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No tolls for cyclists travelling on the Gordie Howe Bridge

No tolls for cyclists travelling on the Gordie Howe Bridge

🕔17:08, 1.Mar 2019

By: Pranav Patel Cyclists may not have to pay tolls on the new Gordie Howe Bridge. The concept of no toll is to encourage healthier lifestyle, easy transportation and eco-tourism. According to Mark Butler, director of communications for the Windsor-Detroit

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Organs Donation in Windsor

Organs Donation in Windsor

🕔16:34, 1.Mar 2019

By Manvir Kaur An increased number of people are donating their organs in Southwestern Ontario, including Windsor. With more than 1500 people in the province waiting for a life-saving transplant, encouraging people to register as donors is important. A recent

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Dancing into the Industry

Dancing into the Industry

🕔16:15, 1.Mar 2019

Wishes waltz as a woman dances her way into the industry as Windsor’s first and only commercial drop-in dance studio opens its doors to the public.   Modernizing an old concept, Industry Dance Co. offers drop-in dance classes that require

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A slice of Life After Fifty

A slice of Life After Fifty

🕔15:58, 1.Mar 2019

By Madeline Mazak Volunteers bustle around a small kitchen located inside the Life After Fifty West End Centre to feed an entire village. The daily lunch program originally only ran on Fridays and now runs Monday through Friday to meet

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Downtown bars using Facebook for neighbourhood watch

Downtown bars using Facebook for neighbourhood watch

🕔15:47, 1.Mar 2019

By Kamryn Cusumano A group of downtown bars are using Facebook to help prevent crime and keep each other safe. What began as a Facebook chat of five close-knit bars has become a platform for 47 industry members involved in

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Taking a break – from school

Taking a break – from school

🕔15:39, 1.Mar 2019

A former student in Amherstburg wants students to know they can take a year off, if they want to. Samantha Gibb, 19, began the school year at St. Clair College in 2018, enrolled in the Human Resources Business Administration program.

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DWBIA to look at free first hour parking for city garages

DWBIA to look at free first hour parking for city garages

🕔14:43, 1.Mar 2019

The Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association might be bringing back the first hour of free parking for city-owned parking garages. The proposal is going to be brought to the new board. The request was originally made in 2016 by Ward

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Broadway comes to Kingsville

Broadway comes to Kingsville

🕔13:56, 1.Mar 2019

  By Miranda Monahan The musical Guys and Dolls is being performed at Migration Hall in Kingsville. The play began its run on Feb. 22.  The story follows a gambler named Nathan Detroit as he looks for a place and

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Hundreds brave Coldest Night of the Year

Hundreds brave Coldest Night of the Year

🕔12:13, 1.Mar 2019

By Cody Wall More than 250 people rallied together to raise money to support those in need last month. On Feb. 23, the sixth annual Coldest Night of the Year walk, hosted by the Downtown Mission of Windsor, took place.

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Black History month celebration

🕔12:03, 1.Mar 2019

By Jordan Ferris Talent night celebrates Black History month On February 25, Making it Awkward: Challenging Anti-Black Racism and Black Law Students Association held a Speak Black spoken word night at the College for Creative Arts. The night was designed

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Open house brings joy to retirement residents

Open house brings joy to retirement residents

🕔11:58, 1.Mar 2019

The Royal Marquis retirement home held an open house on Feb. 22 to show the public its newly restored basement. In August of 2017, many Windsor residents and business owners experienced severe flooding, including the Royal Marquis retirement home on

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Travel on March Break

Travel on March Break

🕔15:21, 26.Feb 2019

By Emma Butler Carlson Wagonlit Travel is one of many travel agencies in Windsor that have people booking tickets for March Break vacations. Normally people start looking for spring vacation places during the fall months like September and October. Anytime

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Eating Healthier

🕔15:21, 26.Feb 2019

By Emma Butler Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has launched a new online challenge for better eating. The online challenge, held over a six week span, is free for residents of Windsor to learn about the new Canadian food guide. March

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Charity Pasta Dinner

Charity Pasta Dinner

🕔12:15, 22.Feb 2019

Members of the Disabilities Studies Student Association are giving back to the disability community of Windsor. The DSSA at the University of Windsor will be holding their first annual community pasta dinner March 8. Taya Agius, 21, who is the

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A sense of relief for international students

🕔11:59, 22.Feb 2019

By Suraj Sasi At a recent meeting between St. Clair College and the Minister of Refugees, Immigration and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen addressed concerns for international students. Dozens of international business students at St. Clair College were caught in turmoil with

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Fifth annual Polar Plunge at St. Clair College

Fifth annual Polar Plunge at St. Clair College

🕔01:28, 22.Feb 2019

More than 160 participants were jumping into icy cold water for a worthy cause. The Polar Plunge for Special Olympics is in its fifth year in Windsor, and took place on Feb.15 at St. Clair College SportsPlex. The goal was

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St. Clair College starts construction on $21.5 million sports park

St. Clair College starts construction on $21.5 million sports park

🕔13:22, 15.Feb 2019

By Trisha Kundu The empty field across from the College’s main campus will soon be occupied with state-of-the-art recreational facilities. St. Clair College’s new sports park, with a construction budget of $21.5 million will be completed in 10 months and

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Colourful crosswalk art proposal approved

Colourful crosswalk art proposal approved

🕔13:12, 15.Feb 2019

By Manvir Kaur and Miranda Monahan There will soon be some colourful street art installations throughout the city, after Windsor city council approved a proposal for crosswalk art. The proposal was approved on Feb. 4, after Ward 4 councillor, Chris

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Class is in Session at the Can-Am Wrestling School

Class is in Session at the Can-Am Wrestling School

🕔12:50, 15.Feb 2019

A local wrestling school is offering people a place to hone their craft. For 25 years Scott D’Amore’s Can-Am Wrestling School has been creating local, national and international wrestling stars. The School opened in 1993, along with D’Amore’s wrestling promotion

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Coffee with a cop

Coffee with a cop

🕔12:30, 15.Feb 2019

Police officers who attended the Coffee with a Cop event hosted at Café March 21 on Feb. 7 said they believe it will help “humanize” them in citizen eyes. The Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative partnered with the Downtown Windsor Business

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