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Lasalle named 3rd safest community in Canada
Posted on Friday, July 30, 2021 08:50 AM
LaSalle, Ont. is the third safest community in all of Canada.
That's according to the Crime Severity Index (CSI) rankings for 2020.
According to the release, the ranking compiled from data gathered at all 325 police services in...

Edison Financial welcomes staff into downtown offices after pandemic-year growth
Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2021 10:22 AM
Kathleen Saylors/The Windsor Star
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Windsor-based online mortgage firm Edison Financial had just launched with about 10 employees.
More than a year later, the company has grown to around 70 employees, many of whom...
City incentives, 'red-hot' real estate market fuel action on brownfields
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 09:10 AM
A city program created in 2010 to entice investors to build on contaminated old industrial sites has been blazingly successful in the last 18 months.
In its first six years, uptake on the Brownfield Redevelopment Community...

City wants public input on proposed redesign of University and Victoria avenues
Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 09:43 AM
Trevor Wilhelm/The Windsor Star
The City of Windsor is looking for public input on a $50 million “reimagining” of University and Victoria avenues that would offer less room for cars and more space for greenery, pedestrians and cyclists.
“The University...

Lots of work in downtown Windsor, according to new targeted jobs bank
Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2021 11:39 AM
To survive a global pandemic and its massive hit on the hospitality sector, The Cook’s Shop, a stalwart member of downtown Windsor’s restaurant community, had to think outside the box.
Known for its intimate indoor...