• Monday, March 28, 2005
  Dr. Raphael Cheung
  Windsor Medical School
  Topic: (SWOMEN)
  The Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network

  
  
  The University of Windsor’s newest academic facility and centre for medical education has been named the Anthony P. Toldo Health Education Centre in honour of Dr. Toldo’s commitment and generous support to health care in the community.
  
  The Anthony P. Toldo Health Education Centre contains the offices of Dr. Rapheal Cheung and staff of the Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network (SWOMEN), and offices for the Dean and Faculty of Nursing including laboratories for the collaborative baccalaureate Nursing Program and the Nurse Practitioner Program. The facility also accommodates more than 1,000 students at a time in its six lecture theatres, which feature the most advanced electronic teaching technology including teleconferencing.
  
  
  The University of Windsor's new Health Education & Learning Centre is part of the Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network (SWOMEN).
  
  Dr. Raphael Cheung is a highly respected local physician and researcher, specializing in Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Internal Medicine. He recently was appointed Assistant Dean of SWOMEN for our region.
  
  The Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network is a joint collaboration between the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario, the University of Windsor and affiliated rural and regional hospitals throughout Southwestern Ontario.
  
  OPENING REMARKS FOR UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR BOARD OF GOVERNORS JANUARY 28, 2003
  The satellite medical school in collaboration with the University of Western Ontario’s Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, through The Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network (SWOMAN) is ... an initiative and innovative approach to providing new University of Windsor programs that are very important to our community. While much remains to be done working .. with Dr. Raphael Cheung a highly respected local physician and researcher, recently appointed Assistant Dean for our region and Dr. Carol Herbert, Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at Western, and many community leaders, we can look forward to rapid progress over the next few years in attracting and keeping first-rate medical practitioners which this region desperately needs.
  See: Dealing with the doctor shortage
  
  

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  Dr. Cheung was very direct and detailed in his analysis of the role of SWOMEN and its' possible evolvement into a full blown stand alone teaching hospital facility. He emphasized the value of the new unit toward the goal of alleviating the Windsor district doctor shortage. He said that the Windsor area could provide a great service to the existing program by creating new medical scholarships. The answer period was enthusiastically used to explore issues pertaining to the local medical situation.
  

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  • Expansion of Medical School to Windsor The University of Western Ontario Media Newsroom
    
  • Frequently Asked Questions about SWOMEN Western Medicine and Dentisty
  • Med Students Join Rural-Regional Communities The University of Western Ontario Media Newsroom - May 28th, 2004
    
  • Satellite Medical School Establishes a Home University of Windsor - Students News
  • SWOMEN Background Western Medicine and Dentisty

  
  

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• Monday, March 21, 2005
  Dr. Albert Schumacher
  President, Canadian Medical Association
  Topic: The Health of Canada's Health Care System
  

  
  

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  CMA Installs President and President-Elect for 2004-2005

  Dr. Albert Schumacher, a full-time general practitioner since 1983, has hospital privileges where he was born, the Hotel Dieu-Grace Hospital in Windsor, Ontario. A Past President of the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and a member of the OMA Council for 18 years, he represented Ontario physicians on committees concerning staffing, communications, drugs and pharmacotherapy and restructuring. He chaired the OMA Political Action Committee and the Publications Committee for five years and was also Chair of the OMA Board of Directors. Dr. Schumacher has been a member of CMA General Council since 1989, served for seven years on the CMA's Political Action Committee and the Board of Directors for six years. For the past two years, he served on the Canadian Medical Protective Association Council. Dr. Schumacher has been extremely active on the issue of medical education and student debt and was founding chair of the Ontario Medical Student Bursary Fund.
  News release from Canadian Medical Association
  
  

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  Dr Schumacher concentrated his talk on national topics. He spoke of the shortage in medical personel and how that should be corrected. He also spoke to environmental issues and their impact on the health situation. His talk was followed by a question period that fostered a number of issues bearing directly on Windsor's health situation. He answered questions as directly as his position as President of the CMA allowed him to do. He then gave interviews to the media.
  

