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Bad Romance, Emerson Emelia kick-off Essex’s 2021 Tune up the Parks series in-person

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Photo submitted: Members of the local rock cover band “Bad Romance” kicked oﬀ the Tune Up the Parks summer concert series in Colchester on Monday, July 5. by Sylene Argent With COVID-19 restrictions loosening, the annual Tune Up the Parks concert series was kickedoff last week with in-person performances from rock cover band “Band Romance” and singer Emerson Emelia, with safety guidelines in place. The summerlong series was held virtually last year, for safety reasons, due to the pandemic. The opportunity to perform live has been hit-and-miss over the past 16-months, so when members of the local rock cover band “Bad Romance” heard the Town of Essex’s Arts, Culture,

and Tourism (ACT) Committee was looking for local performers to hosts gigs during the annual, summer-long Tune Up the Parks music concert series, they were quick to sign-up. On Monday, July 5, “Bad Romance” officially kicked-off the Tune Up the Parks concert series in Colchester. Singer, Jerilyn Lariviere said it was great to get in front of a crowd again, after being limited to performing in-person over the past nearly year-and-a-half. Attendees socially distanced, while enjoying the entertainment on a hot night, she noted.

The band was able to play around an hour-and-a-half, performing a setlist designed to appease anyone in the audience. While the members of “Bad Romance” played covers from rock favourites, such as “Heart,” “Greta Van Fleet,” “Pat Benatar,” “The Beatles,” “Godsmack,” and “Halestorm,” they also added in a few pop songs into their setlist, that they converted to have that rock flare. She noted those who came out to the concert varied in age, which is why members of the band construct a setlist with some variety. The gig received a great

turn out. “Bad Romance” has been in operation since 2016, Lariviere said, with members residing from all over Windsor-Essex. It includes Lariviere as the singer, drummer Dan Lariviere, guitarists Rick Trombley and Blake Stiller, and bass player Daniel Lyons. “We do it because it is fun,” she commented on forming the band. “We are really excited we are back doing live shows. We are going to make this year our year.” Last Wednesday’s session for the Tune Up the Parks concert series, which was supposed to take place in Essex Centre in the Heritage Gardens Park, was postponed, due to the weather. Local singer, Emerson Emelia, instead performed on Friday, July 9. Despite the change in date, Emelia received a great turnout. As a first-time performer in the Tune Up the Parks concert series, the 14-year-old said everything went well and she thoroughly enjoyed taking to the limelight to perform popular tunes, in addition to two originals that she shared live for the first time. One of the tunes – about dealing with anxiety and stress – she said, caught the heart of one of the audience members, who approached her after the show to say the song was touching. Emelia started singing at the

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Photo submitted by Chris Howe: 14-year-old Emerson Emelia performs during the first Tune Up the Parks concert event held in Essex Centre, which took place on July 9.

age of nine. She fell in love with musical theatre as a member of a Lakeshore-based theatre group. Becoming part of their elite team, she was able to enjoy many unique opportunities, such as participating in a Broadway workshop in New York, working with award-winning Broadway composers, and preforming at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2019. From the beginning, Emelia has always loved singing pop music, but her love for

music grew over the pandemic as she started writing her own music and lyrics. She is set to record a song this summer, as part of a song-writing course she took during the school break in April. She hopes to record more and also hopes to start a glee club at her school, École Secondaire Catholique E.J. Lajeunesse. “On stage, I feel alive,” Emelia said. “I feel like I am meant to be performing.” Being involved with Tune up the Parks, she said, was a lot of fun and she would like to do it again. Her music can be found via social media and on YouTube. Tune Up the Parks concert sessions are scheduled to take place in Colchester on Monday evenings and in Essex Centre on Wednesday evenings. Performances begin at 7pm, until September 1. Current public health restrictions, such as crowd size and physical distancing, will be enforced. Lawrance Hank is scheduled to perform at the Heritage Gardens Park on Wednesday, July 14. More information can be found at www.essex.ca/tuneuptheparks

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each month, starting at 10 am from the Carnegie Arts & Visitor Centre. “We look forward to great partnerships, bringing more people in from the tourist side, certainly the cycling fanatics, the movement, the motion,” said Mayor Nelson Santos. “We see our Town’s Carnegie Parquette as the starting point and connecting point for everybody to come together.”

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Council presented with Windsor-Essex Regional Community Safety and Well-Being Plan -Essex participants voiced affordable housing, community activities, transportation, mental health services as important-

Graphic captured from the Windsor-Essex Regional Community Safety and Well-Being Plan: A Community Safety and Well-Being Plan is an approach using multi-sector partnerships to proactively enhance or develop strategies to address local priorities, related to crime and complex social issues. It also emphasizes preventative interventions and activities.

by Sylene Argent During a special Council meeting on the evening of July 5, Council heard from John Matheson of StrategyCorp regarding the ongoing development of the Windsor-Essex Regional Community Safety and Well-Being Plan. “What has been quite remarkable about them, is they bring together a lot of very important, different groups of people, who serve the community through various different lenses,” Matheson said of the plans. The whole logic behind the Windsor-Essex Regional Community Safety and Well-Being Plan is not waiting until

the end of an incident to respond. The point is to either intervene before the incident or prevent the risks to keep issues from happening. The development of the local plan brought together all sorts of different community groups – ranging from the police to those in housing, mental health, addictions, and education – to try and take a holistic approach to the identification of risks, Matheson said. “If you only understood one thing about what Community Safety and Well-Being Planning is about, it is about trying to change the way we think about delivering services to put people at the centre,

