Young Canadians are not voting in great numbers. Youth voting rates have been declining since the start of the 1990s. They picked up again in 2011 until about 2018, when they peaked and started back on the downward trend. In
A local resident of Windsor was walking his dog on Ouellette Avenue when he tripped on asphalt two years ago. “I fell into the road, banged my head and broke my glasses,” Wayne Tennant said. He was 73 when the
Teenagers in the Sandwich Teen Action Group will be getting a few extra Christmas gifts this year. This holiday season a new gift drive is looking to fill the gap in initiatives geared to teenagers ages 13 to 18. The
The St. Clair Saints basketball team is now a family affair. For cousins Rodi and Adam Mazloum, playing basketball together in college is an unexpected, yet welcome surprise. “In high school, I expected to play with him, but at the
A collection of classic and vintage race cars, roadsters and motorcycles can be found in over 20 buildings in Essex Country representing one of the largest vehicle museums in Ontario. The Canadian Transportion Museum and Heritage Village designed last weekend the
Spring 2020 was a time now known as “early pandemic” – a period defined by people stuck inside their houses, with endless Zoom meetings, washing groceries, hand-sewing masks and with many people utterly terrified by the deadly virus taking the
St. Clair College president Patti France has the best seat in the house at the new Ace Acument Stadium. The chair, five rows up from the field on the 55-yard line, reads, in yellow lettering, “President Patti France 2015,” which
An Ontario woman and human trafficking survivor, sends a message of hope to victims, and calls on the community to open their eyes to the realities of this silent crime. “My memory of being trafficked is vague in some senses
Nearly 11,000 locals voted between February 14 and March 6 to identify the Best of Windsor-Essex. Their favorite places to go and things to do in the area. Fort Malden, Kings Navy Yard Park, Pelee Island Winery and Bright Lights
A pair of regenerative farmers are hosting a workshop about soil for your garden at The Cheese Bar in Lakeshore. Dane and Alley cultivated everything they know to develop the Gardening For (And With) Your Soil, workshop, which is what they
By Kenneth Pastushyn. For the third year in a row, the City of Windsor’s Adventure Bay Family Waterpark is closing their doors during the March break. The facility is currently working at half-strength, making recalling existing staff and hiring additional staff their
A Windsor bakery is busy preparing for their opening day by donating bread to Windsorites in need. Cobs Bread has donated about $5,000 worth of baked goods for every day they have trained their bakers. In preparation for their grand
By Kenneth Pastushyn The Essex Region Conservation Authority is raising awareness for World Wetlands Day and encouraging the restoration and conservation of local habitats. Restoring of earthen dykes to protect five kilometres of trail around two wetland cells inside the Hillman
By Caleb Coulter and Ravishan Wijemanne Windsor’s Indigenous population are disproportionately affected by homelessness. According to this year’s Point-in-Time Count, 22 per cent of Windsor’s homeless were Indigenous People. This statistic is severe considering Indigenous people are only 1.4 per
The entire room concentrated on the cue ball. A couple of enemy balls tightly guarded the pocket. The player stooped over the table with his cue loaded. Having trialled every scenario in his mind, he chose the only angle –
In 1904, Jack Miner, also known as “Wild Goose Jack,” dug a hole for a pond and filled it with water. Many geese came to that pond and Miner would feed them. Miner’s pond would become a stop on the path the geese use when flying south
What I learned from hitting rock bottom Fear of the unknown can be a crutch that holds an individual back. But for Brian Jacques, his leap of faith came with a significant risk that would have been daunting to handle
Protests against Canada’s federal vaccine mandates are coming to a city near you, as frontline workers and business owners rally for their freedom of choice. On Thursday, Oct. 7, a large protest was held outside of Devonshire Mall on Division Road between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Holding signs and standing
Three local winery professionals gushed about the grapes to be found in Essex County last week. They joined local foodie Adriano Ciotoli in an appearance on Lightning Talks. Lightning Talks with Community Creators is a monthly virtual event hosted by the Art Gallery of Windsor on Zoom. Artists, bakers,
The local United Way kept area residents moving this winter with, iMove, a virtual fundraising event for mental health support for youth. iMove kicked off Feb.8 across Windsor-Essex county and focuseds on combining physical activity and mental-health help for children and youth during the pandemic. The event ran until
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