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Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:10:25 +0000
New community outbreak declared at the Downtown Mission of Windsor
After a brief period of zero COVID-19 outbreaks in Windsor-Essex, the region currently has two, with the most recent being at the Downtown Mission.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 14:07:43 +0000
Blaming federal refusals, Dilkens abandons plan for cross-border vaccinations
A second letter from a Canadian government agency — this one from the Canada Border Services Agency — has snuffed out Mayor Drew Dilkens’ campaign to get surplus Michigan vaccines into the arms of Windsor-Essex residents. “It’s ...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:06:49 +0000
Guest column: End of intolerance, hatred rests with every individual
Intolerance is not the opposite of tolerance when the former results in harm and even death. From lynch mobs of America’s “Jim Crow” eras to someone senselessly running down a Muslim family in London, Ontario there is a constant underlying them...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:00:36 +0000
Reader letter: Pandemic has been real mental strain on teenagers
The past year has been a very difficult one and especially so for one segment of the population — high school students. I am your typical Grade 11 student at Assumption High School in Windsor. Pre-pandemic, I would attend classes, converse with am...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:00:35 +0000
Guest column: History shows beacon project location should be reconsidered
Historically, dating back to the bathing beach at the foot of George Avenue in the 1940s, fishing at various riverfront vantage points and professionally as the architect for the University of Windsor’s Central Refrigeration Plant near Sunset Avenu...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:00:13 +0000
Reader letter: Riverfront not the proper location for streetcar
The riverfront property east of the Ambassador Bridge was saved through the great efforts of former mayor Bert Weeks and others to become the unimpeded treasured location of many donated sculptures and the public view for all Windsorites. It has been...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 01:34:27 +0000
Jarvis: 'Just tell us what's going on'
Mayor Drew Dilkens’ office received an email from Health Canada on Thursday urgently requesting a meeting. There is a “critical and immediate need for leasing city-owned properties to relocate the Public Health Agency of Canada and Canadi...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 23:28:29 +0000
UWindsor student leaders 'shocked' new pool to be shared with community
University of Windsor student leaders whose members are paying $55 million towards the $73-million new Lancer Centre athletic facility were taken aback last week when they learned the city will be sharing use of the centre’s new pool for $3 mil...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 23:16:02 +0000
Rebuild, Relief and Revive program helped keep business dreams alive for female entrepreneurs
Opportunities to expand into new markets were opening up for Cedar Valley Selections co-owner Surria Fadel’s young company when the COVID-19 pandemic forced not only a delay in those plans but a pivot into the unknown. The pandemic demanded a shift...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 21:12:09 +0000
Provincial government bolsters funding to train new auto workers
With an aging workforce in the auto manufacturing sector, the Ontario government announced Friday it will provide $7 million towards a job training program to help ensure available jobs will be quickly filled. The project, led by the Automotive Parts...



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