Windsor Rotary Club (1918)
Year 2002 Second Quarter Meetings and Events Page

Our Club is Located in Windsor Ontario Canada

Welcome to the Year 2002 Second 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. It is to be expected that some of these site links will become "dead" as time passes but we will make no attempt to refresh these references.
The Meetings and Events Index Page contains an index to the available history of club meetings and events segmented into quarters for each year.

Recent Meetings and Events - Second Quarter

• Monday, June 24, 2002
  Jennifer Moore and Greg Peck
  Muskoka Woods Camp for Intercity Kids

  Rotarian Don Snyder's daughter, Jennifer Moore, spoke briefly about the facilities at the Muskoka Woods Camp and the need to introduce our City children to an environment such as the camp provided. She then introduced school principal Greg Peck who told how the decision was reached a number of years ago to send a busload of children from his school to the camp and the subsequent growth of this first effort so that now over 5000 local students have had an opportunity to spend 4 days away from home in a beautiful environment. The trip is designed to enhance social and leadership skills. Students hike with backpacks, living in cabins with 11 other participants. Student leaders from local High Schools serve as mentors..
  We then heard from a recent participant in the program, Kathleen Walsh, who told us about what she had learned from her experience.

  Muskoka Woods Camp

  
  
  
  
  
  

• Monday, June 17, 2002
  Connie Martin's Farewell as Pres.

  This was Connie's last meeting as President. She used the occasion to tell members about the new things she had learned about Rotary and especially Rotary International during her year.
  She then handed the meeting over to Bill MacArthur who chaired a Club Assembly.

  Members were welcomed to President Connie's party on Thurs. June 20th at the Windsor Yacht Club.

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• Monday, June 10, 2002
  Bill Bevan
  Children's Aid Society

  
  
  

  Mission: The Children's Aid Society of the County of Essex is committed to protect and to promote the well being and integrity of the child in the family and the community of Windsor and Essex County.
  Bill administers a $35,000,000 budget and supervises a large staff who oversee the welfare of 10,000 children each year. With a waiting list of 800 families at any one time and operating in cramped quarters, Bill is looking forward to, and you may watch online as it happens, the completion of new CAS building.
  

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  MorningWatch - CBC Radio - December 13, 2000
  When you think of the Children's Aid Society (CAS), perhaps you think of a threatening, invasive machine designed to take kids from their homes. I know I did. No matter how good a parent you might be, the terror of false accusations leading to CAS intervention is a stereotypical nightmare. I want to help change that perception, because it's one that prevents kids and families from getting the help they need. Let me tell you about my friend, Bill Bevan, and his team at CAS. They are caring, compassionate people with a mission to protect kids, and one of their most important jobs is to provide assistance to parents in distress. They work with families to help keep them together, to help provide successful parenting strategies, and to provide alternatives to families who need a stronger support net.
  

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  References:

  • Bill Bevan, executive director of the Windsor-Essex County Children's Aid Society, said the judge's ruling ... on spanking ... should be applauded. He said Nosanchuk has helped flesh out the legal definition of what is reasonable punishment.
    
    
  • The Windsor Essex Children's Aid Society (WECAS)
    

  
  

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• Monday, June 3, 2002
  This is Your Life
  Harvey Kessler

  Harvey gave a brief and very entertaining synopsis of his life. He has travelled a great deal and worked in a number of service organizations mainly in the Mid Eastern nations.
  
  
  The Summer Art in the Park Raffel Draw was held with members David Eady and PDG Roy Lancaster supervising the proceedings.
  
  John McGivney, Chair of this year's show committee, thanked all volunteers and sponsors who made the 2002 Art in the Park show the most successful in it's 32 year history.

  
  

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• Tuesday, May 28, 2002
  (in place of Monday meeting on May 27, 2002)

  

  The Windsor Rotary Club (1918) Eli Goldin award and the Roseland Rotary Club Volunteer of the Year presentations were made at a special evening meeting at the Caboto Club.
  Eli was a long time member and former president of our club who involved himself with many of our charitable efforts.
  
  
  

  Rotary’s Volunteer Recognition Evening celebrated the community efforts of two outstanding volunteers.
  
  All proceeds from the event will go to the Children’s Safety Village of Windsor & Essex County.
  
