A unique store in Windsor offering “healing” to its customers is celebrating its fifth anniversary. White Feather Holistic Arts offers workshops and products like crystals and incense to its growing community of customers. “This is unbelievable. The business here has
By Sente Mushunduzi In any given year, one in five people in Canada will experience a mental health problem or illness. Mental illness affects people of all ages, education, income levels and culture. Suicide is one of the leading causes
By Christina Chibani A new spa uses float pods to relieve people of stress and pain. The grand opening of Float Lakeshore, the first float spa in Windsor, was March 2. It offers floating therapy which involves the individual floating
By Kacie Cooper Good things grow in Ontario — unless it’s the province’s budget for mental health. Maryvale Adolescent and Family Services is a children’s mental health treatment centre in Windsor. In the past 15 years, they haven’t seen a
By Emma Butler Tugger is Matt Langille’s first dog and after eight years together, they have grown to share a special relationship. “He is definitely my dog, he is with me at all times,” said Langille. “When I come home
By Ryan Percy Windsorites are voting on which local business will get a marketing makeover. A popularity contest for Windsor-Essex businesses will see the top three brands win a marketing makeover by Generator Design. The winner will be awarded $15,000
By Cody Wall The Downtown Mission of Windsor is scheduled to move in 2019 and residents in the area and The Mission all agree that it is for the best. Due to a shortage of space, the Mission recently purchased
By Cassidy McNea With warmer weather around the corner there will be an increase of cyclists and Windsorites are encouraged to be aware of bike safety and hazards. According to Statistics Canada, the amount of cyclists and commuters is
By Alyssa Leonard Windsor’s second annual Tampon Tuesday was a huge success. Period. United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County, partnered with the Windsor & District Labour Council, held the event to celebrate International Women’s Day and bring awareness to issues women face
By Ryan Percy Shoppers in Devonshire Mall’s food court in Windsor will no longer find bins being used to collect garbage. The mall managers began the new waste reduction process Feb. 12 when they unveiled a new “training waste sorting
Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common chronic diseases among women and can affect mental and physical health, experts say. At the Windsor Arthritis Support Group meeting at Windsor Regional Hospital Feb.7, Lori Market pointed out the psychological
By Sente Mushunduzi Many Canadians die each year from melanoma but there are ways to prevent this today. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, 7,200 Canadians will be diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer 3,300 women will be diagnosed with
By Ryan Jones Foundation, concealer, eyeshadow, mascara and eyeliner. Some cosmetics in the makeup industry can be seen as a necessity and others see as pointless. An article titled 5 Research-backed reasons we wear makeup found on psychologytoday.com, lists suggested
By Ryan Percy A Windsor woman says she is hoping what happened to her and her service dog will impact Transit Windsor policy in the future. Ocean Connolly, 24, is a University of Windsor psychology student. She is aided by
By Torcia Velthuizen Blood drive at St.Clair College Canadian Blood Services is holding a blood drive at St. Clair College. According to Canadian Blood Services, 375 donors are needed weekly in Windsor-Essex and they are hoping to get approximately
Eating disorder awareness week This week is dedicated to eating disorder awareness from Feb. 1 to Feb. 7. The Canadian Mental Health Association and the National Eating Disorder Information Centre have teamed up this year to spread the message, “one
By Meng Bao Snap a selfie during Eating Disorder Awareness Week this week in Windsor. February 1-7 is Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2018. As an activity during this week, the “Be YourSELFIE” project has been organized by the Bulimia Anorexia
By Angelica Haggert Cognitive impairment in long-term care residents leads to aggressive behaviour. Violence between residents at long-term care facilities is on the rise province-wide, including in Windsor, according to an investigative story by CBC’s Marketplace. It reported since 2010
By Angelica Haggert The local group of the Turner Syndrome Society will be on the main campus of St. Clair College this week to promote awareness of the condition. Turner Syndrome is a rare genetic condition that occurs in one
By Ioana Iota Multiple surgeries were cancelled at Windsor Regional Hospital during the last week of January as a result of what seems to be one of the worst flu seasons ever. “What we are seeing is a surge in
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