We’re about halfway through winter now and soon it will be Valentine’s Day. Those are cheery thoughts this time of year. Unless you are facing serious financial difficulties. Then the idea of more winter with its extra costs are not so cheery. And Valentine’s Day just becomes another hard day […]
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Amherstburg Freedom Museum Celebrates Black History Month
February marks Black History Month across Canada and there’s no better place to take a deep dive into Windsor-Essex’s African-Canadian history than the Amherstburg Freedom Museum. According to Museum Curator Mary-Katherine Whelan, if you’ve never been, you’re missing out. “Founded in 1975 by local residents of Amherstburg, it tells the story […]
SECC Celebrates 50 Years of Helping People and Improving Lives
South Essex Community Council (SECC) began as a vision in 1973 by Fr. G. H. Duchene and JoAnne Fillimore to create a community sponsored agency that would address the various needs of the people of South Essex. Fifty years later their legacy lives on and continues to expand and grow […]
Point Pelee National Park Reopens to Visitors on January 21
Point Pelee National Park will reopen on January 21, 2023, resuming its daily winter hours of 7 a.m. to sunset. Parks Canada and Caldwell First Nation have completed the deer reduction activity in the park as part of the Hyperabundant Deer Management Program, which includes ecosystem monitoring, deer population monitoring, species […]
Kingsville Horticultural Society News
The Kingsville Horticultural Society (KHS) had their first meeting of the new year on January 16th. It was lovely to see so many regular members, new members and some guests at the meeting. This year the society is planning a full slate of community activities. We are hoping to engage […]
Lions Club of Kingsville Kickstarts New Year with Cheque for ESHF
The Lions Club of Kingsville Kick-Starts Erie Shores HealthCare’s New Year with a $20,000 Cheque for Erie Shores Health Foundation On Friday, January 13th, the Lions Club of Kingsville presented Erie Shores Health Foundation with a cheque for $20,000 directed to Erie Shores HealthCare’s Diagnostic Imaging Renewal Project. Funds were […]
WECHU Update for Students with Incomplete Immunization Records
As of January 9, 2023 there are 9,069 elementary school students at risk of school suspension on March 20, 2023. While great progress has been made in updating elementary student immunization records, these students are either overdue for one or more vaccines required by the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) […]
Point Pelee National Park Temporarily Closed to Visitors January 5–20
To ensure the long-term health of Point Pelee National Park’s sensitive ecosystems, Parks Canada and Caldwell First Nation will be conducting a deer population reduction activity in the park between January 5 and January 20, 2023, inclusive. Public safety of the utmost importance to Parks Canada and therefore, Point Pelee […]
UMEI Teams Place First And Second At FIRST Tech Challenge
Two teams from UMEI Christian High School’s Enriched Robotics program competed at the FIRST Tech Challenge Windsor Qualifying event on December 4 at St. Clair College. Each year, a challenge is released to all teams in North America and teams are required to design, build and code a robot to […]
Howler Cub Candice Heinrichs Raises Over $1000 For Ronald McDonald House
Together, as a team, we can do great things to serve our community! Scouts Canada has a vision of Canadian youth making a meaningful contribution to creating a better world. Recently, Candice Heinrichs, a Howler Cub with 2nd Cottam Scouting, showed her commitment to this vision when she set a […]