Titan Forklifts recently bid farewell to is managing director, as he is headed home.
Rotimi Osuntola, who has been with Titan since 2018, is a native of Lagos, Nigeria.
Osuntola is pursuing a career as a consultant to the government there, hoping to develop future trade deals between Lagos and Chatham-Kent.
Maples focuses on memory care
Cognitive Impairment affects one out of every nine people in the world. There are various diagnoses that make up the cognitive impairment statistics. Dementia in all its forms is part of this data.
Here in Chatham, The Maples Retirement Living Home is opening its new Memory Care Neighbourhood on Oct. 15. It’s an effort to provide a safe place for people with cognitive impairment.
“Right now, there are very few options for secure memory care and a tremendous wait list for the few spaces available,” Maples officials said in a media release. “People often don’t have a choice as to where their loved ones are placed. With the first 14 beds opening in October and an additional 16 following soon, The Maples hope to alleviate some of the wait for the community.”
My Life Retirement Living is the parent company of The Maples, and the company already operates a state-of-the-art Memory Care Neighbourhood in Penetanguishene.
The Maples Retirement Living Home doesn’t require placement from HCCSS, so families don’t have to wait until crisis happens.
Bingo & Brews
Nest Realty and CKXS have teamed up to offer a unique fundraising experience this month across Chatham-Kent.
Bingo & Brews takes place Oct. 23, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at all four local craft breweries in Chatham-Kent.
Participants can dab and dine at Bayside, Red Barn, Sons of Kent and Glasstown.
Nine rounds of bingo will be played over the course of the evening where participants can win a total prize value of $1,000 and door prizes.
Proceeds go to the Alzheimer Society of Chatham-Kent (ASCK).
A small supply of bingo dabbers and luck-bringing troll dolls will be available for purchase by
cash donation at each brewery. Registration is $30 per participant and all proceeds will benefit
ASCK’s programs and services.
This is Nest Realty’s fourth fundraising event in
partnership with ASCK and they have helped raise over $20,000 since 2020.
You can help them raise even more money for those affected by dementia in C-K by registering
online at www.bingoandbrews.ca.
For more information, contact Joel Emery, ASCK fund Development/admin co-ordinator,
at 519-352-1043.
Grand tastes coming to Chatham
A new store catering to Caribbean tastebuds is slated to open in Chatham sometime this fall.
Title the “Goodies Box,” the shop will be located on Grand Avenue in the former Service Ontario building.
Owner Pamella Wright is aiming for an Oct. 7 start date when she’ll begin offering ready-made food, along with a wide assortment of speciality groceries.
Wright, a Jamaican native who moved to Chatham in the past year, originally settled in the GTA where she worked in newcomer services and as an HR recruiter. However, she said setting up a store has “always been a dream” of hers.
“Having my own shop has always been on my mind,” Wright said, noting that when she saw the Service Ontario location opening up, she knew “it was for her.”
Stay tuned for the grand opening of the Goodies Box.
New Strength Lab at Performance 360
A new part of Performance 360 was officially unveiled recently with a ribbon cutting.
Owner Warren Potter said the strength lab will help advance strength and conditioning for local residents.
“This is a major new addition to our health facility,” Potter said in a media relase. “Currently there is nothing like this in the area, and we are excited to have completed the work on our new strength lab.”
To bring the idea to fruition, more than 5,000 square feet of the existing area has been renovated and equipped with modern exercise equipment, and new fitness trainers have been hired.
The focus of the strength lab is on group classes designed for the average participant to build muscle, increase endurance, and achieve personal fitness goals while working out in a fun environment with others who share the same fitness goals.
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