Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall, is sponsored by Country Style in Wallaceburg:
An important meeting is taking place tonight at the Moose Lodge in Wallaceburg, focused on the Wallace Street neighbourhood.
The Chatham-Kent Police Community Mobilization group is coming to town today at 6:30 p.m.
Marjorie Crew, a former councillor and the coordinator of the mobilization group, said a presentation will be made about building associations in neighbourhoods and the positive impact it can have.
I had the chance to speak with Marjorie at length about this meeting, and I feel it will be a positive experience for our community.
Marjorie has first hand experience building up neighbourhoods in our community, not only with the mobilization group, but specifically with her work with East Side Pride in Chatham.
She says there is no cookie cutter approach to apply to every community or neighbourhood, and it is not easy work, but the results can help leave a lasting impact and help instill some community pride.
“You can’t just snap your fingers and say you are going to do this,” she said.
“It’s work but I tell everybody, home does not stop at your door step. You can cut through it all you want and go to work and go home, but if you are doing that than your neighbourhood is not your home and it is up to you to make it your home. We try to take care of the inside of our home and make sure you sustain and you maintain your investment. The same goes for your neighbourhood.”
Here is the event poster with more information:
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Photo of the day
Is that Don Cherry at the ACC in Toronto? Or is that Wallaceburg’s own Chris Young? Looking dapper, Chris!
Weather forecast for Wednesday, October 26, 2016
A frost advisory is in effect across Chatham-Kent.
Temperatures continue to drop off in the overnight hours under generally clear skies and light winds. Temperature readings are currently near or just below the freezing mark in many localities. They may fall another degree or so before morning.
Take preventative measures to protect frost-sensitive plants and trees.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to storm.ontario@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports to #ONStorm.
Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy near noon. Periods of rain beginning this afternoon. Wind becoming east 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High 8. UV index 3 or moderate.
Tonight – Periods of rain. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low plus 4.
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