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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT
The Windsor Independent – Jon Liedtke Jon Liedtke was a co-owner and business development manager for The Windsor Independent.
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UWindsor Lance
UWindsor LanceJon Liedtke Jon Liedtke was the Features and Opinions Editor, Advertising Manager and Deficit Consultant at the UWindsor Lance.
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ourWindsor.ca
Jonathon Liedtke – ourWindsor.ca – Jonathon Liedtke is the Features & Opinion Editor for the University of Windsor Lance Campus/Community Newspaper and a reporter for ourWindsor.ca. As a founding member and current Co-Chair of the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee, he is committed to representing, connecting, engaging with and advocating for local youth. He is also a…
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WINDSOR STAR: ‘Wildest dreams’ — legalizing pot has benefits and pitfalls for Windsor region
Jon Liedtke, co-owner of downtown Windsor’s Higher Limits medical cannabis lounge, wonders what legalization will mean to such groups as apartment and condo dwellers and students in dorms if using recreational marijuana is restricted to private residences.
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WINDSOR STAR: LCBO seeks ready-to-go store to sell legal cannabis in Windsor by July 1
With the Ontario government passing legislation Tuesday that paves the way for the government-run sale of recreational marijuana starting in July, the search is on for a ready-to-go store in Windsor.
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UWindsor Lance: [SATIRE] Cannabis Lounge boasts “inspirational space” for new art students
Higher Limits, downtown Windsor’s only cannabis vapour lounge. Co-owner John Liedtke believes his business has a competitive edge, claiming it to be an “inspirational space” for the incoming crowd.
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HANSARD: 41st Parliament, 2nd Session:
Essex MPP Taras Natyshak speaks about Higher Limits cannabis lounge and cannabis lounges broadly.
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WINDSOR STAR: Windsor among first communities to host retail pot stores
Windsor will be among the first to host a cannabis store once pot is legalized next summer.
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CBC Windsor: Windsor one of first municipalities to get a legal pot store: LCBO
Windsor will be one of the first 14 municipalities in Ontario to receive a stand-alone cannabis store.
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MediaPlex: No place for hate: local men remove hateful graffiti
Two local men are being praised after spending their Thanksgiving weekend painting over anti-Islamic graffiti.
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WINDSOR STAR: Windsor activist spends Thanksgiving weekend painting over anti-Islamic graffiti
Jon Liedtke, an “angry” Windsor activist, spent his Thanksgiving weekend trudging across the city painting over racist and anti-Islamic graffiti.
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ICI WINDSOR: Passer l’Action de grâce à effacer des graffitis haineux
CBC Radio Canada (FRENCH) story about Jon Liedtke painting over Islamophobic messages around Windsor.
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CBC WINDSOR: Windsor residents roll up sleeves, paint over anti-Islamic graffiti
Two Windsor men spent Thanksgiving Sunday covering up anti-Islamic graffiti spray painted across the city.
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AM800: WINDSOR’S SECOND ANNUAL PIZZAFEST HEATS UP MONDAY
Am800 – Gord Bacon – Oct 1 2017 Windsor’s second annual Pizzafest will hit Higher Limits Monday night. The contest pits some of the city’s top pies against each other for bragging rights in a town renowned for it’s pizza. That’s according to Higher Limit’s owner and event organizer Jon Liedtke. “Everyone knows Windsor has…
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BIZ X MAGAZINE: Windsor PizzaFest 2017
Windsor’s first and only pizza festival and competition is back for the second year this October at Higher Limits!
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Blackburn News: Pizza Fest Is Back
Blackburn News – Adelle Loiselle – Sept. 18 2017 On the heels of a very successful event last year, Higher Limits, Windsor’s downtown cannabis lounge, is bringing back Pizza Fest. “We had over 1,000 people come through our place over the weeks that we were doing the festival,” says co-owner Jon Liedtke. “We crowned one…
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WINDSOR STAR: Who has the best pizza in Windsor? Pizza Fest returns to Higher Limits
Dalson Chen – Windsor Star – September 14 2017 You don’t have to be stoned to appreciate good pizza — but the folks at downtown Windsor cannabis lounge Higher Limits still think they’re pretty qualified to judge who has the best pie in the city. Pizza fans: Prepare for the second edition of Windsor Pizza Fest, starting in…
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Blackburn News: Windsor Cannabis Lounge Co-owner Fears For Downtown
Blackburn News – Adelle Loiselle – Sept 11 2017 “I think you’re going to see the strip change very quickly,” says Higher Limits co-owner Jon Liedtke about the impact legal marijuana will have on Windsor’s downtown. Liedtke anticipates what he jokingly refers to as a “tsunami” of young Americans crossing the border from Michigan, Ohio,…
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AM800: WINDSOR POT ADVOCATE SAYS NEW STORES NOT ENOUGH
AM800 – Gord Bacon – Sept 9 2017 A local marijuana advocate and store owner isn’t completely onboard with the province’s sales pitch. The provincial government has announced sales plans with 10 months left before recreational marijuana is legalized in Canada. Owner of Windsor’s Higher Limits Lounge for medical marijuana, Jon Liedtke, doesn’t think new model…
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CTV Windsor: Pot shop reaction
Higher Limits owner Jon Liedtke is upset about the province’s decision to open LCBO-run pot shops. Angelo Aversa reports.
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CTV Windsor: Ontario plans 150 LCBO-run pot shops by 2020
CTV Windsor – The Canadian Press – Sept 8 2017 TORONTO — Ontario plans to sell marijuana in as many as 150 dedicated stores run by the province’s liquor control board after Ottawa legalizes its recreational use next summer, the Liberal government announced Friday. Those looking to purchase marijuana when it becomes legal across the…
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WINDSOR STAR: LCBO to oversee 150 standalone pot retail stores
A decision by the provincial government Friday to have the LCBO oversee 150 standalone cannabis stores next year could unleash a “tsunami” of pot smokers downtown, warns a local medical cannabis lounge owner.
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AM800: Lynn Martin and Jon Liedtke talk legalization (video)
AM800 CKLW: Jon Liedtke of Higher Limits joins Lynn Martin live in studio. Should the Feds hit the brakes on their plan to legalize pot? Call 519-792-2559 with your opinion.
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Bay Street Bull: High Expectations
Bay Street Bull – Summer 2017 – Miroslav Tomoski The professionalization of pot is well on its way to becoming a major game changer in the world of business. Will Canada be the one leading the way? Hovering on the edge of a major paradigm shift for decades, cannabis is now just one year away…
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WINDSOR STAR: Weather, stigma affect attendance at 4/20 Festival
At indoor medical marijuana lounge Higher Limits, just a few blocks from Charles Clark Square, owner Jon Liedtke said nearly 250 people rolled through the lounge throughout the day. He agreed weather might have lightly affected attendance, but he wasn’t expecting many more attendees.
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WINDSOR STAR: As ‘4/20’ approaches, marijuana laws will continue to be enforced, says Windsor police chief
Windsor police Chief Al Frederick says that police will keep enforcing current marijuana laws — including during ‘4/20’ celebrations planned in Windsor on Thursday — despite the Trudeau government’s intention to legalize its use.
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AM800 CKLW: ACTIVIST SAYS LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS COULD RE-INVENT WINDSOR
Co-Owner of “Higher Limits” Jon Liedtke says Windsor is the perfect place to become the cannabis capital of the country.
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WINDSOR STAR: Canadian federal government announces new marijuana legislation
Windsor Star – Dalson Chen & Craig Pearson – April 14 2017 Smoking pot should soon be legal for adults in Canada, after the federal government announced a raft of much-anticipated marijuana legislation on Thursday. Promising to “strictly regulate” the production, sale, distribution and possession of cannabis, the Liberals introduced a suite of bills in…
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CBC Windsor: Windsor Mayor’s comments on pot legalization has Denver buzzing
CBC Windsor – Feb 13 2017 Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens stands by comments he made about the “riff raff” on the streets of Denver during a recent visit, saying pot legalization in Canada could have similarly damaging results for his border city. His description of the people he saw, which was published in a Windsor Star…
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CBC Windsor: Windsor businesses brace for pot tourism boost
CBC Windsor – March 28 2017 Windsor businesses could be in a position to capitalize on the federal government’s plan to legalize marijuana by next year, according to a couple of entrepreneurs dreaming up ideas for the region. CBC News learned the government will announce the proposed pot legislation next month, aiming to make pot…
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CTV Windsor: Higher Limits owner excited to hear pot legalization reports
CTV Windsor – March 27 2017 Canadians should be able to smoke marijuana legally by Canada Day 2018. CTV News has confirmed the federal government intends to introduce legislation by April 20, 2017 to legalize pot. One of the owners of a Windsor cannabis lounge welcomes news that marijuana could soon be legal. “We’re so…
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WINDSOR STAR: A green Canada Day in 2018? Reports say marijuana legalization date set by federal government
WINDSOR STAR – DALSON CHEN – MARCH 27 2017 Next year’s Canada Day celebration just might be the greenest one ever, with reports that the federal government has set a date for national marijuana legalization: July 1, 2018. ana that the federal government has enacted and replaced in recent years. “We’ve helped them navigate the MMAR…
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Civilized: Canadian Cannabis Lounge To Start Hosting ‘Elevated’ Community Debates
Civilized – Tess Allen – March 2017 To say we are living in turbulent times would be an understatement. From the election of Donald Trump (a profoundly divisive event all on its own) to tensions around healthcare reform and foreign relations, it’s easy to feel pessimistic about our chances of reconciling as a society anytime…
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CBC Windsor: Windsor pot proponents support task force recommendations
[CBC Windsor] Windsor proponents for the legalization of marijuana support the latest federal recommendations that outline how pot should be produced, sold and taxed in Canada. Those recommendations, released Tuesday by a federal task force, say the provinces should regulate sales to prevent the illegal sale of marijuana. Pot task force recommends legal cannabis sales…
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Blackburn News: Burning Question Who Has The Best Pizza Solved
[Blackburn News – Adelle Loiselle] It’s a question that’s burned in the consciousness of every Windsor resident since the beginning of time, or at least it’s nagged patrons at a downtown cannabis lounge since late last summer. In a city that prides itself on its pie, who has the best pizza in Windsor? At the…
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Windsor Star: Got the munchies? Sam’s Pizzeria makes the best pizza in Windsor
[Windsor Star – Dalson Chen] It’s been decided. When you’ve got the munchies for pizza, the best pie in the city comes from … Sam’s Pizzeria & Cantina. The longtime west-end pizza place has been declared the ultimate winner of Pizza Fest — the contest held by downtown cannabis lounge Higher Limitsto crown the top pizza in Windsor. Monthly brackets have been…
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AM800 News: POSITIVE REACTION FOR A REPORT DEALING WITH LEGALIZATION OF RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
AM 800 News – Rob Hindi – Dec 14 2016 The co-owner of Higher Limits in Windsor is giving a thumbs-up to a report on legalizing recreational marijuana. Jon Liedtke, who is also a member of the Canadian Cannabis Confederation, says he pleased with most of the report’s 80 recommendations including storefront and mail-order sales…
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CTV WINDSOR: Mixed reaction to recommendations by marijuana task force
Eighty recommendations were made by a federal task force looking at the legalization of marijuana.
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GLOBE & MAIL: Trudeau’s lead on legalizing marijuana lobbied during cash-for-access fundraiser
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s point person on legalizing recreational pot was the prize guest at a Liberal Party fundraiser attended by a marijuana lobbying group at a Toronto law office that advises clients in the cannabis business.
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WINDSOR STAR: Windsor cannabis advocate named in controversy over Liberals and marijuana lobby
Did Liberal marijuana legislation czar Bill Blair violate his own party’s ethical guidelines by attending a fundraiser with cannabis advocates — such as Jon Liedtke of Windsor’s Higher Limits?
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CBC Windsor: Canadian Cannabis Confederation Supports Legalization Taskforce
CBC Windsor asked Jon Liedtke of Higher Limits & founder of the Canadian Cannabis Confederation to visit CBC studios to discuss the legalization of cannabis in Canada.
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Cannabis Life Network: Trailer Park Boys’ Randy & Mr Lahey at Higher Limits
Watch this video from Higher Limits Cannabis Lounge in Windsor, Ontario featuring Trailer Park Boys performers Randy and Mr. Lahey, at their first ever cannabis themed event.
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WINDSOR STAR: Border a no-go zone for Canada’s medical pot patients
There’s an opiate medication addiction epidemic in North America, but patients switching to medical marijuana as an alternative are banned from taking their prescriptions across the border.
