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The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance will soon be shopping out its urology work. Dr. Valdis Pakulis is retiring at the end of December, while Dr. Charles Williams is set to fade out of the picture sometime next year. “I’m not sure if he’s retiring or going back to Newfoundland,” said Sarah Padfield, CKHA’s chief operating officer. “He said he is going to wind it up sometime in 2015.” The pending retirement of the alliance’s only urologists leaves Padfield and the rest of administration with some difficult decisions. One option is to try to recruit replacements, but it is likely the alliance is going a different route. “One of the things with the change in health care is we can’t be everything for everyone,” she said. “We have to look at how to create a program that enhances services rather than necessarily replace staff.” To that extent, Padfield
said the CKHA is working on developing a regional model that supports Chatham-Kent with a group of Sarnia-Lambton urologists. “It’s one those situations where we ask, ‘Do we invest in orthopedics, which we have in the past number of years, or do we invest in this?’ Our volumes are low,” she said of urology usage locally. “The big thing is to make sure the emergency department has urology support. Sarnia’s urology department will cover this.” She said details are being finalized on how it will work. “Three urologists do a great job up there. We just don’t have the resources or the volume to support that type of service,” she said. “We’re working on having them cover emergency calls. They’ll likely come and do some clinics here, provide access to services and do some video conferencing.” That will likely mean urgent-needs patients will face trips to Sarnia-Lambton. Continued on page 3
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Several members of the media, councillors, municipal officials and others on Saturday took up the gauntlet thrown down recently by the Chatham
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As many as 30 police officers will take part in a special police operation just five days before Christmas at Chatham’s WalMart. A joint effort between the Chatham-Kent OPP detachment and the Chatham-Kent Police Service, the uniformed officers will surge into the store and swarm the aisles. Each officer will be on special escort duty that day. Their mission is to assist a similar number of children from around the municipality in doing some last-minute Christmas shopping. The event is called Shop with a Cop and is the brainchild of OPP Sgt. Brian Knowler. He said he first encountered the concept back in 2009 while working out of an OPP detachment near
Sault Ste. Marie. “The Sault OPP and Sault police service have done this for quite some time. They reached out to neighbouring detachments and asked if we wanted to be involved,” Knowler said. When he transferred to Caledon in 2012, he took the concept with him. He transferred to Chatham in January, and brought the idea up about a month ago. “We decided to make it a collaboration with the Chatham-Kent Police Service. I spoke with Renee Cowell (CKPS public information officer) and the rest is history,” he said. About 15 officers from each police organization will take part, volunteering their time to don their uniforms and reach the items on the top shelves for the children. OPP Const. Janine Belanger loves the concept. “It’s a really awesome thing.
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We’ll probably have about 30 children involved,” she said. “The idea is to form positive relationships between law enforcement and children.” Knowler agreed. He said too often police are seen as a gun and a badge. “With kids, they see the uniform, they see the gun belt, they see the cruisers with the lights going,” he said. “We want to build some ties; we want to build some bridges. A lot of these kids we’re going to be working with come from circumstances that are less than ideal. We want to show them we’re the good guys and we are just like them. We like to shop and we like to eat breakfast too.” Cowell said while she’d heard of the program before, when Knowler contacted her, it was a surprise, and a welcome one at that.
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“We wanted to jump on board immediately,” she said. “It’s a fantastic concept. Sometimes kids see us in a negative light. With this, they’ll see us as human beings and we are here to help.” Cowell said it was easy to get officers to volunteer to take part. “As soon as I put out an e-mail to our people, I was getting replies, from senior staff on down,” she said. Chatham-Kent Children’s Services will choose the kids, who will be elementary school aged and in grades 2 through 8. They’ll come from across the municipality. The day will involve each having a personal shopping cop assistant as they use a Wal-Mart gift card to make purchases for their family members, and themselves. “The goal is for them to shop for their loved ones who maybe they otherwise wouldn’t be able to do so. And one of the rules is they must buy one thing for themselves,” Belanger said. After scouring Wal-Mart for the perfect gifts, everyone will
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New Chatham-Kent council members Darrin Canniff (Chatham), centre; Trevor Thompson (South Kent), rear left; and David Vandamme (East Kent), rear right, applaud during Monday night’s inauguration ceremony, as Mayor Randy Hope is sworn in for a third term. Other rookie councillors who were sworn in Monday at the St. Clair College Capitol Theatre were Brock McGregor (Chatham), Carmen McGregor (Wallaceburg), and Mark Authier (West Kent). Council gets down to business Dec. 8.