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instead of making people figure out how to navigate organizations,” Matheson commented. The Report submitted to Council on the matter notes Community Safety and Well-Being planning is an approach that uses multi-sector partnerships to proactively enhance or develop strategies to address local priorities related to crime and complex social issues. Throughout the project, many consultations have taken place. Locally, the Plan is being guided by the Regional Community Safety and Well-Being Systems Leadership Table and the Enhanced Sector Network, which will create a Regional Plan that includes recommendations as well as appendices for each municipality. This will consist of community data profiles, identifying priority risks and protective factors, identifying assets, and an analysis of public consultation data. Once regional Councils endorse the plan, partners can work toward implementing shared goals and strategies. Matheson explained public consultations for the plan included virtual public meetings, including one that was held with Essex residents in March, in each regional municipality. In addition, a survey on the matter was issued, of which 840

surveys were submitted from across the Region; 50 of those being from Essex residents. Through public consultations, local priorities were identified, in addition to issues across Risk and Protective Factor categories, such as crime and victimization, physical health, financial security, mental health and substance use, education, housing and neighbourhoods, vulnerable populations, in addition to COVID-19. Some of the needs provided from Essex residents through the project included affordable and/or attainable housing, access to affordable leisure activities for children, resident and community safety, in addition to the need for mental health and substance abuse services, employment skills development, and specialized education programs. Additional comments from Essexbased respondents included the need for more accessible transportation options, within and between municipalities, and the importance of avoiding school closures.

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Howling at the Moon ••• Comment by Sylene Argent ••• The pros and cons of today’s technology

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In a day and age when technology is not just a luxury, but a necessity to navigate most any circumstance, it can become frustrating to lose that human interaction when trying to complete simple tasks. Most everything is done online now, from registering to participate in events and signing up for appointments, to seeking support for tech issues, we often believe in the convenience of the internet, while we sometimes, unknowingly, sacrifice employment opportunities. Robotics, for many years, has threatened labour, and, as a result, diminished the value a worker brings to each and every shift. In my opinion, wages have lowered as a result. The advancements have come so far, patrons can order items online, completely circumventing in-person shopping, and larger chains now push usage of the self-checkout. I miss the way it was back in the ‘90s. I have said it to friends and family a

million times over the years, overuse of technology and the internet interrupted what I think was a good balance between human skill and reliability on technical advancements, in addition to the ability to hang on to some privacy. Back then, from what I can remember, we could use the internet for research, but did not live for screen time. As kids, we played outdoors, with each other, with simple gaming consoles in the home for occasional use. Now, I believe everything is so over complicated, from the way our vehicles work to the equipment we need to complete our duties at home and for employment. And, it all costs more money to obtain and maintain. We give up our privacy every time a cookie is placed on our devices, while simply researching services or needing to register a product we purchased to use. We hear we are to trust science, when we all know it is always evolving. The more we learn, the

more we know. Sometimes, I think we need to pull back the forward “progression” of technology. Science is only as good as the intention it is being used for. If you think about it, how much “convenience” do we need? The technological advancement over the last century-and-a-half is staggering, compared to the rest of human history. Sometimes I feel we are growing too fast, without thinking of possible ramifications or complications in becoming too dependent upon its reliability. My point is, though we can become wowed at the technology at our fingertips, it doesn’t mean we need to embrace it and think about maintaining a balance where technology is useful, but not overly necessary to get through a day.

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OFA striving for diversity and inclusiveness in agriculture by Peggy Brekveld, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture

As a kid, I watched a lot of Sesame Street. Children’s shows have an entertaining way of teaching life lessons. Muppets still make me laugh when I think about crumbs in the bed and the fly in the soup. In between the skits were life skills. One had a catchy tune that I can still hum to this day – “one of these things is not like the others…” The screen would show balloons or shapes and challenge viewers to find the one that didn’t fit. Oftentimes, the outlier was obvious. From an early age, we are taught to look for differences. But what happens when you’re identified as the outlier or the one that doesn’t belong? For most of my life, I’ve been lucky; I know what it is to fit in. I’m white, heterosexual, Christian, and have Dutch ancestral roots. All of which is relatively common in the farming community, and readily accepted. However, I also know what it feels like to represent a minority in the sector. There have been many times where I was the only woman in the photo, or the only northern Ontario farmer on a conference call, or the youngest farmer in the room (although that is changing!), and sometimes the only farmer in a room full of government representatives. This year, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture adopted a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policy to ensure we follow the principles and values necessary to help make our sector more inclusive. Our organization believes that we are stronger when we not only celebrate our many differences and values but listen to them, respect them, and include them in our practices. Many of us have grown up with privileges that allow us to thrive and blend in. Inclusiveness is not only an action but also a feeling. It’s making everyone feel welcome

in the same space and being aware of how our language can impact others. It’s those who do not have the same privileges as we do that, we need to be cognizant of. We need to ensure the ones that do not have the same privileges we have are genuinely heard, respected, and recognized in a manner that makes them feel included and represented as part of our dynamic industry. It’s important that we as an industry understand how our words, images, and actions represent diversity and inclusion in agriculture. Being labelled as different can have its consequences. I know what it is like to be bullied, harassed, and harmed because of who I am. Most of the time though, I can still blend in. Others cannot change their creed, colour, race, gender, sexuality, where they come from or who they are on the inside. I recognize that others experience so much more pain and discrimination on a continual basis. Recent events have highlighted our country’s long history of racism and discrimination that unfortunately continues to exist today. All of us have experienced the feeling of not fitting in, which is why as a sector we need to collectively commit to making everyone feel seen, heard, and valued. For the past month, five OFA representatives, including me, have participated in diversity, equity, and inclusion training hosted by the Beef Farmers of Ontario. We have considered how we identify others and ourselves, how to advocate for and support those who feel discriminated against for various reasons. We are learning updated vocabulary, what privilege means, and how to identify it and how to honour and respect the history behind other people’s unique experiences. Our questions are being answered in a safe space as we continue learning and