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The Plaid Zebra: Watching the presidential debate from Canada’s largest cannabis lounge
The Plaid Zebra – Miroslav Tomoski What a night for the Great American Bloodsport! And what better place to watch it than from behind a well secured border with the Detroit River between us? Hyped-up to the level of a heavyweight match the first presidential debate, at Hofstra University in New York, had all the…
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Blackburn News: Windsorites Favour Clinton, Wary Of Trump
[Blackburn News – Ricardo Veneza] Many people in Windsor are pulling for a Hillary Clinton victory over Donald Trump in the US presidential race — if a viewing party in the city is anything to go by. The Water’s Edge Event Centre in Windsor had about 150 people take in the first US presidential debate…
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Windsor Star: Windsor medical marijuana lounge offers U.S. presidential debate toking game
[Windsor Star – Dalson Chen] What’s the best way to watch the U.S. presidential debate on Monday? At downtown Windsor medical marijuana lounge Higher Limits, there’s a simple answer: High as hell. Like many venues across North America, the lounge will be showing the live televised debate on its biggest screen. But unlike anywhere else, Higher…
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Civilized: This Club Is Elevating Tonight’s Debate With A ‘Presidential Toking Game’
[Civilized – Tess Allen] Step foot into any bar or college dorm across the continent tonight and you’ll almost certainly see two things: the first U.S. presidential debate being screened for all who dare to watch it, and a whole lot of alcohol (possibly being consumed through a series of debate-inspired drinking games). A Canadian cannabis lounge – Higher Limits –…
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MLive: Canadian marijuana [lounge] to host Presidential Debate ‘toking game’
Canadian marijuana dispensary [lounge] to host Presidential Debate ‘toking game’ [MLive – Benjamin Raven] Canada’s biggest marijuana lounge is inviting guests to come watch the U.S. Presidential Debate and partake in a little “toking game.” A toking game is simply a different take on the American favorite “drinking game,” but will replace drinks of alcohol…
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Blackburn News: First Presidential Debate Inspires Windsor Viewing Parties
[Blackburn News – Ricardo Veneza] The first US presidential debate is set for Monday night pitting Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton against Republican nominee Donald Trump. It seems Windsorites are very interested. There are at least two formal viewing parties for the debate happening in Windsor — one being held at the Water’s Edge Event Centre…
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BizX: Higher Limits announces Windsor Pizza Fest Round 2
Following an incredibly successful Round 1 event which saw over 150 pizza hungry Windsorites venture into Higher Limits – many of them having never entered before – Higher Limits is proud to launch Round 2 of the Windsor Pizza Fest.
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Windsor Star: Open Streets Part 2 will include an extra hub, social media and more
[Windsor Star – Craig Pearson] The second instalment of Open Streets Windsor has lots of new stuff to offer, including a university hub, a non-denominational candle-lighting, and a marijuana-fuelled yoga session. The largest free recreation program in the city’s history promises something for everyone on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Streets will close to vehicles…
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WDET: Will Windsor Become a Weed Empire?
Officials say Canada will almost certainly legalize recreational marijuana next year, and Windsor is likely to cash-in.
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Windsor Star: Canadian banks back away from marijuana-related businesses
Canada’s federal government may have promised that marijuana legalization is on the horizon, but you wouldn’t know it from the way banks treat cannabis-related businesses, says downtown Windsor’s Higher Limits.
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ourWindsor: All options for legal marijuana distribution should be analyzed, says Windsor chamber president
The Ontario government needs to “rigorously and transparently” analyze all of the alternative methods for distributing recreational marijuana ahead of its July 1 legalization date, says the president of the Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce.
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Blackburn News: Windsor’s Pizza Fest Serves Its First Slice
The first round of Windsor’s Pizza Fest put on by Higher Limits is in the books.
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Windsor Star: ‘Cannabis and pizza go together very well;’ Vapour lounge seeks to find Windsor’s best pie
[Windsor Star – Sarah Sachelli] Windsor pizza is the stuff of legends, but a downtown vapour lounge wants to settle once and for all who makes the best pie in town. Higher Limits, which bills itself as a cannabis community centre, is launching what it calls the Windsor Essex Pizza Fest. Beginning Sept. 1, with…
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Blackburn News: The Great Pizza Debate Could Be Settled
[Blackburn News – Adelle Loiselle] Isn’t it about time we knew who in Windsor makes the best pizza? Windsorites pride themselves on the quality of their pies, and while everyone agrees the city has the best, the debate over who makes the best has never been resolved, until maybe now. Co-owner and founder of Higher…
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Windsor Star: Former Windsorite engineers sound for historic Tragically Hip concerts
[Windsor Star – Dalson Chen] For many Canadians, there’s a deeply bittersweet quality about The Tragically Hip’s tour this summer — and Windsor native Lee Moro has ample reason to feel that way. A veteran production manager and audio engineer, Moro has been handling sound duties for The Hip on the historic closing dates of their Man Machine Poem concert series. With frontman Gord…
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Windsor Star: Grow your own: Windsor medical marijuana users react to federal changes to production rules
[Windsor Star – Dalson Chen] Canadians with medical marijuana prescriptions will soon be legally able to grow their own medicine. Health Canada announced on Thursday that the new Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations — which come into effect Aug. 24 — will allow people authorized to use medical marijuana to “produce a limited amount of cannabis for…
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Cannabis Life Network: INDUSTRY RESPONDS TO NEW ACMPR MEDICAL CANNABIS SYSTEM
[Cannabis Life Network] Yesterday’s announcement of new Health Canada regulations around medical cannabis was met by the cannabis community with mixed response. The new rules, Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR), replace the existing MMPR system once again allowing medical patients to grow their own cannabis at home but only by getting seeds and supplies from the licensed cannabis producers set up under…
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Blackburn News: Medical Marijuana Regulation Changes Welcomed Locally
[Blackburn News – Kirk Dickinson] A Windsor marijuana advocate is praising the Canadian government’s recent changes to laws surrounding medical marijuana. Health Canada announced on Thursday that Canadians who have been prescribed medical marijuana can now grow limited amounts for personal use, or designate someone to grow it for them. Those looking to grow their…
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CBC Windsor: Windsor marijuana vaping lounge applauds new Health Canada rules
[CBC Windsor] The federal government’s decision to allow medical marijuana patients to grow a limited amount of cannabis at home is music to the ears of Windsor’s first vaping lounge. “I think it’s very good thing what they’ve done,” said Jon Liedtke, Co-owner of Higher Limits in Windsor. “Expanding access to medical marijuana, ensuring that there is affordable, consistent supply…
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Windsor Star: Higher Limits starts pro-cannabis confederation; Vapelated Vapor Lounge vows to sell medicinal pot
Two Windsor pot advocates are taking vastly different approaches to their cause — with one seeking legitimacy through a new pro-cannabis confederation, and the other vowing to sell medicinal marijuana whatever the legal consequences.
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WINDSOR STAR: The buskers are coming: Walkerville Buskerfest happens Aug. 12 to 14
After months of preparation and years of waiting, the buskers are coming back to Windsor — courtesy of the Walkerville Buskerfest, Aug. 12 to 14, says event promoter Jon Liedtke, adding the festival was made possible entirely through private sponsors
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WINDSOR STAR: Medical marijuana landscape described as the ‘Wild West’
Dr. Christopher Blue sees it “all the time,” the senior with a serious condition like prostate cancer who has bought medical marijuana from some seemingly legitimate source, and is seeking a prescription for it.
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: JODIE EMERY: The Pursuit of Pot Activism
Chatting with the “Princess of Pot” about her. Cannabis Culture franchise with Marc Emery, the movement they continue to fight for, the Liberal Government and her simple solution to the problem.
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Fox 2 Detroit: Canada to likely legalize pot impacting both sides of Detroit River
[Fox 2 Detroit – Charlie Langton] The push is on to legalize marijuana in Canada. If our neighbors across the Detroit River give it the green light, a lot of metro Detroiters could head to Windsor to get high. A change in the law could have a big impact on both sides of the border.…
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Detroit News: Legal Canadian pot may lure Metro Detroiters to Windsor
Canada is moving to legalize recreational marijuana use next year and authorities here say it could mean an influx of Metro Detroiters craving cannabis.
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Windsor Star: Cannabis lounge launches video service for pot scripts
[Windsor Star – Dan Taekema] A budding local business is offering a service to connect people in Windsor-Essex with doctors outside the area who are willing to prescribe medical marijuana. The owners of Higher Limits Cannabis Lounge say patients looking for legal access to pot are having trouble finding doctors here who will write them a prescription so they’ve launched a Medical…
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Blackburn News: Cannabis Lounge Wants To Match Patients With Doctors
[Blackburn News – Adelle Loiselle] A new partnership between a Windsor cannabis lounge and Medical Marijuana Services will help match patients who could benefit from medical marijuana with doctors willing to prescribe it. Patients can fill out an online application and schedule an appointment with a licensed doctor at Higher Limits. A room at the…
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BizX: Higher Limits Launches Medical Marijuana Prescription Service via Video Calling
Higher Limits has announced a partnership with Medical Marijuana Services (MMS) to connect Windsor and Essex County residents seeking medical marijuana with Licensed Physicians through the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) via Video Calling.
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: A JOINT EFFORT
With legalization legislation coming early 2017, now, more than ever, the cannabis community and industry need to join forces and work together, yet remain divided
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WINDSOR STAR: What’s Going On: Windsor entertainment events June 2 to 8 2016
Dalson Chen – Windsor Star – June 1 2016 Jackasses live the high life Members of the notorious Jackass crew — Jason “Wee Man” Acuna, Preston Lacy, Chris Pontius, Dave England and Ehren McGhehey — bring their irreverent brand of comedy and stunts to Higher Limits (251 Ouellette Ave.) on Friday night. It’s been 16 years since Jackass debuted on…
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CBC WINDSOR: Coun. Paul Borrelli faces onslaught of internet memes
Coun. Paul Borrelli claims he is one of the masterminds behind moving the Downtown Windsor Farmers’ Market & is defending himself after an onslaught of memes ridiculing him surfaced on social media this week.
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Merry Jane: Canada’s Legalization Plan (Finally) Has a Timeline
Any fears for the future of Canadian cannabis should’ve been arrested on 4/20 when Health Minister Jane Philpott told the UN special session on drugs that the country would introduce legislation for legalization next spring.
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: Clarifying Canadian Pot Policy
Trudeau’s government announced on 420 they will legalize cannabis, and considering this, it made sense to explain summarize where cannabis policy stands in Canada.
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: HOLDING THE LINE
The 1% megahospital levy has been approved and Jon Liedtke says it’s time Windsor gets a state-of-the-art hospital, and the location can prompt more regionalism.
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BIZ X MAGAZINE: Medical Marijuana Lounges in Windsor Essex
Higher Limits Cannabis Lounge is currently open and allowing clients to smoke medical marijuana or inhale vapours from medical marijuana on their premises.
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Metro Times: Vice: Windsor’s not so bad, and it’s near Detroit
[Metro Times – Michael Jackman] We’re no stranger to Windsor-bashing. We’ve heard it all before. Windsor is the armpit of Canada, you say? We heard that one a generation ago. So when we came across a Vice Magazine article with a headline declaring that Windsor “Might be the Worst Place on Earth,” we weren’t surprised. The only surprise,…
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BizX: The Buzz on Medical Marijuana Lounges: To Smoke or Not to Smoke in Public
More than 100 small businesses across Ontario, including two here in Windsor, face an uncertain future if amendments to the Smoke Free Ontario Act and the E-Cigarettes Act come into effect this summer.
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Windsor Star: Festive Windsor pot advocates react to Canadian legalization announcement
April 20 brought the Canadian government’s strongest statements yet about the legalization of marijuana — and pot advocates at downtown Windsor cannabis lounge Higher Limits were already in a festive mood.
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BLACKBURN: Down The Rabbit Hole With Pot Laws (Audio)BLACKBURN:
Adelle Loiselle – April 20, 2016 In this week’s audio commentary, BlackburnNews.com’s Adelle Loiselle sounds off on 4:20 and why the fight’s not over.Audio Player AUDIO LINK: BlackburnNews.com – Down The Rabbit Hole With Pot Laws (Audio)
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Eyes on Windsor: Higher Limits 420 Concert
[Eyes on Windsor] Higher Limits and Endless Heights present the 420 Concert featuring Juno award winning band The Sadies with special guests The Walkervilles, The Nefidovs and Huttch at Higher Limits on April 20, 2016. Higher Limits and Endless Heights are proud to announce a musical event like no other to celebrate April 20, 420,…
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: REEFER MADNESS
Jon Liedtke, owner of Higher Limits, offers his thoughts on the Smoke Free Ontario Act and its assault on the rights of medical marijuana users
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Cannabis Life Network: BILL 45: THE ONTARIO NANNY STATE VS. CANNABIS PATIENTS
Hundreds joined together in Toronto Apr. 9, to protest the Ontario government’s plan to restrict the use and sale of e-cigarettes and vaping.
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VICE: This City Near Detroit Might Be the ‘Worst Place on Earth’
Maybe it’s time to retire the “earth’s rectum” label. But probably not.
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Windsor Star: Windsor breweries bring full flavour to local beer scene
Downtown Windsor’s Craft Heads Brewing Company has collaborated with Toronto’s Indie Alehouse and Higher Limits to create some truly unique brews this month.
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The Plaid Zebra: Will Canada’s Cannabis Future Be a Stoner’s Paradise or Corporate Nightmare?
Cannabis businesses today operate on the edge of legality and are locked in a legal no-man’s land where shaping the rules for the future means navigating a maze of regulations that weave through federal and provincial law as well as local bylaws.
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Cannabis Life Network: CRAFT HEADS BREWERY AND HIGHER LIMITS LAUNCH 420 ‘THC’ HEMP BEER
Craft Heads Brewing Company and Higher Limits Cannabis Lounge, two downtown Windsor businesses focused on building up the core, have teamed up to present a special, one-of-a-kind hemp beer, aptly named “THC: Tasty Hemp Concoction”.
