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Skating Her Way Towards Nationals

When asked if she is nervous for the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games, Breanna Williams didn’t skip a beat when she...

Canada Blooms

Are there more birds in your neighbourhood now? Has the birdsong always been so joyful? When did that little feisty...

The Power of Community Generosity

In every community there are moments that move us and change the course of our lives: the birth of a child, the...

Overcoming Obstacles

Growing up in Lakeshore, young Natalie Suzor’s first love was the performing arts. “Singing, dancing, acting—you name...

Danielle Campo-McLeod

Danielle Campo-McLeod’s parents realized something was different about her when she was still an infant. “When I was 15...

Reclaiming the Pen

Every year, a month before verdant spring bleaches into another scorching summer, we gather together to celebrate...

Less Is More

uncluttered spaces. This stunning new Windsor home ticks all the boxes. 

Leading The Charge

2022 has seen the return of several local sports events in the Windsor region. After a long and egregious pandemic...

Taking Care of Your Mental Health

Three projects have arisen to support the mental health of those who are suffering: the University of Windsor Brief...

Rising From The Ashes

When members of Windsor Fire and Rescue Services and Emergency Medical Service of Windsor Fire Station 7 arrived on...

Reimagined Music Education

The future of music education in Windsor-Essex remains bright thanks to educators who believe it should be accessible...

Backyard Oasis

What makes a house a home? Photos of loved ones along the walls? Trinkets from past vacations? A kitchen where you and...

The Art of the Luthier

David Radlin has built and repaired guitars for fifteen years. His love of music, his involvement with it, goes back to...

Local Live Theatre Matters!

Korda Artistic Productions—a home-grown theatre company dedicated to offering extraordinary live shows that are...

Global Learning

Windsor Nursing Students Bring Care, Compassion and Lessons Home from Tanzania Story by Paula JustPhotography by Kelsey...

Take Me To The River

Expertly renovated, passionately redesigned and furnished with flair, this exceptional Amherstburg homestead is a place...

The Dynasties & The Three

Bob Turner is a self-described “basketball junkie.” Bob first started playing basketball in high school before going on...

What’s Past is Prologue

There is a phenomenon in the Town of Tecumseh that is reasonably new: rush hour. 

Hidden Gem

If there is one museum in Essex County that represents this region’s history, it is the Canadian Transportation Museum...

Jeanine Watt

eanine Watt has an impressive resume. At 69, she’s a semi-retired lawyer and graduate student at the University of...

The Gift of Family

In September 2020, newlyweds Chantelle and Terrence Hurst opened their hearts to six orphaned siblings ranging in age...

State of Being

Her sound has an immediate orchestral feel, which translates into a grand sense of scale. But then, before the track...

Music From Another Realm

Opera Singer Amelia Daigle Soars to the Heights of Her Voice Story by Matthew St. AmandPhotography by Heather Taylor...

The Generosity of Betty Nixon

Saint Thomas Aquinas once wrote that, “Charity brings life again to those who are spiritually dead.” If that is the...

Freedom To Float

According to Deanna Papineau, it’s easy to reach for the stars when your feet barely touch the ground.

D.A. Lockhart

D.A. Lockhart opens Wënchikàneit Visions with a quote from Philip Levine’s “Winter Words”: “Once I slept beside a wide...

From the Street to the Screen

Seated in a Windsor Police cruiser one Sunday morning, completing paperwork, police constable Joel Lacoursiere thought...

Preparation Pays

Prior to the early months of 2020, the idea of a global pandemic shutting down the world was the stuff of dystopian...

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...

Jeff Lemire Revisits Essex County

In March graphic novelist, Jeff Lemire, went home again—to Essex County.

Change Starts At Home

Menstrual care is a much-needed service around the world, yet it’s one that is often overlooked or ignored. Ezra Foundation’s Melonia Munemo believes that can change and she says the movement starts at home. 

Back On The Ice

Andy Delmore's career is one of constantly shifting to strive for the best. Having played for teams across Canada, the United States and Europe for over 20 years before he moved into a decade of coaching.

Iron Sharpens Iron

There is a way to get back on track with your fitness: Darren Bersuk’s new book, Get Off Your Ass!, which shows that health improvements are within reach. 

Delaney Beaudoin

There’s a word to describe people like Delaney Beaudoin. And the word—pun very much intended—is animated.

View Through The Viewfinder

Local photographer, Kim Gelissen, took up the artform in 2014. The idea came while she worked as a hospital unit clerk. Any job in the medical setting is stressful and Kim realized that she needed a creative outlet...

Our Lady Peace

For Canadian band Our Lady Peace (OLP), the boom also officially begins when their inaugural LP Naveed debuts across North America.

The Amherstburg Freedom Museum

Nestled on a quiet downtown residential street, the Museum shines the spotlight on personal narratives of the people who built the Underground Railroad and the pivotal role Amherstburg played in Black history. 

Crafting A Cosplayer

Maria Lay has always loved pushing the boundaries of her ability to craft; even prior to launching her cosplay career as “Miniilay” (pronounced mini lay), she knew that she would excel as long as she worked to create...