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NEW: In troubled times, some people step up to take on dangerous tasks that would send others running.
That's what 51-year-old Stephen Lew is doing. He's moved from his City of Toronto IT managing job to clean Toronto's largest long-term care home. http://torstar.co/3iO050zBD1N
That's what 51-year-old Stephen Lew is doing. He's moved from his City of Toronto IT managing job to clean Toronto's largest long-term care home. http://torstar.co/3iO050zBD1N
In March, Lew was making a computerized waiting list to help those in the @cityoftoronto with housing. When COVID-19, he was asked to be redeployed. He could have said no, but says “it was pretty clear when I got here that the need was dire." https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/05/08/city-it-manager-settles-into-new-job-cleaning-torontos-largest-long-term-care-home.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GTA&utm_content=cityITmanagercleaning
He was nervous at first — especially because he has asthma and high blood pressure. But after five weeks of wiping down surfaces with disinfectant in the 456-bed facility, which miraculously has been free of COVID-19, he's over the fear. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/05/08/city-it-manager-settles-into-new-job-cleaning-torontos-largest-long-term-care-home.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GTA&utm_content=cityITmanagercleaning
Lew has been sharing his thoughts over Facebook, in a segment he calls "Diary of a COVID Cleaner." He shares the stories of his new role — the challenges and the impact it has on his family. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/05/08/city-it-manager-settles-into-new-job-cleaning-torontos-largest-long-term-care-home.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GTA&utm_content=cityITmanagercleaning
His wife and two children are still uneasy, Lew says — particularly his 15-year-old son, who’s done a lot of reading about the virus.
The Star's @TOStarfixer was first alerted after a recently retired city employee nominated Lew as a "COVID hero." https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/05/08/city-it-manager-settles-into-new-job-cleaning-torontos-largest-long-term-care-home.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GTA&utm_content=cityITmanagercleaning
The Star's @TOStarfixer was first alerted after a recently retired city employee nominated Lew as a "COVID hero." https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/05/08/city-it-manager-settles-into-new-job-cleaning-torontos-largest-long-term-care-home.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GTA&utm_content=cityITmanagercleaning
“The job is basically wipe and repeat, over and over, but it works.”
Read about Stephen Lew's story here: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/05/08/city-it-manager-settles-into-new-job-cleaning-torontos-largest-long-term-care-home.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GTA&utm_content=cityITmanagercleaning @cityoftoronto
Read about Stephen Lew's story here: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/05/08/city-it-manager-settles-into-new-job-cleaning-torontos-largest-long-term-care-home.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GTA&utm_content=cityITmanagercleaning @cityoftoronto
