2 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Health Unit asks community for support
WINDSOR — The Windsor Essex County Health Unit held a news conference on Tuesday morning, outlining the steps they are taking during the COVId-19 pandemic. Dr. Wajid Ahmed was joined by CEO Theresa Marentette, Chair Gary McNamara and other board members as they addressed the media. Marentette expressed her disappointment in Windsor-Essex not advancing to Stage 2 of the priovince’s plan to re-open, but reiterated that the decision to advance is not WECHU’s to make. She remindGARY McNAMARA ed the community that the role of public health is to provide information and their key role in the pandemic is case and contact management. McNamara was more direct in his approach. “Let us be clear,” he said. “This is a global pandemic and we are all learning together. This requires a response from all leadership at all levels.”
McNamara said that there is too much finger pointing going on with a lot of levels of government deflecting back to the Health Unit. “WECHU has worked tirelessly throughout this pandemic,” he said. “We have not had hospitals overrun and public health has been there to provide necessary updates and information.” “To say WECHU has not done their part, is simply not true,” he added. McNamara noted that testing every person on the farms, ”will not get us to Stage 2.” “Testing will produce more positive tests — not less,” he said. He also spoke to the rumours that farm workers are touching our food. “There is no evidence that the virus can be passed through food,” he said. Following public health protocol will be the only way to get us to Stage 2, according to McNamara. According to Dr. Ahmed, he called upon the local municipalities and workplaces to provide accommodation for those who need to isolate. Last week, WECHU announced that masks would be mandatory in Windsor-Essex commercial establishments beginning this week. A firm date on the start of that policy was not available at press time.
Steve Bott and Tom Leckie pose with homemade signs for the June 27th Miracle. Sun photo
Full steam ahead for June 27th Miracle ESSEX COUNTY — The June 27 Miracle is just days away and the organizers can still use your help. If you are interested in helping out on Saturday, go to june27miracle.com to sign up as a volunteer. Alternately, you can help by putting nonperishable items on your front step by noon on Saturday for volunteers to pick up. In the Leamington area, many early donations are being stored at the Unico Arena. Tom Leckie, General
Sales Manager at Lally Southpoint Ford and Steve Bott, Sales and Leasing Professional, have been involved in the idea since its inception. They are helping with the early donations and have indicated that there is lots of donated food already. The food donated here will stay in the Leamington area, even thought the ‘Miracle’ is countywide. Watch for the volunteers going through your neighbourhood on Saturday afternoon.
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If unable to donate on Saturday, you can drop your goods at Leamington Freshco, Food Basics, or Superstore, as well as Libro Credit Union and the Bank Theatre. On Saturday, you can drop your goods at SECC (Talbot St. East), Lally Southpoint Ford or at Mersea Park on Point Pelee Drive between 12 and 4 pm.
Stunt driving charges CHATHAM-KENT — On Thursday June 18, , an officer on general patrol observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Queens Line. The officer recorded the man driving 151 km/h in a posted 90 km/h zone. The 29-year-old Wheatley man was charged with stunt driving. His driver’s license has been suspended for 7 days and his vehicle has been impounded for 7 days as per the Vehicle Impoundment Program. He will be required to attend Provincial Offences Court on September 16, 2020.
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