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Cannabis Life Network: ONTARIO GROUP HOPES TO UNITE CANNABIS VOICE AS GOVERNMENT CRAFTS POLICIES
[Cannabis Life Network] Travelling to speak with politicians and government officials across Ontario, a cannabis advocate realized that there was a serious lack of representation from the community and is hoping to bring those voices to the table. Jon Liedtke, who operates the Windsor vaping lounge Higher Limits, created the Canadian Cannabis Confederation a group that he said was born…
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Windsor Star: Liberals discriminate against marijuana users
Jon Liedtke – Guest Column – Windsor Star “These proposals are arbitrary, discriminatory, and serve only to intentionally harm and forcibly segregate some of the most vulnerable and protected members of society.” Jon Liedtke, co-owner of Higher Limits – Canada’s largest & Windsor’s first – cannabis lounge writes as a guest contributor to the Windsor…
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Windsor Star: Another cannabis vaping lounge to open in downtown Windsor
[Windsor Star – Dalson Chen] Downtown Windsor will have another place where people can vape or smoke medical marijuana — if Leo Lucier can pull off plans for his Vapelated Vapor Lounge. “I want to set it up like a European cafe,” says Lucier, 46, proprietor of the new business at 26 Chatham St. E. Lucier said he intended…
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: THE STONER SALUTE
With recent changes however to medicinal marijuana legislation, partaking in cannabis use has started to lose some of its stigma and become a part of the daily conversation.
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Civilized: How Ontario’s Landmark Public Vaping Laws Just Went Up In Smoke
[Civilized – James McClure] Medical marijuana patients in Ontario are angered and dismayed by the provincial government’s 180 on vaping rights. Just last November, Associate Minister of Health Dipika Damerla announced that patients would be allowed to vape in public – including at movie theatres, restaurants, sporting venues and public parks, unless site managers specifically banned patrons…
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National Post: Changes to Smoke-Free Ontario Act could doom Windsor cannabis vaping lounge
There could be big trouble in the future for Windsor’s first cannabis vaping lounge — and it’s coming direct from the provincial government. There could be big trouble in the future for Windsor’s first cannabis vaping lounge — and it’s coming direct from the provincial government. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced Thursday…
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CBC Radio Canada: Ontario marijuana “vaping” lounge may be forced to close
[CBC Radio Canada] It has only been open for about a little over a month, and already the Windsor Ontario establishment may be forced out of business by a new provincial anti-smoking law. Jon Liedtke is the owner of “Higher Limits” a vaping lounge where those with medical authorization to use marijuana. One regular customer…
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Windsor Star: Changes to Smoke-Free Ontario Act could doom Windsor cannabis vaping lounge
Windsor Star – Dalson Chen – March 11, 2016 There could be big trouble in the future for Windsor’s first cannabis vaping lounge — and it’s coming direct from the provincial government. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced Thursday it will propose legislative changes meant to “strengthen (Ontario) smoking laws to better protect people from second-hand…
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Cannabis Life Network: WINDSOR VAPOUR LOUNGE HAS NO PLANS TO CLOSE DESPITE ANNOUNCED ONTARIO SMOKING BAN
[Cannabis Life Network – Brent Constantin] The Ontario government’s announcement today that it plans to ban medical cannabis smoking and vaping in all public places came as a shock to the recently opened Windsor vapour lounge Higher Limits. Operator Jon Liedtke said he was incredibly surprised to read the news this morning that the government is seeking to prohibit…
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CBC ICI Radio Canada Windsor: Le salon de marijuana de Windsor menacé par la nouvelle loi antitabac de l’Ontario
[CBC ICI Radio Canada Windsor] À peine ouvert, le premier salon de consommation de marijuana médicale de Windsor pourrait devoir fermer ses portes parce que la province interdira l’usage des cigarettes électroniques et de marijuana thérapeutique dans les espaces publics pour éviter que la population ne soit en contact avec de la fumée secondaire. La…
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Blackburn News: Proposed Changes to Smoke-Free Ontario Act Unconstitutional
[Blackburn News – Maureen Revait] The owner of Windsor’s only vapour lounge is calling the provincial government’s attempt to limit where people can use medical marijuana unconstitutional. The Ontario government is proposing changes to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act that would prohibit the use of e-cigarettes and the smoking and vaping of medical marijuana in all enclosed public…
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: THINGS ARE DONE A BIT DIFFERENT IN HALIFAX
Jon Liedtke set up an unprompted one-on-one interview with the mayor of Halifax, Michael Savage, to discuss Halifax, its economy, and politics.
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Windsor Star: High society: Vaping lounge opens for business in downtown Windsor
[Windsor Star – Dalson Chen] The people behind the new vaping lounge in downtown Windsor say it’s not just about providing a place for medical marijuana users to toke up — it’s about clearing the air when it comes to pot. “We have medical users who are being discriminated against, who have stigmas lingering over them,” said…
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Blackburn News: 4:20 Is Still A Pretty Big Deal
[Blackburn News – Adelle Loiselle] There are no big protests planned in Windsor, but pot-smokers are recognizing 4:20. At Higher Limits, Windsor’s first cannabis lounge, co-owner Jon Liedtke says even though there appears to be greater social acceptance of recreational marijuana use, it’s still an important day to mark on the calendar. “Especially when you…
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OurWindsor.ca: Businesses are hoping to benefit from Open Streets Windsor
OurWindsor.ca – Sean Previl The streets of Windsor are opening up to pedestrians this summer and not only will the public be able to benefit, businesses believe they will as well. The Open Streets Windsor pilot project has been in the works for about two years as part of a syndicated project in cities across North America.…
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High Times: Smoking Marijuana Is Legal, but Ashtrays Are Not in Ontario Cannabis Lounge
[High Times: Mike Adams] While it is perfectly acceptable to smoke weed in Canada’s newly opened medicinal cannabis lounge in downtown Windsor, patrons are being required to flick their ashes on the floor because health officials claim it is a violation of a local tobacco ordinance for the establishment to have ashtrays on the tables. When Higher…
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Windsor Star: Windsor’s Higher Limits makes High Times magazine
[Windsor Star] High times are literally here for downtown Windsor’s first cannabis vapour lounge. Higher Limits, the new business at 251 Ouellette Ave., has caught the attention of that illustrious periodical of all things pot-related, High Times magazine. In an online article, the magazine (which was founded in 1974) focuses on the latest controversy at…
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Metro Times: Higher Ground: Out of the shadows in Windsor
[Metro Times – Larry Gabriel] I’ve sometimes wondered what the cannabis lounge of the future will be like when cannabis connoisseurs don’t have to sneak around and keep their pleasure on the down low. Will it have the typical bar and lounge look? Will it look like a coffeehouse? Will it have a psychedelic feel?…
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CTV WINDSOR: Open Streets block party approved by council
A new two-day pilot project to get people outside and active has been approved by Windsor city council.
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Windsor Star: Open Streets: Councillors OK longest block party in city’s history
[Windsor Star – Craig Pearson] Let the streets be open. Council decided on Monday to green light a pilot project called Open Streets Windsor, creating what will become the longest block party in Windsor’s history — not once but twice. It’ll mark the longest street closing, too, all in the name of healthy people and…
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Windsor Star: Kenny vs. Spenny headline grand opening of Higher Limits
[Windsor Star – Craig Pearson] They were rude, crude and entirely inappropriate. But the cult comedy act of Kenny Vs. Spenny seemed to fit right in. The reality TV duo headlined the Friday night grand opening of Higher Limits, Windsor’s first cannabis vapour loungewhich is billed as the largest of its kind in Canada —…
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The Spec: Windsor’s first vaping lounge sees success in first two weeks
The Spec – Sean Previl Windsor’s first vaping lounge is seeing good reception even after being open only two weeks. Co-owner Jon Liedtke, 28, said since its opening they’ve seen approximately 125 people a day through the doors of Higher Limits at 251 Ouellette Ave., which used to be home of Venue Music Hall. With plans in…
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National Post: ‘Canada’s largest’ pot vaping lounge opens in Windsor for medical marijuana users
[Dalson Chen – National Post] The grey area is that the owners and staff of Higher Limits can’t ask patrons for proof of a marijuana licence. Customers have no obligation to share their private medical information. The people behind the new vaping lounge in downtown Windsor say it’s not just about providing a place for…
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Cannabis Life Network: WINDSOR SEES OPENING OF THE CITY’S FIRST VAPOUR LOUNGE
[Cannabis Life Network] Windsor’s cannabis community has been brought to the next level with the opening of Higher Limits, a vapour lounge that owner Jon Liedtke said is the largest in the country. Less than two weeks old, Liedtke said the 6000 square foot facility was opened as direct response to Justin Trudeau’s election, earlier in the fall, a…
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CTV Windsor: Medical marijuana lounge opens doors in Windsor
CTV Windsor – Rich Garton Downtown Windsor is now home to the biggest medical marijuana lounge in Canada. Higher Limits has opened its doors on Ouellette Avenue, near University Avenue. According to police, it’s fully legal, but on the city level, unregulated. The vapour lounge quietly opened a few weeks ago. It’s a place for…
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CBC Windsor: Ashtrays illegal in Ontario medical marijuana lounge Social Sharing
[CBC Windsor] Ramsin Ishaq can smoke his medically prescribed marijuana all day long at a new medical marijuana smoking and vaping lounge in downtown Windsor, Ont., but health officials say he can’t flick the ash from his joint in an ashtray. Instead, he has to ash his joint on the counter top or table. That’s…
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Blackburn News: Police Comment On Cannabis Lounge
[Blackburn News – Adelle Loiselle] Windsor police are taking a hands-off approach to the city’s first cannabis vapour lounge. Higher Limits on Ouellette Ave. seeks to create a safe space for both medicinal and recreational users of marijuana. Co-owner Jon Liedtke says the establishment will also work to dispel myths and “correct narratives which exist surrounding…
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CBC Exlcusive: Medicinal marijuana lounge opens in downtown Windsor
Windsor’s first medical marijuana vaping lounge barely had time to open its doors and city officials are talking about finding ways to regulate this type of business.
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Blackburn News: Windsor’s First Vapour Lounge Opens
[Blackburn News – Maureen Revait] Windsor’s first cannabis vapour lounge is now open on Ouellette Ave. The owners of Higher Limits want it to be a safe and comfortable atmosphere for people to consume cannabis for medical or recreational use. “Our goal and our aim is to connect the growing medical cannabis community with the…
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ourWindsor.ca: Windsor’s first vaping lounge sees success in first two weeks
ourWindsor.ca – Sean Previl Windsor’s first vaping lounge is seeing good reception even after being open only two weeks. Co-owner Jon Liedtke, 28, said since its opening they’ve seen approximately 125 people a day through the doors of Higher Limits at 251 Ouellette Ave., which used to be home of Venue Music Hall. With plans in the…
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: WALL STREET TO FERNDALE: VALENTINE STILLS FILLED WITH THE BEST
For some, giving up after 13 years on Wall Street might signal defeat, but not for Rifino Valentine, owner and president of Valentine’s Distillery, who gave it all up to open up a small batch distillery focused on becoming a household name by producing the world’s best spirits.
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: ACCELERATOR SEEKING SUPPORT
The Windsor IndependentJon LiedtkeJan. 15, 2016 At what point do you just pack it in and give up? It’s remarkable that after 5 years and 3 separate requests for funding from the City of Windsor – all denied – the folks at the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator have anything left in them. The Accelerator has…
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: SHOPPING FOR VOTES: CITY COUNCIL STYLE
City council has been hijacked. It was hijacked before this council was sworn in, and it appears as if it will remain as such.
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WINDSOR STAR: Rock fundraiser welcomes refugees to Windsor
Local bands The Walkervilles and The Nefidovs are teaming up for a show to benefit the Syrian refugees who have recently arrived in Windsor. Happens Jan. 18 at the Dominion House.
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: LOCAL WOMAN DELIVERS 500 HANDMADE CARDS TO WINDSOR POLICE
For the past two years an anonymous Windsor senior citizen has been writing 500 personalized Christmas cards for every Windsor Police officer, but following an accident, she’s asking for help.
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: A PEEK INSIDE CAESARS’ NEW ARIIUS NIGHTCLUB
It may look like Vegas or New York, but it’s actually ARIIUS, the latest club to open its doors at Caesars Windsor.
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: VOTING YES TO SADDLE DEBT ON FUTURE STUDENTS TO FINANCE FUTURE ARENA WRONG
Students should vote no on an unfair sports & recreation complex referendum designed to impact future students.
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: WHEN TRIMMING THE FAT GOES TOO FAR
Windsor city councillors have 3 weeks to read, deliberate and seek input for the budget, and some councillors say it’s not enough time.
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: CAN THE GOVERNMENT KEEP UP WITH CHANGING CANNABIS LAWS?
A result of slowly changing cannabis laws, combined with a less-than-meaningful enforcement regime, have to come to suggest new entrepreneurial activities have received less than tacit approval.
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Al Jazeera: The niqab row and Canada’s election
Canada heads to the polls in less than a week and the issue of the Niqab is being raised by the Conservatives. Does the niqab matter this election or is it a symptom of a larger trend?
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: RUMORS OF MULTIPLE DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS SOLD FOR $10-MILLION
There are multiple reports a collection of downtown buildings sold for $10 million, including Loop Complex, Chatham Street Grill, City Beer Market and Pour House.
