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Hogs for Hospice cancels 2020 event
By Mark Ribble LEAMINGTON — People looking forward to the 5th Anniversary version of Hogs for Hospice will have to wait another year. The Hogs for Hospice committee made the formal announcement on Friday, May 29 to cancel this year’s event which was scheduled for July 31 to August 2. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of many events worldwide and the committee held off on a decision as long as they could. “It’s a sad day,” said committee spokesperson Joe Oswald. “I’m sad for the community on so many levels.” According to Oswald, the decision has been looming for some time with the virus affecting so many surrounding events. “Reality hit us when three of JOE OSWALD the four bands we had scheduled asked us to postpone,” he said. The bands, from the United States, were concerned about border issues and they had already postponed their 2020 performances due to the virus. “We were waiting for some direction from the provincial and federal governments, “ he added. Oswald said the committee was concerned about the safety of their 500 volunteers as well. “We don’t want to put anyone in danger,” he said. Negotiations are underway, and may well be finalized by press time, for the same bands to return to next year’s event. An announcement on those bands will come at a later date. The cancellation doesn’t mean the Hogs for Hospice board will be resting on their laurels this summer. “We plan to be out in the community, helping wherever we can, “said Oswald. They look at it as a ‘labour of love’ and the seven board members will make themselves available to help in anyway they can. “We’ve made a choice to be Leamington’s guardian angels,” he said. “Now with time on our hands, we will be helping our community.” Planning is already underway for 2021 and any vendors or participants who signed up for 2020 through Eventbrite will be issued a full refund. The group will proceed with a modified version of the Blessing of the Bikes scheduled for June 7.
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LEAMINGTON — Thankfully, these two horses don’t have to practice social distancing as they enjoy sunshine in the pasture, seemingly oblivious to the dune buggies racing across the back of the field. Lucky Luciano, left, is a spotted saddle horse, while Blaze, right, is a palomino quarter horse. The two are happy members of the Zaccagnini family farm on Concession E in Leamington. Sun photo
Hospital, health unit expanding migrant worker assessments LEAMINGTON – Erie Shores Health Care is working with the Windsor and Essex County Health Unit and with the support of Essex-Windsor EMS to expand medical assessments for migrant workers. Erie Shores Health Care is dispatching a multidisciplinary medical and nursing team to join paramedics and health unit employees in conducting on-site assessments of migrant workers affected by COVID-19. The health teams will start their visits this week. There were more than 100 migrant workers in self-isolation because of COVID-19 Monday morning. Medical teams will meet them in person for faceto-face assessments and to develop a healthcare plan.
The health unit announced Monday morning that a migrant worker employed at a farm in Essex County had died from COVID-19. He was diagnosed on May 21 and died in hospital Saturday. “While every death from COVID is devastating, this man’s story is particularly sad given that he was so far from home and in isolation during his last hours and days,” said ESHC Chief of Staff and Interim CEO Dr. Ross Moncur. “Erie Shores HealthCare is committed to being part of the solution going forward, and we will work to help the Public Health Unit in providing a more hands-on follow-up in these types of situations.”
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