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Stratford Review: Timon Of Athens
Stratford Review: Timon Of Athens @StratFest @CineplexMovies
The Stratford production of Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens hits the big screen at Cineplex Odeon theatres in Canada as of 22 April 2018.Photo by Cylla von Tiedman. (TORONTO, ON) – The Stratford Festival’s Timon of Athens comes to the big screen later this April at select Cineplex Odeon theatres throughout Canada. The plot is relatively simple, but the dialogue is full of wit and wisdom that one…
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Sudbury Tip Leads To Windsor Child Porn Charges
#Sudbury Tip Leads To #Windsor Child Porn Charges @WindsorPolice #Ward4 #YQG
(WINDSOR, ON) – In January, the Windsor Police Internet Child Exploitation Unit was contacted by the Sudbury Police Service regarding a suspect in Windsor who was allegedly in possession of child pornography. Members of the ICE Unit began to investigate and obtained a search warrant for a residence in the 1100 block of Riverside Drive East. On Tuesday, officers executed the warrant and placed a…
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PEL Days Review For Auto Sector
PEL Days Review For Auto Sector @ONLabour @MPPKevinFlynn
(TORONTO, ON) – The former National President of the Canadian Auto Workers union, Buzz Hargrove, has been named by the province, along with Stacey Allerton, the former vice-president of human resources for Ford Canada, to review the personal emergency leave rules for the auto sector. A pilot project in 2017 required auto sector employers, with 50 or more employees, to provide each employee with…
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Provincial Race Heats Up
Provincial Race Heats Up @OntarioPCParty @PCPressOffice @FordNation @OntLiberal @Kathleen_Wynne
Ontario PC leader, Doug Ford, promised to, “fire Kathleen Wynne’s $6 million dollar man and the entire Board of Hydro One,” if elected premier of the province. Photo courtesy of the Ontario PC Party. (TORONTO, ON) – The Progressive Conservative campaign of Rob Ford released statement which outlined the PC leader’s intent to audit, what he called, Premier Kathleen Wynne’s reckless spending. At a…
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Chatham Coloured All-Stars The Topic Of Discussion
Chatham Coloured All-Stars The Topic Of Discussion @UWindsor #YQG #Ward2
(WINDSOR, ON) – The Humanities Research Group at the University of Windsor will present English and History Librarian Heidi Jacobs’ presentation, Libraries, Archives, Memory, and the Chatham Coloured All-Stars. Dr Jacobs, will explore issues of the archive and memory as well as the Breaking the Colour Barrier: Wilfred “Boomer” Harding and the Chatham Coloured All-Stars (1932-1939) project she…
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NAFTA’s Effect On Non-Manufacturing Automotive Jobs
NAFTA’s Effect On Non-Manufacturing Automotive Jobs #DAC #DesRosiers
(RICHMOND HILL, ON) – The North American Free Trade Agreement has played a key role in shaping the modern day automotive manufacturing environment. As such, the recent renegotiation of NAFTA has been a hot topic of discussion for automakers, industry analysts, and consumers alike. From an economic standpoint, NAFTA offered multiple benefits to the auto sector contributing to growth in the markets…
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Windsor Man’s Volunteer Work With Veterans Recognized
#Windsor Man’s #Volunteer Work With #Veterans Recognized #AdoptAVet #YQG
Brad Krewench was awarded the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers, by the Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette, for his work with Windsor area veterans through Adopt-A-Vet.Photo courtesy of Rideau Hall. (OTTAWA, ON) – On April 17, Canada’s Governor General, Julie Payette, distributed the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers to 42 recipients, including a Windsor man for his work with veterans. Brad…
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Film Review: Boom For Real
Film Review: Boom For Real @FilmsWeLike @JMBasquiatArt #Basquiat @artistbasquiat
(TORONTO, ON) – Jean Michel Basquiat is widely regarded as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. He experimented with many art styles and is best known as an abstract and figurative artist. He rose to fame in the early 1980s at a time when NYC was in the process of rebuilding and the art scene was regenerating itself into something more current and street. Jean Michel Basquiat in…
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Coalition Forms To Challenge Hospital Site
Coalition Forms To Challenge Hospital Site @OntarioHealthC #YQG #Windsor @OCHU_HealthCare @WindsorCAMPP