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ourWindsor: Brews and Banter shaking up the Windsor’s political scene
The Windsor Independent’s Jon Liedtke is shaking up Windsor’s approach to the election.
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WINDSOR STAR: Thom Racovitis, former owner of Windsor’s Tunnel Bar-B-Q, has died
Thom Racovitis, the former owner of Tunnel Bar-B-Q and a longtime supporter of local chefs, has died.
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: A Pint with Justin Trudeau & Jon Liedtke (VIDEO)
In this video, Justin Trudeau sits down with Jon Liedtke to discuss Windsor, the upcoming 2015 election, cannabis, electoral reform, single sports betting, and other topics.
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The Urbanite: Uber cab competition
The City of Windsor needs to allow more competition in the cab industry argues Jon Liedtke of The Urbanite.
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The Urbanite: All aboard The Tasting Trolley
Windsor was the first Canadian city to install electric streetcars and a new culinary experience is reviving the trolley to tantalize local foodies’ taste buds and provide an unique experience.
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The Urbanite: NEW COUNCIL, NEW CITY
The 2014 Windsor election is over. Thank God.
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The Urbanite: Vote now, vote then, as long as you vote!
The 2014 Windsor election is fast approaching, and if you haven’t voted yet in advance polls, I urge you to vote on Oct. 27.
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The Urbanite: 136-year-old on top of culinary trends
The Dominion House Tavern parks a food truck inside the kitchen for new menu by food truck chef Billy Deslippe.
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The Urbanite: Ottawa Street meets Bourbon Street
Even though Windsor is known for its whisky, a new establishment on Ottawa Street is catering to Windsor’s bourbon drinkers.
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The Urbanite: Q & A with Windsor’s most secretive mayoral candidate
Windsor’s most enigmatic mayoral candidate broke the silence and sat down with the Urbanite to talk about his campaign to become mayor.
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CTV WINDSOR: Millson, Dilkens winners in ‘social media generation’ #VoteNowVoteThen debate
Mayoral candidates John Millson and Drew Dilkens each picked up wins at a debate targeting the so-called ‘social media generation.’
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WINDSOR STAR: Trail Talk: Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis, Jon Liedtke and Dan Brown
Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis and Jon Liedtke and Dan Brown, organizers of the Vote Now Vote Then debate for youth, chat with Donald McArthur and Dylan Kristy in The Windsor Star News Cafe on Oct. 14, 2014.
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The Urbanite: Allegations, insults fly as candidates enter final stretch of election campaigning
With the 2014 Windsor election approaching, allegations and insults are flying in the final stretch of the campaign.
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The Urbanite: Mystery mayoral candidate reveals platform to fellow candidates
Bruce Martin, Windsor’s most enigmatic mayoral candidate, has now broken the silence after filing to run by releasing his platform to fellow candidates via e-mail.
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The Urbanite: Green the Plaza petition sprouts grassroots support
A local Ward 3 resident’s petition to green the Riverfront Festival Plaza has quickly become an election issue.
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The Urbanite: The Walkervilles drop the needle on new LP
As Windsor Motown revivalists The Walkervilles’ success takes flight, their latest album is landing at a release concert Oct. 11.
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The Urbanite: Marijuana March mobilizes for legalization
Local marijuana activists are advocating for Canadian cannabis legalization in a country that as of late is falling behind from gains made in the United States.
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The Urbanite: More women needed in politics
Something needs to change because there aren’t nearly enough women – let alone residents – seeking representation at the municipal level.
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The Urbanite: Is Mr. Wright Ward 5’s Mr. Right?
A week after Joey Wright celebrates his birthday, he hopes to also be celebrating his election to public office.
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The Urbanite: JUDGE COUNCIL CANDIDATES NOW – YOU’LL BE STUCK WITH THEM FOR FOUR YEARS
It’s the time to judge Windsor municipal election council candidates. Following the election, no amount of judging affects the makeup or composition of council, short of a judgement rendering criminal charges.
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The Urbanite: Ask A Brewer: What’s the deal with carbonation?
Ask a Brewer is column, created by Jon Liedtke, where local brewers provide readers with an insightful and informative lens into the brewing industry. Paul Brady is the master brewer at Walkerville Brewery.
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The Urbanite: Craft Heads Brewing Company joins the region’s growing microbrew trend
Craftheads Brewing Company hasn’t opened their doors yet but the plan is to beer over 20 unique craft brews in downtown Windsor.
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The Urbanite: West end fest gets a hipster makeover
Move over sandwiches as the focus is now bikes, burgers and beers at the reimagined Sandwich Towne Festival.
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The Urbanite: The Prince of Pot’s cannabis culture
Pot smokers, activists and media thronged Marc Emery, aka the Prince of Pot, when he stepped foot on Canadian soil for the first time this month since he was extradited to the United States for selling marijuana seeds.
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The Urbanite: Full-Time or Part-Time Councillors?
Windsor’s city councillors are classified as part-time and Jon Liedtke says its time to make the role full-time.
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The Urbanite: ASK A BREWER: What is Yeast?
ASK A BREWER with Blayne Caron, assistant brewer, Walkerville Brewery
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The Urbanite: Residents appalled with noise, wild animals, weeds of CP Rail
Coyotes prowling backyards, excessive noise from train bells and whistles, health concerns due to excessive pollen and an overall feeling of marginalization is what some residents living in Windsor Essex Community Housing claim they face on an almost daily basis.
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The Urbanite: Windsor: A city of opportunity if you get to work
To the local naysayers who say Windsor can’t achieve greatness, just shut the hell up and let those of us who want to champion and grow the city do so.
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The Urbanite: Alternative transit is broken in Windsor
Until our politicians and council candidates understand that residents want better infrastructure for alternative transit it’ll never arrive.
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The Urbanite: Smackdown to Stand-Up: Wrestler to comic Windsor bound
Mick Foley is out of the ring and now performing stand-up in Windsor at Comedy Quarry
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The Urbanite: Out to brunch: Windsor author’s class study through the lens of brunch…over easy
You might not think of brunch as a lens to study class issues, but author and urbanist Shawn Micallef found after moving to Toronto from Windsor 14 years ago that it was the perfect way to delve into the subject for his new book The Trouble with Brunch.
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The Urbanite: WINDSOR NEEDS A REAL TRANSIT SYSTEM
It’s time to rethink transit. It’s time to read our municipal planning priorities. It’s time to admit that transit in Windsor isn’t working as it should be.
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The Urbanite: The renegades of funk: Five Alarm Funk
Vancouver heavy-weight funk champions Five Alarm Funk are bringing their raucous and wild antics back to Windsor to perform at the Capitol Theatre.
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The Urbanite: REVIEW: DEF3 – WILDLIF3 URBNET
You can tell that Def3, aka Danny Fernandez, spent his childhood travelling the world. His latest release Wildlif3 is a varied and encompassing album in scope, incorporating different musical styles, themes and nuances throughout this Canadian hip-hop album.
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The Urbanite: The imaginary battlefield of Ingress
There’s a global war happening around us, all day, every day, being waged by two opposing factions the Enlightened and the Resistance and no one seems to notice.
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The Urbanite: YELLING AT WINDSOR
Windsorites should be screaming. Screaming from rooftops and through open win- dows. Screaming at their neighbours, friends and family.
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The Urbanite: THE ‘DECLINE YOUR VOTE’ EFFECT
The election is over. The Liberals earned a majority government, Hudak is out, Windsor lost representation, but we haven’t discussed the outcome of the grassroots Decline Your Vote campaign.
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The Urbanite: Voting for Dummies: The ease of voting and the ‘dirty little secret of Elections Ontario’
With a looming provincial election scheduled for June 12, the time has come again for empowered citizens to promptly ignore their civic duty.
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The Urbanite: The new homebrew crew
The craft beer trend hit Windsor hard with multiple new breweries launching in the city and it’s moving to the consumer level with the introduction of the city’s first craft homebrewing supply shops.
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The Urbanite: BREAK OUT THE PIRACY POPCORN
Consumers want choice and simplicity, and much like the free market necessitates that business cut costs to increase profit, so to do consumers cut costs and will always seek the lowest cost for goods… in this case free.
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The Urbanite: Vodka bombs with Kenny vs. Spenny
“Every show was the fucking worst,” exclaimed Kenny Hotz while sitting beside Spencer Rice backstage at the Capitol Theatre while on the Chatham leg of their national comedy tour. I sat down to interview the comedy duo over vodka and Red Bulls.
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The Urbanite: Windsorite localizes Cards Against Humanity game to Cards About Toronto
Scotty Graham is a Windsor ex-pat graphic designer based in Toronto and his recently released Cards Against Toronto and a series of Rob Ford Valentines and Mother’s Day Cards helped to elevate him onto the national stage.
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The Urbanite: Kenny vs. Spenny vs. Chatham
After six seasons, 86 episodes, endless competitions and hilarious yet often disgusting humiliations – Kenny and Spenny have reunited to bring their living room antics to cities across the country after being off the air for nearly four years.
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The Urbanite: East Meets West: Sushi Guru rolls into town
Located in the former The Olde Town Sweet Shop, across the street from The Gourmet Emporium, sits Sushi Guru. The restaurant sports rich, dark wood, deep red walls, Edison lightbulbs and a custom mural on the backwall.
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The Urbanite: Caesars Windsor celebrates 20 years of Vegas-style entertainment
Two towers, one interim casino and art gallery and a riverboat later, Windsor celebrates 20 years of having a casino in the core.
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The Urbanite: LCBO; CODDLE WITHOUT THE BOTTLE
OPINION: If we’re going to be treated like babies in a nanny state, at least give us our bottles.
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The Urbanite: Border City Brawlers still in search of a permanent space
Swimmers have the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre, the Windsor Spitfires and Express share the WFCU Centre and while bikers, joggers and walkers have over 100 km of mixed use trails, Windsor’s Border City Brawlers still don’t have a place to call home.
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The Urbanite: Phog Lounge becomes southern BBQ for sLow Down
Phog Lounge has partnered with Public Capital Projects to offer home cooked meals to hungry and thirsty patrons.
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The Urbanite: Lifting spirits in Corktown: Two James is Detroit’s first post-prohibition distillery
Two James Distillery produces Detroit made bourbon, rye whiskey, vodka, gin, apple brandy and absinthe in the first legal distillery to open in Detroit post-prohibition.
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The Urbanite: WHERE ARE ALL THE ESTABLISHMENT CANDIDATES?
With the entry of a third candidate into the mayoral foray, residents are left questioning just where the establishment candidates are for this fall’s municipal election.
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The Urbanite: Whistle Blowers – 14 years of Steam Whistle indie brew
Steam Whistle Brewing celebrated 14 years of brewing on March 22 and The Urbanite helped to ring in the celebration with a private tour of the brewing facility in Toronto.
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The Urbanite: Windsor electro output; Therevox
Working out of a central Windsor basement, the 34-year-old Windsor native creates a custom electronic musical instrument which has been featured in films and on records.
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The Urbanite: NDP leader sets sights on 24 Sussex Tom Mulcair takes aim at Stephen Harper
Tom Mulcair, leader of the federal New Democratic Party, has been traveling the country attempting to cast his party as the only one fit to govern the land come 2015, the year of the next federal election.
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The Urbanite: Israel referendum approval deferred by UWSA; reaction mixed
The University of Windsor Students’ Alliance voted on Thursday evening to defer the acceptance of the official report of the controversial Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction referendum.
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The Urbanite: WILLISTEAD PARK OPPOSITION UNWARRENTED
Windsor City Council will decide whether to install a 10-foot wide accessible pathway throughout Willistead Park at the recommendation of the Windsor Accessibility Committee and city administration and there is opposition.
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The Urbanite: REVIEW: Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story
Jon Liedtke reviews CRAZY TOWN: The Rob Ford Story by Robyn Doolittle for The Urbanite.
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The Urbanite: Voting none of the above as a legitimate political choice
TO VOTE, OR NOT TO VOTE? THERE IS ANOTHER OPTION Voting none of the above is a valid method to voice displeasure with the candidates and actively participate in democracy.
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The Urbanite: Exclusive: UWindsor president addresses Israeli student boycott on campus
The Urbanite sat down for an exclusive interview with Alan Wildeman, University of Windsor president and vice-chancellor, regarding a referendum endorsing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against the Israeli government.
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The Urbanite: UWindsor becomes first Canadian university to approve BDS via undergraduate referendum
The University of Windsor Students’ Alliance has become the first student union in Canada to approve a boycott, divestment and sanction strategy of Israel through an undergraduate referendum.
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The Urbanite: Student referendum brings crime and intimidation to UWindsor
A student executive’s office was broken into and vandalized on the eve of the BDS referendum at the University of Windsor.
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The Urbanite: Kingsville taps into the brewpub trend
The craft beer movement is in full swing locally & continues with the announcement that Jack’s Gastropub in Kingsville will be offering their own house brews.
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The Urbanite: Beer Exchange changes from change to Bitcoin
Nobody likes having to pay for beer, least of all with hard earned money. But one local establishment is shaking things up by accepting Bitcoin, an online crypto-currency, as one way to pay for a cold pint of brew.
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The Urbanite: CBC’s Mr. D takes his class on a field trip
Gerry Dee has once again left the classroom to take his comedy routine across the country.
