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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:17:15 +0000
$4.6M Ypres/Gladstone rebuild will also see 85 lead service lines replaced
The city and Windsor Utilities Commission have embarked on a co-ordinated rebuilding of two kilometres of well-travelled Ypres Avenue and Gladstone Avenue while also replacing what lies beneath — century-old cast-iron watermains and potentially dan...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:09:04 +0000
Tecumseh staffing review identifies human resources needed for future growth
More staff, new resources and better customer service are needed to help the Town of Tecumseh continue to grow, councillors heard Tuesday night, as consultants presented a sweeping organizational review six months in the making. While the bulk of thi...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:00:47 +0000
Young Authors Award winners
Two students in the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board have been recognized for their literary work with a Young Authors Award from the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association. Peyton Kennette was recognized for her piece that won ...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:54:41 +0000
Crews make quick work of Howard Avenue house fire
Windsor Fire and Rescue Services quickly extinguished a kitchen fire on Howard Avenue shortly after midnight on Thursday. Crews responded to the small blaze in street’s 1500 block at roughly 12:10 p.m.and had flames under control less than 15 m...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:53:49 +0000
Two-vehicle crash in Lakeshore leads to impaired driving charges
A Windsor woman has been charged with impaired driving following a two-vehicle collision in Lakeshore Tuesday night. OPP responded to the crash on County Road 2 near Stuart Lane at around 7:40 p.m. No one was injured, police said in a news release We...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:46:25 +0000
Jarvis: Ojibway National Urban Park — make it happen
It’s already being called Ojibway National Urban Park. Suddenly, after years of lobbying, the federal government is keen to establish Canada’s second national urban park in Windsor. Windsor West MP Brian Masse wrote yet another letter to ...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:35:24 +0000
Windsor marks Canada Day with residential school victims, survivors top of mind
Orange tarps covered the concrete base of the Great Canadian Flag at Windsor’s waterfront on Thursday as passersby, normally in a celebratory mood on Canada Day, stopped instead to reflect on a dark chapter of the nation’s past. Canada...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:11:41 +0000
Krauter goes above and beyond to help college paramedic students
St. Clair College honoured Bruce Krauter with its inaugural Community Partnership Award for his outstanding contribution to the school and its students during a difficult 2020-21 academic year. Krauter is the chief of the Essex-Windsor Emergency Medi...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:08:08 +0000
Health unit CEO Theresa Marentette retires
Theresa Marentette expects her first day of retirement to include a long walk and time to reflect. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s chief executive officer ended her career on Wednesday following more than three decades with the organizat...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:56:19 +0000
More shutdown days for Ford's Windsor engine plants
The global shortage of semiconductor microchips has led to another round of shutdowns at Ford Motor Company that will impact eight of the firm’s assembly plants, including its two Windsor engine manufacturing facilities. Ford confirmed Thursday the...



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