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  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
    
  • CMA Infobase
    
  • Physicians: Too many or too few? Canadian Medical Association Journal, June 22, 2004
    
  • Case that puts medicare on trial arousing strong passions Dr. Schumacher speaks out
    
  • Up, up and away for Canada’s medical school tuition fees Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association
    
  • The College of Family Physicians of Canada Canadian Family Physician is the only peer-reviewed family medicine journal published in Canada.
    

  
  

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• Monday, March 14, 2005
  The Honourable Joseph Frank Fontana
  Minister of Labour and Housing
  Labour and Housing matters in Ontario
  

  First elected to the House of Commons in 1988, Joe Fontana was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry with special emphasis on Small Business in 2003. Mr. Fontana has chaired the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration and has served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport from 1993 to February 1996. He has also served on the standing committees on Transport, on Industry, Science and Technology, and on Finance.
  

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  Our Speaker Described the activities of the various programs under his portfolio. He gave a very upbeat projection of Canada's future in the Housing and Labor areas. He spoke about Canada's successes in the area of multiculturalism and our reputation throughout the world as a country where new Canadians are respectfully accepted. He talked about the Canadian tradition of pride in community, caring for each other, aspirations for peace and prosperity and our willingness to act as a good and environmentally responsible citizen of the world. Frank was especially proud of our financial responsibility shown in bringing in eight successive surplus budgets which enabled a steady paying down of our debt. He concluded by saying that good government is all about making wise choices.
  
  

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  • CMHC's Vision CMHC ensures availability, accessibility and choice of housing funding to Canadians - improves housing and supports the housing market by being the key Canadian source of reliable and objective housing information - participates in assisted housing initiatives as directed by the federal government with ongoing responsibility for federal social housing funding.
    
    
  • Services for Business Labour and Workplace Information from Human Resources Development Canada
    
    

  
  

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  Goodby Saad

  Rotarian Saad Jasim is moving to Walkerton Ontario to work his water magic with that district's troubled system.
  Lucky Walkerton, you are getting not only a good engineer but a fine Rotarian

  
  

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• Monday, March 7, 2005
  Michael Ritch
  Topic: Renewable Fuels
  
  

  Michael led us through a detailed powerpoint presentation showing cutting edge alternative fuel projects in various countries. He challenged current thoughts on the wisdom of burning waste materials in light of the CO2 production involved. He spoke about the Kyoto Accord and how this approach met its' standards.
  
  "Abundant, affordable energy has allowed developed society to achieve unprecedented levels of prosperity. However, the world's dependence on non renewable fossil fuels as an oil, gas and coal based economy must soon come to an end in the face of the political and environmental risks it entails.
  Technological investment in the development of alternative fuel sources such as fuel cell and hydrogen, increases in automobile engine combustion efficiency and more use of biofuels, will buy us some time. But costly changeovers in energy consumption will not come quickly nor easily. Goals must be set and tough choices must be made."
  See: Why Energy Matters
  

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  • New Technologies
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Fuel Cell Materials Home
  • Powering Ontario with Renewable Energy a report from the David Suzuki foundation
  • KMW Energy Inc. specializing in designing and supplying Biomass Fired Energy Systems

  
  

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• Monday, February 28, 2005
  Mary Spencer
  Canadian Boxing Champion
  
  

  President Elect Peter Hrastovec introduced Charlie Stewart, President of the Windsor Amateur Boxing Club. Charlie started boxing in 1969 and became the Canadian Champion in 1972.
  Charlie, in turn, introduced Mary Spencer, who is 20 years old, and has a boxing record of 31-2. Mary enjoys boxing because it is a huge confidence builder and it requires a great deal of heart and determination in order to do well. Mary is only in her 2nd year of boxing and loves seeing her hard work pay off. In 2004, Mary was 7-0 in International Competition, she won her match over a 3 times Canadian Champion and was named the 2004 Canadian Female Boxer of the Year.
  
