Speakers

Speaker	Date	Topic
Michelle Robbins	Jan 20, 2026	Education of Harmful Language program & other events for Black History Month Michelle Robbins is the Curator of the Buxton National Historic Site & Museum, one of 3 Black History sites hostsed in our Municipality. Michelle is a proud 7th Generation Descendant of the Buxton Settlement, born and raised in North Buxton. Michelle holds a strong passion for the Buxton community. She will be sharing details of the Buxton Museum, namely their out-bound Education of Harmful Language programs in schools & upcoming events planned in CK for Black History Month.
Barb Easter, PR Coordinator	Jan 27, 2026	Linck Child, Youth & Family Supports Barb will be joined by Megan Schultz, Child & Family Consultant and will be sharing services that our community receives from LINCK. From their website, "We are an accredited, multi-service agency providing children’s mental health, developmental and protection services in Chatham-Kent. We partner with parents, caregivers and community to provide a safe environment for children and youth, through equitable, culturally aligned services." They did visit previously, almost to the day, 3 years ago, when they rebranded their organization. It will be good to hear what's new!
Emily Crawford, Director of Legal Services CK	Feb 24, 2026	CN CP, the Drainage Act & Municipality of CK! Yes, Emily is the daught of our own Bob & Deb! Until recent year, federal railways have complied with the Drainage Act requirements to pay their fair share of costs assessed to their railway lands for the drainage benefits. Now, bot CP & CN have aligned in position to refuse to pay these costs.CP and CN are of the view that because they are federally regulated, they shouldn't have to pay these costs. This position leaves landowners (i.e. other municipal tax payers) paying. Effectively, CP and CN are seeking to have tax payers in Ontario municipalities subsidize their operations in terms of the cost of land drainage under the Act. Chatham-Kent initiated a lawsuit against CP Rail concerning a specific Drainage Act project where it has taken this position, seeking a court order ruling that CP is obligated to pay costs assessed to it under the Act, regardless of its federal status. Chatham-Kent, together with ROMA, the Ministry of the Attorney General, and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture argued this issue. The Court's decision ruled that CP is obligated to pay costs assessed to it under the Drainage Act. This is a significant and positive ruling for Ontario municipalities. Not suprisingly, CP has appealed the decision to the Ontario Divisional Court, with the appeal to be heard late this spring.
Bob Crawford	Mar 17, 2026	New Member's Introduction It is always an interesting meeting when a new Member is invited to introduce themselves. This will be Bob's 2nd Classification from his time with Chatham Rotary, 20 years ago. Welcome to Sunrise Rotary, Bob!
Deb Crawford	Mar 24, 2026	New Member's Introduction Lets hear about Deb!
Its Rotary for Roses today!	Apr 01, 2026	There's no morning meeting on the 31st at Smitty's PS no Meeting on Tuesday morning this week!
District Conference	May 01, 2026	Hosted in Chatham Kent May 1 - 3 2026