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Hartley Vidler passes away at age 83 “When I started my real estate business, I was in Erieau quite a Hartley Vidler, cred- bit and I got a lot of inited with helping to formation from him,” shape what Erieau is recalled Vercouteren. today, has died at the “He was quite a go-getter and he really supage of 83.

He passed away at his ported Erieau the best way he home July could.”

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“He’s a hero; he’s Vi d l e r ’ s The en- the kind of person efforts to trepreneur, Erieau is going to help buy who owned approxiE r i e a u miss.” mately 90 P a c k e r s - Frank Vercouteren acres of and the Erieau Marina, is being land in Erieau from the remembered as a pio- Chesapeake and Ohio neer of the fishing vil- Railway in the 1970s are well lage and for documenthis strong “Erieau exists ed. committoday in large part In fact, the ment to the move is the c o m m u n i - due to Hartley and subject of ty. others, but Hartley the book, “He’s a was the embodi“ H o w hero; he’s Three Men the kind ment of that spirit.”

S a v e d of person - Art Stirling Erieau,” Erieau is going to miss,” said written by Port Stanhistorians South Kent Coun. ley-based and Frank Frank Vercouteren, Nancy who first met Vidler 40 Prothero.

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John Willatt running for mayor

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

John Willatt has a vision of what he’d like to see done for Chatham-Kent, but he also wants to hear from the public.

Willatt recently filed his nomination papers to run for mayor. He joins Marjorie Crew and Reno Lachapelle as the people who have come forward to date. Incumbent Randy Hope has said he plans to file his papers in September.

Willatt has twice sought public office as a Chatham councillor, but believes voting for council is more a matter of name recognition.

“A lot of people have been on “I think issues will develop council for a long while. Peo- over the next few months. I ple may not know much about want to listen to the people municipal poliand hear what tics, but they do “The people in Chathey’ve got to know names,” he tham-Kent are just say,” Willatt said. said.

“I’m sure there And there is typ- getting by. They have are some great ically a logjam of little to no savings and ideas out there.” people seeking a are living paycheque to One of his is to seat on council in paycheque. Property keep a tighter Chatham. Willatt tax increases can have rein on tax insaid the last time creases. he ran, there were a huge effect on them.”

“There is a gen20 people on the - John Willatt eral concern ballot for the six about property seats. taxes,” he said. “You always He believes in listening to seem to hear that if you cut the the public, something he’ll do budget, hell will descend upon during his campaign, he said. you. Libraries would close and gangs of people would be running in the streets because of fewer police officers. You always hear the worst.”

Willatt would like to see the municipality try to hold the budget at 0% for a few years; Windsor did it.

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“The people in Chatham-Kent are just getting by. They have little to no savings and are living paycheque to paycheque.

Property tax increases can have a huge effect on them.”

Willatt also realizes council can’t maintain 0% forever, plus it can’t just slash and burn to save money. Careful

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Such planning needs to go into economic development as well. While no trip is a sure thing, he believes overseas excursions should have a decent potential for a return, or they just aren’t worth it.

Willatt thinks there is better chance for investment to come from the European Union than from Asia.

“We have better potential of building relationships there.”

The owner of Ace Taxi also believes strongly in improving youth retention. He gave a tip of the hat to the baCK program, but said jobs are needed to entice our youth to return.

“Chatham-Kent is a nice place to bring up kids. They go off to university and they don’t come back,” he said. “We need to create jobs that the people will come back to.”

Willatt also believes issues such as public transit and council restructuring should be examined to improve service levels and efficiency respectively.

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Grandpa Bob’s 4,000 km Walk for Louie passed through Chatham-Kent this week, as part of the Jesse’s Journey fundraising group. Bob Facca left Quebec City May 12 on a walk across Quebec and Ontario, raising money for his grandson, Louie, and others who suffer from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. According to the website jessesjourney.com, Faccia said the walk was something he had to do, “because as close as the researchers are, they still need more money. The more funding they have, the more research they can do.” To date, Facca has raised nearly $553,000.

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In particular, over the last 10 years, we’ve really seen Erieau come into its own as it continues to evolve. That’s a very significant contribution.”

While Stirling didn’t know Hartley well, he had tremendous respect for him.

