MIGRANT WORKER HEALTH FAIR RETURNS

LEAMINGTON —The Migrant Worker Health and Information Fair returned Sunday, April 2 after a two-year hiatus due to COVID restrictions.

The Migrant Worker Community Program (MWCP) held the event at the Roma Club in Leamington with several hundred people in attendance.

Over 22 organizations and nearly 50 volunteers were on hand to offer support and provide a barrier-free access to healthcare and services in Windsor-Essex County for foreign workers.

Free services included dental cleaning and oral health workshops, vision screenings, blood glucose testing, COVID-19 vaccinations, and mental health support.

Also on hand were booths from Ontario Food and Vegetable Growers, University of Guelph and its Pesticide Education Program, Leamington Fire Services, Ontario Provincial Police and more.

Here, volunteers Andrea Goerra, Barbara Pavedes and Estefania Torres aid foreign workers David Natty and Hopeton Dryden with registering and entering the many raffle items at the event.

SUN photo by Deanna Bertrand