Archive for the 'City News' Category

City / County Election Results

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

Windsor and Essex County residents went to the voting booth on Monday, and generally kept the status quo, although there will be some new faces sprinkled throughout the region. (more…)

Windsor’s Team Tregaskiss On the Way to World Championships

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

Windsor’s Team Tregaskiss represented by Jack Bailey, Darren Hillman, Greg Kotsis, Laureano Cordeiro, Jorin Welsh, and Locky Gelinas will be leaving Wednesday, November 8 to compete in the Firefighter Combat Challenge World Championship in Henderson, Nevada. The event runs from November 7 to 11, 2006. (more…)

New Technology Company to Add 1,000 Jobs to Windsor

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

Sutherland Global Services, an international operator of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and a leader in Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) announced today that it will open a technology response centre at College Avenue and Huron Church Road in Windsor. (more…)

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…)

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…)