Three local beaches not recommended for swimming
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting three local beaches are not recommended for swimming.
Beach water quality testing has Colchester Beach, Holiday Beach, and Mettawas Beach listed as unsafe for swimming due to high levels of bacteria in the water that may pose a risk to your health.
Belle River Beach, Seacliff Beach, Point Pelee North West Beach, Cedar Beach, Cedar Island Beach and Sandpoint Beach all remain open and are safe for swimming.
No beaches are closed this week.
Photo Credit: WECHU Website
-
Ontario proposes two-per-cent raise for lower-paid education workers
Ontario is proposing to give education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees who make less than $40,000 a two-per-cent raise per year -
Suspect shot by police following weapons call in area of Wyandotte and Ouellette
Windsor Police say officers were called to the area of Wyandotte and Ouellette this afternoon for a call involving a person with a weapon, and confirm a suspect has been shot -
Amherstburg council to discuss compensation review
It's part of a commitment laid out in the 2017 Compensation Review, where administration included a plan to ensure a comprehensive market review was conducted at a minimum once every five years, to ensure the compensation plan remains competitive and relevant -
Border Chambers of Commerce join calls for removal of ArriveCan
Windsor-Essex Regional CEO Rakesh Naidu says the border measures are not only slowing down border crossings, but they're also having a deterrent effect on visitors from America -
Windsor and District Labour Council interested in aiding those running in the Municipal Election
The council will be evaluating candidates for office for the purpose of potentially endorsing them -
Canadian home sales slow further in July
Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales slowed further in July 2022 -
Forecast for Windsor-Essex for Monday, August 15, 2022
A mainly cloudy Monday is on tap with a 30 percent chance of showers -
Lawyers appeal Griner's Russian prison sentence
Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drugs possession -
Ontario Land Tribunal in favour of new housing development in Kingsville
Following a back and forth dispute between Brotto Development Corporation and the Town of Kingsville, the Ontario Land Tribunal has decided in favour of the construction of a three-story, 22-unit apartment building on Main Street
