Article written by Heather Kitching of CBC News, posted on the 29th of July, 2025. Below is not the full article.

"Windsor city council has adopted a new policy on flag-raisings, proclamations and building illuminations after deferring a vote on a previous draft due to protests from members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

Under the new policy, Windsor will continue to grant flag-raising requests, but only to organizations that are directly related to the city through a funding or partnership agreement, and/or only for events that correspond with days of awareness, celebration, importance, commemoration or promotion that are recognized by the province or federal governments."

"Council had originally considered a policy at its May meeting that said it would not grant flag-raisings or issue proclamations.

But several people protested the move, particularly members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, who emphasized the importance of raising the Pride flag during Pride month."

Protests work people. Glad to see things were settled in a way that was amicable to most everyone involved.

Written by Mark Brown from windsornewstoday.ca on the 23rd of July, 2025. Below is NOT the full article.

"The Town of Tecumseh will not allow fourplexes to be built in established neighbourhoods.

At its meeting Tuesday night, councillors voted 4-3 to reject a plan, introduced by Councillor Alicia Higgison, that would have permitted up to three additional housing units on properties with a minimum 18-metre frontage, and a minimum of 35 per cent of the lot area as landscaped open space."

"Last spring, the Town received $4.4 million in funding from the federal government's Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF). As part of the grant approval, the town agreed to allow fourplexes "as of right" in all residentially zoned properties. Of that funding, $3.2-million was tied to the allowance of fourplexes.

The rejection of the fourplex plan may put that $3.2-million at risk. The Town will now contact the Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation (CMHC) to inform it of council's decision, and await a response."

So if you can't get affordable housing in Tecumseh, blame "Councillors James Dorner, Rico Tonial, Tania Jobin, and Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti" for voting against this. I hope they enjoy the character of Tecumseh as the next generation sleeps on their porches when they cannot afford housing. Voting against such housing measures AFTER accepting federal funding is just ridiculous. This is the peak of selfishness and blindly serving one's own interests. This will set Windsor backwards from being a competitive modern Canadian city.

Windsor Laughs, primarily based out of the Tipsy Toucan on Ottawa Street in downtown regularly hosts stand up comedians both local to Windsor and from around both sides of the Great Lakes.

On the 8th of August at 8pm they are hosting a special event put on to provide funds to local comedian Jen Richardson as they recover from a recent devastating house fire. Comedians from across Ontario and Michigan will be attending to perform standup comedy.

Tickets cost $27.96 CAD (Including all fees and taxes) and can be purchased online.

Written by the windsoriteDOTca News Staff on the 24th of July, 2025. Below is NOT the full article. Support local and independent news -- it can be as simple as merely visiting the website.

"The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has sent reminders to school-aged children in WEC who are overdue for the important measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine."

"'Wastewater surveillance is one of the tools we use to monitor public health trends,' said Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health. 'Although clinical measles cases remain low, the presence of the virus back in the wastewater suggests that we must remain vigilant.'

WECHU is offering catch-up immunization clinics throughout the summer to help families in need of support with immunizations. "

Get you and your kids vaccinated people. We've been gifted with modern medicine which can spare us the worse illnesses that plagued humanity since time immemorial. You piss your ancestors off when you squander it.

Written by the windsoriteDOTca News Staff on the 25th of July, 2025. Below is NOT the full article*. Please visit the link and support local news -- all it takes is visiting the website.

"The Optimist Club of South Windsor will host its second Picnic in the Park event of the summer, combining fun and fellowship with a focused effort to support Drouillard Place and Matthew House Windsor.

The event will take place on Sunday, July 27th, from 12:00pm to 2:00pmat Mic Mac Park – Pavilion 6."

"'This isn’t just about hot dogs and fun,' said a spokesperson for the Optimist Club. 'This is about showing up for our neighbours and supporting the amazing work of Drouillard Place and Matthew House Windsor — organizations that make a real difference every single day.'

