taxes, paving a way for a rebuild of our economy. Our current private EMS contractor is not a direct taxpayer funded burden; a blended in-house service would be a huge taxpayer expense, not only to implement but to sustain each year.

One municipal employee with a $90,000 base salary, carries a 28.7% added taxpayer cost for pension, medical, training, holiday, sick days, liability, insurances, etc.

Our current Medavie ambulance provider assumes these and many other costs under their own private company, not taxpayers.

An EMS blended service also carries an increase in insurance premiums at taxpayer’s expense.

Why would C-K want to make any changes to our EMS services from the current model?

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Patti Miller, staff pharmacist at Chatham Centre Pharmacy, left, and Lee Liao, director of Good Doctors WalkIn Clinics, showcase the sign for the new clinic that opens this week inside the pharmacy, which is located in the Downtown Chatham Centre.

prescription or produce paperwork for the patient to take to a lab, Liao said the doctor does it at his or her end, and the paperwork is printed here at the clinic.

Liao said not every ailment can be treated at the clinic, but added, “95% of the time, we’re able to provide service as good as or better than a visit to the ER,” without the wait time.

And by channeling people to the clinic for non-emergency

ailments, the clinic could help cut those wait times somewhat.

The Chatham clinic is Good Doctors’ fourth such endeavour in Ontario. It began in 2015 in Sudbury, then one was added just north of Sudbury and one placed in Sarnia, before turning to Chatham, Liao said.

In fact, the nurses who will work in the local clinic have been training at the Sarnia one.

The clinic will be open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Spotlight showing draws nearly 600

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The Chatham-Kent Film Group presented $1,000 bursaries to three local students who will be enrolling in post-secondary film studies courses this year. From left, film group member Irena Carey, winners Julianna Corso, Anthony DeWael and Riley Rhodes and Cindy Storey of the film group.

Nearly 600 people turned out to the Capitol Theatre Monday night to see the movie Spotlight, the latest film brought to the community through the efforts of the Chatham-Kent Film Group.

Spokesman Cindy Storey said it was important that the film, which highlights a Boston Globe investigation into sexual abuse within the Catholic church was shown in Chatham.

“We had a very well publicized problem in Chatham a number of years ago and the story resonates here,” she said. “It’s part of our mandate to bring important films to Chatham, films which might not otherwise make it here.”

The film tells the story of how a team of Boston Globe reporters discovered one a decades-long cover up of sex abuse by priests in Massachusetts.

The movie won Best Picture and Best Writing - Original Screen Play at the 88th Academy Awards earlier this year.

In a Chatham court in 2006, Father Charles Sylvestre pleaded guilty to indecent assault against 47 young girls and was sentenced to three years in prison. He died after only three months of his sentence.

Authorities called it North America’s largest case of non-residential school sex abuse by a Roman Catholic priest.

The case was significant enough to have Chatham listed among affected communities in the movie’s closing credits.

Storey said the film group has been in existence for about 20 years.

Another part of its mission is to encourage young filmmakers through bursaries.

“Thanks to the work of our members, we’ve been able to start a bursary program,” she said.

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When pilot Robert Piche found himself holding the lives of more than 300 passengers and crew in his hands over the north Atlantic Ocean, little did he know that a training program from Chatham was going to help him save everyone on board.

Piche’s Air Transat Flight 236 bound for Portugal, from Toronto on Aug. 24 2001 suffered a complete power loss some four hours into the flight, forcing him to attempt what would become one of the most harrowing “dead-stick” landings in history.

For the next 19 minutes, Piche flew the plane as a glider

through a variety of maneuverers to reduce speed and altitude before finding a landing strip in the Azores.

The glider training he used was first developed in the 1960s

by Chatham by Air Cadet Wing 294.

Bruce Davidson, chair of the sponsoring committee that is bringing Piche to Chatham to speak at this year’s Flight Fest July 22, took the Chatham training when he was a cadet in the 1960s.

The program was showcased in Trenton in 1968 and so impressed national defence officials that it was rolled out across the country and is part of standard training now.