“Erieau exists today in large part due to Hartley and others, but Hartley was the embodiment of that spirit,” added Stirling.

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THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2014

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Old veggie campaign draws ire

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

A public health campaign to college students five years ago caused a stir last week on social media.

In the local Facebook group, “Chatham Swappers Rant and Rave,” a member posted an image of a Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit advertising campaign depicting a woman’s form, comprised of a collage of fruits and vegetables, engaged in having intercourse with a male vege-

table collage. The slogan above read, “Are you getting enough?” Below that was the slogan, “Aim for 8 everyday!”

Still further down was the explanation that the “8” is eight servings of fruits and vegetables.

The public health unit’s logo and web address are clearly visible.

Dr. April Rietdyk, director of public health, admitted the image was part of an advertising campaign by the health unit, but it is an old one and had a very specific target audience.

“It is a campaign that was run about five years ago with the college. We had a very targeted audience; a very specific group,” she said. “Believe it or not, there was a lot of research that was done in the U.S. and Europe around that campaign. We didn’t invent it.”

Rietdyk said the images and slogans captured the attention of the college students.

“It was designed to get the students’ attention and to get them to eat more fruits and vegeta-

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An old public health campaign on improved nutrition habits for young adults caused quite a stir on Facebook recently.

bles,” she said.

She said the ad campaign was certainly not for the general public, especially young children.

“It was for a very, very small portion of the adult

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population,” Rietdyk said. “When this campaign was done, social media didn’t exist to the extent it does now.”

Rietdyk has no idea how the person who originally posted it to Facebook got the old health unit flyer, and had hoped to explain the situation on that social media platform, but said health unit posts to the issue were pulled down.

The original post was deleted later the same day it went up, but not before attracting dozens of comments from other members of the social media subgroup.

While she wasn’t the manager behind the “Are you getting enough?” campaign, Rietdyk said it delivered the message.

“Feedback from college students was actually very positive,” she said. “I shared it with my young-adult children.

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was the best kind of advertising for eating more fruits and vegetables that they’d ever seen.”

Rietdyk added the flyer was handed out essentially in one-on-one conversations. Nurses and public health educators met with students and distributed the material.

“It’s not like someone was on the street corner passing them out,” she said. “This just went to college young adults and in very limited numbers.”

Rietdyk figures someone who happened to attend the Thames Campus of St. Clair when the campaign was underway gave the flyer to the person who posted it on Facebook.

“It’s unfortunate that somebody for which it wasn’t intended would take that and kind of run with it,” she said.

Rietdyk said the health unit utilizes a number of edgy and/or graphic campaigns to deliver their message to certain audiences, and if other people see them, it could cause an uproar.

“We service high-risk populations – such as harm reduction and needle exchange programs – all are sensitive topics and in the wrong hands can cause some unintended consequences,” she said.

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Once again, East Side Pride (ESP) is covering the cost of swimming lessons at Orville Wright Pool, but with increased flexibility this year.

Bev Webster, vice chair of the community group, said the organization has paid for the cost of lessons for kids at the pool for the past couple of years. But this time around, lesson times are much more flexible, and kids don’t have to come day after day after day if they can’t make it.

“In the past, they (the kids and their parents) had to fill out forms and attend a set schedule,” she said. “This year, we’re trying it more on a

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“They can stop by one day for a half hour. If they can’t make it the next, that’s OK,” Webster said.

She added ESP has paid fees at the pools to allow for free swims for the past five years.

“We get people from all over Chatham, not just from our area,” Webster said. “It’s all about the kids. It supports active lifestyles and barrier-free access.”

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Silt still clogs half of Chatham boat launch

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Municipal staff hope to reopen the west side of the dual boat ramp at Thamesgrove Conservation Area sometime this summer. Unfortunately, they aren’t sure exactly when.

Deb Veccia, supervisor of Chatham parks, said the ramp’s been closed all season due to a buildup of silt from the Thames River.

“It’s from the river rising and falling over the past couple of years,” she said of the buildup.

“Basically since the dock was renovated, it has dumped a ton of silt there.”

The east boat ramp remains open and uncongested.

Veccia said when staff pulled

out the floating docks in the fall, they noticed the silt buildup on the west side was getting bad at that time. But they wanted to see if the flow of the river would wash it away through the winter and spring.

