Heather Grondin, Vice-President, Communications and Stakeholder Relations, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority.
Note that this replaces the Monday April 15th meeting. Register Now Onlineor call the office at 519-253-6382. Note that payment is your reservation. Please pre-register so we know how many people to expect. Deadline is Friday, April 12th.
April 22 – Chris Pressey, President and Arthur Barbut, CEO of the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator
April 29 – Community Service Grants Presentation
May 6 – Belinda Leaman - Mental Health & Youth
May 13 – Volunteer Awards
May 20 – Victoria Day, no meeting
May 27 – Volunteer Awards
June 3 – Garnet Fenn, Financial Literacy
June 10 – Youth Exchange (Farewell to Gaspard and Takako)
June 17 – Club Awards
June 24 – President Jules End-of-Term Speech
July 1 – Canada Day, no meeting
July 8 – Welcome President Gord
At the last Club meeting, we welcomed member Dr. Roman Maev and John Wladarski who introduced the Club to ONTech Rapid Coatings inc.
ONTech was launched in 2018 through an ENWIN Energy and Tessonics Inc. partnership that has "developed cutting edge corrosion control and coating solutions for cost-saving opportunities" for the utility, automotive, aerospace, culture and arts sectors (and more) across North America - and abroad. Dr. Maev explained the technology behind the solutions used by ONtech: The product uses Dual-Flow Cold Spray (DFCS) technology, that "can be employed across various industry assets to stop the spread of corrosion damage and to protect corrosion-prone equipment components". Some interesting applications discussed included car body dent repair, leakage repair in the Oil and Gas industry and even cultural heritage object restoration: The Four Horses of Helios, Piccadilly Square, London, UK and The Statue of General Gordon, Chatham, UK were restored using ONTech technologies (Dr. Maev explained how he met Her Majesty the Queen after restoring the General Gordon statue!). Some features that make ONTech unique include it's portability, speed, lower cost than standard thermal spraying process and the fact that it's suitable for use by semi-skilled operators.
John Wladarski, Vice President, Shared Services & C.O.O., ENWIN Utilities Ltd. and President of ONTech Rapid Coatings Inc, explained the unique capabilities of ONTech in terms of utilities applications. Mr. Wladarski took the audience through some case studies of how the product has helped in efficiency when repairs were needed on items such as transformer enclosures, substation transformers and as corrosion protection of welded metal sheet joints on the Hanna Water Tower here in Windsor.
Helga Reidel, as President & CEO of ENWIN, said ONTech has been helping them reduce costs; savings which they can pass along to the customer. She looks forward to watching this new company as it grows and expands.
Members celebrating their Club anniversaries this week:
Kevin Larkin (6 years)
There's a new Rotary Club in our District. We are pleased to welcome the Rotary Club of Kingsville Southshore. Their Charter Night is coming up on Thursday, April 25th starting at 5:00 p.m. and the Charter Ceremony will take place at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend the event at the Alto Lounge at 31 W. Main Street in Kingsville, Ontario. Tickets are $50 CDN and to purchase and reserve tickets email kingsvillesouthshore@gmail.com
The Salvation Army needs your help with their Soup Kitchen on Wednesday nights. For more information, please contact Susan Falodun at
falodun@uwindsor.ca or call her at 226 347-1565.
Be a part of the Club's significant fundraiser. To volunteer please contact Coordinator Walter Willms at 519-966-7150 or walter.willms.windsor@gmail.com. He, or a designate, will be in attendance at every bingo.
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Battery Box Program
The Battery Recycle Box Program is active. Please drop your used batteries, light bulbs, ink cartridges and other recycle items in the battery box at the back of the room.