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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 01:25:44 +0000
Committee nervously approves demolition/rebuild of Sandwich heritage home
The city’s heritage committee took an apprehensive step Monday, when it recommended approving — for the first time — the demolition and replacement of one of the many boarded-up houses in the Sandwich Heritage Conservation District. “...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 23:35:49 +0000
Local guide groups searching for new home after LaSalle guide house demolished
COVID-19 has forced local girl guide groups to meet virtually but a search continues for a future bricks-and-mortar meeting space following the sale and demolition of the former Windsor Guide House in LaSalle. Girl guide leader Colleen Caza said the ...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 23:35:31 +0000
Vipers, Flyers see GOJHL officially put an end to 2020-21 season
The Leamington Flyers and LaSalle Vipers saw the writing on the wall long before Monday’s announcement. After months of trying to get a season up and running, the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League officially cancelled the 2020-21 season due to t...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 23:15:50 +0000
Windsor police investigate more swastikas on signs in city
Two more signs that resemble Canadian flags with the maple leafs replaced by a swastikas have been found in Windsor. City police say both were reported on Thursday. The first was discovered at approximately 4:15 p.m. in the 2100 block of Byng Road, w...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 23:10:51 +0000
COVID-19 handling a 'disaster' for front-line workers, researchers argue
Far too many front-line workers in the health sector have been, and continue to be, “needlessly sacrificed” by being inadequately protected on the job during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a global group of independent researchers th...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:43:48 +0000
Retired police chief Leontowicz acclaimed as Windsor West PC candidate
Retired LaSalle police chief John Leontowicz has been acclaimed as the provincial Progressive Conservative candidate in West Windsor. “I’ve always had that interest in politics and I’ve always followed the conservative government,” said 65-ye...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:34:22 +0000
Updated: Red Wings deal Mantha to Capitals for Vrana, Panik along with picks
Detroit Red Wings’ general manager Steve Yzerman showed on Monday that the road to building a winner isn’t always straight one. Two months before the season started, Yzerman signed power forward Anthony Mantha to a four-year contract extension wo...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:51:09 +0000
Downtown clinic seeks to fill gaps for those struggling to overcome addictions
A group of local physicians hope that opening their downtown clinic on weekends for the first time will make a difference in “filling the gaps” to assist those struggling with addictions. The City Centre Clinic located at 500 Wyandotte Street Eas...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:01:24 +0000
Top doc highlights local opportunity to keep third COVID wave from crashing over Windsor-Essex
With the third wave of COVID-19 cases so far sparing Windsor-Essex its worst while other parts of Ontario flounder under swelling infection rates, the region’s medical officer of health says residents have a chance to come out of the current pr...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:03:21 +0000
Spring break horse camp goes virtual
Brittany Wigfield loves horses and teaching. So she combined the two and taught her students about horses as a fun and educational extra curricular activity. Wigfield started a popular after-school horse club that attracted 85 students at her Greater...



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