4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (396+ words) The Harrow Fair’s annual pie auction raised $108,100 for the John McGivney Children’s Centre, despite a severe storm that forced organizers to evacuate the fairgrounds and postpone the fundraiser. The annual pie auction, a Labour Day weekend tradition at the 172-year-old…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (500+ words) Theatre company offers jazz, ballet, and contemporary dance classes. More than 100 Windsor dancers finally have room to move. On Friday, Windsor Dance eXperience celebrates the grand opening of its new home in Walkerville at the former Monarch Mattress building (1519 Wyandotte…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (636+ words) International Overdose Awareness Day has been observed around the world annually on Aug. 31 for 25 years Joe Newman was a nurse so he knew the risks, but it wasn’t enough to keep him out of danger. Newman, who died of a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (409+ words) Zulu Challenge began in Grand Prairie, Alta., as a way to have children overcome adversity through a demanding obstacle course. Humans and canines alike tested their physical limits with a gruelling obstacle course at Malden Park on Saturday. Around 120 children…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1337+ words) Windsor-Essex has the highest rate of opioid-related deaths among Ontario’s 10 largest census metropolitan areas After his dad dropped dead in front of him, Brandon Bailey had a plan: smoke fentanyl until the pain went away. If an overdose killed him,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (432+ words) “You are not alone.” That’s the message local mental health and health-care organizations put front and centre Monday as they launched Windsor-Essex’s 11th annual Suicide Awareness Month campaign. Organized by the Canadian Mental Health Association, Windsor-Essex County Branch (CMHA-WECB) and community…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (385+ words) An afternoon of stormy weather did little to deter the Windsor International Diaspora African Festival’s annual parade on Saturday. The weekend-long event, which was struck by heavy showers on day two, celebrated Windsor’s African and Caribbean communities with cultural programming,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (245+ words) Windsor police are turning the spotlight on community service while raising money for youth and mental-health programs through a new annual fundraiser. The inaugural Chief’s Gala launches Oct. 1 with proceeds supporting Camp Brombal, a police-led summer program for Grade 6 students,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (275+ words) Ride finishes at the Colchester Bar & Grill in Harrow with live music by Almost Famous and a BBQ dinner. Motorcyclists will hit the roads of Windsor-Essex later this month with a mission to help stock local food banks. The 18th annual…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (441+ words) Windsor Essex Bike Community spent 5,000 volunteer hours to build and maintain eight kilometres of trails. It was a weekend for two wheels. Hundreds of people descended on Amherstburg over the weekend for the first-ever Cycle the Burg, a three-day celebration…...