By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan Retirement homes and long-term care facilities in Windsor are using music therapy to help residents living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Several of these facilities are certified by the Music and Memory program, which helps patients remember and find
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan According to Epilepsy Ontario, 42 people are diagnosed with epilepsy daily. Epilepsy is treatable with prescription drug use but due to the shortage of epileptic drugs, people are not receiving treatment. Since 2010, approximately 15-23 drugs used
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan Most people don’t know their employers have methods of tracking their every move on the internet. There is a debate on whether this technology is ethical, as keyboard loggers are tracking programs that allow people to see
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, 70,000 Canadians will have heart attacks this year with the majority being preventable. HSFC reports that one heart attack will occur every seven minutes. Out of these heart attacks,
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan Young males are the most needed stem cell donors but currently make up less than one-quarter of the total registry, according to OneMatch, the national stem cell and marrow network. In 2015 data from OneMatch found male
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan The CEO of Windsor Regional Hospital said students will not be left out of the transition process of the new acute care facility being built in Windsor. David Musyj is the CEO of Windsor Regional Hospital. He
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan Therapeutic Paws of Canada are working together to bring therapy dogs to meet with students at the University of Windsor, following a visit at St. Clair College Residence. The University of Windsor will be holding a Therapeutic
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan The superintendent of education for secondary schools at the Greater Essex County District School Board said students are closing in on the average scores of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. Vicki Houston, superintendent of education in
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan OUTShine is coming to Windsor in May 2017, to bring the city’s pride to an international scale. Bob Williams, executive director of the Windsor Pride Education and Resource Centre, said the Windsor OUTShine 2017 conference will be
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan A Leamington woman would like to see Down syndrome programs and services become more coordinated. Stephanie Segave is a mother of three and her son Brady Novak, 5, has Down syndrome. Segave volunteers her time at Up
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan Finding a workplace and life balance is critical, St. Clair College President Patti France told the 2015 winners of the student Athena award at the annual luncheon Oct. 23. More than 300 people were on hand to
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan The St. Clair Student Representative Council wrapped up its annual Halloween Food Drive Oct. 20 and 21. The food collected will be donated to the St. Clair College food bank for students who are in need of
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan Students at St. Clair College have been learning that being safe is sexy, and that there should not be a stigma about getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases. The Safe is Sexy campaign was held in the
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan In past elections Windsor has seen a small turnout of voters under the age of 24 but during the 2015 elections Windsor may see a change in the number of youth voters. This federal election will be
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan/Converged Citizen Staff The St Clair College Student Representative Council has kicked off their annual canned food drive campaign. On Oct. 13, the group distributed empty paper bags to the area around St. Clair’s South Campus along Cabana
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