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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, A pr il 15 ,2 02 1 | 10 NICE TO MEET YOU Women's ClubMarks 50Years The Canadian Federation of Univer- sity Women (CFUW) Georgetown is a club open to all women of all educational back- grounds who share the same goals and val- ue life-long learning. This year, the club is celebrating its 50th anniversary and you're invited to join. As a club, CFUWGeorgetown offers not only opportunities to advocate for women and issues of community concern, but also access to lively speakers on wide-ranging topics and many pandemic-adapted social activities such as book clubs, walking, film, bridge and writing groups, all while forming new friendships. The club was chartered in 1971, and quickly became a staple in the community. CFUW took part in the Old Seed House Garden, Devereaux House rescue, and the greening of Guelph Street project to name but a few. Over the years, CFUWhas hosted several public information forums, most recently on #413. However, the club is best known for its annual Book & Toy Sale to fund CFUW scholarships for town youth headed to college or university and for organizing All Candidate Debates before elections. The monthly meetings feature interesting speakers in partnership with the Halton Hills Public Library on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.. Due to COVID-19, the meetings are currently held on Zoom until further notice. To obtain the Zoom link and join the meetings or to get more information about joining CFUW Georgetown, contact enquiries@cfuw-georgetown.ca cfuw-georgetown.ca -- ADVERTORIAL -- VISIT letstalkhaltonhills.ca Are you a homeowner in Halton Hills? HAVE YOUR SAY! Tell us what's important to you when it comes to energy use in your home. Share your input by completing a brief survey on the Retrofit Halton Hills project page on Let's Talk Halton Hills. There's no doubt that politicians across the coun- try are feeling the pressure of expediting the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, and Anita Anand is no exception. As Canada's minister responsible for procuring the vaccines, Anand says she's in touch with suppli- ers daily to expedite the in- oculations. The Halton politician al- so hosted a roundtable dis- cussion on April 8 with oth- er Halton MPs and health- care professionals, includ- ing medical officer of health Dr. Hamidah Megh- ani and Halton Healthcare doctors. Here are four quotes that capture the latest from Anand: (Some answers have been edited for length.) 1. ON THE ROUNDTABLE MEETING: "I have been holding roundtables with various health units across the country; that included stops in Nova Scotia, in British Columbia, in Que- bec, and also in Halton Re- gion. I was with my coun- terparts from Halton -- Adam van Koeverden, Ka- rina Gould and Pam Da- moff. We hosted som of the leaders in the health-care profession to discuss the vaccine procurements and rollout, as well as the sup- ply of PPE and rapid tests, among other things. We had a very fruitful conver- sation and we'll get togeth- er again in about a month's time to continue the con- versation." 2. ON WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE ROUNDTABLE: "The important issue that I brought up was the increase in federal supply of vaccines. We had 10 mil- lion vaccines in this coun- try at the end of last week, we will have 44 million vac- cines in this country by the end of June, and 110 million vaccines by the end of Sep- tember. What I was trying to stress is that despite what the health officials may be hearing, the supply of vaccines from a federal perspective is very, very stable and indeed increas- ing. Our vaccines are all approved as being safe and effective by Health Canada. They include Moderna, Pfizer and AstraZeneca, and Johnson and Johnson will begin to be delivered to Canada by the end of the month." 3. ON CRITICS SAYING THE VACCINE ROLLOUT IS HAPPENING TOO SLOWLY: "As the minister respon- sible for procuring vac- cines and ensuring they continue to arrive in Cana- da as early as possible, I am focused on the deliveries to Canada. Canada has re- ceived over 10.5 million vaccines to date. We were initially planning to re- ceive only 6 million by the end of March. This in- creased number is the re- sult of our work with sup- pliers each and every day to accelerate the delivery of vaccines to Canada to en- sure as many vaccines as possible reach Canadians as rapidly as possible. We will continue to ensure that vaccines arrive in Can- ada at an accelerated pace." 4. ON VACCINE HESITANCY/APPOINT- MENTS GOING UNFILLED ACROSS THE COUNTRY: "I want to stress that any vaccine that has been ruled safe and effective by Health Canada is a vaccine that Ca- nadians should take. My counterpart, Pam Damoff, recently got the AstraZene- ca vaccine, my husband has signed up to have his vac- cine. People across the country are indeed looking to have this vaccine and any that is offered to them, and I think that's the right ap- proach. If you have an op- portunity to get a vaccine, I recommend that you do so." NEWS IN QUOTES: ANAND ON COVID-19 VACCINES AND HER HALTON ROUNDTABLE MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@ metroland.com MP Anita Anand is encouraging residents to get a vaccine when the opportunity arises. Graham Paine/Metroland