Drouillard Place provides services and outreach to support children, youth, and families in Windsor’s east end. Matthew House Windsor offers shelter and essential resources for refugee claimants and displaced individuals as they rebuild their lives in Canada."

Glad to see some good work being put in to make Windsor a better and more accommodating place. If anyone has some old (but not expired!) cans or dry goods to spare, go visit the park tomorrow drop it off, and grab yourself a hotdog while you can.

Quotes are directly from the article. Below is NOT the full article. Visit the link for the full text. Written by Dave Waddell of the Windsor Star, on the 11th of July, 2025.

"Less foreign students and more residential units in the local marketplace means Windsor area renters are getting cost-of-living relief. Article content

“There’s just an overwhelming inventory. It’s almost a renters’ market,” said Goldmar Property Management owner Patrice Surette.

“What we’re seeing is tons of listings and they’re not moving as quickly,” adds Dan Gemus, co-owner of Dan Gemus Real Estate Team."

"Surette describes the past year not so much as a price decline as a market adjustment.

“Maybe the market was overly inflated, but the market is coming back to where the rents should be,” Surette told the Star. “It’s great for tenants."

Looks promising! Lower rents is better for everyone.

Quotes are directly from the article. Below is NOT the full article. Visit the link for the full text. Written by Taylor Campbell of the Windsor Star, on the 20th of June, 2025.

"Some of the hundreds of U.S. mayors gathered in the American South this week are doing a particularly Canadian act: apologizing.

That’s according to Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens, who brought a northern perspective on President Trump’s tariffs to the 93rd annual United States Conference of Mayors in Tampa, FL.

'More of them have apologized to me than I can count,' Dilkens told the Star in a phone call from Tampa on Thursday afternoon."

"The conference is a non-partisan organization of cities with a population of 30,000 or more. It was founded in 1932 by Detroit Mayor Frank Murphy, who invited mayors to his city to confront issues stemming from the Great Depression and to lobby Washington for aid."

"The Federation of Canadian Municipalities asked Dilkens and Saint John, NB Mayor Donna Reardon to participate, Dilkens said. Both Windsor and Saint John are particularly vulnerable to Trump’s threatened and realized tariffs on Canadian goods. Windsor’s automotive sector and supply chain are completely integrated with Detroit’s, while Saint John’s oil refinery — the largest in Canada — exports more than 80 per cent of its product to the U.S."

"This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office said Trump and Carney “agreed to pursue negotiations toward a deal within the coming 30 days.” The two leaders met during the G7 summit in Alberta."

Glad to see grassroots dissent and displeasure from Mayors of cities on both sides of the border making their anger known. It seems like by having open communications, the federal governments of both countries will understand that these tariffs are destructive without cause. Here's to hoping that an reasonable, clear minded resolution can be found and Canada and the US can once again continue to be good neighbours. Personally, this is very distressing that this is something to even hope for.

Love costco, but do we really need 2 costcos within 10km of one another? Feels like a bit much, but more jobs and competition for the market I guess.

Quotes are from the article. Written by Trevor Wilhelm of the Windsor Star, on the 29th of May, 2025.

"Ward 9 Coun. Kieran McKenzie is calling for a review of hiring and firing practices at city hall after the controversial recruitment of Mayor Drew Dilkens’ wife over hundreds of other applicants.

'The optics of this is one thing,' said McKenzie, who has been in touch with city staff on the issue.

'But there are also reasonable questions to be asked around to what extent did strong mayor powers have any impact on any of those processes, including the one that involved the mayor’s wife?'

A public outcry erupted this week, with concerns about potential nepotism, after Dilkens confirmed his wife has been hired for a newly created project manager job in the parks, recreation and facilities department.

McKenzie said he wants administration to create a report clarifying hiring policies and rules, if those rules were followed, and whether they’re still appropriate under the strong mayor framework.

He [Dilkens] said the new position was created during recent reorganization in the parks department, when the city 'got rid of some people, created some new jobs.'"

This is not the full article. Visit the link above to read more.

Below are my personal opinions.

