Lifestyle

Music

Kingsville Music Society Presents Touring Troubadour Jamie Warren on July 7

Introducing Touring Troubadours—a weekly concert series every Thursday evening this summer The Kingsville Music Society has your Thursdays covered this summer with a weekly Concert Series in a beautiful outdoor setting. Join us on July 7 at Mettawas Park Gazebo as Canadian singer-songwriter Jamie Warren kicks off our Touring Troubadours […]

Nature and Outdoors

Environment Week Launches Commitment to Biodiversity Protection

Canadian Environment Week was established in 1971 to celebrate Canada’s environmental accomplishments and to encourage Canadians to contribute to conserving and protecting their environment. These days, the news about our environment can sometimes be disheartening.  Many beloved species and natural spaces and systems are under threat from human activity.  In […]

Travel

Flair Airlines Announces Windsor-Montreal and Windsor-Halifax Routes

Flair Airlines, Canada’s low-fare airline, has announced expanded service to Windsor International Airport. In addition to the recently announced route to Tucson, Arizona, Flair will be adding two new routes to Halifax Stanfield International Airport and Montreal-Trudeau International Airport. Twice-weekly service to Montreal begins on July 7 while twice-weekly service to […]

Nature and Outdoors Ontario News

Forests Ontario’s Annual Conference Celebrates Forest Sector Champions

Ontario Power Generation receives Green Legacy Award Group of Ten Tree Marking Program Founders recognized with Forests Ontario Award  Ontario [February 10, 2022] – Forests Ontario’s 8th Annual Conference is bringing together more than 800 landowners, forestry professionals, Indigenous leaders,  entrepreneurs, educators, and students from across the country and around […]

Nature and Outdoors News

Steve Hounsell Speaks to Need for Biodiversity & Ecological Sustainability

Forests Ontario’s Virtual Annual Conference February 9-11, 2022 [January 18, 2022] – Steve Hounsell, ardent advocate for biodiversity conservation and ecological sustainability, will deliver the keynote presentation at Forests Ontario’s Annual Conference, Strength in Biodiversity, a virtual event to be held February 9-11, 2022. Hounsell will highlight the importance of […]

Education Ontario News

Ontario Launches New Preview Sites for Online Courses

Internet Connectivity Now Completed at All Publicly Funded Schools TORONTO — The Ontario government is expanding access to high-quality online learning courses for secondary school students through partnerships with school boards, TVO and TFO. Starting February 1, secondary school students will be able to preview online course content at www.ontariocoursepreview.ca. The […]

Education Ontario News

Ontario Accelerating Boosters for Education and Child Care Staff

Dedicated COVID-19 Booster Clinics for Education and Child Care Staff Will Help Improve Access On January 06, 2022 Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement on additional measures and supports to protect children, staff, and families as Ontario responds to the Omicron variant: “As part of our government’s […]

Nature and Outdoors Ontario News

Forests Ontario Plants 2.8 Million Trees This Planting Season

34 million trees planted across Ontario through the 50 Million Tree Program since 2008 Not-for-profit charity Forests Ontario facilitated the planting of 2.8 million trees through its 50 Million Tree Program (50 MTP) this planting season. These efforts created approximately 1,400 ha of new forest, contributing to the total 17,100 […]

Books Lifestyle

Kingsville Writer Gord Grisenthwaite Shortlisted for Governor General’s Literary Awards

Founded in 1936, the Governor General’s Literary Awards are among Canada’s oldest and most prestigious prizes.   Kingsville writer Gord Grisenthwaite received some wonderful news October 14, 2021 when he learned that his novel “Home Waltz” has been shortlisted in the fiction category for the prestigious Governor General’s Literary Awards for 2021. […]

Community Photography

Heritage Advisory Committee’s October Photo Contest Makes History a Snap

The Town of Kingsville’s Heritage Advisory Committee invites you to ‘Make History a Snap!’ with the Heritage Photo Contest from now through October 31, 2021. Celebrate Kingsville’s rich history and help our Committee build a library of images highlighting our Town’s stunning architecture, properties and historic sites. “We are excited […]

Arts

Art Scoop: The Great Migration Paint Out & Migration Sensation

Written by Layne van Loo, Rose Marie Roach, Catherine Johnson and Candace Anderson It’s fall in Essex County! Come and paint outdoors, En Plein Air, or come and experience Kingsville’s Annual Migration Festival. Enjoy Kingsville’s restaurants, wineries, Victorian charm, lakefront parks and Kingsville’s newest Art Gallery, the Carnegie Arts & […]

COVID-19 Education Health

School Reopening Recommendations from Windsor-Essex County Health Unit

Nicole Dupuis, Chief Executive Officer of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has issued the following recommendations concerning the reopening of schools: “Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Windsor and Essex County, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has strongly recommended to local school boards and private schools, […]

COVID-19 Education

Greater Essex County District School Board’s COVID-19 Guidance FAQs

This direction will be re-evaluated regularly and, where required, updated based on public health advice throughout the 2021-2022 school year. Will staff and students need to provide proof of vaccination when they return to school?   The Ministry of Education has indicated that vaccinations will not be mandated for staff or students, but they are strongly recommended for all eligible […]

Arts

Art Scoop: ASK Member Astrid Tobin

Astrid Tobin is an accomplished mosaic and fused glass artist, producing intriguing, beautiful and whimsical mosaic and fused glass art, jewelry, yard creations and more. Here is part of Astrid’s wonderfully rich art story: “I grew up in a large family where we just gravitated toward creative activities … everything […]