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Sun, 03 Jan 2021 18:42:31 +0000
Local number of cases of COVID-19 continue to soar, more deaths reported
There has been an added 215 positive cases locally of COVID-19 confirmed Sunday, according to numbers released by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. That number comes on top of the added 439 positive cases from the previous two days. There was als...

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 11:00:42 +0000
Reader letter: Mayor, others should have been fined for their night out at restaurant
I believe Mayor Drew Dilkens got off too lightly regarding his recent big night out at Nico Taverna to launch a new whiskey product. On that occasion, the mayor was not in compliance with the health and safety regulations in effect in our region. Dur...

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 00:29:48 +0000
Teacher unions sound alarm over employee safety fears on classroom return
Union leaders for area public school teachers and support staff are upset over the lack of consultation before a decision was made to send them back into schools across Windsor and Essex County starting Monday when special needs students will return ...

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 00:14:27 +0000
Long-time local personal care worker dies of COVID-19
Unifor announced on Saturday how one of its members — a long-term care worker with over three decades of experience — was among those who have died in recent days from complications related to COVID-19. Sheila Yakovishin, 60, was an employee for ...

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 15:00:56 +0000
Jarvis: 'I wanted everybody to see'
It was Christmas Eve, and 96-year-old Aline Harrison sat in her wheelchair, wet and filthy, in her room at The Village at St. Clair long-term care home. There was spilled food on her shirt and pants and smeared across the tray attached to her wheelch...

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 11:00:24 +0000
Reader letter: Local schools need to go back to normal
It has been three months since kids have returned to school. There have been no sports or extracurricular activities. There have been a few outbreaks of COVID-19 in schools, but that is to be expected. Families have returned to work and are bringing ...

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 11:00:03 +0000
Guest column: Christmas these days often leads to plethora of food for us elderly folks
I am sure many grandchildren and their parents struggle to come up with appropriate gifts for “their parents” — aka Grandma and Grampa or equivalent. After all, what do Mom and Dad or Grandma and Grumpy need for Christmas? The answer is all to...

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 02:17:39 +0000
Health unit criticized for delays in vaccinating long-term care residents
Criticism that the vaccination of long-term care residents is taking too long to start and potentially costing lives prompted the local health unit to respond Friday with assurances it is moving as fast as it can. The Moderna vaccine arrived at the W...

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:33 +0000
Lakeshore enters 2021 as a municipality
At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, the Town of Lakeshore became the Municipality of Lakeshore. “People are not going to see any big change,” said Mayor Tom Bain. “It’s just a name change. “There really should be no difference wh...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 23:28:39 +0000
Downtown bars offer home delivery of poutine, beer — and live music
It’s dinner and a show, delivered to your doorstep. Phog Lounge and Meteor, two downtown Windsor music venues, are upping the ante on home delivery by offering a side of live music with food and beer orders. When customers buy one of three poutine ...



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