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WECEC Sponsors a Prettier City

WECEC Sponsors a Prettier City

🕔15:14, 5.Apr 2013

By Adam El-Baba Students and Windsorites gathered at Maiden Lane in downtown Windsor April 5 to kick off the Rose City Spring Clean Sweep Month. Held outside of the Squirrel Cage, the annual cleanup kicked off at 10 a.m. The

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Post office closure: what’s the big deal?

Post office closure: what’s the big deal?

🕔15:09, 5.Apr 2013

By Chris Richards Well it finally happened. Despite the best efforts of residents and politicians, the Olde Sandwich Towne post office is set to close once and for all. It didn’t go down without a fight though. Rallies were held,

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National unemployment on the rise while Windsor declines

National unemployment on the rise while Windsor declines

🕔14:19, 5.Apr 2013

  By: Y. Murad Erzinclioglu The national unemployment rate rose to 7.2 per cent in March, Statistics Canada announced the first week of April. Following an increase in employment during the month of February, employment declined by 55,000 jobs in

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Possible threat at Assumption Catholic Secondary School

Possible threat at Assumption Catholic Secondary School

🕔13:33, 5.Apr 2013

Students have been evacuated from Assumption College Catholic High School after a suspected bomb threat was reported April 5. The students were taken to Century Secondary School. Several parents of Assumption students who had arrived at the school to drop

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Windsor celebrates World Autism Day

Windsor celebrates World Autism Day

🕔13:22, 5.Apr 2013

Charlie Huynh, left, plays with Noah Butler at The Summit Centre for Preschool Children with Autism in Windsor April 4. (Photo by: Sean Previl)   People across the world are raising awareness for autism and Windsor took part in a

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Student journalists come to Windsor for ORCUP conference

Student journalists come to Windsor for ORCUP conference

🕔13:16, 5.Apr 2013

Student journalists across Ontario were given the chance to learn more about the media from industry professionals. Windsor hosted the Ontario Conference for Canadian University Press the weekend of March 29-31, bringing in journalists who have been in the industry

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Spits players go pro

Spits players go pro

🕔13:12, 5.Apr 2013

  by Mitchell Brandner A couple of Windsor Spitfires have made the jump to professional hockey. Forwards Brady Vail and Alex Aleardi are having success early in their American Hockey League careers. Although the jump from junior hockey to professional

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Windsor Made Routan Discontinued by Volkswagen

Windsor Made Routan Discontinued by Volkswagen

🕔12:59, 5.Apr 2013

By Samuel McEachern Volkswagen Group has announced it will cease production later this year of its Routan minivan, which shares the Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan platform. When Volkswagen Group introduced the Routan minivan in 2008 at

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Sandwich post office closing date announced

Sandwich post office closing date announced

🕔12:37, 5.Apr 2013

By Adam D’Andrea After protests, petitions and 107 years of service, the Olde Sandwich Towne postal outlet will be closed at the end of April. Canada Post announced March 26 that operations at the post office would cease April 26.

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Community comes together for young boy

🕔12:34, 5.Apr 2013

By Hailey Trealout It takes a village to raise a child. On Feb. 22, a fire took everything six-year-old Damian Bossom knew including his father. Martin Bossom, 30, died of his injuries at Windsor Regional Hospital and his girlfriend, Samantha

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Military families with military background

🕔12:33, 5.Apr 2013

By Hailey Trealout Families play a big role in shaping the lives of younger generations. As children grow up they find their role models and use them as an influence towards the choices they make. One such influence might be

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Riverside Run for Kids

Riverside Run for Kids

🕔12:31, 5.Apr 2013

By Sarah Ryrie Students at the University of Windsor raised over $500 for Pediatric Oncology at the Children’s Cancer Center at Windsor Regional Hospital March 24. University business students Silvano Colarossi, Hassan Kiki, Kyle Perryman, Gilbert Stewart and Adi Sood

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Windsor gathers for family involved in I-75 brief

🕔12:27, 5.Apr 2013

By/Hailey Trealout On March 22 Windsorites came together to support local families who were involved in the accident on I-75 Jan. 31. The three day fundraiser involved a dinner on Friday, a concert on Saturday and a kids’ day on

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Locals honour military at fundraising event

🕔12:26, 5.Apr 2013

By Hailey Trealout The Southern Ontario Military Muster held a fundraiser March 23 to keep their doors open in order to educate the public on its local history. The SOMM is a non-profit organization that works to preserve, educate and

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MNR Broadcast Apr 5

🕔12:24, 5.Apr 2013

This week’s local news, sports and weather. Stories include Phog poetry night, stem cell donations and Sandwich post office closing. [podcast]/radio/MNR Broadcast 8 April 5.mp3[/podcast] Producer: Klay Coyle Associate Producer: Madison Jean and Kirsti Ridsdale Host: Evan Mathias Weather: Shaun

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FMW Michael Rovers by Rick Dawes

🕔12:19, 5.Apr 2013

Rick Dawes sits down with Michael Rovers and discusses his involvement with Second Chance Ministries. [embedplusvideo height=”365″ width=”450″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/9UvHU0ZN5Ls?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=9UvHU0ZN5Ls&width=450&height=365&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep5073″ /]

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Dekort looks onward

Dekort looks onward

🕔12:18, 5.Apr 2013

By Kenton Wolfe They say when a door closes, a window opens. He may have had a disappointing season, but that hasn’t stopped Windsor Spitfires goaltender Jordan Dekort from staying positive. “It was really disappointing you know, we all had

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FMW Jordan Dekort by Kenton Wolfe

🕔12:17, 5.Apr 2013

Kenton Wolfe sits down for and interview with Windsor Spitfire Jordan DeKort. [embedplusvideo height=”281″ width=”450″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/BNNV3Yf83NE?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=BNNV3Yf83NE&width=450&height=281&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep3449″ /]

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FMW Don Sadler by Sam McEacheran

🕔12:16, 5.Apr 2013

Sam McEacheran sits down with the Windsor Aquatic Centre’s project manager Don Sadler to discuss the construction progress. [embedplusvideo height=”281″ width=”450″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/IY0Y_NZ9Eoo?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=IY0Y_NZ9Eoo&width=450&height=281&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep4016″ /]

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Parkway opens new section

🕔11:57, 5.Apr 2013

by Marissa DeBortoli Since the week of March 25, traffic along Highway 3 has been shifted to a new three kilometre section of the Right Honourable Herb Gray Parkway between Howard Avenue and Huron Church Road. This traffic shift marks

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