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Detroit River ducks survey event

Detroit River ducks survey event

🕔16:36, 28.Feb 2020

  Volunteers associated with Birds Canada and the Essex County Field Naturalists Club will be counting ducks as part of their annual winter survey in part of the lower Detroit River designated as an important bird and biodiversity area. “It’s

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Eco-friendly business practices helping Windsor businesses

Eco-friendly business practices helping Windsor businesses

🕔16:32, 28.Feb 2020

Businesses that adopt Eco-friendly business practices are seeing improvement in many areas. According to the 2018 Environmental Performance Index Results, Canada had an environmental performance index of 72.18. A major factor in the score is some businesses choose to indulge

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Safety is number one issue for police intervening in children experiencing mental health crisis

Safety is number one issue for police intervening in children experiencing mental health crisis

🕔16:29, 28.Feb 2020

  Despite the fact of understanding children’s mental issues, children and others safety is the requirement for police intervention at schools. Comprehension of a child’s inner mental and emotional world is important to help and support them. However, in situations

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High school students test skills designing vehicles of the future through WEEDC competition

High school students test skills designing vehicles of the future through WEEDC competition

🕔16:20, 28.Feb 2020

    Students in Windsor-Essex are getting the opportunity to take part in a competition that will creatively allow them to design vehicles of the future. Open exclusively to high school students, the competition was launched by the WindsorEssex Economic

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Windsor’s drinking water receives perfect rating from Ontario Environment Ministry

Windsor’s drinking water receives perfect rating from Ontario Environment Ministry

🕔15:55, 28.Feb 2020

  The Windsor Utilities Commission (WUC) announced that the city’s drinking water system had received the best rating available from Ontario’s Environment Ministry this Wednesday. According to media release, the WUC and ENWIN were evaluated for compliance with regulated water

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Windsor’s Lancaster bomber undergoing restoration project

Windsor’s Lancaster bomber undergoing restoration project

🕔15:49, 28.Feb 2020

  Reconstruction of the Lancaster bomber, Windsor’s own historically significant warplane, is set for completion two years ahead of schedule. Since 2006, the project has been under construction by the Canadian Historical Aircraft Association at the No. Seven Elementary Flying

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Doctors are real people too

Doctors are real people too

🕔15:07, 28.Feb 2020

   The Ontario Medical Association is urging people to see doctors as humans with their new advertisement campaign. The Doctors, we lead you to better health campaign was launched on Jan. 27, 2020 by OMA to demonstrate the value of

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New hospice program brings community together

New hospice program brings community together

🕔15:01, 28.Feb 2020

A new program introduced by the Windsor’s Hospice brings together art, fitness, social interaction, and most importantly members of the community.  The social prescription program was started by social worker Micheal Bennett and his intern at the time, Tamerra Paterson.

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Plastic in our waters

Plastic in our waters

🕔14:55, 28.Feb 2020

  A new documentary about the impact of plastic in the environment will be screened at the Capitol Theatre Tuesday, March 3. The Detroit River Canadian Cleanup (DRCC) will be hosting the film. A Plastic Ocean is a documentary about

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WETech report pushes for diversified tech in Windsor

WETech report pushes for diversified tech in Windsor

🕔14:39, 28.Feb 2020

  The WETech Alliance Tech Connect report could be a sign of Windsor’s diversified future. The 30 page report was released Feb. 27 exploring the tech sector in the city. This comes the same day of the FCA Windsor Assembly

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Coronavirus concerns cause canceled trips

Coronavirus concerns cause canceled trips

🕔13:59, 28.Feb 2020

The coronavirus crisis is causing travelers to put a hold on their trips. The effects of coronavirus are spreading past medical issues and affecting travel plans creating a whole new issue for travelers. The quick wide spread of the deadly

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St. Clair College will offer full nursing degree

St. Clair College will offer full nursing degree

🕔13:00, 28.Feb 2020

  St. Clair College is working and discussing a pathway to develop an arrangement to deliver the full Nursing degree at the college with the University of Windsor.   By having a full nursing degree at the college, St. Clair officials

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Increased Sunday bus service is a positive for mall workers

Increased Sunday bus service is a positive for mall workers

🕔15:31, 25.Feb 2020

Kayla Rucha is just trying to get by. She works two jobs and more than 40 hours a week to help pay her bills. She’s constantly working long workdays and picking up extra hours of work. To make things more

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Ontario teachers walking out of classrooms, onto sidewalks

Ontario teachers walking out of classrooms, onto sidewalks

🕔20:02, 23.Feb 2020

As students enjoyed a long weekend, teachers and support staff across the province protested amid negotiations with the Ontario government. It is the first time since 1997 that the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, Ontario

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Recognition of Black history rising

Recognition of Black history rising

🕔13:50, 14.Feb 2020

Local historians and groups working to promote Black history say their efforts are paying off.   Windsor-Essex County is part of a growing interest in the subject across North America. Harriet Tubman’s birthplace, located in Dorchester County, Md., drew 100,000 visitors

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Feeding Windsor going an extra mile

Feeding Windsor going an extra mile

🕔13:04, 14.Feb 2020

People who get free meals from Feeding Windsor will now be able to learn to make the meals themselves. The Feeding Windsor program is starting a culinary program to help with the rapid rise of unemployment in the community. According

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School strikes raising concerns

School strikes raising concerns

🕔12:59, 14.Feb 2020

  Students, parents and teachers have rising concerns about the school strikes happening across Ontario.     Local schools saw several rounds of strikes in the elementary, secondary and French school boards in the first six weeks of 2020. According to the

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Theatre brings diverse community

Theatre brings diverse community

🕔12:33, 14.Feb 2020

Arts Collective Theatre’s new show is bringing together a diverse group of people to tell what they call a relevant story. Arts Collective Theatre is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the well-being of the Windsor Essex community through theatre

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Windsor violent crime rate lower than previous yearly averages

Windsor violent crime rate lower than previous yearly averages

🕔11:14, 12.Feb 2020

A 10-hour standoff with Windsor police has brought forward some discussions and concerns about the safety of Windsor. The Windsor Police Service puts out a yearly breakdown of the various crime violations that take place in the city. The crime

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Windsor unemployment among the highest in Ontario

Windsor unemployment among the highest in Ontario

🕔08:32, 11.Feb 2020

Despite a steady unemployment rate of 5.2 per cent in Ontario, Windsor saw a historic high of 8.4 per cent.    According to Statistics Canada, after Northern Ontario, Windsor has the highest rate of joblessness in the province for January

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