Archive for October, 2006

Green Streets Canada Supports Huron Church Greening

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Students from St. Francis School will be hiking to Huron Church Road on Wednesday, Nov.1 to dig and plant with Mayor Eddie Francis, Assumption High School students and other area volunteers. (more…)

Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery

Friday, October 27th, 2006

Windsor Fire & Rescue Services would like to remind residents to change their batteries in their smoke alarms when they change their clocks this Sunday, October 29, 2006 for the end of Daylight Savings Time. (more…)

Transit Windsor, DDOT And SMART Form International Transfer

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

Transit Windsor, DDOT and SMART have partnered to develop a single transfer system for bus passengers traveling between Detroit and Windsor.

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Convention & Visitors Bureau Brings Home the Bronze

Friday, October 20th, 2006

Minister of Tourism Jim Bradley announced on Wednesday the winners of the second annual Tourism Marketing Campaign Awards at Blue Mountain Resort near Collingwood. The awards are designed to pay tribute to tourism industry professionals who have demonstrated creative excellence in promoting Ontario’s tourism destinations and activities. (more…)

Don’t Miss Your Taste of Downtown!

Friday, October 20th, 2006

Sample a little bit of everything that Downtown Windsor has to offer by attending a Taste of Downtown HARVEST LUNCHEOEN. (more…)

Tigers Fans Get Customer Service

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

Mayor Eddie Francis today announced special bussing and border-crossing arrangements that will help Windsor area baseball fans to enjoy the World Series at Detroit’s Comerica Park. (more…)

Windsor to Recieve New Combined Heat and Power project

Monday, October 16th, 2006

Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P. and Pristine Power Inc. announced today that they have been awarded a Combined Heat and Power Contract under a Request for Proposal process recently conducted by the Ontario Power Authority. (more…)

Windsor Hosts Forum for New Standards

Monday, October 16th, 2006

The Ontario College of Teachers launches a series of regional forums today in Windsor to present newly revised standards for the teaching profession to the public. (more…)

Windsor Study Raises Questions about Work History and Breast Cancer Risk

Saturday, October 14th, 2006

Findings from a Windsor-based research project, published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, are raising important questions about the relationship between a woman’s work history and her risk of developing breast cancer. The study suggests that the kinds of jobs a woman has throughout her life, and the substances to which she is exposed in certain occupational settings, may impact her risk of the disease. (more…)

Business Talking Business - Ward 2 and 3 Candidate Q&A Sessions

Saturday, October 14th, 2006

Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to hear the Wards 2 and 3 the candidates answer questions on topics like the commercial property tax rate, dealing with noise issues, panhandling and massage parlors, the Downtown Farmers’ Market, retail and residential realities, traffic patterns, casino relations and residential or business recruitment. (more…)