Windsor’s new budget plan
A new capital plan for 2018 has been approved by Windsor city council. The plan allocates $664 million for capital spending in a six-year capital plan. This plan has been extended by a year, since the capital plan used to
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Police hope ‘Coffee with a cop’ is a success with public
Windsor police crowded a coffee shop on Thursday afternoon, but it had a casual atmosphere. Windsor police and Downtown BIA held Coffee with a Cop, an opportunity for the public to discuss their concern with the police. Coffee with a
Young filmmakers compete at the Canada & Ontario short film competition
Young filmmakers will be competing for $5,000 cash prizes at Celebrating Canada and Ontario Film Competition tonight. The competition is organized by Film Camp for Youth and Kids and Windsor Centre for Film, Digital Media & the Creative Arts. Films
Innovation minister hosts Liberal meet and greet in Windsor
It has been a long time since a Liberal presence was seen in Windsor — that is until this past Tuesday. Navdeep Bains, federal minister of innovation, science and development, made an appearance at the Fogolar Furlan club to meet
Point Pelee attendance up in 2017
By Angelica Haggert With free admission in 2017, all national parks in Canada saw huge increases in attendance. Point Pelee in Essex Ont. saw a 75 per cent increase. More than 16,000 people visited the park on Canada Day weekend
See the future: Psychic Expo in Windsor
By March Ren For people looking for a map of their future, wanting to look back in their past, or just wanting to have fun in the present, last weekend’s psychic expo was a good place to go. The 30th
Brentwood lottery announces winners
By Angelica Haggert More than $600,000 in prizes was up for grabs as part of the Brentwood Lottery program. In its 26th year, the lottery supports Brentwood Recovery Home, an addiction treatment and support centre in Windsor. Three brand new
Grab a winter bite in Windsor this week
By Angelica Haggert Ten years running, Winter Bites restaurant week is back. This week-long culinary event encourages Windsorites to try a new restaurant, thanks to special menu offerings. Most of the three-course menus start at just $17. Twenty different local
NAIAS opens to public this weekend
By Prabhsimar Kaur It’s January and that traditionally means it’s also time for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. NAIAS is an annual automobile show, now in its twelfth year, taking place at the Cobo Center in Detroit,
Local Tim Hortons not at fault, it’s big corporations: NDP
NDP believe franchisees are being directed by the parent company, which it denies. A student group is calling out big corporations that they believe are using loopholes in labour laws to offset profit losses as a result of the minimum
One year anniversary of Windsor’s language exchange
Every Thursday night, there’s a busy crowd of diverse people speaking different languages in a downtown Windsor bar. It is a language exchange club, and last week, it held its one-year anniversary with people from 22 different countries. “We have
Culling the deer at Point Pelee – it’s time to thin the herd
Sighting a deer at a national park is always a thrill, but often times, impossible. As elusive as they are, Point Pelee National Park, in reality, is over-populated with deer. “At our most recent count which happened in this
Caesars Windsor wins top employer award
By Angelica Haggert The Tourism Industry Association of Ontario has named Caesars Windsor “Employer of the Year,” honouring their commitment to an employee-focused workplace. The awards recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to the tourism industry in Ontario. The
Pipes leak at Windsor Regional Hospital, operating rooms unusable
By Angelica Haggert When it gets cold, pipes freeze. When pipes freeze at the hospital, this can have serious consequences. Two operating rooms were taken out of commission Sunday morning at Windsor Regional Hospital when cooling coils in the air
100 Kids Who Care teaches kids the art of giving
It’s time for kids to take money out of their piggy banks and invest in a good cause. 100 Kids Who Care, a Windsor-based charity, is encouraging children to join the organization and give $10 from his or her savings.
Check weather forecast before dumping stuff outdoors for donation
Getting rid of old stuff by dropping it outside a charity in the snow is a bad idea, says one thrift store that’s now facing an added expense after someone did just that. The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
The cat’s out of the bag!
For so many people, animals make everything better, and one local cat rescue is banking on that to increase the chances of their furry friends finding forever homes. Moggy’s Mission has merged events like yoga with the “awww”someness of playful
Amherstburg Admirals fall after 7 straight wins
By Angelica Haggert Fans of the Amherstburg Admirals were not nearly as happy on the weekend as they were before the new year. After finishing the 2017 calendar year with seven straight wins, the Admirals lost Sunday night 5-0 to
Mother Nature is a fantastic artist
These past few weeks have given visitors to Point Pelee National Park a unique glimpse of the artistic talent of Mother Nature. On the heels of a record breaking year for attendance, Point Pelee became a popular destination for
Windsor’s elderly hit hardest by influenza this year
Windsor’s elderly have been targeted by this season’s severe influenza-A and -B outbreaks. There are “around 14 or 15” care homes in outbreak right now, according to Lora Piccinin, manager of infectious disease prevention for the Windsor Essex Health Unit.
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