Windsor Rotary Club (1918)
Year 2000 Third Quarter Meetings and Events Page
Our Club is Located in Windsor Ontario Canada
Welcome to the Year 2000 Third Quarter Meetings and Events Page.
The
following brief descriptions of meetings and events are intended as a
record for members of club activities. Where appropriate, links to support
pages or links to sites related to the topic have been included.
Monday, September 25, 2000
Susan Haig - Music Director of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra
A native of Summit, New Jersey, Maestro Haig is presently the Music Director and Conductor of the Windsor Symphony in Ontario Canada. The winner of the Heinz Unger Conducting Award in 1992, Ms. Haig has appeared as a guest conductor with the Rochester Philharmonic, the Toronto Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. She has conducted productions for the Canadian Opera Company and the Pacific Opera Victoria and was personally selected by Mario Bernardi as Resident Conductor of the Calgary Philharmonic. A Princeton graduate, she holds MM and DMA degrees in Orchestra Conducting from the State University of New York and has pursued advanced conducting studies with Gustav Meier, Martin Canin, and Lillian Fuchs. Ms. Haig is known as an accomplished conductor of opera and was Assistant Conductor for the New York City Opera from 1984 to 1986 and also served with the Minnesota Opera Company and the American Opera Center at Juilliard. An articulate spokesperson for the arts, Maestro Haig is heard frequently on CBS broadcasts and has developed several programs especially for young audiences.
Susan introduced soprano Stacey Brown to the audience and she sang two beautiful songs with Susan accompanying her at the piano.
Susan then turned to her topic "Arts and Youth". She first thanked our club for the financial and person power assistance we have given the arts in the past. She listed some of the projects we have been involved in and then proceeded to tell us how important this type of activity is to the arts community.
Ms Haig believes that we must not have a narrow view of what we consider art. She says that it is important that performing artist are supported in their creative efforts so that they will build up their self confidence. It is also important she said that we maintain an empathy for different forms of art and thereby help young people to develop their imaginative talents. Susan believes that young people grow through their experiences in presenting stage productions whether it is acting, singing, costume design or directing. She sees communication through the arts as a way of expressing oneself beyond words - creatively and a means of developing the stick-to-it-iveness that life demands of successful people - the ability to plan, dream up ideas and carry projects to completion. She says the process of performing develops tenacity, confidence, social skills, teamwork ability and expression.
Susan presented a challenge to our club to find a way to assist in the organization of a Windsor youth orchestra and community choirs. She asked us to also think about what could be done to assist young parents in the elementary schools. Susan said that the children's pop concert series had been a great success as had the visits by small groups of musicians to schools to introduce students to the instruments of the orchestra.
Monday, September 18, 2000
Steve Payne
Children's Safety Village
Past President Steve brought the club up to date on matters relating to the planning for the Children's Safety Village.
He asked the audience to examine the new model for the village which is sheduled to begin construction early in 2001. Cost of the project is estimated at about $2.5 million dollars. The site selected is in the Forest Glade area in Derwin Park which is located immediately behind the French Canadian club near the E.C. Row Expressway.
![Our Newest Members receive their [Charge] (Click on picture to enlarge)](newmemb-1.jpg)
Our Exchange students presented banners to the club --
Our newest members received their formal charge from PDG Roy Lancaster.
Rotarian Ross Byron presented a report on our annual Anthony P. Toldo Children's Fest which was held at the Civic Terrace on the Waterfront on Saturday and Sunday, September 16th and 17th.
The Fest generated approximately $50,000 for the activities of the Children's Rehabilitation Center.
Here are a few more pictures from the event.
Monday, September 11, 2000 - John Martel
John is chair of the District Health Council of Essex, Kent and Lambton.
Located throughout Ontario, District Health Councils (DHCs) provide the local voice in health planning. DHCs developed from the belief that local health needs and priorities are best identified by the population providing and receiving these services. Councils undertake studies and projects to identify service gaps and community needs to plan and coordinate services that are appropriate for the community. DHCs are made up of local volunteers, appointed by Provincial cabinet, based on nominations submitted by individual councils. These volunteers provide health planning advice directly to the Minister of Health
Mr. Martel, a 26-year St. Clair College teaching veteran, is a Health Science and Fitness Professor and former municipal politician. He has acted as chair of the city's planning advisory committee for two years and has served as a member of the committee for almost six. He's been involved throughout the four-year process to update Windsor's long-range master plan. Described as a guidebook for all future municipal policy decisions, the document outlines general directions for city land use, transportation and waterfront development.
