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Windsor-Essex region chases General Electric plant
Local economic development officials are focused on convincing General Electric Co., to move a U.S. plant to Windsor and Essex County, Rakesh Naidu, interim CEO of the economic development corporation,...
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Public school board has no fears over school safety during labour dispute
The Greater Essex County District School Board is confident it can keep students safe during the recent labour turmoil. A GECDSB officials said the board has avoided any of the problems that prompted...
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Talks between public school board and local high-school teachers remain stalled
While the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation launched new phases of their work-to-rule campaigns Tuesday, the emerging trouble spot in local...
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Local dairy farmers fear bad news from global trade talks
KINGSVILLE — On a day when protesting dairy farmers drove their tractors to Parliament Hill and marched cows through downtown Ottawa, a group of their Essex County counterparts gathered in a Kingsville...
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Leamington farmer David Ainslie has passion for pollinators
It’s difficult to envision a lush rainforest in dusty, tree-starved Essex County. But Leamington farmer David Ainslie could imagine bringing a bit of the richness of the Amazon and British Columbia...
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Optometrists join campaign to raise funds for eye health
Local optometrists in Windsor and Essex County are raising money to give the gift of vision to the people in underserved areas around the world. Windsor and Tecumseh Vision Centres along with FYI...
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Boy takes stance on gender identity by wearing dress to picture day
Michael Melo wanted to make a bold statement about transgender tolerance at his high school. So, last week, the Grade 11 Kingsville student slipped into a formal evening dress and trotted off to class....
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Minimum wage bump up offers breathing room for workers
Carissa LeClair works her tail off. Between her two part-time jobs, she barely has any free time. She set a personal record when she clocked 63 hours in a single week. Then there was the exhausting...
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Ontario apple crop cut by half but Essex County spared
Bad weather including a spring frost has ruined about half of Ontario’s apple crop but Essex County was spared. A killer May 22-23 frost combined with a cold winter and some untimely weather means it...
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Flood warning in effect for shorelines of Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie
The Essex Region Conservation Authority has issued a flood warning for the shoreline of Lake St. Clair and parts of Lake Erie. The warning, in effect until 6 p.m. Friday, comes as high winds gusting to...
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Motorcyclist seriously injured after colliding with dump truck
A Windsor teen was transported to hospital with serious injuries Friday after his motorcycle collided with a dump truck near the intersection of Tecumseh Road East and Shawnee Road. The yellow Yamaha...
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Annual Vital Signs report shows Windsor has life, but be better
Windsor-Essex County may be getting better grades this year, but it’s still not exactly head of the class. Air quality, regional transit, affordable housing, affordable education and unemployment are...
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Native plants good for pollinators and your palate, says Toronto author
The allure of growing native plants is usually to attract pollinators and increase natural habitat but gardeners have another good reason to go native these days: food. And not just any food but fruits...
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Ontario mayors meet for first Great Lakes meeting
Asian carp and toxic blue-green algae topped the list of concerns as more than 20 Ontario mayors met for the first Great Lakes Day in Toronto Tuesday. The mayors want Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to...
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OPP search for missing Essex man
The Ontario Provincial Police are looking to the public to help find 58-year-old John Mossop. OPP said the Essex man was last seen on Oct. 6 at his place of employment on Puce Road in Lakeshore. Mossop...
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Public information meeting on coyotes to be held in LaSalle
With increasing reports of coyotes in residential areas, LaSalle is stepping up to provide facts and tips on how to deal with the wild animals. An “educational and informational session” will be held...
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Kingsville Folk Fest named finalist in Tourism Event of the Year award
The Kingsville Folk Music Festival has been named a finalist for the Tourism Event of the Year award. The finalists in several categories of the 2015 Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence were announced...
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Kingsville Folk Fest named finalist for Ontario Tourism award
The 2015 Kingsville Folk Music Festival has been named a finalist for the provincial tourism award for event of the year. Finalists for the 2015 Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence were announced...
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New Ontario law aims to protect Great Lakes
A new piece of Ontario legislation commits the provincial government to set ambitious targets to improve water quality, say conservation officials. Language in the Great Lakes Protection Act, which...
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Ati and AR3C International greening North America's greenhouse industry
“If you find a need, you fill it,” says Steve Posthumus, a practical farmer who founded Agriculture Technology Incorporated (ATI) with his sons 20 years ago. The little family business in Ruthven has...
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