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Local Funding for Agri-Worker Isolation and Recovery Centre Extended

Federal Funding for Agri-Worker Isolation and Recovery Centre Extended The Government of Canada today announced it is providing $4.2 million for the Corporation of the County of Essex to continue to administer a safe voluntary isolation site for temporary foreign agri-workers in the Windsor-Essex region. Irek Kusmierczyk, Parliamentary Secretary to […]

Town & County News

Updated Kingsville Council Candidates List for October Election

Today is the last day of the nomination period for candidates to submit their paperwork by 2 p.m. The municipal election is Monday, October 24, 2022. Council Candidates Mayor: Name STOMP, Tamara Phone 519-257-0467 Email stomp@mnsi.net ****** Name LUCIER, Laura Phone 519-300-1234 Email Lauraformayor2022@gmail.com ****** Name ROGERS, Dennis Phone 519-990-8079 […]

Town & County News

Walking Tour to Highlight Detroit River Environmental Successes

The Detroit River Canadian Cleanup, Essex Region Conservation Authority, and the Windsor Port Authority will be hosting an environmental tour of Windsor’s Sandwich community on Tuesday August 23 2022 from 6pm to 8pm. “The Detroit River has a vibrant environmental story of ecosystem recovery through partnerships and local action,” said […]

Health

Weekly Public Health Media Briefings To Resume on Thursday, August 18

Weekly Public Health Media Briefings To Resume Starting Thursday, August 18, 2022 As the landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) remains committed to providing timely and credible public health information to the community. With the next school year about to begin, the WECHU […]

Town & County News

Kingsville Requests Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic Funding at Conference

Kingsville Discusses Funding for Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic with Minister of Health Deputy Mayor Gord Queen, Councillors Laura Lucier, Kimberly DeYong and Chief Administrative Officer John Norton are at the Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO) Conference. On Monday August 15, 2022 they met with the Minister of Health to request funding […]

Community

Clothing Swap and Food Donations Come to Community Centre

Hundreds of local families participated in the Kingsville Community Centre’s first Children’s Clothing Swap on Saturday, August 6. The Unemployed Help Centre, with donations from Caesars Windsor, contributed three skids of local produce that also went out to the community. Cottam Candy also generously provided gift cards for free cotton candy. […]

Town & County News

Highlights from the August 8 Town Council Meeting

COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS At the August 8, 2022, Council meeting, Council: • Unanimously supported the Union Water Supply System’s restructuring through incorporation, allowing the UWSS to apply for grant funding independent from the Municipality and preventing “rate shock” for users. The Municipality owns a percentage of the corporation. • Approved a […]

Health

Common Sense Health: Know and Love a Woman? Protect Her Heart

How many people realize women’s coronary arteries are understudied, underdiagnosed, and undertreated? The Cleveland Clinic, a leading cardiology centre, says heart disease is seven times deadlier for women than breast cancer. Build up of plaque in the heart’s arteries contributes to the death of one in every three women, more […]

Town & County News

WEST Celebrates First Electrical Apprenticeship Program

Photo Shoot Celebrates Achievements of Newcomer, Racialized, and LGBTQ Women In WEST’s first Electrical Pre-Apprenticeship Program Windsor, ON – Newcomer, racialized, and LGTBQ women took part in a photo shoot at St. Clair College to celebrate achieving the program’s training goals. St. Clair College President, Patti France, Unifor Local 444 President, Dave […]

Organizations

Kingsville Community Centre Presents Bicycle Safety for Kids on August 20

Kingsville Community Centre Presents: BICYCLE SAFETY for KIDS at Kingsville’s Open Streets, August 20th 4-6pm. Cycle Smart Training will be provided by Bike Windsor Essex in collaboration with the Town of Kingsville, Ontario Provincial Police and Kingsville Cycle Works. Kids ages 5-12 are welcome to join us with their two-wheeler […]

Weather Alerts

Heat Warning from Windsor-Essex County Health Unit for August 3

Based on information from Environment Canada, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has issued a Special Weather Statement for Wednesday August 3, 2022. While heat warning criteria is not expected to be reached, exceptionally hot and humid conditions are expected, with daytime high temperatures reaching 34 degrees Celsius and humidex values reaching 45. […]

Health

Opioid Crisis Response: Faith Community Distributes 500+ Naloxone Kits

Faith Community’s Response to Opioid Crisis Results in 500+ Naloxone Kits Distributed Rising rates of opioid-related overdose and death continue to be a concern for local health and social services leaders working on the Windsor-Essex Community Opioid and Substance Strategy (WECOSS). As part of the response to the growing crisis, […]

OPP News Town & County News

Emergency Personnel and Tow Truck Drivers Need Safe Workspace

OPP conducting Move Over campaign during Civic Holiday weekend (ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is conducting its annual Move Over campaign during one of the busiest weekends of the year on highways and roads, getting drivers’ attention through robust enforcement and education around this important law. Drivers are expected […]

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Civic Holiday Long Weekend Traffic Safety Campaign

OPP to Target Aggressive Drivers  (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers from the Essex, Tecumseh, Kingsville, Lakeshore and Leamington Detachments are working together this weekend for the Civic Day Long Weekend traffic safety campaign. Together the detachments will be out patrolling from Friday, July 29th to the end of […]

Gymnastics Sports & Leisure

Rose City Gymnastics’ Trampoline Team at Nationals

At long last, the results are in! Rose City Gymnastics had four athletes from the Trampoline Program qualify to compete at the Canadian National Championships. The Championships were held in Calgary this past week. Trampoline Director Rob Laudenbach travelled with his athletes. They are Jacqueline Ceccacci(17) from Windsor, Jonathan Houser(17) […]

Pets & Pet Health

BISSELL Pet Foundation Lowers Fees to Fight Shelter Overcrowding

BISSELL Pet Foundation Fights Shelter Overcrowding by Reducing Adoption Fees Across North America Windsor/ Essex County – Windsor/ Essex County Humane Society is part of 250+ shelters participating in this summer’s “Empty the Shelters” event! BISSELL Pet Foundation’s “Empty the Shelters” event is the largest funded adoption event in North […]

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Update #3 — OPP Investigate Fire: Looking to Identify Person of Interest

-UPDATE #3- LEAMINGTON OPP INVESTIGATING FIRE OPP LOOKING TO IDENTIFY PERSON OF INTEREST (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Essex County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), continues to assist the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and […]