People who are experiencing mental health issues or addiction crises will now have more community support in Windsor and may no longer be locked up in prison or hospitalized. The safe bed short-term housing crisis project was launched Monday in downtown
Puck drop looked a bit different this week. The Windsor Spitfires hosted Talk Today, an event organized by the Canadian Mental Health Association. The event featured children’s games and information tables, which led to the official puck drop with the
The City of Windsor has approved the 2020 budget for the free rodent control program but the annually reviewed contract expires at the end of March. The rodent control program is a free service to assist home-owners and tenants
The St. Clair College Genesis Entrepreneurship Centre offers a variety of free monthly workshops to students and alumni at the main campus and the downtown Student Success Centre. One example is the Build Your Small Business with Social Media
If you need to tell a relative to get off your back about your tattoos at the next family function, you may have back-up in a Washington-based Pew Research Center report that suggests everyone is getting inked. The report suggests
Their first show was at the now closed Chubby Pickle in 2011, but according to Tarek Jafar, half of the Blue Stones, their first event was in a backyard with six guests in attendance. The band has come a long
The World Health Organization has confirmed more than 7,800 cases of coronavirus worldwide, as of Jan. 30, 2020. More than 7,700 of those cases have been reported in China. Cases have been confirmed in 18 countries. The WHO has named
In Ontario there are more than 100,000 personal support workers, but the province is in need of more. There is a big shortage of PSWs in the province according to Ontario Health Coalition. The issue arises from the lack
Local business owners and directors see future growth in environment-based industries. Global clean energy, electric bike and agriculture markets are predicted to be worth $2 to $31 billion in the next two to five years and opportunities are developing for
New Year’s resolutions around being healthier are often not a strong enough motivator for people to make changes to their lifestyle. A survey conducted by YouGov, found out of over 1000 Canadians who participated, the most popular New Year’s
Many beekeepers believe the declining numbers of bees may result in limited food for humans. According to Greenpeace America, bees are responsible for 80 per cent of pollination worldwide. A single bee colony can pollinate 300 million flowers each day
The Roseland Golf & Curling Club is offering free “Learn to Curl” clinics to the public. These will take place every third Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. during the October through March curling season. “It’s an easy
Selected Windsor-Essex artists are hosting art-making workshops every Sunday at the Art Gallery of Windsor. This month, the gallery has featured an indigenous artist, Kathryn Pasquach, who makes jewelery and moccasins as an expression of the traditional culture. “I usually
A Windsor man is trying to combat unemployment in the best way he knows how: cooking. Roger Fordham, 60, has been working in the culinary industry since the age of 10. From family restaurants to his own cooking ventures, Fordham
Ongoing negotiations between the Ministry of Education and elementary teachers are having an impact on some aspects of education, with the Greater Essex County District School Board’s decision not to issue first term report cards As part of their work
With Ontario investigating its first three cases of the novel coronavirus outbreak, this may raise concern for residents of Windsor and health officials in the city are keeping residents informed. “A coronavirus is a group of viruses that are
Technology makes current times easier, but making hard conversations easy helps too. “Gaymes Night is all about a group of people coming together, playing board games, which is very unifying,” said Rachel Stiller, 19 an SRC representative. What was still
A 20-year old Windsor male is facing charges of impaired driving after losing control of his car and crashing on the opposite bank of Little River. On Jan. 25, not long after patrol officers observed the vehicle in question barrelling
The driver of a passenger vehicle was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries from a collision with a tractor trailer on Thursday. The collision occurred around 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 3 and County Road 27. The stretch
Some parents and librarians are concerned about young people not reading enough. According to a report by Statistics Canada, 25 per cent of Canadian households do not own a single book. Avia Prescott, 20, is a St. Clair College marketing
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