Local firefighters had their hands full this week when three major fires broke out, but the community joined together Sunday to show their gratitude. Windsor’s new waterfront memorial honours local firefighters Over 100 people gathered on Sunday morning to witness
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
By Miranda Monahan When travellers decide on where to go, usually crime is a consideration. According to the crime severity index, a tool created by Statistics Canada which measures the crime in a city year to year, Windsor’s crime rate
By Miranda Monahan Henry Lau is the conservative candidate running in the riding of Windsor-West. This is not Lau’s first time running for office. He has previously run in municipal, provincial and federal elections. Lau is a former board member
As winter approaches, some Windsorites may want to get some extra layers — but not the kind to combat cold weather. It’s layers of protection — for their vehicles — that might be necessary, as data shows vehicle theft or
It takes millions of dollars. Hundreds of thousands of ballot boxes, forms, pencils and signs. And thousands of employees across the country — but what do those election workers do? With a federal election consuming the country’s attention, Elections Canada
CUPE Local 1358, the union representing support workers in area schools, ratified a three-year tentative agreement with education workers Thursday night. Most provinces still have to vote before a Nov. 1 deadline. “Nobody ever wants to strike,” said CUPE Local
A reward for tips leading an arrest to a murder suspect in Windsor from 2007 has been renewed. Windsor police are offering $10,000 on top of the Be On the Lookout Program’s (BOLO) $50,000 for the arrest of Mohamud Hagi,
A pair of suspected car thieves have been arrested after fleeing police earlier this week. Around 9:45 a.m. Oct. 15, police were notified about a 2019 Ford F-150 pickup truck being stolen and driven in the area of Wyandotte and
The desire to learn about a streetcar is being addressed in the first of three student workshops. On Oct. 17, Students from West Gate Public school attended the first of three educational workshops. According to, Fouada Hamzeh a science teacher
As the seasons change, so do health concerns. Especially in pregnant women. Michelle Fortuna, 41, gave birth to her third child almost a month ago. “I had morning sickness and was sick all day for four months,” said Fortuna.
The word college often conjures thoughts of partying, drinking, staying up late and having fun. For some, that may be true, but for the majority there are other realities. Unfortunately, open house days neglect to mention the stress,
Over-crowded cells are causing employees at the South West Detention Centre to worry about the health and safety of staff and inmates. The detention centre is a 200,000-square foot state-of-the-art detention centre. The facility was built in 2014. Since
Being lifted off of the ground in a basket by a grand balloon is not exactly on everyone’s bucket list. But, it could be on someone’s anti-bucket list. Rachelle Chiasson, 31, said she wrote a bucket list about six years
Dogs, cats and many other animals share a variety of problems such as chronic pain, illness and anxiety. The conventional option to most of these problems is simple: take your pet to the vet. However some people think an
A vegan potluck dinner brought many vegans to Optimist Park Monday evening to celebrate Thanksgiving without animal products. Meaghan Marton, 26, hosted about 45 people for dinner, completely without animal products. This was Marton’s fifteenth vegan potluck this year.
Members of the well-known Scottish rock band Atlas: Empire say they are excited to be touring again in Windsor. The Green Bean Café has hosted events for the band in the past, but this time band members have more energy, a
The Downtown Accelerator is helping Windsor’s economy by training, teaching and investing in one entrepreneur at a time. In 2011, the Accelerator was created to fund the growth of local businesses. As of 2018, it had an economic impact of
Laura Chesnik, 39, is responsible for highlighting education and other affairs for the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada in the federal election. She said this election campaign is not her first and she has run a few times before. “I ran
It could be months before a decision is made over the controversial proposed site of Windsor and Essex County’s new mega-hospital. A three-day hearing by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, sparked by the Citizens for an Accountable Mega-hospital Planning Process (CAMPP) fighting against the
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