Piche, who is still a commercial pilot with Air Transat, spoke with The Voice recently after an overnight flight from Paris.

“When you’re a pilot in mid ocean, it’s the worst kind of kind of thing that can happen,” he said. “Never in your dreams do you think of this. We had a warning there was serious fuel shortage. We were at 39,000 feet when we found out. One engine died and the second one did also a few minutes later.”

He said ditching into the ocean was the most obvious outcome, but one he didn’t want to consider.

“It was dark, there was a 28knot wind and the prospects weren’t good,” he said. “Even

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gallon per second in a fractured line,” he said.

Piche said he still keeps in touch with some of the passengers and he knows of some who have had post-traumatic stress because of it.

“I still love flying,” he said. “I sometimes fly with members from the flight crew that day and we give each other a look and maybe a fist bump,” Piche will tell his entire story at the Capitol Theatre July 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased through http:// www.cktickets.com.

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those who survived the crash would have to deal with a lot of sharks in those waters.”

Air Traffic Control directed him to the Azores, but trying to manoeuvre a 150-ton plane without power was another matter.

“We instructed the passengers to put on life vests because what we were trying to do, is not what the plane is designed to do. It crossed my mind that we could all die.”

Piche, who was 48 and had more than 16,000 hours in the air, began his descent at 2,000 feet per minute.

The plane landed hard at the Lajes Air Base at what Piche estimated was 300 miles per hour.

“We jumped 30 feet in the air when we hit and went 2,000 meters before we hit again,” he said. “We blew out almost all of the tires.”

A few passengers suffered minor injuries from the landing.

“I would have preferred a slower landing, but we had only one chance,” he said.

An investigation of the incident found “there was not a clear, unambiguous indication or warning that a critical fuel leak existed.

“We didn’t believe the first warning because all it told us was that there was an imbalance in fuel so we shifted,” Piche said. “The report found there was a leak of one

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Anyone interested in more information The program is fully voluntary for those individual who feel comfortable in monitoring about Telehomecare can call the CCAC at 1-888-447-4468. their conditions.

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Where’s the money? Right here!

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When she says, “it’s not your grandmother’s United Way”, Karen Kirkwood-Whyte knows what she’s talking about.

The veteran chief executive officer of the Chatham-Kent United Way said the non-profit world has changed since she first took the helm more than 30 years ago.

“The not-for-profit sector has changed tremendously and at a faster pace in recent years,” she said.

“There is greater accountability and transparency than ever before and people are asking more questions. Those are all good things but they’ve forced us to make some changes which have taken time to percolate through the entire sector.”

A look at the United Way program expenses last year is a far cry from the days in which the group collected funds and distributed them to groups for programming.

In 2015, member agencies received $884,015 in funding while United Way Community Impact Programs received $845,536.

The year before, agencies received $954,880 and United Way programs received $802,811.

That doesn’t mean there is less money going to

community groups.

“It’s all community,” Kirkwood-Whyte said.

“Each and every program has to follow the same mission statement which is to improve lives and build community in Chatham-Kent,” she said.

During the past several years United Way has changed its handling of fund distribution.

“We’ve followed the lead of national in that we now have moved from agency funding to program funding.

“We had the incredible stroke of luck to have Jana Smith come and volunteer her considerable talent in program evaluation to us,” Kirkwood Whyte said.

Smith, a retiree from Calgary who moved to Chatham-Kent, said program software has been developed to track outcomes.

“We’re in the process of making sure we have training in place so that we can track the effectiveness of what we’re doing,” she said. “It was developed so that even the smallest agency can provide information in an accurate and meaningful manner without a tremendous amount of time and effort.”

Kirkwood-Whyte said at a time when donors are more careful about their support, ensuring the money is spent wisely is

even more important than ever before.

“If you can’t demonstrate that the money is being used in the way the donor intends, you won’t have a donor. They have very many options and that’s one more reason we’re grateful every time someone chooses us.”

Community Impact Director Helen Heath said the changes have been welcomed by agencies.