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The Urbanite: Going against the grain
A local woodworker who specializes in custom dining room tables is being scouted by a production company that creates television shows for HGTV.
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The Urbanite: Tapping into the micro-‘Brew’
Spring 2014 is set to be the season of breweries as Brew, Windsor’s latest in a series of soon-to-be-opened breweries, is set to launch within blocks of Caesars Windsor in an old chocolate factory.
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The Urbanite: Bridging the virtual reality Rift
A Windsor expat is developing applications and games for the Oculus Rift, which has recently raised $75 million in venture capital to make it the most successful piece of virtual technology equipment to ever exist.
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The Urbanite: WINDSOR DESERVES DOWNTOWN LAW BUILDING
In one swift motion, what could have been the finishing touches on the transformation and revitalization of the downtown core – the redevelopment and repurposing of the Paul Martin building – was effectively killed without warning and what could be argued in bad faith.
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The Urbanite: All that Glitters is Mauro
Windsor artist Mauro has pioneered new mediums straight from 19th century Florence that he hopes will hang from Caesars Windsor to the walls of Saudi royals.
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The Urbanite: From Valdy to Vivaldi and folk to Baroque
Receiving an Order of Canada and being colloquially referred to as a national treasure might be enough for some artists to hang up their hats and put their feet up, but not for Valdy.
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The Urbanite: The Willistead gets a new addition
After a year of serving delectable eats to those stopping into The Willistead, chef David Dimoglou is ready to shake things up.
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The Urbanite: The new brew; Midian Brewing
Midian Brewing is the latest craft brewery to have its sights set on Windsor. After roughly six years of both market research and product development, the brewery is expecting to open its retail operation in March, pending AGCO licensing.
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The Urbanite: Campaigning for office? Here’s how
In the past year, Windsor has seen provincial and municipal elections and, if you’re suffering from electoral fatigue, there’s no end in sight.
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The Urbanite: Motor Craft Ales racing to produce new brews
Not content to stay still, Motor Craft Ales is racing towards offering one of the most extensive beer selections in the region.
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The Urbanite: Rino’s Kitchen preps for TV spot
You’ve Gotta Eat Here!, The Food Network’s popular television show is coming back to Windsor in January to film a segment at Rino’s Kitchen and Ale House.
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The Urbanite: New Ward 7 rep focuses on education
Irek Kusmierczyk wins the ward 7 byelection & replaces Percy Hatfield who was elected to represent Windsor-Tecumseh for the NDP in the provincial legislature.
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The Urbanite: Better Luck Next Year?
The end of the year has arrived and with it comes a fresh opportunity to put our collective houses in order, and make no mistake, our houses are quite messy and in dire need of being put in order.
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The Urbanite: All is through the Google Glass
Jon Liedtke reviews the new Google Glass wearable tech device and interviews a Google spokesperson about it.
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The Urbanite: Local Battlefield videos go viral
Ojibway Park was recently transformed into a figurative war zone by local video production company ApertureVFX, which filmed Battlefield 4: Divided We Stand.
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The Urbanite: Soullière set to animate arts grants
Michelle Soullière has recently been appointed as one of two provincial cultural animators for the Ontario Arts Council
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The Urbanite: CBC jock’s book is off the moorings
CBC Radio 3’s Grant Lawrence’s second book, The Lonely End of the Rink: Confessions of a Reluctant Goalie, is an introspective and revealing retelling of his rocky experience with Canada’s national pastime, hockey, and how he had previously associated the game with bullying, intimidation and violence.
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The Urbanite: The War for Ward 7
Advanced polls have closed and voting will soon be underway to elect a city councilor to represent Ward 7, which has been without representation since the summer.
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The Urbanite: The Totality of Recall
Jon Liedtke writes about the merits and pitfalls of recall legislation for elected officials.
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ourWINDSOR: Top Five Choices for Chicken Dinners in Windsor
ourWindsor.ca wanted to seek out the best fried chicken which Windsor has to offer to our readers.
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ourWindsor: Apartment building targeted in west end shooting
The Windsor Police Service is still requesting information from the public about a shooting which took place this past Tuesday at a west end condominium.
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ourWindsor: War of 1812 Tall Ships dock in Windsor
Windsorites are in for a blast from the past as historic tall ships have docked throughout the region for The Tall Ships 1812 Tour.
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ourWindsor: Detroit Bikes manufacturing bikes in the D and eyeing the Canadian market
Calgary entrepreneur Zak Pashak manufacturing bikes in The Motor City with Detroit Bikes.
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ourWindsor.ca Windsor welcomes the world; The ICG have kicked off!
Excitement buzzed in the air at the opening ceremonies of the 2013 International Children’s Games at the WFCU Centre when the participants entered the arena in the parade of nations.
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ourWindsor: Bringing students to the core; former Radisson Hotel now caters to students as The Riverside Inn
Jonathon Liedtke – OurWindsor.Ca – Wednesday, August 14, 2013 While many expressed concern upon finding out that the Radisson Hotel was transforming into a student residence, those who live in the downtown core may be relieved to learn that the building aims to cater to professional students. Student residences have the reputation of being all…
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ourWindsor: Is the Downtown Revitalization Project working?
Jonathon Liedtke – OurWindsor.Ca – August 13, 2013 In an economic climate like the type which we are currently faced with, any business celebrating an anniversary – whether fifty years or one year – is cause for celebration. This past Sunday, Vermouth on Ouellette celebrated their second anniversary under new ownership, and ourWindsor.ca took some…
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ourWindsor: Should Windsor buy the bankrupt Detroit Tunnel? MP Brian Masse and former AG Todd Langlois weigh in
Jonathon Liedtke – OurWindsor.Ca – July 31, 2013 With the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel filing for bankruptcy in an effort to reorganize its debt, many Windsorites have been questioning whether or not The City of Windsor should make an offer to purchase the asset. Mayor Francis publicly restated an interest in purchasing the tunnel to members of…
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ourWindsor: UWSA throws third annual Coming Home Music Festival at $50,000 price tag
Now in its third year, the Coming Home Music Festival will feature Nicky Romero, Josh Karmin, Sydney Blu and Toronto based Torro Torro.
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ourWindsor: Ontario Music Fund to provide support to enhance provincial music industry
The Windsor Economic Development Corporation (WEEDC) pledged to use funds available through the newly created Ontario Music Fund – valued at $45-million over three years – to help enhance and further develop the music industry, and as such, help musicians and those involved in the broader industry overall.
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ourWindsor: Windsor-Tecumseh Green Party candidate fields local environmental activist
With an upcoming by-election for Windsor/Tecumseh looming on the horizon, ourWindsor.ca is continuing its coverage of the candidates and today brings you our exclusive interview with Green Party candidate Adam Wright.
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ourWindsor: Detroit files for bankruptcy: how will it affect Windsor?
Jonathon Liedtke – ourWindsor.ca – July 21 2013 [Update/Developing: The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Judge Rosemarie Aquilina of the Ingham County Circuit ordered Governor Snyder and emergency manager Kevyn Orr to withdraw their filing of Chapter 9 bankruptcy for Detroit due to the bankruptcy violatomg the state’s constitutional protection for pensions. It is…
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ourWindsor: A royal baby shower fit for a prince…or princess
As the clock counts down to the upcoming Royal Birth of the baby of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and his wife Kate, here in Windsor, celebrations are underway to honour and mark the event.
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ourWindsor: HackForge seeks to enhance technical community through community collaboration
HackForge, a technical alliance which aims to foster creativity, enhance the technology sector and where resources are pooled for the benefit of participants, is steadily growing in both size and in terms of the projects undertaken.
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ourWindsor: Hudak tours Valiant with Windsor-Tecumseh candidate Robert de Verteuil
You can tell it’s by-election season when party leaders descend upon ridings to tout the benefits of both their local candidates and the party overall. Windsor was no exception to the rule Thursday morning when PC leader Tim Hudak toured Valiant with Windsor-Tecumseh PC candidate Robert de Verteuil.
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ourWindsor: Percy Hatfield opens by-election campaign office
With five provincial by-elections scheduled for August 1 to replace former Ontario Liberal seats – including both former Premier McGuinty and Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan’s seats – the summer campaign season is upon us.
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ourWindsor.ca: West end park to see accessibility upgrades
City councilor Ron Jones announced today that $300,000 will be spent in his west end ward to increase accessibility to Patterson Park.
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ourWindsor.ca: Humane Society holds event to remind residents it’s dangerous to leave animals in the heat
The tragic passing of Maximus Huyskens, the Milton toddler who passed away as a result of heat exposure last week after he was left in a car while being cared for by his grandmother, served as a reminder that the warm summer heat can often times be deadly.
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ourWindsor.ca: Windsor-Tecumseh Liberals choose candidate for by-election
The Ontario Liberal Party has its candidate for the upcoming Windsor-Tecumseh by-election in which Premier Wynne will be forced to call to replace former MPP and Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan.
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ourWindsor.ca: New adult entertainment venue quietly opens in downtown core amid downtown revitalization
A new and discreet adult entertainment parlour opened last weekend in the downtown core on Chatham Street, and while the soft launch saw more than 600 customers entering through the rear, few were notified that the business existed.
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ourWindsor.ca: Teresa Piruzza named Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues
Jonathon Liedtke – ourWindsor.ca – June 24, 2013 Teresa Piruzza, the MPP for Windsor-West and Minister of Youth and Children’s Services, has only been in office just four months shy of two years, but she is quickly rebuffing assertions that Windsor would be relegated to a second-tier status as a city following the resignation of…
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ourWindsor.ca: University looks ahead 50 years with new Campus Master Plan
To mark the 50th anniversary of the University of Windsor, the institution is setting its sights 50 years into the future and has released a new campus master plan, which was recently approved by the Board of Governors.
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ourWindsor.ca: Drink that beer…it’s helping the economy
Grab your favourite pint glass, purchase a growler of craft beer and kick your feet up, Ontarians! It’s Ontario Craft Beer Week.
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ourWindsor.ca: Business and labour comes together to support single sports betting bill
It was 18 months ago that the democratically elected House of Commons passed a single sports betting bill which was initially submitted by Windsor-East MP Joe Comartin.
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ourWindsor.ca: Toronto Police work with Windsor Police on Project Traveler
An investigation led by the Toronto Police integrated guns and drugs task-force has resulted in 42 tactical teams from 17 police agencies executing 29 search warrants in Toronto and Windsor which netted 28 arrests and saw 40 firearms over $3-million in narcotics and $572,000 in cash confiscated.
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ourWindsor.ca: 2013 West Nile virus season in Windsor-Essex
The temperature is getting warmer, the frequency of rainfall is increasing and the humidity is causing things to feel sticky. That can only mean one thing: it’s the 2013 West Nile Virus season in Windsor-Essex.
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ourWindsor.ca: National donut day celebrated across US; Canadian reactions
Across the USA on June 7th, Americans gorge on delicious donuts to celebrate what is collectively referred to as “National Donut Day”.
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ourWindsor.ca: Car talk: APMA conference focuses on innovation and competitiveness
It was all car talk today at Caesar’s Windsor as participants of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association Annual Conference (APMA) listened in for a ‘fireplace’ chat with Joe Hinirchs, the executive vice president and president of the Americas Ford Motor Company, and Sandra Pupatello, the new CEO of the WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation.
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ourWindsor.ca: Mock Funeral held to save university Centre for Studies in Social Justice
While The University of Windsor has scheduled the Centre for Studies in Social Justice to be closed permanently on July 1st, a large contingent of activists, university staff, faculty and students and community members alike attended a mock funeral protest against the decision made by administration on Monday afternoon.
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ourWindsor.ca: Calling Windsor-Essex cyclists! Rediscover your bike…
It’s time to “Rediscover Your Bike” again, Windsor-Essex, as the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit launches their annual campaign aimed at increasing bike ridership and safety.
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ourWindsor.ca: Humane Society is “Not Just Dogs and Cats”
While they’re not quite offering lions, tigers or bears, the Windsor Essex Humane Society held an event over the past weekend to remind the public that their business isn’t just centred around adopting-out dogs and cats.
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ourWindsor.ca: Windsor Police Service launch new website and suspect uses it to turn self in
The Windsor Police Service has a new website which runs on the same template as the official City of Windsor website, bringing consistency across municipal electronic platforms.
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UWindsor Daily News: Business student recognized for youth leadership
Kristy McLean says she was “very honoured” to receive a Youth Leadership Award from Windsor’s mayor and the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee during a riverfront celebration of the 121st anniversary of the city’s founding, May 20.
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ourWindsor.ca: Former Windsor Arena new home for Catholic Central
There’s a new secondary school being built in the downtown core for the first time in decades – a new home for Catholic Central High School – and it’s thanks to an agreement between the City of Windsor and the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board.
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ourWindsor.ca: How prepared are you for a tornado?
Following a deadly and destructive mile-wide tornado which ripped through Oklahoma and caused twenty-four deaths, OurWindsor.ca reached out to Emergency Management Ontario to talk about emergency preparedness.
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ourWindsor.ca: UPDATED: OPSEU president warns Ontarians to “stock up” on liquor before potential May 17 LCBO strike
Residents of Ontario have been warned by the president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) to stock up their liquor cabinets before a potential this coming May 17 – a long weekend – strike of unionized LCBO employees.