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practicing new approaches. If you have not taken DEI training, I wholeheartedly encourage you to do so. Our grassroots voices and boardroom discussions are stronger when they include viewpoints from differing backgrounds and life experiences. DEI training helps us learn how to see and understand differences as well as how to work with them effectively. I’m often asked, “What factors led to your current role as President of OFA?” I am proud to say that I was encouraged by others who identified me as a leader, saw who I was, and valued my different perspective. Not only did they identify me as different, but they encouraged my uniqueness and wanted my voice at the table. Great things happen when people feel important, valued, and accepted for who they are. I’m fortunate to have the role I do today because I stepped into an encouraging and welcoming environment. That type of surrounding made a world of difference in my story. This is an evolving process as we strive to improve, model inclusivity, and reflect the diversity of our province. We are actively listening, learning, and growing our understanding and awareness of DEI. Our recent OFA policy and training are two steps the organization has taken towards a more diverse and inclusive industry. As we approach OFA’s regional meetings and the fall director-at-large nominations, I encourage members to identify those in your community that have unique perspectives, backgrounds, opinions, and voices to speak up and take on leadership roles. Like our farms, our boardrooms and grassroots are more dynamic, resilient, and sustainable when we diversify. OFA is committed to being a leader in this space and continuing to bring diversity, equity, and inclusion to the forefront of our industry. Everyone has a seat and voice at our table.

Council presented with Windsor-Essex Regional Community Safety and Well-Being Plan... Continued from Page 3 He also spoke of reducing barriers among providers and agencies, under the Good Governance and Data category. Matheson said, as this plan is being developed in regions across the province, the best practices and ideas will be shared between communities. Community Safety and Well-Being Plans became a requirement of the Ministry of the Solicitor General. As of January 1, 2019, the Safer Ontario Act, 2018 requires municipalities to prepare and adopt community safety and well-being plans in partnership with a multi-sectoral advisory committee. The local plan must be submitted and endorsed by City and County Councils by

December 31, 2021. The next steps in finishing the local plan include continuing to work on the priorities and strategies and developing a performance and measurement plan. In the fall, the finalized plan will be presented to Councils within the Windsor-Essex Region. Councillor Sherry Bondy said there is a lot of room for improvement on the matter and she has ideas to help implement those improvements, including, in the shortterm, having conversations about traffic enforcement and speeding. She would also like a community centre added to Harrow. Council has a responsibility to work on the plan, she said. Deputy Mayor Richard Meloche said the matter

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of mental health is something Council can reach out to organizations for cooperative programs, to ensure health services are more accessible in the community. Transportation needs to be looked at as well. He noted it is costly. Grants are, however, being made available. Mayor Larry Snively agreed mental health is

a big issue. He likes the progress being made to address mental health. Members of Essex Council received the presentation. Members of the Windsor-Essex Regional Community Safety and Well-Being Plan Committee are working to make similar update presentations at area municipalities.

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Essex resident pursuing Ms. Health and Fitness 2021 title - Sandra Lypps is asking the community to vote for her online by Sylene Argent Photo submitted. Three-years ago, Long-time resident Sandra Lypps began a new lifestyle she hoped would better her health through eating right and incorporating exercise. Over the course of her journey, the improvements she has made have not only helped her get healthier, they qualified her for the Ms. Health and Fitness 2021 competition. She is hoping for community support, via online voting, which is a critical factor in determining who will be victorious. “I need daily votes from people, because this competition is vote-based,” Lypps said, adding it is not about who has lost the most weight or has the most impressive biceps. She said supporters can vote for her once a day for free. There is also an opportunity to purchase additional votes, with the funds going to support Homes for Wounded Warriors. Back in 2018, Lypps made the lifestyle change after noticing the results of a friend who joined a fitness and nutrition program. “Seeing people I knew personally getting results made a difference for me and made it easier for me to take the next step,” she said of the genesis of her journey to wellness. Back then, she never expected her journey would take her to competing in the Ms. Health and Fitness contest. After joining the program, Lypps stuck with it, began to see improvements, and did not look back. Since, she has

been setting goals and achieving them. A big part of the process has been changing her mindset. “If you can’t get your mind straight, you are really not going to get anywhere,” she said, adding, “One of the best investments you’ll ever make is the investment in yourself.” Lypps became familiar with the Ms. Health and Fitness 2021 competition in 2018, when Harrow fitness trainer Amy Howe won the title. Last year, Lypps started the registration process, but never finished it. This year, however, she received emails and texts from the competition about being preselected to participate. After looking at the registration process, Lypps thought ‘why not? What do I have to lose?’ She is now in the third round, “And I am not looking back. I am going for this.” Recently, Lypps advanced to the top five in her division, and is hoping the community will get her into the number one position, so she can advance to the quarter finals. The cut off to vote for Lypps to get to the next round is Thursday, July 15. The final vote for the grand prize is August 5, which is a significant date for Lypps as it was her grandmother’s birthday. Any voting support is greatly appreciated. The grand prize includes $20,000 cash and getting featured on the cover of “Muscle and Fitness HERS,” where the winner will have the chance to tell their health and fitness story.

