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Town & County News

Where’s Neptune? (Water Meter Project Update)

Kingsville’s Water Meter Upgrade project has begun. With the implementation of Automated Metering Infrastructure, we’ll see several benefits, including improved operational efficiency, revenue protection, enhanced customer service, and a better distribution system performance. There are also societal and environmental benefits. The project is expected to be completed by the end of […]

Books

49th Shelf: Commune

Commune by (author) Des Kennedy This is the spellbinding story of six young dreamers who set out from Vancouver in the seventies to haphazardly establish a back-to-the-land commune on a small island in the Salish Sea. Against all odds, the dream endures for half a century through fierce internecine squabbling, occasional […]

Business

Businesses Ask For Extension To Forgivable Portion Of CEBA

Small businesses that took out a Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan have just over 60 days to repay the loan while securing the forgivable portion of up to $20,000, and many are worried they won’t be able to meet the January 18, 2024, deadline. If government doesn’t extend the repayment deadline, there will be […]

Town & County News

Charges Follow Multi-Million Dollar Drug Bust At Ambassador Bridge

On March 4, 2023, a semi-truck coming into Canada at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing was referred for secondary examination by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) border services officers. During a thorough inspection of the trailer, officers discovered suspected methamphetamine weighing approximately 300 kilograms. The driver was arrested, handed over […]

Business Consumer News

BBB Tip: Shop Safe And Shop Smart This Holiday Season

The 2023 holiday shopping season promises to be an unpredictable one.  High inflation rates and increased prices of consumer goods are already throwing a wrench into holiday shopping. Electronics, toys, and other products will be (or already are) in short supply, and retailers are struggling to staff up as the shopping season nears. Just like in 2022, […]

Ontario News

Ban of Canadian Work Experience Requirement In Job Postings Proposed

Proposed changes would help qualified newcomers fill labour shortages in health care and other in-demand industries The Ontario government will soon introduce legislation that, if passed, would make it the first province in Canada to help even more internationally-trained immigrants work in the fields they’ve studied in by banning the use of […]

Books

49th Shelf: Two for the Road

Two for the Road by (author) Chantel Guertin For readers of Emily Henry, Gail Honeyman and Josie Silver, a tender, funny and wise new novel about a romance bookshop owner who embarks on the adventure–or misadventure–of a lifetime in search of her own happily ever after. Sometimes there are detours on […]

Canadian News

Ottawa’s Misguided Indo-Pacific Trade Strategy Unlikely To Succeed

The federal government’s new Indo-Pacific trade strategy (IPS), meant to encourage increased Canadian exports to Indo-Pacific countries such as India and China through subsidies and other preferential treatments, unwisely shifts attention from Canada’s largest trading partner and key source of prosperity, finds a new study released on October 24, 2023 […]

OPP News

OPP West Region Launches Festive Ride Campaign

OPP, Municipal and First Nations Policing Services United Against Impaired Driving Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) West Region officers are joining forces with their municipal and First Nations policing counterparts to combat impaired driving this holiday season, as the annual Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign rolls out across southwestern […]

Health

ESHC Assumes Responsibility For Pelee Island Nursing Station

Erie Shores HealthCare is excited to announce the expansion of services on Pelee Island, starting November 8th, 2023, and continuing throughout the winter. This development reinforces the hospital’s unwavering commitment to the health and well-being of Pelee Island’s unique and vibrant community. The Windsor-Essex Mobile Medical Support team will be […]

Town & County News

Changes To Leamington Municipal Services for Remembrance Day

This year, Remembrance Day takes place on Saturday, November 11. In observance of this, the Leamington Municipal Building will be closed on Monday, November 13. Residents can continue to report non-urgent municipal issues online at leamington.ca/reportanissue. Remembrance Day Ceremony The annual Remembrance Day ceremony will be held at the Leamington Cenotaph […]

Health

Further Update on Cyber Attacks At Regional Hospitals

Bluewater Health, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare and Windsor Regional Hospital, and their shared service provider TransForm Shared Service Organization were recently the victims of a ransomware attack. Progress has been made in evaluating the affected data and preliminary conclusions show that the attack did not […]

Organizations

Nominations For Environmental Excellence Awards Now Open

Essex Region Conservation is seeking nominees who have made an environmental impact in the Windsor-Essex region! “In our 50th year of conservation, we continued to see remarkable community commitment to environmental actions,” says Danielle Breault Stuebing, Director of Communications and Outreach Services.  “Volunteers made an incredible impact through stewardship events […]

Health

Data Connected To Cyber Attack On Hospitals Has Been Published

Bluewater Health, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare and Windsor Regional Hospital, and their shared service provider TransForm Shared Service Organization released a statement on Thursday related to the ransomware attack that impacted operations as well as certain patient, employee and professional staff data. They confirm that […]

Books

49th Shelf: Goddess

Goddess by (author) Deborah Hemming An entrancing novel about a wellness retreat on a remote Greek island hosted by a celebrity guru who is more than meets the eye. On a flight to New York at the end of her first book tour, up-and-coming writer Agnes Oliver meets Jack Verity, the […]

Town & County News

Local Hospice Volunteers Receive Prestigious Provincial Award

Congratulations to this wonderful group of Hospice Windsor and Hospice Erie Shores volunteers, who received the 2023 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards, on Friday, October 27th in an event at the Ciociaro Club. The Ontario government awards this prestigious medal to over 3,400 community volunteers across the Province. The Award recognizes adult […]

Town & County News

Hydro One Launches Biodiversity Initiative In SW Ontario

Indigenous communities, community members, environmental organizations are encouraged to send in proposals that focus on habitat creation and enhancement. Earlier this week, Hydro One launched its Biodiversity Initiative as part of the Chatham to Lakeshore Transmission Line Project to invest in the region’s natural environment. The company is inviting Indigenous communities, […]

Health

Update On Cyber Attacks At Regional Hospitals

Bluewater Health, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare and Windsor Regional Hospital, and our shared service provider TransForm Shared Service Organization, can confirm that we are victims of a ransomware attack. Working with leading cybersecurity experts, we have determined through our investigation that, unfortunately, certain patient, employee […]