Tag: Windsor
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New East Windsor housing developments up for debate
Ward 9 councillor Angelo Marignani discusses housing development proposals for Ward 7 and how to balance the need for more housing with residents’ concerns.
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Majority of Essex County municipalities against regional waste and organics collection
Ward 9 councillor Kieran McKenzie discusses what the majority of Essex County municipalities voting against regional waste and organics collection means.
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Importance of seasonal workers to Windsor Essex
Ken Forth, President of Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services discusses the importance of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program regionally.
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Windsor’s Biggest Super Pizza
Dean Litster, owner of Armando’s Amherstburg discusses making the BIGGEST WINDSOR SUPER PIZZA he’s ever seen: 8 FEET LONG!
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Councillor Agostino on the 2023 Councillor Cup volleyball tournament & making council fun
Ward 3 Councillor Renaldo Agostino discusses the 2023 Councillor Cup volleyball tournament and making city council fun.
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Tuesday Roundtable
Tuesday’s Roundtable discusses grocery price stabilization, 5 o’clock drinks, federal government priorities, & what happened in Windsor Essex this weekend.
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Does spray painting an eyesore house help downtown?
Ward 3 city councillor Renaldo Agostino discusses 841 Ouellette Ave.’s transformation from a rundown eyesore into a work of art & the ensuing conversation.
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Is removing garbage pickup from alleys smart?
Windsor’s Ward 4 city councillor Mark McKenzie discusses city council approving an RFP to look at removing alleyway garbage.
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Musings before a convoy trial
The gaslighting is overwhelming. No, the convoy & blockades weren’t peaceful, democratic, or just, & weren’t as Canadian as Nanaimo bars or Butter Tarts…
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Windsor Regional Hospital CEO on hospital COVID Outbreak Confirmation
Windsor Regional Hospital CEO and President David Musyj provides an update on the recent COVID outbreak at Windsor Regional Hospital’s Ouellette Campus.
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Tornado hits Windsor, Tecumseh and Lakeshore
Dr. David Sills Executive Director of the Northern Tornadoes Project discusses the recent news of tornadoes in Windsor, Tecumseh and Lakeshore.
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Mike Moffatt: Windsor facing Canada’s hardest housing challenges
Mike Moffatt (Founding Director of PLACE Centre at the Smart Prosperity Institute) discusses Windsor facing Canada’s hardest housing challenges.
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FRIDAY ROUNDTABLE with Gavin Booth & Kristen Siapas
The Roundtable discusses a memorial service for Windsor’s Feather Hat Guy, the Peace Fountain missing its finale, and arts and culture funding in Windsor Essex.
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Windsor and community partners working to address homeless encampments
Matt Johnson (director of programs and services for the Downtown Mission) discusses Windsor and community partners addressing homeless encampments.
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THURSDAY ROUNDTABLE
The Roundtable discusses an LCBO data breach, Barbie becoming WB top domestic movie ever, a new homeless encampment, and a new report on the housing crisis.
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WEDNESDAY ROUNDTABLE
Wednesday’s Roundtable discusses the Nurse Police Team, social assistance needing to rise $17k annually, a councillor’s pay suspended, & rising dental fees.
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Should cities be in the entertainment business?
Ward 3 city councillor and event pro Renaldo Agostino discusses whether cities should be in the entertainment business.
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MONDAY ROUNDTABLE
Monday’s Roundtable discusses the 2003 Blackout, FORD FEST WINDSOR, ZELLERS returns to YQG, & a Detroit woman found a live frog in her salad!
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Toronto pilot project allows alcohol in certain parks
Adriano Ciotoli, co-owner of Windsor Eats discusses a Toronto pilot project allowing public alcohol consumption in 27 parks & if it could happen in Windsor.
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Curling appears poised to move to WFCU CENTRE from Roseland
Terry Fink, Future of Curling in Windsor-Essex committee member discusses a report recommending moving curling from Roseland to the WFCU Centre.
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Potential curling move of curling from Roseland to WFCU Centre prompts concerns from Riverside Skating Club
Peiling Huang, Riverside Skating Club president discuss Windsor admin recommending moving curling from Roseland curling club to the WFCU Centre.
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LIVE AND LOCAL (July 29, 2023)
City administration ignores council direction on alleys, crime severity down in Windsor, & UWindsor studies freshwater fish decline.