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“We’ll still have the service, but it will depend on the urgency. If (patients) need to be seen fairly quickly, they’d likely have to travel up to Sarnia.” That would include people suspected of having prostate cancer. But Padfield said the Sarnia urologists have committed to very short wait times, likely three-to-five
Two years and $20,000 later, Home James is back at it getting revelers home safely in Chatham-Kent and supporting local youth programs. The program, which took over for Operation Red Nose in 2012, involves volunteers driving people and their vehicles home after a night out. Jodie Hogg, program co-ordinator for Home James, said in each of its first two years in operation locally, the program raised more than $10,000 for local youth activities. “Everything we collect goes 100% back to youth-oriented groups,” she said. “It’s been a success. Now that we’re in our third year, people know who we are and what we do.” She doesn’t know if this year will be any busier than the last two, but is happy to see people making smart decisions. “We’re hoping to help more people to get home safely. Now, with the awareness of basically zero tolerance with drinking and driving, we are a great option,” she said. “Even if people haven’t had too much to drink, if they’re tired or want a ride home in the weather. We do take babysitters home or if they (clients) want to go through a drive-thru, we’ll take them.” Home James drivers have already been at it two weekends now, and
will continue every Friday and Saturday in December, as well as New Year’s Eve. But Hogg said the program could use more people. “We still need volunteers,” she said. “Go to the website (homejames-ck.ca), get an application and send the application back via e-mail (cddachathamkent@hotmail.ca).” Ultimately, Hogg said she’d like to see 20-30 people a night volunteering. Last year, she said the averaged
about 24 volunteers each night. She said it’s an experience. “There are always stories. One night is totally different from the next, between the vehicles you drive and the people you pick up,” Hogg said. She added that anyone age 18 or older in need of putting in volunteer hours should consider Home James. Hogg reminds potential volunteers they need to be 18 years of age and have a valid driver’s licence.
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Raving about Will’s service By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
It’s first thing in the morning, you’re speaking in grunts, and you roll up to a drive-thru window to order life-giving coffee. What happens next can often make or break your day. For early morning customers at the Tim Horton’s on Park Avenue East, the team at the window are getting an A+ for sending customers off feeling good, especially 10-year Tim’s veteran Will Playfoot. Playfoot’s name is one that comes up often in social media by people wanting to rave about great customer service. His cheerful manner and efficient service sends people on their way feeling good, a skill that keeps bringing people back. “I will drive across town to go to Park Avenue drive-thru when I know
Will is working the window,” said Michelle Carron, when asked for comments on Will’s service on Facebook. “He knows what customer service is all about and never fails to put a smile in my day.” Fellow Facebook respondent Patrick Moore agreed. “Great guy; always pleasant service from Will.” A humble and slightly puzzled Playfoot said he appreciates the fact people take the time to compliment his service, but he just goes by the adage, “Treat others as you want to be treated. “With customer service, you have to remember these people are paying your wages,” Playfoot said. “I try to be a positive person all the time and you can’t let the little things bother you. You have to understand, some of these people just woke up.” There are times when
people in the line-up aren’t exactly at their best, but Playfoot said he takes it all in stride. “You may have one customer that is not so, shall we say, tasteful, but down the line, you get one who make up for it,” he noted. A former co-worker of Playfoot’s also chimed in on Facebook. “I used to work with Will. Amazing co-worker; helpful, patient and does whatever he can to make you feel welcome. Just an all-around great guy,” said Brooke Maynard. Many people responding to our question on Facebook have had other customer service wins in Chatham, like the McDonald’s drive-thru employee with the “radio voice,” Rubie and her daughter at Rubie’s on Grand Avenue East who always help find just the right gift, and other Tim’s employees on Keil Drive
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What’s left for us? Changes in health-care services aren’t usually seen as a good thing but when the public understands the rationale behind the move, it makes the situation more palatable. That difference is starkly contrasted with the planned closure of the urology department at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and the spending mess that threatened services at the Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre. The CKHA will lose both of its urologists shortly and is developing a regional model rather than invest in on-site technology and specialist attraction. Given that there is relatively low local volume and the strength of that specialty in Sarnia, Windsor and London, it seems a case of making the best of the situation. Not so with the CCAC, which was planning massive cuts to home-care service due to a $5.9 million expected deficit for the current fiscal year. Its funding masters at the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network stepped in with a $4.1 million bailout and a stern finger wagging to get things in order by 2016. The CCAC had a $100,000 deficit the year before and a $1.1 million surplus the year before that. Administration of CCACs and LHINs provincially costs the health care system nearly $250 million each year. The Erie St. Clair CCAC alone has 21 members in the sunshine club, up from nine less than five years ago. That might be a good place to look for where some of that surplus went. Nowhere within the CCAC or LHIN did anyone have the wherewithal to bring in some changes months ago when the deficit trend was already obvious. Why should they when the province will bail them out? When you contribute a dollar toward health care in Ontario, it lands in the lap of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. After taking its administrative costs, money is then transferred to the 14 LHINs, which take their cut. They take a portion of what’s left and give it to the CCAC’s who in turn take their percentage. The rest is handed to a service-provider agency, which takes its costs and gives what’s left over to people who actually provide the service. They call that efficiency.