To share her journey on a large scale would be a dream come true, Lypps said. The message Lypps is sending out via this platform is, “Your health is so important, and you need to make yourself a priority. You are worth it. You can do it if you put your mind to it. Health is something you can’t buy. We want to take care of ourselves the best we can to live our lives the best we can.” Lypps said she is very happy and appreciates the work she has put in to

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Fatal transport truck crashes up 40 per cent OPP Conducts Operation Safe Driver Campaign (July 11-17, 2021) submitted to EFP The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reporting a significant increase in commercial motor vehicle (CMV)-related fatal collisions - a clear sign that many drivers are disregarding the additional risks these types of collisions carry. From January 1 to June 30, 2021, the OPP

responded to 32 fatal crashes that involved a CMV, compared to 23 such collisions at this time last year. Heading into the second half of 2021, 2,956 CMV-involved crashes have occurred, up nine (9) per cent over 2020 and accounting for close to 13 per cent of the total number of collisions on

OPP-patrolled roads this year. Improper lane changes, following too closely, speeding, and driver inattention on the part of CMV operators and drivers of other involved vehicles are leading factors in this year’s large truck-related collisions. A CMV can weigh in excess of 60,000 kg and,

travelling at speeds of 80 to 105 km/h, generates significant momentum and energy, increasing the risk of fatality when involved in a crash with other vehicles. During the one-week Operation Safe Driver campaign, OPP officers will be highly visible conducting enforcement and education aimed

a CMV operators and other drivers, exercising zero tolerance with any motorists observed engaging in risky driving in and around these large vehicles. CMV inspections will also be conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Transportation. Operation Safe Driver is led by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), with enforcement and education initiatives conducted throughout North America. The goal

of the campaign is to enhance CMV and noncommercial vehicle driver safety. QUICK FACTS On OPP-patrolled roads over the last five-year period (2016-2020): • Improper lane changes were the leading contributing factor in CMV collisions. • Seventy eight (78) per cent of CMV collisions occurred on provincial highways.

Virtual walk/run event for Camp Bryerswood exceeds expectations by Sylene Argent As the month of June wrapped up, supporters of the Bryerswood Youth Camp hosted a virtual walk/run event to back the idea of buying the Amherstburgbased, 25-acre camp that features a pond, cabins, and plenty of space to learn, play, and participate in seasonal activities, from the Girl Guides of Canada. Thanks to community support, participation in the virtual event exceeded the expectations of the organizers, who hosted the fundraiser. Marie Wilder, an organizer for the walk/run event, noted she had a goal of enlisting the support of 100 participants in the event, and she was pleasantly pleased that 132 signed up to participate.

A nice feature of the event included that the fundraiser was hosted virtually, which gave participants a chance to walk or run whenever they wanted, wherever they wanted. The flexibility allowed the supporters a chance to participate, while practicing social distancing. “We got an awesome turnout,” Wilder said, adding those who participated opted to forward a minimum $20 donation, and perhaps collect pledges from friends or family members, to support the fund that will hopefully be able to purchase the local camp from the current owners, the Girl Guides of Canada. In a show of appreciation, every participant received a commemorative Continued on Page 12

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Funds raised at Harrow Market to support young man after car crash by Sylene Argent Photo submitted Patrons to Sunday’s Harrow Market were asked to wear purple or black to show support for 21-year-old Ethan Renaud, who, in late May, was the passenger in a single car accident. In addition, members within the Harrow community organized an opportunity for patrons to the Harrow Market to purchase bows, jewellery, and car decals, which were sold as a fundraiser to support his family. Angel Hamel, Renaud’s mom, said the accident resulted in her son sustaining a severe brain injury, known as Diffuse Axonal Injury. After 30-days in a coma, he recently awoke. “It is extremely severe and he has been categorized as catastrophic,” she said of her son’s diagnosis. She added her son was unresponsive from the time EMS showed to assist at the accident. “It was just kind of a sit and wait situation to see what was going to happen.” When Renaud woke, it provided relief to his family. “They told us that you don’t know what the outcome is going to be from a brain injury, so they could not tell us if Ethan was going to wake up in a week, or wake up in months, or wake up in a year. They really did not know.” She added it was also not known what the extent of his injury will be and what he will be able to regain. The support from the community during this difficult time, “has been absolutely overwhelming,” Hamel said. “I can’t stress enough how much it has honestly given us strength, because we are in a nightmare situation, something nobody could possibly imagine what it feels

Renaud was working for his grandparents’ construction company and was planning to go back to St. Clair College in the fall to finish off his HVAC certification. “Ethan is so kind and just such a funny guy,” Hamel said. “He’s got a hilarious sense of humour and he is always dancing and doing something to make somebody laugh.”

like until honestly walking through this.” She said strangers have shown up to their home to offer meals and desserts, to cut their lawn, and offer to help in any way they can. “And then to come together and donate to our family, it is honestly what keeps us going, what gives us that push. I could honestly not imagine going through something like this without support.” She added that she has an amazing support system in her family and community. The gestures of kindness choke her up. She said people have even headed over to the family business, The Depot, to offer her husband, Jason, support. “It helped him a lot,” she said. “You cannot understand how full our hearts are and how overwhelming the support has been. It has honestly been our strength. It really has given us strength to be able to do what we need to do,” Hamel said. Donations to the family can be made at https:// gofund.me/ef97fcda. Already, nearly $17,000 of the $25,000 goal has been raised through the website. Before the accident,

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WE Care for Kids donates over $230,000 to Windsor Regional Hospital

(L to R) Devon Lanspeary, Family Birthing Program Manager; Mike Brain, President of WE Care for Kids Foundation Board of Directors, Melissa McMahon, We Care for Kids Foundation Board Member; Deborah Mayea-Parent, Director of Women’s and Children’s Services and Angela Maggio, We Care for Kids board member.

submitted to EFP Despite these challenging times for fundraising, the WE Care for Kids

Foundation managed to come through in a big way to support the purchase of paediatric equipment at Windsor Regional

