E.L.K. Energy Inc., a public utility provider in Essex County, issued an alert to the community on Friday, warning of scam calls targeting its customers. While reminding customers to be aware of who they share personal information with, the company is also asking the public to help protect the elderly and other vulnerable people in […]
Provincial police are asking the public for help in identifying an individual involved in a shooting incident in Leamington. Police received a report April 28, at approximately 5:40 a.m., of an altercation between five men in a parking lot on Talbot Street East, near Princess Street. Gunfire was allegedly exchanged between two of the people […]
Ahead of Black Oak Heritage Park’s anticipated inclusion in a new national urban park, off-road mountain bikers currently using the trails there are pushing to have that use officially sanctioned. “If we lost the trails, it would be devastating to thousands of people,” said James Braakman, a director with the non-profit group Windsor-Essex Bike Community. “It […]
Police and Ontario Ministry of Transportation staff laid 76 charges, including five for stunt driving, during joint enforcement efforts Thursday along a westbound Highway 401 construction corridor. The speed enforcement and commercial motor vehicle safety inspections were conducted between 8:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. on a stretch of the highway between Puce and Manning roads. […]
Windsor Regional Hospital has hired more than 250 nurses through a provincially funded initiative offering candidates $25,000 sign-up bonuses. The Community Commitment Program for Nurses (CCPN) was launched in June 2022 to address nursing shortages in Ontario. Qualified nursing staff receive $25,000 for signing up and agreeing to serve at least two years in […]
OPP investigators with the Essex crime unit are asking the public for help locating suspects involved in a robbery at a Tecumseh business. Police say a suspect in a silver, four-door sedan rammed a garage bad door at a business on Country Road 42 April 26 at approximately 3:30 a.m. The person did not gain […]
Windsor’s Downtown Mission is planning what will be a costly move closer to the future site of the Homelessness and Housing Help Hub on the city core’s outer edge. Executive director Rukshini Ponniah-Goulin said moving closer to the planned permanent H4 facility at 700 Wellington Ave. will mean mission clients have better access to the […]
A 22-year-old man is in custody after police seized more than $18,000 in illegal drugs. Officers with Windsor’s drugs and guns enforcement unit began an investigation in April into an individual suspected of drug trafficking in Windsor. Police said they discovered the man was on a release order with conditions to stay in his home […]
An early morning fire Thursday in central Windsor caused more than $200,000 in damage. Windsor Fire and Rescue crews battled the blaze in the 800 bock of Langlois Avenue. Heavy smoke could be seen coming from the basement area of the home. A fire investigator was called in to determine the origin and cause of […]
The City of Windsor’s allegations of “serious performance concerns” against its fired engineer, contained in a statement of defence against a $1.55-million wrongful dismissal lawsuit, are “baseless” and “completely unfounded,” according to the plaintiff’s lawyer. Chris Nepszy “denies each and every allegation” contained in the City of Windsor’s statement of defence, says the law firm […]
Since launching a decade ago, Build a Dream has helped double the percentage of women working in skilled trades across Canada — and the non-profit is determined to continue growing it. While celebrating the 10-year milestone at Caesars Windsor on April 27, Build a Dream vowed to keep bringing a “chair to the table” for […]
A vacant downtown structure known by many as the rainbow-coloured house for its multi-coloured paint job was destroyed by fire early Thursday in what police are calling suspicious. Windsor firefighters remained on scene into the morning, putting out hotspots at the building in the 800 block of Ouellette Avenue near Elliot Street. Crews were called […]