CKHA  Proposal to Rebuild both Sites

Jim Laforet Chairman of the Image Project Steering Committee said the long range plans to build new hospital facilties at both the CKHA in Chatham and the SDH in Wallaceburg began in truth more than 10 years ago. When the 2 hospitals, Public General Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospital merged, the committee knew that even with improvements and the partial building of a new structures this day would come when a new facility would have to be undertaken. The present site of CKHA on Emma St. has some newer facilities but still encompasses a large portion of the old PGH structure.

The $551 Million Dollar proposal will be submitted to the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care for final approval. The proposal calls for a new 6 storey building to replace the PGH site and a one storey with a full emergency room at the SDH site. The Chatham facility plans to keep the same number of medicine beds but there will be none in Wallaceburg.

 Sarah Padfield CKHA Vice President and Chief Financial Officer said there is more emphasis on providing critical care and surgical beds and less emphasis on general beds since hospital care is the most expensive care in our sytem.

If the proposal is accepted the local share of the cost would be 10% plus providing additional funds for new capital equipment that may be required. Chatham-Kent has always risen to the task at hand and if this proposal goes ahead I am sure that this will be the case again. Charitable work is about making the community better and Chatham-Kent is a community that cares about their community. I will keep you posted.

Chatham-Kent is  a great place to live, raise a family, retire to or vacation. Affordable lifestyle at it's best! For buyers and sellers looking for Real Estate call Wayne Liddy  Re/max Chatham-Kent Realty Inc. Brokerage 519-436-4810 Chatham or 647-248-2633 Toronto          

                      Simply Red Gala Saturday Feb 4/ 2012

                        Chatham Armoury 44 William St.

 The Heart and Stroke Foundation and CK Energy will present this year`s Annual Simply Red Gala on Saturday Feb 4/ 2012 at the Chatham Armoury. Anyone who has attended one of these Galas in the past will tell you, you are in for a great evening.

Doors will be open at 5 P.M. and tickets are $100.00 with all proceeds going to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. This is a disease that has or will affect many of us personally or one of our family or friends. Heart Disease and Stroke take one in three Canadians before their time.

 Make plans to attend. Have a great time and support this worthy cause. There will be a 4 Course Dinner catered by Four Diamond Catering, a featured String Quartet, Cadencia and entertainment by Tom Lockwood.There will also be a live and silent auction taking place throughout the evening.This year for the first time ever the committe is excited to announce that with the support of Campbell Toyota, a car will be included in the auction.

 Tickets are available at The Chatham-Kent Chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation at 519-354-6232 or by emailing Natasha Krawczyk at nlrawczyk@hsf.on.ca  

Watch my blog for other upcoming events in Chatham-Kent with its affordable lifestyle. Call Wayne Liddy ReMax Chatham-Kent Realty Inc. Brokerage at 519-436-4810 Chatham or 647-248-2633 Toronto and let him show you waterfront homes, houses, condominiums, townhouses and vacation properties for sale in the great community of Chatham-Kent.  

                                 'Road to Freedom"  at Capital Theatre

                                   Sat. Jan 28/2012 at 7:30 P.M.

Buxton National Historic Site and Museum will kick off Black History Month on Sat. Jan 28/2011 at the Chatham-Downtown Capital Theatre. How fitting that this great tribute to those people who fought for their freedom and never gave up hope, will be held at our own Capital Theatre in Historic Downtown Chatham. The evening will highlight Isaac Brown a one-time Chatham-Kent Resident, a fugitive slave who fled New Orleans, was captured and whose fight for freedom for himself and others brought International attention to Slavery and its terrible injustices.

 The evening is the Official Launch of a book by Bryan Prince, local historian called "One More River To Cross" The book is the story of Isaac Brown. Direct quotes from people actually involved with the Isaac Brown story will be narrated by Bryan and Shannon Price both local Historians.

The Karen Schuessler Singers featuring Vocalist Denise Pelley will pay tribute to those individuals who lived during this dark period in Black History. Those who fought for their freedom, those who helped others escape and even those who lost their lives will be remembered on this special evening.

 Chatham-Kent was a stop along the famous Underground Railway and is the location of many books and stories about this peried in History. Visit Uncle Tom's Cabin and other historic sites. Visit www.wayneliddy.cm for details on this and other attraction and events.