Prior to becoming chair, Martel led the transportation sub-group which produced the Windsor Area Long-Range Transportation Study--Vision in Action.
A former Malden Township councillor, Malden Township reeve, Essex County warden (1976-1982), and Windsor Public Library Board chair and member.
Essex Kent Lambton
District Health Council Web Site
EKLDHC Web Links
Toronto District Health Council Web Links
Windsor's community vision
Windsor's Community Strategic Plan
Monday, September 4, 2000
Labor Day - No Meeting
Labour Day Holiday
Labour Day today is more of an American holiday than a Canadian one although the Canadian labour
movement can justly claim the title of
originator of the idea of a Labour Day Holiday.
Its motivation, however, is rooted in the turmoil of the early
American Labour movement
Labour Day is
one of eight annual Canadian holidays when retailers must close their
doors and offer no goods or services for sale. It has been celebrated in Canada
since 1872. At that time the celebration took place in May.
In 1894, the federal parliament, recognizing that Canadians needed a long
weekend at the end of the summer and before the onset of the cold weather,
moved Labour Day to the first Monday in September. Canada and the United
States are among the few countries to celebrate at that time, according to
experts at the Toronto Reference Library.
Labor Day History and Current Labor Issues
A Short History of American Labor
Who's Labour Day is it really?
Labor Day
Labor Day Links
U.S. Department of Labor Web Site
LABOR DAY: HOW IT CAME ABOUT; WHAT IT MEANS
The Ballad of John Henry
A working man's icon
Monday, August 28, 2000
Don Jurchartz, The Garden Doctor
Topic: "Through the Garden Gate"
Don was scheduled to talk to our club earlier in the year but he was delayed by a traffic accident - his luck improved on this visit.
The Garden Doctor has a facility for simplifying the "art of gardening" for his audience. He broke down the rules for maintaining a garden into a few necessary ingrediants. He then left plenty of time for answering the audience's questions. His fans stayed long after the meeting to talk to him about their specific horticultural problems.
Gardening References
Andrea told us about her experiences in Birmingham England as an Ambassadorial Scholar. She is studying Law at the University of Birmingham.
The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries. Today, the program sponsors several types of scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students as well as qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. While abroad, scholars serve as ambassadors of goodwill to the people of the host country and give presentations about their homelands to Rotary clubs and other groups. Upon returning home, scholars share with local Rotarians and others the experiences that led to greater understanding of their host countries.
Scholarship Money is generated through donations by Rotarians to the Paul Harris Fund.
Andrea said that she profited from the chance to live in a different cultural environment and the opportunity to meet new friends. She
especially enjoyed meeting with her fellow scholars and answering the questions of the many young high school people whom the English Rotary clubs invited to meetings to hear her speak.
Our Club invited district exchange students and Rotaract members to the meeting.
After the meeting was over, there was an impromptu gathering around the piano for a demonstration of keyboard skills.
- Monday, August 14, 2000
This Is Your Life
This program was another in the continuing series of our members' life stories. Always entertaining and often surprising, these meetings allow us to better know our Rotarian brothers and sisters. This week we heard from Darren Luck and Tom Wasyluk.
Darren examined his past to identify the four happenings that had shaped his character and life work.
1) In Grade 7 a track coach encouraged him to try out for the team and ,when he didn't excel,then told him "you can't expect to beat other runners who are bigger and stronger". He set out to prove that he could do better through dedication and a strict training regeme. He felt that that experience Changed him and "made me what I am".
2) In Grade 10 he was involved in a serious automobile accident and the doctor told him that it was only his superior physical shape that had allowed him to pull through. He said that that experience taught him to "take nothing for granted".
3) His next life shaping event was when he was hired for a job in the Brokerage business by Rotarian Phil Horn.
4) The fourth event was was when he attended a Rotary Hart walker dinner. It was there he met his wife.
