10 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Essex and Kent Scottish announce fundraising campaign The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment is launching a $600,000 fundraising campaign to commemorate and honour the Regiment’s storied 200-year history. The campaign will provide a permanent way to support the community initiatives that fall outside of the core government funding that covers operations and training. This
includes attending commemorative ceremonies overseas, erecting and maintaining monuments here and abroad, and outfitting the popular Pipes and Drums so they stand ready to attend local parades and commemorations, and digitize military archives for online public access. Lieutenant-Colonel (Retired) Michael Robin-
Chatham-Kent names CAO
Michael Duben will join the Municipality of Chatham-Kent as the next Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) following Don Shropshire’s retirement. Duben joins the municipality from his current role as CAO for Oxford County, a regional municipality in Southwestern Ontario. Prior to that, he served the District Municipality of Muskoka as its Chief Administrative Officer for seven years. In addition to his CAO experience, Duben brings 10 years of experience as a senior corporate law partner at Miller Canfield LLP in Windsor, and over five years with the City of Windsor as General Manager responsible for a number of departments including Parks, Licensing and Enforcement, Planning, Building, Recreation, Fire Services and Cultural Affairs. He also served as Vice President for Enwin Utilities. Tony Haddad remains the Interim CAO for the municipality until September 8, when Duben joins the municipality.
Yvonne Grace Bailey
Yvonne Grace Bailey (nee Slater) passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Erie Shores HealthCare at the age of 85 years. Loving wife of Tom Bailey for 63 wonderful years. Adored mother of the late James Tyler Bailey, the late Jeffrey Thomas Bailey, Mary Jo Wright (Randy), Linda Shean ( Jim) and Sarah McElwain (Rob). A very sweet and adoring Grandma of Lucia and Finnley. Sister of Elaine and Gord (Alda). Predeceased by siblings Doug, Charlie, Bruce, Pauline and Barbara. Also left to remember Yvonne are her many nieces and nephews that she held so dear, and her extended family. Yvonne was raised with a love and appreciation for plants, flowers and the environment. She pursued an education in horticulture and found employment that supported this passion. She began her career at Atkin’s Flowers then moved on to Newland’s Flowers. She took a risk and ventured out on her own and became the proud owner of Flower Fashions in 1976. For over 40 years she worked alongside her family, bringing smiles to people every day with her deliveries of beautiful bouquets. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 16, 2022, at ACCOUNTANT ACCOUNTANT Kendrick Funeral Home, Kingsville, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. A celebration of life for Yvonne will be held on Friday, June 17, 2022, at Church of the Epiphany, 106 Main St. W., Kingsville, at 11 a.m. with burial to follow at Greenhill Cemetery. Jeff Kelly - Ron VanderVecht If you wish, memorial donations be appreciated to K. Tylerwould Chadwick - Jason J. Melo Church of the Epiphany, 96 Main St. W., Kingsville, ON 203 Talbot Street West N9Y 1H3 or to the Canadian Diabetes Association, 1400Leamington, ON N8H 1N8 522 University Ave., Toronto, ON M5G 2R5 or to the Kingsville Horticultural Society. Fax 519-326-7008 Condolences can be shared with the family at E-mail: general@cbleamington.com www.Kendrickfuneralhome.com
son, a former commanding officer of the Regiment who is leading the campaign, said it is essential to ensure that the service and sacrifice of those who have contributed to the Essex and Kent Scottish be remembered for generations to come. “This is a one-time ask, and we are looking to those who live in our community to help ensure these initiatives will always continue,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Robinson. “Our goal is to get to a level that is sustainable, so we can plan further ahead and do things that are focused on our tradition, history, ceremony and community outreach, as well as monuments.” Details about The Essex and Scottish campaign – and an outline of the opportunities and ways to show support through donations – can be found at www.servicesacrificeduty.ca The Regiment’s contributions to freedom and
the building of Canada are unparalleled. For more than 200 years, men and women of the Essex and Kent Scottish have boldly and proudly answered the call to service. Local troops, first assembled in 1793, were engaged in key battles in the War of 1812 and both World Wars – including the ill-fated Dieppe Raid. Since then, the Regiment has remained active in conflicts and peacekeeping and peace-enforcing missions around the world, playing a vital role in advancing Canada’s foreign-policy initiatives. Recent activity has also involved domestic operations. Severe weather and public health crises have tasked the Regiment and other Canadian reserve units with new and challenging support roles. From natural disaster relief to keeping seniors safe in a time of the pandemic, they remain ready to jump into action wherever they are needed. “The Essex and Kent
Scottish begins our fundraising campaign with our hearts focused on the enormous contributions of the men and women who have so selflessly contributed to the freedoms and opportunities that are part of our lives today,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Robinson, who also chairs the Scottish Borderers Foundation, the official fundraising organization which supports the Regiment. “The Regiment’s goal is
to remain a pivotal inspiration for the future. We know in today’s world neither freedom nor peace should or can be taken for granted,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Robinson. “We look forward to our local communities joining in this important campaign to honour and remember those who have done so much in the past to make our lives better for today and tomorrow, and those who will carry on this great tradition.”
The Essex Scottish Pipe Band parades over the Canal Bridge captured by the unit during the fighting in Groningen, Holland, on the 15th of April 1945, the day following the action that liberated the city during World War II.
ProsperUs launches Cradle to Career solution ProsperUs, a collective ri, ProsperUs Leadership of Windsor-Essex commu- Council Co-Chair and nity partners, is launching CEO of John McGivney Ignite Academy, a new Children’s Centre. out-of-school solution deThis locally designed signed to improve math solution will support 360 and literacy skills for students at six program children between grades sites starting in Septem2 and 7, while providing ber. Ignite Academy will be wrap-around support for hosted within neighbourfamilies. A large gathering of hood school communities community partners cel- in both Leamington and ebrated the long-awaited Windsor, including St. Proof obituary run Elizabeth, announcement at of GenerLouis, to Queen al Brock Public School on General Brock, Begley, May 31. Immaculate Conception 2022 “We know mathJune and15,and St. James elementary Sun literacy skills areSouthpoint critical schools. indicators of future sucIgnite Academy will $200 plus $26 HST = $226 cess, including having provide structured acmore students graduate ademic supports that Any emailschool curhigh school, andchanges having please align with more graduates move on riculum. It will provide sun@southpointsun.ca to post-secondary educadaily program delivery Thanks. tion,” says Jessica Sarto- that includes nutrition,
recreation and cultural Other Ignite Academy activities. There will be goals include helping mentorship, mental well- students and families imness programming, fami- prove school attendance, ly success coaches, parent increase self-esteem and engagement and support build stronger relationfor the diverse cultural ships with peers. The needs of the communities service also looks to encourage more children to of Windsor-Essex. Community partners be physically active, to involved in this project in- inspire more parents to be clude Advocating Young engaged with community Minds, Arts Can Teach, partners and staff, and to Big Brothers Big Sß∑isters help build parent awareof Windsor Essex, Com- ness of community supmunity Partnership, Fam- ports. ily Services Windsor EsThe ProsperUs Cradle sex, Greater Essex County to Career strategy aims to District School Board, give every young person Multicultural Council of in Windsor-Essex CounWindsor and Essex Coun- ty the opportunity and ty, South Essex Communi- support to succeed – from ty Council, United Way/ the time they’re born unCentrade Windsor-Essex til they find meaningful and Windsor-Essex Cath- employment as a young olic District School Board.LYadult.
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