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ourWindsor.ca: City councilor Percy Hatfield seeks Windsor-East NDP nomination
The Windsor-West NDP provincial riding association picks their new candidate tonight for an upcoming by-election for the riding from which former Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan resigned on February 7, 2013.
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ourWindsor.ca: Rain got you down? Take in some indoor Windsor activities
OurWindsor wanted to compile a list of our favourite spots in the city to visit on a rainy day (although they’re excellent places to visit on warm and sunny days as well!)…
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ourWindsor.ca: Windsor Essex Economic Development Corporation names Sandra Pupatello as new CEO
The Windsor Essex Economic Development Corporation has secured a high profile Chief Executive Officer in naming Sandra Pupatello to head the organization.
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ourWindsor.ca: The Bistro at the River gets reprieve; under same management
The man who decided to cease operations of the riverfront The Bistro at the River was the only applicant after the city issued a new request for proposals to operate the restaurant. This time around, he is confident that the business will be viable and sustainable.
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ourWindsor.ca: Chamber of Commerce reaction to 2013 Ontario budget
Premier Kathleen Wynne’s minority Liberal government has handed down a budget which just might have gone far enough to appease the NDP to avoid an election. While PC leader Tim Hudak isn’t content with Wynne’s budget, Windsor and Essex Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Matt Marchand expressed that it was a “modestly good budget…
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ourWindsor.ca: Provinces allocates $45-million to music industry
The Province of Ontario has announced a $45-million fund that seeks to position the province as a leader in the audio production and recording industry while creating jobs and expanding the number of live performances.
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ourWindsor.ca: Windsor Heritage Committee votes to approve demolition of former Danny’s Tavern
Following a unanimous vote to approve the demolition of the former Danny’s Tavern from the Windsor Heritage Committee, the fate of the 100+ year-old building – which is currently on the heritage list but not designated as such – will be decided by city council in the coming weeks.
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ourWindsor.ca: Rising Star Award goes to west-end advocate and entrepreneur
Fabio Costante, a local west-end advocate, entrepreneur and community leader has been awarded the Rising Star Award at the annual Business Excellence Awards.
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ourWindsor.ca: Unionized LCBO employees set strike deadline
There’s a chance that LCBO employees will be going on strike for Victoria Day weekend as 95% of unionized employees have voted in favour of striking and have set a deadline of May 17, the day before the Victoria Day weekend.
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ourWindsor.ca: Five transit routes that don’t exist…but readers think should
OurWindsor wanted to imagine a Windsor without budget constraints and reductions, a city that has a transit service that is able to directly bring riders from one location to another with little to no interruptions along the way.
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ourWindsor.ca: Opposition to proposed entry fee to USA at land border crossings
Local politicians and business leaders are up in arms over an entry levy proposed by the United States Department of Homeland Security that would see travelers entering the United States via a land border crossing charged an entry fee.
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ourWindsor.ca: The Blue Stones to be featured on NBC’s Parks and Recreation
Windsor’s very own The Blue Stones have set their sights on the international stage and this week will be featured on NBC’s hit television show, Parks and Recreation.
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ourWindsor.ca: Health Unit seeks $10-million to tackle childhood obesity
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is hoping to receive $10-million for five years of programming from the province aimed at reducing the rate of childhood obesity in the region.
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UWindsor Lance: Ferry Cross the River
Plans are underway to create a ferry route between the downtowns of Windsor and Detroit to increase tourism for the region and further integrate the two cities economically.
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ourWindsor.ca: Windsor regional hospital receives ‘B’ in CBC’s Rate My Hospital
Windsor Regional Hospital received a “B” grade in the most recent CBC Fifth Estate investigation entitled “Rate My Hospital” that investigated the performance standards of hospitals across the country. While WRH didn’t receive the highest possible grade, CEO David Musyj is proud of his team and the hospital as a whole.
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ourWindsor.ca: Signing of presidential permit represents last hurdle for new bridge
With the signing of a presidential permit from the Obama Administration, the new Detroit River International Crossing has cleared the final hurdle and is ready to begin long awaited construction.
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ourWindsor.ca: Police request public’s help in locating hit-and-run suspect
Windsor Police are requesting the help of the public in locating a hit-and-run suspect who struck a young girl while she was riding her bike at the intersection of Bernard and Seminole yesterday afternoon.
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The Windsor Star: Protecting The Lance
Windsor StarApril 11, 2013Guest Column: Jon Liedtke The Lance, the University of Windsor’s student newspaper, the second largest in the city and the only weekly newspaper in the city, was forced to immediately suspend print operations by the outgoing University of Windsor Students’ Alliance board of directors in a lame duck session. The board claims…
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CTV WINDSOR: The Lance to print one more edition
There is still some hope for the University of Windsor newspaper. After an emergency board meeting was called Monday night, The Lance will print at least one more issue.
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The Windsor Star: UWSA pulls the plug on The Lance; print publication to cease immediately
[Windsor Star – Claire Brownell] UPDATE: The UWSA board of directors has scheduled a meeting to discuss the situation for 4:30 p.m. today in council chambers on the second floor of the CAW Student Centre. The meeting is open to the public. The Lance, the University of Windsor’s 85-year-old student newspaper, has been ordered to…
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ourWindsor.ca: LCBO has no plans for new downtown location
With a newly constructed flagship LCBO store that has recently opened in East Windsor, many residents have wondered whether or not redevelopment in the core of the city would prompt the provincial Crown corporation to upgrade its only existing facility downtown.
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UWindsor Lance: Harper Government muzzles public servants
The Harper government has been muzzling scientists in many federal institutions, and the issues has come to the forefront again with recently passed new federal regulations.
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UWindsor Lance: Electile Dysfunction
Mired by controversy, complaints and allegations of corruption, the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance general election roused the attention of those seeking office students trying to their ballot in a democratic election.
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UWindsor Lance: do you concur? Selling it with Sex
“If your product is any good, you don’t need sexism to sell it.” This quote slipped into my mind as I was driving down Walker Road and saw a new billboard for radio station The Rock.
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UWindsor Lance: a Pint with…East End Radicals
The Lance’s Jon Liedtke laced up his chucks, zipped up his leathers and caught up with East End Radicals’ lead vocalist/guitarist Scott Douglas after a show in Sarnia.
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UWindsor Lance: Law students propose tuition reduction
A UWindsor Law student upset with the high cost of tuition is taking his qualms to the Law Union of Ontario.
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ourWindsor.ca: Sandwich post office to close doors on April 26
The fate of the Sandwich Town post office has been decided by Canada Post and the corporation plans to shutter the doors of the mail institution on April 26, 2013.
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ourWindsor.ca: Local reaction to 2013 federal budget mixed
When Jim Flaherty presented the Conservative’s 2013 budget to the House of Commons yesterday, many in the region were put at ease to learn that it aimed to increase both jobs and skills training.
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ourWindsor.ca: To compete globally, education needs to be reformed
Is education failing our students? In a workforce in which many students are opting to return to a post-secondary institution after completing a first degree, many have wondered if the education system is designed the best it can be for the 21st century in a global job market.
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UWindsor Lance: a Pint with…The Reason
The Reason were in Windsor Friday night to kick off a cross country tour, though not at concert venues, clubs or bars, but at the homes of radio station contest winners.
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UWindsor Lance: Opening the mobile market
Industry Canada recently announced changes to increase competition with mobile phone providers to give Canadians more choice, newer tech and better prices.
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UWindsor Lance: Should we stay or should we go?
UWindsor vote on future with Ontario Undergraduate Student Association membership.
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ourWindsor.ca: Spring has sprung: Here’s what Parks & Rec has in store for Windsorites this season
Even though the current weather conditions might not suggest it, winter has passed and spring has officially sprung with Wednesday marking the spring equinox. OurWindsor’s Jon Liedtke spoke with the City of Windsor parks and recreation department and a senior horticulturalist to find out what it takes to make to transition the city’s parks from…
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ourWindsor.ca: Canadian Target launch targets media attention
Target has officially opened its new store in Windsor, with a soft launch for media, but, some are taking exception to excessive media attention swirling around the big-box retailer.
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ourWindsor.ca: St. Patrick’s Day patrons kept police busy but were not overly unruly
While it was cold and snowing on St. Patrick’s Day in Windsor, that didn’t stop residents from going out, drinking a few alcoholic beverages, and generally having a good time. While Windsor Police were kept busy throughout the day and night, patrons didn’t get unruly as some might have expected.
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ourWindsor.ca: Unique spots in Sandwich Town
Founded following the American Revolution, the settlement of Sandwich is located on Windsor’s Westside and is home to some of the oldest buildings in the City. Sandwich was first inhabited by members of First Nations and was primarily an agricultural settlement following European settlement.
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ourWindsor.ca: Local business weighs in on Grace Hospital demolition
Demolition is ongoing at the site of the former Grace Hospital, and while items from the interior of the building were removed last month by the contractor, demolition of the smaller buildings on site is scheduled to begin next week.
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UWindsor Lance: Do you concur? Flash mobs were a flash in the pan; let them die
CAN WE STOP IT WITH ALL THE FLASHMOB RECREATIONS OF VIRAL VIDEOS?
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UWindsor Lance: Getting Lucky – Your Guide to St. Patrick’s Day
With St. Patrick’s Day rapidly approaching and more green tinged events throughout the city than you could count on a hand full of clovers, The Lance’s Jon Liedtke pulled on a kilt, a novelty green hat and danced a wee jig on his way to find St. Pat’s history and this year’s best bets for…
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UWindsor Lance: Canada Post pushes campus mail pickup an hour
With Canada Post’s decision to move mail sorting facilities from Walker Road to London, Ont., those seeking to use the university’s distribution services to send a letter must have materials submitted an hour and a half earlier than before.
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UWindsor Lance: Kinder Surprise for Girls?
Kinder Surprise has launched a line of products solely for girls, adding to the plethora of gender-based products.
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UWindsor Lance: GRAD STUDENTS PLAN FOR NEW ACADEMIC WATERING HOLE WHILE UWSA REMAIN IN PUB TALKS
While both the UWSA and GSA are in talks over opening respective pubs, only the GSA is making progress
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ourWindsor.ca: Premier Wynne visits Windsor, the “Best kept secret in the province”
Premier Kathleen Wynne was in Windsor on Monday to take part in a roundtable discussion centred on job creation, bringing together community and business leaders.
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ourWindsor.ca: Protest held for gay student who claims she was bullied by teacher
Roughly two-dozen supporters protested in front of the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board’s office to show support for a student who claims she was bullied by her teacher due to her sexual orientation and whose message to other bullied students is to stand up for yourself.
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ourWindsor.ca: Students with intellectual disabilities take part in sporting event
Special education students from six area high schools descended on the University of Windsor’s St. Dennis Athletic Centre today to take part in the 4 Corners Youth Sport Competition which provides competition opportunities to high school students with intellectual disabilities.
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UWindsor Lance: Existence of God to be decided this week
What happens after you die? Is there a heaven, a hell or just nothingness? These issues will be debated on campus the evening of March 7 in a debate co-hosted by Windsor’s Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship and the Windsor/Essex County Atheist Society.
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UWindsor Lance: Essex MP won’t let abortion debate die
Essex MP Jeff Watson hopes polling on his website will help open the abortion debate in Parliament
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UWindsor Lance: “So this is how liberty dies…with thunderous applause”
Michigan Governor Snyder announced last week that Detroit was in financial emergency and that he would appoint an emergency manager to have ultimate authority over the fiscal affairs of the state for the next 18 months.
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UWindsor Lance: In Search of Free Tuition
Tuition in Ontario continues to grow more expensive, and some believe it should drop to zero
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UWindsor Lance: THE NEFIDOVS (REVIEW)
Windsor’s favourite, “don’t call us a ska band; were a punk band with horns” is back on with a new shiny circle chock full of … well, punk with horns.
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ourWindsor.ca: Police officer pleads guilty to discreditable conduct
A Windsor police officer has plead guilty to “discreditable conduct becoming of a sworn officer” for an incident in late 2011.
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ourWindsor.ca: Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group advancing border file
Windsor West MP Brian Masse recently returned from meetings with members of the U.S. Congress and Senate to discuss the issues surrounding the border and the new Windsor-Detroit international crossing.
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UWindsor Lance: Reading Week is not just for books
Whether you spent it sun drenched on a beach or nose deep in a textbook, at least Reading Week was a break
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UWindsor Lance: UWSA elections back on track
A new election timeline has been passed by the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance after it canceled upcoming elections at an emergency council meeting earlier this month and blamed a staffer for the delay.
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UWindsor Lance: NDP Horwath says she can cure youth unemployment (VIDEO)
Ontario NDP leader plans to make it simple to land work post-graduation.
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UWindsor Lance: New pub should be on campus
Here is my plea to the UWSA: don’t spend $600,000 off campus before looking into on campus opportunities. Also, maybe spend a bit less than $600,000?
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ourWindsor.ca: Police to launch educational campaign about synthetic marijuana
Three Ontario police forces are teaming up to produce an educational campaign regarding synthetic marijuana – called “IZMS” on the street – which is being sold across the province. IZMS are branded as synthetic marijuana and while its manufacturers bill it as ‘legal weed’, policing organizations aren’t entirely convinced.
