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Lambton-Kent Composite School Holds Shocktober Dance
Halloween is advancing quickly and LK is more than thrilled for all the tricks and treats that come with this holiday. With the Shocktober dance fast approaching, it’s crucial that students have their costumes and tickets bought. It is five dollars for grades ten and up, while it’s four dollars…
Time For A New Arena In Chatham
This is an urgent plea to whoever is working on building a new arena in Chatham. Hurry up! The ancient Chatham Memorial Arena continues to show its age and is in dire need of replacement. At last Sunday’s night Junior hockey game between Chatham Maroons and St. Thomas Stars, I…
What’s happening at the Ridgetown Library?
The View from My Desk What is Happening at the Ridgetown Branch of the Chatham-Kent Public Library by Vera-Ellen Todd-Roberts The view from my desk these past few days has been one of eager children and grateful parents as their children return to the classroom. While most children may complain…
The Economy of Sports in Chatham-Kent
This column was originally published HERE. Sports will likely never become the leading source of jobs locally, but that doesn’t mean we should overlook sports as an asset to our local economy in Chatham-Kent. Sports provide unique opportunities for our local economy; one through the exposure they can give to…
Celebrating Life – Before Death
Recently, residents in Chatham-Kent and across Canada held candlelight vigils for Jack Layton. I, however, was not among them! I didn’t have anything against Mr. Layton. Indeed, he seemed like a congenial man, a man of intelligence, a man who seemed willing to bring some much-needed civility into the House…
Letter: MP proud of Wallaceburg after TSN, Kraft tour
Letter to the Editor : Last weekend I had the honour of attending the TSN/Kraft Celebration events held in Wallaceburg. It would be hard to be more impressed. The fact that Wallaceburg garnered the most number of online ballots in history to win the competition and…
Letter: Wasn’t that a party?
August 21, 2011 (the day after) 51 days, 1224 hours. Canada Day 2011, TSN rolled into town with the announcement Wallaceburg was in the running for the Kraft 10 in10 Celebration Tour. If anyone knew before hand that TSN was coming, it was a secret to Wallaceburg residents. Even TSN…
Athletes Aren’t Invincible
As a child, staring through the glass of an arena, or the cage at a fight, most kids believe the hulking men before them are invincible. These athletes take punches, hits, play through broken bones, receive stiches on the bench, and keep going. They are heroes to young girls and…
There Was Success in Our Failure
Failure is the wrong word for what happened this past weekend. Following the incredible success of the Women’s International Rugby games in Chatham-Kent Friday night, event organizers immediately began conversations with Rugby Canada officials to bring the Nations Cup Womens Finals to Chatham this weekend. The games, which would have…
Ridgetown Library keeping busy this summer
By Vera-Ellen Todd-Roberts The view from my desk these past few weeks has been HOT HOT HOT as we have coped with high temperatures and no rain. But hopefully everyone was able to keep cool and especially those that visited us as we worked in air conditioned comfort. We have…
New Logo or Old Logo, It’s Still ‘Go Jets Go!’
This column originally appeared on CKSN.ca While some nostalgic, diehard traditionalists that were upset by the new Winnipeg Jets logo, there was an equal group of fans who were thrilled by the choice of the NHL’s newest ownership group. The old Jets logo holds memories for thousands of hockey fans…
Land use argument not good enough
Are wind turbines what we need to handle our energy needs for the future or are they simply some devilish device designed to destroy us? Despite assurances from people such as the acting medical officer of health for Chatham-Kent that there are no proven adverse effects from the turbines, a…
Let’s Show Them What We’re Made of Chatham-Kent
I’ve heard the hype, I’ve read posts from people from Trenton, and I know they’re ready. In fact, I just got an email telling me they’re ready. Here’s the hard facts, their track and field facility project has been going strong for months, and months longer than our lacrosse facility…
Compost, If it has lived, it can live again!
Composting garden matter and kitchen scraps is a great to build your soil while diverting material that would otherwise end up in a landfill. There are two predominant methods of composting, one that takes place over 6 to 18 months and the other about 18 days. Both methods share many…
Musings on governance in Chatham-Kent
A task force looking into the governance of Chatham-Kent has made at least one excellent recommendation in urging the establishment of standing committees. The group states that such a move allow councillors to give more “sober second thoughts” on issues brought up by the public. However, I hope that Chatham-Kent…
Sports Aren’t Life, But They Teach Life
For many sports fanatics, sports may seem like the be all and end all of life. Many of us spend thousands of hours a year in arenas, at fields, or in gymnasiums, and even more hours watching sports on television. But there is a line, and it’s an important one…
The Sheet Mulch Garden – Quick, easy, low maintenance!
For many, the idea of gardening conjures up images of back breaking labour, rototilling or spading and watering and weeding. The sheet mulch garden moves the majority of the work to the start of the garden and leaves the gardener more time to simply enjoy the fruits of their labour.…
Blame Game for Vancouver Riot
Like most Canadians, you have likely watched countless clips of the criminal behaviour of some of the post seventh game antics last week. In a city by the Mountains, by the Ocean, with great weather and culture, people were upset because their team didn’t win. They decided to break the…
Keeping Cool Without Air Conditioning
The recent heat wave was a reminder of what is in store for our community as the summer months arrive. There are many strategies that can help you to stay cool if you have no air conditioning, the power has gone out, or you have electricity and just wish to…
Ridgetown library ‘splashing’ into summer season
By Vera-Ellen Todd-Roberts The view from my desk will soon be one of laughing and playing children as this school year winds down once again. And for all of those parents out there who are looking for things for their children to be involved in, why not try the libraries.…
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