Wild. Is she going to be leading the same parks department that insisted on purchasing several $100ks of American made park furnishing without even consulting for locally sourced options/pricing? It sounds like they never even gave serious consideration to the other 230 or so applicants.

Even if she truly was hired without any influence by the Mayor (which I think is impossible to NOT influence the hiring decision), this should absolutely be investigated. I think this reeks of corruption, we just need to figure out to what degree of severity.

Quoted from the article, written by Robert Lothian of CTV News.

"A judicial recount for the riding of Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore confirmed that Conservative Kathy Borrelli has won the seat.

A representative for Elections Canada confirmed to CTV News late Thursday evening Borrelli beat former Liberal MP Irek Kusmierczyk by a margin of four votes.

This follows a judicial recount requested by Kusmierczyk."

Your vote always matter. Always vote. There must be 4 conservative voters who are really glad that they voted, and 4 liberal voters who are very upset they stayed home instead.

Quoted from the article, written by Taylor Campbell of the Windsor Star.

"The court heard that the American travelled from the U.S. to see a Belle River woman he’d been communicating with online. On Dec. 23, 2023, the pair fought over the contents of the woman’s cellphone, and Coulston-Hawkins choked her with his hands. Hours later, he followed her to downtown Windsor and struck her with a vehicle, resulting in “traumatic injuries” to the victim."

"The footage shows the woman running from a car in a lot on Ferry Street. The car then accelerates and veers towards her, hitting her and sending her limp body flying through the air and onto the ground."

"The woman, who was 21 at the time of the incident, woke up in a Windsor hospital with injuries that included broken teeth. She said she’s undergone two surgeries so far, including a bone graft, and has one more surgery to go.

She told the court she’s been diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, post-traumatic cognitive impairment, and post-traumatic migraines, and has been unable to work or attend school as a result."

The defence is seeking a prison sentence of two to three years.

“'He acknowledged that he made a very brief, momentary bad decision,' defence lawyer Evan Weber told the Star outside court."

"'The fact is, he wants to move on with his life as well. But of course, he wants to take responsibility for his really bad judgment back on that day.'"

Attempting to murder someone in a foreign country? Good way to ruin your life. Absolutely despicable that this woman is now going to be suffering with these injuries for possibly the rest of her life. I wish her all the best moving on with her life and for the full brunt of the law to fall on him. Don't go into other peoples countries and run over their citizens.

Quoted from the article, written by Julie Kotsis of the Windsor Star.

"Windsor pianist Mike Karloff will lead a 100th anniversary celebration of Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson on Sunday, May 25, at Mackenzie Hall.

The Windsor Jazz Concert Series performance will feature jazz standards from Peterson, who was born in 1925 and died in 2007.

Playing along with Karloff will be Michigan musicians Paul Keller on bass, Randy Napoleon on guitar and Pete Siers on drums. Article content

The quartet will perform originals from Peterson’s Canadiana Suite, his classic Hymn to Freedom and arrangements of his riffs with guitar legends Herb Ellis and Joe Pass.

Sunday’s performance begins at 2:30 p.m. at Mackenzie Hall, 3277 Sandwich St. "

Big fan of jazz music and of Oscar Peterson's work in particular. I highly recommend you give some of his music a listen. Ain't nothing better to have playing while taking a bath or reading a good book.

State sanctioned to ring a loud ass bell and read the news out loud? Lets go!

Commuter service will end on Aug. 31 of this year, while special events service will continue until Dec. 20.

In a use of his strong mayor powers earlier this year, Dilkens vetoed council's decision to continue the tunnel bus service and increase the fare.

Quotes are directly from the article.

"Officers arrested a woman in connection with the incident at a residence in the 1100 block of Bruce Avenue shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, police said.

The dog was removed from the home and turned over to the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society.

In a Facebook post Wednesday, the humane society said the dog "has been thoroughly examined by our medical team and is in good condition.

'While he is bright and alert, he is understandably scared and will need time to adjust,' the post said. 'At this time, he is not available for adoption or foster care.'"