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ourWindsor.ca: Incidents of norovirus on par with previous years
There have been fifteen outbreaks of the gastrointestinal illness norovirus in the city so far this winter, putting the number of outbreaks in Windsor on par with years past.
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ourWindsor.ca: City transportation committee votes to ban e-bikes from trails
The City of Windsor transportation committee voted ban e-bikes from multi-use trails.
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ourWindsor.ca: News Cafe tenant secured in Windsor Star building
The downtown core has secured a new tenant as The Windsor Star’s new downtown headquarters is poised for its News Cafe to be operated by the owners of The Green Bean Cafe.
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ourWindsor.ca: Council approves three-dog rule
Lovers of dogs can howl in delight as city council approved an increase in the number of canines allowed per residence from two three.
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ourWindsor.ca: Minister Pirruza announces provincial support for Grace demolition, cleanup and redevelopment
West end residents who have been negatively affected by the looming shadow of the former Windsor Grace Hospital building might find solace in the fact that the Government of Ontario has announced support for the demolition, clean up and redevelopment of the facility.
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ourWindsor.ca: Zombies: Windsor emergency preparedness
While the walking dead aren’t quite roaming the streets in search of raw flesh to consume (yet), federal politicians engaged in a brief conversation about zombies and how they relate to emergency preparedness in the House of Commons yesterday, and OurWindsor.ca spoke with Staff Sgt. Dodd of the Windsor Police about zombie preparedness in Windsor.
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ourWindsor.ca: Exclusive interview with Federal Liberal leadership candidate David Bertschi
David Bertschi wants to be the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and hopefully the next Prime Minister.
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UWindsor Lance: UWindsor researchers tackle HIV vulnerable youth groups
University of Windsor researchers are teaming up with local non-profits to study the increased risk of HIV/AIDS among African, Caribbean and black (ACB) youth in Windsor-Essex.
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UWindsor Lance: Broken policies cause UWSA to cancel election
The UWSA admitted breaking policy by not finalizing the addition of two new executive positions and the March general election had to be scrapped.
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ourWindsor.ca: Detroit–Windsor Tunnel plaza under construction
Big changes are coming to the downtown core, as the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel new access routes are officially under construction.
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ourWindsor.ca: Exclusive Interview with Minister Piruzza
Having just been sworn in yesterday, MPP Teresa Piruzza – the newly appointed Minister of Children and Youth Services – is ready to begin her role in Premier Wynne’s cabinet at Queen’s Park.
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ourWindsor.ca: Happy Packzi Day!
Paczki Day is upon us, and while many Windsorites will be loosening their belts towards the end of the day, the team at Blak’s Bakery was working a double shift to produce an astounding 30,000 Paczki.
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ourWindsor.ca: Residents protest at Canada Post sorting facility
Canada Post workers, community members, politicians and supporters packed the parking lot at the Walker Road Canada Post sorting facility to protest Canada Post’s decision to close the historic Sandwich post office as well as proposed service reductions at the sorting facility.
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ourWindsor.ca: Public school board concerned about potential declining enrollment
Interest in the Catholic School Board is increasing as the ongoing labour strife between the Province of Ontario and the teachers’ unions continues. Current job actions, the possibility of the withdrawal of volunteer work before and after school, and a lack of extracurricular activities has parents looking towards a Catholic education to make up for…
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ourWindsor.ca: Winter weather whitens Windsor
The majority of southern Ontario is under a snowfall warning and it’s caused school closures, half of the flights out of Toronto’s Pearson airport to be cancelled, and parts of the 401 entirely shut down.
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ourWindsor.ca: No love for Windsor on Valentine’s Day as Duncan resigns from cabinet
Outgoing Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan announced today that he was submitting his resignation as MPP for Windsor-Tecumseh effective Thursday, February 14, 2013.
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UWindsor Lance: Student Council Move to Add Two New Exec. Positions
A proposal to expand the number of undergraduate executive members from four to six has been approved in under three weeks, with the new positions to be contested in the March general election.
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ourWindsor.ca: BlackBerry bets on brand loyalty
While the cellular industry has changed immensely over the past ten years with the introduction of the first iPhone in 2007 and the first Android phone in 2008, many Canadians and business-types have stuck with their old BlackBerry devices due to both brand loyalty and an appreciation for the device itself.
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UWindsor Lance: Idle No More protests part of new generation of activism
A decentralized, grassroots and participant driven protest movement is gaining popularity worldwide
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UWindsor Lance: Forced birth control crosses many lines
Israel has admitted that it had been giving female Ethiopian Jewish immigrants birth control injections without informing them as to what the injections were for, and often the shots were administered without the knowledge or consent of the women.
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ourWindsor.ca: University setting sights on the future
University staff, administration, students, members of the media and community, and even a cohort of picketing CUPE members were all in attendance for University of Windsor President Alan Wildeman’s address titled “The Future is Never What it Used to be”.
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ourWindsor.ca: Family aquatic centre shaping up
If you’ve been in the core recently, you’ll have noticed that the new Family Aquatic Complex (FAC) is taking shape, and with a report going to council tonight outlining an RFP regarding naming rights and the possible inclusion of a digital screen and solar panels, the facility is gearing to become a major cornerstone of…
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ourWindsor.ca: Top 10 things Windsorites use 311 for
While it’s not as funny as David Letterman’s Top 10 lists, the 311 Call Centre has complied statistics from January – December of 2012 and has comprised their very own Top 10 List.
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ourWindsor.ca: History of seigniorial system in Windsor
Ever go driving north in the city and wonder why there are so many French sounding street names? Or have you ever stopped to consider why there are so many streets that run for what seem like kilometers on end north/south? Have you ever stopped to wonder why Windsor seems to be laid out in…
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ourWindsor.ca: Region negatively impacted as Senate halts single-sports betting
With the Super Bowl upon us, undoubtedly the biggest sporting event in North America (sorry hockey fans), Windsorites, Members of Parliament and sports fans alike are fuming and gritting their teeth at the missed opportunities that single sports betting would have provided for the region.
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ourWindsor.ca: City parks for sale in Windsor
In June of 2012, city council passed a resolution which looked into the closure of 17 parks at a rate of 2 per year. Fast forward to today, and the City of Windsor is holding a community meeting regarding the closure of both Long and South Tilston parks in west Windsor.
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ourWindsor.ca: Twitter post gets OHL ref suspended for remainder of season and playoffs
An OHL referee has found himself suspended for the remainder of the 2012-2013 season, as well as the playoffs for his inappropriate tweet regarding both the city and residents of Sault Ste. Marie.
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UWindsor Lance: Protest the Record Industry
Whitby, Ont.’s Protest the Hero dropped their label to appeal directly to their fans.
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ourWindsor.ca: Did you know: Alcohol Produced In Windsor Essex
For over a century, the region of Windsor and Essex has been producing alcohol that is shipped across the entire world. While recently the Canadian Club brand has been featured in the hit HBO show Boardwalk Empire, many would be surprised to find out what other brands are made in the area.
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ourWindsor.ca: Residents rally to save Sandwich post office
Proponents of Windsor’s west end came out in full force to pledge their support to save the Sandwich Post office after Canada Post announced that they had entered a 30 day community consultation period regarding its closure.
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UWindsor Lance: Windsor closes the tap on fluoride in city water
There’s a battle being waged in Windsor, and it’s over the 55-year fluoridation of the city’s water supply.
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UWindsor Lance: Making Ontario Political History
In choosing Kathleen Wynne over Sandra Pupatello, not only did Ontario Liberal Party delegates send the first female premier to Queen’s Park, they also elected the first openly gay politician one to lead the province’s legislature as well.
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ourWindsor.ca: Best places in Windsor to enjoy winter
OurWindsor wanted to compile a list of some of the best places in Windsor to take in a winter’s day to enjoy the scenery.
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ourWindsor.ca: Who will win McGuinty’s job?
The 2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership convention is upon us and delegates are poised to elect the first female premiere that the province has ever seen.
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ourWindsor.ca: Bob Rae attends Liberal fundraiser at historic Low-Martin House
Outgoing interim federal Liberal leader Bob Rae was in Windsor on Wednesday night to take part in a party fundraiser at the historic Low-Martin house, which has seen Prime Ministers and politicians ranging from Paul Martin Sr. to Pierre Trudeau gracing its halls while discussing the affairs of the country.
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ourWindsor.ca: Police release internal census results
The Windsor Police Service released the results of their inaugural Workplace Census which was conducted between May 24th and August 31st of 2012. The census was initiated by the Windsor Police Service Human Rights Project team.
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ourWindsor.ca: The Stilt Guys give tips for Dragons Den auditions
CBC’s Dragons’ Den Windsor auditions are being held in Windsor tomorrow, and with a slate of local entrepreneurs hoping to make their big pitches, ourWindsor.ca sat down with Windsorite Mark Lefebvre of The Stilt Guys to talk about his experience on the show.
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UWindsor Lance: do you concur? Student Sex Party
Promoting safe sex is of the utmost importance and it should be done so in a professional and engaging way. Promoting sex itself is something that should not be undertaken by a student association.
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UWindsor Lance: Post mortem
The Sandwich 107-year-old Sandwich Town post office is slated to close its doors this spring
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UWindsor Lance: What in the Hell was Rosie DiManno thinking?
Toronto Star columnist Rosie DiManno sensationalized a gruesome sexual assault trial involving 20 different women and was condemned internationally. Jon Liedtke offers his thoughts.
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ourWindsor.ca: NHL season benefits local establishments
With the NHL lockout officially over and games occurring on a set schedule, hockey fans across the continent are rejoicing that their favourite sport is being played once again.
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ourWindsor.ca: Extreme cold presents challenges to city
While Windsor may be the southern-most city in all of Canada, we’re having our fair share of cold weather to make up for our geographical position. The temperature on Tuesday was pegged at negative 15 Celsius, and with the wind chill it registered as a bitter negative 24 Celsius. These temperatures represent the coldest Windsor…
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ourWindsor.ca: $60,000 study launched to investigate “Windsor Hum”
Windsor residents plagued by the notorious “Windsor Hum” may finally be able to rest easy knowing that the federal government has initiated a study to identify its cause.
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ourWindsor.ca:
Exclusive interview with PC Leader Tim HudakPC Leader Tim Hudak spoke in Essex about reform welfare, Ontario taxation, “right to work” benefits, and what he sees as negative about the Ontario Liberal Party.
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ourWindsor.ca: School Board Seeks Funding for Secuirty Cameras and Controlled Access
While earlier today St. Joseph’s high school was locked down due to a gun threat, the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) is hoping to receive funding to install security cameras and controlled access devices throughout remaining elementary schools.
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ourWindsor.ca: Idle No More Targets Ambassador Bridge
While the Idle No More national day of action is in full swing across the country, roughly 1000 protestors descended upon Windsor to target the Ambassador Bridge to bring awareness to the movement.
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ourWindsor.ca: City Police Can Expect a Pay Raise…No layoffs
Windsor Police officers can expect a pay raise which works out to roughly 12% over the course of four years. The ruling, which was retroactive dating back to 2011, equals a 2.9% annual pay increase.
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ourWindsor.ca: NHL Lockout Affects Local Hospitality Industry
Due to a tentative deal being reached on Sunday between the NHL owners and the players’ union, the NHL lockout could be nearing the end of its existence after more than 110 days. As such, many local bar and restaurant owners are hoping that with the start of the 2012-2013 season upon us, that their…
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UWindsor Lance: the State of the City’s Stages
The Changing Face of Live Music in Windsor
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UWindsor Lance: LCBO launch grocery store alcohol sales
Outgoing Ontario Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan used New Year’s Eve day— the busiest day in the province for alcohol sales— to announce LCBO Express stores to be opened within select grocery stores and certain LCBO stores to see new VQA Destination Boutiques.
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UWindsor Lance: Plugging in to plug the brain drain
HackForge, a hackerspacewill open at the Windsor Public Library central branch in the area formerly occupied by the Windsor Woodcarving Museum, later this month.
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ourWindsor.ca: City of Windsor Approves Payment Schedule for University Move to the Core
The City of Windsor is moving forward with its payment schedule for the University of Windsor’s plan to move students into the downtown core. The plan, which is believed to help revitalize the downtown core, has been anticipated and championed by downtown business owners and residents alike.
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ourWindsor.ca: The Arkells and The Walkervilles Perform for UWindsor Frost Week
The University of Windsor Students’ Alliance (UWSA) – the same group which has brought Benny Benassi and Avicii to the riverfront – held their first 2013 Frost Week event as a means of welcoming both new and returning students to campus for the second semester.
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ourWindsor.ca: Best Locally Produced and Sold Produce, Dairy and Meats
While there is certainly convenience in shopping at a big-box grocery outlet, ourWindsor wanted to highlight some of the best bets for purchasing food locally.
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ourWindsor.ca: Phog Lounge Celebrates 9 Years in the Core
Phog Lounge celebrated its 9th birthday on Wednesday and they opened their doors for a quasi open-house to celebrate the festivities. Patrons, employees, community members and art enthusiasts alike ventured to Phog to help celebrate the birthday of what many consider to be the premiere de facto art house in the core of the city.
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ourWindsor.ca: Taxicab Industry Improves Interior and Exterior Vehicle Standards
The taxicab industry has slightly improved both the interior and exterior conditions of their vehicles respectively, according to the Ann Kalinowski, the Manager of Bylaw Enforcement for the City of Windsor.
