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Intimate partners violence cases down but IPV-related bail compliance breaches up: WPS
8+ hour ago (446+ words) The Windsor Police Service is seeing a double-digit decrease in intimate partner violence cases. During Thursday's The service reports that cases of intimate partner violence, or IPV, are down 20 per cent year-to-date in 2026 compared to the same time in 2025. Intimate…...
Successful first year for the skate trail at La Salle Landing
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (468+ words) A successful first year for the new skate trail at La Salle Landing. A report going to council on Tuesday provides a full breakdown of the skating season, which ran for 103 days from November 28, 2025, to March 10, 2026. The town estimates 18, 000 skaters…...
The Bridge Youth Resource Centre in Leamington receives $100, 000 housing donation
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (341+ words) A six-figure donation to The Bridge Youth Resource Centre in Leamington will help support its new housing development. The Klassen family has donated $100, 000 to the organization to support the ongoing construction of a 50-unit mixed-income housing development at 310 Sherk Street…...
Forecast for Windsor-Essex for Saturday, May 23, 2026
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (175+ words) The forecast for Windsor-Essex from Environment Canada. A special weather statement is in effect with Environment Canada calling for 30 to 50 mm of rain possible through Saturday night across Windsor-Essex. The Essex Region Conservation Authority has issued a watershed conditions statement…...
Flex-N-Gate workers ratify three-year contract " AM 800 CKLW
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (239+ words) A tentative agreement reached between Flex N Gate Lakeshore and Unifor Local 195 has been fully ratified. The members voted 77 per cent in favour of the three-year contract during a vote on Friday. This comes after a ratification vote was rejected…...
City officials 'encouraged' by talks with Parks Canada over help to buy land for Ojibway National Urban Park
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Windsor council backs agreement in principle as Ojibway park plan advances
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Key piece of property eyed as part of proposed Ojibway National Urban Park has been sold
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (303+ words) A large piece of land that Windsor City Council has been looking to secure near the proposed Ojibway National Urban Park has been officially sold. CBRE announced Friday that a 34. 75-acre property at the corner of Sprucewood Avenue and Matchett…...
New conservation area opens in Amherstburg
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (456+ words) A new conservation area officially opened in Amherstburg after years of planning between the Collavino family and the Essex Region Conservation Authority. The Collavino Conservation Area was unveiled on Thursday and includes 150 acres of provincially significant wetlands and environmentally sensitive…...
Windsor-Essex businesses adapt to tariffs amid Buy Canadian push
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (573+ words) Local businesses are looking for ways to adapt as tariffs and shifting trade policies continue to reshape industries on both sides of the border. A Buy Canadian Policy forum hosted on Thursday by the Windsor Essex Chamber of Commerce and…...