“At one time, an agency would hold an event or operate a program and if it attracted the number of people we thought it should, we considered it a success. Now we’re able to track outcomes, not just the number of people we sent through.”

Kirkwood-Whyte said the organization remains community driven.

“Our funds are raised by volunteers, our board is populated by volunteers and the decisions as to who is funded and for how much is made by volunteers.

We have staff in place to assist them and do the things it takes full-time work to do, but we’re very much driven by the community.”

Board member Anita Markert said the level of passion shown by volunteers and staff attracted her to the position.

“These people have their finger on the pulse of the

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Chatham-Kent United Way staff and volunteers gathered recently to discuss changes and challenges in the not-for-profit sector. Seated (left to right) are volunteer Jana Smith and community impact director Helen Heath. Standing are executive director Karen Kirkwood-Whyte, volunteer board member Anita Markert and Julie Earley, manager of marketing and communications.

community and they aren’t just noting problems, they’re doing something about them.”

Heath said the United Way has always served as an incubator of sorts for programs.

Operation Red Nose (now Home James), NeighbourLink, Cha-

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Other programs, which began with, and remain part of, United Way in-

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Kingsville Folk Festival co-producers John and Michele Law discuss this year’s lineup during the festival’s media launch recently at Pelee Island Winery in Kingsville.

Not to be outdone by its first two instalments, the Kingsville Folk Music Festival is bringing another impressive list of performers to the stages for 2016.

The third annual musical gathering for Kingsville’s Lakeside Park will be presented on five separate stages from Aug. 12 to Aug. 14.

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Music School owners and operators John and Michele Law, who are taking on the roles of co-producers for the annual festival while also committing as the opening act to this year’s instalment.

This year’s festival will feature Buffy Sainte-Marie, whose earlier works have been performed by the likes of Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Donovan, Joe Cocker, Courtney Love and several others. A Cree activist and educator, Sainte-Marie has been the recipient of Oscar, Polaris, Juno and Golden Globe awards.

The other 29 performers for this year’s three-day show include several other award winners and what multiple sources describe as up and coming musicians. Other accomplished acts to take to the stages include Latin Grammy winner Alex Cuba, Garnet Rogers, Alysha Brilla, Bill Bourne and Quique Escamilla.

Attractions this year will also include several food, beverage and art vendors including Pelee Island Winery wines and craft beers. The Laws explained that with a larger ethnic diversity among performers, food vendors will also be offering a wider assortment of cultural meal options.

“This year I think we have a stellar, musical di-

verse line up,” John Law said. “It’s going to take this festival to a three-year high.”

Luther Wright and the Wrongs’ side project Butterfingers, Jangles the Magical Clown, Magoo and Todd Crowley’s Musical Petting Zoo will appear as children’s performers and attractions. Local musician and Last Friday Coffee House founder Dale Butler will make this third appearance for the festival, performing as well as presenting his Learn to Play Guitar in Two Minutes program.

“We’re really excited that we can make this happen,” said Michele Law. “We’ve got a strong community and it’s growing all the time.”

Michele explained that the ‘time off’ between festivals runs for about two weeks before the board of directors and roughly 250 volunteers begin making arrangements for the following year.

Weekend passes are now selling at $95 per adult and $85 per senior and student while single-day passes range from $40 on Friday to $60 on Saturday and $50 for Sunday. Patrons 16 and under will be entitled to free admission.

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Strike up the band!

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With some borrowed instruments, an unused classroom and a lot of enthusiasm, retired Wallaceburg District Secondary School (WDSS) music teacher Dave Babbitt has a dream of making concert music come alive in his hometown – and he’s not alone.

More than 100 people turned out for two information sessions earlier this month to hear Babbitt’s pitch for re-establishing a concert band in a town with a rich history of music.

“It’s uncharted territory,” he told those in attendance, “but we’ve got some good partners and we’re going to see what we can do.”

Those partners include the Lambton Kent District School Board and the Wallaceburg and District Council for the Arts.