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Time for change of direction Sir: A politician often is faced with a choice between what the best action would be and what the majority of his constituents would at first accept. When is a politician’s best time to take bold action that might at first create concern or even opposition within the electorate? Answers: • Within the first budget year of a four-year term. This gives the councillor three years to convince constituents that the action was wise. • When there is a new council with progressive views
• When there is a fresh new administrative senior staff capable and willing to implement bold action and justify it with results. • When there is a need by the municipal citizens for new solutions. All four of these conditions exist now in our municipality. • Our new council is in the first year of its fouryear term. None of these councillors will have to run for office again until 2018. Sometimes in politics there is conflict between what will get votes and what is best for the municipality. If ever
the councillor will have the courage to support what is best, the first year of the term should be that time • We have six outstanding new councillors at the table. No reason to expect “the same old same old”. • The CAO and all of his direct reports can be considered as ”new” as of next April and a number of managers at the level below that have also departed. This is a team open to constructive change like never before. They have no investment in the way things have always been done. • The citizens’ need
for change was clearly expressed in the recent vote results and in the four months of discussion in the Citizen Coalition Facebook group. Severe loss of jobs and of population and the obvious consequences in our communities have got us all looking for solutions On top of all that, Mayor Hope has declared this his third term as his last. He is free to take decisive action without concern for electoral consequences. Let’s go, council! You’ll never have a better chance to make a real difference! John Sigurjonsson Chatham
Saudi Arabia short on religious freedoms Sir: I write in regards to the media attention ISIS received when it lopped off the heads of a couple journalists. The following information comes from the English satirical magazine Private Eye. It was 21 months between the time James Foley was abducted in Syria and the barbarians beheaded him. President Obama described this atrocity as a “bankrupt ideology,” which “no just God would stand for.”
During those same 21 months, the government of Saudi Arabia beheaded 113 people. The same President Obama visited Saudi Arabia to, “underscore the importance of the bilateral relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia.” No mention of a “just God.” The following information comes from various news organizations. Saudi Arabia’s Commis-
sion for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, known as the religious police, recently arrested 28 people for using a home as a church (churches are proscribed in Saudi Arabia). These people have not been heard from since. Perhaps if the Canadian government is so concerned about barbarous acts of violence committed by conservative
Islamic religious zealots that they are willing to send Canadian military personnel to the Middle East to combat these fanatics, they should possibly consider sending them to Saudi Arabia, which has an official policy of religious persecution of non-Muslims. Said persecution includes lashing with whips, prison and of course beheading. Robert Hayes Chatham
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LCBO staff and customers showed their enthusiasm in raising funds for the United Way, and helping to slime local management. Stores in Chatham-Kent raised nearly $23,000 with a summer super soaker campaign and a fall slime effort. On Friday at the Wellington Street store in Chatham, LCBO auditor Jeff Dunlop was on the receiving end of the enthusiasm, as store staff dumped pails of green slime on him, topped off with some colourful feathers. Lori Parker, who chaired the fundraising effort in Essex County and Chatham-Kent, said the funds raised in C-K were up nearly 30% from last year. The two Chatham stores raised more than half of this year’s total. “It’s incredible. Each store was up $2,000 from last year,” she said, adding the money was donated from customers. Dunlop was happy to volunteer to be slimed. “Why not? The feathers were an unexpected twist to the plot,” he joked.
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LCBO auditor Jeff Dunlop gets slimed and feathered by Wellington Street LCBO staff Friday. From left, Anita VanDongen, Darren Lopes, and Maria Mariconda were quite happy to take part in the United Way fundraiser.
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Chatham drinking water system would cost more in the short term for capital cost, approximately $11.9 million to $20.3 million, depending on which of the four design solutions are chosen. The projected 40-year financial outlook ranges from $37.5 million to $41.2 million. Stantec officials said another alternative, connecting to the Lambton water system, would require “significant” upgrades in order to be a viable option. Wallaceburg Coun. Jeff Wesley, who sat as the chair of the PUC during the last term of council, disagreed with the recommendation. “I am here to represent the community, but I also
have family here, I have grandkids, friends and family and I have yet to hear anybody, during the election campaign or leading up to this, telling me they prefer a Lake Erie solution,” he said. “I’ve heard it from no one.” Wesley added, “That should be a pretty simple answer and resolution to the issue. When you look at the cost, forget the 40year cost, you can work anything you want into that. Look at the near term cost and the 20-year cost…it’s competitive. I make the argument, if you stay with what we have here and you make the local improvements, we’ll actually be better off financially.” During the meeting, several people expressed
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Turbine chunk no safety threat, spokesman says
By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
A spokesman for Pattern Energy said the portion of a wind turbine found in a farmer’s field last April wouldn’t pose any threat of injury due to its lightweight construction. Matt Dallas said the item is a strip called a dino tail that is affixed to the surface of a turbine blade. Dallas said once it detached from the surface of the blade, “it would float to the ground, not posing any harm.” David Cofell found the 18-inch-long item when he was planting clover last April on his property in the former Harwich Township. He turned it over to a South Kent Wind representative after taking photos of it and the turbine from which it came. Dallas said the incident is the only one reported among the 124 turbines in the project, the largest of its kind in Ontario. Pattern Energy and Samsung jointly own the project. “This was an isolated incident,” he said. “We monitor
our turbines on an ongoing basis and this hasn’t happened elsewhere.” Dallas said the dino tails weigh less than a pound and are added to the turbine blades to reduce noise and increase efficiency. Chatham-Kent Mayor Randy Hope said he doesn’t believe it’s a serious issue. “There was a manufacturing error or a defect. We have manufacturing defects all over the world,” he said recently. “I know Samsung and Pattern will do their due diligence to make sure the community is safe. Now, they have to make sure it doesn’t recur.” Hope believes wind turbines are safe devices and that local MPP Rick Nicholls is using turbine companies as a convenient political target. Nicholls, MPP for Chatham-Kent Essex, called the piece of turbine Cofell found “flying shrapnel” during a recent Question Period at Queen’s Park. “When are we going to stop beating a dead horse?” he asked. “We have had one incident in the number of years we have had turbines here.
