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CITY NEWSA series of boarded-up and burnt-out townhouses on Erie Street in Midtown have started to be demolished under the City of Windsor’s blight mitigation strategy. The City of Windsor’s Building Department is proceeding with demolition of an eight-unit townhouse building located at 501 Erie Street West between Bruce and Janette that has sat vacant for...

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CITY NEWSwindsoriteDOTca is giving away three pairs of tickets to see the all ages Kelly Clarkson show live at Caesars Windsor! American Idol alumni and multi-platinum, Grammy-Award winning singer/songwriter Kelly Clarkson will hit the Colosseum stage at Caesars Windsor with special guest Matt Nathanson on Thursday, March 8th, 2012. The show is now ALL AGES. To...

EVENTSFlutist, Robert Aitken Artist-in-Residence Date: Friday February 3rd, 2012 Time: See Description Location: School of Music 401 Sunset Avenue Windsor, Ontario Pink Ribbons, Inc. Date: Friday February 3rd, 2012 Time: See Description Location: Lakeshore Cinemas 164 Lakeshore Dr Windsor, Ontario

CITY NEWSWatson Avenue in East Riverside is in poor shape, and as part of the City of Windsor’s 5-Year Capital Budget, the street will be reconstructed this spring. Watson Avenue from Menard to Cedarview will be treated to new storm sewers, sanitary sewers, watermains, curbs, gutters and have a fresh coating of pavement. Coco Paving is...

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CITY NEWSIf you travel down one of Walkerville’s busiest one-way streets this Spring, be prepared to take a detour. Gladstone Avenue between Wyandotte and Richmond will be repaved once construction season kicks off. Work includes new storm sewers, sanitary sewers, watermain, curbs, sidewalks and a fresh paving of the street. Coco Paving will undertake the work...

CITY NEWSWestminister Boulevard from Joinville Avenue to Iris Street will get new sewers and watermains before being completely repaved with curbs and sidewalks. The current 30+ year old concrete construction has crumbled in parts and new sewers and watermains are overdue. Construction is set to begin this Spring. D’Amore Construction will redo the street at a...