Rusty Thomson
Anchor and Editor at CKLW-AM (Windsor, ON)
AM800 News anchor, reporter and web editor. Raised on a farm, son of a @StLouisBlues , movie fan, husband and father of three girls.
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am800cklw.com | Rusty Thomson
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is making an over $2 million payment to the City of Windsor for hosting Caesars Windsor. OLG has announced a fourth quarter payment of $2,009,389 to the city. The OLG says these payments to host communities are based on a formula consistently applied across all gaming sites in Ontario using a graduated scale of gaming revenue at the hosted site. During OLG's fiscal year (April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025), Windsor has received $9,514,363.
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am800cklw.com | Rusty Thomson
The Ontario government has announced $175,000 in funding to support a program aimed at providing early intervention to reduce the risk of intimate partner violence in Windsor. In June 2024, the Windsor Police Service and Family Services Windsor-Essex launched the IPV Early Intervention and Prevention Pilot Project.
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am800cklw.com | Rusty Thomson
The City of Windsor is going to look at developing a 'Buy Canadian' policy in the wake of the ongoing trade war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump. City council passed a motion introduced by Ward 9 Councillor Kieran McKenzie during Monday's meeting that is focused on addressing tariffs being levied by the U.S. government on Canada and countries around the world.
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am800cklw.com | Rusty Thomson
The Windsor-Essex County Sports Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2025, and it includes a long-time member of the AM800 family. Steve Bell, the former AM800 sports director and current play-by-play voice of the Windsor Spitfires, will be inducted into the sports hall of fame in the builder's category. Chuck Smith, chair of WECSHOF's board of directors, says Beller is being inducted for his years of sports broadcasting. "People ask me about who should be in the Hall of Fame.
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am800cklw.com | Rusty Thomson
The Legacy Beacon-Streetcar Project along Windsor's riverfront will officially open to the public next week. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens told AM800's The Morning Drive that there will be an official unveiling at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 24. "You'll be able to go on the streetcar. It's a mini museum, so they've set up all the old tracks, and the story of everything is on display there," he says.
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