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CK Sirens have announced the first annual Mistletoe Ball. This event will be hosted by the Police Association, the Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment and CK Sirens, and will be held at the Chatham-Kent Armory on Dec. 6. Proceeds from the event will be divided between three charitable organizations: the Military Family Resource Centre, the Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village and the Chatham-Kent Fire Foundation (CK Sirens Foundation). The proceeds will help to fund community projects such as free smoke alarms and equipment for rural fire stations. The event will include silent and live auction items donated by local businesses, music from Maple City Talent Strings and Niteflite, and speaker L. Col (Ret.) Stephen J. Day, CD. Tickets are $100 per person and available by contacting Chatham-Kent Fire and Emergency Services at 519-360-1998, Ext. 3401.
They (wind turbines) are part of our landscape. It’s about doing what’s right. It’s about working with the industries and creating jobs.” He pointed to the recent Health Canada study that said there was no link to turbine noise to ill health effects. Chatham-Kent MPP Rick Nicholls said he isn’t fully convinced by the company’s assurances noting that Cofell believed the piece he found could cause injury. Cofell said he found the blade chunk some 200 feet inside his property and the turbine with the section missing is situated about 200 feet from his property line. In an interview with The Voice, Nicholls said, “we need to know just how widespread this problem is,” he said. “We have scores of turbines along the (Highway) 401 and this kind of flying shrapnel could result in a fatality. The government’s first responsibility is to the citizens of Ontario, not the wind companies or whatever agreements they may have made with private individuals.”
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By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
According to the host of AgVision TV, the most successful farmers today are the ones who are always thinking way ahead. “The leading edge guys ask, ‘What would my replacement do,’” Kevin Stewart, a Chatham native, said before his speech at the 68th Annual Rural Urban Dinner in Chatham Nov. 26. Stewart, who runs AgVision Media, said he’s observed what makes people successful, and to him, wondering how someone who has no experience in the industry would run a farm is “one of the best management questions I have ever heard.” He said a farmer needs to be able to take that step back away from the family business to look at it through someone
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else’s eyes to see how to move forward. “Agriculture is an extremely passionate family businesses. And that can cloud someone’s judgment,”
he explained. Stewart loves how people are taking an interest in “buy local, shop local” when it pertains to farming. The notion of being able to follow crops from field to plate is taking off. He said how farms, rather than the agricultural giants, brand, and make a big difference, pointing to two young farmers in Alberta who decided to develop a branding strategy.
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From left, Barry and Sandra Kearney, Louis and Clara Roesch and Sarah Campbell were all honoured at the 68th Annual Rural Urban Dinner Nov. 26.
It has helped the grain and oilseed farmers attract quality employees, as well as build consumer awareness and confidence in their products, Stewart said. Stewart, who grew up on a farm in Chatham-Kent, and has spent 30 decades reporting on agriculture, said mainstream media does a good job on reporting on what it un-
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derstands of the industry, and that farmers and other arms of agriculture need to do better in helping the average citizens understand their business. “We need to reach out and be clear with the language. Jargon; we love it and it’s fast, but nobody else can understand what we’re talking about,” he said. At the Rural Urban dinner, several people received special recognition. Clara and Louis
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’Tis the season of card swiping Just as I was tuning into 60 Minutes Sunday night to watch a story on credit card fraud, a buddy called me to say his card had been compromised. It wasn’t as if someone tried to spend $25,000 on a car or anything. Instead, they started small, with a one-Euro payment. Once that went through, the thieves then put in a transaction for about $168. My friend pays close attention to his credit card bill, so he saw something was out of whack and called the company. It turns out the transactions took place in Iran of all places. Needless to say, he cancelled the card. But that’s often how the credit card thieves work. They’ll run small transactions through, hoping you won’t see them. And they’ll do it for months – basically until the card gets cancelled. If they do it on a large scale, it certainly adds up. That’s why organized crime, mostly in Eastern Europe, is involved. And make no mistake, credit card fraud is huge business. According to the 60 Minutes report, 97% of major U.S. companies have been hacked over the years. Home Depot and Target were the recent big-name victims,
