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From French farmers to the Battle of Windsor and absentee landlords Jon Liedtke FEATURES EDITOR ost Windsorites know that the city as we know it is the result of an amalgamation of a handful of former municipalities which occurred in 1935; indeed, “amalgamation” is a nicer word than the traditional “annex.” The history of Windsor— and the former municipalities which encompass it— is ripe for historians to read through. First Nations and Native American tribes first called this area home prior to European exploration and settlement. The French established the area as an agricultural settlement in 1749 and, to date,...
Lance writer H.G. Watson joins in the jam H.G. Watson FEATURES REPORTER “Tits over knees, over toes.” ’m on roller skates in the Windsor Armouries Sunday night desperately trying to figure out this position. Border City Brawlers training coach Jake Dimmick, or Ringo Deathstarr as he’s better known, is skating around me. “You need to get lower,” he said, pushing me. “You need to be shorter than I am right now!” A couple weeks prior, I had come up with a brilliant idea; join the Fresh Meat recruits at Windsor’s roller derby team, the Border City Brawlers. What better than...
Stephen Hargreaves NEWS EDITOR ince the explosion of street fashion blogs and the popularity of Bill Cunningham’s “On The Street” in the New York Times, some of the most exciting style at any fashion week is not on the runway, but on the street. “Everyone loves to dress up,” said Torontonian Marie Spencer, who arrived each day of fashion week even more glamorous and colourful than the day before. “Not everyone’s job lets them experiment with fashion, that’s why I love events like this, I’ll wear something a little mad and it makes people smile.” STAY TUNED ALL WEEK FOR...
Swapping the credit card for the revival of barter how to BARTER Know what you want: Simmons says the thing that holds people back is that they don’t know what they want in return. “Put out what you are looking for,” she said. It had big returns for one barterer on Swapisity; she scored a free laptop. Don’t undervalue your own skills: Figure out what you’re good at and use it to your advantage. You may even be able to barter for an item or skill you didn’t think you could use; people have swapped simply for help doing chores....
Toronto by rideshare, bus, train or plane: Time, cost and experience H.G. Watson FEATURES REPORTER with Stephen Hargreaves any of us hear the siren call of Toronto for many reasons; to visit family, work or just to have fun at a new bar. Sadly, there’s 400 km between Windsor and Toronto and limited ways to get there. So, which one to take? Is the train more comfortable than the bus? Is the speed of air travel worth going through security? Do you have a friend with a car? And most importantly, do you have enough money to get there? More...
Stop Online Piracy Act may █████ the Internet and will ████ whistle-blowing and █████ free speech H. G. Watson FEATURES REPORTER Jan. 18 may be infamously known as the day we couldn’t wiki as Wikipedia, along with many other popular websites, “blacked out” it’s services in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), bills that were working their way through the United States Congress. The mass of online protests postponed hearing of the bills for now, but it sparked a firestorm that began with the raiding of a popular online downloading website and...
Andrea Keelan FEATURES REPORTER magine your everyday life was full of constant distractions; as flicking through the channels on a television. This is a reality for many adults suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Growing up, most people probably recall at least one kid in his or her class that was diagnosed with ADHD. Once thought to be a development disorder that children could outgrow, researchers now know that ADHD behaviours often carry over into adulthood. According to the Centre for ADHD Awareness, Canada, 80 per cent of children with ADHD will still have the disorder when they reach adolescence....
UWindsor professor emeritus Peter Sale discusses the disappearance of coral reefs Andrea Keelan FEATURES REPORTER oral reefs may become the first ecosystem to become extinct because of environmental negligence, according to a noted ecologist and University of Windsor professor emeritus. On Nov. 3, approximately 130 students and Windsor residents attended a seminar at the university by Peter Sale called “Our Planet Does Not Have to Die.” The lecture discussed the disappearance of the world’s coral reefs, as well as other changes to ecology on a global scale. “The coral reef ecosystem is a marvelously rich, biologically truly amazing system. It...
From Hollywood to the streets of Windsor, zombies have taken over Andrea Keelan FEATURES WRITER Halloween isn’t the only time to don a zombie costume, as monster-inspired events rise up around the world, and Windsor is no exception. Approximately 1,000 people attended the fifth annual Windsor Zombie Walk held on Oct. 15. Windsor zombies were in various stages of decay as they shambled from the Detroit River up Ouellette Avenue to Wyandotte Street, lumbering after living spectators along the way. There were also ‘survivors’ and SWAT team members who managed to take out a few of the ghouls during the...