  
  WAYNE STEVENS
  Eli Goldin Award Recipient
  Presented by the Rotary Club of Windsor (1918)
  
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  GORDON ORR
  Volunteer of the Year Recipient
  Presented by the Roseland Rotary Club
  
  
  
  

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  Further Pictures from the evening
  
  The Award Table
  Our Master of Ceremonies
  Wayne Stevens receives his Volunteer Award from Rotary (1918)
  Gordon Orr receives an Award from the Mayor on behalf of the City
  Wayne Stevens receives his Volunteer Award from the City
  Mrs Stevens receives a Paul Harris Award
  Our Musicians
  His honour the Mayor with Award Recipient Gorden Orr
  The Wayne Stevens Guest Table
  The Exchange Student Party
  Two of our Lovely Guests
  Two more attractive and smiling Ladies
  A Gracious Young Lady Guest
  Justin and friends
  Wayne and Wife pose with Rotarian John James and Wife
  A Guest Table
  Rotarians Evelyn Slobasky and Nels Katzman
  Rotarian Mike Serafimovski and Wife
  Guests Chatting
  clowning for the camera
  Rotarian Margaret Ann Prince
  Rotarian Fred Sorrell's Wife with a Friend
  

  
  

• Monday, May 20, 2001
  Victoria Day - No Meeting

  Victoria Day, the Sovereign's birthday, and sometimes referred to as Firecracker Day, has been celebrated in Canada since the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901).
  May 24, Queen Victoria's birthday, was declared a holiday by the Legislature of the Province of Canada in 1845. Canada observes Victoria Day according to a 1952 amendment to the Statutes of Canada which established the celebration of Victoria Day on the Monday preceding May 25.

  1. The Victorian WEB
  2. Victorianism

  
  
  
  

• Monday, May 13, 2002
  Zora Sanson
  Youth Services Committee

  The Youth Services Committee recommends such action as it believes may promote the development of youth into good citizens and carries out such youth services as the club may authorize such as assisting in the formation of a Rotaract Club.
  
  
  
  Today, the club distributed public service awards to outstanding local high school students. Our speaker for this occasion was Amanda Gellman, 2002 Woman of the year, who talked about the development of a spirit of volunteerism under the theme of "Respect yourself - Respect others".
  
  
  
  The purpose of RYLA is to recognize young leaders and provide them with an opportunity to expand their perceptions and ideals.
  
  Mae Habib, a Massy High School student, talked about her experiences while attending a Rotary Sponsored Student Leaders' World Summit. She explained how students from all over the world gathered together to address problems and propose solutions.
  
  Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
  Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (Rotaty International)
  
  
  Individual Student Awards - Click on each underlined item to generate an image
  
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  The Youth Services Committee also oversees the development of our local Rotaract Club.
  Rotaract is basically a "Jr. Rotary Club".
  It is an international organization of service clubs for men and women aged 18-30 that fosters leadership and responsible citizenship, encourages high ethical standards in business and promotes international understanding and peace. Rotaract is a program of Rotary International. Rotaract Clubs work under the guidance of their local Rotary Club, and take their name from a combination of the words Rotary and action.
  
  

  
  

• Monday, May 6, 2002
  Mike Brauss, Proto Manufacturing Ltd.
  Team Canada Trade Missions

  Led by the Prime Minister, the Minister for International Trade, provincial premiers and territorial government leaders, Team Canada missions are a unique partnership in Canada's international business development efforts to increase trade and create jobs and growth in Canada.
  
  Team Canada missions highlight Canadian commercial, political, educational and cultural links with the countries visited. The presence and support of the Prime Minister, premiers and government leaders facilitates access to key economic decision-makers for Canadian firms and provides a much greater public profile to business participants, helping them network with the local business community. Participants range from established and new exporters, young entrepreneurs and University Presidents to promoters of arts, culture and tourism.
  
  Mr Brauss gave a very frank appraisal of the Team Canada mission process and the events that occurred during his trip to Russia and Germany. In summary, he saw that the Russian economy had a long way to go before western investors would consider it a viable option for investment. On the other hand, he was impressed with the German business environment.
  Mr. Brauss felt that it would have been a better experience if there had been more mingling with the Canadian business executives and the political entourage. He saw the experience as a positive one and worth the effort for all parties. He recognized the need for security during the trip but found the intense measures taken as somewhat uncomfortable.
  
  

  • Canadian Trade Commissioner Service is a global network of business professionals with offices in over 130 cities around the world. Our role is to help other countries do business with Canada.
    