 Our Motto for Chatham-Kent is " IT IS ALL HERE ALL YEAR" Call Wayne Liddy Re/Max Chatham-Kent Realty Inc. Brokerage at 519-436-4810 Chatham or 647-248-2633 Toronto and let him show you Real Estate in this great community.   

                                 Stars of Pops Tributes Jan 21/2012

                  Capital Theatre Historic Downtown Chatham

TekSavvy Solutions presents this special show of tributes to some of the hottest stars today who are especially popular with the young people. This family show will be presented at our own Capital Theatre in Downtown Chatham on Saturday at 2P.M. and 7:30 P.M. and is part of the Pattern Energy Concert For Kids Series.

The show will feature Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus look-alikes and sound- alikes who will perfrom the stars greatest hits. If you have every attended one of these tributes you know you are in for a great show. Often times you are hard pressed to separate the real from the look-alikes. Just sit back and enjoy!

 Proceeds from the event support the Chatham-Kent Children`s Treatment Centre and the Children`s Safety Village, two very worthy causes in Chatham-Kent.

Tickets are $39-$59.00 and are available at the Chatham Cultural Centre Box Office on William St North. Call 519-354-8338 or visit www.cktickets.com

 Another example of what Chatham-Kent has to offer.Affordable Lifestyle and a great place to live, raise a family, relocate or retire to.Call Wayne Liddy ReMax Chatham-Kent Realty Inc. Brokerage at 519-436-4810  Chatham or 647-248-2633 Toronto and let him show you Real Estate for sale in this choice location. IT IS ALL HERE ALL YEAR! is our Motto in Chatham-Kent

                               Canadian Collectors Roadshow

                      Tues. Jan17-Sat jan21/2012

It is time to clean out the garage, attic and cluttered closets and dig out those long forgotten family treasures. You, like many other people have discovered, may be sitting on a fortune. There are many stories of people bringing their so called worthless items to the travelling Raodshow and discovering the true value they did not know existed.

 The Roadshow will be held at the Travelodge, 555 Bloomfield Rd. Chatham Tuesday-Friday 9 A.M. -6 P.M. and Saturday 9 A.M.-4:30 P.M. There is no admission charge and free coffee is available. All you have to do is bring your collectibles and have the experts tell you their value. You may be in for a surprise. If they are interested in your items they will offer you a price and pay you on the spot.

The top 5 items to bring are Gold Jewellry, Gold Coins, Silver Coins, Sterling Silver and Collectibles such as toys, train sets, dolls etc. 

 Why not come down and join the fun. This is just another example of one of the great events that makes Chatham-Kent the place to live, work and raise a family. There is something here for everyone.

 Call Wayne Liddy Re/Max Chatham-Kent Realty Inc. Brokerage at 519-436-4810 Chatham or 647-248-2633 Toronto and let him show you properties in this choice area. Visit www.wayneliddy.com for community events and great properties for sale. 

                              Union Gas Donations to United Way 2011-2012

                                  Reach an All Time High

 In this their centennial year in the Municipicality of Chatham-Kent, the employees and retirees of the Union Gas have once again shown their great generosity toward the United Way Appeal Campaign.This year's donations reached $594,634. Karen Kirkwood-Whyte, executive Director of the United Way said they are very grateful for the donation as well as all the many volunteer hours the company employees donate to the organization. She said the Union Gas constitutes approximately 30% of the total Chatham-Kent Campaign.

All Employee and retirees donations were matched dollar for dollar by the Union Gas parent company, Spectra Energy.Including other Union Gas offices, employees and the company are giving the grand sum of $900,700. to 27 branches of the United Way across Ontario.

 Way to go Union Gas! What a great example of the caring and giving nature of the citizens of Chatham-Kent. Chatham-Kent is a great place to live work and raise a family. Check out wayneliddy.com for choice listings in this great area and call Wayne Liddy Remax Chatham-Kent Realty Inc. Brokerage at 519-436-4810 Chatham or 647-248-2633 Toronto and let him show you waterfront homes, houses, condominiums and townhouses in the great area.     