The opposite happened.

“We have floating docks on both sides. The east side docks are in, but the floating docks on the right are not. If we put them in, they wouldn’t be floating. They’d be resting on dirt,” she said.

The municipality has a construction company lined up to remove the silt, but it is now a matter of when.

“You need a long-armed excavator to dig out the silk,” Veccia said. “The company is busy with other projects right now.

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Personnel from Maple City Marine test the engine on a cabin cruiser at the boat launch at the Thamesgrove Conservation Area recently. The west side of the ramp is closed at the launch due to silt buildup. The municipality hopes to dig it out this summer but has to wait on the availability of a construction company.

We’re on the list; it’s just a matter of when he gets to it.”

Work to remove the silt also could not have taken place before the end of June, due to provincial habitat guidelines.

“You can’t do any in-water work until after (fish) spawning, and that is after June 30,” Veccia explained.

Patrons still use the east side ramp, while a large concrete block with “RAMP CLOSED” spray-painted on it obstructs access to the

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Words to live by As Mrs. Gump told her son Forrest, “Stupid is as stupid does.”

As Sgt. John Stryker (John Wayne) told his troops “Life is tough, but it’s tougher if you’re stupid.”

As you may have guessed, this week’s theme is normally intelligent people doing remarkably unintelligent things.

We’re talking about the dozens of motorists who were nailed for speeding, texting and other infractions during a safety blitz last week. During one three-hour period, police laid a charge every five minutes.

We didn’t have anyone as strange as “cellphone girl” who got caught by police twice in one 20-minute period earlier this year, but we did come close as the OPP pulled over an American who was watching a movie while driving on Highway 401.

It’s one thing to try to eliminate yourself from the gene pool, but when you’re taking others with you, it’s a problem.

Then there was a local man who was driving with expired license plates – which had expired 14 years ago. The explanation for that would be worth a column all by itself.

The situation was just as bizarre in the sky as a helicopter clipped a hydro line and kept on flying despite a cracked windshield. It makes you wonder where the pilot was looking since he didn’t apparently see the wires.

The brain drain isn’t limited to drivers.

The topper has to be a sign posted in a local dentist’s office, warning patients that they aren’t allowed to text while the dentist is working on them.

Apparently, “here’s your sign” is more than just a slogan.

On the brighter side is the saying that “God must love stupid people because he made so many of them.”

That’s also the name of a Facebook group. We kid you not.

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THURSDAY, JULY 31

Opinion

Bigger wins on roads, sidewalks Sirs: The way cars, bicycles, mopeds, scooters, motorcycles, trucks, buses and pedestrians carry on, on the roads, sidewalks, and in the newspaper letters to the editor pages, one would think there was some sort

of war going on in Chatham, without the rockets and jets bombing away at one another!

It doesn’t seem to matter what paper’s editorials, or letters to the editor one reads,

there seems to be some sort of battle going on as to whom has what right to ride or walk on a particular piece of grass, concrete or asphalt!

I don’t have a solution

to these problems, other than when someone, something that is bigger and faster than you comes at you, get out of the way fast!

Editor’s note: This is a copy of a letter to Municipality of Chatham-Kent’s Engineering and Transportation Division.

Sir: Re: Route 1 bus delays. I often ride on the Chatham Conventional buses, Route 1 in particular.

The Route 1 bus frequently encounters significant delays at the intersection of Poplar and Sandys streets. Such delays are usually caused by heavy traffic heading in both directions on Sandys. In such driving conditions, the bus drivers must take inordinate lengths of time before being able to proceed safely.

In some instances, these delays have amounted to four or five minutes. A delay of such magnitude

will usually cause havoc with the entire transit system’s already tight scheduling.

In addition to the aforementioned delay issue, the Route 1 bus frequently faces a further delay near this problem intersection when a fleet of school buses exit onto Poplar. At such times, Poplar becomes barely passable, and especially so in winter.

Route 1 bus riders often express their exasperation at having to endure such delays. Many propose turning the intersection of Poplar and Sandys into an all-way stop. Others go so far as to demand that traffic signals be installed at the aforementioned intersection.