Bruce Corcoran with thousands of people’s credit card information getting stolen. Target’s violation was incredibly devious. Hackers got into the system and sent malware out to the cash registers at various Target stores, which stole credit card info at the point of purchase. How big a business is credit card fraud? There are websites set up around the world where people can buy or sell stolen credit card info. There are even money-back guarantees. That’s right, if a fraudster buys stolen information and it doesn’t work, the fraudster gets his or her money back. Gift cards and electronics are the biggest items fraudsters purchase with your stolen cards, as the gift cards are just like money, while the electronic devices are easily hocked or fenced. Meanwhile, the Chatham-Kent police remind people when they shop online to never do so over public or unsecure Wi-Fi,
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Survey results in on kitchen incubator Food Policy Council. Davidson said the concept is to provide a fully equipped kitchen that people can use Results from the 2014 Kitchen Incubator to create businesses in Chatham-Kent. She added it’s possible some community groups Project Survey surprised local officials. Lyndsay Davidson, a public health dieti- would be interested in using the kitchen to cian with Chatham-Kent Public Health, said do some of their fundraising preparation too. the survey indicated the majority of respon- At the same time, the plan is to promote local dents wanted to use the hypothetical kitchen agriculture. “Producers can do a value add to what during non-business hours. The concept of the kitchen incubator is to they’re doing,” Davidson said. The Food Policy Council would love to creprovide kitchen space that could be shared by a multitude of small businesses or orga- ate a community food centre, she added. “It’s a centre that has a whole variety of nizations, sharing resources and expenses as things going on,” she explained. “It could a result. Davidson said judging by the responses, the have large industrial kitchens, as well as majority of people interested in the project space to offer food skills courses. There could be other educational opportunities, maybe are small or side businesses. “We were really surprised. We thought it around community gardens or canning. It would be more during the week,” she said could also be a food distribution centre.” Davidson was quick to stress there is no of the time when people wanted to use the facility. “This was a lot of evening and week- intent on stepping on any existing organizaend work. We think it may be a lot of second tion’s toes, however. “We have to see if there are ways that we businesses starting up on the side.” As a result, 40% of the 119 respondents said can partner with existing organizations to they’d likely use the kitchen 10 hours a week help feed some of the resources into the proor less. As well, 72% of them said it would be gram. We don’t want to duplicate,” she said. on the weekend, and 60% said in the evening. “We’d rather see partnerships. We don’t want Davidson said the number of responses was to work against people.” One possibility is acting as an intake for doabout what they expected, as it is a bit of a niche. She added the focus was greatly ap- nated fresh produce. “With all the farmers we have in the area, preciated. “I think people were very clear with what there is occasionally a surplus of fresh prothey need. The equipment they were ask- duce. It could be distributed to soup kitchens, ing for spoke volumes,” she said. “And the food banks and community groups,” Davidfood categories – baked goods, jams, jellies son said. “We don’t need another food bank, and sauces – were not surprising. Those are but they could work with them.” With the survey results compiled, she said things that are easy to start with.” The kitchen incubator is a project of the Cha- the participating groups are now in the protham-Kent Agri-Development Committee in cess of wrapping up a feasibility study. Once partnership with the Chatham-Kent Public that’s complete, more planning lies ahead. “Our next step with the incubator is to deHealth Unit, Chatham-Kent Healthy Communities Partnership and the Chatham-Kent velop a business plan to see how we could create it in Chatham-Kent,” Davidson said. “We’ll look at grants and look at other models to determine what it could look like in Chatham-Kent. And we also have to determine where to host it.” Keep ‘em warm and healthy all season long with Available space will have to be inquality children’s outerwear from Carhartt. vestigated, Davidson said. Our favourite fashions are cute, cosy, and comfortable. By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
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Sterling effort for local band By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
Forty-eight years after forming his first band, John Gardiner has never been more exited about his musical future, and with good reason. Gardiner’s Sterling Blues Band qualified for the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in January after winning the Queen Street to Beale Street” qualifier in Kincardine. “It’s hard to put into words, how excited and thrilled I am about this,” he said. “We have so much fun playing together that this is almost just a bonus, but it’s one I’m so grateful to have had.” Gardiner, the group’s bassist said his fellow band members – vocalist Kim Sterling, guitarist Aug Polowick and drummer Tom Trembley – are not only talented but have strong chemistry. “I was in my first band at 14, back when we were using milk cartons for drums,” he said. “I was on the road in the 1970s and have played with a lot of talented people, but nothing beats the feeling we have now.”
