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Leading Green and Gold to Beyond

It’s not every day that you wake up to being president, but according to Michael Silvaggi it is sheer elation.

Building A Legacy

For many of us, playing with LEGO was one of our earliest forms of creative expression. However, one lucky Windsorite...

Journey to India

Edging their way toward the holy Ganges River in northern India, two Windsor couples were caught up in an endless...

Taipei Is Top

Landing in Asia hits differently. Taipei delivers on multiple fronts. This trip began with a cold December night...

The Lares and Inca Trek

Go to Machu Picchu before you can no longer explore the ruins. If the magical Andean mountains and the authentic...

Man On A Minefield

When listening to 17 year old Brett Brochu, a goalie for the London Knights, describe the role, it sounds like a high stakes game of chess.

The Fight Like Mason Foundation

Not all heroes wear capes. Some never need to. Mason Bacon-Macri was born on May 9th, 2012. “Mason was a surprise to us, the best surprise ever,” Chantelle Bacon, Mason’s mother, states.

Sean Sennett

Meeting Sean Sennett, it’s difficult to believe that he was once shy. Standing at an impressive six feet, Sean has an athlete’s build. However, he has a disarming smile, and uses it liberally. When you talk to Sean, you...

The Gretzky Kid

The trajectory of Wayne Gretzky’s life changed forever when he met his hero, Tim Horton, in Brantford, 1968. Tim Horton signed an autograph for the seven-year-old hockey player, who would later go on to become the Great...

Look Who’s Cooking At Home

When NFL Super Bowl LIV kicks off on Feb. 2 in Miami, Derrick Drouillard will be at home in Windsor with his two teenage kids and sports-loving friends.

Writing Home for the Holidays

Interesting people from past Windsor Life articles have sent holiday letters to let our readers know what they are doing now.

Adventure Tourism

Returning from safari in South Africa with their digital memory cards filled with images of elephants, giraffes and lions, Lynne and David Fox of Amherstburg were keen to go on safari again - Canadian-style.

Preventable Fires

This holiday season, the greatest gift you can give your family is safety. For the last several years, Windsor Fire and Rescue Services has developed a series of media launches to help communicate safe fire practices...

Look Who’s Cooking at Home

“I’m fairly certain my mom invented fusion dining. Growing up, every special occasion meal included dishes representing Mom’s Armenian heritage, Dad’s Croatian heritage and our beloved Canadian traditions,” says Pam...

Chief Pam Mizuno

Windsor Police Services’ Deputy Chief Pam Mizuno knew something was up when she was invited to St. Catholic Elementary School last month.

Boys vs Girls

Windsor, one could argue, is a city of misconceptions. One of the most common being that it is not a fertile community for artists. However, as both long-time residents and newcomers can attest to, Windsor is a city of...

D.A. Lockhart

D.A. Lockhart opens Wënchikàneit Visions with a quote from Philip Levine’s “Winter Words”: “Once I slept beside a wide river whose currents pulled both night and day. I thought it began at the source of sweet water and...

ABX Blues Project

When asked to describe blues music, Neil Fowler of the ABX Blues Project points to the unity of the soundscape. “Basic. Raw. An old blues guy in Detroit used to call it the 1-2-3,” Neil states. “Everything is three...

State of Being

Her sound has an immediate orchestral feel, which translates into a grand sense of scale. But then, before the track can become too austere, a light, poppy beat edges into the mix, giving the song an electric jolt of...

Teaching In Thailand

Thai Mueang, Thailand is as far from Harrow as Brittany Rocheleau has ever travelled, yet it reminds her of her hometown. A small friendly community where everybody knows one another. The similarities end there.

A Magical Cirque Christmas

With his wife’s ankles locked around his neck, a muscular man on roller skates spins around and around until the couple are almost a blur. It’s an unorthodox way to perform to holiday music, however, there isn’t much...

The Emirate of Dubai

With its futuristic skyscrapers casting a fantastical cityscape, Dubai, glimpsed through a shimmering sunset sinking into the Arabian Desert, makes a convincing mirage. The megacity on the Persian Gulf coast has come a...