SDH Progress Report

WATCH has decided to include the SDH (hospital) Progress Report on our webpage to honour the many citizens who fought to keep our Sydenham District Hospital and its Emergency Department. It demonstrates the resilience of this community to protect our health and well-being. In the same theme, WATCH's focus is the environmental health and well-being of our community. Thank you to the community in supporting these types of initiatives.

View the PDF Report.

WATCH Award


WATCH Awards
2013 / 2015
Thank you Chamber of Commerce for giving us Environmental Awards

On-line Recycling Manual

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Wallaceburg Advisory Team for a Cleaner Habitat (WATCH) is pleased to announce Joel Johnson from Walpole Island First Nation and Wallaceburg, Ontario as the new Chair off WATCH. Joel has work experience in career counselling at the elementary & secondary levels, and volunteering with local community groups.

Most recently, from 1998 until his retirement in 2011, he was the Career Advisor for the Walpole Island First Nation (WIFN) Education Program. Working at the WIFN Elementary School and WDSS. He has been on boards of directors for the following groups: Tri-County Literacy Network (6 yrs), CK Children’s Services (6 yrs) and Wallaceburg Community Living (12 yrs).

With a strong sense of duty to support future generations, he has developed an understanding of governance, administration and policy. He has used these experiences as an elected official on Walpole Island Band Council for 2 four year terms to serve the indigenous community.

Since 2005, WATCH members have relied on his calm and insightful qualities as director and vice chair. Joel designed the beautiful circular blue green WATCH logo.

"I first met Joel on staff at WDSS when he was the native counsellor. While he was at the school, all of the staff and students had great respect for Joel's caring approach whenever he was asked to provide constructive solutions for student achievement," Kris Lee, past chair of WATCH.

Please hear more information about Joel and WATCH in CKXS 99.1 interview.