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Ontario News

Governments Bolstering Food Supply System

Canada and Ontario committing up to $7.5 million to support biosecurity measures to enhance food safety The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $7.5 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to help eligible agri-food businesses and contributors enhance their biosecurity measures to support animal […]

Ontario News

Ontario Launches Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund

New fund supporting ongoing burial investigations and mental health supports The Ontario government is continuing to take action to support Indigenous communities in the province by launching the $7.1 million Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund (IRSCEF). The new fund will enable additional communities and organizations to support Survivors and […]

OPP News

Leamington OPP Investigating Robbery

Seeking the Public’s Assistance Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Leamington Detachment are currently investigating a report of a robbery that occurred on Danforth Avenue, Municipality of Leamington. On July 22, 2023, at approximately 2:45 p.m., two unknown individuals waived down the lone victim who was riding on a mobility scooter. The […]

Health

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Issues Extended Heat Warning

Based on information from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health has issued an Extended Heat Warning from Wednesday, July 26 to Friday, July 28, 2023 for Windsor and Essex County. Everyone is at risk from heat, especially older adults, infants and young children, people […]

Organizations

Neighbourhood Charitable Alliance Commits $50,000 To Bringing MRI Home

The Neighbourhood Charitable Alliance has recently committed to a 5-year pledge of $10,000 annually dedicated to bringing MRI to Erie Shores HealthCare (ESHC). Erie Shores HealthCare announced provincial funding for operations of an MRI in November of 2023. Following the announcement, Erie Shores Health Foundation (ESHF) and Erie Shores HealthCare have been actively […]

Events

CJAM FM Announces Higher Ground Music and Arts Festival

CJAM is a nonprofit campus-based community radio station providing music and information programming not offered by mainstream commercial media in the Windsor/Detroit area. CJAM 99.1 FM is excited to announce that we will be putting on our first music festival since the 1980s: Higher Ground Music and Arts Festival held in downtown Windsor on July 28th to July […]

Canadian News Technology

Canada Welcomes More Than 32,000 Tech Workers Over Past 12 Months

The Technology Councils of North America (TECNA) and Canada’s Tech Network have released Tech Workforce Trends: The Migration of Tech Workers and Tech Jobs Since The Pandemic, a new report exploring globalization and migration of tech occupations in Canada. The findings highlight that between April 2022 and March 2023, 32,115 new workers came to Canada with […]

Town & County News

Notice of Public Information Centre #2 — Heritage Road 2 West

Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study The Town of Kingsville (Town) has initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) to meet long-term transportation needs within the community. This study involves the extension of Heritage Road to Road 2 West, two local road connecting links, and intersection improvements (see map). These improvements […]