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By Mark Ribble LEAMINGTON — Windsor-Essex officials are hoping it is not needed, but they have planned a 50-bed isolation unit at the newly named Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre, in the rink formerly known as Heinz Arena. Working through the Ontario Ministry of Health, local volunteers and officials erected the 50 pop-up units on the main arena floor. The units were provided courtesy of Bruce Power, the electricity provider in Bruce County. “We would like to thank Bruce Power for the very generous donation of isolation pods,” said Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald. “This proactive measure will provide additional isolation space should the need arise, as we continue to combat COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex. A municipality our size cannot do this on our own, and it is reassuring to know we have partners like Bruce Power coming to the aid of our community.” MacDonald also credited Bruce Krauter, Chief of Essex-Windsor EMS, who facilitated the isolation units. Krauter organized a number of volunteers from the community, who erected the pods last weekend. Each unit will have a brand new roll-away bed and mattress, along with table, chair and linens. The arena will be set up to allow those isolated to move freely within the arena itself, utilizing the Kinsmen canteen for television, wi-fi and to eat meals, which will be catered in. The federal government has agreed to foot the bill for the isolation centre, but MacDonald hopes it doesn’t come to that. “It’s there if we need it,” she said. “But we really hope we don’t need it.” MacDonald explained that the isolation units will be for close contacts of those who have tested positive. “It’s not a field hospital,” she said. The plan is to have some medical personnel on staff to monitor the ‘residents’, and isolate them further if someone falls ill. There will also be security on hand to oversee the operation. So far, area hotels are handling the influx of positive cases and close contacts from the farms, with the help of the local partners, Canadian Red Cross and Emergency Management Ontario.
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The floor of the former Heinz Arena is set-up with 50 isolation pods in the event that numbers of positive cases in the agri-food sector rise beyond the space in local hotels. Sun photo
Local officials provide update on agri-food workers By Mark Ribble ESSEX COUNTY — It appears that municipal leaders throughout the region are all on the same page when it comes to the battle against COVID-19 in the agri-farm sector. In a Zoom meeting held to update the media on the situation with the agrifood workers on Friday, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens was joined by Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos, Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald and Essex County Warden Gary McNamara, as well as Erie Shores HealthCare acting CEO Dr. Ross Moncur and President and CEO of Windsor Regional Hospital, David Musyj. The panel discussed the situation on the farms, the ongoing testing efforts and the possibility of needing additional accommodation for positive cases to isolate. They all agreed on one thing — the upper levels of government must step
up and take charge of the situation. “The testing is slow and steady,” said Mayor MacDonald. “The province needs to up its game and provide incentives for getting tested.” By incentives, Mayor MacDonald means that the upper levels have to figure out a way to get farms and workers to comply with testing. “Growers have to be presented with a carrot or a stick to entice them to get everyone tested,” she added. While Dilkens stopped short of naming the federal government when asked about who should be in charge, he did acknowledge that the feds and province have to play a lead role. “Pandemics expose frailties in many systems,” he said. “We are calling on the province and federal government to provide support as we move through this.” McNamara agreed and said there are UPDATE - Page 2
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