By Angelica Haggert Sometimes Art Roth wonders why he’s in a church basement on Saturday mornings to fit people with skates. “This time of year, I begin to wonder because it’s a long season,” said Roth. “When people come here
By Prabhsimar Kaur The Downtown Mission of Windsor estimates 50 per cent more people showed up seeking shelter during the heavy snowfall last weekend. “We had more staff on hand to make sure we could accommodate more people than expected,”
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
By March Ren The Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative hosted an open house at A Dog’s Breakfast on Feb. 7. Bob Cameron, executive director of the collaborative, said the open house was to introduce the DWCC to both downtown residents and
A suspect in last week’s jewelry robbery in Windsor has been charged by police investigators. Police said a man, who had concealed his identity, jumped the front counter of a business at Tecumseh Road and Rivard Avenue on Feb. 5.
By MD Nuruzzaman The dead body of an unidentified male was found in an alley in the 900 block of Church Street shortly after 7 a.m. this morning. A statement from Windsor Police Services says officers and the forensic identification
By Shirley Feng On Feb. 11, the City of Windsor declared a snow emergency, forcing city crews to work around the clock to clear both main roads and residential streets. “We have worked lots of long hours and we’re used
By Todd Shearon The Windsor Spitfires are used to winning Memorial Cup championships, but they are also familiar with great loss. It has been ten years since former Windsor Spitfires captain Mickey Renaud died suddenly in 2009 from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
By Millar Hill Once a year thousands of people indulge in a tasty treat they don’t need to feel guilty about. The paczki (pronounced: poonch-key) is a Polish custard-filled doughnut coated in powdered sugar or a glaze that ranges from
By Kati Panasiuk The “Plenty of Reasons” video project has won the Technology and New Media Promotional Award at a provincial conference in early February. Tourism Windsor-Essex Pelee Island was given the award by the Economic Developers Council of Ontario
After the U.S. tax reform bill was passed on Dec. 22 by President Donald Trump, it is expected to have a significant impact on individuals, businesses and multinational companies doing business with the United States. The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce
By Sunnio Zeng After being attracted to a backyard floodlight, a new moth-like insect has been found in Windsor. And it turns out the backyard was owned by Tom Preney, the City of Windsor’s biodiversity co-ordinator. “It’s very small insect,
A gas station on the 2300 block of Walker Road has been robbed. Patrol officers were dispatched to the gas station Tuesday after a suspect entered the store and took money. A police report said he had a knife and
The southern part of Ontario will see heavy snowfall this weekend. Snowfall with total of 15-20 cm has already hit Chatham-Kent- Rondeau Park, Windsor-Essex, St. Thomas- Aylmer- Eastern Elgin County, Rodney- Shedden- Western Elgin County. Driving conditions have deteriorated because
By Ivy Li Some businesses in Windsor are losing confidence in themselves and in Ontario. The recent hike in minimum wage has not been easy for some businesses to accommodate. One of them is CB Marketing. “For a small business,
University of Windsor alumnae Tessa Virtue and her partner Scott Moir won Olympic gold once before, in the 2010 Olympics. Now, they are looking to win gold again, as they marched under Canada’s flag in the Pyeongchang opening ceremonies. Prime
By Meng Bao Every February, Canada celebrates Black History Month with lots of public events, including at museums and libraries. Citizens were invited to an open house to share stories and memories on Jan. 3 at the Windsor’s downtown branch
By Cody Wall Olympics The Olympics start Thursday with curling mixed doubles’ round-robin sessions and Friday with men’s and women’s freestyle skiing to highlight the day. The first day with medals awarded is Feb. 10, with the biathlon,
By Tate Harris Special teams helped the St. Thomas Stars keep the LaSalle Vipers away from a sixth straight victory. It was a big game for LaSalle on Feb. 7 as they tried to add to their five-game winning streak and remain second in the standings. The Vipers started the game strong having six shots
By Angelica Haggert It’s the start of fundraising walks and runs, and it hosts concerts, shows and food truck festivals — Windsor’s riverfront Festival Plaza is used throughout the warmer months for a variety of events. And it’s time for
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