Hospital. On Tuesday, the Windsor Regional Hospital Foundation accepted a cheque worth $236,109.49 from WE Care for Kids to cover the cost of equipment in the Paediatric Unit, Family Birthing Centre and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. “It has been amazing to see the community rally around us and step up to donate and come up with third party events benefitting the foundation,” says WE Care for Kids Foundation Board President Mike Brain. Among the vital equipment purchased is the Mini C Arm which is a specialized x-ray machine that allows doctors to view and fixate bone fractures, especially small bones and joints in children. Dr. Kristina Lutz at Windsor Regional Hospital explains the benefits of the Mini C Arm in the following link: https:// youtu.be/ROaO5eIr7mY The funds were also used to purchase six baby bassinets, two infant isolette/ warmers in the Family Birthing Centre, two isolettes in the NICU as well as B Braun Syringe Pumps and Infant Scales in Paediatrics. Since all of the large events were cancelled during the pandemic, WE Care for Kids relied on small fundraising initiatives such as raffles and partnering up with businesses to generate revenue. “Windsor Regional Hospital is grateful for the efforts of We Care for Kids,” says Windsor Regional Hospital Vice President of Surgery and Family Services Rosemary Petrakos. “Their annual funding allows us to enhance and support the services we provide to families in our

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region. It truly makes a difference when our medical staff can rely on the latest and best technologies to treat their patients – We CARE for KIDS makes this possible. Thank you to all who support them.” WE Care for Kids works together with Windsor Regional Hospital to identify equipment needs in the three areas previously identified and raise funds to cover the cost of purchase and therefore strengthen the level of care. “In this challenging year, WE Care for Kids has managed to once again exceed their goals and support the purchase of much needed medical equipment for our community. We are grateful for their continued efforts to assist WRH in providing the best care possible to the children who require it,” says Windsor Regional Hospital Foundation Board President Beth Ann Prince.

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Out of Province vaccination registration now open submitted to EFP Monday, July 12, 2021, individuals who were vaccinated from out of province or country can register their information through a dedicated and secure Windsor-Essex County Health Unit online registration form (follow links online at: wechc.org). The registration process applies to the following individuals: • If you live Windsor or Essex County and received one or two doses of a COVID vaccine outside Ontario, you can document your COVID-19 vaccinations. • Some people vaccinated in Ontario received vaccine

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from what is referred to as non-Ontario stock. Generally these doses were delivered at institutions such as correctional facilities, military sites or embassies. People who received one or two doses of vaccine from the nonOntario stock may also document them. • For those who received a vaccine authorized for Emergency Use by the World Health Organization (WHO), but not Canada, please note that you can still submit your information. Your doses are considered valid in Ontario, but we are unable to load your records into the COVax system at this time. You will be notified once this is possible. • Individuals who received one or two doses of a vaccine that has not been authorized by Health Canada nor the WHO should consider a new series of a Health Canada authorized vaccine. For more information, see the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Guidance for Individuals Vaccinated outside of Ontario/Canada. To complete the registration process, individuals will be required to submit proof of vaccination. If you do not have proof of vaccination, please contact the health care provider who gave you the COVID-19 vaccine(s) to receive a copy of your vaccination record. A phone number and/or email address will be required so that the WECHU can contact you for follow-up, if needed. For individuals who may have questions about the registration process, please contact the WECHU call centre at 519-2582146 and select 6 to speak to a representative. For questions about privacy

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Pay Your Property Tax Bills Online Residents can now pay their bills online using a credit card through Virtual City Hall system. Register online at www.essex.ca/VCH To activate your account, you will need your Tax Roll and Account Numbers, both of which are on your tax notice. Please note, a 2.5% convenience fee will be applied at the time of payment. Credit card payments will no longer be accepted in person or over the phone. Fees associated with the processing of credit card payments represent a significant annual cost to the Town.

Drainage, Water/wastewater Arrears, Interest and Penalties Please note, unpaid water/wastewater bills and drainage charges, as well as interest and penalties, may be added and appear on your property tax account. However, depending on the timing of these charges, they may not appear on your final property tax bill. For questions, please contact the Town of Essex by email at taxation@essex.ca, by phone at 519-776-7336 ext 3050. Learn more online at:

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Virtual walk/run event for Camp Bryerswood exceeds expectations... Continued from Page 7 medal. Wilder said she stepped up to organize the event because, as a Girl Guide Leader, she became a member of the Bryerswood Youth Camp Optimist Club, which is the group working towards purchasing the camp. She has three granddaughters, and knows how much they love attending the camp each summer. She is also an Early Childhood Educator and knows how beneficial it is to bring students out to the camp to enjoy, and earn from, the natural environment. “It is a great place for kids to go,” Wilder said, adding that though the camp was traditionally used as a retreat area for girls, the Bryerswood Youth Camp Optimist Club intends to open enrollment to all youths. Because of the support of the walk/ run event for Camp Bryerswood, Wilder is hoping to make the fundraiser an annual event. To date, the Bryerswood Youth Camp Optimist Club has raised over $193,000 towards the purchase price of the camp, which is $500,000. In 2017, Girl Guides of Canada announced it would sell its Ontariobased campgrounds, including Camp Bryerswood. Shortly after, a group of

volunteers organized the Bryerswood Youth Camp Optimist Club and went through courts to get standing as a club, so it could negotiate with Girl Guides. In December, it was able to sign the agreement of purchase for Camp Bryerswood, then began fundraising. Though a lot is going on to secure the campsite, the closing date for the purchase of the property is October 30, 2021. Those in a position to give are urged to make a donation through its website www.bryerswoodyouthcamp. com. The Bryerswood Youth Camp Optimist Club is a registered charity and supporters can get a tax receipt. Group members are hoping to have the funds in the bank by the end of September. The Bryerswood Youth Camp Optimist Club’s future camp programs will include all youth of Windsor, Essex, and Chatham-Kent, whether it be through youth groups, church groups, schools, Cadets, or Guiding. The vision for the campsite is to provide structured, outdoor leadership, learning, and empowerment programs for youth. Bryerswood Camp began as a KOA camp in 1972, and it became a Girl Guides camp twenty-years later.

