The Accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities Act was passed in 2005, setting out the plan for Ontario to become an accessible province by 2025. All public, private, and not-for-profit employers have to meet requirements depending on the size of the workforce. If there are more than 20 employees, a report…
Over the last few months in Windsor-Essex County, motorcycle accidents have unfortunately been a frequent occurrence. On April 1, 2015, at the Lauzon Road and McHugh Street Intersection, there was a collision between a car and a motorcycle. The car was heading southbound on Lauzon Road and hit the motorcycle.…
Essex native, Jessica McCracken, 32, has returned home after recovering from brain trauma in Edmonton, after her car collided with a moose on a dark stretch of Alberta highway in July. McCracken had been working in the oil fields in northern Alberta. Unfortunately, hitting a moose in Alberta is not…
The Windsor Police are investigating three accidents involving cyclists in one day. On Wednesday, September 3, 2014, the first collision occurred at approximately 11:45 am at Grand Marais Road and McKay Avenue. According to police, the 65-year-old driver of the car was turning left onto Grand Marais and hit the…
On Thursday September 4, 2014, Sarnia Police pulled over a speeding car and found a disqualified, drunk driver driving, along with cocaine in the car. The most upsetting fact about this story is that his six-month-old child was in the back seat. The Sarnia man, 39, was stopped for speeding…
According to the Ontario Provincial Police, motorcycle deaths are close to reaching a 7-year high. This year in Ontario, 26 motorcyclists have died, which is coming very close to surpassing last year’s 29 deaths. The cause of this unfortunate trend of motorcycle fatalities is still being investigated; however, the new…
As of Monday August 25, 2014, councilors have voted unanimously to widen Cabana Road to add new bicycle lanes. The road will be widened from Northway Avenue to Walker Road in order to do so. The project will cost nearly $4.3 million. Lori Newton of Bike Friendly Windsor-Essex said that…
On Sunday August 24, 2014, there was a three vehicle collision involving two minivans and a Windsor Transit Bus in West Windsor. The accident occurred at the intersection of Mill and Sandwich Street. Eye Witnesses said that a green minivan made a right turn going north-east on Sandwich Street from…
On Thursday August 21, 2014, there was a serious two-vehicle crash in Elgin County near St. Thomas, at around 7pm. A 33-year-old woman from Kingsville is in serious condition in the hospital from the crash which was allegedly caused by a teen driver. The crash occurred at the intersection at…
On Saturday, August 16, 2014, a joint funeral was held for the six-year-old girl, Addison Hall, and the baby her mother was pregnant with, who tragically passed away after a car crash at a Costco in London, Ontario. Addison passed away in the hospital after a car reversed into the…