Non-profit organizations struggle during COVID-19

🕔12:14, 16.Apr 2021

COVID-19 has impacted many people and workplaces, including non-profit organizations. One of the many impacts these organizations have had to deal with during these times is being hit with financial struggles and barriers.   Before COVID-19 most non-profit organizations had a budget set for each year, so they

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New pizzeria opens in Cottam

New pizzeria opens in Cottam

🕔12:09, 16.Apr 2021

Cottam has no stoplights and only around 2100 residents, but its 14 main street businesses are set to welcome a new kid on the block. An area franchise is rolling into Cottam.  It has been over six years since Cottam

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St. Clair educator may win at film festival

St. Clair educator may win at film festival

🕔09:08, 16.Apr 2021

A documentary produced by a St. Clair College educator may win big. Irene Moore Davis is the manager of continuing education at St. Clair College. She is also an executive producer of The North Was Our Canaan, a documentary chronicling

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City of Windsor waives fees for sidewalk again

City of Windsor waives fees for sidewalk again

🕔13:22, 9.Apr 2021

Last year’s on-street patio program will be in effect again this year, as the City of Windsor has waived the fees associated with opening an outdoor patio for restaurants and bars. On Feb. 22, City Council announced that businesses intended to open curbside

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Making local park national draws mixed opinions

Making local park national draws mixed opinions

🕔13:19, 9.Apr 2021

The idea of nationalizing Ojibway Park draws mixed feelings from visitors and environmentalists.  Visitor Sarah Woolson said variety is what draws her to Ojibway Park.  “Compared to the other parks around here, it definitely has the most diversity and the animals here are definitely more comfortable with people,”

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Ready, set, bid!

Ready, set, bid!

🕔12:50, 9.Apr 2021

Living in a parent’s basement might be the only affordable option for first–time home buyers.   Housing prices in Windsor Essex have increased as much as 17 per cent this year. The average price of a home in Windsor is more than $420,000. A first–time down payment of five per cent would be $21,000. For

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Happy marriages 50 years and beyond

Happy marriages 50 years and beyond

🕔13:26, 26.Mar 2021

According to Statistics Canada 40 per cent of marriages end in divorce.     However dismal it appears, there is hope for making it in the long haul.   Many couples across the globe are lasting happily ever after into their golden years and beyond.  And, according to those whose marriages last multiple decades, there are keys to having a fulfilled union well into your latter years. 

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Teachers and parents team up to keep their kids in shape

Teachers and parents team up to keep their kids in shape

🕔13:07, 26.Mar 2021

Teachers and parents team up to keep their kids in shape. It has been a full year since COVID-19 has gripped all aspects of life in Canada, but gym teachers are picking up the pace. Last March, COVID-19 shut down

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The rise of social media activism

The rise of social media activism

🕔12:39, 26.Mar 2021

Activists have increased social media use while furthering their causes.  Due to COVID-19 precautions, activists have had a harder time organizing in-person protests, rallies and sit-ins. As a result, many of them have turned towards platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and TikTok to share information in new ways. 

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Transit Windsor may change bus route

Transit Windsor may change bus route

🕔11:42, 26.Mar 2021

          Transit Windsor may change the route of Transway 1C over the next month. The proposed route change would remove the Transway 1C from the Rivard Avenue, Rose Street and Roseville Garden Drive areas it covers

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Virtual Classes: One Year Later

Virtual Classes: One Year Later

🕔11:39, 26.Mar 2021

    On March 23 2020, St. Clair College moved all classes online for the remainder of the winter semester due to COVID-19. More than a year later, many of the courses offered at the college are still taught online.

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Windsor neighbourhood full of vacant buildings

Windsor neighbourhood full of vacant buildings

🕔13:19, 5.Mar 2021

South Walkerville residents are facing an endless stretch of vacant buildings.  Numerous buildings lining Tecumseh Road East in the South Walkerville area of Windsor leave residents disappointed.  The city of Windsor has 221 vacant buildings, according to the Facebook group Windsor’s Vacant Buildings. Some of those sit on

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Cancelled sports leave young people struggling

Cancelled sports leave young people struggling

🕔13:17, 5.Mar 2021

With youth sports cancelled due to COVID-19, young people are experiencing a variety of challenges.  Market research company Ipsos found 74 per cent of children were feeling lonely due to cancelled youth sports, and 72 per cent of parents also reported

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How CERB and EI benefits will affect taxpayers

How CERB and EI benefits will affect taxpayers

🕔12:54, 5.Mar 2021

Canadian citizens who collected CERB or EI benefits in 2020 can expect their tax returns to look different this year. With over $81 billion distributed through CERB and EI from March 15 to Oct. 3 2020, many people will owe money on

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College’s library goes digital

🕔11:39, 5.Mar 2021

Reading is good for your brain, but when you can’t get together with friends and discuss that favourite character’s death, you are left unsatisfied. You are also left to fend for yourself when it comes to studying.   Due to COVID-19, the St.

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Canada welcomes Hong Kong residents fleeing crackdown

Canada welcomes Hong Kong residents fleeing crackdown

🕔13:54, 26.Feb 2021

By Ravishan Wijemanne and Jeff Crowley   The federal government has opened a faster pathway for Hong Kong residents to come to Canada. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino said Hong Kong residents will be eligible for three-year

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 A Windsor teen has won a global beat battle

 A Windsor teen has won a global beat battle

🕔13:24, 26.Feb 2021

From making beats in his bedroom to winning a global beat battle, a 16-year-old Holy Names High School student is making his way into the music world.    On Feb. 5, it was announced on a Twitch livestream that Windsor teen, Mesho Keryakoz, had beat out more than 1000 other musicians and declared winner of the JJ Lundin Beat Battle. Not

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SRC’s election campaign changes

🕔13:07, 26.Feb 2021

Candidates in the Student Representative Council (SRC) election at St. Clair College are campaigning differently this year.  This year, all election campaigning is happening virtually following a ban on in-person campaigns. All the candidates are allowed to use their own social media. The SRC also uploaded campaign videos of the candidates in

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Follow-Up: Students In-Classes

Follow-Up: Students In-Classes

🕔12:55, 26.Feb 2021

Both public and Catholic high schools in Windsor-Essex returned to in-person learning on Feb. 8. While some students opted to remain in a virtual classroom, most students have chosen to be in-person for their classes.  Many students said they are happy to be back in classrooms including Reese Bellmore, a Grade 11 student at Essex District High School. However, Bellmore said she and her friends still face some challenges.  “I’m happy to be

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Dogs and cannabis ingestion

Dogs and cannabis ingestion

🕔12:50, 26.Feb 2021

Pet owners never expected their animals to be affected by the legalization of cannabis in Canada. Many people do not properly discard their joint or cigarette butts in public areas. Instead, they are thrown on the ground. Although it may

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