Windsor Ward 7 candidate Jeewen Gill on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, announced he would push for faster completion of Tecumseh Road East widening through his East Windsor ward. He’s shown here pointing towards busy Forest Glade Drive intersection which currently has no left turn lanes for traffic. PHOTO BY DOUG SCHMIDT /Windsor Star Windsor has some pricey…
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If you’re an avid lover of tennis or pickleball, the new courts at Windsor, Ont.’s Forest Glade Optimistic Park are officially ready to play following an $850,000 makeover. According to a press release issued by the City of Windsor, $850,000 was invested by Windsor City Council to improve the tennis facility at Forest Glade Optimist…
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This will be Windsor’s third cricket pitch after smaller versions in Jackson Park and South Walkerville’s Optimist Park. “It’s important that we continue to activate our available green spaces throughout the city,” Mayor Drew Dilkens said in a statement. The upgrade of the park — 32 acres along Lauzon Parkway between Forest Glade Drive and…
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Intended to determine where best to put new homes and how to “appropriately guide growth,” the study recommended Windsor “focus intensification” on areas with good access to transit, services, and infrastructure. To do so, it suggested turning commercial-only corridors and centres — Tecumseh Road East, Ottawa Street, Devonshire and Tecumseh Malls, etc. — into mixed-use areas.…
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Work is underway to install $50,000 worth of security cameras in Windsor’s Forest Glade Park. The security camera installation work was highlighted Thursday during the unveiling of a new splash pad and fully accessible washroom facility, a $750,000 project that is part of a $2.2-million sports and recreation upgrade in the popular park. A report to Windsor…
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A brand new splash pad and fully accessible washroom facility is set to open in Windsor’s Forest Glade Park. The new addition unveiled Thursday is located between Forest Glade Library and the skate park, and will be open ahead of the Victoria Day long weekend. The $750,000 investment is part of a $2.2-million sports and…
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Windsor Regional Hospital now has a projected time frame for building the New Windsor/Essex Acute Care Hospital. After multiple mentions in the Ontario 2022 Budget, specific details were released today as part of Infrastructure Ontario’s (IO) May 2022 Market Update indicating the tendering process to start early 2025 and construction scheduled to begin in the…
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The City of Windsor is looking for the public to weigh in on plans to revamp Sandpoint Beach and surrounding area, a project that was accelerated by council due to concerns over safety. A proposed redesign for the city’s only beach — located close to where the Detroit River meets Lake St. Clair — was revealed at a press conference on…
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Windsor’s only beach is moving east and away from dangerous waters where at least six people have drowned — including a 24-year-old man last year — but not before residents have a chance to chime in. Concept designs subject to public consultation for a proposed “blue flag” reimagining of Sand Point Beach unveiled Thursday show…
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We now know what the new elementary school in Forest Glade is going to be called. Trustees with the Greater Essex County District School Board have unanimously approved Eastview Horizon Public School as the new name. The school will replace Parkview and Eastwood elementary combining the two student populations. Trustee Gale Simko-Hatfield was part of…
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