Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Southpoint Sun - 15
Parent company closing High Park Leamington
CHOIR DONATES TO ERIE SHORES HEALTHCARE LEAMINGTON — The Leamington Italian Choir recently gave sizeable donations to Erie Shores Health Foundation and Erie Shores Hospice. The choir consists of a group of seniors in the community who enjoy bringing old Italian traditional songs to life for the enjoyment of all. On April 13, the choir donated $10,000 to the Erie Shores Health Foundation and then on May 26, the choir donated another $2,500 to Erie Shores Hospice. Submitted photo
By Mark Ribble LEAMINGTON — Tilray, Inc. of Nanaimo, British Columbia, has announced the closing of Leamington’s High Park Gardens over the next six weeks. The licensed cannabis producer, formerly known as Natura Naturals, was purchased by Tilray last year. According to a statement by a High Park spokesperson, the closure of High Park Gardens will take place over the course of the next six weeks with a number of employees staying on to support the transition as well as the possibility for some to transfer to other High Park facilities. The total number of impacted employees will be determined in the
coming weeks. There are approximately 120 employees currently employed at High Park Gardens. “We’re incredibly grateful to our team at High Park Gardens for their contributions to Tilray/High Park”, said the spokesperson. The Leamington facility has 406,000 square feet of Health Canada licensed space for cannabis cultivation and manufacturing. High Park Gardens has worked collaboratively with Tilray’s existing operational sites to primarily serve the adult-use market in Canada. As the result of this closure, Tilray expects to realize annualized net savings of about $7.5 million.
St. Vincent De Paul halts drop-off donations LEAMINGTON — The Society of St. Vincent De Paul, St. Michael’s Leamington Food Pantry had such great response to their call fo donations in March and April, that they’ve had to stop accepting food donations
for the time being. They are thankful for the outpouring of love from the community during the COVID-19 pandemic and remind the public that the food pantry is available to help anyone in need
within the Leamington and Wheatley communities, with proper distancing and PPE protocol. If you know anyone in need please call (226) 340-7233 and their on-call volunteer(s) will be happy to help.
High Park Gardens in Leamington.
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Live-streamed concert raises $10,000 for SW Ontario charities LEAMINGTON — On Friday May 15, Security One Alarm Systems teamed up with Canadian country music star Eric Ethridge and Windsor’s own Buck Twenty to host a live streamed concert for charity. As a result of the livestream, $5000 in donations were raised. Security One matched that amount dollar-for-dollar, which brought the total raised to $10,000. “Eric Etheridge and Buck Twenty were quick to lend their support to
this cause,” says Corey Robertson, Manager of Community Partnerships at Security One. The concert attracted over 2700 streams on Facebook and Youtube with viewers encouraged to make donations via a GoFundMe page set up to benefit food banks and provide PPE to the vulnerable in Southwestern Ontario. Half of the funds will be divided between the Windsor Essex Food Bank Association, Chatham and London food banks
and the balance will go towards the purchase of high quality PPE for immunocompromised patients. Security One’s President and CEO, Chris Neumann, said “The team at Security One made it possible to take a crazy idea to host our own virtual concert and combine it with a great cause to give back to those who need it most in our community. It was a memorable night that I won’t forget.”
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Bail violation leads to drug charge
WHEATLEY — Last week, Chatham-Kent Police responded to the report of a suspicious vehicle on Cemetery Road in Wheatley. Officers located the vehicle and through investigation learned that the man was currently on house arrest. In March, the man was released from court with several conditions. One
of those conditions stated that he was to remain in his residence at all times, except for medical appointments. The man was arrested and transported to police headquarters. While in custody, police became concerned for his wellbeing and he was transported by EMS to the Chatham-Kent Health
Alliance where it was learned that he had concealed suspected fentanyl in his body. The 34-year-old Windsor man has been charged with failing to comply with his release conditions and drug possession. He has been held in custody pending a bail hearing.
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