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Sun, 15 Aug 2021 10:00:02 +0000Reader letter: West-end riverfront property should be preserved
Re: Reader letter: West-end riverfront property needs to be protected from construction, by Mary Beth Lemire, July 10 That parcel of land off the foot of Mill Street has been left in a natural state for as long as I can remember. I am 88 years old, r...
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 09:46:52 +0000
Reader letter: Now is not time to get complacent with COVID-19
We have done very well in Windsor and Essex County with low COVID-19 numbers of late and good vaccination rates. Actually we have done very well provincewide. But this is not the time to be complacent and assume that we are past the danger. With new ...
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 10:00:59 +0000
Reader letter: Residential school tragedies need to be criminally investigated
The recent discoveries at residential schools in Canada should be raising more than just sympathy and outrage. When atrocities like this have occurred in other countries like Sudan, Kosovo, Poland, Germany and many others we labelled it genocide. I f...
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 10:00:47 +0000
Guest column: Refugees play critical role in Canada's success
Recently, a new report from the United Nations Refugee Agency shows that the number of displaced people from all countries reached its highest number last year — a record 82.4 million. Canada can take pride in the fact that we provided a new home ...
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 00:10:42 +0000
Photos: Cruisin' Windsor streets on a Friday night
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 23:50:46 +0000
Jarvis: Three local election battle royals coming
No need for Netflix for the next five weeks. A federal election during a pandemic isn’t advisable, but if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau triggers one Sunday, the three ridings in Windsor and Essex County will be an entertaining battle royal. Win...
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 23:00:29 +0000
Chamber extends free vaccination transportation program
The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Friday it will be extending its WEVax Transportation Program that provides free rides to vaccination clinics for Windsor and Essex County residents. Additional funding has been provided for the...
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 22:54:25 +0000
Golf event to support 2022 Can-Am Police-Fire Games sold out
The 2022 Can-Am Police-Fire Games being organized for Windsor is receiving substantial fundraising support, as evidenced by a sold-out golf event scheduled for Sept. 24. The fundraising round at Roseland Golf and Curling Club has 160 golfers committe...
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 22:41:53 +0000
Kids have new playground atop giant new city water reservoir
City officials on Friday announced completion of a $22-million project to build a new underground water reservoir and redevelop George Avenue Park. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens, Ward 5 Coun. Ed Sleiman and representatives from Enwin Utilities unveiled ...
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 22:19:46 +0000
Feds announce $4.6M for 12 Essex County infrastructure projects
The federal government is handing out more than $4.6 million in funding for 12 infrastructure projects across Essex County. “When you make an improvement to a community space in LaSalle or Lakeshore or Kingsville or Windsor or Tecumseh, it benefits...