Brian MacLeod

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Journalist, Windsor Star. Views expressed are my own. ... And yes, that's the Highlander. 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿https://t.co/wTdhXtPL4E….…

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Windsor-Essex public school board raises rainbow flag for Pride month

5 days ago | windsorstar.com | Brian MacLeod

Raising the rainbow flag at the Windsor-Essex public school board’s downtown property is a “moment of truth” and “solidarity,” said Walkerville High School student Jiji Pulos Monday.
Keeping secrets from parents? Public board to clarify gender-identity policy after contentious debate

5 days ago | windsorstar.com | Brian MacLeod

The Windsor-Essex public school board will clarify its draft gender-identity policy following a sometimes tense debate where one councillor was shut down and another questioned whether the board would keep secrets from parents about their children’s identity.
Unifor members on strike at Best Western Plus Waterfront Hotel in Windsor

5 days ago | windsorstar.com | Brian MacLeod

About 40 members of Unifor Local 195 at the Best Western Plus Waterfront Hotel in Windsor went on strike after midnight June 1. Workers are seeking higher wages, according to Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Unifor members at Best Western Plus deserve wages that reflect the value they bring to the hospitality sector and respect for the hard work they do every day,” said Payne in a release Monday. “Instead of seeking to improve working conditions, the employer has demanded concessions.
Windsor-Essex area under wildfire smoke alert from Environment Canada

1 week ago | windsorstar.com | Brian MacLeod

The Windsor, Leamington and Essex County area is one of six regions in Ontario now under a special air-quality statement from Environment Canada. Smoke from dozens of wildfires in the Prairies is drifting across the continent, covering the midwestern United States and southern Ontario. Saskatchewan and Manitoba have declared states of emergency. Fifteen communities in northern Saskatchewan have been as have several in Manitoba.
Miracle League baseball gives kids a chance to play in adaptive setting

1 week ago | windsorstar.com | Brian MacLeod

It’s called the All-Star Miracle League, but anyone watching young students from the Windsor-Essex public school board’s special-education programs take to the ball diamond Tuesday might conclude it wasn’t a miracle – it was dedication.
Warmer temperatures expected this summer for southwestern Ontario

1 week ago | windsorstar.com | Brian MacLeod

Southwestern Ontario can look forward to a warm and possibly stormy summer with things beginning to heat up next week. “The forecast models at this point indicating a shift back to warmer-than-normal conditions as we go through … next week, during that first week of June,” Geoff Coulson, warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada, said Wednesday. Forecasts for June will bring temperatures that are “somewhat warmer than normal,” Coulson said.
Essex County celebrates accessibility with flag-raising

1 week ago | windsorstar.com | Brian MacLeod

Essex County raised the issue of accessibility Monday as it ran a locally designed flag up the flagpole at Essex County Civic and Education Centre in Essex. The flag-raising marks National AccessAbility Week from May 25-31. Designed by Kristine Verbeek of K Design Studio in Kingsville the flag features the word “Accessibility” under a stylized figure in a wheelchair facing to the right, with a series of seven chevrons pointing in the same direction.
Lake St. Clair among the top for freshwater fishing, angling website says

3 weeks ago | windsorstar.com | Brian MacLeod

Lake St. Clair has long been known as an idyllic fishing destination but now it has been recognized by an angler tourism website as one of the best freshwater fishing lakes in the United States, and since the Michigan-Ontario border runs through the lake, it’s a hot-spot for Canada as well.
Sweet: Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign breaks record

3 weeks ago | windsorstar.com | Brian MacLeod

Tim Hortons broke a record this year. Or rather, “Timmies” customers broke a record. The popular donut and coffee chain took in a record $22.6 million through sales of its Smile Cookies this year. The annual cookie sale supports more than 600 charities and community groups across Canada and the United States. A large team of Smilers helped to hand-decorate smile cookies, including staff and volunteers.
No bids, so Essex drops affordable housing requirement to develop former Harrow high school

3 weeks ago | windsorstar.com | Brian MacLeod

The former Harrow District High School property may end up with some affordable housing but the Town of Essex has dropped that requirement in its request for proposals from developers. The town’s bidding requirements say it’s “seeking proposals from qualified proponents to purchase and develop” the former high school property. Previously, the RFP had included a requirement for 20 per cent affordable housing. But the town didn’t get any bids for the school building, said Essex Mayor Sherry Bondy.

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Brian MacLeod @MacLeodWindsor

25 Mar 25

RT @acoyne: Excellent piece. Theo Argitis: How Mark Carney would govern Canada - The Hub https://t.co/4vTQFmPAxa

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5 Mar 25

RT @WindsorPolice: WINDSOR POLICE NEWS RELEASE Dedicated Officer Program at hospital continues to yield positive results The Windsor Po…

Brian MacLeod @MacLeodWindsor

28 Feb 25

Canada has the ninth largest economy in the world by GDP. The government hasn’t shut down, the House isn’t meeting, which has no effect on the GDP.

Lucky Duck @Sharebear57910

@susandelacourt @Keir_Starmer I still don’t understand why Canada thinks it has any impact on the world economy. We have resources and that’s what we should be selling, but our government has shut that down so we have nothing.