By Alexandra Latremouille The manager of Windsor-Essex’s YMCA has said construction on the organization’s new facility is well underway. The 40,000 square-foot building, located on the corner of Central Avenue and Grand Marais Road, will include a 25-metre pool, indoor
By Alexandra Latremouille Windsor’s manager of pollution control said the proposal to renovate the city’s grit removal system has been approved by Windsor City Council. The $7.4 million investment will be used to refurbish the system’s aerated grit tanks,
By Alexandra Latremouille A biopsychology student at the University of Michigan has said evolutionary brain patterns make refined sugars desirable, even though the body cannot metabolize them well. Even though Halloween is over, these brain patterns are making Canadians consume
By Alexandra Latremouille Two local educators have said computer-based lessons are growing in demand for elementary-level students with autism. Many special needs teachers are using computer programs, such as Proloquo2Go and AAC Autism Talk Now, to enhance their students’ educations.
By Alexandra Latremouille Two professors at the University of Windsor said a new edible, biodegradable water bottle could eventually replace plastic water bottles. The product, named Ooho, was developed in 2014 by Imperial College London students Rodrigo Gonzalez, Pierre
By Alexandra Latremouille You slither into bed after plodding through seven-and-a-half hours at school. Soggy bags, labelled “exhaustion,” tug on your lower eyelids. They have been doing this all day — in fact, for the past few days…weeks…maybe months? But, sizing
By Alexandra Latremouille/Converged Citizen Staff Scientists say microplastics are spreading through ecosystems in the Great Lakes and possibly other waterways surrounding Windsor. In 2012, Great Lakes researchers found 85 per cent of plastic debris in the waters were microplastics. Due
By Alexandra Latremouille As the gap between the economic classes expands, it is becoming more difficult for middle-income couples to raise large families. According to MoneySense.ca, the average annual cost to raise a child in Canada to age 18 is
By Alexandra Latremouille Not all residents of Windsor and Essex County have demonstrated a desire for a regional transit system, according to Amherstburg’s mayor. The service is expected to expand east to Tecumseh and Lakeshore and west to Lasalle
By Alexandra Latremouille Staff writer The winter weather is concerning winemakers in Windsor and Essex County, but the possible extent of the damage to their crops has not been determined. Like last year, the extreme cold is potentially affecting
By Alexandra Latremouille Staff Writer Gluten-free products are becoming less expensive, even though they still cost more than foods containing gluten. A 2013 study by gastroenterologist, Mohsin Rashid, found Canadian gluten-free items cost, on average, 162 per cent more
By Alexandra Latremouille Seasonal affective disorder is troubling local residents this time of year, but effective treatments are becoming more readily available. SAD is a type of depression primarily affecting people during fall and winter. According to the Mood Disorders
By Alexandra Latremouille 7 Nov. 2014 Canadian police officers are experiencing Operational Stress Injuries at a rate comparable to military personnel, according to the Tema Conter Memorial Trust. Twelve active police officers committed suicide because of OSI between December 2013
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