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WindsorEssex Community Foundation opens call for Community Impact Grants Program submitted to EFP The WindsorEssex Community Foundation (WECF) has opened its annual Community Impact Grants Program. This program offers funding of up to $15,000 for local projects or programs that create partnerships, tackle important issues, and make a lasting impact on the Windsor-Essex region. Since 1983 the WECF has been making grants

to the Windsor-Essex community, supporting local charities as they deliver projects and programs that help make Windsor-Essex an even better place to live, work, play and grow. Applications are being accepted until Friday, September 17th. The Community Impact Grants Application and more information can be accessed on the WECF’s website www.wecf.ca. The WindsorEssex

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Community Foundation, originally founded in 1983 as Heritage Windsor, is a perpetual community trust for philanthropic purposes. It exists to manage donors’ legacy funds and make grants to support local community programs. Through grant making activities, the WECF is able to establish partnerships to assist a broad range of community organizations. To learn more, visit: www.wecf. ca.

SECC doors open to clients again submitted to EFP The doors to South Essex Community Council (SECC) are officially reopening to clients, after several months of navigating pandemic restrictions. Staff members are now booking inperson appointments in their Leamington and Kingsville offices, effective Monday, July 12, 2021. Both offices are currently open MondayFriday 8:30am-

4:30pm. All COVID-19 safety guidelines and procedures will be followed, including but not limited to, maskwearing, sanitizing, and completing screening questionnaires. “We are thrilled to begin welcoming clients back into the office,” Manager of Programs and Development, Stephen Gard, commented. “Our staff have done an outstanding job adapting to the changes with virtual appointments,

however, they are excited to begin seeing clients face-to-face again.” SECC is a non-profit, community services organization, which serves the communities of South Essex. Services are delivered in five distinct areas: community home support services, language and settlement services, children and

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First Colchester Shootout fishing tournament lures in plenty of participation by Sylene Argent Early Saturday morning, competitive anglers launched 40 boats from the Colchester Harbour and Marina, and out into the waters of Lake Erie, to participate in the first annual Colchester Shootout fishing tournament. The event was organized as a professional tournament for anglers to enjoy and test their skills, while the traditional Derby is on hiatus, due to COVID. For nearly threedecades, the Colchester Walleye Derby has taken place down at the Colchester Harbour each June, but COVID restrictions prevented the annual, and muchanticipated, event from taking place for the past two-years. Organizers took the opportunity, while the traditional event was put on hiatus, to start a new tournament, with professional elements. Organizer Greg Horoky, who the Colchester Walleye Derby is named after because of his long-standing commitment to the event, explained the original Derby is expected to return next year, during the second Saturday in June, as is tradition. In the meantime, he was approached by a number of individuals who wanted a professionalstyle tournament as a fill in. Horoky said he got to work on a plan, based on the demand. Originally, the new tournament was scheduled for May, but was postponed to this past Saturday, due to COVID restrictions. The winner of the traditional Derby is based on the length of the largest fish caught. Saturday’s Shootout, however, allowed participants to total the length of four walleyes. “This was basically a trial-run at a professionalstyle tournament. It went so well, that we will be doing it again next year, on the second Saturday

of May,” Horoky said. “The response was tremendous.” Originally, 50 boats were expected to participate during the event’s May date. The postponement, however, prevented some potential participants, including charters, from being able to participate, Horoky explained. An electronic scoreboard, using a spreadsheet, was used this year to total submissions. When the last boat’s catch was measured out, the results were calculated in 30-seconds. “That was a real experiment this year. It was the first time we tried this and it worked successfully.” Participant Robert Fry won the top prize in the competition. His four fish combined for a total of 102.25 inches. He also won the Off Shore Tackle big basket award. This was a bonus for using this brand as his trolling device. Fry, Horoky said, fished with his wife

and kids. He chose a traditional fishing spot a mile from the Harbour for the competition. “It was nice to see a husband and wife and two kids come out as winners,” he said. Fry said he tried to make participating in the Shootout a family fun day. “Winning was a bonus,” he commented. The Windsor family just bought a new boat and, as a result, ended up being a last-minute entry. “We didn’t put any pressure on ourselves. It was our first tournament. That’s what made it special,” Fry said, noting he and his family are avid fishers in the Colchester area. The Fry family joined the tournament as they have a few friends who participate in the annual Derby. “Everyone thought we were rookies, but we weren’t,” Fry joked. “We were just out there to have some fun.” With Saturday’s success, the Fry family

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What’s Going On... JULY 14 - ESSEX BLOOD DONOR CLINIC  Essex Centre Sports Complex, 60 Fairview Ave W. Appointment times available. Go to: www.blood.ca or call 1-800-2 DONATE. JULY 17 - HERITAGE COLCHESTER COUNTRY MARKET - 10am - 3pm at 195 Bagot St. Colchester. Noon - Charity horse & carriage rides. Donations to Heritage Colchester. JULY 20 - HARROW BLOOD DONOR CLINIC  Camoes Portuguese Club of Harrow, 390 Sinasac St. West. Appointments avail. Visit: www.blood.ca or call: 1-800-2 DONATE. AUG. 7-28 “You Are Not Alone!!” OPIOID AWARENESS CAMPAIGN at All Saints Church, Windsor. Call 519-996-9365 for more info. HIATUS HOUSE: oﬀers counselling services in Essex County. Women’s Fresh Start group therapy is once a week. For info or to schedule an intake appointment, call the 24-hour Hiatus House helpline at 519-252-7781. SUN COUNTY LYME AWARENESS SUPPORT GROUP oﬀers monthly support for Lyme disease patients, family, & friends. Look us up on social media for updates.

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22nd at 10:30am. Rev. Lexie is looking forward to joining us for a few services this summer! We can’t wait to see everyone again. Our new website is up and running! Visit us at www. essexunitedchurch.ca. Also, you can keep up to date and join us on our new social media page. The Essex Food Bank is open - Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 am – 11:45 pm. The Food Bank also has a new phone number: 519776-4070.

