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WEtech Alliance

February 11th, 2021 marks an important milestone for WEtech Alliance, a local Regional Innovation Centre. Ten years...

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...

Breaking Echoes

“I had always wanted my own studio,” Chase states. “But, when I was 15, studio time was very expensive. So, I heard...

Field of Dreams

“I didn’t think I would be called up when I did. My focus has always been on being a good player. It caught me by...

Remembering Two Area Business Icons

In the region’s construction and automotive sectors, there are two names that have each left an indelible mark on the...

The Many Faces of Nick Marra

After more than 30 years in Hollywood, LaSalle native, Nick Marra, is at the top of his game in a city not known for...

Erica Fryer

Ten years ago, 14-year-old Erica Fryer of Amherstburg told us, “I’m hoping hockey can be part of my life for a long...

Hitting The Right Notes

Driven by a desire for privacy, Nick Worth learned how to play guitar, hoping to practice in peace within the walls of...

Overcoming Obstacles

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

Rising Star

Chelsey Danfield’s life changed forever when her grandfather bought her a bedazzled jean skirt with a matching vest...

Rewilding Farmland

Denise and Andy were at a loss when looking for a lush, wooded lot in the Windsor-Essex area in the late 90s.

Bronze Finish

A few months ago, Windsor’s medical community was dealt a staggering blow when the bust of Jeanne Mance was stolen from...

Belinda Borrelli

At just 25 years old, Belinda Borrelli heard words that would change her life forever: “You have cancer.”

Soaring to New Heights

Model rocketry has been a fad that really began to take off in the 1950s and is credited with helping get generations...

The Best Kind of Positive

People with courage and creativity are finding ways to make the best of this unprecedented situation by taking positive...

Mr. Emancipation

Mr. Emancipation: The Walter Perry Story is an account of Windsor’s Walter Perry, whose progressive festival flourished...

Queen of the Kitchen

“I did not believe I was going to win,” Chef Adelina says. “The other nominees were equally deserving!”

We’re All in this Together

Among the many positive qualities that Windsor possesses, topping the list is the intense loyalty its citizens feel to...

Gems of Hungary

Hungary is a country of eclectic charm with a rich but haunting history.

Powerhouse Vocals

Krisalyn (who performs under the stage name Krisalyn Bell) is one of Windsor’s youngest, most powerful voices.

Amazing Friends

For Craig Ramsay and Catherine Wreford Ledlow their camaraderie led them to not only new heights but victory fame...

Danielle Campo-McLeod

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

The Dream We Dream Together

The Art Gallery of Windsor board sought a bold leader with the vision to reimagine the gallery’s role in the lives of...

New Face on Campus

One thing becomes clear moments into a conversation with the University of Windsor’s new President and Vice-Chancellor:...

Mufflers into Masterpeices

Anyone who has met Peter Solly has no doubt he will leave his unique mark on the world.

Matt Bhanks

Matt Bhanks was born in Toronto. His family moved to Windsor when he was 3 years old. “I’m 25 now,” he says, “and I...

Brink of Extinction

“In 2019 it was kind of a shock because we only found one Massasauga in that year."

Defining Home

In an era where so many musical acts are postponing live shows into the mid-2020s, Tarek Jafar and Justin Tessier of...

The Eye Of The Tiger

On the first weekend of February, eighteen year old Windsor native, Jayden Trudell, took the gold in his division (67...

The Art of Deanna Marsigliese

Some people just know what path to take in life. Windsor native and Pixar Animation Studios Character Art Director...

McKenna Lumley

Few young people are as remarkable—or have endured as much—as Windsor’s Mckenna Lumley.
When she was four years old, Mckenna’s mother, Karen Metcalfe, noticed that her daughter was displaying some unusual behavior.

Simply The Best

Lemon, the Windsor pet budgie, soared above the competition. At the beginning of June this year, Pet Valu put out a call to pet owners across the country for submissions for its annual fundraising calendar which...

A Team of Volunteers

When the COVID-19 pandemic landed on the world with both feet, citizen volunteers immediately launched into action, creating homemade hospital facemasks, caps and gowns to make up the shocking shortfall of personal...

Francine Honey

Some people take a circuitous path towards reaching their dreams. However, as Leamington’s Francine Honey has discovered, sometimes the wait can make the rewards taste even sweeter. Francine Honey is an award-winning...

Face to Face

John, who is Vice President of College Communications and Community Relations at St. Clair College, has been the host of the YourTV Windsor cable program, Face to Face TV, for the last 20 years. Throughout his two...

Indomitable Spirit

It all started with a lamb named Charlotte. Lauren Edwards is Windsor and Essex County’s own personal Doctor Dolittle. A whirling bundle of energy, she divides her time between her three local pet stores and her two...

A Dream Come True

“It’s all about capturing stories,” Krystle states. “Things like rundown barns and old farm equipment, to me, have a story. These things were all alive and thriving, at one point. It’s all about capturing the beauty in...

Doing the Impossible

The school day in autumn 2020 begins as it has for generations: standing for the playing of the national anthem, followed by announcements, which include birthdays and the Joke of the Day. Except, in the George Jetson...