Run for your (better) life

🕔18:51, 24.Jul 2013

By Sean Previl Do you have what it takes to outrun the undead? Undead Unleashed, a five-kilometer zombie run, will take place Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. at Malden Park. Co-owners of Scarehouse Windsor, Shawn Lippert and Dario Silvaggi, teamed

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Downtown Mission thanks volunteers

Downtown Mission thanks volunteers

🕔13:39, 12.Apr 2013

By Maureen Mariampillai The Downtown Mission will be hosting an appreciation dinner on April 16 for its volunteers during National Volunteer Week. The mission is a non-profit organization which provides services to those who are in poverty and are struggling

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St. Clair celebrates athletics

St. Clair celebrates athletics

🕔13:34, 12.Apr 2013

By Maureen Mariampillai St. Clair College athletes traded in their uniforms for suits and dresses for one special night. The 46th annual awards banquet for the varsity and intramural athletes and coaches celebrated their achievements at the St. Clair College

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Concert Band Celebrates 15th Anniversary

🕔10:07, 12.Apr 2013

By Jamie Adam Fifteen successful years have gone by for the Greater Windsor Concert Band and they celebrated by doing what they do best, playing a concert. The band played 15 songs to celebrate 15 years, ranging from “The Carnival

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Run for Rocky kicks off

Run for Rocky kicks off

🕔12:01, 6.Apr 2013

By Adam El-Baba The Windsor Pride Education and Resource Centre kicked off their Run for Rocky campaign April 4 at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts. Partnered with Rocky Campana’s parents, Rob and Nancy, the event is geared toward

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National unemployment on the rise while Windsor declines

National unemployment on the rise while Windsor declines

🕔14:19, 5.Apr 2013

  By: Y. Murad Erzinclioglu The national unemployment rate rose to 7.2 per cent in March, Statistics Canada announced the first week of April. Following an increase in employment during the month of February, employment declined by 55,000 jobs in

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Windsor celebrates World Autism Day

Windsor celebrates World Autism Day

🕔13:22, 5.Apr 2013

Charlie Huynh, left, plays with Noah Butler at The Summit Centre for Preschool Children with Autism in Windsor April 4. (Photo by: Sean Previl)   People across the world are raising awareness for autism and Windsor took part in a

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Student journalists come to Windsor for ORCUP conference

Student journalists come to Windsor for ORCUP conference

🕔13:16, 5.Apr 2013

Student journalists across Ontario were given the chance to learn more about the media from industry professionals. Windsor hosted the Ontario Conference for Canadian University Press the weekend of March 29-31, bringing in journalists who have been in the industry

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Windsor Made Routan Discontinued by Volkswagen

Windsor Made Routan Discontinued by Volkswagen

🕔12:59, 5.Apr 2013

By Samuel McEachern Volkswagen Group has announced it will cease production later this year of its Routan minivan, which shares the Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan platform. When Volkswagen Group introduced the Routan minivan in 2008 at

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Sandwich post office closing date announced

Sandwich post office closing date announced

🕔12:37, 5.Apr 2013

By Adam D’Andrea After protests, petitions and 107 years of service, the Olde Sandwich Towne postal outlet will be closed at the end of April. Canada Post announced March 26 that operations at the post office would cease April 26.

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Hudak visits Windsor

Hudak visits Windsor

🕔11:51, 5.Apr 2013

by Melissa Iarusso Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak visited Windsor to share his plans to curb unemployment in the province. Hudak held a press conference at the Vollmer Recreation Complex April 4 in LaSalle to hear from locals about

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I Believe in My Community

I Believe in My Community

🕔11:21, 5.Apr 2013

by Rob Benneian An organization which raises money to support critical services in Windsor and Essex County took an evening to recognize the accomplishments of its supporters. United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County held their fourth I Believe in My Community Awards

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Windsor Police tweet in Global Tweet-a-Thon

Windsor Police tweet in Global Tweet-a-Thon

🕔13:03, 22.Mar 2013

By Sean Previl Windsor Police Service is participating in a global social media initiative. The first Global Police Tweet-a-Thon took place March 22 with more than 250 police agencies from 10 countries. “It’s a remarkable opportunity for communities, not only

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Windsor named fifth best city for families

Windsor named fifth best city for families

🕔12:57, 22.Mar 2013

By: Adam D’Andrea According to a recent study, Windsor may be shedding its reputation as “Sin City”. Reader’s Digest Canada has named Windsor the fifth best Canadian city in which to raise a family. The Digest listed the low cost

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New maestro plans WSO’s future

New maestro plans WSO’s future

🕔12:47, 22.Mar 2013

By Tom Morrison The new music director of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra plans to improve relationships and create new ones to ensure a vital future for the organization. Robert Franz was named the new conductor of the WSO Feb. 26

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Writer-in-residence wants greater sense of community

Writer-in-residence wants greater sense of community

🕔12:45, 22.Mar 2013

By Tom Morrison The University of Windsor’s writer-in-residence wants creative writing students to have a better sense of community after his term finishes at the end of March. Phil Hall, an award-winning poet, has been the university’s writer-in-residence since the

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Essex and Kent Scottish greet their new Honorary Lt.-Col.

🕔14:32, 20.Mar 2013

by Hailey Trealout The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment welcomed their new honorary lieutenant colonel and recognised the outgoing honorary during a ceremony March 5. Outgoing Honorary Lt.-Col. Glenn Stannard has been involved with the Regiment for four years. He said he enjoyed

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Windsor group rebuilds fighter plane

🕔13:59, 20.Mar 2013

by Hailey Trealout The De Havilland Mosquito beat all its sister planes from history at 415 m.p.h. when she made her debut in 1942 as the fastest fighter-bomber in the Second World War. Made completely from plywood, due to aluminum

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Police officer charged with misconduct pleads guilty

🕔18:08, 8.Mar 2013

By Sean Previl A police constable has been found guilty of misconduct after a police hearing Mar. 4. Const. Aaron Naklie of the Windsor Police Service pleaded guilty to charges of insubordination and discreditable conduct. During the hearing, prosecutor David

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Community raises money in support of injured youth

🕔18:05, 8.Mar 2013

By Sean Previl Windsor residents have been showing their support for a local injured youth by fundraising to help with medical costs. Coleapalooza! was held at the Rockhead Pub Mar. 3 to raise money for Cole Kierdorf, a St. Clair

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