The Rotary Club of
Ridgetown

Membership Newsletter
Nov 07, 2022

2022-23
President: Kees Boeters
President-Elect: Ron Bolohan
Past President: Jeff Geddes
Treasurer: Reinout von Martels
Secretary: Paul Brown
Sergeant at Arms: David Klatt
Directors:  David Klatt, Brian Pasmore, Ben Van Heeswijk and Bob Wilson
Attendance:
Members: 12
Spouses and Guests: Brenda Koldyk, Joel Van De Hogen
Birthdays:   None
Anniversaries: Brian and Glenda Pasmore, 25 years
 
 
Meeting Date: Nov. 07, 2022, at the Anglican Hall.
President Kees opened the meeting at 6:30 pm. After the national anthem, grace, and dinner, plus thanking the ACW for the dinner, Kees started the meeting.
 
Program:
1.  Jeff: Speaker: Special Constable Brenda Koldyk
  • Brenda Koldyk is married to Rob Koldyk and they have raised three sons in Ridgetown
  • Special Constable Brenda Koldyk has been a member of the Chatham-Kent Police Service since September 1999
  • In 2003, she joined the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Section of the Chatham-Kent Police Service to further her interest in educating students, young people, and adults
  • Special Constable Koldyk feels that one of the main changes in policing is dealing with young offenders
  • The Youth Criminal Justice Act, YCJA, a federal law dealing with Canadian youth ages 12 to 17 who get into trouble with the law, was enacted in 2003, with amendments in 2012 to strengthen the handling of violent and repeat young offenders
  • There are several extra-judicial measures that police can follow which Special Constable Koldyk outlined
  • We also heard about the Careless Driving-Highway Act and Special Constable Koldyk explained what careless driving is, giving several examples, and how the officer stopping the driver may decide what charge should be laid
  • Dangerous Driving or Dangerous Operations as it is now called has a lot of different types of driving that fall under this act
  • Impaired Driving covers impairment by alcohol and/or drugs
  •  Again, it is up to the officer who has stopped someone who is impaired to determine through testing how impaired they are and under what substance, be it alcohol, marihuana, or stronger drugs such as LSD, cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamines
  • A driver can be charged for operating any vehicle not operated by muscular power, such as planes, tractors, dirt bikes, golf carts motorcycles, cars, and trucks
  • The age for legal consumption of beer and marihuana is 19, but you cannot have any in your system when driving if you are under 22
  • Special Constable Koldyk answered many questions and also talked about her vest, which she is always required to wear when in uniform, as she was at our meeting
  • It weighs about 6 lb. and contains many pockets for various pieces of equipment such as a flashlight and handcuffs
  • Jeff thanked our speaker and she signed one of the Town Library’s books
2.  Kees: Update on Polio Plus (Polio plus Society)
  • This was postponed until the next meeting
3.   Kees/Henny:  Report on Foundation Gala
  • Our club is second in the district for Every Rotarian Every Year Club/$
  • We are also second in the district for 100 % Foundation giving for Polio Plus
  • Very good meeting with 145 in attendance
  • 13 from CK clubs went by bus
4.  Kees: Peace Pole discussion and vote
  • M/S  Paul/Jeff  That we set in motion the placement of  Peace Pole in Ridgetown  C
5.  Kees:  Women’s Centre donation vote
  • M/S  Paul/Bob  That in response to their request, we give $150 to the C-K Women’s Centre   C
6. Kees:  Food bank Salvation Army donation discussion
  • M/S  Jeff/Henny   That we donate $250 to the Annual Christmas Salvation Army Campaign   C
7. Kees: New Year’s Skate
  • Open again
  • Warren has taken over the organization of the New Year’s Skate, including getting the permit, etc
  • Ben volunteered to be there that evening
 
Committee Reports
1.  Reinout:  Scrap metal
  • There is a new container in place
  • Our visiting member, Joel Van De Hogen, will help when needed
2:  Kees: The Gift Nov 17
  • Kees has volunteered for the Rotary club to cover the SW Ridgetown region of town, as we did last year
  • Maps will be delivered to those members helping
President Kees asked if there was “Anything for the good of Rotary?”
Kess closed the meeting at 8:15 pm.
The next meeting is on Nov. 21, 2022. Liam Duffy will speak about his experience with Adventures in Citizenship.
 
Rotarian Jeff Geddes, Special Constable Brenda Koldyk, and Rotary President Kees Boeters
 



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