A longtime journalist, Gardiner said although he does most of the “talking” for the group, Sterling and Polowick are its driving force. “Tom and I joke that we’re the rhythm ramblers while Kim and Aug make it work,” he said. “They’re all amazing talents.” Sterling and Polowick write original music for the group. Three of the six songs that earned them the Memphis trip are original. At the challenge, all material will be their own. “When the audiences couldn’t tell our original songs from the blues standards we covered, we knew we had some really solid material,” he said. The male members of the group knew each other or had played in groups together over the years, but had semi-retired before deciding to form a band almost three years ago. “We knew that if we didn’t have a strong vocalist there wasn’t much point in having a band,” he said. “We got in touch with Kim, and Aug gave her some songs to learn. She came back the next week and absolutely nailed some really difficult vocals. That’s when
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Defiance fundraiser set for Dec. 13 Wallaceburg running club virtually circles the globe twice in seven months
By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
Just by putting one foot in front of the other, members of Wallaceburg’s Defiance Running Club have increased awareness of the benefits of exercise, motivated youngsters, raised money and, in the process have circled the globe – twice. Mark Childs, president of the organization, said runners in the club’s adult and youth programs have run 100,000 kilometres since the group was formed in April of last year. “RBC Dominion has agreed to donate one cent for every kilometre our members run or walk so we’re getting the word out,” he said. Members log on to the club’s website and enter their information. “We have scheduled runs three times a week, but mem-
bers also run separately,” he said. There are about 150 adult members of the club, but Childs said he is most proud of the growth in the Defiance Youth Program that has grown from 600 to 4,000 students in one year. The club has formed a partnership with the St. Clair Catholic District School Board and the Lambton Kent District School Board in which many schools incorporate running as part of the daily physical activity requirements. “Last year we started small with the schools in the Wallaceburg area,” Childs said. “We learned a lot and we’re very happy with this year’s growth. We have 18 schools and it’s possible we may take the program to the Sarnia area next year.” At the halfway point,
students at Harwich Raleigh in Blenheim lead the way with 4,065.5 km, followed by Our Lady of Fatima (3,854.5), John N. Given (3,555), Wheatley Area Public (2,513), Gregory Drive (1,906), Christ the King in Wallaceburg (1,440) and Tecumseh Public School (1,121). There are cash prizes of
$50 for the top two students at each school (top distance), prizes for the top two in the county and free pizza parties (or a healthy alternative) for the top two schools. Every participant receives a Defiance Diploma with his or her name and distance. The Chatham Board of Health provides
nutritional information and contributes to the cost of the program, while the United Way youth ambassadors collect and process the data. Childs said just over a third of the adult members are active, and a weeknight run can have anywhere from six to 30 participants. The club’s next big event
is its second annual Jingle All the Way run that will be held Dec. 13 at the Kinsmen Bingo Hall on Dufferin Avenue in Wallaceburg. The free event begins at 9 a.m. Participants are asked to dress in green or red and bring a donation of food or cash for local food banks.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014 • Open dart league at Branch 28 Legion in the lower clubroom, 304 St. Clair St., Chatham starting at 7:00pm. All levels of experience welcome. Small nominal fee. Thursday, December 11, 2014 • Christmas in the Village held at the Safety Village (21797 Fargo Rd., Blenheim) from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Take a photo with Santa, shop our many vendor and enjoy some hot chocolate. Tree lighting ceremony at 7:00pm. Take a hay ride thought the park, enjoy Christmas carolers and vote for your favourite miniature building’s Christmas decorations. • Thursday Afternoon Seniors Euchre at Branch 28 Legion, 304 St. Clair St. in the clubroom located in the lower level. All levels of experience are welcome to take part.
• Journey to the Manger. Come see the true meaning of Christmas and all the beautiful nativity displays. Being shown from December 5 - 7 from 10:00am-3:00pm at Spirit and Life Centre, 184 Wellington St. W., Chatham.. Free admission.
• Poinsettia Production from 7:00pm-8:00pm at the Chatham branch of the CKPL. Join the Chatham Horticultural Society as they hear from member Bill Ross about his experience growing poinsettias commercially. Refreshments and door prizes.
• Meal at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner from 5:30pm-7:00pm. Choice of ham & scallop potatoes, roast beef or fish & chips for $8.00. One meat draw.
Friday, December 12, 2014 • Friday evening Fun Darts League in the clubroom at Branch 28 Legion, 304 St. Clair St., Chatham starting at 7:00pm. All levels of expertise welcome to take part. Small nominal fee.
