This post is the ninteenth in a series in which we reached out to municipal candidates to ask their heritage platform. Responses will be posted in the order received. Mike Burton was the ninteenth candidate to respond. He is running for the Ward 4 seat in the City of Windsor – the catchment area of …
Heritage Platform – Mike Burton – Candidate for Windsor City Council Ward 4 Read More »
This post is the sixteenth in a series in which we reached out to municipal candidates to ask their heritage platform. Responses will be posted in the order received. Anthony Jabbour was the sixteenth candidate to respond. He is running for the Ward 2 seat in the City of Windsor – the catchment area of …
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Dear Members and Followers, Some of you may have recently received an email or noticed on other branch social media pages that the Architectural Conservancy Ontario (ACO) is undergoing a reorganization. I would like to take a moment to explain what this means, why it is happening, and how it affects our Windsor/Essex Branch. For …
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This post is the first in a series in which we reached out to municipal candidates to ask their heritage platform. Responses will be posted in the order received. Wes Ewer was the first candidate to respond. He is running for Town Council in Amherstburg. Thank you for the opportunity to share my perspective. …
Heritage Platform – Wes Ewer – Candidate for Amherstburg Town Council Read More »
PPS Media Release final May 29 May 29, 2023 Proposed Provincial Planning Statement will bulldoze Ontario’s heritage, ACO warns: Still reeling over Bill 23’s changes to the Ontario Heritage Act, which make it almost impossible to save many Black, Indigenous, racialized, and 2SLGBTQIA heritage sites from harm, heritage advocates are appalled at the proposed new …
ACO comments on the Proposed Provincial Planning Statement. Read More »
Did you see our Jane’s Walk 2023 Digital Submission, “Skirmish at Sturgeon Creek” with author and historian, Chris Carter? It’s still up. Check it out and if you’d like to check out Chris’ work, visit touressex.ca .
The Essex County Weekend is in the books and May 5 – 7, 2023 is all about Windsor/Tecumseh. Check out the full schedule at windsorjaneswalk.ca and look at Windsor/Tecumseh in a new way! Picture of “Tree to Table” walk at John R. Park Homestead.
The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario is proud to be a partner in Windsor Jane’s Walk 2023. Windsor Jane Walk will open on April 28, 2023 with county walks in Leamington, Kingsville, Amherstburg. Starting May 5, 2023, Windsor and Tecumseh will be the focus. To see a full schedule, visit windsorjaneswalk.ca. We’d love to see you …
Windsor Arena was once the Madison Square Garden of Essex County. There was a time when the Arena was full of laughter, cheering, and life. Children would haunt the doors of the building hoping to get a glimpse of their favourite hockey players, musicians, and wrestling stars. Greats of sports and music graced the floor of …
Who remembers roller skating at Windsor Arena in the summer? Thinking back to my childhood, roller skating was probably the most 70’s experience I had. Every week of summer vacation, I’d walk over and pay the quarter or fifty cents and head out on the floor. The music was loud and people would dance and …
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