City Planner: Windsor’s heritage in state of neglect

City Planner: Windsor’s heritage in state of neglect

🕔16:31, 15.Dec 2017

By Kacie Cooper The City of Windsor is rich with history and culture, especially in its old buildings, but unfortunately they are becoming more and more neglected, according to the Heritage Planner with The City of Windsor. John Calhoun said

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Lanspeary Park Greenhouse in need of repairs

Lanspeary Park Greenhouse in need of repairs

🕔16:07, 15.Dec 2017

By Travis Conant The Lanspeary Park Greenhouse will either move to Jackson Park or see renovations once city council approves a plan from the park recreation department. The greenhouse was originally located at Willistead Manor in 1929 and moved to

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Town of Amherstburg making way with preparation plans

Town of Amherstburg making way with preparation plans

🕔15:58, 15.Dec 2017

The Town of Amherstburg is beginning to make progress with the provincial government to receive equal funding for their nuclear emergency response plan regarding Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station. Taras Natyshak, the MPP for the Windsor-Essex area, accompanied by Amherstburg

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Future for cycling infrastructure in discussion

Future for cycling infrastructure in discussion

🕔15:58, 15.Dec 2017

By Kristian Beaudoin   The Ontario Government is giving $1.7 million to Windsor for cycling infrastructure, but Windsorites have yet to see what changes will be made. This money is for the purpose of developing easier access for bicycle transportation.

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Graffiti suspect caught on Windsor Star surveillance

Graffiti suspect caught on Windsor Star surveillance

🕔15:48, 15.Dec 2017

Local mosque member Lina Chaker hopes the person responsible for the hate graffiti spread across Windsor will face serious consequences. Windsor Police is looking for a suspect who spray painted hate graffiti across Windsor on Dec 13. It was reported

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Sutherland gives back to the community

Sutherland gives back to the community

🕔15:21, 15.Dec 2017

By Precious Alasa Sutherland Global Services is giving back to the community by partnering with organizations including the Downtown Mission, United Way and the Mickey Renaud Memorial Scholarship Fund. Sutherland Global Services opened in 1986 and had a branch in

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West-end man charged for drug-trafficking

West-end man charged for drug-trafficking

🕔15:18, 15.Dec 2017

A Windsor man is in custody for alleged drug trafficking, according to police. The suspect was located at 8:15 p.m. on Monday and was placed under arrest without incident. Police said they were granted “judicial authorization” to search the man’s

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The Francois Baby House

The Francois Baby House

🕔15:12, 15.Dec 2017

By Miranda Monahan The Francis Baby House is a Canadian national historic site some Windsorites may not know about. Considered part of Museum Windsor along with the Chimczuk Museum, the Baby House was built in 1812 by Francois Baby, and

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Rehabilitation services and therapy approaches to heal mental illness.

Rehabilitation services and therapy approaches to heal mental illness.

🕔14:23, 15.Dec 2017

By Tamas Miko Windsor’s Mental Health Connections offers a variety of services for recovery for low-income population and youth. Mental Health Connections was established in 2004 and the agency has been helping thousands of clients recover from their mental illness

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Keeping you and your pets safe this holiday season

Keeping you and your pets safe this holiday season

🕔14:10, 15.Dec 2017

By Ryan Percy To keep the joy of the holiday season from turning to disaster, there is nothing more important than safety preparedness for your family and pets. The holiday season is supposed to be filled with joy and happiness,

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New parking app provides new alternative for payment

New parking app provides new alternative for payment

🕔14:08, 15.Dec 2017

By: Hunter Kirsch A new parking app will soon be available allowing Windsorites to pay for parking using their smartphones. Passport Canada founded by Passport Inc. is a mobile app that allows users to pay for municipal and private parking.

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YMCA makes sure seniors are not left behind

YMCA makes sure seniors are not left behind

🕔13:58, 15.Dec 2017

By Cody Wall Immigrants from around the world are learning English and social skills thanks to the help of the YMCA and their language skills teacher. There are currently 14 students attending a language skills class at the YMCA; all

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Adopt a family in Windsor this holiday season

Adopt a family in Windsor this holiday season

🕔23:17, 11.Dec 2017

  by Dawn Gray Almost 900 Windsor families will be receiving some extra help this holiday season through a program at the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society. The Holiday Program allows individuals, organizations and businesses to adopt families during the season

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Bringing joy to all

Bringing joy to all

🕔13:36, 8.Dec 2017

By Ryan Percy Hundreds of Windsorites will find good meals waiting for them at the Downtown Mission this holiday season. Every day the Mission serves more than 700 meals to anyone who comes in looking for something warm to fill

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WECSSAA Sr. Boys basketball opening game

WECSSAA Sr. Boys basketball opening game

🕔13:11, 8.Dec 2017

By Tate Harris Catholic Central High School defeated E.J Lajeunesse Secondary School 50- 31 in the opening game of the WECSSAA senior boys basketball season. Lajeunesse lead by two points going into the second half after Catholic Central struggled to capitalize on opportunities in the first half. Catholic Central coach, Paul Gebrael, said the team’s composure allowed them to keep the game close. “We are really working on this whole idea of

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Windsor: featuring Jagmeet Singh

Windsor: featuring Jagmeet Singh

🕔12:52, 8.Dec 2017

By Noah Gecelovsky The newly-elected leader of the New Democratic Party Jagmeet Singh visited his hometown of Windsor, Ont. on Dec. 1. Singh met with MPs Brian Masse and Tracey Ramsey and talked about both Windsor’s problems and potential. He

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Local online bakeshop aims to fill the gluten-free gap in Windsor

Local online bakeshop aims to fill the gluten-free gap in Windsor

🕔12:46, 8.Dec 2017

By Donna Ntumba After discovering she was gluten intolerant, Kaylee Lett says she has had difficulty finding options for homemade gluten-free products. That is when she and her mother, Sue Taranto, began baking from their home kitchen in LaSalle and

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The facade of fine dining

The facade of fine dining

🕔12:23, 8.Dec 2017

By David Lafreniere If the walls of the historic Low-Martin House in Walkerville could talk – the stories they would tell.  The walls’ whispers through the generations, have escaped the confines of this gentrified estate to breathe new life beyond

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Authentic Italian cuisine featured at new east-end bistro

Authentic Italian cuisine featured at new east-end bistro

🕔12:06, 8.Dec 2017

By Loren Mastracci When Ivana Perfetto tells people she just moved to Windsor from Rome, she says the reaction is always the same: astonishment. The 55-year-old Windsor native returned to her hometown with her family to fulfill her dream of

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Windsor homelessness at crisis level

Windsor homelessness at crisis level

🕔11:54, 8.Dec 2017

By: Noah Gecelovsky   Homelessness in Windsor is a rising problem that continues to go overlooked by many across the province.  The most recent example of neglect in dealing with the homeless situation comes from the provincial government denying Windsor’s application for the $200 million fund created to combat homelessness across Ontario.  According

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