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Vol. 11, Issue 15
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
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Leamington native shares COVID-19 experience
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By Mark Ribble LAKESHORE — When Leamington native Jeff Moody began his nursing career some 26 years ago, he never imagined he’d have to deal with a pandemic that would eventually put his life at risk. The graduate of Leamington District Secondary School spent the first three years of his nursing career at what was then known as Leamington District Memorial Hospital. His nursing career then took him across the border, where he eventually settled in at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. As a member of the Rapid Response Team at Henry Ford and also a 14-year member of the Lakeshore Fire Department, he’s seen a lot in his years on the job. What he didn’t expect was that he would be subjected to such a virus as COVID-19. “My job requires me to be hands-on with any patients who come in, including the COVID patients,” he said. The 47-year-old was doing everything right as the pandemic escalated, wearing all Personal Protective Equipment required to keep the virus at bay. For two-and-a-half weeks, he was helping patients with COVID and watching what he could only describe as a war zone. “Every floor was filled with COVID patients”, he said. “In fact, 80 per cent of the hospital was COVID patients.” For the past month, however, he’s been a patient himself. MOODY - Page 2
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Jeff Moody is greeted by co-worker Connie Lepore, who wore full PPE to welcome him home. Moody family photo
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HEALTH CARE APPRECIATION TOUR
On Friday May 1, first responders across Windsor-Essex did an appreciation tour for health care workers, making several stops at hospitals and long-term care homes across the region. Above, staff at Erie Shores HealthCare in Leamington came out to greet the first responders and show their appreciation as well. Erie Shores HealthCare photo
Transit purchase approved LEAMINGTON — At the April 28 meeting of Leamington council, a motion was put forward by town administration to finalize the purchase of two new transit buses. The meeting was the first of its kind as council members and administration held the meeting virtually on Zoom. The meeting was live-streamed on the municpality’s website. Rob Sharon, Director of Infrastructure Services for the municipality presented more details on the purchase. The plan was approved last year and Sharon informed council that an agreement had been made with Metrolinx pending council’s final approval to make the purchase. The cost of the two buses would be approximately $472,000, but the cost to outfit and upgrade them to meet the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), would bring the total to about $1.1 million. Sharon explained that these costs would put the project about $137,000
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over budget initially. However, he stressed that no local taxpayer dollars would be used for the purchase as 100 per cent of the cost will be covered by government grants and the transit gas tax. The Transit Gas Tax fund is money given to municipalities out of a portion of gas purchased in Ontario to help offset costs for transit service. The new buses will be longer than the existing bus, with modern technology to help in tracking the busiest routes and stops. Councillor John Jacobs was concerned about the ongoing costs of operating the technology after the buses were in service. Sharon explained that the benefits will far outweigh the extra costs involved and allow administration to make more frequent stops at busier locations and track the ridership. With a unanimous vote, the motion was passed and Leamington expects delivery of their new transit buses by next spring.
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