Dorothy Wright-Wallace, Senior of the Year.
It sounds like a no brainer, and it is an excellent choice by the selection committee.
But we would be remiss if we didn’t mention that the other nominees make up a pretty impressive list.
That’s one of the amazing traits of Chatham-Kent: Our seniors don’t just hang around the house watching The Price is Right. They remain very involved in our community. In many cases, they deepen that involvement.
For Wright-Wallace, she spent a dozen years leading the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society and Black Mecca Museum. Those years as president came mostly after her 70th birthday.
Educating residents and visitors on C-K’s incredible Black history is an accomplishment worth celebrating.
At 82, Wright-Wallace remains a proud resident of Chatham’s east side
As previously stated, this year’s list of nominees. With the likes of Len Maynard of the Legion, arts and culture advocate James Snyder, Dr. John Mann and a host of others who have contributed in so many different ways to different causes, is impressive.
Thank you, to all of them, for their contributions.
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We can’t let the passing of Bill 5 by the Ford government go by without comment.
It’s sad to see such a hunk of legislation get pushed through. Conservation and the environment took a back seat. Heck, they were kicked to the curb.
Couched in supposed concerns over Trump tariffs, the wide-ranging bill removes the need for an environmental assessment on York1’s landfill project just outside Dresden, and frees up the Ring of Fire in Northern Ontario for exploitation.
Oh, sorry, Premier Doug Ford called the Ring a “special economic zone.”
Yeah, a special place for mining corporations to tear into the earth and mangle the ecosystem in the process.
And here in Chatham-Kent, York1 bosses and talking heads are ecstatic. It appears donating hundreds of thousands to a political party can pay off.
However, the fight isn’t over. Expect to see widespread protests over Bill 5 for some time to come. First Nations from around the province are outraged.
So too are the people of Dresden.
And deservedly so.
