Paramedics (from left) Dave Thibodeau, Mark Evon and Stephanie Simetic were helping to offer free AED courses. February is Heart Health Month, and Windsor-Essex EMS is encouraging residents to learn how to save a life by offering free CPR and defibrillator education sessions across the region. Officials say early intervention during a cardiac arrest dramatically increases the chances of survival, and the first few minutes are critical. “If you get a defibrillator on someone’s

Five-year-old Olive Cote got his face painted by North Star Grade 12 student Gracey Foster. Visitors to Amherstburg’s North Star High School got an early jump on their Christmas shopping over the weekend. Over 200 vendors packed the building inside and out for the annual Pumpkinfest last Saturday.  It not only gave curious holiday buyers a chance to get that unique gift, but once again an opportunity for inspiring entrepreneurs to show what they have to offer. One of those wa

A feasibility study to look into funding and governance models for a county-wide transit system will move forward however, many Essex...