Tag: Windsor Public Library
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Open the Book Bay Doors
On this show Jon, Melinda and Doug talk about a proposed portfolio system for Windsor councillors, a fresh coat of paint for a downtown eyesore, and a decision on the Jackson Park bandshell.
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Dan MacDonald Show (Thursday July 27, 2023)
STORMS, Windsor Star archive transfer to Windsor Public Library, Loblaws profits, AI spread disinfo, $2 billion in weed losses, & World Hepatitis Day.
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Windsor Star gifts archives to Windsor Public Library
Kieran McKenzie and Craig Pearson Windsor Star discuss the Windsor Star transferring ownership of the archives to the Windsor Public Library.
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THURSDAY ROUNDTABLE
The THURSDAY ROUNDTABLE discusses last night’s major storm & severe weather, Windsor Star gifting archives to Windsor, Loblaws profits, & AI spread disinfo.
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Windsor Public Library’s new tool lending program
Ward 3 city councillor Rino Bortolin and Windsor Public Library Board chair discusses the library’s new tool lending program.
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Rose City Politics: DonMerrifield.com
Rose City Politics dives into the latest updates on the Downtown Mission controversy, a new chief of staff for Mayor Dilkens, and new rules at the Windsor Public Library. There’s also a new Patreon coming for our fans! Listen to “DON MERRIFIELD DOT COM” on Spreaker.
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Rose City Politics: Blackburn News: Downtown Mission ‘appalled and shocked’ by city councillor’s comments
Blackburn News – Adelle Loiselle – March 3, 2020 The executive director of the Downtown Mission admitted he is “disgusted” that a city councillor advised residents not to donate to his organization after a plan to move into the Central Branch of the Windsor Public Library fell through. The comments came last Wednesday when Rino…
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Rose City Politics: Mission Impossible
The Rose City Politics panel discusses the sale of Windsor Public Library Central branch to the Downtown Mission with Councillor Bortolin, & county political drama. Listen to “Mission Impossible” on Spreaker.
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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: 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.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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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: 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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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: 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: 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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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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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.