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How many is too many? The burden of drownings in Windsor-Essex County

How many is too many? The burden of drownings in Windsor-Essex County

🕔12:47, 6.Dec 2024

Far too many residents have been involved in fatal drowning incidents in the last year in Windsor-Essex.  In May, two young men, at least one of them an international student, drowned at Sandpoint Beach in Windsor when they went under

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The rise of Windsor’s elite athletes

🕔12:45, 11.Oct 2024

The City of Windsor has a long history of producing professional athletes, according to the Windsor-Essex Sports Hall of Fame. In the past 20 years, there has been several “Windsorites” that have made it to the big leagues. Some names

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Total Eclipse of a lifetime

Total Eclipse of a lifetime

🕔11:29, 12.Apr 2024

by Zachary Balogh Windsor and Essex County residents were treated to a rare phenomenon as day turned to night.   A total solar eclipse occurred Monday and caused excitement across the region as portions of Essex County were in the path

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PHOTO FRIDAY: Fun at the beach

PHOTO FRIDAY: Fun at the beach

🕔23:34, 3.Jul 2020

Some beachgoers cooling off by Lake Erie at Seacliff Park in Leamington. Summer is here and in full swing. Temperatures for the region will be in the 30sC all week. Across the river, the city of Detroit may break a

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Transit Windsor expansion plan brings communities together

Transit Windsor expansion plan brings communities together

🕔16:08, 6.Mar 2020

Wrapped in a fuzzy black blanket and pink slippers, Maryann Squance sits in her recliner, feet up and comfortable as she discusses the ease that the expanded Transit Windsor bus lines have had on her. “Every month, I go to

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Chilifest turns up the heat fundraising

Chilifest turns up the heat fundraising

🕔12:15, 6.Mar 2020

This year’s ChiliFest brought community members from around Essex county together to enjoy good chili, good cake and good works. The ChiliFest hosted by the South Essex Community Council at the Leamington Portuguese Community Club was a fundraiser event to

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Ontario to hear citizen voices over Hwy. 3 traffic

Ontario to hear citizen voices over Hwy. 3 traffic

🕔17:53, 14.Feb 2020

Premier Ford visited Windsor weeks ago and unveiled a draft transportation plan.  Along with it, the Tories released a transportation survey for the residents of Southwestern Ontario to voice their opinions. Marissa Wingerden works as a scheduler with Amy’s Helping

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Town of Kingsville looking to extinguish greenhouse ‘glow’

Town of Kingsville looking to extinguish greenhouse ‘glow’

🕔12:21, 2.Dec 2019

The Town of Kingsville is taking measures to lower the glow of greenhouses. Light pollution from greenhouses in Kingsville has been on the forefront of conversation for many brightly-lit nights and mornings in the community. Deputy Mayor Gord Queen forwarded

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Leamington fire causes $7M damage

Leamington fire causes $7M damage

🕔23:29, 25.Mar 2019

Firefighters from Leamington and Kingsville responded to an early morning fire on Mersea Road 7 on Saturday, March 23. Firefighters arrived at the fire at around 5 a.m. and struggled to keep the situation under control until later in the

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County school buses cancelled due to fog

County school buses cancelled due to fog

🕔16:41, 19.Nov 2018

By Amos Johnson All school buses in the county were cancelled Monday morning due to fog and poor weather conditions. They will operate as normal in the afternoon. Student transportation for all county schools has been cancelled this morning due to

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Cannabis conference in Leamington to discuss economic pros of weed legalization

Cannabis conference in Leamington to discuss economic pros of weed legalization

🕔18:26, 5.Nov 2018

Cannabis industry movers and shakers will be in Leamington Tuesday for a conference exploring the agricultural and economic potential of legalized weed. The WE Cann conference will feature around 200 industry trailblazers from agriculture, health and wellness, banking, and manufacturing. 

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Mother Nature is a fantastic artist

Mother Nature is a fantastic artist

🕔06:42, 13.Jan 2018

 These past few weeks have given visitors to Point Pelee National Park a unique glimpse of the artistic talent of Mother Nature. On the heels of a record breaking year for attendance, Point Pelee became a popular destination for

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Christmas tree farms a cut above the average

Christmas tree farms a cut above the average

🕔12:28, 12.Jan 2018

By Alyssa Leonard Many Canadian Christmas tree farmers are closing up shop — but for those who remain, profits are growing. According to Statistics Canada, the country has seen a 21 per cent decrease in the number of Christmas tree

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A unique natural phenomena

A unique natural phenomena

🕔12:08, 13.Oct 2017

By Alyssa Leonard A few weeks each spring and fall, people come from all over the world to see the monarch butterfly pass through Point Pelee National Park during its annual migration. The monarch migration across North America is a

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Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board to move forward with accommodation reviews

Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board to move forward with accommodation reviews

🕔11:15, 27.Nov 2015

Three elementary schools could be closed in June 2016, could lead to two new middle school facilities The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board’s trustees have decided to start three accommodation reviews which, if approved, could close and consolidate schools in

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