  • Invest in Canada
    
  • Federal and Provincial Government of Canada Sites

  
  
  

Monday, April 29, 2002
Michael Dudar
Chair of the Board of Directors
Windsor/Essex Scitech Exploratorium

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The mission of SciTech Exploratorium of Windsor is:

•  To stimulate and motivate through imaginative displays, programs and interactive exhibits, to create an environment for informal learning and to serve the residents and visitors of the Windsor/Essex region.
• To enhance understanding and appreciation of science and technology through the presentation of the scientific principles, natural processes, technological innovations and human activities shaping the Windsor/Essex region.

A group led by former City Councillor and science educator Tom Toth worked for many years to establish an interactive Science Centre/Museum in Windsor. A management team was established and the Board of Directors constituted. The City has now reviewed and agreed to the SciTech business plan and is now committed to providing a suitable site for an enlarged Exploratorium. The planned site selected is on Mercer street with a 4 to 4 month occupancy date.

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Modern Science Centers are no longer just about bricks and mortar and exhibits. They are a local focus for an examination of technologies with increasingly shorter shelf lives - a place for reflection on the ongoing changes in the tools we use and the ethical considerations human beings assign to their way of living - a place where we may review the passing parade of ideas and software.
During this past century, we have become more aware of the relative insignificance of our solar system in an ordered, endless cosmos originating from some singularity that we speculate occurred billions of years in the past. Humanity has assumed more command over our life form's future on Earth through new powerful scientific tools. The question now is "will humanity be able to come together to manage these new scientific tools for a beneficial exploration of the universe without destroying itself in the process?".
Our future generations must deal with this issue and places like exploratoriums will provide our children with centers for observation and discussion.

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SciTech Seville Exhibit

Hours of operation: Thur-Fri 12-6 PM, Sat. 10 am - 4 PM; Sun. 12 - 3 PM.

Location: Market Square, Second Floor, Ottawa Street at Walker Road, Windsor, ON (519) 987-0534

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For further information, please contact Ms. Linda Balga, CEO SciTech, (519) 253-5591

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exploratorium Webcasts from San Fransisco

Exploratorium Magazine on-line

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Monday, April 22, 2002
Mike Beale
Co-Chair Mosquito Bomber Group Restoration
The Canadian Historical Aircraft Association

The B.35 Bomber was made almost entirely of wood. It was similar to the B.XVI except for Merlin 114 engines in early versions, Merlin 114A engines in later versions, 274 built, including 65 by Airspeed Ltd.

Windsor and Essex County are rich in aviation culture and history: Windsor Flying Club is more than 50 years old; hundreds of vets trained at No.7 Elementary Flying Training School; dozens of grass airstrips exist in the County; Windsor Airport is historically important; aviation has affected thousands of local people in these past decades. We need an historical aviation centre/ museum.

Mike gave a dynamic talk on the history of the mosquito bomber. He spoke about the bomber's part in the mission to drop food to a starving Dutch population near the end of WW2 and its' role as a high speed, high altitude, versatile aircraft serving not only as a fighter bomber but also as a photo-reconaissance vehicle and a general transportation means.
This Dehavilland Mosquito restoration group has worked diligently to recover parts from around the world and to raise funds to support the project.
You can see the restoration in progress at the Windsor Airport where there is a museum room containing Mossie artifacts.
The restoration group would appreciate donations toward their efforts. Contact Tim Gillies at 1-519-735-1325 if you would like to help. Visit The Mosquito Page by the Mosquito Group, a Windsor based branch of the Canadian Historical Aircraft Association.

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Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

The following three references and the above picture are from a site created by B. Fillery in Australia.

A Short History of the DH98 Mosquito.

THE DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO PAGE

Bibliograpy

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This meeting served as the launch date for the official Children's Safety Village Website


Our Children's Safety Village Webmaster, Mike Benson, has produced a fine interactive site. Take a look at the pages at

http://www.rotarysafetyvillage.com/index.html

Monday, April 15, 2002
John Brooks
Manager of Trade Compliance Services
Russell Farrow Brokerage
The Windsor/Detroit Border Situation

With operations dating back to 1911, Russell A. Farrow Limited has a long history of providing international trade services to North American importers and exporters. Originally founded as a small enterprise serving the ferry traffic between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, the company has since grown to become one of the largest customs brokerage firms in Canada, providing a comprehensive range of customs brokerage, logistics and international trade solutions through a network of offices and affiliates at strategic locations across Canada and around the world.