  Achievements:
  2005 Canadian Champion, 2004 Canadian Champion, 2004 Tourneo Italia Gold Medalist, 2004 Taiwan International Champion, 2003 Brampton Cup Champion, 2003 Ringside Silver Medalist
  
  The 2005 National Championships were held in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec Jan. 20-23. Three Windsor Amateur Boxers competed in this event.
  Mary Spencer successfully defended her national title in the senior women's 66kg division
  
  Quick Facts on Women's Boxing
  
  Windsor Amateur Boxing Club
  
  
  
  

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• Monday, February 21, 2005
  
  The regular Monday Rotary meeting was cancelled this week and replaced by a District Rotary meeting on February 23, celebrating Rotary International's 100th birthday.
  

  
  The anniversary party was held at Hellenic Hall
  Proceeds from the event will be directed to The Rotary Foundation.
  

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  Rotary Invocation for the 100th Anniversary
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  An audience of 400 plus were entertained by Windsor's Barbershop Chorus
  and a skit on Paul Harris written by Rotarian Peter Hrastovec.
  
  
  

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• Monday, February 14, 2005
  Valentine Luncheon
  
  Janice Bellemore and her Committee members talked to us about
  the Youth Exchange Program The Heart of Rotary
  Rotarians brought gifts, big or small, new and used, wrapped or unwrapped to be auctioned at this meeting. Rotarian Fred Sorrell acted as the auctioneer in a way unique to Fred.
  The proceeds ($786) are to be directed toward Youth Exchange programs.
  
  

  
  

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  There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day

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  At least three different Saint Valentines
  
  Valentine's Day history
  

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Monday, February 7, 2005

Bill Wilkinson
Trip to Russia

Bill and his sidekick, Lex gave a fast paced visual presentation of Bill's boat trip from Moscow to St Petersburg sailing along the Volga River [Direct distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg: 664km (400 miles)]. The pictures were spectacular.
Bill gave us a history lesson as he recounted his visits to famous architectural and museum sites. In his own laid back style, Bill left us with insightful observations on the Russian people and the changing culture that they live in.

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Moscow to St. Petersburg Russian Cruises



My trip to see Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia This site contains many pictures as these young people record their adventure

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The defeat of the Russian Empire in World War I led to the seizure of power by the Communists and the formation of the USSR. The brutal rule of Josef STALIN (1924-53) strengthened Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the following decades until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (1985-91) introduced glasnost (openness) perestroika (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize Communism, but his initiatives inadvertently released forces that by December 1991 splintered the USSR into 15 independent republics. Since then, Russia has struggled in its efforts to build a democratic political system and market economy to replace the strict social, political and economic controls of the Communist period. A determined guerrilla conflict still plagues Russia in Chechnya. --From the CIA World Fact Book 2002 Russia - Travelhog

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Monday, January 31, 2005
Dr. Arnold Noyek
Israeli-Jordanian-Palestinian
co-operative health projects

Dr. Noyek is a professor of otolaryngology, public heath sciences and medical imaging at U of T, Director of the Peter A. Silveman Centre for International Health at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, and the chief otolaryngologist at Mount Sinai.
He is also chair of Canada International Scientific Exchange Program (CISEPO).

CISEPO's programs promote understanding and solve problems in the public interest. CISEPO has been active on the international scene since 1984. The programs result in improved delivery of health services, the generation of ideas and knowledge, and the institution of dialogue in areas of common interest among national and international partners.

CISEPO's primary objectives are to:
Enrich academic medicine, public health and health care in Canada and internationally;
Contribute to Peacebuilding in the Middle East

[Dr. Arnold Noyek] "has served as an energetic advocate and catalyst to alleviate human suffering through a wide range of collaborative relationships and exchanges between Canadians, Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians ... serving as an inspiring example of how people's lives would be enriched if only they would work together instead of fighting each other."
- The Honourable Bill Graham, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada, November 2002.

Dr Noyek spoke to the Rotary audience about the positive aspects of working together and above the political climate in order to improve human conditions in the Mid East. He showed a film in which a crew of young people from different countries were combining efforts to meet common medical needs. He asked Rotarians to view the complete story of his program on the CISEPO web site.

