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Organizations

ERCA Seeks Nominations For Conservation Excellence

Essex Region Conservation is seeking nominees who have made a significant environmental impact in the Windsor-Essex region! “We continue to see remarkable community commitment to environmental actions and stewardship across the Windsor-Essex-Pelee Island region,” says Danielle Breault Stuebing, Director of Communications and Outreach Services.  “Volunteers made an incredible impact through […]

Music

Leamington’s 150th Grand Finale: Jersey Nights and Broadway Concerts

The Municipality of Leamington, in partnership with the Leamington 150 Anniversary Committee, is thrilled to announce the grand finale of Leamington’s 150th anniversary celebrations with two final back-to-back free concerts at The Bank Theatre. Jersey Nights: A Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons Saturday, November 23, 2024 | […]

Announcements Obituary

Shirley Leotta Nadasdi-Murray (Taggart): Sept. 24, 1939 – Nov. 6, 2024

Shirley Leotta Nadasdi-Murray (Taggart) Passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on November 6, 2024 at the age of 85. Shirley was the loving wife of Joseph Nadasdi Jr. (1985) and John Douglas Murray (2007). Beloved mother of Daniel (Rhonda) Nadasdi, Tim Nadasdi (Mariana), Terry Nadasdi (Clare), Thomas (Patty) Nadasdi, […]

Health

Local Event Showcases Health Innovation in Windsor-Essex

On November 7, WE-SPARK Health Institute’s annual “Cheers to Hope” event, held at the Ambassador Golf Club, brought together academic and healthcare professionals, students, and community supporters from across Windsor/Essex. The event aimed to raise awareness and launch fundraising efforts for WE-SPARK’s 2025 grants program, which powers health innovation throughout […]

Books

U Windsor Librarian Wins 2024 Speaker’s Book Award 

Earlier this week, local Canadian author and University of Windsor Librarian Heidi L.M. Jacobs was awarded the 2024 Speaker’s Book Award for her non-fiction work 1934: The Chatham Coloured All-Stars’ Barrier-Breaking Year, published by the Windsor-based literary press, Biblioasis. The Honourable Ted Arnott, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, announced […]

Health

Health Unit Closing for Remembrance Day on Monday, November 11

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit offices will be closed to the public on Monday, November 11 for Remembrance Day. Our offices will return to normal hours on Tuesday, November 12 at 8:30 a.m. Website: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Phone: 519-258-2146 Facebook:  Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Instagram: thewechu  Twitter: WEC Health […]

Books

49th Shelf: Keep

Keep A Novel by (author) Jenny Haysom A timely tale of ownership and loss, loneliness and connection, and a meditation on all the stuff in our lives. Home staging is an art of erasure. But in some cases—no matter how much clutter you remove, or how many coats of white paint […]

Health

Regional Health Care Partners Working to Prepare for High Seasonal Volumes

In anticipation of increased hospital volumes as we head into the winter, local health care partners – Erie Shores HealthCare (ESHC), Essex-Windsor EMS (EMS), Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH) and Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) – are collaborating on capacity and resource management and spreading the word about what our community should […]

Town & County News

Kingsville Fire Receives Equipment Grant from Public Safety Foundation

Grant is part of more than $4.1 million given by Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation of Canada to public safety organizations across Canada Kingsville Fire and Rescue recently received a $23,326 grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation of Canada to ensure our first responders have the necessary equipment to keep community […]

Books

49th Shelf: The Treasure Hunters Club

The Treasure Hunters Club A Mystery by (author) Tom Ryan A rollicking mystery about a secret society, nautical charts, cryptic clues, and a fabulous treasure to die for—perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Benjamin Stevenson. For nearly a century, tourists have ventured to the idyllic seaside town of Maple Bay […]

Events

Step Up To Elder Abuse! Training Program November 19

  On November 19th, OSSCO is hosting a Step Up to Elder Abuse! training program for the Kingsville community. This half-day workshop, which will run from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm at the Kingsville Community Centre, is a train the trainer format workshop designed to equip volunteers with the skills to deliver meaningful Elder Abuse Awareness in […]

Organizations

LSA Releases Pelee Peninsula Shoreline Update

Leamington Shoreline Association has published the Pelee Peninsula Shoreline Update. This update supports LSA’s efforts to keep local communities informed of progress on shoreline projects currently underway as well as ensuring that shoreline residents are aware of important Pelee Coastal Resilience Committee workshops that are scheduled for this November. The […]

Health

WECOSS Partners Launch Inventory for Mental Health and Addictions Services

Windsor-Essex Community Opioid and Substance Strategy (WECOSS) Partners Launch WEC CONNECT, an Online Inventory of Mental Health and Addictions Services Partners of the Windsor-Essex Community Opioid and Substance Strategy (WECOSS) and the Windsor-Essex Ontario Health Team gathered Wednesday to launch a new mental health and addictions service inventory for those […]

Town & County News

Kingsville Announces Great Migration Paint Out Award Winners

Artists from across Canada and United States propped their easels all over town, grabbing their inspiration from Kingsville’s various landscapes and landmarks, as part of the long-standing outdoor (or “en Plein air” in French) painting tradition that happens every fall in Kingsville. The four-day competition had over 100 participants  competing for […]

Town & County News

Leamington Announces Two Free Concerts Featuring Séan McCann

The Municipality of Leamington, in partnership with the Leamington 150 Anniversary Committee, is excited to announce two more free back-to-back concerts to celebrate Leamington’s 150th anniversary. These special events, featuring acclaimed artist Séan McCann and local talent, promise to deliver memorable performances filled with music and storytelling in honour of this […]

Health

Common Sense Health: Poverty and the Failure of Medical Care in North America

Recently, The Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper, reported on a depressing study about diabetes and it’s costly and horrendous medical complications. Readers of this column would already know it. Fifty years ago, and countless times since, that same newspaper and many others printed my prediction that obesity and diabetes would […]

Books

49th Shelf: Sugaring Off

Sugaring Off by (author) Fanny Britt translated by Susan Ouriou Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for French-Language Fiction, Sugaring Off probes intimacy, denial, and how we are tied to others—whether those we love or those we exploit. On the surface, Adam and Marion are the embodiment of success: wealthy, attractive, in love. […]

Town & County News

Leamington Presents Free Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy Concerts

The Municipality of Leamington, in partnership with the Leamington 150 Anniversary Committee, is excited to announce two free back-to-back concerts to celebrate Leamington’s 150th anniversary. The concerts, featuring world-renowned Celtic music phenoms Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, will take place on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, […]

Ontario News

Ontario Energy Board Announces Electricity Price Changes On November 1

Ontario Energy Board Announces Changes to Electricity Prices for Households, Small Businesses and Farms On November 1, 2024, new Time-of-Use (TOU), Ultra-Low Overnight (ULO) and Tiered prices for residential and small business customers under the Ontario Energy Board’s (OEB) Regulated Price Plan (RPP) will change, winter Time-of-Use (TOU) hours and […]

Organizations

Federal Funding to Improve the Health of Lake Erie, Detroit River

The Essex Region Conservation Authority will begin delivering multiple projects to improve the health of Lake Erie and the Detroit River Area of Concern, thanks to significant funding announced by MP Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Special Advisor for Water and Irek Kusmierczyk, MP Windsor-Tecumseh. “This […]

Health

LHSC And St. Joseph’s Introduce New Research Institutes

Lawson Research Institute at St. Joseph’s and London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute will strengthen hospital-based innovation in London, Ontario On Oct. 16, 2024, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) unveiled new research institutes designed to strengthen hospital-based innovation. Lawson Research Institute (Lawson) […]