Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall
Photos of the day
The Wallaceburg & District Council For The Arts Outdoor Summer Concert Series kicked off on Tuesday night.
Wallaceburg’s own Sterling Blues Band was the headline act, while Wallaceburg musicians Kenny Algate and Tim Knight opened the showcase. All acts booked for the series are Chatham-Kent musicians.
The music continues next Tuesday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Library Park in downtown Wallaceburg.
Here is the full summer lineup:
June 27 – Sterling Blues Band – With The Acousticats
July 4 – C-K Mountaineers & Stereobox
July 11 – Jacklyn Wills
July 18 – Bren Dube
July 25 – The Chasers – Opener: Three’s A Crowd
Aug 1 – Jay Allan – Opener: Connor Wilson
Aug 8 – Down River Band – Opener: Mikayla Lozon
Aug 15 – Tina Pumfrey – Opener: Alyssa Doherty
Finale Night – Aug 22 – Neil Malcolm Band And Travis Laur
Here are some photos supplied by the Arts Council:
Watkinson honoured for work with The Salvation Army
Captain Stephanie Watkinson, Community Ministry Director and Assistant Corps Officer of The Salvation Army and the visionary behind the Salvation Army Community Integration Hub, received Feature Act Recognition on Monday, June 26, as part of the CK Plan 2035 Progress Update.
In 2014 The Salvation Army had outgrown its space and moved to 19 Raleigh St. Chatham, where Captain Stephanie ensured that it could be a place of integration for people.
This location includes a food bank, staff from Employment and Social Services, youth programming with a homework room, budgeting, job preparation and life skills. It also offers food skills with the Food Policy Council, fresh produce through the CK Gleaning program, housing and homelessness supports.
In addition to this location, the Salvation Army provides resources to Wallaceburg, Ridgetown and Blenheim locations.
Co-Chairs of the Chatham-Kent Community Leaders’ Cabinet, Mayor Randy Hope and Stephen Doig, presented a certificate of recognition and expressed their appreciation for her efforts and highlighted that when services are based on how best to meet people’s needs, it shows community collaboration. They shared that Captain Stephanie and her family are being re-located to Barrie and that they have left a lasting legacy of community champions.
The Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Chris June and Wallaceburg & District Chamber of Commerce Chair Karen Debergh, praised actions taken by Captain Stephanie to create a hub-type concept. The idea of serving people’s physical, emotional and social needs while enhancing learning and workforce opportunities has proven to be a success. June and Debergh commended Captain Stephanie for building a better Chatham-Kent and increasing people’s quality of life.
Here is the Feature Act video:
The Feature Act recognition ceremony was held at the Civic Centre during the Chatham-Kent Community Development Forum, a regularly televised discussion forum hosted by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent and TV COGECO.
Feature Act is a recognition program of the CK Community Leaders’ Cabinet in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce and the Wallaceburg & District Chamber of Commerce, which thanks citizens for building a better Chatham-Kent.
YMCA CEO resigns
Jim Janzen has announced his resignation from the position as President and CEO of YMCAs across Southwestern Ontario, effective September 15, 2017. Jim will continue his work on behalf of the National YMCA movement, and has accepted the position of Senior Vice President, YMCA Ontario Resource Development Centre (RDC) with the YMCA of Greater Toronto.
The Chatham-Kent YMCA has experienced tremendous growth and success under Jim’s leadership.
He has served as the President & CEO since 2005 and is a 32-year YMCA professional – previously working with the YMCAs in London, Cobourg, Hamilton/Burlington and Calgary.
Through his leadership, Jim has grown and developed YMCAs in this region; in Sarnia-Lambton, Chatham-Kent, Goderich-Huron, Lambton Shores, North Middlesex and Central Huron as the YMCAs across Southwestern Ontario, a strong mid-major YMCA in the North American movement.
The Y is a leading local charity with revenues in excess of $16M / annum and touches over 24,000 people annually through the services ranging from health and fitness to licensed child care and newcomer settlement. In his new position with YMCA Ontario, he will support YMCAs in Ontario through transformational changes, including strategic mergers and growth opportunities.
Jim will also continue to reside in Camlachie with his family.
Transition plans for the next 90 – 180 days are currently being developed to ensure a smooth changeover in leadership of the YMCA in Southwestern Ontario.
The YMCA Board is scheduled to meet in July 13th to determine transition strategy for the position, and more details will be available at that time.
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Weather forecast for Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Today – Mainly sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 27. UV index 9 or very high.
Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers before morning with risk of a thunderstorm. Wind southwest 20 km/h. Low 20.
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