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City administration ignores council direction on alley standards
Ward 2 councillor Fabio Costante discusses an alley standards committee he motioned that was approved & never formed because admin deemed it unnecessary.
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The Dan MacDonald Show (July 28, 2023)
Failing housing target, police & hospital program ongoing, affordability, Trump legal woes, US UFOS, cops nab Phog B&E suspect, Windsor Pizza Party, & WIFF.
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Windsor Police catch Phog Lounge B&E suspect
Tom Lucier (Owner Phog Lounge) discusses police catching the culprit responsible for the vandalism, damage, and botched robbery he suffered months ago.
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AM800 FRIDAY ROUNDTABLE with Lorraine Goddard & Kieran McKenzie
Friday’s Roundtable discusses Windsor missing housing target, police & hospital partnership continuing, housing affordability, & Trump’s legal woes expand.
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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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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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Dan MacDonald Show (July 26, 2023)
COVID inquiry, cabinet shuffle, West-Nile, all-way stops, Higher Ground Music & Arts Festival, Windsor & Anishinabek police exchange, & top marks at HDGH.
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Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Receives Highest Accreditation Designation
Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH) CEO & president discusses being accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest designation with Accreditation Canada.
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WEDNESDAY ROUNDTABLE
WEDNESDAY’S ROUNDTABLE discusses if Canada needs a COVID inquiry, a federal cabinet shuffle, West Nile detected locally, & all-way stops.
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Dan MacDonald Show (7/25/23)
All-way stops, a garbage collection pilot, new Windsor Spitfires coach, the world’s worst drivers, working in cannabis, and LGBT foster families needed!
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Shortage of interest prompts Children’s Aid Society to seek diverse families ahead of Windsor Essex Pride Fest
Rebecca Ross, Windsor Essex Children’s Aid Society foster family recruiter discusses recruiting diverse 2SLGBTQ+ families with the foster family shortage.
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The Politics of All-Way Stops
Stephen Kaputsa (former Windsor Transportation planner) & Ward 2 Councillor Fabio Costante discuss city admin wanting stricter approvals for all-way stops.
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TUESDAY ROUNDTABLE
THE TUESDAY ROUNDTABLE discusses all-way stops, moving garbage collection, a new Windsor Spitfires head coach, & the world’s worst drivers are…DETROITERS.
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Essex, Waterloo, Durham and Ottawa face ambulance pressures; province won’t release offload delay data
Bruce Krauter, Chief, Essex-Windsor EMS joins AM800 CKLW’s Jon Liedtke to discuss ambulance pressures in Windsor Essex and how things stand today.
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Ontario Liberal leadership candidate Nate Erskine-Smith
Ontario Liberal leadership candidate Nate Erskine-Smith discusses his campaign for Ontario Liberal Party leader and Ontario premier.
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FRIDAY ROUNDTABLE
Fabio Costante & Bobby Russon discuss a Windsor police noise & traffic blitz, an illegal mushroom store that won’t close, alley cleanliness, & Safe Beds.
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STRONG MAYOR POWERS debate with Councillor Kieran McKenzie & MPP Andrew Dowie
Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie & Windsor Ward 9 councillor Kieran McKenzie discuss whether STRONG MAYOR POWERS are necessary.
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City Building with Kristin Siapas: Parks, Programming, & Funding
Kristen Siapas discusses her free Jazz in the Park music series, funded by the City of Windsor Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund Grant, & the role of parks.
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WEDNESDAY ROUNDTABLE
Ryan Richardson, Gail Robertson & Mel Lucier on GOAT vs. BEAST, Windsor’s stalled anti-racism initiative, the largest cruise ship, & THREADS vs. Twitter.
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CTV Windsor: Jon Liedtke interviewed about Windsor illegal psilocybin dispensary
FunGuyz mushroom dispensary seeks a pathway to legalization for psilocybin akin to cannabis. Jon Liedtke opines for CTV Windsor.
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TUESDAY ROUNDTABLE
Sherry Bondy & Greg Lemay discuss Pierre Poilievre & Danielle Smith photographed with a STRAIGHT PRIDE shirt, green energy, money worries, & shared roads.
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SHOULD PERMANENT PATIOS BECOMES THE NEW NORMAL?
Ward 3 City Councillor Renaldo Agostino discusses says the benefits far outweigh the risks for permanent patios at businesses throughout Windsor.
