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WEST’s International Women’s Day Gala Highlights Power Of Community Support

Women’s Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor Inc. (WEST) celebrated another highly successful International Women’s Day Celebration on Sunday, March 8, 2026. This year’s theme, #GiveToGain, highlighted the power of generosity, community support, and shared success – recognizing how giving time, knowledge, compassion, and opportunity strengthens the pathways for women in […]

Town & County News

Tolls Announced for Gordie Howe Bridge, Discount Program Launched

Businesses are now invited to ‘break away’ and experience a new era of cross-border connection. This week, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority announced toll rates and with Bridging North America, launched Breakaway, the toll discount program, for the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Breakaway is a pass to seamless crossing at the Gordie Howe International […]

Ontario News

Ontario Updates Plan to Consolidate Conservation Authorities

On March 10, 2026, the Province of Ontario announced its revised framework for the consolidation of Conservation Authorities. Under this proposed update, Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities will be merged into nine. The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) will merge with the Upper Thames River, Lower Thames Valley, and St. Clair […]

Ontario News

Ontario Investing $7.3M in Windsor to Protect Tariff-Impacted Workers

Provincial funding will help eight businesses stay resilient in the face of U.S. tariffs and support 758 jobs in the region The Ontario government is supporting companies and workers that have been impacted by U.S. tariffs by investing over $7.3 million through the Ontario Together Trade Fund (OTTF) to increase resilience, […]

Books

49th Shelf: Night Birds

Night Birds by (author) Margaret Sweatman A catastrophe on a mountain in Transylvania sends toxic cyanide hurtling through rivers and streams, destroying an ecosystem and killing hundreds. As the impact of the mining breach stretches beyond the country’s borders, it ensnares Farrar and Clio, a couple living on another continent, who […]

Town & County News

Cybersecurity Initiative Strengthens Windsor-Essex Public Sector Expertise

One-year CISSP cohort (2025-2026) equipped 18 technical leaders across nine public sector organizations with advanced cybersecurity expertise Connecting Windsor-Essex (CWE) has announced the successful completion of its one-year regional cybersecurity training pilot, delivered from January 2025 to January 2026, as a part of its strategic commitment to strengthening the cybersecurity […]

Policing News Windsor Police Service

Man Charged After Windsor Senior Defrauded In Grandparent Scam

The Windsor Police Service has charged a 35-year-old man in connection with a grandparent scam that targeted a senior citizen. Shortly before 2:30 p.m. on March 4, 2026, police received a report of a fraud involving an 81-year-old victim. Investigators learned the victim had received multiple phone calls from individuals […]

Organizations

Prescribed Burn Planned for Tremblay Beach Conservation Area

The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA), in collaboration with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and other restoration partners, is preparing to conduct a prescribed burn of approximately 20 hectares of Phragmites within Tremblay Beach Conservation Area. This work is part of a coordinated effort to manage and restore this ecologically significant wetland. […]

Organizations

SECC: Basketball Networking and Tech Buddy

NETWORKING AND BASKETBALL SECC was proud to partner with the Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce for a dynamic networking event hosted courtside at a Windsor Express basketball game. Surrounded by the energy of live sport, attendees had the opportunity to connect with fellow community leaders while learning more about SECC’s wide range of programs and services. […]

Policing News

Windsor Police Launches ‘Wanted In Windsor’ Offenders List

The Windsor Police Service is launching a new public awareness campaign aimed at locating individuals wanted on outstanding warrants for serious criminal offences. Through the “Wanted in Windsor” campaign, the Windsor Police Service will spotlight 10 offenders currently evading arrest for crimes including attempted murder, assault, extortion, fraud, drug trafficking, […]

Ontario News

Ontario Expands Amherstburg Long-Term Care With More Than 370 Jobs

Province building for the future by creating hundreds of construction and long-term care jobs in the community, while adding 160 modern long-term care beds The Ontario government is building Chateau Park Long-Term Care Home in Amherstburg, a project that will support more than 370 good-paying jobs and deliver 160 new and upgraded […]

Books

49th Shelf: Oyster

Oyster by (author) Marianne Ackerman In this satirical family drama, a bestselling author struggles with writer’s block until she reconnects with her ambitious niece at a funeral — perfect for fans of Where’d You Go, Bernadette. One-time bestselling novelist Amelia Cameron has writer’s block. After her octogenarian father falls off a roof […]

Town & County News

Windsor Student Heads To Scripps National Spelling Bee In Washington, D.C.

