WINDSOR, ONT. A Windsor truck driver and the Michigan Trucking Association (MTA) are pleased to hear of a new vaccine clinic just for Manitoba transport drivers. “It’s good to hear that people are taking initiative, especially in the United States,” says Joe Marchand, a Windsor truck driver. “It’s a good deal for everybody involved,” according to Mickey Blashfield, President of the MTA. On Wednesday, North Dakota opened a vaccine clinic, offering free vaccines for any Manitoba drivers. They hope to vaccinate between 2,000 and 4,000 Canadian drivers, like Jagdeep Banag. “Sometime we don’t have time to go for the vaccine because we are on the road so this is very good for us,” Banag says.
WINDSOR, ONT. The Michigan Trucking Association estimates there are 100,000 jobs available, now, to meet the demand for truck drivers. President Mickey Blashfield says there has been a shortage of truckers for more than a decade, but the pandemic only made it worse. Blashfield says many of the veteran drivers don’t want to take on the challenge of new rules like electronic logs and the new rules for cross-border essential workers. Joe Marchand, a Windsor trucker with three million miles to his credit agrees the shortage is getting worse. “The industry has been starving for drivers probably over the last 15 years,” says Marchand who will have 24 years behind the big wheel this April.
WINDSOR, ONT. The Michigan Trucking Association estimates there are 100,000 jobs available, now, to meet the demand for truck drivers. President Mickey Blashfield says there has been a shortage of truckers for more than a decade, but the pandemic only made it worse. Blashfield says many of the veteran drivers don’t want to take on the challenge of new rules like electronic logs and the new rules for cross-border essential workers. Joe Marchand, a Windsor trucker with three million miles to his credit agrees the shortage is getting worse. “The industry has been starving for drivers probably over the last 15 years,” says Marchand who will have 24 years behind the big wheel this April.
SECTIONAL WEDNESDAY: Mynderse offense explodes at Finney; Wayne punches title game ticket; Zoe Zutes triple-double propels ER to finals
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Three Wayne-Finger Lakes teams advanced to sectional championship games on Wednesday night in the Section V basketball semifinals. Wayne and Mynderse will play for a Sectional title in Class B1 & B2 respectively on Friday night while the East Rochester girls will play for a championship in Class C1.
In the Class B2 boys semifinal round, #6 Mynderse visited #3 C.G. Finney and put on an offensive performance for the ages. Mynderse buried 16 three-pointers including 8 from junior Troy Kabat and 6 from senior Jared King as the Blue Devils posted 54 first half point to open up a 25 point halftime lead. The hot shooting continued into the second half and coupled with Mynderse’s pressure man-