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Tue, 27 Apr 2021 01:08:41 +0000
Kingsville council approves site plan for new K-12 school
Kingsville council approved site plans Monday for the new $48 million K-12 education centre that will replace four other schools. Mayor Nelson Santos said the approval, which comes five years after the super school was announced, was the last step be...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:23:11 +0000
Amherstburg Farmers Market opens season to huge crowds
It was a joyous atmosphere as the Amherstburg Farmers Market opened for the season on Saturday, seeing hundreds of visitors stop by and most vendors sold out in two hours. “(The turnout) was what I was hoping for and I’m extremely pleased,” sai...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:16:47 +0000
Generous gift brings peaceful backyard oasis for Amherstburg couple
Butterflies and hummingbirds will soon be landing in the verdant Amherstburg landscape of a young family who just hours before looked out onto an empty mud-pit of a backyard. Dan and Megan Monk’s yard was transformed into a lush garden – complete...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:11:51 +0000
New Windsor Youth Poet Laureate brings 'outsider-become-insider' perspective
Originally from Romania, 22-year-old Alexei Ungurenasu is the City of Windsor's new Youth Poet Laureate.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 23:51:39 +0000
Reader letters: Premier Ford should not be applauded with our tax dollars
Re: Front page advertisement “We are Moving Forward,” sponsored by Windsor Essex Economic Development Corporation, March 27 All endeavours by WEEDC, including this giant thank you to Premier Doug Ford, are paid for by tax dollars without any cons...

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 23:35:45 +0000
Windsor police charge suspect in connection with vandalism to trans community group
Seth Bertrand, 18, of Windsor, faces three counts of mischief (under $5,000) in relation to the smashed window, swastikas, and slurs at Trans Wellness Ontario (W.E. Trans Support) in February.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 23:26:14 +0000
Local roundup: Windsor's Ly earns all-conference honours in helping Huskies to second-place finish
Windsor’s Jasmine Ly finished just two shots off a podium finish and sixth overall at the Mid-American Conference Women’s Golf Championship in Silver Lake, OH. Competing for the Northern Illinois University Huskies, the 20-year-old Ly fired a thr...

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 23:07:20 +0000
Mayor working from home during 14-day self-quarantine
Mayor Drew Dilkens entered Day 4 of a 14-day self-isolation on Monday, required after driving his teenage son to medical appointments in Michigan 10 days earlier. The mayor is working from home and expects to return to his office at city hall on May ...

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 22:38:19 +0000
City moves to change bylaw limiting riverfront building height, in order to get Celestial Beacon built
With a May 26 hearing looming over the fate of the $7-million Celestial Beacon project, the city is changing tactics in its quest to build a riverfront home for its $750,000  restored 1918 streetcar. Riverside Drive resident Mike Cardinal had initia...

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:50:11 +0000
Manor Keys of Hope charity expands with Community Corner program
Manor Realty’s Keys of Hope program is expanding its efforts to help smaller or new local charities raise their profile and access financial support through greater exposure on a variety of platforms. The new program will be called Community Corner...



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