It should be noted, however, that traffic signals have already been installed at the intersection of Fielder Avenue and Sandys, just a short block away from the notorious delay-causing intersection. Those traffic signals appear to be very seldom used.

It is strongly suggested, therefore, that the municipality take action regarding the Poplar and Sandys intersection, either with the installation of stop signs in all directions or with the installation of traffic signals.

At the same time, however, a determination could be made as to whether the Route 1 bus could be re-routed, from Sheldon Avenue

along Wilson Avenue and Fielder to Sandys. Such re-routing, although fairly minor, would take advantage of the existing (but rarely used) traffic signals at the Sandys and Fielder intersection.

Finally, it should be noted for the record that some riders have further suggested a re-routing of the Route 1 bus westward from St. Clair Street along McNaughton Avenue to Sandys, thence down Sandys. Such a re-routing would provide needed transit service to that commercial area.

I urge the municipality to take action on this issue.

Thank you for your attention to this problem.

C. Frank Doyle Chatham-Kent

Tweak bus route to save time

Bill Zock Chatham

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News

Homeless support Ready for Picking! line to start Aug. 1

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Homelessness doesn’t punch a time clock; it’s 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

To that effect, the municipality will install its CK Homeless Response Line Aug. 1.

It’s a joint community initiative between Chatham-Kent Housing and the Homelessness Committee.

Valerie Colasanti, director of employment and social services with the municipality, said this past winter drove home the need for 24-hour access for C-K’s homeless.

Because it was so cold, a lot of people were concerned about the homeless,” she said. “But we didn’t want to open a shelter as the cost of bricks and mortar is just too high. We’re following a hous-

ing-first plan trying to get folks permanent housing.”

The phone line, reachable by calling 519-354-6628, will connect callers to a live person between 4:30 p.m. and 8 a.m. during the week and 24 hours a day on the weekend.

“We’re getting more help for police, social service agencies and churches. They just didn’t know what to do on the weekend if people were homeless,” she said.

“After hours, that’s often when emergencies happen, families break down, etc.”

Callers will be screened and diverted to safe, alternative housing or referred to local emergency accommodations, according to a press release.

Callers will also be referred to local community supports and services for assistance in finding stable, long-term housing.

Colasanti expects the line to be utilized.

“We think people will call.

We do know there are homeless out there. We also know it will fluctuate – there may be weeks when we have no calls at all,” she said. “If we had a shelter, it would be empty, but we’d be paying staff. We’d rather put money into finding people permanent housing.”

She said the municipality’s long-term plan for helping local homeless citizens is to finding people a place to live, rather than offer a stopgap shelter as a solution.

Colasanti said the line could be of use for people who are staying with friends.

“Even people who are couch surfing sometimes can stay where they’re at if they have access to services the next day,” she said.

Help From the Heart returns

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

Like many of us, Lou Anne Fox sometimes wished she could retire – but she knows that’s not likely to happen.

The Chatham-Kent woman is back again this year with the second annual Help From the Heart fundraiser and vendor show to raise money for worthy causes.

The Aug. 23 event will be held at Fox’ Claymore Line home and has a Mardi Gras theme.

The event features nearly three-dozen vendors, live music and dance performances, mask and painting contests for children and a pig roast, as well as numerous door prizes.

The inaugural event last year raised some $3,000 for a number of causes, including “Believe in the Magic

of Christmas,” which funds Christmas meals and gifts for local residents.

“Our vendors have a little bit of everything,” she said.

“A lot of it is unique items you don’t find in stores.”

Admission, which includes dinner, is $10. Children five and under are free.

“We had nearly 300 people last year and we’ve been fortunate that we’ve had lots of donations and sponsors come forward, so more of the proceeds can go to those we help.”

Fox said prizes have been donated from locations as far away as Paris, Port Stanley and Kitchener.

“The response has been overwhelming from some sectors.”

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“Since we’re preparing a full pig roast, we want to know how much to cook,” she said.

Tickets are available at One Stop Party Shop in Chatham or by calling Fox at 519-3539663 or Darlene Arnold at 519-352-8253.

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News

Water, water everywhere Thursday, July 31, 2014 • St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, 80 King St. E., is having their monthly clothing bag sale, July 31, Aug. 1 & 2nd. New store hours: m/f 9:30am-5:00pm, s 9:30am-4:00pm.