Through the efforts of WDSS principal Rob Lee and board trustee Tom McGregor, the Wallaceburg Community Music Program will have use of the instruments and the former music room for the next three years.

The program will be operated through the arts council, the oldest such organization in Chatham-Kent, having its roots in the early 1980s.

“It was such a shame to see these instruments sit idle or be dispersed when there was a need in the community,” said arts council president Dave Elliott.

“We are fortunate to have someone of Dave’s ability to serve as music director.”

Elliott said public interest has remained high with people dropping off instruments at his business.

“We’ve had a people dropping off a clarinet, an accordion, drums, a guitar and someone even wanted to donate a piano,” he said. “We haven’t even expected that kind of a response. People are just coming out of the woodwork.”

As an arts council initiative, the effort falls under the umbrella of a charitable organization so donations of money or instruments can be tax deductible.

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Dave Elliott of the Wallaceburg and District Council for the Arts recently spoke to a crowd of 50 would-be band members and supporters who are interested in forming a concert band in the community.

history, WDSS isn’t offering instrumental music in its curriculum.

Having retired after a 30-year career as a music teacher at WDSS, Babbitt said he has the time and the energy for the project.

Elliott said he was happy with the interest shown.

“This is as a good a turnout as we could have expected,” he said. “With the enthusiasm shown tonight, the use of the room and the instruments, this program has got some legs.”

“I don’t want to build just a band, I want to build

an organization that will perpetuate a band,” he said. Toward that end, the group is seeking not only musicians but also anyone who wants to lend a hand with organizing.

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CAT FOUR didn’t need nine lives Sunday as the 12-year-old Camotion gelding was the winner of the inaugural “Little Saratoga” Dresden Raceway Cup. Andy Moore went right to the front and cut out fractions of 28.4, 58, 1:28 and 1:58.2 with CAT FOUR who was claimed out of the race going back to Jim Watt’s stable for owner Alisha Williams.

The big bay gelding was claimed last week in Hanover by Derek Latour of Sarnia and raced out of Lloyd Mansfield’s stable today.

The Little Saratoga Dresden Raceway Cup is dubbed the “working horse’s race”. “We decided that regular overnight horses work just as hard and sometimes have more to overcome than some of the star horses that race in the big races like the North American Cup or the Little Brown Jug so we presented a trophy for a regular blue collar horse” explained Track announcer and PR man Gary Patterson.

MAGNUM SEELSTER was second for Tyler Borth while ON GOLDEN PONDER and Donnie Rankin paid the show price.

Moore and Brad Forward had the hot hands of the day as they each chalked up three winners. Moore hit the winner’s circle with P J LUCKY LASS, CAT FOUR and BIG IS BETTER while Forward’s winners included FORTUNE NEW MOON, LADY WITH A WEAPON and BIG DIVA. Almost 720 people bet $19,751 on the picturesque day at the track.

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Wallaceburg residents.

“If you’re from Dresden, Port Lambton, Walpole Island or any of the rural areas around here, please come out,” he said.

“It doesn’t matter if you currently play an instrument, used to play one or

want to learn, get in touch with us and we’ll see what we can do.”

For further information, contact Babbitt at 519627-9803, Elliott at 519809-2224 or visit the arts council web page at wallaceburgartscouncil.com/

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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016

Life

Bass tourney continues to grow

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

The third annual Mitchell’s Bay bass tournament is already shaping up as the most popular ever.

The July 8-9 event already has 37 two-person teams entered, ten more than all of last year.

This year’s event will be known as the Canadian Tire Mitchell’s Bay Open Bass Tournament thanks to the efforts of Peter Marshall, owner/operator of the Chatham and

Wallaceburg Canadian Tire stores.

“Peter and Derek (Brady, Chatham manager) have been fantastic,” said tournament co-chair Tom Beaton. “They’ve brought a tremendous amount of energy and commitment to the tournament.”

Marshall said the sponsorship is a natural for his stores.

“We’ve been tailoring our inventory to our community,” he said. “We have a hunting pro shop and we’ve expanded our

fishing section. People in Chatham-Kent love to hunt and fish and we reflect that. It’s a good synergy.”

