Madeline Mazak
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$75,000 grant helps mend relationship between Indigenous families and Child Welfare
An Ontario grant brings Windsor’ Children’s Aid Society one step closer to righting the wrongs of the past against Indigenous families. The Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society and the Can Am Indian Friendship Centre’s efforts to reduce trauma experienced by Indigenous families dealing with the Child Welfare System — a historically tumultuous relationship — will now […] → Read More
Fire officials shocked 80% of homes visited during blitz lacked working CO alarms
Fire officials in Windsor are shocked at the number of homes without working carbon monoxide alarms. Out of the 250 residences visited by Windsor Fire and Rescue Services during a Carbon Monoxide Alarm Blitz that lasted two weeks, a staggering 80 per cent were non-compliant, a number fire officials say is “astronomical.” “The number is […] → Read More
'Heart' of cancer program, Tony Peters, celebrates 100th birthday
Most people slow down by the time they turn 100 — but not Tony Peters. In fact, he spent his 100th birthday Friday doing what he always does: volunteering at the Windsor Regional Cancer Centre. And the hospital’s most senior volunteer said he “enjoyed every minute of it.” Peters, who has showed up every day […] → Read More
Sleighing Hunger keeps 'charging on' with $75,267 donation
This year’s Sleighing Hunger has raised more than $75,000 for charity — $10,000 more than last year — and the concert hasn’t even happened yet. The S’Aints local supergroup is joining forces with Caesars Windsor and St. Clair College for the sixth year of what has become a popular local holiday tradition, with food banks […] → Read More
Catholic Central student honoured for saving father with CPR
Only two days after learning CPR in his high school health class, Grade 11 student Turki Ayesh saved his own father. After finding his dad barely conscious, suffering from a heart attack, Ayesh quickly started compressions. The 17-year-old was recognized Wednesday with a service coin from Windsor Essex EMS Chief Bruce Krauter, who said the […] → Read More
New book documents Windsor's lost and saved historic buildings
In a nostalgic dive into the past, a new book takes readers on a tour of Windsor’s heritage buildings — those that withstood time, and the unsettling number that didn’t. In their eighth book, Windsor: Before & After, Chris Edwards and Elaine Weeks of Walkerville Publishing show all that has changed over time. A 500-photo […] → Read More
Citing 'high volume' of homes lacking working CO alarms, Windsor Fire extends blitz
Windsor fire prevention officers will extend their door-to-door Carbon Monoxide Alarm Blitz to Thursday, citing a “high volume of non-compliant residences.” The blitz aims to ensure every home is equipped with working carbon monoxide alarms, with firefighters installing a detector in any residence that needs one. Windsor Fire began the campaign last Monday intending for […] → Read More