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Sun, 01 Aug 2021 16:31:34 +0000
One of oldest Royal Canadian Legion locations closes doors for final time
It will be a moment of sadness for about 200 of its remaining members as Royal Canadian Legion Branch 12 in the heart of Walkerville which closes its doors for the final time on Monday. “This is newsworthy because it was one of the first ones in so...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 15:33:46 +0000
Man in his 20s stabbed in area near hospital
Windsor police are investigating a stabbing that occurred early Saturday morning in an area near Windsor Regional Hospital’s Met campus. The victim was said to be in his 20s, but his injuries were non life-threatening, according to police. The ...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 15:16:59 +0000
Police investigate early-morning stabbing in Walkerville area
Windsor police are continuing to investigate a stabbing that occurred in the Walkerville area on Sunday morning. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. in an area near the intersection of of Walker Road and Richmond Street. Police say the male victim wa...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 13:14:24 +0000
University of Windsor announce vaccination clinic
The University of Windsor will host an on-campus COVID-19 vaccination clinic next week in an effort to help more people get their shot.  The clinic will run on Friday, Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the  Faculty of Education parking lot at the co...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 10:05:06 +0000
Reader letter: Perhaps Catholic church needs to be dismantled
I was a practising Catholic and a teacher with the local Catholic school board for over 30 years. My wife and I have lived with Catholic values. However, having read the history of the residential school system from Mt. Cashen to present day Kamloops...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 10:00:48 +0000
Reader letter: Those involved in harming children should be punished for eternity
Shame, shame on all those in the Catholic Church and other Christian groups of faith involved with the Indigenous residential schools. So many beautiful innocent children were assigned to you by the federal government to take good care of them. How c...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 19:58:08 +0000
Algae bloom advisory for Lake St. Clair issued by health unit
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has issued a blue-green algae bloom advisory for the south shores of Lake St. Clair. The advisory is based on recent lab results for microcystins in Lake St. Clair by the local municipal water treatment pl...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 10:06:01 +0000
Reader letter: Now is not the time to be complacent about COVID
We have done very well in Windsor and Essex County with low COVID numbers and good vaccination rates.  Actually we have done very well province wide.  But this is not the time to be complacent and assume that we are past the danger.  With new vari...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 10:01:41 +0000
Reader letter: Appreciative of those behind local vaccination effort
A few weeks ago we had the first dose of vaccination at WFCU Centre. The entire system from car parking to vaccination was well arranged. We were property directed to where to wait, give our personal information, vaccination area, etc. We wish to giv...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:53:53 +0000
Guest column: Black Council still waiting for meaningful dialouge on anti-racism initiative
The Black Council of Windsor-Essex is a collective of over 60 African, Black, and Caribbean (A.B.C.) community organizations and individuals who advocate for the advancement of the members of the African, Black, and Caribbean (A.B.C.) diaspora within...



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