A free community event titled From Loss to Living: After the Good-Bye will take place October 22, 2025, at 7 p.m. at the Sydenham Community Curling Club.

The evening will feature three speakers offering perspectives on funeral care, aftercare, and therapy for those coping with loss.

Kevin Cavanagh, owner and operator of the Haycock-Cavanagh Funeral Home, will speak about the changing face of funeral service post-pandemic, legal challenges families face when there is no will, and the benefits of pre-planning a funeral. A licensed funeral director for 34 years, Cavanagh serves on the boards of Southwest Crematoriums and Community Living Wallaceburg.

The Sydenham Current caught up with Cavanagh to discuss the event.

Cathy Lalonde, an Aftercare Specialist at Haycock Cavanagh Funeral Home and lifelong Wallaceburg resident, will discuss her role supporting families through the emotional and practical challenges that follow a loss. She also assists with essential tasks such as pension applications, document cancellations, and repatriation services through partnerships with MacKinnon and Bowes.

Allison Boulanger, a therapist, will speak about professional counseling and therapy strategies for those dealing with grief and emotional challenges. Her presentation will focus on resilience, emotional well-being, and the benefits of guided support.

Registration is free but space is limited. Those interested are encouraged to sign up early at sydenhamcurlingclub.com.

For more information, contact syd.sports.events@gmail.com.

'From Loss to Living: After the Good-Bye' brings grief support discussion to Wallaceburg

Welcome to Episode #1 of the Sydenham Current Sessions. The date today is Friday, September 1, 2017. 

We are thrilled to to be broadcasting this new podcast for the community. You can look for this brand new weekly feature on sydenhamcurrent.ca, where we will provide information in this new format once a week to start, on top of the stories, and photos we publish on a daily basis. 

We’ll be taking a look back on some of the news stories that made the headlines in this past week, along with looking at the weather forecast for the upcoming weekend, sports stories that are creating a buzz, plus tons of interviews with local folks from the Wallaceburg, Dresden, Walpole Island, Mitchell’s Bay, Chatham-Kent and Lambton County communities.

We’ll be discussing some upcoming events, and also shining a light on our local business community and sponsors, who have been amazing to us since we started the paper online almost 4 years ago.

This week we’ll hear from the employees at Westbrook’s Flowers in Wallaceburg, who organized an amazing fundraiser for two local girls.

We’ll also recap a week of protesting, blockades, and demonstrations about water wells and wind turbines in Chatham-Kent, an interview with Dr. Mike at McNaughton Family Dental, and much, much more.

So without further adieu.. We’re proud to present Episode #1 of the Sydenham Current Sessions.

'From Loss to Living: After the Good-Bye' brings grief support discussion to Wallaceburg

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