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Logan Avenue fire displaces residents

Logan Avenue fire displaces residents

🕔15:09, 4.Nov 2019

A fire at a Logan Avenue residence has displaced five residents — three adults and two children. The fire happened at 423 Logan Ave. and was reported at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday. Heavy smoke greeted firefighters when they arrived.

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Build a dream

Build a dream

🕔13:01, 1.Nov 2019

  Windsor women are receiving help from a non-profit organization in order to close the gender gap between industries. Build a Dream encourages women on different career pathways. The non-profit organization grew steadily  after becoming a province-wide organization Founder Nour

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Amherstburg festival aids local business

Amherstburg festival aids local business

🕔10:51, 8.Oct 2019

AMHERSTBURG – The Amherstburg Uncommon Festival has been able to provide more than just an outlet for steampunk and “Harry Potter” fans. It also creates exposure for local business. Bakery and café Caffeine and Company was one such business on Sept. 28 as attendees and

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Transit Windsor ridership increasing

Transit Windsor ridership increasing

🕔14:30, 30.Sep 2019

The school year is in full swing in Windsor, Ont. and the buses are filling up. Transit ridership has increased by 22 per cent according to the City of Windsor website which was last recorded in 2018. Earlier this year,

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The community: Eyes and ears for police

The community: Eyes and ears for police

🕔13:01, 27.Sep 2019

When the public work with the police, anything is possible. During the third week of September, there were two police reported incidents involving firearms. Although firearms are not common in Windsor, police say there are still plenty of things you

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Cottam Fall Fair and Horse Festival successful despite rain

Cottam Fall Fair and Horse Festival successful despite rain

🕔09:58, 27.Sep 2019

Rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the Cottam Fall Fair and Horse Festival attendees, who left plenty of footprints at Ridgeview Park Sept. 15. The event’s 57th anniversary was hosted by the Rotary Club of Cottam, celebrating the change in

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Young Windsor Entrepenuer

🕔12:34, 15.Feb 2019

The new music school foundation in Windsor is hoping to shape the future of music in the city. When Bethany Russell graduated from the University of Windsor she wanted to create an open space for children who want to learn

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Nurses’ Perspective

Nurses’ Perspective

🕔11:39, 15.Feb 2019

Amherstburg nurses are expecting competitive change due to the opening of a new clinic. According to Brittany Lewis one of many nurses at the Home Health Care Clinic in Amherstburg, the new clinic being built could be an issue. “It’s

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Community on ice

Community on ice

🕔11:30, 8.Feb 2019

New Windsorites came to Charles Clark Square to learn to skate, thanks to three Windsor organizations. All Saint’s Anglican Church, the YMCA Settlement Services and Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative hosted their fourth annual family skating event on Februrary 2 at

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Windsor and Detroit unite for Woman’s March

Windsor and Detroit unite for Woman’s March

🕔11:35, 25.Jan 2019

By Lauren O’Brien Women and men united on both sides of the Detroit River last Thursday. The Windsor Women’s March held a vigil in honour of women victims of violence. For the first time, the two border cities of Windsor

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Survivor of human trafficking walks in freedom

Survivor of human trafficking walks in freedom

🕔12:13, 26.Oct 2018

By Madeline Mazak Silence blanketed Dieppe Gardens Saturday morning as a survivor of human trafficking shared her harrowing testimony at Windsor’s first Walk for Freedom. A crowd of 116 walked in a single-file line along Windsor’s riverside to raise awareness of human trafficking. It

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Windsor’s first Walk for Freedom

Windsor’s first Walk for Freedom

🕔10:27, 19.Oct 2018

 By Madeline Mazak Windsor will join hundreds of cities around the world in hosting its first Walk for Freedom on Saturday to raise awareness of human trafficking. Windsorites will take part in a global demonstration by walking together in a

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Cosplay: Why heroes walk among us

Cosplay: Why heroes walk among us

🕔12:13, 5.Oct 2018

Creating costumes and dressing up as characters are entertaining pastimes for fans and artists of the cosplay community. Events like the Windsor ComiCon attract fans of all ages. Comic book collectors, artists, fans of movies and televison shows and people

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When Windsor opens up

When Windsor opens up

🕔12:13, 28.Sep 2018

By Ryan Percy Pedestrians, cyclists, skateboarders and pets took to the streets on Sunday to transform a stretch of Windsor into a festival for the third year in a row. On Sept. 23 an eight kilometre stretch of road from

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An event designed for you not to be BOARD

An event designed for you not to be BOARD

🕔12:51, 27.Mar 2018

By Chelsea Girard Gaymes Night is bringing the community together through a social program of board games and food. Since October 2018, The Windsor Sandwich Shop, along with Windsor-Essex Pride Fest, has hosted a free Gaymes Night for the LGBTIQ2S

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Local bike enthusiasts promote cycling safety

Local bike enthusiasts promote cycling safety

🕔13:48, 23.Mar 2018

By Cassidy McNea   With warmer weather around the corner there will be an increase of cyclists and Windsorites are encouraged to be aware of bike safety and hazards. According to Statistics Canada, the amount of cyclists and commuters is

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Chatham lottery winner in cash dispute with former partner

Chatham lottery winner in cash dispute with former partner

🕔07:04, 17.Feb 2018

A $6 million Chatham lottery winner is in a legal battle with his former live-in partner over sharing his winnings. Leamington native Maurice Thibeault claimed more than $3 million from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. However, the good news

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Home is where the heart is

Home is where the heart is

🕔12:07, 16.Feb 2018

  By Cody Wall On average, people move 11 times in their life. Unusually, one Windsorite has spent most of her life in one house. Over the past several decades Eunice Jones, 87, has grown attached to her Windsor home. Although she has seen neighbours come and go and

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‘An issue that is never really going to go away’

‘An issue that is never really going to go away’

🕔11:27, 12.Jan 2018

By Ryan Jones   More women in the city of Windsor have started to use local shelters, creating a demand for feminine hygiene products.   According to Statistics Canada, as of 2016 there are a total of 130 emergency shelters

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Windsor Goodfellows’ most successful year yet, expect to feed many

Windsor Goodfellows’ most successful year yet, expect to feed many

🕔15:56, 17.Dec 2017

If the Windsor Goodfellows Club had its way, no one would be forced to go without food in this city again. On the heels of their most successful fundraising year in history, the Club has raised more than $287,000. That

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