Saturday, August 2, 2014 • 4th Annual Herman Green Griffins Alumni & Friends Golf Outing Reunion at the Rochester Place Golf Club & Resort at 2:00pm. Texas Scramble - 18 holes of golf with a cart. $120.

Contact Nancy Campana at nancyc@nouveauevent.com to register.

• Erieau’s Art on the Boulevard sale. Over 100 artists are entered with music, demonstrations, food booths. Come and enjoy beautiful Erieau.

• Come join us in the clubroom for our Saturday Afternoon Dance from 4:00pm-8:00pm featuring Unity. Branch 28 Legion, 304 St. Clair St., Chatham.

• Meat draw at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William and Colborne St., Chatham from 4:30-6:30pm, followed by a dance from 6:30pm-10:30pm featuring Mike and Michelle. Everyone Welcome.

Sunday, August 3, 2014 • Two Creeks Concert Series featuring Southern Winds Brass. These six musicians will give us jazz, gospel, pop, dixie and more. 6:30pm.

21638 1 Kent Road, one kilometre north of the village of Wheatley, Ontario. www. twocreeks.ca.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 • Join us at the Chatham branch of the Chatham-Kent Public Library at 2:00pm to watch Herbie Rides Again. Donation at the door.

• Join the Chatham Horticultural Society for a show-and-tell-and-taste on container gardening! We’ll be debuting our large, edible planters which have been installed throughout the city and hearing from Sherry’s Perennials on Fairy Gardening and using perennials in containers. Refreshments and door prizes.

FREE! If you can, please bring a pot luck item from your (container) garden. Memberships to the Chatham Horticultural Society will be available. United Way Centre for Community Innovation. 425 McNaughton Ave. W., Chatham.

Thursday, August 7, 2014 • Shuffleboard, pool and darts at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William and Colborne St., Chatham, starting at 6:30pm. Everyone Welcome.

Saturday, August 9, 2014 • Come join us in the clubroom for our Saturday Afternoon Dance from 4:00pm-8:00pm featuring Joan Spaulding. Branch 28 Legion, 304 St. Clair St., Chatham.

• Meat draw at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William and Colborne St., Chatham from 4:30-6:30pm, followed by a dance from 6:30pm-10:30pm featuring Gigs Dinner. Everyone Welcome.

Sunday, August 10, 2014 • Two Creeks Concert Series featuring Essex County Ramblers. An evening of old time music. 6:30pm. 21638 1 Kent Road, one kilometre north of the village of Wheatley, Ontario. www.twocreeks.ca.

Monday, August 11, 2014 • Eureka! TD Summer Reading Club 2014 presents Walk-a-Story. Drop by the Children’s room of the Chatham-Kent Public Library, to get started on a one-hour interactive family story walk in downtown Chatham during regular library hours. All ages. Registration not required. Running until Sat., August 30th.

Tuesday, August 12, 2014 • Library Programs Dinner at the Country View Golf Course at 6:30pm. $13.00.

Sarah Hart, manager of public services at the Chatham-Kent Public Library, will talk about various reading programs, including the Paws for Stories Program. Seleda Frey, who loves to read, will speak about “my life is an open book.” Reservations Essential! Cancellations Necessary! Call Roseanne 519-397-2878 or Janice 519-351-6046.

• Join us at the Chatham branch of the Chatham-Kent Public Library at 2:00pm to watch Back to the Future. Donation at the door.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014 • iPad - iOS7 Tips and Tricks Workshop. The Chatham Kent Public Library with Ontario Works will be offering this FREE workshop at the Blenheim Branch from 1:00pm3:00pm. Please register to join by calling your local branch or emailing cktechtrain@ chatham-kent.ca.

Thursday, August 14, 2014 • Eureka! TD Summer Reading Club 2014 presents Angry Bird Builders at the Chatham Branch of the Chatham-Kent Public Library at 2:00pm. Build it big like the birds. Ages 8-10.

Registration is required. Please call the Children’s Room at 519-354-2940 ext.247.

• Social Media for Beginners. Join us at the Chatham-Kent Public Library for a FREE workshop! Please register to join us at the Chatham branch from 9:30am-11:30am.