• Friday evening Fun Darts League in the clubroom at Branch 28 Legion, 304 St. Clair St., Chatham starting at 7:00pm. All levels of expertise welcome to take part. Small nominal fee. • 5th Annual Christmas Presence Living Nativity at 3:00pm & 6:30pm at the Ridgetown Event Centre inside the Crystal Palace, 20480 Victoria Rd. (beside Tim Hortons) Blessed by the Ridgetown & District Christian Ministerial Association & the Ridgetown District Agricultural Society. For more info: 519-674-3763. A free event! Saturday, December 6, 2014 • The Combined Forces Mistletoe Ball. An exceptional gala with proceeds being divided between The Military Family Resource Centre, The C-K Children’s Safety Village and the C-K Fire Foundation. Silent and live auction, music, and speaker L. Col (Ret.) Stephen J. Day, CD. For tickets contact C-K Fire and Emergency Services at 519-360-1998 ext. 3401. $100/person. • The Chatham-Kent Museum is hosting Children’s Music Box Workshop from 9:30am-12:00pm and Adult Gingerbread House Workshop at 7:00pm. More information may be found by visiting www.chatham-kent.ca or by calling 519.360-1998. Tickets must be purchased by calling 519-354-8338, by visiting the Chatham Cultural Centre Box Office at 75 William St. N., or by visiting www. cktickets.com. • East Side Pride invites you to Our Annual Breakfast with Santa from 10:00am-11:30am at the WISH Centre, 177 King St. E. FREE! Breakfast, Christmas Carols, treats for children, family fun. Everyone Welcome! • Bob Ripley will be speaking at the Chatham branch of the CKPL from 2:00pm-3:30pm. Copies of his book will be available to purchase. • Dickens Day. Drop into the Childrens Room at the Chatham Branch of CKPL to join costumed members of the Dickens Fellowship. Enjoy songs, stories, and season’s greetings! All welcome from 10:00am-11:00am. • Merlin Community Assistance Dinner at The Merlin Legion at 6:30pm. Admission is a non-perishable food item, new toys or cash donations. For info call 519-351-7659. • Meat draw at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham from 4:30pm-6:00pm followed by a dance from 6:30pm-10:30pm featuring Just Country Boys. • Bake & Craft Sale at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 445 McNaughton Ave. West from 9:00am-11:00am. Cabbage rolls, delicious baked goods and more! Sunday, December 7, 2014 • 50th Church Anniversary of Sprucedale United Church Sanctuary., 493 Victoria Ave., Chatham from 11:00am-1:00pm. Celebration Service including special music. Refreshments following. • Christ Church Chatham - Christmas Concert & Carol Sing at 7:00pm. 80 Wellington St., W., Chatham. 519-352-1640. www. christchurchchatham.ca. Refreshments to follow. Free will offering at the door. • The Discover Bible Class meets at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 20 Croydon St., Chatham. The topic this Sunday is “About Your Future.” All are welcome. 519-352-6268. Monday, December 8, 2014 • Card Party at Christ Church Anglican Hall, Dresden. 7:30pm. Prizes, Dutch auction & Lunch. $3.00. Sponsored by Fairport Rebekah Lodge, Dresden. • The Chatham-Kent Film Group is presenting the British film “PRIDE” at the Capitol Theatre. Doors open at 6:15pm and the movie begins at 7:00pm. Free to subscribers and $10 per person otherwise. Refreshments available. For more info 519-359-8455 Tuesday, December 9, 2014 • Blenheim Blood Donor Clinic at St. Mary’s Hall. 2:30pm-7:30pm. Call 1 888 2 DONATE. Walk in, Bring a Friend, Save a Life. • Shuffleboard, pool and darts at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham starting at 6:30pm. • Movies @ Your Library. The Hundred-Foot Journey starring Helen Mirren will be shown at 2:00pm at the Chatham branch of the CKPL. Donation at the door. • Euchre League at Branch 28 Legion, Clubroom, 304 St. Clair St. starting at 6:30pm. General Public Welcome. All levels of experience welcome to participate.
• The Kent Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society presents ‘Tis the Season! Come together to share family history stories, fellowship and cheer. Held at St. Andrew’s Residence, 99 Part St., Chatham. Everyone is welcome. • Meal at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham Dinner at 5:30pm. Chicken legs, roast beef or fish & chips for $8.00 One meat draw. Everyone Welcome. Saturday, December 13, 2014 • 4th Annual Crafts for a Cause Handmade Market from 10:00am4:00pm at the Chatham Portuguese Club, 346 Grand Ave. E., Chatham. $2.00 or a canned good. Over 30 vendors. Fresh hot lunch available in the cafe for purchase as well as visit Santa to take photos with! • Benefit Christmas Concert for Chatham Outreach for Hunger at 7:00pm. First Presbyterian Church, 60 fifth St., Chatham. Free will offering. • Decorate the Parlour. Drop in to the Children’s Room at the Chatham branch of the CKPL to step back in time by making some decorations for the Dickens days of ‘olde’. All welcome from 1:00pm-2:00pm.
The luncheon, put on by the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce The head of the Asia Pacific Foun- and the municipality, took place dation of Canada (APF Canada) at the John D. Bradley Convention spoke at a luncheon in Chatham Centre. Chamber chairman Tony Tuesday, commending the munici- Hill said Beck’s remarks were enpality in focusing on enticlightening. ing investment from the Far “We were pleased to hear East. Stewart Beck’s presentaStewart Beck, president tion,” Hill said in a press and CEO of APF Canada, release. “As business peosaid such effort could pay ple, we want to know how large dividends. working with Asian invest“As Asia’s importance to ment and trade can benefit the global economy conour own businesses and our tinues to grow, the region’s local economy. There seem markets will increasingly to be direct potential beneoffer dynamic opportunities Strewart Beck fits in some sectors, as well for Canadian businesses,” as potential secondary benhe said in a media release. “I com- efits for the overall local economy.” mend Mayor (Randy) Hope and the The municipality has a number of local business community, as we at leads from ongoing visits to China the Asia Pacific Foundation of Can- and India. Michael Burton, director ada believe more engagement with of economic development was in Asia is a critical component of build- China just last month, attached to ing Canada’s long-term growth and the provincial trade mission led by prosperity.” Premier Kathleen Wynne. The Chatham Voice
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• Meat draw at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham from 4:30pm-6:00pm followed by a dance from 6:30pm-10:30pm featuring The Marques. Sunday, December 14, 2014 • Merlin Legion Fall Breakfast from 10:00am-1:00pm. Bacon, sausage, french toast, pancakes, scrambled eggs, homefries, coffee, tea, juice & dessert. $10 adults and $5 kids 10 and under • Bingo at Branch 243 Royal Canadian Legion, 75 Main St. E., Ridgetown sponsored by Ladies Auxiliary from 2:00pm-4:00pm. Entry fee is $10, includes 4 cards. Additional cards $1 each. Specials $2 for strip of 3. Jackpot $200.