The Mitchell’s Bay Association operates the event and any proceeds go up upgrading the natural habitat in the community.

Beaton said the event has grown in stature due to sponsorship, the more than 50 volunteers who take part and the way in which anglers are treated.

“In terms of prize pay out and the way we treat

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anglers, there isn’t another tournament that can compete,” he said. “We’re beginning to attract fishermen from the United States in addition to our Ontario anglers.”

There is a guaranteed first prize of $5,000 and an overall prize board of up to $48,000 based on a full field of 120 boats.

It begins with a free dinner for participants the night before the event after which tournament rules are gone over in detail.

“We keep everyone fully posted on the rules and we make sure they’re aware of how we’re here to help,” he said.

One of the

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goals of the tournament is to minimize stress on fish caught.

“We provide free ice for the live wells of all anglers and we hire a life release boat from Long Point,” he said. “The boat has two giant live wells with built-in chutes. The water temperature is matched to that of the bay and when the fish are released, it’s done throughout various points in the bay so we return the fish as close as possible to where they were caught.”

This year’s event will be recorded on video, including on-scene action with fishermen out on the water.

“It’s one more way we’re different,” Beaton said. “The videos will be professionally produced

and made available.”

The Entry Fee is $400 per boat. Registration packages and Tournament Rules are available at Mitchell’s Bay Marine Park or online at www. mitchellsbayopen.com and www.bigfatbass. com.

Local residents Rick Damphouse and Todd McBride won last year’s event, bringing in just less than 44 pounds of fish in two days, edging another local twosome Dave Demers and Chris Sherman who had a total of 43.56-lbs. The runners up collected $1,575 for their effort.

The biggest fish of the tournament went to the team of Carl Linker and Mike Linzmajer with a 5.96-lb bass.

Non-Profit Network launches bursary Application deadline is July 29

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

In memory of Josie Matteis Doto, her family members are proud to be granting a bursary in her name for non-profit management.

The Chatham-Kent Non-Profit Network is a community building initiative of United Way of Chatham-Kent and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Doto demonstrated her genuine interest in helping others around her specifically through her volunteer work with the local United Way. She was a Chatham-Kent native

who was dedicated to being of help to the community, a unique and caring individual who believed in giving and expecting nothing in return.

The bursary will be awarded to a deserving student who is entering a non-profit management program at a college or university.

The award is valued at $1,000 for the 2016/17 academic year. Applications will be accepted until July 29.

For more information on eligibility and how to apply visit www.

CKNN.ca.

The successful candidate will be notified by Aug. 12.

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 4:30pm to 7:00pm Civic Centre Atrium 315 King Street West, Chatham, Ontario

How to Get Involved Public input and comments are welcomed and will be reviewed for possible incorporation into the planning and design of this project. However, other than personal information, all comments received will become part of the public record.

If you have any questions or comments about the project, please attend the PIC or contact one of the following Project Team Managers for more information.

Justine Arbour, P.Eng Project Manager Hrycay Consulting Engineers Inc. 1725 North Talbot Road Windsor, ON N9A 6J3 Phone: (519) 737-7234 Fax: (519) 737-7796 Email: jarbour@hcei.ca

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The ride of their lives

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

When Terry Jenkins started TJ Stables more than three decades ago, she wanted to ensure the business helped make the community a better place.

That’s why for the past 30 years, the stable has hosted a free riding night for Big Sisters – and for the last nine years Big Brothers too.

“We did it the first year we opened,” Jenkins said. “Actually, we had a fire the night before that destroyed our barns. We had to postpone it for later in the season.”

The nights, which also feature a visit to the petting zoo, as well as a campfire and cookout, generally host between 40 and 75 big sibling/little sibling pairings. And it’s very popular among young and old alike.

“For some of the Bigs, it’s their first time on a horse too,” Nan Stuckey, executive director of

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Chatham-Kent said.

“And for the kids, it is THE most fun activity they do.”

Horseback riding is also a unique experience, Jenkins added.