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ourWindsor.ca: Photo Gallery: Willistead Manor at Christmas
The City of Windsor has once again opened the doors to Willistead Manor in Walkerville to allow for residents to take in the marvel that is the Manor during the Holiday season.
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UWindsor Lance: New Year’s Eve around the globe
Whether or not you have a quiet and relaxed party with family and friends. or if you throw an all-out-rager culminating with a burning couch on the front yard, here are some New Year ‘s Eve traditions from around the globe that are sure to liven up the festivities.
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ourWindsor.ca: Outdoor Holiday Decorations
Last week we brought you the best Indoor Holiday Decorations in and around Windsor this holiday season. Today, we’re focusing on the Best Outdoor Holiday Decorations in the community.
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ourWindsor.ca: Miss Canada Named Winter Fest Parade Grand Marshall
After Windsor was labeled “The Earth’s Rectum” by professional comedian and satirist Stephen Colbert, some Windsorites have gotten all hot and bothered by the comparison. As such, the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association (DWBIA), having failed to secure Mr. Colbert as the Grand Marshall of the Winter Fest Parade, recently announced that Miss. Canada would…
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ourWindsor.ca: ‘Idle No More’: Protesting Bill C45
Roughly 200 people marched through the streets of the downtown core in opposition to federal Omnibus Bill C-45, which contains a swath of legislative changes that affect everything from retirement age to changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act. The group was comprised of members of First Nations communities and citizens who have taken offense…
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ourWindsor.ca: Protest: Teachers Across Windsor/Essex Protest Bill 115
Both the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 9 (OSSTF) and the Greater Essex Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) state that Bill 115 denies educators and support staff basic democratic rights, – namely, the right to bargain collectively.
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UWindsor Lance: Do You Concur? Corporate X-mas struggles to put out fire
A fire at the Tazreen Fashions Ltd. factory in Bangladesh caused 112 deaths. It is disheartening and disgusting that while we have great safety standards, the majority of our purchases come from countries that do not.
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UWindsor Lance: Keep Your Cheque Book in Check
While the holidays are about spending time with family, friends and loved ones, it’s undeniable the holiday season is also about spending money. Many people forget to adhere to a budget and end up overspending.
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ourWindsor.ca: Indoor Christmas Decorations
It’s that time of year again: the halls are decked, Christmas trees have sprung up, the aura of the holiday season is decidedly in the air once again. As such, OurWindsor wanted to share with our readers a list of some of the best Indoor Holiday Decoration locations throughout the city.
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ourWindsor.ca: Windsor Police Chaplain to be Missed by Community
Windsor has lost a “true servant of the people” in the loss of Windsor Police Chaplain Rev. Jack Costello according to Police Chief Al Frederick.
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ourWindsor.ca: Windsorites Weigh in on Changes to Royal Rules of Succession and Birth Announcement
The world is abuzz over the news of the Pregnancy of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and while unfortunately a nurse has taken her life over a prank by Australian radio DJs, many Windsorites are elated by the pregnancy announcement coming from the Royal Family.
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ourWindsor.ca: $10,000 Reward to Locate Stolen Laptop Containing Valuable Research
A $10,000 reward has been offered to help locate a stolen laptop that contained valuable scientific information for the University of Windsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER).
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ourWindsor.ca: Play Director Calls Removal of Poster from Theatre Censorship
Even though the Vagina Monologues is entering its second and last weekend of performances at the Capitol Theatre, patrons aren’t able to tell it from looking at the posters of current productions.
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ourWindsor.ca: New Police Chief and Deputies Sworn In
Members of the Windsor Police Service, City Council, administration and the community alike filled The St. Clair College Centre for the Arts for the official Windsor Police Services (WPS) Swearing in Ceremony for Police Chief Al Frederick, and Deputies Power and Derus respectively.
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UWindsor Lance: Caught in the web of Internet censorship
The Internet is buzzing with open chatter over who, what and why any organization should act as the filter of billions of pieces of information tangled up in the World Wide Web.
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UWindsor Lance: Festivus for the rest of us
If you’re offended by somebody saying, ‘Happy Holidays’ that’s fine, but it doesn’t mean that there is a “War on Christmas”. Cheer up, enjoy the season and…Happy Holidays!
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ourWindsor.ca: After a Year, Library Teen Zone Enjoyed by Participants
The Teen Zones at the Windsor Public Library (WPL) recently breached one year in operation, and according to participants and a staff member, things are going well.
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ourWindsor.ca: University of Windsor receives keys to Windsor Star building
The University of Windsor was officially handed the keys to the Windsor Star building on Friday outside of the Windsor Star building downtown and the occasion was marked with a mass outdoor photo shoot.
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UWindsor Lance: The never-ending story of Barry Holmes
Disgraced former Windsor Public Library CEO Barry Holmes used a corporate credit card at his past job for personal purchases before doing the same in Windsor.
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UWindsor Lance: Retailers go Black Friday to keep green at home
American consumers weren’t the only people enjoying extravagant holiday sales on the weekend as the trend has crept its way north this year with Canadian retailers vying for a piece of the Black Friday pie.
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UWindsor Lance: Competition, the reason for the season
There’s debate over whether Windsor needs a second Santa Claus parade. Jon Liedtke says bring on more parades because the season is about the Three C’s of Christmas: capitalism, competition, and the Claus.
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UWindsor Lance: Polling the U.S. election from across borders
President Barack Obama won reelection in the 2012 USA election and The Lance’s Jon Liedtke spoke with US expats living in Canada about their votes.
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UWindsor Lance: Canadian enthusiasm towards the election
Canadian interest in the 2012 USA presidential was impressive, but Canucks should pay more attention to our politics than America’s.
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UWindsor Lance: Band AMPed up over cheating claims
AMP Magazine strips The Rowley Estate of winning status in music contest
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UWindsor Lance: Scare the Public into Eating Healthy
How to deal with obesity levels is a question being levied upon governments of all size and type. The question is more pressing to governments which provide a publicly funded healthcare system as the burden to provide support for the obese falls on all taxpaying citizens.
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UWindsor Lance: Windsor’s Forgotten Music Stars
Many Windsorites may overlook the fact that a large cohort of influential musicians and bands have ventured out of this city and into the national and international stage. Stretching back well over 100 years, Windsor has consistently produced notable musicians and acts that have influenced the larger musical community.
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UWindsor Lance: Paranormal City
What’s lurking in Windsor’s shadows
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UWindsor Lance: Going (pro) rogue
Just when the furor over Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s double prorogation had died down, McGuinty decided to employ the very same tactic to maintain control of a political situation before it devolved into scandal.
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UWindsor Lance: Occupy Windsor – a Year Later
It’s been a year since Occupy Windsor established an alternative community in Senator David Croll Park near City Hall, and while the encampment may be gone, there are many who still embody its spirit.
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UWindsor Lance: Nobel Peace Prize awarded to EU; hilarity ensues
The fact that the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the European is an affront to common sense. Having said this, it is essential to remember that we live not in a world where words have meanings, but rather, in a world in which words can be appropriated for specific purposes and definitions can…
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UWindsor Lance: Farm to Fork
Harvest tour of Windsor-Essex community gardens
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UWindsor Lance: MP Anders not shy to controversy
A quick trip over to Rob Anders Wikipedia page will reveal that there is an entire section dedicated to controversies surrounding the Conservative Calgary West MP.
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UWindsor Lance: Ville de gentrification
It is said that it takes a village to raise a child In Walkerville, it takes a community to raise a neighbourhood.
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UWINDSOR LANCE: A Pint with…The Nefidovs
The Lance had a beer with the band in the middle of a field behind their jam space out in Tecumseh.
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UWindsor Lance: Culture in the Core
Every Windsorite should experience the newly renovated Capitol Theatre and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra.
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UWindsor Lance: Life on the Dee List
Gerry Dee might play a teacher on the hit CBC show Mr. D, but in real life Dee has left the class clowns behind and taken to the comedy circuit himself.
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UWindsor Lance: Cinema Obscure
With indie movie theatres dropping out to cinema giants, what’s to become of dinner and a movie?
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UWindsor Lance: a Geography Lesson with Rob Ford
Did you hear that one about Rob Ford and a bunch of pissed off Windsorites? Toronto’s mayor demonstrates he doesn’t know where Windsor is.
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UWindsor Lance: To Orr is Human
UWSA president Kim Orr was accused of pocketing funds at a musical event, but the facts are murky. Where does the truth lie?
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UWindsor Lance: Body Mods
Exploring the lengths we go through to express ourselves through our bodies
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UWindsor Lance: Banned from City Hall
It’s been revealed that 64 residents are currently barred from entering both city hall and the adjacent 400 building. Based on media reports, it seems administration view these individuals as either a nuisance or serious threat. The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.
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UWindsor Lance: Waving the Flags of Special Interest Groups
If the city allows one group to fly a flag at City Hall should they allow another? Are all flags allowed, or is there a line? Who makes these decisions? It’s easier to just stick with official flags of government.
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UWindsor Lance: Nuclear and present danger?
You may or may not be aware of it, but there is a nuclear power plant located roughly 50 kilometres from the University of Windsor, and don’t worry, we have emergency preparedness plans for a meltdown…
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UWindsor Lance: Pride, not prejudice
Windsor Pride moves to include all on its 20th anniversary
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UWindsor Lance: What the Hell is going on at the Olympics?
Nationalism has played key role in controversy surrounding the 2012 London Olympics and Jon Liedtke opines on why.
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UWindsor Lance: marketing alcoholism; will eight be enough?
What is controversial about the Beer Store bringing back the carry cases (aside from the fact they are not environmentally friendly and Increase waste), is that it is advertised on the main panel, “Will 8 Be Enough?”
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UWindsor Lance: Electric Avenue
Living outside of the law may be over for e-bikers
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UWindsor Lance: National Pride- Celebrating Canada Day at Toronto Pride
Celebrating LGBTQ Canadians is an integral part of Canada Day
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UWindsor Lance: Is this the end of the Catholic School Board?
One of the greatest inequities perpetuated by the Ontario government is the public funding of the Catholic school system, argues Jon Liedtke.
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ourWindsor.ca: Learn about Willistead’s historical points
The City of Windsor is offering tours of Willistead Manor during the months of July and August and is inviting citizens to “step back in time and tour a link to Windsor’s past”.
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UWINDSOR LANCE: The Nefidovs w/ DJ Martin Deck
The UWindsor Lance hosts The Nefidovs w/ DJ Martin Deck for a live show at The Stumble Inn.
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UWindsor Lance: Canadian Club love
The Lance was invited to tour the Canadian Club Brand Centre and learn about Hiram Walker, his family, distillery, and the neighbourhood his whiskey built.
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UWindsor Lance: Everyday is Like (Bacon) Sundae?
The Burger King Bacon Sundae is launching in the United States only and Jon Liedtke opines on why Canadians deserve access to the new dessert.
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UWindsor Lance: Tornado Valley- not just in Kansas anymore
Is Tornado Alley shifting north towards Windsor? Some climate experts think so and that climate change is to blame.
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UWindsor Lance: Pack in the Cigarette Pack Warnings
OPINION: Cigarette package warning labels aren’t effective at lowering smoking rates and the government should let private businesses determine their own packaging.
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ourWindsor.ca: WindsorEats launches new design for culinary guide
Adriano Ciotoli and Pina Ciotoli, co-owners of WindsorEats, have launched a new design for their website.
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UWindsor Lance: Anti-protest legislation: Just when is enough, enough?
The right to protest is enshrined in the Charter, but what happens when government decides that continued dissent is no longer acceptable?
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UWindsor Lance: Macro News for Microbrews
With a re-launched brewery and a new microbrewery, Windsor’s brew offerings have doubled from zero for residents to wet their whistles.
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UWindsor Lance: Was Maghnieh a good man who made a terrible mistake?
Ward 10 city councillor Al Maghnieh is not resigning after improperly using his Windsor Public Library credit card for personal expenses. Jon Liedtke asks if he was a good man who made a terrible mistake.
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ourWindsor.ca: Opinion: My first encounter with the ‘Windsor Hum’
Jon Liedtke opines on the Windsor Hum for ourWindsor.ca.
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UWindsor Lance: Sink Your Teeth into Sandwich Town
Jon Liedtke dives into the history of Sandwich Town for the UWindsor Lance.
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UWindsor Lance: The Evolution of a Political Scandal
Windsor City Councillor Al Maghneigh has found himself in a political scandal after using a Windsor Public Library credit card for personal expenses.
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UWindsor Lance: What is the heart of Windsor?
Jon Liedtke asks, and answers, what the heart of Windsor is.
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ourWindsor.ca: Opinion: Telephone town hall participation inspiring
Jon Liedtke opines on The Windsor Hum telephone townhall for ourWindsor.ca
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WINDSOR MUSIC TANGLE aka WINDSOR ROCK WALL
In 2012 the owner of Phog Lounge, Tom Lucier, launched an art project called the Windsor Rock Wall that became the Windsor Music Tangle, connecting in a web of lines all the performers and bands that have played in Windsor.
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TORO Magazine: Interview with Michou
Jon Liedtke played trumpet with Michou at The Supermarket in Toronto, but first they stopped by TORO Magazine’s offices for an interview.
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