Michael Hurley, the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE, addresses a full house at the University of Windsor’s School of Social Work on 17 April 2018. The public consultation forum was held to outline the drawbacks to the proposed health care plan for Windsor.Photo by John Skinner. (WINDSOR, ON) – Area residents gathered last night at the School of Social Work on Pitt Street…
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#CAMPP#Hurley#mega-hospital#Mehra#Ontario Council of Hospital Unions#Ontario Health Coalition#Von Ziegenweidt
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Home Connected To Murder Investigation
Home Connected To Murder Investigation @WindsorPolice #YQG #Windsor
(WINDSOR, ON) – Windsor Police continue to investigate the murder of Leonard Damm, 73, which occurred on Bloomfield on February 18. Yesterday, investigators with the Major Crimes Branch executed a search warrant in the 500 block of St Joseph Street in relation to the homicide. A post mortem conducted in London confirmed that the circumstances surrounding Damm’s death were consistent with…
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Talks To Resume Between Caesars, Unifor
Talks To Resume Between #Caesars, #Unifor @CaesarsWindsor @UniforTheUnion @Local444Unifor
On 6 April 2018, members of Unifor local 444 went on strike at Caesars Windsor after rejecting a negotiated contract settlement.Photo by Ian Shalapata. (WINDSOR, ON) – Talks, between Caesars Windsor and negotiators with Unifor local 444 representing 2,300 casino workers, are set to resume after strike action was taken on April 6. The union members walked off the job after 59% rejected a contract…
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Affordable Homes Planned For Essex
Affordable Homes Planned For Essex @EssexON #AffordableHousing
Walter Branco of Noah Homes provided a presentation on affordable homes to Essex Town Council on 3 April 2018.Photo by Fred Groves. (ESSEX, ON) – The housing market in Essex is about to change. At Monday night’s Town Council meeting, councilors approved a by-law which could begin the process of affordable housing being built in Essex Centre. “It’s mandated by the province that the town has a mix…
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Man Pulled From Detroit River In Amherstburg
Man Pulled From Detroit River In #Amherstburg @Aburg_Fire #Rescue @CCG_GCC
(AMHERSTBURG, ON) – Amherstburg Fire and Rescue assisted the Canadian Coast Guard with the rescue of a man from the Detroit River, yesterday. The man, who was conscious when he was pulled from the water, was transferred to hospital with undisclosed injuries. There was no indication of how the man wound up in the river nor how long he was in before being rescued.
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Firefighters Extricate Trapped Person
Firefighters Extricate Trapped Person @Aburg_Fire
Amherstburg firefighters extricated the driver of a pickup truck after a collision on Middle Sideroad near McGregor, on 17 April 2018.Photo courtesy of Amherstburg Fire Department. (AMHERSTBURG, ON) – Yesterday evening, Amherstburg fire personnel were called to the scene of a collision in the 8000 block of Middle Side Road, near McGregor. Emergency responders found a pickup truck on its side with…
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Volunteers Making A Difference
Volunteers Making A Difference @UnitedWayWE
(L to R) – Doreen Gibson, Richard O’Brien, CUPE Local 82, Jake Rondot, Christian Ieraci, Community Services Committee UNIFOR Local 444, and Michelina Busico.Photo courtesy of the United Way. (WINDSOR, ON) – Volunteers who give their time selflessly to make positive change in Windsor and Essex County were in the spotlight at the Volunteers Changing Lives Awards Celebration, presented by United…
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#award#Becker#Busico#CUPE Local 82#Gibson#Horrobin#Ieraci#O&039;Brien#Rondot#UNIFOR Local 444#United Way Windsor-Essex#volunteer
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Leamington Enacts Flood Recovery Plan
#Leamington Enacts Flood Recovery Plan @TweetLeamington @LeamingtonGuy
Flooded streets in a section of Leamington near Lake Erie, on 16 April 2018. The municipality is gathering information from residents to submit for disaster relief funding from the province.Image capture courtesy of Robb Meloche via Facebook. (LEAMINGTON, ON) – Leamington has set up a dedicated email and phone number for residents who have sustained significant damage due to the weekend storms.…
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EFRS Respond To Gas Smell In Harrow
EFRS Respond To Gas Smell In #Harrow @EssexON_Fire
(HARROW, ON) – Early this morning, firefighters were called to assist Essex Public Works after a report of gasoline emanating from the sewer in the area of Treeline Court and Fernwood Drive, in Harrow. No injuries were reported as EFRS mitigated the odour of gas. The origin of the complaint was not disclosed.
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