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MONDAY ROUNDTABLE with authors and writers Christian LaForet and Vanessa Sheilds
Monday’s roundtable discusses Canada’s military spending, Windsor as Canada’s 7th safest city, banning certain home sales to the rich, & patio permanency.
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MPP Andrew Dowie on Ontario paying one-third of all EV deals
Windsor Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie discusses Ontario paying one-third of production subsidies (to $15Billion) for ALL Ontario EV investments, past & present.
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West-end homeless encampment removed & what’s needed to help those in need
Windsor Ward 2 councillor Fabio Costante discusses a homeless encampment clearing & how to reduce homelessness & Windsor’s affordable housing waitlist.
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Additional Windsor police downtown could negatively impact marginalized communities
Leslie McCurdy, chair Black Council of Windsor Essex discusses why a downtown Windsor police campaign could negative impact marginalized communities.
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Windsor jobless rate drops while national economy adds jobs & jobless rate increase
JUSTIN FALCONER, CEO of Workforce Windsor Essex, joins to discuss Windsor’s jobless rate dropping to 5.8% from 6.5%.
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FRIDAY ROUNDTABLE
FRIDAY ROUNDTABLE WITH Friday Roundtable with Ward 2 Councillor Fabio Costane, Ryan T. Richardson and Don Merrifield Jr.
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WINDSOR’S FIRST GSA ORGANIZER DISCUSSES FIGHTING FOR STUDENT RIGHTS
Joey Wright discusses fighting for student 2SLGBTQI+ rights when he started the region’s first Gay Straight Alliance and needed support for students.
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PREMIER FORD EXTENDS STRONG MAYOR LEGISLATION TO WINDSOR
Windsor Ward 2 City Councillor Fabio Costante shares his thoughts on the Strong Mayor Legislation coming to Windsor.
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City of Windsor boat trips to Peche Island return
Ward 7 Councillor Angelo Marignani joins to discuss the resumption of City of Windsor boat service to Peche Island.
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Downtown cleanup with Councillor Renaldo Agostino
Ward 3 city councillor Renaldo Agostino is asking residents and business owners to roll up their sleeves and help him clean up alleys downtown…literally.
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Free training for autoworkers post-EV Plant construction pause
Flavio Volpe, APMA Canada president, discusses managing a provincially funded paid job placement program to find full-time auto jobs for 360 people.
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AM800 CKLW: Ontario announces new energy storage & gas-fired generation
Justin Rangooni (Energy Storage Canada) discusses Ontario electric demand growth & fossil fuel-reliant industries shifting to electricity.
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AM800 CKLW: FRIDAY ROUNDTABLE
Kristen Siapas and Vanessa Shields discuss Peel Region divorce, councillor Francis’ marina dreams, Windsor police officer convoy donation, & Cineplex fees.
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AM800 CKLW: Will WINDSOR EXPRESS be in new BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE?
Basketball Super League President David Magley wherever Windsor Express plays their games, Windsor deserves a team in the new league.
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AM800 CKLW: THURSDAY ROUNDTABLE
Megan Ball Rigden and Jeff Denomme discuss Stellantis developments, LGBTQ hate and violence getting lawmakers notice, and an Ontario Auditor General report showing concern about local water and air quality.
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AM800 CKLW: Ward 2 Fabio Costante responds to landlord complaints about rental bylaw licensing pilot
Windsor passed a residential rental bylaw licensing pilot for wards 1 & 2, and Ward 2 councillor Fabio Costante responds to landlord complaints.
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STRATCANN: Crossborder cannabis: Detroit to Windsor
Windsor has historically been known as Sin City due to rum running, strip clubs, & other more socially permissive entertainment in Canada than the US, so it was no surprise that when cannabis was legalized, entrepreneurs saw a budding opportunity.
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AM800 CKLW: CITY BUILDING: Improving Arts Funding
Windsor Artists Exchange members Elliott Hale & Austin Di Pietro discuss arts funding, artist collaboration, and how it contributes to good city building.
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AM800 CKLW: Dan MacDonald ROUNDTABLE with Lori Baldassi, Ryan T. Richardson, & Dan Gemus
The Dan MacDonald Show Roundtable discusses Silver City vandalism & theft, Meta maybe blocking news access, & Adventure Bay’s March Break “hours”.
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AM800 CKLW: History of Windsor women in professional wrestling
Jamie Greer, author of History of Professional Wrestling in Windsor Ontario joins to discuss the history of Windsor women in professional wrestling.
