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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 00:28:35 +0000
Windsor to mandate vaccination or twice weekly COVID-19 testing for city employees
The City of Windsor and the County of Essex are taking steps towards mandatory vaccinations against COVID-19. Windsor will soon require all city employees to be vaccinated or to submit to bi-weekly testing. With a unanimous vote during a special cit...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 00:27:05 +0000
Essex County's newest winery, VIN, opens to the public
If you ferment it, they will come. A new local winery has opened as the demand for tourism opportunities and culinary experiences in Essex County continues to grow, even in the midst of a pandemic. With the grand opening of VIN, which also boasts wal...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:50:04 +0000
Windsor police stop vehicle, lay charges after multiple collisions
Duane Benoit, 39, of Windsor, faces charges after he struck multiple police vehicles in his attempts to evade arrest on Lauzon Parkway on Sunday night.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:44:21 +0000
Football sidelined while other sports return to local high schools
From friendships to scholarships, the indefinite delay of the high school football season goes beyond missing a few games. The word has come down from local boards that all sports at Essex County secondary schools will go ahead with the return to in-...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:42:17 +0000
'He's gone' — Windsor family mourns son while suicide rates drop amid pandemic
Matthew Janisse never caught COVID-19, but his father still blames the novel coronavirus for the death of his Windsor son at the age of 25. For Matt — Phil Janisse’s “mini-me” and a Riverside boy through and through — the mental...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:23:13 +0000
Victor Green named People's Party candidate in Windsor-Tecumseh
Feeling the nation has lost its way economically, combined with the erosion of personal freedoms and pride in itself, has prompted Victor Green to jump into the election fray for the first time as the candidate for the People’s Party of Canada in t...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:15:31 +0000
County of Essex mandates COVID-19 vaccination for all staff
All County of Essex employees — including Essex-Windsor EMS — must have at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 7, and must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 30.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:07:15 +0000
Windsor-Essex health unit warns of superspreader event at basketball tourney
Anyone in Windsor-Essex who attended the 43rd annual Jane and Finch Classic basketball tournament in the GTA earlier this month should get tested for COVID-19 immediately, say health officials.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:03:31 +0000
Health unit reports highest single-day case increase since January
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported the region’s highest single-day COVID-19 case increase since January over the weekend. A whopping 91 new infections were reported on Sunday, as well as 33 cases on Saturday and 34 on Monday. The las...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 22:37:08 +0000
Miss Tecumseh pageant goes virtual for 2021
The Miss Tecumseh Pageant, a mainstay at the Tecumseh Corn Festivial since 1976, returns virtually for 2021. The pageant competition, which was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returns this year despite the cancellation of the festiv...



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