Disgusting lack of empathy, but I am grateful for swift action by the Windsor Police and the empathy shown by the Humane Society and all those who reported the video. The Ontario Animal Protection Call Centre phone number is 1-833-9ANIMAL. Please report cases of animal abuse or neglect.

Qoutes are directly from the article.

What happened:

"City staff approved spending hundreds of thousands on American-made outdoor furniture as part of the $15.4 million outdoor ice rink downtown days after being asked to prioritize Canadian-made goods during an ongoing trade war.

The furniture will cost taxpayers up to $285,957.21 for 28 seasonal outdoor metal tables, 18 table-mounted metal umbrellas and 10 garbage receptacles.

That's before taxes, according to a city document."

To be faaaair:

"It's not clear if the city considered any Canadian companies as part of the selecting process for the outdoor furniture.

Project administrator Graziano Nazzani wrote in a report that these companies were selected because the items would match what's in other parks, will be familiar to staff who maintain the furniture and because the city already has replacement parts on hand."

My opinion: Very much against the sentiment of the times, and a bit of a slap in the face for a city proud of its manufacturing capabilities. I think keeping it domestic, or even local, would have been the better move, especially considering how expensive the American made items were anyways!

Fewer than 250 votes – that was Conservative candidate Kathy Borrelli's initial margin of victory over the Liberals' Irek Kusmierczyk, who has served as the MP for Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore for more than five years.

Now, Kusmierczyk is pushing for a recount in the border city riding after Borrelli's lead dropped to just 77 votes once the federal election results were validated.

2025 FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR WINDSOR & ESSEX COUNTY

Conservatives have won every district with incumbents keeping a larger lead from 2021, and new CONs winning from a split vote and the other within a few hundreds of votes. Thank you to everyone who voted!

• denotes who the previous incumbent (last elections winner) was.

Party/Name - vote% - (overall votes) - (2021 change)

Windsor Tecumseh Lakeshore -

CON Kathy Borreli - 45.7% (31.6k votes) (+20.1%)

LIB Irek Kusmierczyk - 45.1% (31.3k votes)* (+13.3%)

NDP Alex Ilijoski - 6.3% ( 4.3k votes) (-24.4%)

Windsor West -

CON Harb Gill - 39.2% (21.1k votes) (+ 4.9%)

LIB Richard Pollock - 30.8% (16.6k votes) (+ 2.9%)

NDP Brian Masse - 27.7% (14.9k votes)* (-16.4%)

Essex -

CON Chris Lewis - 57.3% (45.5k votes)* (+16.2%)

LIB Chris Sutton - 36.6% (29.0k votes) (+21.1%)

NDP Lori Wightman - 5.1% ( 4.0k votes) (-26.7%)

Chatham Kent Leamington -

CON Dave Epp - 57.6% (40.2k votes)* (+16.7%)

LIB Keith Pickard - 35.8% (25.0k votes) (+ 7.2%)

NDP Seamus Fleming - 4.1% ( 2.8k votes) (-10.5%)

Tight election! Overall, voter turnout beat 2021 by quite a bit! We are seeing an overall trend of a collapse of NDP popular support in line with the national trends, likely a reflection of strategic voting and disillusionment with NDP party leadership. We are also seeing the PPC being reduced to a non-factor of a party, also in line with national trends. Liberals overall appreciated a increase in total votes compared to 2021, but so did the conservatives -- and much more so!

Keep discourse in the comments civil. We are all Canadians here.

City administration said these cameras need to be leased from an approved vendor, which will cost around $1.3 million each year.

Staff expect fines levied under the program will cover its operating costs.

That works out to ~$712 in fines per day per camera. That seems a ridiculous expectation and lease cost tbh.

The development was first reported by CTV News. The broadcaster said it unearthed a 2022 podcast recording where McKenzie expressed support for public hangings and jokingly suggested Justin Trudeau should receive the death penalty.

He was no longer listed as a candidate on the party's website as of Tuesday morning.