              New Galaxy Cinema Opens in Chatham-Kent

 The new state of the art $5 Million Galaxy Theater recently opened in Chatham amid rave reviews. Just in time fot Christmas, the new theater promises some great movies for the season. All of the theatres feature stadium seating with no one obstucting your view and high back rocker chairs for comfort.Three of the theatres have the capability of screening 3D films using real 3D technology which is the up and coming feature of films today. 

 The new cinema has 1350 seats and great concessions stands with a wide variety of snacks and foods to please everybodies tastes. As well as Box office movies, Galaxy Cinema Chatham will offer Front Row Centre events including the Met Live in HD Series. 

Based in Toronto, the parent company,Cineplex is the largest film exhibitor in Canada and is involved with 130 theatres and has 10,000 employees, 60 of which are in Chatham. The Downtown Theatre employees have been relocated to the new facility and new full time and part time employees hired.

 Watch for the upcoming box office showings and check out the Scene Membership and earn reward points.

 This latest opening in Chatham-Kent is another example of the positive development of this great community. A great place to live, raise a family, retire to or visit. Check out Chatham--Kent properties for sale: waterfront homes, houses, condominiums, townhouses or vacation homes. IT IS ALL HERE ALL YEAR! Call Wayne Re/Max Chatham-Kent Realty Inc. Brokerage at 519-436-4810 Chatham or 647-248-2633 Toronto and let him show you property for sale in this great area.  

          3rd Annual Christmas Spectacular at Capital Theatre

                                 Dec. 16/2011 AT 7 P.M.

The Pure Dance Academy which is located in Chatham as well as in Florence with a satellite location teaches hundreds of area students dance, music and drama technical training. The Academy is in its fourth year of operation and each year at Christmas gives the students an opportunity to perform for the community in a wonderful Christmas show which spotlights their individual talents. The goal of the academy is to provide live quality performances.

The Academy has a new Triple Threat Program which concentrates on three area of performance:dance, music and acting. Kent Willmore, spokesperson for the Acadamy said many Colleges and University Performing Arts Programs are searching for triple threat individuals. Aren't we fortunate to have such a program available for our young talent.

 Friday's performance at the Capital will see toys come to life, a 27 minute Nutcracker Ballet segment and a spectacular finale with 50 dancers on stage.

 Tickets are available at cktickets.com       

                  " Lost in Translation" Christmas Musical Comedy

 Emmanual Baptist Church is presenting the Christmas Musical Comedy, Lost in Translation on Sat Dec 10 and Sunday Dec 11 at 6:30. Admission is free and the production is said to be one that will have you ' laughing your stockings off the mantle'. Sounds like fun. let's support this great congregation  

            Christmas In Muskoka at the Armouries Dec 7-9/2011

The former Festival of Trees event which was sponsored by the Lung Association is putting on a new face this year with a new name and a new purpose.The Christmas In Muskoka Fundraiser will take place Dec 7-9/2011 Chair Shawn Moynihan said the event is being held to offset the cost of sending approx. 300 Grade 7 students from Chatham-Kent Catholic Elementary schools and about 100 student leaders from the Ursuline College in Chatham to Muskoka Woods for an Annual Leadership Camp. The cost is $375.00 per student and Mr Moynihan said this is a unique educational opportunity for those who are attending. In the past the schools have done their own fundraising and some students were privately funded. 

 The Inauguaral Fundraising Event is being held to offset the costs and participation in the event has been good. Originally the goal was to raise $20-$25,000 but with the support the community has given the goal has been raised to $30,000.00 

 Several Chatham-Kent Business' have agreed to sponsor events during the three day affair. 30-40  Beautifully Decorated Trees will to be up for raffle and there are several Theme Trees like John Deere, Hot Wheels and Golf. The fundraiser is being held at the Armouries Four Diamond Banquet facility located in Tecumseh Park. Tickets are $5.00 

 Be sure to support our local youth and come and see the wonderful sights of Christmas.This event is always a family favorite and this year promises to live up to that reputation.

 Another example of Chatham-Kent's committment to its youth. If you are searching for a great place to raise a family, retire or relocate, Chatham-Kent is the place to be. 

Wayne Liddy Re/Max Chatham-Kent Reaty Inc. Brokerage. Call Wayne at 519-436-4810 Chatham or 647-248-2633 and let him show youho waterfront homes, houses, condos or townhouses for sale in Chatham-Kent.

 Our Motto is " IT IS ALL HERE ALL YEAR!"