Former refugee leads local chess club in Wallaceburg

Former refugee leads local chess club in Wallaceburg

Ghodrat “Gary” Hemmati and his son Pasha, right, are a familiar site at the Wallaceburg library’s chess club, helping teach others the game. The Iranian immigrant moved to Chatham-Kent in 2018 and says he loves living in the municipality, calling Canada the “greatest country in the world.” Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter