Sunday marked the beginning of the Lunar New Year and the Chinese community of Windsor-Essex celebrated with a public showcase at Devonshire Mall. The Essex County Chinese Canadian Association (ECCCA) set up an exhibition where members of the community stopped to take in the festivities.
Lunar New Year celebrations returned to Devonshire Mall with the Essex County Chinese Canadian Association. Cultural performances, information booths and
The Chinese Lunar New Year, Year of the Rabbit is being celebrated in Windsor at Devonshire Mall with the return of the annual in-person festive event.
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The Essex town councillor who drew widespread criticism for his cavalier tweet downplaying the “Chinese flu” now says his experience with COVID-19 has been frightening.
“My first three days’ experience was: ‘This is nothing, man, ” said Chris Vander Doelen in comments before town council on Monday night.
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“And then it dragged me back down. And that’s why people cannot make light of this disease. It got scary.”