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Plans are afoot for re-opening, but for the time being, to give people a chance to get their second shot, we are looking at reopening in September. In the meantime, our Foodbank continues to serve the community. For more information or to book an appointment, call Vicki at the church at 519- 776-4628.

Essex Christian Reformed Church submitted by Beverley Van Huizen

Welcome to Essex CRC either in-person or online! We are open and invite you to join us online on Sunday morning, beginning at 10:00am. Visit us at www.essexcrc.ca for a link to our social media page. If you would like to attend church on Sunday, please call the church oﬃce to reserve a spot. At this time, we cannot oﬀer nursery supervision or Sunday school. Come be part of the community, our “take a book, leave a book” library is now in front of Essex CRC church.

Essex United Church Join us for Sunday service on July 25 at 10:30am and two in August on the 8th and

Harrow United Church submitted by Larry Anderson

Our in-person Sunday morning services are suspended due to the Ontario lockdown. However, weekly recorded services are available on the church website. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our Minister, Rev. Darrow Woods, who would be pleased to speak with you. The number of Harrow United Church is: 519-738-4223. Please ﬁnd information about Harrow United Church on our website at www. harrowunited.org.

Trinity Church submitted by Pat Jackson Joint outdoor services will be held at Trinity at 9:15am every Sunday in July. Bring a lawn chair, a mask, and please follow Covid protocols. Everyone is welcome. Rain cancels. Our service may also be found on You-tube and/or social media. Fidget blankets are therapeutic lap covers to which different items have been attached or sewn on. These items offer sensory stimulation that has a calming effect

on Alzheimer’s and dementia patients as well as for children with cognitive impairment. The blankets are oﬀered free for anyone. To request a blnket, please contact the church at 519-839-5303. We are now taking orders for 10” potted mums. Please contact Pat to orders yours or leave a message at the church. Have a great week.

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procedures will still be in place. We are pleased to welcome back Rev. Paul Rodey as our interim minister. See you Sunday, July 18th at 10 am. Our hall and building remain closed to meetings and rentals. Our number is (519) 723-2284 and our email is bmuc@xplornet.ca. We are located at 933 Talbot Road, Maidstone, near the corner of Manning Road and Talbot. You can ﬁnd us on the web at www.bethelmaidstone.com.

We provide transportation, for medical appointments, for residents of Windsor and Essex County. The Foot Care Clinic is available, in Essex, three days a week. Meals on Wheels delivery to Essex is every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The Community Food Pantry operates twice a week by appointment. Check our our virtual programming, that you can do from home. Join us for exercise classes, chair yoga, Wellness Wednesdays, and Bingo. Our Security Reassurance program connects a volunteer with a client to provide a little phone check-in. We are always looking for volunteers for this program. Contact Carolyn at 519-728-1435 ext 216. Call 519-728-1435 for registration, or further information on any of our programs, or visit online at: www. communitysupportcentre.ca

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Essex Baptist is OPEN! Our modest congregation welcomes you to join us. Current health regulations do give us capacity in our sanctuary. Come learn how to pray with us in our current series! Past recording of messages are on our website, which is updated weekly. We are praying God’s blessing on all of Essex County. At anytime, do let us know how we can more, speciﬁcally pray for you. (email: pastor@essexbaptist.com).

Woodslee United Church submitted by Sue Holman

WELCOME BACK - Worship Service is at 10am. This a joint service with Belle River United Church. The Worship Service will be held at Woodslee United. Rev. Carl will lead the service. Please note: Covid Precautions will be in place. All special events are still on hold.

Bethel-Maidstone United We are happy to announce that we will be open for in-person worship as of Sunday, July 18th. Masks and social distancing

Cottam United is open for in-person or online. We would love to have you visit inperson. Covid protocols are in place and masks are required. Church service is at 9:30am, on Sunday mornings, so arrive early to be signed in and please keep the social distancing requirements. A Sunday School program has started for the children. The Prayer garden is looking wonderful and we hope you will have an opportunity to visit, sit, and reﬂect and leave feeling a new sense of peace. We are always looking for individuals who would love helping in the garden, contact the Church. If you have a prayer request please contact Pastor Kim and our Prayer Warriors will add it to our prayers.

Essex, Maidstone, McGregor, and Woodslee news Summer Bible Experience is open to all children ages 3 to 12. Register online at: centralessexcatholic.dol.ca. It is free! THRIVE for high school age has many fun activities during this summer. Check them out on our website. If you like to have your child baptized, please go online under Sacraments-Baptism and ﬁll out the form. A Baptism Prep class for parents will be announced soon. Our family of parishes are now open for Masses. You still must have an online reservation to attend. Weekday Masses do not require reservations. If you or someone you know needs assistance, please call the St. Vincent de Paul for McGregor at 226-787-7493 or for Essex at 519-999-1667. Please help support our St. Vincent de Paul Societies by donating food or a monetary gift. For all up to date information, please visit our website at centralessexcatholic.dol.ca

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18 I Opinion / Sports Essex Free Press

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Four local athletes, one coach have their sights set on the finish line 10,000 kilometres away French sports car his all-time favourite!

