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Mon, 28 Jun 2021 03:41:22 +0000
Volunteers work to repeat June 27th food drive 'miracle' in Windsor-Essex
Whether it measures up to last year's record-setting attempt or not, organizers of the June 27th Miracle food drive are grateful Windsor-Essex has shown its community spirit once again.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 01:39:41 +0000
Obituary: Dick Moriarty (1933-2021), University of Windsor athletics director
The University of Windsor Lancers and Faculty of Human Kinetics owe much of their development to Dick Moriarty, who passed away June 23 at the age of 88.

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 16:11:59 +0000
SIU to examine motorcycle crash in Windsor
The province's Special investigations Unit is looking into an "interaction" between a man on a motorcycle and a Windsor police officer prior to the motorcycle's crash.

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 10:04:04 +0000
Reader letter: Proposed condo development angers residents of Southwood Lakes
Re: Plan for three six-storey residential buildings a ‘shocker’ for Southwood Lakes residents, by Brian Cross, May 27 There was a Zoom call open house on June 1st in which over 200 residents displayed their disbelief and indignation on th...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:10:25 +0000
New community outbreak declared at the Downtown Mission of Windsor
After a brief period of zero COVID-19 outbreaks in Windsor-Essex, the region currently has two, with the most recent being at the Downtown Mission.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 14:07:43 +0000
Blaming federal refusals, Dilkens abandons plan for cross-border vaccinations
A second letter from a Canadian government agency — this one from the Canada Border Services Agency — has snuffed out Mayor Drew Dilkens’ campaign to get surplus Michigan vaccines into the arms of Windsor-Essex residents. “It’s ...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:06:49 +0000
Guest column: End of intolerance, hatred rests with every individual
Intolerance is not the opposite of tolerance when the former results in harm and even death. From lynch mobs of America’s “Jim Crow” eras to someone senselessly running down a Muslim family in London, Ontario there is a constant underlying them...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:00:36 +0000
Reader letter: Pandemic has been real mental strain on teenagers
The past year has been a very difficult one and especially so for one segment of the population — high school students. I am your typical Grade 11 student at Assumption High School in Windsor. Pre-pandemic, I would attend classes, converse with am...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:00:35 +0000
Guest column: History shows beacon project location should be reconsidered
Historically, dating back to the bathing beach at the foot of George Avenue in the 1940s, fishing at various riverfront vantage points and professionally as the architect for the University of Windsor’s Central Refrigeration Plant near Sunset Avenu...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:00:13 +0000
Reader letter: Riverfront not the proper location for streetcar
The riverfront property east of the Ambassador Bridge was saved through the great efforts of former mayor Bert Weeks and others to become the unimpeded treasured location of many donated sculptures and the public view for all Windsorites. It has been...



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