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AM800 CKLW: WindsorEats’ 2023 St. Patrick’s Day Guide
WindsorEats co-owner Adriano Ciotoli joins to discuss St. Patrick’s Day in Windsor for 2023.
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AM800 CKLW: Revitalizing Downtown Roundtable
Dan MacDonald, Greg Lemay and Jon Liedtke discuss Revitalizing downtown, The Downtown Mission, & downtown problems.
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AM800 CKLW: Opioid Alert Issued After 11 ER overdose visits
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit flagging 11 opioid overdose ER visits last week, & councillor and health unit board member Renaldo Agostino discusses.
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AM800 CKLW: Armando’s Amherstburg’s Pizza March Madness
Armando’s Amherstburg is going head-to-head against itself and pitting special pies against one another & owner Dean Litster joins to discuss.
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AM800 CKLW: Author Stephen Marche, On Writing and Failure!
Stephen Marche, the author of On Writing and Failure! joins to discuss his book and its launch at Biblioasis in Windsor Ontario.
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Ward 2 Fabio Costante on council reaffirming CTS location
Ward 2 city councillor Fabio Costante opinies on council reaffirming the SafePoint CTS location.
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AM800 CKLW: Fabio Costante on city council reaffirming SafePoint CTS support
Ward 2 city councillor & health unit chair Fabio Costante joins to discuss council reaffirming SafePoint CTS support, ensuring it opens without delay or interruptions.
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ROSE CITY POLITICS: MP Kusmierczyk says Mayor’s flooding funding claims unfounded & feds funded region at unprecedented national levels
MP Kusmierczyk says Mayor Dilkens’ flooding funding claims unfounded and the federal government has funded the region at unprecedented national levels.
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What does your compassionate Windsor look like?
Are Windsor’s only options to deal with vandalism & homelessness either tough on crime or path of atonement. What does your compassionate Windsor look like?
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WINDSOR EXPRESS hosting student trades expo
Dartis Willis, owner of The Windsor Express joins AM800 CKLW’s Lisa Williams and Jon Liedtke to discuss Windsor Express hosting a student trades expo.
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Hamilton gets a “Bus Barn”? Why not “Garage Mahal”?
Hamilton issues bids for a $300mil transit “Bus Barn” garage that Mayor Dilkens calls a “Garage Mahal” for Windsor. Transit Windsor needs it; so what gives?
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Downtown: Positivity, platitudes, & panes (of glass)
In Windsor there are two groups fighting to make a better city and community for us to live in: those who want to confront reality and those who want to hide from it.
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Federal Government covers Windsor’s Ambassador Bridge Blockade costs
Windsor Tecumseh MP, Irek Kusmiercyk and Ward 2 City Councillor Fabio Costante discuss the blockade reimbursement and 2022 year in review.
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Hey AI, write a story about Windsor Ontario Canada by Werner Herzog
A ChatGBT story about Windsor Ontario written by Werner Herzog
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Windsor restaurant woes & the need to support local
Adriano Ciotoli, co-owner Windsor Eats joins AM800 CKLW’s Jon Liedtke to discuss Windsor restaurant woes & the need to support local now more than ever.
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MP Masse on Windsor’s Ambassador Bridge Blockade reimbursement
Windsor-West MP Brian Masse discusses his demand to the federal government to reimburse Windsor $5.7 million spent on the Ambassador Bridge Blockade.
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Five largest healthcare unions declare SOS for public hospitals
Jackie Walker, Nursing Division President at SEIU Healthcare discusses a public hospital network collapse and the largest healthcare unions calling SOS.
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RCP SHOW: Stay in your lane, Sartori
Don, Jon and Doug talk about municipal governance reform in Ontario and the inauguration of a new council.
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“The Anguish of War” by local author Reverend Gene Lotz
Local author Reverend Gene Lotz discusses his new book about World War 1, “The Anguish of War”.
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NHL lessons for local hockey teams
Lee Harris, Skating Consultant for the Columbus Blue Jackets discusses his return to Windsor to offer free coaching to local hockey teams.
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RCP SHOW: The Shadowy Cabal
Don, Jon, and Doug roll the dice and talk ward politics, and cover the latest developments in the Mayor’s race.
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CTV WINDSOR: Advance polls offer drive-thru voting
Windsor residents can begin casting their votes in the upcoming municipal election this week, with advance polls opening up Wednesday. The first of eight early voting opportunities opens at 10 a.m. Oct. 5 at the Capri Pizzeria Recreation Complex, closing at 8 p.m. When the weekend rolls around, voters can head to Mic Mac Park…
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What is the line between newsworthiness and exploitation?