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References:

• CISEPO The Canada International Scientific Exchange Program
• Middle East Regional Cooperation Program
• Oslo Accord, 13 September 1993
  In 1995, one year after the Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty, CISEPO began its engagement in developing and implementing viable and sustainable health sector cooperative activities in the Middle East between Arabs and Israelis.

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Monday, January 24, 2005
Bernie Clement
Vice President Sales and Services
Daimler Chrysler Canada

Before beginning his talk, Bernie took advantage of his familiarity with many members of the audience to engage in an exchange of barbs from the podium. In his formal talk, he brought forward a very upbeat assessment of the Daimler Chrysler Canada sales picture over the past year using a power point presentation to illustrate his points statistically and show his company's line of products. He clearly outlined the North American current automotive market and the potential there for properly positioned new entries. He said that the industry in North America could expect a difficult time over the next few years so it was vital that Chrysler compete vigorously for its position in that market.

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• DaimlerChrysler Canada reports November Sales up
  
  
• Diesel Cars
  Bernie Clement/DaimlerChrysler Canada: "The Canadian market is becoming more and more European, where we have diesel engines in use and accepted for a long time, so we're only seeing Canadians moving to small cars and cleaner engines. It fits well for us in Canada."
  
  
• DaimlerChrysler Canada donates vehicles to schools
  Canadian Driver - December 13, 2004
  
  
• Chrysler Group President and CEO Describes Global Auto Industry as Post-Modern Decathlon Speaking to the Automotive News World Congress on Monday, January 17, Chrysler Group President and CEO Dieter Zetsche used an ancient sporting event to draw an analogy to the global auto industry.
  "Today, in an industry that reflects the competitive elements of the decathlon, you have to execute in every single phase of the business and come out at or near the top in every discipline to win," Zetsche said. "It almost makes you think with nostalgia about the days when the big dilemma was how to deliver on just quality and cost at the same time. Indeed, any vision for success or growth -- even survival -- in today's global auto industry, is pure hallucination if not supported by execution."
  
  

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Monday, January 17, 2005
John Thrasher, Director of Sales
and
Linda Smith, President
Windsor and District Chamber of Commerce

Chamber Policy and News

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Rotarian Norm Wheeler presented a tribute to the late Marty Goldberg who served as president of our club in 1980-81, a year when our club won the coveted Dick Hedke service award. Marty managed a chain of women's clothing stores called Business Girl Fashions. He also served a term as a City Councilor. In later years Marty sold commercial real estate while carrying out private philanthropic works through a group called "The Mouseketeers".
Marty was a man who made a positive difference in his community serving as a fine example of "Service Above Self".

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Monday, January 10, 2005
Senior Moment Program
Speakers:
Detective Wayne Halpert
Financial Crimes Branch
and
Retired Detective Terry Hayes

The Windsor Police Services routinely offer Scam Alerts to local citizens.
Wayne and Terry provided us with advice on how we can save ourselves some grief when a fraud artist comes calling.

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Monday, January 3, 2005

President Bev Cyr
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Fellow Rotarian Bill Howitt
Recollections of Trips to Far Away Places

We opened our New Year with a program featuring two of our Rotarians recalling memories from recent trips to foreign ports.

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President Bev recalled memories from her 30 day excursion around the world visiting China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Kenya, Turkey, Hungary and other ports of call. She experienced security checks in 17 airports staying in 4 or 5 star hotels and sampling a variety of cuisines. She said that the highlight of her vacation was a visit to the famous Taj Mahal in India. She travelled with 142 passengers - mostly retired teachers - using the same plane and crew for the entire journey.

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Fellow Rotarian Bill Howitt travelled along the Nile River in Egypt by bus and boat in somewhat less comfortable circumstances as he helped with the Polio Program in that country. Bill gave a very emotional and powerful address telling us about the dedication and sacrifices of the workers in the World Health Organization as they administered vaccine to a people who were sometimes distrustful of their motives. He described the atmosphere of constant fear of terrorist actions as they travelled and the skill of the organizers on overcoming difficult situations. He assured Rotarians that their donations to the Polio Program were being put to good use. He told the audience that the clothing gifts that he and the other workers brought with them were much appreciated by the Egyptian families.

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