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Fri, 09 Apr 2021 02:53:33 +0000
Hiram Walker distillery to host a virtual career day for women
Hiram Walker & Sons is partnering with the Women’s Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor Inc. (WEST) to host Success Networking, a virtual career day for women, on April 29. Success Networking will offer an opportunity to learn more about Hiram...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 01:31:44 +0000
Health unit left in the dark about rapid changes to vaccine rollout
“We are doing the best we can.” Local health unit CEO Theresa Marentette shared a rare on-camera laugh with Medical Officer of Health Dr. Wajid Ahmed Thursday morning when asked how her team has been able to keep up with rapid changes to ...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:49:48 +0000
Town of Essex adopts new policy on election campaigning
In response to the controversies of the 2018 municipal election, the Town of Essex has new rules on what can and can't be done by candidates.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:43:53 +0000
Town of Tecumseh puts new limits on skate park use
Starting Friday, Tecumseh's skate park will be under new COVID-19 precautionary measures: No more than 10 users at any time, all users limited to 30-minute sessions.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:40:44 +0000
ERCA gives final approval to $10-million budget
The Essex Region Conservation Authority executive board unanimously gave final approval to its 2021 budget at Thursday’s meeting. The budget contains a two per cent increase over last year’s document and will total $10,026,284. The tax levy for l...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:01:22 +0000
ERCA issues standing water warning ahead of storms
The Essex Region Conservation Authority advises that, due to the potential for rainfall up to 25 mm over an eight-hour period in combination with elevated lake levels, there is a concern for the accumulation of standing water in low-lying areas and f...

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 23:49:56 +0000
Fatal collision in Tecumseh
The driver of a vehicle that struck a parked car along Banwell Road has died at hospital from injuries received in the accident. The accident took place at approximately 3:35 p.m. Thursday near Banwell and County Road 42 in Tecumseh. OPP closed Banwe...

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 23:44:42 +0000
Cocaine dealer punished with house arrest
The same morning that an emergency stay-at-home order was issued to all Ontarians to help fight COVID-19, a local drug dealer was sentenced to house arrest after being convicted of trafficking in cocaine. Tyler Durocher admitted to earning about $1,0...

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 23:26:59 +0000
Jarvis: The haves and have-nots of the pandemic
In my neighbourhood in South Windsor, there have been 2.3 cases of COVID-19 per 100 population, and 15.3 per cent of people have been vaccinated. Downtown, there have been 3.15 cases per 100 population — the highest rate in the city and third highe...

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 23:07:08 +0000
Hiram Walker slams Health Canada over hand sanitizer safety alert
Hiram Walker & Sons, which earned praise for stepping up to assist Windsor during one of the darkest periods of the pandemic, is slamming Health Canada for now going after the company for offering that help. The federal health agency’s incl...



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