“Horses put you out of your element when it’s your first time,” she said. “It’s good for your self-esteem. Riding can build confidence.”

Thirty years ago, Jenkins jumped at the opportunity to work with Big Sisters.

“We’ve always been community oriented. We felt we had so much more to share,” she said. “We wanted to get involved because horses and girls go together like peanut butter and jam. About 87% of horse owners are female.”

When Big Brothers and Big Sisters joined forces in 2007, it just seemed like a natural progression to get the guys involved in the riding night at TJ Stables, Stuckey and Jenkins said.

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TJ Stables played host to Big Brother Big Sisters of Chatham-Kent for an evening of riding Friday. They’ve been offering up the free ride and campfire event for 30 years.

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News

Experience Relay While Bruce usually takes this opportunity to tell you all about his weekend in our beautiful municipality – because there is always something interesting happening – I hijacked his column to tell you about my weekend at the Chatham-Kent Relay for Life.

Held on Saturday at CKSS, the new format of a sixhour event from 6 p.m. to midnight had many people wondering if our collective community would support it. Declining numbers of people and teams registered in recent years have led to those fears.

Once again, however, my faith in the generosity and big hearts of the people here was well founded, with more than $82,000 and counting raised and about 370 people registered.

Relay is an event close to my heart, not only for the closeness and camaraderie of the people who attend and volunteer, but for the memory of people in my family lost to cancer. Both my parents, George and Jessie Marlatt, lost their lives to cancer, along with aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and neighbours. Cancer also claimed Bruce’s father, Fred Corcoran, way back in the early 1980s.

Everyone who gets involved in Relay does it for a reason – usually because they have experienced first-hand the devastation of a cancer diagnosis. What comes after the diagnosis is hard on the patient, and all the people in their world, but that time also showcases some of the strongest and most courageous people I have ever met.

At Relay, we celebrate the survivors – the people who have battled and won, but

Mary Beth Corcoran also those people in the midst of their battles – as they take a victory lap around the track at CKSS to celebrate their victory and give hope to those who need to know the battle can be won.

Lou Gordon talked about her journey, giving hope to people that there is life after a cancer diagnosis.

Then, at dusk, we remember all those we have lost and honour those still fighting with a luminary ceremony and the lighting of candles that line the track.

It is my favourite moment of Relay, an emotional and poignant chance to remember exactly why we are there and what we are fighting for.

Lighting the candles in the huge sign that spells HOPE beside the track always makes me tear up, as it does for many other people. As we walk by it each time we do a lap, it reminds us there is hope for a cure one day.

All the time and effort so many volunteers and committee members put into this event is incredible, and it’s all a labour of love.

For the luminary ceremony this year, four young dancers including my daughter Brenna, choreographed a dance to Faith Hill’s There You’ll Be, and then walked with event chair Jim Blake in a lap of the track holding a lantern in memory of his wife, Heather. I’m not ashamed to admit I had tears in my eyes.

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The survivors head out together for a victory lap at Saturday’s Relay for Life event in Chatham.

James MacNeil talked about the significance of light in the darkness while people lit their candles; people took the time to hug and shed tears in silence, and then the walking started again.

For everyone who hasn’t participated in a Relay, I encourage you to come out next year. It is meaningful with the added bonus of raising funds for community programs like drivers to take patients to their appointments and research to find cures. The number of people diagnosed with cancer continues to rise, but so does the survival rate thanks to events like Relay for Life that fund research and services.

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Friday, June 17, 2016 • The Reids will entertain at 2:00pm in the West Lounge at Meadow Park, 110 Sandy St., Chatham.

• Blenheim Youth Centre’s 9th Annual Survivor Challenge Fundraiser will be held from 5:30pm until 7:00pm on June 18 at Memorial Park in Blenheim. Food booths, vendors, entertainment and bouncy castle for the kids! Free fun for the whole family!

• Meals and fun darts at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

Dinner from 5:30pm-7:00pm with choice of ham and scallop potatoes, roast beef or fish & chips for $9.00. One meat draw.

