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Libraries continue to help the community

Libraries continue to help the community

🕔13:56, 4.Mar 2022

The Windsor Public Library is continuing to offer physical services as well as e-services during the pandemic. The world’s dependence on technology gets bigger by the day. However, our technological dependence has not affected libraries as drastically as some may

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St. Clair Students are becoming entrepreneurs

St. Clair Students are becoming entrepreneurs

🕔12:07, 28.Feb 2022

An increasing number of St. Clair students are becoming entrepreneurs.  For many students’ college is a way to find your calling and get a job, but for some this is a way to start careers as business owners.   Kobe Kilner,

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Movies back in downtown Windsor thanks to Chrysler Theatre

Movies back in downtown Windsor thanks to Chrysler Theatre

🕔14:36, 25.Feb 2022 Jim Gerhardt, April Augustine and Cody Gerhardt take their seats at Friday Night Movie Nights at the Chrysler Theatre on Friday, February 18, 2022. (Photo by Rylee Livingston/MediaPlex News) The Chrysler Theatre’s Friday Night Movie Nights are helping to bring Read Full Article
Local businesses open with fewer restrictions

Local businesses open with fewer restrictions

🕔14:29, 25.Feb 2022

Local businesses are preparing to open their doors with eased restrictions as per several announcements from Ontario Premier Doug Ford in February.  As of 12:01a.m. on Feb. 17, 2022, restaurants and bars were able to open to full capacity.  Sporting

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Windsor Spitfires host annual Family Day Hockey game

Windsor Spitfires host annual Family Day Hockey game

🕔14:16, 25.Feb 2022

Windsor Spitfires fans are celebrating a Family Day win and once again being able to attend live hockey games.  Ever since the lifting of pandemic restrictions both hockey fans and players have been trying to adjust and get back to

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Eased provincial restrictions allow restaurant owners to open to 50 per cent capacity

Eased provincial restrictions allow restaurant owners to open to 50 per cent capacity

🕔13:02, 11.Feb 2022

On Jan. 20, Premier Doug Ford announced that indoor dining would resume with a 50 per cent capacity limit. Earlier this year, the province implemented restrictions on businesses due to a spike in Omicron cases. This included a ban on

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Windsor businesses prepare for Valentine’s Day rush

Windsor businesses prepare for Valentine’s Day rush

🕔13:00, 11.Feb 2022

Love is in the air, and that means businesses are stocking up on the top gifts for the holiday.  Valentine’s Day is the one designated day a year where everyone around the world takes time to show their love and

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Indigenous homelessness, the unseen struggle

Indigenous homelessness, the unseen struggle

🕔20:41, 19.Dec 2021

By Caleb Coulter and Ravishan Wijemanne Windsor’s Indigenous population are disproportionately affected by homelessness. According to this year’s Point-in-Time Count, 22 per cent of Windsor’s homeless were Indigenous People. This statistic is severe considering Indigenous people are only 1.4 per

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Bright Lights shine on cancer survivors

Bright Lights shine on cancer survivors

🕔21:15, 10.Dec 2021

Windsor City Council has launched a charity drive to support patients recovering from cancer. Launching on Dec. 2, the “YQG Hearts for Hope” campaign is a new addition to Windsor Bright Lights. The event is administered by the City of

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Windsor pool player on the rise

Windsor pool player on the rise

🕔21:15, 10.Dec 2021

The entire room concentrated on the cue ball. A couple of enemy balls tightly guarded the pocket. The player stooped over the table with his cue loaded. Having trialled every scenario in his mind, he chose the only angle –

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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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Trans youth face adversity when signing up for sports teams

Trans youth face adversity when signing up for sports teams

🕔10:04, 25.Nov 2021

 Some U.S States have introduced laws that include requiring high schools, and Universities to designate sports teams according to biological sex. The question at hand would be whether or not this could restrict trans and cis gender rights. The Mississippi

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University of Windsor Think Tank event

🕔13:32, 12.Nov 2021

Chris Houser the Dean of Science at the University of Windsor says that the majority of reported drownings at beaches in Canada are usually men under the ages of 30.   Beach safety was just one of the topics discussed during the seventh virtual WE Spark Think Tank event in October.  Other presentations discussed housing issues and the impact of homeless shelters in Windsor – Essex and medical imaging applications.   Lisa

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Kingsville pickleball club plays on new courts of their own

Kingsville pickleball club plays on new courts of their own

🕔14:02, 29.Oct 2021

Pickleball has nothing to do with pickles. The game is part badminton, ping-pong and tennis. It is played in an area about a quarter the size of a tennis court, with a paddle and a plastic ball. It is also a

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Canadians estimated to spend $70 on Halloween 2021

Canadians estimated to spend $70 on Halloween 2021

🕔13:16, 29.Oct 2021

Retired hydraulic technician, Tony Tiberia, takes Halloween decorating to the next level.  “To put the stuff out It’ll take about a week and a half or so, but then to do the final touches it takes a couple more days,”

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Scare season is back in Windsor

Scare season is back in Windsor

🕔13:50, 22.Oct 2021

Get your best zombie costumes and your bravery, because the annual zombie walk and ScareHouse are back in town. With Halloween coming up soon, Windsor residents are starting to get back into the spooky spirit. Every year, Windsor locals hold

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Canada’s first National Truth and Reconciliation Day

Canada’s first National Truth and Reconciliation Day

🕔14:04, 15.Oct 2021

Canada has been increasing awareness about issues surrounding Indigenous people and the history of residential schools. Part of that awareness is a new national holiday, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is dedicated

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Loosening your belt after lockdown

Loosening your belt after lockdown

🕔13:35, 15.Oct 2021

After months of working from home, some people have found they are weighing in heavier than before multiple lockdowns began in March 2020.   Last December, the province entered a second major lockdown where most places of recreation as well

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Frontline workers protest mandatory vaccinations

Frontline workers protest mandatory vaccinations

🕔13:30, 15.Oct 2021

Protests against Canada’s federal vaccine mandates are coming to a city near you, as frontline workers and business owners rally for their freedom of choice.  On Thursday, Oct. 7, a large protest was held outside of Devonshire Mall on Division Road between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Holding signs and standing

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Medical vs. Cotton Masks

Medical vs. Cotton Masks

🕔13:23, 15.Oct 2021

Rebecca Rudman has been making masks since the start of the pandemic. The founder of the Windsor Essex Sewing Force knows that there is a lot of confusion about masks and concerns about allergies. With cotton masks now being widely available, there could also be some confusion about the differences between cotton masks and

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