Yesterday I posted on social media that I was faced with an internal debate after coming into possession of video footage of an altercation between Windsor Police & a now deceased suspect who was wielding a machete at the public in the downtown core. The video clearly shows police shooting the suspect and him falling…
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SURGE 105.1: Zellers is Coming Back and the Memes Have Been Epic
It was announced Zellers will be making a comeback! There will be a Zellers section in The Bay. The nostalgia is real and the memes have been epic!
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Riverside DRIVE isn’t for pedestrians, and it shows
While walking to and from the riverfront today I noticed something interesting at the intersection of Ouellette and Riverside Drive. It might not be obvious at first glance, but when you notice it, it’s unmissable and clearly intentional. Have you noticed what I’m talking about? It’s the lack of crosswalk buttons on all four corners.…
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Walkerville residents to take condo project to Ontario Land Tribunal
Rino Bortolin, Ward 3 City Councillor & Development & Heritage Committee chair discusses Walkerville residents seeking Ontario’s Land Tribunal input.
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Megahospitals: A look at Windsor and Ottawa
Damian Piper, podcast producer for The Fulcrum discusses comparisons between two Ontario megahospital projects in Ottawa and Windsor.
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Invest Windsor-Essex CEO Mackenzie on the 700 new jobs at Stellantis-LG EV battery plant
Invest Windsor-Essex CEO Stephen Mackenzie discusses the 700 new jobs scheduled for the new Stellantis-LG EV battery plant & what it means for the economy.
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Interim Windsor Police Chief Bellaire on the Super Bowl Lanes shooting
Interim Windsor Police Chief Jason Bellaire discusses the recent shooting at Super Bowl Lanes and the precautions that are being taken for that area.
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Public Safety Minister Mendicino on the 2022 federal budget, Ambassador Bridge Blockade & his Windsor roots
Canada’s Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino discusses the 2022 Federal Budget, Ambassador Bridge Blockade, and his Windsor roots.
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Denver Colorado sends social workers instead of police to low-risk calls. Can that work here?
Rino Bortolin (Ward 3 city councillor) discusses Denver Colorado sending social workers instead of police to low-risk calls & if that can exist here.
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Flavio Volpe on what an EV Battery Plant means for Windsor Essex
Flavio Volpe (president APMA Canada) joins Jon Liedtke on AM800 CKLW to discuss what the Stellantis-LGES Battery Plant means for Windsor Essex.
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AM800: DAN MACDONALD: CITY WAITING ON HEALTH CANADA TO ADDRESS BACKYARD CANNABIS GROW ODOURS
Am800’s Dan MacDonald invited Jon Liedtke to join him on The Dan MacDonald show to discuss the City of Windsor holding back on whether to address backyard cannabis smell concerns following a Health Canada pubic input period.
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AM800: Dan MacDonald Show: COLORADO JUST PASSED A SLEW OF GROUNDBREAKING DRUG REFORM LAWS
COLORADO JUST PASSED A SLEW OF GROUNDBREAKING DRUG REFORM LAWS. Is this where Ontario is heading?
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WINDSOR’S COUNTRY: Is The Infamous Windsor BUSH BANDIT Back??
Windsor’s Penis Bush Bandit is back after 7 years and after I snapped a photo of it, Morgan Ryan from Windsor’s County to talk about the discovery.
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BLACKBURN: Windsor pot business clears up confusion over licencing
In a media release sent out Friday, Higher Limits co-owner Jon Liedtke sought to clear up confusion with a similar-sounding company that has filed applications to open pot stores in Essex County and Chatham-Kent.
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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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Rose City Politics: Atlas Shrugs at the Wall
Doug “Data” Sartori, Sarah Morris, and Jon Liedtke perch up at Meteor in downtown Windsor, across from the Capitol Theatre and a stones throw from Phog, to discuss Ojibway Prairie Complex LPAT, Lakeshore billionaire Barry Zekelman’s Atlas Tube being involved in Trump’s border wall, and compare Toronto’s record setting year for tech investment with Windsor’s.…
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AM800: The Dan MacDonald Show – Roundtable Friday
AM800 CKLW’s The Dan MacDonald Show Friday Roundtable with Ward 3 Councillor Rino Bortolin, Wetech CEO Yvonne Pilon, and Jon Liedtke
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Rose City Politics: Short-Term Stays and Long-Term Solutions
This week on the show Sarah, Don, Jon and Doug talk AirBnB, the ward 7 by-election, cannabis and housing. Listen to “Short-Term Stays and Long-Term Solutions” on Spreaker.