Open darts at 7:30pm.

Saturday, June 18, 2016 • Chatham-Kent Cycling Festival at Memorial Arena in support of the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation of Chatham-Kent’s Adapted Bike Program. www. ckcyclingfest.com.

• Meat draw and dance at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Meat draw from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Dance from 4:30pm-9:30pm featuring Ridge Road.

Sunday, June 19, 2016 • Father’s Day Breakfast at the Merlin Legion from 10:00am1:00pm. Eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, potatoes, french toast, pancakes, dessert, juice, coffee and tea for $10.00, kids eat 1/2 price!

• Father’s Day Breakfast & Bake Sale at the Chatham Legion, 39 William St. N., Chatham hosted by Br.642 Ladies Auxiliary from 9:00am-12:30pm. $7/person, $5 children under 10. Call 5189-351-8733 for more info.

Thursday, June 23, 2016 • Simply Red Summerlicious from 5:30pm11:00pm at the Links of Kent. Tickets for this five course tasting menu and gala are $120/person, $200/couple or $850/table of 8.

• Welcome MPP Rick Nicholls for a SingA-Long to celebrate Seniors Months at 2:00pm at Meadow Park, 110 Sandy St., Chatham.

• Strawberry Social from 5:00pm-7:00pm at Holy Trinity Church, Selkirk & Victoria, Chatham. Strawberries, cake & ice cream.

Adults $6. Kids 12 & under $3. Hamburgers and hot dogs available.

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

Saturday, June 25, 2016 • 8th Annual Newcomer’s Picnic at Kingston Park from 11:00am-3:00pm. BBQ, door prizes, games and activities for the whole family. for more information call the Adult Language and Learning 519354-724.

• 3rd Annual Zonta Garden and Pond Tour. June 25 & 26. Enjoy a unique combination of art, music and horticulture. 10 local gardens and a complimentary tea room. $20/ticket available at the Glasshouse, Rubies, Ross’ Nurserymen and Blenheim Flowerbed Greenhouses.

• B.J. Laub Band will be at Two Creeks Conservation Area, just north of Wheatly at 6:30pm. Come out for an evening of wonderful country musicianship. An audience favourite.

• BARnBQ at the Fox family driveshed, 26528 Baldoon Rd., Dover Centre in support of the Brian Fox Memorial Agriculture Scholarship. Full meal BBQ with soft drinks and cash bar. Door prizes and auction items. James MacNeil stand up outstanding family comedy will entertain.

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Monday, June 20, 2016 • Ryan St. Denis will perform at 2:00pm in the West Lounge at Meadow Park, 110 Sandy St., Chatham.

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

• Senior Euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm.

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.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 • Annual Strawberry Social at St. Andrew’s Residence, 99 Park St., Chatham from 1:30pm-3:30pm. Tea room, jazzy jewels, bake sale. A free will offering is appreciated.

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

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 • The Lois Singers will entertain at 2:00pm in the Main Dining Room at Meadow Park, 110 Sandy St., Chatham.

• Pepper at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm.

Free tea, coffee & fellowship. Sundays from 2:30pm-4:00pm. 146 Lacroix St., Chatham.

Chatham Lawn Bowling Club invites everyone to try Lawn Bowling, every Mon., Wed, & Thurs at 6:45pm in Tecumseh Park.

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Choir supports C-K Hospice The Chatham Voice

The Chatham-Kent Christian Men’s Choir hosted a musical evening recently to benefit Chatham-Kent Hospice.

The evening included musical performances by: Chatham-Kent Christian Men’s Choir, The Gentlemen Songsters, Rachel Schwarz, Chatham-Kent Children’s Chorus, Chatham-Kent Singers, Witness (piano, guitar and vocal), Allan DeLaet, Alex VanPelt, and Will Ebere.

The event raised over $6,000 to be used for ongoing operational needs.

Anniversary celebrations

Chatham Denture Specialists, the Canadian Hearing Institute and the Sleep Well Centre recently celebrated their 10th anniversaries.