- Canadian Olympic Track team recently announced its athletic roster for Tokyo -

by Garrett Fodor With the Olympics kicking off on July 23, Athletics Canada announced the names of the 57 athletes who will represent Canada in their respective sports. In track and field, four athletes and one coach from the Windsor-Essex County region will wear 1972 Renault Gordini R17 the maple leaf later this Leamington resident Bruce Peacock writes: “Hi Bill. My favourite sports car month. Athletes Melissa was the Renault R17 Gordini. Back in the ‘60s, I read about them and was caught Bishop Nriagu, Noelle Brandon by the engineering in them, originally designed by race car designer Alex Gordini Montcalm, McBride, and Dayna for Renault. They were called the pocket rocket. “The first time I drove one was in Indianapolis while down there for a course Pidhoresky, in addition to on turbine engines. A group of us were spending a night at a bar at the hotel across Coach Kurt Downes, will from the Brick Yard. It was a week before the Indy, trials were going on and we travel to Tokyo. 800-metre runner, got talking about cars. Most of our group were Canadians. Bishop Nriagu, secured “Well, the table next to us partly cleared out and the guy still there said: ‘May I her spot in June, surpassing join you?’ So as Canadians, we said, ‘sure.’ After a few minutes, this guy kind of Athletics Canada’s laughs and says ‘I love talking to Canadians and I really like talking about cars,’ standard in the event. For then introduced himself. He was race car driver Bobby Unser. What a shock! Bishop-Nriagu, Tokyo “He had heard me talking about the Gordini and threw his keys over and said: 2020 marks the third ‘My Gordini is in the parking lot. Don’t take it off the lot but have a go with it!’ time she will represent We found out later he and his brother were sponsored by Renault at that time. Canada, after previously “I could not believe it! Only went around the lot once and quickly returned running in London during the keys, came home, and purchased one for myself. These cars were ahead of the 2012 games and Rio their time. They had front-wheel-drive, fuel injection, a 5-speed box and only a during 2016, where she 95 cubic inch engine but pumped out 126 horses in a light weight body. I had my placed 4th. She noted this car on a track at 150 mph and it could still go faster. year’s edition is different “I owned my first one for two years. The second one pictured here was and a new experience, purchased new in 1972 and sold in 1989 and still had lots of go.” now being a mother and I’m always looking for stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico.ca. her loved ones having to stay home. “I left home with

sad and excited tears,” Bishop-Nriagu wrote on social media. “I’m torn between the excitement of achieving goals and the heartbreak of being away from my family. I’m beyond grateful that I have a support that allows me to do this.” While her former University of Windsor teammate Noelle Montcalm will join Bishop-Nriagu for her second Olympics, Montcalm will run the 400-metre hurdles and the 4x400 metre race. Both were members of the 2016 team that placed fourth. While Montcalm did not hit the Athletics Canada standard time, she qualified after posting one of the top 40 times this year. Windsor native and current 800-metre recordholder, Brandon McBride, is representing Canada for the second-time. McBride is returning to the track after more than a year away, while he recovered from injuries. Unlike Montcalm, McBride qualified after previously hitting his standard. He

opted not to run in the Olympic Trials held at the end of June, instead traveling to Budapest, Hungary, for the Gyulai István Memorial Track and Field meet on July 6, 2021. There, McBride posted a time of 1:45:51, placing fourth. For Pidhoresky, a marathoner, her spot was secured in October of 2019. For the 34-year-old Windsor native, the Tokyo games will mark her first time representing her country. Rounding out the local ties for the Athletics Canada track and field team is Border City Athletics Head Coach and Windsor native, Kurt Downes. He will join nine other coaches on the national team. Downes has previously worked with McBride and numerous others from Windsor-Essex, in addition to coaching at the national-level. The Olympics kicks off with the opening ceremonies on July 23 and will run until August 8, 2021.

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Peewee Yellowjackets - Wilson off to scorching start

Sean Wilson knows what a grand slam feels like.

submitted to EFP #8, Sean Wilson, of the Essex Yellowjackets,

is off to a scorching start. The U13 peewee baseball team has won its

last two games, and the players are having a ton of fun along the way. Hunter Knecht and Jimmy Hayes recorded a three-hit game Wednesday evening, at the Vollmer Centre, where Essex earned its first win of the season by defeating LaSalle Green 12 to 4. Trevor Benoit pitched very strong, as did Rocco Belaire. The Woodslee Orioles came to town the next day and Essex was more than prepared. After being down by four, Essex completely tightened things down, and started scoring. The game ended after five innings with Essex having a ten-run lead. Sean Wilson, who after three games, has a .727 on base percentage, recorded 7 RBIs in that game alone. After hitting a remarkable, and very memorable grand slam, he also cleared the bases with a line drive triple. There will be plenty of excitement next week for the peewees, with a home game at 6pm on July 15th,

The Boys are Back in Town.

a 5pm double header in Kingsville on the 17th, and a home game on the 18th at 2pm. Stay posted for more exciting news as the team ramps up for the provincial championship, which is being billed as “August Madness.” More to come....

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First Colchester Shootout fishing tournament lures in plenty of participation... Continued from Page 14

Photos submitted by the Fry family. Pictured is the winning team of the Colchester Shootout, the Fry family of Windsor.

is already looking at participating in other tournaments. “We are definitely looking forward to next year,” he said. Larry Truman won second place, with his four walleyes combining

to total a length of 97.38. Prizes for the winning teams included a payout, based on entry fees. Horoky explained he could not ask sponsors for support for this event, because of economic

hardships businesses have suffered over the past year. He hopes everyone will be back on their feet next year. Horoky started helping to host the annual Colchester Walleye Derby nearly three-decades ago with the Colchester Police Association. The Derby has always been a community-orientated event, and generally the

second-largest community event in the area, behind the Harrow Fair, he said. The Derby has traditionally always been a fundraiser. Eventually, the Lions Club hosted the event, and now the Rotary Club of Harrow is the benefactor, with funds being put back into the community through its programs and service, Horoky said.

Photo submitted by Greg Horoky: Second place winner, Larry Truman, shows oﬀ two walleyes he caught during Saturday’s ﬁshing tournament.

Traditionally, the annual Greg Horoky Colchester Walleye Derby has always been a community event, where kids were able to fish in their own tournament from the dock, while

the adults competed out on their boats. This has created a family atmosphere, and an interest in fishing in youngsters, for nearly 30-years.

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