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Toy and food drives are back for another year

Toy and food drives are back for another year

🕔12:40, 25.Nov 2021

It might not be time for the holidays yet, but the season for giving back is here. With Christmas coming up next month, shopping and spending being a big part of the holiday, a few organizations are pitching in to help support those in need of

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Downtown BIA to launch night market pilot project in October

Downtown BIA to launch night market pilot project in October

🕔13:37, 1.Oct 2021

With the continued success of the Downtown Windsor Farmer’s Market, the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association (DWBIA) is commencing a pilot project, the Night Market, which will begin on Oct. 8. Executive Director of the DWBIA, Debi Croucher, said they

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Windsor lacks funds for mental health services 

🕔12:05, 26.Feb 2021

The funding for mental health services is not enough to meet  needs in Windsor, social workers say.     Windsor does not have enough resources for the number of mentally ill people needing help. Windsor Regional Hospital has 30 acute beds for psychiatric patients and runs at over 100 per cent capacity, according to some nurses.    “Working

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Collectibles with a cause

Collectibles with a cause

🕔14:11, 5.Feb 2021

A Windsor charity and store are working together to give back. The owners of a cartoon toy store have donated thousands of dollars in merchandise to Easter Seals. Cartoon Kingdom on Walker Road has donated a large variety of high-end

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Breaking virtual barriers for youth support

🕔13:51, 5.Feb 2021

Experts say young people are struggling with living life online and not being able to have the face-to-face interactions that most humans need.   In Canada, there is an estimated 1.2 million youth who suffer from a mental illness. Up to 70 per cent of all mental health problems occur

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Is Christmas COVID-19’s Newest Target?

🕔00:07, 24.Nov 2020

It’s no secret that the year 2020 has been unprecedented and eventful, to say the least. Since the very first recorded COVID-19 case hit Canada back in January, it has been challenging the way we live and interact with one

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Zoom fatigue – a new strain on students

Zoom fatigue – a new strain on students Updated

🕔09:27, 5.Nov 2020

Since the introduction of COVID-19, daily life has not been the same, particularly for workers and students. In order to adapt to the situation, many educational institutions have begun online classes and adapted their curriculum to better suit their new

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PHOTO FRIDAY: When’s recess?

PHOTO FRIDAY: When’s recess?

🕔14:03, 1.May 2020

Canada geese rest in the deserted playground at Hugh Beaton elementary school in late April, 2020.  Photo by Zachary Balogh.

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High school students test skills designing vehicles of the future through WEEDC competition

High school students test skills designing vehicles of the future through WEEDC competition

🕔16:20, 28.Feb 2020

    Students in Windsor-Essex are getting the opportunity to take part in a competition that will creatively allow them to design vehicles of the future. Open exclusively to high school students, the competition was launched by the WindsorEssex Economic

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WindsorEats turns green and chooses the best weapon against climate change

WindsorEats turns green and chooses the best weapon against climate change

🕔14:18, 28.Feb 2020

WindsorEats has become the first partner with the Essex Region Conservation Authority in a new sustainable initiative. WindsorEats will donate two per cent of their tour package tickets sales to support local tree planting efforts.  Along with donating, WindsorEats is also going to give a

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Phragmites a growing concern in Windsor-Essex

Phragmites a growing concern in Windsor-Essex

🕔20:06, 23.Feb 2020

As winter melts away, a new concern grows in Windsor-Essex: Phragmites Australis. Also known as the common reed, Phragmites is an invasive species of plant that has been in the area for decades. Thriving in wetlands and ditches, Phragmites have

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Windsor-Essex shops local

Windsor-Essex shops local

🕔15:11, 28.Oct 2019

In a world turning increasingly to online shopping and big box stores, local businesses are giving people a reason to shop close to home. As part of small business month, the Windsor Essex Small Business Centre (SBC) hosted its fifth

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Some schools and buses were closed due to freezing rain.

Some schools and buses were closed due to freezing rain.

🕔14:05, 12.Feb 2019

By Travis Conant This morning was a messy one. Buses and some schools across Windsor/Essex were cancelled today to due to road conditions following freezing rains. School buses were cancelled in the City of Windsor and the County of Essex.St.

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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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The youngest citizens of Windsor and Essex County are making a big impact for charities

The youngest citizens of Windsor and Essex County are making a big impact for charities

🕔18:20, 18.Apr 2018

By: Laurie Harrison Kids in Windsor and Essex County have been causing a stir and the community is taking notice. But they’re not causing trouble – far from it. Some as young as seven years old are walking into organizations with thousands of dollars, bags and bags

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WE Box is getting locally-grown food onto Windsor tables

WE Box is getting locally-grown food onto Windsor tables

🕔14:56, 30.Mar 2018

By Angelica Haggert In a small backyard in the Devonshire Heights neighbourhood in Windsor, Bishops Urban Farms is busy planting, growing and harvesting microgreens. Microgreens are young vegetables, harvested early and used in salads and juices or as a garnish.

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Easter Seals Telethon 2018 is here

Easter Seals Telethon 2018 is here

🕔16:23, 24.Mar 2018

Windsor-Essex’s Annual Easter Seals Telethon is this weekend. CTV Windsor will broadcast the 36th Easter Seals Telethon live on Sunday, March 25 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Central Park Athletics- 3400 Grand Marais Rd E. The funds

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A breakfast to remember

A breakfast to remember

🕔13:11, 23.Mar 2018

By: Jessica Moore Maria’s restaurant in Amherstburg has been voted the number one best breakfast special in Windsor-Essex. An online poll was held in February 2018 for residents of Windsor and Essex County to vote on which local restaurant has

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Rain, rain go away

Rain, rain go away

🕔11:25, 21.Feb 2018

By: Julianna Bonnett A weather advisory for Windsor-Essex has issued a special statement this Monday, predicting rainfall for the next few days due to a warm front moving through the region. Environment Canada noted that some of the rainfall might

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Windsor-Essex’s adventure race requires teamwork, showcases unique landscape of the region

Windsor-Essex’s adventure race requires teamwork, showcases unique landscape of the region

🕔10:35, 16.Feb 2018

By Ennis Liu The South Coast Adventure Race offers a chance to challenge yourself, while being close to nature. An adventure race is a multi-disciplinary endurance activity that is designed to test your teamwork and navigation skills, as well as

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