He concluded by saying that he felt that it was necessary for a person to create a "legacy" in his/her lifetime that will go on for many years after they are gone.
Tom talked about his life after his education at Assumption College and then graduating from the University of Windsor with a Bachelor of Commerce. He secured a position with Proctor and Gamble through his brother. He married his High School sweetheart. His job took him away from Windsor to a series of locations as he moved through 9 positions in the company. Although he learned many new skills and he was highly motivated in his job, he missed his "roots" in Windsor. He eventually resigned and was hired in Windsor by Rotarian Carl Cohen, President of Merchants Paper Company.
Tom spoke of his return to Windsor as a very happy event for both he and his wife.
Monday, August 7, 2000
Civic Holiday - No Meeting
The Canadian Civic Holiday is not observed by all provinces but here in Ontario it is observed on the first Monday in August each year.
Canadian Holidays
U.S. and Canadian Holidays
Monday, July 31, 2000
Dr. Saad Jasim
Water Quality and the New Challenge
Dr. Jasim, Superintendent of Water Production at the Windsor Utilities, talked about the E. coli problem and measures used to prevent medical emergencies such as recently took place in Walkerton Ontario. He spoke about the effectiveness of chlorine treatment and Windsor's upcoming Ozone approach.
A lively question period reflected the active concern of the public for a safe water supply. Persons from outside the Windsor water treatment area were especially interested in obtaining information about how they might make certain that their water sources were safe.
International Water Association
PRESERVING WATER QUALITY
THE RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY FACTOR
Anthony Milburn
This paper argues that there is no such thing as a water sector per se, that to speak of a water industry is to misrepresent the true position. The water sector is "disintegrated" and at the mercy of the main user groups, such as agriculture, municipalities, industry, etc. Thus the causes of water pollution are largely a result of "open loop" use of water in agriculture, industry and municipalities, allied to wasteful use of raw materials and electric power, exacerbated by badly controlled discharge of wastewater back into the environment. The intimate linkage between water and electric power use plus processing of materials is acknowledged. Wrongful, current attitudes and behaviours, inadequate regulatory regimes, fiscal policy, taxation and trade policy, all conspire to worsen the situation. The longer term solution to moving from the present to a sustainable future lies in a revolution in productivity of resources water, power, materials. New thinking on regulatory regimes and taxation; new technology and techniques in urban water management; closed-loop, high resource productivity manufacturing; evolutionary and some revolutionary approaches in agriculture; all taken together offer great hope in increasing resource use productivity and minimising pollution. The challenge is one of social science and social engineering plus new and evolving sciences and technologies. The paper sets out a general line of thinking and is not intended to be wholly definitive or prescriptive.
REFERENCES
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Sheila was unable to appear and in her place we welcomed Roger J. Augustine.
Mr. Augustine is a Mi'kmaq born at Eel Ground, New Brunswick, where he served as Chief from 1980 to 1996. He was elected President of the NB- First Nations in 1988 and completed his term in January 1994.
The Associate Legal Counsel of the Indian Claims Commission, Mr. Chris E. Angeconeb attended the meeting also.
Roger talked to the audience about the progress of indian claims and the wish of his people to negotiate in an atmosphere of friendly interchange.
He also made a brief mention of the Boblo Island land claim dispute saying that there were 480 such claims now ready for processing through the ICC. He noted that in negotiating with 633 Chiefs across the country who presided over tribes sometimes containing radical groups, it was difficult to resolve disputes without complications.
He told his audience that it was important that people of good will negotiate in good faith and strive to return "dignity" to the peoples of the First Nations.
Sheila Purdy, who was originally scheduled to appear, has been advisor to the Government of the Northwest Territories on Justice and other matters relating to territorial division and the creation of Nunavut.
From 1993 to 1996, she was senior policy advisor to the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Canada on a number of justice issues, including aboriginal justice, the Canadian Human Rights Act, and violence against women. From 1991 and 1993, she was policy analyst to the National Liberal Caucus Research Bureau for the constitution, justice, aboriginal affairs, women, human rights and the Solicitor General. In 1992/93, she was a special advisor on aboriginal affairs to the Office of the Leader of the Opposition and from 1989 to 1991, she was a legal consultant on environmental issues. She has been active in advocating against abuse of the elderly and is a co-author of Elder Abuse: The Hidden Crime. In 1988, she received the Award of Merit from Concerned Friends for her work in this area. She worked as a lawyer in private practice from 1982 to 1985 after graduating with a law degree from the University of Ottawa in 1980.