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AM800: Dan MacDonald Show: Ontario Cannabis Lounge Consultations
Jon Liedtke joins Dan MacDonald to talk about Ontario government cannabis lounge consultations which could allow onsite cannabis edible sale & consumption.
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Rose City Politics: Downtown and Ward 7 By-election
Broadcasting from the new studio The Meteor, the regular panel discusses downtown issues and the Ward 7 byelection, including Ken Lewenza’s potential entry. Listen to “The Kenpire Strikes Back” on Spreaker. Our regular panel includes Doug Sartori, Pat Papadeas, Don Merrified, and Jon Liedtke! Please support Rose City Politics by becoming a Patreon subscriber: https://www.patreon.com/RoseCityPolitics…
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Rose City Politics: Talent Attraction and Retention Strategies – WFWE
We are joined by Julian Villafuerte to talk about his research into talent attraction and retention strategies. Listen to “Talent Attraction and Budget Reactions” on Spreaker. Our regular panel includes Doug Sartori, Sarah Morris, Don Merrified, and Jon Liedtke! Please support Rose City Politics by becoming a Patreon subscriber: https://www.patreon.com/RoseCityPolitics* Live from the Kitchen Studios…
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Rose City Politics: Pre-Budget Episode
We are joined by guest panelists Frazier Fathers and Melinda Munro to talk about Windsor’s 2020 budget documents. Our regular panel includes Doug Sartori, Sarah Morris, Don Merrified, and Jon Liedtke! Listen to “Pre Budget 2020” on Spreaker. Please support Rose City Politics by becoming a Patreon subscriberLive from the Kitchen Studios @ Rino’s KitchenKind…
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Rose City Politics: Mayor Dilkens and the Ring
Listen to “Mayor Dilkens and The Ring” on Spreaker. This episode of Rose City Politics the regular panel welcomes Dr. Bonnie Stewart, from the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Education; Dr. Natalie Delia Deckard, Department. of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology; and Mita Williams from Leddy Library to the Kitchen Studios above Rino’s Kitchen and Ale…
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Rose City Politics: 2020 Episode 1: A New Host
Tonight on the show, we welcome our new panelist, Jon Liedtke! We get to know his background in politics and then jump into a discussion on the last decade in Windsor. From there, news du jour on collecting DNA at the border and new business investments in the core. Listen to “2020 Episode I: A…
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WINDSOR STAR: It may be legal, but it’s not protected: pot plant thefts growing
Lindsay Charlton – Sep 26, 2019 While the legalization of cannabis may have eliminated some drug-related crimes — another may be budding for green thumbs. In the early hours of Sept. 15, someone snuck into a Colchester man’s backyard wearing what appears to be a balaclava and stole four of his legal pot plants —…
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CBC WINDSOR: Why cannabis tourism isn’t flying high in Canada
Cannabis marketing should be treated more like alcohol, less like tobacco, says expert
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AM800 CKLW: The Afternoon News – Windsor Is Getting a Pot Shop
An applicant for a proposed store at 545 Ouellette Avenue has been selected in the provincial lottery. Jon Liedtke, former owner of Higher Limits, gives his thoughts on the decision.
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NATIONAL OBSERVER: Politicians can block you on Twitter. But should they?
In the era of social media, Canadians have more access to their elected officials than ever before. But, there is no legal precedent or policy enforcement in Canada that guides when an elected official can —or cannot — block a constituent.
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BLACKBURN: Ed The Sock is coming to Windsor
Ed The Sock, perhaps the most famous piece of clothing, will perform at Imperial Windsor on Ouellette Avenue March 15. It is part of the puppet’s cross-country “War on Stupid” tour.
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AM800: HIGHER LIMITS IN DOWNTOWN WINDSOR TO CLOSE ITS DOORS
Higher Limits cannabis lounge in downtown Windsor is closing its doors and the co-owner is blaming the Ford government.
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CBC RADIO CANADA (FRENCH): Un salon de marijuana thérapeutique ferme ses portes à Windsor
Le salon Higher Limits du centre-ville de Windsor a annoncé jeudi qu’il fermerait ses portes définitivement d’ici la fin de l’année en raison de la nouvelle réglementation provinciale qui favorise un Ontario sans fumée.