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Monday, December 15, 2014 • Merry Mingle 2014: Free Holiday Lunch at the Chatham Kent Community Health Centres, 150 Richmond ST., Chatham from 12:00pm-2:00pm. Everyone is welcome! Food will be served on a first-come first-serve basis. For more info 519-397-5455. Tuesday, December 16, 2014 • Mitchell’s Bay Community Dinner at Bob N Buoys. Doors open at 5:00pm. Dinner at 6;00pm. A donation of a non-perishable food item would be greatly appreciated. Entertainment by Crystal Gage will follow dinner and draws throughout the night. Tickets are $10.00 per person available at Bob N Buoys, Mitchell’s Bay Variety and Parkside Restaurant. • Euchre League at Branch 28 Legion, Clubroom, 304 St. Clair St. starting at 6:30pm. General Public Welcome. All levels of experience welcome to participate. • Shuffleboard, pool and darts at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham starting at 6:30pm. 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. 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. VON Volunteer Visiting opportunities available call Jan 519-352-4462 ext. 5227
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Sports
New league overcomes growing pains By Ian Kennedy cksn.ca
There were skeptics. In fact, some people said the Lambton-Kent Secondary School Athletic Association (LKSSAA) would struggle mightily with red tape and logistical issues in the first season of the newly formed league. That however, hasn’t been the case. “I feel that the first season overall was a huge success,” said LKSSAA coordinator James Clarke. “Many of the schools are very happy with the new league setup and getting an opportunity to play new schools. There have been growing pains, but we have seen more positives than negatives in this new process.” The new league and governing organization is an amalgamation of the former Kent and Lambton high school athletic associations, which was catalyzed by shrinking enrolment in schools, and a need to keep leagues viable for student-athletes. By creating the new league, smaller schools have found an opportunity to compete, and field teams, which may not have been possible had the two leagues remained separate. “To this point, we have
seen many schools playing in championship games that may not have traditionally made it to that point,” explained Clarke, a long-time physical education teacher at John McGregor Secondary School in Chatham. According to Carrie Carleton, who coached John McGregor’s senior girls’ team to a perfect 10-0 season in the new LKSSAA league, as well as LKSSAA and SWOSSAA titles and a berth in OFSAA, she believes the added competition has been good for her team and others this year. “The biggest benefit for the basketball teams from Kent is playing a wider variety of teams,” said Carleton, whose daughter Bridget played for JMSS, and is a member of Team Canada’s National Junior basketball team. “No one liked the idea of playing three league games against the same teams,” added Carleton of the former Kent league format. “Each year the talent level at each school will vary. This year it was great for our senior girls to play against the strong teams from Lambton.” Carleton believes the new LKSSAA organization, which includes teams from every school in Chatham-Kent, is good for athletes and local schools.
“I believe ultimately this union will be good for our student-athletes,” said Carleton. “Change is hard and it will take some getting used to and it will take a few seasons to work the kinks out. We need to look at the big picture and what is best for the league not just individual schools, as individual team situations change from year to year. “ That big picture view is Sue Burk/CKSN.ca what sparked the amal- The Blenheim Bobcats swept their way to a LKSSAA eight-man football title this year facing gamation, and now, with opponents such as Sarnia St. Clair, seen here, throughout the season. additional competition, and league security, high in the north and the south. with the winter season have addressed these school students across Little things such as start already underway, Clarke problems in the fall season Chatham-Kent and Lamb- times have posed to be and the close to 20 schools and will not have as many ton County are reaping bigger issues than origi- governed by LKSSAA in the winter. Bigger picthe benefits. nally thought.” will continue to learn and ture goal is to have a well As with any new venAnd as the league con- adapt. oiled machine for next ture however, it hasn’t tinues to move forward, “Our hope is that we year.” all been roses, as LKSSAA has had a few issues, including concerns over travel costs and times, and inclement weather. According to Clarke and tell businesses you deal with how much you like reading stories however, many about your community. of these concerns involved overSubscribe to the ONLY independent – locally owned coming tradition. print and online news source in Chatham. “Some of our To say thanks we will be giving biggest obstaHelp us make sure what you read supports and cles have been all of those who purchase a overcoming past contributes to your community. voluntary subscription 1 free traditions,” said happy ad and 1 free word ad to Clarke. “Typical• News decisions are made locally be used in our classified section! ly things have • No mandated editorials gone differently
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