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Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:46:22 +0000
Lake St. Clair snowmobile crash claims life of one person
Chatham-Kent OPP are continuing to investigate a snowmobile crash on Lake St. Clair that killed one person and left another with non-life threatening injuries. The collision between two snowmobiles occurred just before 4 p.m. on Saturday in a locatio...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:29:54 +0000
West-end house fire causes extensive damage
A house fire on Saturday night on the city’s west end led to damages estimated at around $100,000, according to Windsor Fire and Rescue Services which responded to the call around 9 p.m. When firefighters arrived there was already extensive smoke c...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 11:13:58 +0000
Reader letter: Windsor long overdue for modern hospital facilities
The time is long overdue for Windsor/Essex to have the modern hospital that residents need and deserve. On Dec. 29, 2019, our 25-year-old son suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. Thanks to the efforts of the people he was with and some excellent parame...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 11:00:33 +0000
Reader letter: Will poliical leaders learn anything from pandemic?
Will any lessons be learned from this pandemic by all levels of government because I believe they have failed miserably. Prime Minister Trudeau i feel has no clue on how to run a country. Same goes with most of our provincial leaders. I have no trust...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 17:38:55 +0000
Dozens of new cases, more deaths reported linked to COVID-19
There were an added 32 positive cases of COVID-19 reported on Sunday, adding to the number of 60 new cases confirmed on Saturday, according to the latest numbers released by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. There were no new deaths reported on S...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 17:36:31 +0000
Ojibway Park closed for several days for maintenance
Ojibway Park will remain closed for several days to visitors to allow staff to undertake trail maintenance work. The park will be closed to the public from Tuesday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily. The temporary closure will allow for m...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 11:00:49 +0000
Reader letter: Roaring 20s of this century hopefully lies ahead
It is safe to say we are all looking forward to a new era of the roaring 20s for obvious good reasons. This past year’s life experiences have been a crushing paradigm from all previous years and a wake-up call. 2020 exposed the hyper-sensitive unde...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 11:00:46 +0000
Guest column: NAV CANADA responds to criticism of airport tower study
Allow me to address concerns raised recently regarding proposed changes to air navigation services at Windsor International Airport. From coast to coast, NAV CANADA offers different levels of service which vary depending on the amount of air traffic,...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 11:00:04 +0000
Guest column: Freedom of Information not much of a reality in Ontario
In 1990, the Ontario government responded to the dawning of the digital age by passing new legislation that gave every Ontarian a right to request information held by government. The result was the passage of FIPPA (the Freedom of Information and Pro...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 11:00:00 +0000
Reader letter: Slow testing process major problem in fighting virus
The saying goes, “when you point a finger, there are three fingers pointing back at you.” Putting the province in the grey zone has locked down businesses, limited social interactions and likely saved multiple lives. The trouble is this i...



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