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CTV Windsor: Higher Limits to close due to new provincial regulations
A downtown marijuana lounge has announced it is closing. Higher Limits will shut its doors at the end of 2018.
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BLACKBURN NEWS: No concern in Windsor about legal pot in Michigan
It is now legal to light up in Windsor’s American neighbour, but cannabis advocates are not expecting much of a change.
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BLACKBURN NEWS: Medical cannabis lounge to close its doors
Citing government regulations, a medical cannabis lounge in Windsor’s downtown core has announced that it will be closing.
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CBC WINDSOR: Medical cannabis lounge Higher Limits closing due to Ont. regulations
Changes to Ontario’s smoking laws have forced a medical cannabis lounge in downtown Windsor to shut down.
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okanaganz.com: Exploring Higher Limits
Twinkies are only $1.11 at Canada’s largest cannabis lounge. But that’s not why most members enjoy Higher Limits. The space bills itself as a safe place to “connect existing medical cannabis users with both new users and the…cannabis community overall.”
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DETROIT FREE PRESS: Recreational marijuana to be legal nationwide in Canada on Wednesday
Jon Liedtke, owner of Higher Limits cannabis lounge, talks about a place to smoke legal cannabis in downtown Windsor.
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THE DETROIT NEWS: Windsor lights up in celebration of legal marijuana
Spirits were high Wednesday as hundreds passed through the doors of medical marijuana lounges near the city’s downtown. Celebratory music blared from outside one parking lot as some hawked T-shirts to mark the moment.
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AM800 CKLW: PROVINCE DETAILS THE PLACES YOU CAN SMOKE POT
Ontario residents will be able to smoke recreational cannabis wherever the smoking of tobacco is permitted.
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AM800: PROVINCE DETAILS THE PLACES YOU CAN SMOKE POT
Ontario residents will be able to smoke recreational cannabis wherever the smoking of tobacco is permitted.
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AM800: WINDSOR MARIJUANA ACTIVIST APPLAUDS DECISION OVER POT SALES
The co-owner of Higher Limits in downtown Windsor is applauding the new Ford government’s decision to allow private retailers to sell cannabis in Ontario.
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WINDSOR STAR: Windsor won’t say no to pot — Mayor Dilkens
Windsor won’t say no to private pot retailers once such sales become legal in Ontario next April, Mayor Drew Dilkens told the Star Tuesday.
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BLACKBURN NEWS: Possible Pot Privatization Interests Windsor Business Owner
Blackburn News – Mark Brown – July 30, 2018 A Windsor businessman thinks the potential private sale of recreational cannabis is a bold step for the province. A report published Friday by The Globe and Mail and VICE News indicated that the Ford majority government in Ontario would allow for sales of recreational marijuana by private businesses. An official…
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AM800: CONDOLENCES CONTINUE TO POUR IN FOR MARK BOSCARIOL
A well-known Windsor business owner has died. 51-year-old Mark Boscariol passed away suddenly on Thursday.
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AM800: WINDSOR VAPING LOUNGE OWNER WELCOMES FORD GOVERNMENT PAUSE
A hold on tougher provincial regulations for vaping and smoking is being welcomed by the owner of a Windsor vaping lounge.
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WINDSOR STAR: Essex pot store vows to reopen after Friday raid by OPP officers
Windsor pot activist Jon Liedtke, who co-owns Higher Limits cannabis lounge catering to medicinal marijuana users, said Ontario is “woefully unprepared” for pot’s legalization
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BLACKBURN: Integrity Commissioner Rules On Social Media Complaint Against Windsor’s Mayor
Windsor’s Integrity Commissioner, Bruce Elman considers the case closed, but the resident who made a complaint against Mayor Drew Dilkens is not so sure.
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CTV WINDSOR: Integrity commissioner closes social media case against Windsor mayor
Higher Limits owner Jon Liedtke is pondering his next move following a response from the city’s integrity commissioner.
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CBC WINDSOR: Matter ‘unresolved’ after integrity commissioner closes social media case against Windsor mayor: complainant
Mayor Drew Dilkens said he blocked Jon Liedtke because of ‘belligerent behaviour amounting to trolling’
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BLACKBURN NEWS: Cannabis Lounge Operator Relieved New Rules On Hold
The owner of a Windsor cannabis lounge is relieved the province is putting rules that would have made his business illegal on hold.