• Shuffleboard, pool and darts at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William and Colborne St., Chatham, starting at 6:30pm. Everyone Welcome.

Friday, August 15, 2014 • Mitchell’s Bay Open Bass Tournament running August 15 & 16. Guaranteed 1st prize of $5,000. Entry fee is $550 per boat.

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• Trivia Challenge in the clubroom with game starting at 7:00pm. 10 rounds of 10 questions each - prizes depend of number of participants. Cost per person $5.00. Handicap parking and elevator accessible. Branch 28 Legion, 304 St. Clair St., Chatham.

• iPad - iOS7 Tips and Tricks Workshop. The Chatham Kent Public Library with Ontario Works will be offering this FREE workshop at the Wallaceburg Branch from 2:00pm4:00pm. Please register to join by calling your local branch or emailing cktechtrain@ chatham-kent.ca.

Saturday, August 16, 2014 • Come join us in the clubroom for our Saturday Afternoon Dance from 4:00pm-8:00pm featuring The Bandits. Branch 28 Legion, 304 St. Clair St., Chatham.

• Meat draw at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William and Colborne St., Chatham from 4:30-6:30pm, followed by a dance from 6:30pm-10:30pm featuring 50’s Chevy. Everyone Welcome.

Sunday, August 17, 2014 • Two Creeks Concert Series featuring British Beat 66. Back by popular demand. This band makes us feel the British Invasion as though it happened yesterday. 6:30pm. 21638 1 Kent Road, one kilometre north of the village of Wheatley, Ontario. www.twocreeks.ca.

Chatham-Kent Metal Detecting Club Meetings - Last Thursday of the Month, 7:00pm at Evangel Community Church, 76 Sandy St., enter at the back door.

Guests Welcome.

CHAP Volunteer DRIVERS Needed for Chatham-Kent. CHAP helps Seniors live independently at home! Drive seniors to appointments, groceries, banking, etc. in Chatham-Kent. Contact Marjorie for further info CHAP 519-354-6221 ext. 241.

VON Volunteer Visiting opportunities Available call Jan 519-352-4462 ext. 5227 Researching Your Family Tree This Summer?

Don’t forget that the Kent Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society is open over the summer and has a fantastic collection of resources, open to the public, on the 2nd floor of the Chatham Public Library Tuesday - Saturday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm www.ogs.on.ca/kent Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com

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A burst water main flooded some business at the Royal Bank Plaza last week on Keil Drive and forced the temporary closure of five businesses. Employees noticed a large sinkhole at the rear of the plaza.

Tom Kissner, general manager of the Chatham-Kent PUC, said the burst pipe had nothing to do with the $2 million Chatham water tower upgrade that is nearing completion.

‘Always someone in need’

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In addition to the annual show, Fox’ Help from the Heart sponsors online auctions almost every week through her Facebook site.

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“It would be nice if we didn’t have to do this because it would mean people didn’t need help,” she said.

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The Arts

Compilation lists just foster debate Want to push my buttons?

It’s really easy. It begins with a musical note.

Offer an opinion that one genre of music is better than what I like – classic rock.

Or compile a list of all-time greats. These lists are so subjective and opinion driven that I cannot help but wade in, with my narrow-minded guns a’ blazing.

The taxpayer-fueled CBC recently released a list of the top 100 Canadian songs of all time. I flipped through 10051 and thought, “meh.” Some songs should be higher, some lower, some just fine.

Remember, I’m a classic rock fan. Yet I was happy to see Martha and the Muffins slip in at #52 with “Echo Beach.” I love that tune.

There are so many great Canadian rock bands/singers. I figured the list would be overflowing with multiple songs from all of them. For some, yes, for most, no. And some didn’t make it.

Where the heck is Pat Travers? Great guitar player and solid songwriger.

And Triumph laid it on the line but got left out in the cold by the CBC.

Bruce Corcoran April Wine? Not on the CBC grapevine.

Lighthouse? “Sunny Days” didn’t shine for the top 100.

Ian Thomas’ “Painted Ladies” weren’t colourful enough.

“Where is this Love?” by the Payolas is a hard-hitting piece of writing. Yet it’s invisible to the CBC. The Trews’ “Highway of Heroes,” about how people line the highway to pay tribute to our fallen soldiers in Afghanistan, got stuck on the on ramp, apparently.

