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Natasha Marar Editor-in-Chief Fire and police officials descended on the University of Windsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research Tuesday afternoon in response to a suspected ethanol-induced fire in one the facility’s labs. Faculty, staff and students at GLIER were evacuated from the building at 2990 Riverside Dr. W. following...
Why the historic Walkerville Theatre is still for sale Natasha Marar Editor-in-Chief he curtains have remained closed at the near century old Walkerville Theatre for seven years, despite a plummeting price tag and an owner driven to sell. With the Palace Cinemas closing its doors on Jan. 8, and the...
City earmarks $2 million for Sandwich Town and Wyandotte streetscaping Gord Bacon ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR est Windsor will be getting a much needed facelift with over $2 million being doled out by the city for streetscaping in historic Sandwich Town and on Wyandotte Street West. During a west end ward...
Former Barenaked Lady opens up about mental illness, drugs and his future Stephen Hargreaves NEWS EDITOR s lead singer, guitarist and a primary songwriter of the Barenaked Ladies, Steven Page has written some of the most recognizable Canadian songs of all time, but there has always been something dark beneath...
Stephen Hargreaves NEWS EDITOR ast year, Windsor shattered its 21-year rainfall record. The icon of a rain cloud seemed to be a permanent fixture over our city on weather maps in 2011, receiving over 1,500 millimetres of rain, breaking the previous record of 1,121 millimetres, set in 1990, according to...
Gord Bacon ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR ost of the occupy movement’s spawned by Occupy Wall Street have been dispersed at the end of a baton, but after eight weeks of enduring the elements and public scrutiny, Occupy Windsor announced it’s moving forward and leaving the camp behind peacefully on Dec. 9....
Chamber of Commerce nominate three alumni for new award Stephen Hargreaves NEWS EDITOR hree University of Windsor alumni are being recognized for their professional and personal achievements as finalists in the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce’s new Rising Star award. During a press conference Tuesday, the Chamber of Commerce announced...
UWindsor recognizes National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women M.N. Malik LANCE WRITER rganizations dedicated to ending violence against women marked the 22 year anniversary of the massacre at Montreal’s École Polytechnique with a ceremony at the CAW Student Centre last Tuesday. The University of Windsor Womyn’s...
International students have a slice of western tradition Stephen Hargreaves NEWS EDITOR he Host for the Holidays campaign offers international students at the University of Windsor, who often cannot make the trip home for the winter break, an opportunity to enjoy a traditional holiday celebration with local community members. “There...