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3Jun20 Rotary Club of St Thomas Zoomed with the St. Thomas Railway City Rotary Club
President Scott Carrie presided.
 
Natalie Redman introduced MPP Jeff Yurek. See Jeff's contact info below:
519-631-0666
www.covidsupports.ca/jeffyurek
jeff.yurekco@pc.ola.org
Jeff is part of Yurek’s Pharmacy started by his father 1963. In 2011 he became active with the Conservative Party of Ontario to become the MPP for our constituency. He initiated Ryan’s Law;
Ryan's Law is an Ontario, Canada law that forces schools to allow children to have their inhalers with them. It is named after Ryan Gibbons of Straffordville, Ontario who died on 9 October 2012 aged 12, because his school would not let him carry his inhaler with him. (compliments Wikipedia)
Jeff has been involved with the forestry and transportation ministries. Currently, he is Minister for Environment, Conservation and Parks.
The Covid-19 emergency order has been extended to 30Jun20. Elgin county has survived the battle  better than other municipalities. Batting cages, drive in theatres have been allowed to open with conditions. Jeff felt sorry for young people wanting to socialize. Ontario Hydro will hold to the 12cent per kwh, 24 hour/day fee schedule (subsidized by taxpayers by $160,000/month). Jeff talked about testing protocols. Mobile testing sites have been activated.
 
Questions:
Cathy asked about pandemic pay for health care facilities.
 
Malcolm was thankful that local health care facilities have a low incidence. Jeff reported that a local provider got COVID but did not pass on to patients.
 
Bill Chantler asked about the local manufacture of PPE. Jeff: A PPE fund has been established to encourage the same. A car plant from Michigan wants to make gowns in Ontario. Canadian Tire Corp is the largest source of product from China going to Canada.
 
Helen asked about antibody testing. Jeff: This needs to pass by Health Canada.
 
Sue Bandeen and Wade Coombs asked when schools will open. Jeff: The plan is for schools to open in the fall.
 
Jeff spoke about what restaurants will need to do to reopen. Local councils and Health Units can make their own orders.
 
Wade Coombs commented that if St Thomas opens and London does not, people will come to St Thomas. In normal times that might be considered good, but maybe not now.
 
Scott Carrie asked when the beaches will be open. Jeff said he is personally involved in decisions about that.
 
Paul Lovelock asked when elective surgeries will restart. Cathy stated that they will start soon.
 
Jeff is overseeing 4 discussion groups:
1-Waste Management; using science and new technologies to replace landfills that will close.
2-Parks Recreation and Tourism.
3- Hydrogen economy; this is a favourite of Jeff’s;  he would like to see a pilot using hydrogen to fuel for cabs in Toronto. Hydrogen could be generated from energy ordinarily wasted from electricity generating facilities.
4- Clean Tech can be applied to agricultural applications and wastewater recycling.
 
Trudy: What are quarantine requirements when returning from outside Canada? Everyone will be quarantined (2wks?). Jeff is very concerned that the US border is set to reopen 21 Jun20.
 
Scott thanked Jeff for his insights.
 
Helen reported about the masks she made for the hospital. She has requests for scrub bags.
Diane Chantler: The East Coast Kitchen Party required 800 Zoom connections; 1000 to 1500 people were involved in generating $50000 revenue. $1800 will go to RCRC youth exchange.
 
Gerry thanked the RCRC for inviting us to their Zoom meeting. Funds coming to the RCST from the ECKP will to the Woman’s Shelter. RCST was thanked for choosing the Roadhouse as the ECKP caterer.
 
Scott C and Sue Bandeen reported about Anna’s return to Italy from the youth exchange. All the exchange students returned to their home country without incident.
 
Malcolm reported about the loss of Ed Willson from RCST. He was an example of loyalty to Rotary. Ed had asked Malcolm to join our club.
 
District Conference is 13Jun20 by Zoom; be sure to register.
 
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