And then there are the songs that make the list that should be way higher. Steppenwolf’s, “Born to be Wild” landed in the middle of the pack at 41. Are you kidding me? This is a generation-defining tune. It should have been in the top 10.

Stompin’ Tom Connors, as

big a Canadian music icon as there is, placed 35th with “Sudbury Saturday Night.”

Great song, one that should have been much higher.

BTO had “Takin’ Care of Business” land on the chart at No. 34.

Bruce Cockburn’s “Lovers in a Dangerous Time,” slid in at No. 16. It’s a decent spot, but could be higher.

The lyric, “Kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight,” is a classic piece of writing.

It’s just eight words in a song, but says so much.

Joni Mitchell deserved the multiple spots on the list she received, as she’s a great songwriter. “Both Sides, Now” ranked at the top of the list. It’s a great song.

But I have to say Neil Young belongs on top. He placed second with “Helpless” and was scattered with other tunes in the top 50. Neil is a great musician and writer.

As you can tell, there’s a lot about the CBC’s I don’t like, and some that I do. It moved me to want to discuss it.

That is a huge reason why such lists are compiled in the first place – they make you think and debate.

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Sports 3 C-K puck pursuers head east for Jr. A

By Ian Kennedy cksn.ca

Young men and women across Canada are chasing their hockey dreams seven days a week, 365 days a year. For some, that dream can be pursued from home; for others, such as a trio of Chatham-Kent Cyclone graduates, they have to leave home to find the open door of opportunity.

Chatham’s Dede Cato and Jake Reed, along with their former Cyclones teammate Kody Gagnon of Belle River, have all signed to play Jr. A hockey hours down the 401 for next season, as Cato and Gagnon will play with the OJHL’s Toronto Patriots, and Reed will suit up for the CCHL’s Carleton Place Canadians.

While not the OHL, both teams are considered among the best Jr. A programs in Canada, and

they annually graduate a half dozen players each to the OHL and NCAA. For these locals, the decision to move away from home in their last year of high school seemed simple for one reason, an opportunity to chase their dreams.

“Carleton Place is a great organization with tons of notable successes,” said Reed, who played Major Midget ‘AAA’ in Windsor last year. “It’s a proven winning organization and I know I can get lots of exposure to universities and whatnot out there, which is the avenue I want to go.”

“I feel Toronto was the best option for me by how much exposure I will get up there and the level of hockey,” added Cato, a Chatham-Kent Secondary School student who was the Dresden Jr. C Kings rookie of the year last season.

“Toronto was the best option for me because I feel that their recent successful years reflects on their great coaching staff, management, players, and even community,” reasoned Gagnon, a six-foottwo defender who was the Belle River Jr. C Canadiens rookie of the year in 2014.

“A lot of their players have had successful careers who have played there and that also reflects how good the organization is and I cannot wait to be a part of it.”

It seems the distance from home for young players seems to mean little, as long as the opportunity is there.

“It didn’t matter where the team was located,” said Gagnon, the only of the three drafted by an OHL team, as he was a ninth-round pick by the Barrie Colts in 2013. “All that mattered is I chose the

team that would best develop me as a player and helps further my career.”

While some of their peers, such as James McEwan, Brendan Johnston, and Trent Fox, will likely find themselves in the OHL this season; this trio is taking a different route. Cato, for instance, has attended multiple OHL mini-camps this year, being invited back to the main camp for each, gained interest from teams across Ontario. For him, rather than playing Junior B at home, moving away is a chance to grow as a hockey player and person.

“I chose Toronto because think it will be a good experience for me to grow both as a hockey player and a man. I am hoping to make a good name of myself for the upcoming season and to keep on improving.”

Reed, who hopes to go

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Dede Cato of with the Dresden Kings is one of three local players who will head east to play with Jr. A teams this fall.

the NCAA route, said being welcomed by Carleton Place, made his decision to leave home much easier, as he’ll be billeting in a community near Ottawa, more than 600 kilometres from home.

“When I went to mini-

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camp they were really nice to me and treated me as part of the team,” said Reed of the Canadians organization. “It was a new opportunity for me and a new experience, and the town was absolutely amazing.”