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Tue, 09 Mar 2021 02:21:58 +0000
In 9-1 vote, council agrees to try rental licensing in Ward 1, 2
After a decade of complaints about vulnerable people stuffed into unsafe rental housing — particularly around the university — city council voted 10-1 Monday to try a licensing system as a two-year pilot. The project would run only in wards 1 and...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 01:45:15 +0000
New empowerment campaign announced on International Women's Day
Build a Dream, a Windsor non-profit encouraging female students to explore careers where they are under-represented, has launched the #HerPower campaign to reinforce accountability for gender equality. The campaign, launched Monday on International W...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:56:30 +0000
Cities will be key in green recovery, Green Party leader says
Cities have a key role in the green recovery, the plan to address climate change as a core part of the pandemic recovery, says federal Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. Paul, who was elected the party’s new leader last year, addressed the Univer...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:34:25 +0000
DMS Canada expands with purchase of Component Guys
On the heels of several recent mergers and acquisitions, two more local companies in the tool/mould making industries have paired up, with DMS Canada purchasing Component Guys in a deal that closed earlier this month. The firms specialize in supplyin...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:29:12 +0000
Toronto police seek Windsor victims of hairstylist convicted of sex assault
Toronto police are seeking Windsor victims of a hairstylist who is a convicted sex offender who has worked extensively in both cities. Jorge Nieto Zelaya, 53, was first convicted in September 2015 of four counts of sexual assault, four counts of sexu...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:56:58 +0000
Homeless find emergency refuge after nights spent out on the streets
At least 35 people went without nighttime accommodations for days, many denied access to the city’s temporary shelter at the aquatic centre, until the Downtown Mission responded Sunday and opened up an emergency refuge at the former Windsor Public ...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:45:13 +0000
Nails left in Kingsville playground
Roofing nails were discovered in the children's area at York Park on Conservation Boulevard in Kingsville on Sunday.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:23:29 +0000
Local firms show big interest in Project Arrow
Over 40 Windsor-area companies and more than 15 from London were part of the wave of 302 firms to put forth proposals to be part of the bid to create the first all-Canadian, zero-emissions vehicle dubbed Project Arrow. The request for proposals close...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:04:15 +0000
Family wedding followed COVID rules, top doctor says
The medical officer of health for Windsor-Essex says public reaction to video taken in February at a private family wedding he attended has been hurtful. Although some were quick to criticize Dr. Wajid Ahmed on social media — where the video was po...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:00:30 +0000
Public-private project award presented to Gordie Howe Int'l Bridge
The Gordie Howe International Bridge and the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, which is helping to oversee construction, have been honoured with an award for their environmental and governance efforts. As a public-private partnership behind ongoing c...



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