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Claims
Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat
Links to other Aboriginal Sites
Alex Ludwig
is a Rotary Youth Exchange outbounder sponsored by our club.
He is leaving in August for a stint in Germany in District 1890.
Although he is a Windsorite, Alex has a leg up with a knowledge of the German language and the advantage of being born to German speaking parents.
(Click on Alex's image to enlarge his picture)
Anna Jurak, Rotary Club of Windsor -Roseland, served as team leader for a group of non-rotarian health care professionals during a month long visit to Eastern Russia.
Anna showed slides from her trip in which she illustrated the life style of the Siberian residents. She also told of the language, security and cultural differences that sometimes led to travel difficulties. But she said that the Russian people that they met were very friendly and open even if they often had trouble understanding their visitors. Her overall impression was that the society lived very sparcely and that their medical and schooling facilities were somewhat primative when compared to our standards. She pointed out contrasts in living styles because of the wealth of some of the crime bosses and the opulance of some of the historical churches and noted that some Siberians wished for a return to the old communist state where they thought that life was better and safer.
click on maps of Siberia to enlarge
Russia's
Trans-Siberian Railway
Siberia WWW Virtual Library
This week I am in Krasnayarsk, Siberia
Akademgorodok - a town of Science in Siberia
D N A & the peopling of Siberia
Travelling in today's Russia - A realistic view
Outgoing President Paul Cassano received his Past President's Pin from past District Governor Roy Lancaster.
Paul then spoke to the club about his successes and disappointments during his presidential term. He wished Gary Wintermute the best of success in meeting his goals during the 2000 - 2001 term.
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Former GSE participant, Allison Backham, visited Japan during her tenure. She learned that language and later mastered a few other languages and now has found a broadcasting job in Japan
(right)
Windsor Rotarian Jim Blue breaks bread with Rotarian Denise Larson, a former Windsorite, who visited us from the
Rotary Club of
Nanaimo Daybreak in British Columbia.
Monday, July 10, 2000
Investiture of Gary Wintermute as new President
In President Paul Cassano's absence, former District Governor Roy Lancaster performed the formal transfer of the "Chain of Office" ceremony.
Roy presented the audience with a long list of Gary's past accomplishment and current undertakings.
Gary has had a long and successful career as a Human Relations Manager and Management Consultant. He has been an active member in our club since 1980 serving as a Director in 1988-90.
Gary outlined his "back to the basics" mandate for the current year.
He announced a new commitment to long standing attendance regulations.
He asked committee chairpersons to keep minutes for their meetings and prepare a mandate for their committees which included goals and objectives for the coming year.
Gary told members that we should dedicate our club to dream and plan for those things that the club can reasonably accomplish.
He asked members to seek out new prospective members so that we would have a net growth by the end of this Rotary year.
He finally asked members to plan our events with fun in mind and to include family members.
Four new Rotarians were welcomed to our club - (Click on the pictures to enlarge them) - Our departing exchange students
Monday, July 3, 2000 Meeting was cancelled in honour of the
Canada Day
Holiday
Canada's national celebration is always observed on July 1, unless that date falls on a Sunday, in which case it is observed the following day.
The name "Canada" originated from a mistaken hearing, by early explorers, of the Huron-Iroquois native word "Kanata" which means "village" or "settlement".
The British North America Act, 1867 united the Provinces of Canada (Quebec and Ontario), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into the "Dominion of Canada".
Manitoba was admitted as a province in 1870;
British Columbia, in 1871;
Prince Edward Island, in 1873;
all remaining provinces and territories except Newfoundland in 1880;
Newfoundland was admitted as a province in 1949.
On April 17, 1982, Queen Elizabeth II visited Canada and, in a ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, signed the CONSTITUTION ACT of 1982, which gave Canada complete independence.
Canada Day Checklist
Canada Day Links
Last Revised: October 1, 2000
Dr. Saad Jasim 
Sheila was unable to appear and in her place we welcomed Roger J. Augustine.
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