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WINDSOR STAR: Province pauses new rules outlawing cannabis lounges for medical users
Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care told the Star Tuesday it is pausing new rules banning cannabis smoking or vaping in a wide range of places, after they took effect July 1.
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CBC WINDSOR: New rules outlaw cannabis lounges, Windsor owner refuses to shut down
New provincial rules have outlawed cannabis lounges designed for medical users as of July 1, but one owner in Windsor, Ont. refuses to shut down.
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YAHOO FINANCE: Canadian marijuana shops prepare for big business
Canadian lawmakers voted to make marijuana legal. Marijuana supporters are calling the vote historic.
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WXYZ DETROIT: Canadian marijuana shops prepare for big business
Canadian lawmakers voted to make marijuana legal. Marijuana supporters are calling the vote historic.
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CBC WINDSOR: Stormy Daniels’ Windsor visit postponed
A porn actress at the centre of a legal battle involving U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed a visit to Windsor, Ont., next week.
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AM800: STORMY DANIELS POSTPONES APPEARANCE IN WINDSOR
Stormy Daniels has postponed her appearance in Windsor. The porn star and former Playboy playmate was scheduled to make an appearance at Higher Limits Cannabis Lounge and Cheetah’s on June 13.
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BLACKBURN: Windsor’s Integrity Commissioner Receives More Complaints
Two more complaints have been filed to Integrity Commissioner, Bruce Elman, one against Mayor Drew Dilkens, from Higher Limits co-owner Jon Liedtke regarding the mayor blocking him on social media.
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AM800 CKLW: OFFICIAL COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST WINDSOR’S MAYOR
Downtown Windsor business owner Jon Liedtke filed a complaint Wednesday against Mayor Drew Dilkens claiming Dilkens is violating the city’s Code of Conduct by blocking him on Twitter.
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CBC WINDSOR: Dilkens ‘looks forward’ to integrity commissioner review of his social media practices
Jon Liedtke says Mayor Dilkens has blocked him and others on Twitter, Facebook
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WINDSOR STAR: Stormy Daniels, embroiled in scandal, lawsuits with U.S. President Trump, to appear in Windsor
Chris Thompson • Windsor Star – May 08, 2018 Stormy Daniels, the American porn star at the centre of a scandal and lawsuits involving U.S. President Donald Trump, will be making an appearance in Windsor next month. A Stormy Night in Windsor will see Daniels appearing at two local venues, Higher Limits Cannabis Lounge and Cheetah’s of…
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CTV WINDSOR: Adult film star Stormy Daniels coming to Windsor
Adult film star Stormy Daniels is coming to Windsor.
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AM800: STORMY DANIELS TO MAKE APPEARANCE IN WINDSOR
One of the most notorious names from the news headlines is set to make a stop in Windsor. Stormy Daniels will make an appearance at Higher Limits Cannabis Lounge and Cheetah’s next month.
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CBC WINDSOR: Stormy Daniels coming to Windsor in June
Stormy Daniels is coming to Windsor on June 13. The porn actress — who says she had a sexual encounter with Donald Trump in 2006 — will be participating in a tell-all conversation at Higher Limits from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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CBC WINDSOR: No pot tourism strategy for Windsor-Essex until guidelines set, says tourism agency
As people across Canada prepare for recreational cannabis to become legal later this year the regional tourism agency for Windsor-Essex says it has no strategy until operational guidelines are set.
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BIZ X MAGAZINE: Cannabis Lounge’s Day of Action
Time is ticking until the Attorney General’s March 5th consultation on lounges is due, this is the very last week that you can have your say on proposed places of use in Ontario. As such, lounge owners are holding a Day of Action for Lounges on March 1st. Several lounges across Ontario are taking action, find out what you…
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WINDSOR INDEPENDENT: Jon Liedtke asks Ontario Premier Wynne if she’ll license cannabis lounges
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne visited Windsor Ontario and I asked her for Windsor Independent whether she would license Higher Limits or other cannabis lounges for onsite sale & consumption of cannabis like how the AGCO licenses establishments.
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BLACKBURN NEWS: Pot Advocates Seek Parity With Alcohol
The owner of a local business wants to put legal pot availability on a level playing field with alcohol and tobacco.
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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: 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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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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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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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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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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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: 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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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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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 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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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.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: 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 a