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Sat, 12 Jun 2021 01:52:32 +0000
Silenced: Musicians forced off stage during COVID face emotional, financial fallout
Desperation, isolation and live streams. Ontario’s slow reopening began Friday, but not for everyone. Among those still waiting — and often overlooked in debates about the pandemic’s wake of destruction — are Essex County’s musicians and pe...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 00:59:57 +0000
Jarvis: We need this west-side promise in writing
What are you taking away from us now? Whenever a new plan is announced for Windsor’s west side, that’s the first question residents ask. You can’t blame them. Forster high school, elementary schools, the College Avenue Community Cen...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 00:53:42 +0000
Hydro One releases draft environmental study for new Lakeshore-Chatham line
Hydro One is seeking public input on a draft environmental study for its Chatham to Lakeshore Line project. The draft summarizes the project initiatives to date, including community engagement undertaken, route identification, the evaluation and sele...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 00:52:13 +0000
Patios packed on first day with outdoor dining
Outdoor diners lined up along sidewalks in Windsor-Essex Friday for the opportunity to gobble down their first in-person meal in months at restaurants whose owners were champing at the bit to get back to business. Ten weeks after the Ontario governme...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 00:44:31 +0000
Task force heralds migrant worker vaccination
More than 5,000 temporary foreign workers in Windsor and Essex County have received COVID-19 vaccinations thus far thanks in large part to the collaborative work of 16 community groups coming together. The Workplace Wellness for Agri-Food Workers Tas...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 00:40:17 +0000
Toldo $100K donation creates outdoor classroom at John R. Park Homestead
A $100,000 donation from the Toldo Foundation has been used to create an outdoor classroom and wildlife viewing area, part of the $1.2-million heritage centre project under construction at the John R. Park Homestead in Essex. “At a time when connec...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 00:38:20 +0000
Snowbirds spending weekend in Windsor for U.S. air shows
The Snowbirds, Canada’s iconic air demonstration team, is spending the weekend in Windsor as it performs in an air show at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Mich. The squadron arrived at Windsor International Airport on Wednesday evening and wil...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 00:21:03 +0000
City targets July 5 opening of public outdoor pools
The city is hoping it can open its six outdoor pools, as well as have lifeguards posted at Sand Point Beach, by July 5. That Monday is later than normal for the start of summer aquatics, but the last 16 months have been anything but normal for the ci...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 23:45:40 +0000
Local public board plans September return to in-person learning
The Greater Essex County District School Board is planning for a return to in-person learning for all students, K-12, in September. “This is considered the best learning model for students — academically, emotionally and physically,” Friday’s...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 23:30:09 +0000
Windsor-Essex moving in 'right trajectory' on multiple COVID-19 stats, says health unit
According to Dr. Wajid Ahmed, the decline in the region's epidemic curve has been especially pronounced over the past week.



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