Mr. Brooks led us through an overhead presentation designed to illustrate the problem scenario facing our border security officers since September 11, 2002 and the subsequent government reactions. He talked about the outstanding issues and possible solutions. John critiqued the Bill C-36 Anti-Terrorism Act which passed through Commons on November 28th, 2002.

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• "Reverse Inspections" at Northern Border
  
  
• 3rd border crossing for trucks proposed
  
  
• Special Report On Northern Border Crisis The Detroit Regional Chamber
  
  
• LAW ENFORCEMENT PROBLEMS AT THE BORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: DRUG SMUGGLING, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND TERRORISM HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION AND CLAIMS
  
  

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Monday, April 8, 2002
Hydro Privatization
Sean Conway (LIB - Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke)
Conway is the Ontario Liberal Energy Critic

"Now that the province has set a date for the deregulation of Ontario’s electricity marketplace, it’s time for the Harris government to tell Ontario consumers exactly what the changes will mean to them."

1. How much will rates go up?
   
2. What guarantees are there that Ontario’s deregulation won't result in the skyrocketing rates and power outages that have occurred elsewhere?
   
3. What steps will the Harris government take to make Ontario Hydro’s successor companies more accountable?
   
4. What consumer education programs will be put in place prior to deregulation?
   Time To Shed Some Light On Electricity Deregulation, Conway Says
   

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"Sir Adam Beck, who founded Hydro in 1906 to save consumers from being gouged by private power companies, would turn in his grave if he could see who's ensconced at Bruce Nuclear now: Bruce Power, a subsidiary of British Energy, itself a product of Thatcher-era privatizations in the U.K. The Conservative government has turned the eight reactors over to the dreaded private sector. And if Beck knew that even the province's transmission system, Hydro One, will be sold off in 2002, well, he might be spinning fast enough to generate a little electricity himself." ROB January, 2002 issue on Hydro Deregulation

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References

• Energy Probe A consumer and environmental research team, active in the fight against nuclear power, and dedicated to resource conservation, economic efficiency, and effective utility regulation.
  
• If you want to get an idea of who the players are in this game, do an Energy Probe search on "Hydro deregulation"
  
• Excerpts from the magazine of the Independent Power Producers' Society of Ontario
  
• NDP Viewpoint on Hydro Deregulation
  
• Power Surge other views on the future of power consumption and generation
  

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Monday, April 1, 2002
Your Rotary CPR Committee presents
Its' Annual Rotary Health Day
Featuring: Dr. Albert Schumacher
Past President of
The Ontario Medical Association
Topic: Privacy in Health Care

Each year, your CPR Committee presents a Rotary meeting focused on health matters.
The meeting is also designed to publicize our annual CPR Day.

Our 21st Annual CPR Day will be held on
Saturday April 20th
at St. Clair College
To Register, call the Heart and Stroke Foundation office at 254-4345.
The Chain of Survival

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The meeting will be broadcast (picture only this time) on the Internet starting at 12:00 PM EST on Monday April 1st as a first effort in a plan to try to extend our audience to members who are vacationing or those who are unable to attend meetings because of health problems.
You just need a suitable computer and Internet connection to be a part of the audience.
Click on image of web camera to go to meeting

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A graduate of the University of Western Medical School, Dr. Schumacher has practiced as a family physician in Windsor since 1983. Dr. Schumacher is proud of his community and has been actively involved in not only health care issues but also many matters of concern to the people of Windsor.
His talk today consisted of a succinct presentation of the capabilities of modern medicine in enabling Canadians to live longer and more healthy lives. He said that a major health problem on this continent however, derives from our own disregard for bodily damages rendered through the habit of smoking and diseases worsened by environmental conditions existing in areas such as Windsor.
Dr. Schumacher spent the last half of his presentation on issues dealing with privacy matters in health care. He told his audience why they should be concerned about the wording in the upcoming privacy of Information Act. His analysis of the issues involved was well thought out and motivating.

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• Ministry of consumer and Business Services (MCBS) draft Privacy of Information Act (POPIA)
  
• OMA Links on Tobacco
  
• The Ontario Medical Review is the official medical journal for members of the Ontario Medical Association
  
• The Medical Post
  
• OMA challenges group’s claims that Canadian health care lacks serious problems
  
• Doctors say smog is a public health crisis
  

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