Isaac Brogan wins 8th annual WFCU Credit Union Scripps Spelling Bee Regional Final for Third Time Following an intense competition featuring 34 elementary school students from across Windsor-Essex, Sarnia-Lambton, and Chatham-Kent, Isaac Brogan, a grade eight student at Maranatha Christian Academy in Windsor, has been named the 2026 WFCU Credit […]

Town & County News

Kingsville’s Open-Market Bid On Former High School Property Declined

The Town of Kingsville has been informed that its open‑market bid to purchase the former Kingsville District High School (KDHS) property has not been accepted. Administration received notice from the School Board’s legal counsel on March 2, 2026. No additional details were provided. Council directed Administration on January 19, 2026, […]

Business Spotlight On Business

Spotlight On Business: Windsor Aerial Drone Photography

This week, the Kingsville Times shines a spotlight on Windsor Aerial Drone Photography, a locally owned media company capturing Windsor-Essex from an entirely new perspective. Founded by lifelong area resident Mike Chase, Windsor Aerial Drone Photography specializes in high-quality aerial imaging and visual storytelling across the county and throughout Southwestern […]

Ontario News

Ontario and Nova Scotia Sign Direct-to-Consumer Alcohol Agreement

Deal will remove barriers to free trade between provinces, supporting consumer choice and economic growth On March 2, 2026, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston signed a first-of-its-kind agreement to allow consumers to purchase alcohol directly from the other province’s local producers, including breweries, wineries and […]

Town & County News

Leamington Advances Seacliff Drive West Roundabout Construction Project

The Municipality of Leamington is advising residents that work on the Seacliff Drive West Roundabout project will resume the week of March 2, 2026, with construction beginning on Clearwater Street. Clearwater Street is the new roadway connection being constructed from the roundabout to service the adjacent development. During this phase […]

Town & County News

Storm Sewer Reconstruction Begins In March On LaSalle’s Front Road

The Front Road Storm Sewer Reconstruction project is scheduled to begin, Tuesday, March 3. The reconstruction area includes the section of Front Road from Boismier Avenue to Reaume Road. This work will include lane restrictions along Front Road beginning Monday, March 9. Major traffic delays are expected. Alternate routes should be considered, as […]

Ontario News

Province Awards Contract For New Science Centre At Ontario Place

The Ontario government has unveiled the final design and awarded the contract to build and maintain the new Ontario Science Centre, a major milestone in the province’s plan to transform Ontario Place into a year-round, world-class, family-friendly destination. The new 400,000-square-foot facility will include a state-of-the-art building, integrated pod complex, new interactive exhibits and an improved and upgraded […]

Books

49th Shelf: Seven Heavens Away

Seven Heavens Away A Novel by (author) Ashraf Zaghal Sometimes you walk two steps and find yourself two alleys away, two gates away, two hills away, two seas away, two continents away, or seven heavens away. In this taut and heartbreaking debut novel, a Palestinian teenager comes of age amid escalating […]

Olympics and Paralympics Sports & Leisure

Kingsville Paralympian Corbin Watson Eyes Gold At Milano Cortina

Fifty athletes set to compete for Canada at Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games A team of 50 athletes, including four guides, is set to represent Canada at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games from March 6-15, the Canadian Paralympic Committee confirmed Wednesday. The Canadian Paralympic Team will compete in […]

Health

Common Sense Health: Statins, Side Effects and the Silence About Choice

There’s a common organizational saying: structure drives behaviour.  In institutional theory, it’s called path dependence. Once a structure or pattern is established, it becomes self-reinforcing. This is a problem in medicine. Researchers and specialists become deeply immersed in their own areas of expertise. They network within tight knowledge clusters. They […]