Journalism students celebrate awards night with local media

Journalism students celebrate awards night with local media

🕔15:21, 14.Apr 2019

By Guoliang Fu   More than 20 MediaPlex students were honored last week for excellence in writing, editing, and on-air presentation in a ceremony that also named St. Clair College’s journalist of the year. MediaPlex Faculty Member Shelley Divnich Haggert

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Fundraising for the Downtown Windsor Community

Fundraising for the Downtown Windsor Community

🕔12:30, 12.Apr 2019

By Joyce St. Antoine The Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative hosted its Spring Fundraiser on Friday April 5. They had a silent auction and music played by the Coffee House Combo. The Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative is a network of neighbours

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Popular 70s band shakes up Walkerville Once Again

Popular 70s band shakes up Walkerville Once Again

🕔12:19, 12.Apr 2019

By Nicole Neuts The Jonas Brothers are not the only band getting back together in 2019. Teaze, a local hard rock band from the 70s, put on a reunion show this past week in Windsor. The Olde Walkerville Theatre was

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Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

🕔12:10, 12.Apr 2019

By Joyce St. Antoine A biopic about Freddie Mercury hit the big screens last October. It starred Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, Lucy Boynton as Mary Austin, Ben Hardy as Roger Taylor and had a special role for Mike Myers.

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Record Store Day 2019

Record Store Day 2019

🕔11:56, 12.Apr 2019

By Joe Gibel Independent record shops around the globe get ready for annual Record Store Day celebration every April.  Record Store Day takes place on Saturday, April 13 and will celebrate the culture and appreciation for the independent record store.

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St. Clair College students raise money to improve education in Ghana

St. Clair College students raise money to improve education in Ghana

🕔11:48, 12.Apr 2019

By Kristian Beaudoin Students of the event management program hosted a fundraiser to improve education in Jirapa, Ghana. In association with the Ciociaro Club and the Rotary Clubs of Windsor, students held a fundraiser called An Evening for Education on

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HEY! WHAT’S ON THE MENU TODAY

HEY! WHAT’S ON THE MENU TODAY

🕔11:40, 12.Apr 2019

  By Suraj Sasi Gone are the days when most people would sit and have proper breakfast, lunch and dinner. Cheap, low quality food surround us and busy lifestyles need faster solutions and less thinking. People leave their houses before

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New exhibit at Chimczuk Museum explores ancient Egyptian life

New exhibit at Chimczuk Museum explores ancient Egyptian life

🕔11:39, 12.Apr 2019

By Cassidy McNea If you cannot bring a Windsorite to Egypt, then bring a little bit of Egypt to a Windsorite. A new travelling exhibit called Egypt: Gift of the Nile is on display at Chimczuk Museum. The latest exhibition

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Libraries around Windsor will be open on Fridays starting in May 2019

Libraries around Windsor will be open on Fridays starting in May 2019

🕔11:26, 12.Apr 2019

By Travis Conant A 2018 proposal by the Windsor Public Library has been approved. In June of 2018 Windsor Public Library made a proposal for all of their branches to remain open on Fridays in winter and summer. Larger libraries

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Fionn MacCool is Hiring 70 Staff Members at Job Fair

Fionn MacCool is Hiring 70 Staff Members at Job Fair

🕔11:17, 12.Apr 2019

By Trisha Kundu A new Irish pub is coming to downtown Windsor with job opportunities from servers to bartenders. Fionn MacCool is holding a job fair today and tomorrow, April 9 and April 10, to hire 70 staff for its

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Unemployment concern in Ontario

Unemployment concern in Ontario

🕔11:10, 12.Apr 2019

By Manvir Kaur The unemployment rate is increasing in Ontario for part-time students. In October, 69.9 per cent of part time students were employed with a slight drop in the next two months. The rate of employment in January and

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The MediaPlex hosts annual game show

The MediaPlex hosts annual game show

🕔11:06, 12.Apr 2019

By Miranda Monahan What is the game show where journalism, media convergence and public relations students at St. Clair College’s MediaPlex compete and answer questions about popular headlines? The answer is the MediaPlex Headline Challenge. The challenge was hosted on

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Lola’s Round Table

Lola’s Round Table

🕔11:01, 12.Apr 2019

By Alex Scott When most people become adults, the possibilities are endless however people living with developmental disabilities do not have quite as many options. Once somebody with a disability finishes high school, there are not many options for them

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Animal cruelty investigations in need of a change

Animal cruelty investigations in need of a change

🕔11:16, 7.Apr 2019

By Amos Johnson A push by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) to involve police when investigating complaints has drawn applause from animal rights activists who see the move as a step in the right

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Support can keep you alive

Support can keep you alive

🕔12:28, 5.Apr 2019

By Eleanor Dhillon Windsorites hoping to set up a local safe injection site are upset about the government cutting funding to many sites around the province. A mock site was launched in Windsor at the beginning of August 2018. It

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The effects of cannabis on the brain before the age of 25

The effects of cannabis on the brain before the age of 25

🕔12:21, 5.Apr 2019

To some the drug is seen as a medicine used to help with pains and aches they may have. However, there are many health risks associated with cannabis use. Eric Nadalin, manager at Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says the drug

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Shooting arrows to let off steam

Shooting arrows to let off steam

🕔12:17, 5.Apr 2019

By Ryan Percy Windsor residents are experiencing the thrill of one of humanity’s oldest forms of combat first hand: archery. A section of the Central Parks Athletics facility, past the batting cages, becomes a battlefield as teams face off in

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Revitalized sculpture contest turns trash into treasure

Revitalized sculpture contest turns trash into treasure

🕔12:02, 5.Apr 2019

Artists across Windsor-Essex have the opportunity to turn junk into art at the Walkerville Artist’s Co-op’s revitalized sculpture contest. The contest gives everyone in the community equal opportunities to participate, according to Suellen Evoy-Oozer, who is one of the five

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It is never too late to go back to school

🕔12:00, 5.Apr 2019

By Manvir Kaur A Windsor woman is not letting age and a family prevent her from earning a college diploma. In 2016, around half of Canadians between 25 and 64 had college or university qualifications. Older women may find it

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Gambling awareness is not a game

Gambling awareness is not a game

🕔11:07, 5.Apr 2019

By Ashley Gholampoor PlaySmart Centre employees at Caesars Casino in Windsor are giving facts, tools and advice on a daily basis. Rheem McLennan, 38, is the regional manager of the Southwest region for PlaySmart Centres. Workers at the centre inform

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