Started by owner Ted Dalios at 334 King St. W., the businesses have helped local residents with their conventional and implant secured dentures, hearing and tinnitus care and treatment concerns, and snoring and obstructive sleep apnea treatment issues.

Dalios said the community response to the operations over the years was humbling. Business took off to the point there are now locations in Wallaceburg (828 Dufferin Ave.) and Tilbury (20 Mill St. E.), as well as the Chatham main office.

The three businesses currently employ a staff of seven, and Dalios predicts a need for additional personnel in the future due to the continued demand for service and care.

He predicts the next 10 years will bring continuous improvements to care and treatment, as technology always advances and develops.

The hope is to continue to grow in order to better serve the local residents and employ more people locally.

UCC event raises $6K-plus

The Me to We group at Ursuline College recently partnered with Chatham’s Victory Ford and the Ford Motor Company of Canada in a Drive 4UR Community event, which raised $6,160.

Ursuline College has been a part of the We Schools program for eight years. As a supporter of Free the Children’s Adopt a Village Program, students work each year to raise money to help fund projects in developing countries.

This year, they are supporting the Agriculture and Food Security pillar, which focuses on innovative farming techniques and water management projects, helping to

ensure access to healthy, self-sustaining food sources.

The school had set a goal of $5,000 for this project, which was easily surpassed with the success of the Drive 4UR Community event and donations to the school’s annual Lenten campaign.

“The success of our partnership with Victory Ford and Ford Canada means we are able to use funds over and above our contribution to Free the Children to support local charities as well,” said Kathy Kearns, a teacher at UCC and staff leader for Me to We. UCC will donate $7,500 to Free the Children; $1,000 to Outreach for Hunger; and $500 to the local Salvation Army.

In addition, the Ford Motor Company of Canada has committed to match the funds raised in the Drive 4UR Community event, and will donate $6,160 to the Canadian Red Cross for relief and recovery efforts in Fort McMurray.

C-K staffers donate to hospice

Members of CUPE Local 12 representing municipal outside, library and Public Health employees in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent recently presented Chatham-Kent Hospice with a donation of $5,000 to be used for operational needs.

Alderman named VP of sales and marketing for PRIDE Seeds

PRIDE Seeds has announced that Doug Alderman has been named Vice President of Sales and Marketing for PRIDE Seeds and AgReliant Genetics Inc. “We are pleased and excited that Doug has accepted the position and exciting opportunity,” said Craig Anderson, Chief Operating Officer of AgReliant Genetics, in a media release.

With 20 years of successful promotion of the PRIDE Seeds brand, Anderson said Alderman is uniquely qualified to lead the team into its next phase of growth.

The Wright stuff

Chloe-Sue Wright had a “Scorch Trials” themed 13th birthday party recently. She had asked that instead of gifts, that donations be made to St. Agnes Church Soup Kitchen in the form of gift cards, money or food items. Over 60 guests attended the party and it was a great success. About $245 in cash and gift cards and several boxes of food items was provided for the soup kitchen from the guests.

Chloe was overwhelmed with the support and hopes that people will follow in her footsteps.

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While residents in large metropolitan areas such as Toronto and Vancouver grapple with spiraling million dollar plus home values, Chatham-Kent homebuyers continue to take advantage of affordable prices.

The Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors noted a 22.6 per cent year-over-year increase in home sales for May. A total of 163 units were sold last month. Association President Barb Phillips said in a release, “Home sales in May 2016 marked a three way tie with May 2004 and August 2007 for the second highest number of monthly transactions ever recorded in the region.

“With demand remaining near all-time highs and supply testing fresh lows, it is amazing to see our prices remain the most affordable in Ontario.”

Sales numbered 563 over the first five months of the year, up a similar 22.7 per cent on a yearover-year basis.

The average price of homes sold in May 2016 was $172,837, up 9.2 per cent from May 2015.

The less volatile year-to-date average sale price was $161,720, only up three per cent from the same period in 2015. New listings numbered 227 units in

May, a decrease of 6.6 per cent from the same month last year.

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